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GOLD HILI........................... OREGON.
IBI NEWS Of I WIEN
O t ìm p r r h p r iiT » R e v i e w e f t h e I m p e r l
a n e I la p p e i» iii< * o f t h e P a r t W e e k
C a l l e d F re n a t h e T e l e g r a p h C e l a w ine.
The Boers have looted all the stores
and mines in Swaziland.
Two cases of bubonic plague are re
ported from South Australia.
Londoners are still complaining over
the rigid censorship of war news.
Carter Harrison has refuse«! to accept
the candidacy for governor of Illinois.
The rodmill workers at Cleveland,
O., w ill strike, involving 4,000 work
men.
General George Sharpe, a veteran of
the civil war, is dead at Kingston,
N. Y.
Dutch colonials taken in arms are
not treated as war prisoners, but are
being prosecuted for treason.
The latest official report upon the
foreign commerce of China shows a
great increase both in its imports and
exports.
The Cree Indians of Canada may
take the warpath and strike a blow at
Great Britain, now that the British
are busy.
Frederick D. Bonfils, one of the pro
prietors of the Denver Post, was shot
and mortally wounded by a lawyer of
that city.
French warships have taken posses
sion of Kwong Chau Wan bay, where
a boundary dispute has been pending
for several months.
The wreck in St. Mary’s bay, N. F.,
is still unidentified, although it is be
lieved to be the Helgoland, which was
under charter by the Standard Oil
Company. Ten bodies have been lo
cated among the rocks.
A lone robber held up two restau
rants in the midst of Kansas City at 6
in the morning. Both jobs were ac
complished in less than five minutes,
and the robber escaped, the gaping
people making no resistance.
Mrs. C. M. Foote, of Los Angeles,
Cal., aged 73, died suddenly on the
north-bound Oregon express between
Gazelle and Montague, in the Siski-
yous. She was accompanying the re
mains of her late husband to Seattle
for burial.
John Barrett, ex-minister to Siam,
in a public address in Chicago, said
that Senator Hoar’s speech, which
was cabled to Hong Kong, and subse
quently put into hands of the Filipinos,
caused the open insurrection in the
Philippines.
Mrs. Christina Hirth, of East St.
Louis, emerged from a trance to find
herself under process of being em
balmed and prepared for the grave. A
movement of the eyelid saved the
woman from death at the hands of the
undertaker or from burial alive.
William Jackson, the scout, is dead.
The United Verde mine was sold for
1500,000.
British authorities have released the
German steamer Herzog.
Premier McDonald takes the attor
ney-generalship of the new Manitoba
cabinet.
A British flag and portrait of the
queen were trampled under foot in a
Victoria saloon.
Lord Balfour in a speech denied that
the Inst tor gold is the incentive to Eng
land in the Tranvaal war.
Suit has been begun in the United
States supreme court to test the valid
ity of the Bland-Allison act.
Governor Brady and the Cape Nome
delegation have appeared before the
house committee on public lands.
The president has recommended the
promotion of Howison, Kautz, Remeny
and Farquhar to be rear admirals.
The United States cruiser Albany,
purchased from Brazil, developed a
sj>eed of 20.87 knots during a builders’
trial run.
England w ill release seized Ameri
can Hour. Foodstuffs are not consid
ered contraband of war unless intended
for the enemy.
Barnat Grinberg, formerly a well-
known Jewish business man of Seattle,
has been arrested in Tarnapoli, Ga
licia, Austria, on a charge of buying
girls for export from Austria to the
United States.
Secretary Gage gives as his reasons
for his recent action in utilizing na
tional banks as depositories for national
treasury notes that thereby he prevent
ed a disturbance in the business world.
He denies that he has discriminated
in favor of any bank.
A London dispatch says the long
pent-up storm is now bursting over the
heads of home government officials.
It says that if parliament were in ses
sion, it is doubtful if they could retain
power, and only a remarkable change
in the situation can save them when
the next session convenes.
P A C IF IC
LA TER N EW S.
Dawson was visited by another large
fire.
Geueral Joe Wheeler is coming
home.
Two British Columns March
China is buying heavily of cotton
ing to Relieve Ladysmith.
cloth.
The Boers have captured a fort at
Mafeking.
