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LA TER NEW S.
A majority of the senators is againat
the seating of Quay.
Another revolutionary pilot in Yenea-
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Washington. Jan. 26.— Thia haa been
tn
field day in the bouse over
Defeated Foroe of Eight Hun the oratorical
GOLD H IL L ....................... OREGON. uela has been nipped in the bud.
case of Brigham H. Roberts, the Granted an Audlenoe by the
Milliona in war muuitiuns were im
Mormon representative from Utah,
dred Insurgents.
Secretary of State.
ported through Delagoa bay by the
The galleries were packed to suffoca
Boers.
tion, chiefly with women, and the
A Boer patrol, mistaking signals,
ipoctafor.», after listening attentively
m a r ie t t a s h e l l e d t h e place
to the arguments of Tayler of Ohio and H C U R W IT H O U T IN T E R R U P T IO N
was badly cut up by a hot fire from a
British kopje.
Littlefield of Maine for the adoption of
The headquarters of Generals White G e n e r a l « « h w a n ’ a T r o o p * K n te r e il Santa ths majority and uiiuoirty re|xirta, re- A c k n o w le d g e d I I I * V is it to T h i a f o n a
O»wi jir e h e n a l a « K « » l« w o f »ho I m p o r t
ipectlvely, of the special ooinmittee
C r u s , F in d i n g t h e K e b e la H a il A b a a
t r y I * Io W u rh I ’ p M y in p a lh y A m o n g
a li»
H a p p o u l n i » o f t h e l 'a a * W e e k and Hunter was smashed by a shot
that
investigated the case, remained
from
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A m e r ic a n a f o r l h a H o a r C n n aa.
C e lia i! F r .n u t h e T e l e g r a p h C o lo m a * .
long after nightfall to hear the imputs-
Despite reports to the contrary, Web
linued words oi the aroused a* he faced
Manila, Jan. 24.—Two oompiantes the house, like an animal at bay,
Washington, Jan.
26.—Montagu
Hepburn believes the house will pia»j ster Daiva is to be retained as assistant
secretary
of
the
interior.
•
f
the Forty-sixth infantry, nurier .Ma knowing that every hand was raised White, consul-general of the South
the canal bill.
Africau Republic in Ixindon, called at
The steamer Townsend, plying be* jor Johnson, and three companies of against him.
General Boiler cables that he think'
, tween Seattle and Alaskan points, is a the Thirty-eighth infantry, commanded
Roberts was very admit in the hand- the state diqiartment this ufteruoon and
he is making progress.
by Major