WITH
COMMISSARIAT STORKS
Daily long range shelling of Boers at
Modder river continues.
Iron and steel shipments are taking U n* to t h e B a st, T h e O th er to th e W est
o f th e M am P o s itio n B u r g h
all available shiproom to the Orient.
er* B lo v in g N o rth .
Taylor’s appointments have been
nullified by the Kentucky court of
Loudon, Jan. 17.—General Buller’s
appeals.
latest authentic word as to what he
The Northwestern Fruitgrowers* As and his 30,000 men are doing was
sociation met in Tacoma iu annual wired from Springfield after his first
meeting.
forward step. Striving to think out
Ex-Congressman David J. Colson, the unknown, Loudon is confused by
shot and killed two men in a Frank surmise and rumor and disquieting
fort (K y.) hotel.
suspense.
Spenser Wilkinson, the military ex
Wainwright «& Co., Boston bankers,
pert
of the Morning Post, asserts that
have failed. They tried to carry too
the Boer force in Northern Natal is
heavy a load of mining stocks.
larger than General Buller’s and Sir
A Wall street rnmor says that the George W hite’s together, so that tlie
Southern Pacific may buy the Galves Boers are able to leave a force around
ton, Houston <&Northern.
Ladysmith larger than that within the
The British ship Reliance and the town, and yet to op|s>so General Boi
British ship Annie Thomas are long ler with a force superior to his own.
The Standard gives prominence to
overdue at San Francisco.
the
following dispatch, dated January
The French admiral dined with Pres
ident Jimines, of Santo Domingo after 13, from Dm ban:
“ A man who has just arrived here
the troublesome claim was paid.
from Springfield says that a British
The third annual convention!! o f the column proceeding to the relief of
National Livestock
Association of Ladysmith has crossed the Little
America met in Fort Worth, Tex.
Tugela. When he left it was facing
Senate committee on interoceanic the Boer position on the Big Tugela,
canals w ill favor the bill tor the con and a howitzer was shelling the Boer
trenches. He says also that 270 wag
struction of the Nicaragua canal.
A negro who was supposed to have ons laden with commissariat stores for
aided two negroes to escape near Hend- Ladysmith had left Erere, and it was
expected that the column would join
gin. Tenn., was lynched by a mob.
hands with General White Monday
Negroes have appeale«! to the United evening.
States senate for national legislation
"The traction engines have been do
that w ill protect them from burning ing excellent work in hauling heavy
and lynching.
wagons out of holes and swamps. This
The treasury dejmrtment is consider they accomplish with the greatest
ing a recommendation to move the ease.
"British patrols have discovered par
United States custom house from Mary
ties of Boers in the direction of Enuers-
Island to Ketchikan.
All the leading manufacturers of dale, between Erere and Estcourt."
A dispatch from Cape Town, dated
men and women’s woolen felt hats
have raise«l prices as a result of the January 16, says:
"There is gtxxl reason to believe that
advance in prices of wool.
the statement that Sir Charles Warren,
Secretary Long and Rear Admiral with 11,000 men, has gone toward
Bradford have appeared before the sen Weenan is correct, and we may exj>ect
ate committee on naval affairs in ad important news shortly.
vocacy of the Pacific cable.
"Reports have been received here
Two more deaths have occurred as a that dysentery is very life in Lady-
result of Texas’ worst lend. Two hun t smith.
"Everything is phenomenally quiet
dred deaths and over $100,000 have
been sacrificed in litigation, which at Rterkstrom."
Reports from the Boer camps affirm
started over the disputed ownership of
that the circle of investment has lieen
an unbranded steer.
The bombardment of Mafeking was drawn closer by the occupation of some
hills nearer the town, thus Iit>erating
renewed Friday morning.
reinforcements to oppose General B ai
Many Boers are believed to be trek ler.
king northward from Ladysmith.
The Daily News suggests that a mul
The national convention of United titude of the rumors that originate in
Mine Workers opened at Indianapolis. South Africa and London are given
When Bryan visits New York he will currency by the English military au
be entertained exclusively by Tam thorities in order to mislead the Boers.
The war pages of the great dailies
many.
this morning are almost barren. Never
For the first time in history grocery theless, the instruments on the loops
stores and meat shops closed in Chicago connecting the tvar office with the ca
on Sunday.
bles continue to click.
General Wood has crossed Grange
PLA G U E A T H O N O L U L U .
river and established the first British
post in the enemy’s country.
T w e n ty -T w o C ase* U p to D a te , O ne a
A determined woman and a huge
Ku ro p ea n .
bread knife kept a mob at bay in Chi
Honolulu, Jan. 17.—Since the 1st
cago until assistance arrived.
Inst., nine cases of plague have devel
Sir Wilfred Laurier says that Can oped, making 22 cases to date. The
ada w ill give England both men and board of health has adopt »«I heroic
money to help her in the present strife. measures, and it is believed the work
Summer resorts of Rockaway beach now in progress w’ill stamp out the
and Jamaica bay, New York, may have scourge in a short time. Thus far but
to move on account of threatening one European has lieen attacked. This
case was that of Ethel Johnson, a Nor
wave».
wegian girl, aged 14 years. The other
Wheaton and Hchwan’s troops are 21 cases are divided as follows: Chi
keeping the rebels of Southern Luzon nese, 16; Japanese, 2; Hawaiian, 3;
moving. Americans have few losses, South Sea islander, 1.
but the rebel losses are heavy.
The 3d inst. the board of health de
The trans-Atlantic steamship lines clared the entire judicial district of
have increased their passenger rates be Honolulu under quarantine.
The
tween New York and Europe, owing council of state has appropriated $273,-
to the heavy travel expected to the Paris 000 for which to fight the plague and
place the city in a proper sanitary con
exposition.
John I*. Reese, under arrest in Fort dition.
The bubonic plague appears to be
Scott, Kan., has been released by
spreading
in Japan. Even mail cannot
Jugde Thayer’s order. Reese was being
held for contempt ot court for address come from there while the present
rules are enforced, and the island
ing striking miners.
steamship companies will suffer heav
The Servian ministry has resigned, ily, The Ke Au Hon arrived this
owing to King Alexander insisting on morning from the island without hav
granting amnesty to all the political ing been able to approach any wharf.
prisoners convicted of high treason There were deputy sheriffs with shot
against his father, King Milan.
guns at every landing place, and they
A circular appealing for peace and shouted the order to keep away. The
pledging for the Boers, signed by 400 result was that the steamer returned to
clergymen of all denominations in the Honolulu absolutely empty.
Netherlands, has just been delivered to
Leung Chi Tso, the Chinese reformer,
the ministers of all Christian churches is now in Honolulu. The Chinese con
in Great Britain.
sul has written to the government pro
The suit for the prize money for the testing against Leung being allowed to
destruction of Cervera’s fleet involves remain here.
the question of whether or not the
F r e n c h C un« fo r th e R ner*.
cruiser New York really participated
London, Jan. 17.—The Daily Mall
in the battle. The attorney-general
avers that as all the Spanish fleet and publishes the following from a special
property were destroyed they were not correspondent at Le Creusot, France:
"After two days’ inquiry, I do not
prizes.
hesitate to assert that the Schneider
The urgent deficiency appropriation company is not only working night and
bill, the first of the important bills for i day in the manufacture of guns and
the government, reported to the house i ammunition for the Boers, but that it
by Chairman Caqnon, carries $56,127,- has already packed, ready for shipment
841, of which $47,603,332 is reappro to the Transvaal, six heavy guns of
priated for the military and naval es large caliber. The workmen told me
tablishments, and $8,825,500 for dis that ere long 80 additional gnns would
trict appropriations.
, be dispatched to the Boers."
C A B LE.
te o r e ta r y L o n g an d R ear A d m ir a l II ra d -
ford liefn re Hamate C o m m itte e .
Washington, Jan. 18. — Secretary
Long and Rear-Admiral Bradford ap
peared before the senate committee on
uaval affairs today iu advocacy of the
construction of a Pacific cable by the
government. The secretary’s state
ment was general and related entirely
to the feasibility of the plau and its ad
vantages over doing the work by pri
vate enterprise.
Rear-Admiral Bradford detailed the
operations of the collier Nero, which
is now engaged In making a prelimin
ary survey of the proposed line west
of Honolulu. He said that the survey
had been completed and that the Nero
was on its return, making a "zigzag
survey." According to the reports
made of the preliminary work, the pro
posed cable was entirely practicable.
It is to run from Han Francisco to
Honolulu, thence via Midway Islands
and Guam to Diugala buy, island of
Luzon, with a spur for commercial
purposes to Yokohama.
The average depth between Honolulu
and Midway is 8,700 fathoms, between
Midway and Guam 3,000, and between
liuam mid Luzon 2,800. He estimated
the cost at $1,050 per kuot, which,
with the amount necessary for steam
ers, officers, etc., would bring the cost
up to $10,000,000. He placed the en
tire length of the cable at 8,204 knots,
which allows 20 per cent (or slack and
detours.
TEXAS
A n o th e r
FEUD.
T r a g e d y In t h e
R e e se W ar.
T ow nsend-
Austin, Tex., Jan. 18.—At Bastrup,
Tex., last evening Arthur Burford of
Colorado county, Tex., was instantly
killed and William Clements, a deputy
mortally wounded.
A
bystander
whose name was not learned was
slightly wounded.
Walter Reese, James Coleman and
Thomas Daniel were in jail at Bastrup
as princiitals in the shootiug, with a
number of other men, names not
learned, aH accessories. All partici
pants iu the tragedy were in Bastrup
in connection with a murder case iu
change of venue in Colorado county.
J. W. Townsend is accused of having
killed his uncle, ex-Rheriff Reese,
about three years ago ut Columbus. A
brother of ex-Rheriff Reese was also
murdered a short time afterward. The
case against Townsend for the killing
of ex-Rheriff Reese was being heard
and more than 200 residents of Colum
bus had come to attend court.
Shortly after »xturt adjourned the
shooting took place. Arthur Burford
and Deputy Sheriff Clements were
walking along Main street and were
fired on from a building, and fell to the
sidewalk, unable to draw their weap
ons. The tragedy is another chapter
in the worst feud ever known in Texas.
The Townsends and Reeses 20 years
ago both claimed ownership of an un
branded steer. Since then more than
$100,000 has lieen spent in lawsuits
and more than 200 men have lost their
lives because of the steer.
A
BATTLE
F ig h t in g T a k in g
IN
N A TA L.
P la c e on th e T u g e la
R iv e r .
Loudon, Jan. 18.—The Times pub
lishes the following from Pietermaritz
burg, dated Tuesday:
"Very heavy artillery firing was
heard yesterday iu the direction of
Springfield."
The Exchange Telegraph Company
has received the following dispatch,
dated January 16, from Pietermaritz
burg:
"There is no news from the front,
but heavy tiring was heard today iu
the direction of Erere. It is probable
that General Buller is engaging the
enemy. A rumor is current here that
a |>ortion of the British force is near
Ladysmith.”
A dispatch to the Daily Mail from
Pietermaritzburg,
dated
Tuesday,
says:
"There was heavy firing to the north
yesterday. I believe the Boers are
contesting General Buller’s passage of
the Tugela. Howitzers are evidently
busy, as the firing is described as the
heaviest yet heard in Natal."
A ll on B oard L nat.
San Diego, Cal., Jan. 18.— A report
was brought to this city today by a
Mexican, who arrived overland from
Ensenada, that the gasoline schooner
Anita had blown np in Magdalena bay,
and that six persons, all on board, had
perished. The schooner was owned by
the Ybarra Mining Company, of San
Domingo, Lower California, and had
been running between the mine and
this port for some time. 8he was in
command of Captain Funcke, with
Charles Anderson as mate; William
Forrest, engineer, besides three sailors,
two of whom were Mexicans. The
Mexicans who brought the news, how
ever, says that there was no very defi
nite information at Ensenada, and
friends of the captain and crew do not
fully credit the story.
A la s k a C anner* S u ed .
Ran Francisco, Jan. 18.— Suit for
$100,000 has been begun by the Pacific
Steam Whaling Company against the
Alaska Packers’ Association, of San
Francisco. It is charged by the plain
tiffs that the detendants seek to monop
olize the salmon fisheries adjacent to
Kodiak island, Karluk beach and
Tanglefoot bay, in Alaska.
SINK IREfllV H U D
Work of the Senate in Ex
ecutive Session.
DEBATE
LA STED
TW O
HOURS
B a e o n , M oney an d T illm a n Oppose«»
Ilia H a tlfie a tlo n A r g u m e n ts a t Ilia
F rien d * o f th a T r e a ty .
.Washington, Jan. 18.—Tim senate
today ratified the Samoan treaty w ith
out division. The ratificationoccuired
in the executive session, after two
hours of debate, which was partk-i-
jiated iu by a number of senators.
Davis, Foraker ami Spooner advocated
and Baoon, Money ami Tillman opposed
ratification.
Bacon made the leading apeecli in
opposition. He lms««l his objection
ujstn the general ground that it is con
trary to the spirit of our institutions
to attempt to govern any people iu op-
poaition to their wishes. Bacon said
tho friends of the treaty supported it
upon two grounds, that it simply d i
vides authority heretofore exercised
jointly, and that the Samoan pcoplo,
being "only savages," there Is no rea
son why they should not bo despoiled
of their country. He contended that
it is not true that the old arrangement
is simply to lie continued uuder a d i
vision of authority, and assert««! that
the declaration that the Samoan peopl*
are savages is untenable. In conclu
sion, Bacon said he is willing that the
United States should acquire the is
land of Tutuila with its Pango Pango
harlxjr if that could lie done iu the
proper manner and without violating
all of our principles in securing control
of it. Mouey and Tillman spoke on
practically the same lines.
The friends of the treaty repudiated
the assertion that the old treaty pro
visions were annulled. They asserted
that this country, by the new arrange
ment, retains all the old advantages
and avoids the complications liable to
grow out of the tri|>artito agreement.
They urged thut the opportunity should
not lie lost both to get out of an awk
ward predicament and to control in
our own right the harbor of Pango
Pango.
THE
R IG H T
TO
I
OPPOSE
S en a to r V est D e c la r e d
lie Is
T r a ito r to th e C ou n try.
Not (
Washington, Jan. 18.—The senate kt
still in the throes of the discussion of
the Philippine questions, and appar
ently, there is no near approach to a
deliverance ujkjii the subject. Vest or
Missouri today voiced the opinion ot
many senators when he said that such
discussion as is now in progress is of
no consequence, as the country is con
fronted by a state of facts that cannot
be changed by talk.
Pettigrew’s resolution of inquiry ami
Lodge’s substitute for it were laid op
the table today, and Hoar’s genera*
resolution of inquiry as to the facts of
the Philippine war was taken up. A m
effort of Pettigrew to amend it, so ux
to call for the president’s instructions
to the Paris peace commissioners, led
to a prolonged debate. After the sen
ate had considered the matter behind
closed doors, the amendment was re
jected by a vote of 41 to 20.
The debate for the day was con
cluded by Vest, who made a notable
speech in opposition to the assumption
in some quarters that every man whe
does not agree with the jtolicy of the
administration is a traitor to his coun
try. Vest threw into his utterances
all the nervous force ami energy and
the accomplished oratorical ability for
which he is famed, and communded tho
attention of the senate throughout.
McLaurin addressed the senate on
the financial question, making an argu
ment iu favor of his proposition to con
fer authority upon state banks to issue
circulating notes.
The urgent deficiency appropriation
bill was taken up in the house today
under an agreement which limited the
general debate to today. It was tho
general expectation that it would open
up a stormy deabte ujstn the question
of expansion, in view of the large army
and navy items it contains, but the
members early became very much en
grossed in a discussion of an item of
$150,000 for rural free delivery, in
which all are personally interested,
and the subject ot expansion was bare
ly touched upon.
C L A IM A G A IN S T SAN D O M IN G O .
F r a n c e ’* I* S e ttle d ; U n ited Htate* A sk *
P a y m e n t o f • 4 0 ,0 0 0 .
New York, Jan. 18.—A special to
the Herald from Washington says: A
cablegram received by the state depart
ment confirms the announcement of the
satisfactory settlement of the dispute
between France and Santo Domingo
relative to claims jtending against the
latter government.
Minister Powell, upon hiB arrival iu
Ranto Domingo, will formally recognize
the Jiinines government, and at the
aarne time prenent tho demand of this
government for payment of the install
ment remaining due on the award ren
dered by the arbitrators of the Gzama
bridge claim. The Heureaux adminis
tration paid one-half of thia claim, and
the amount still due is $40,000.
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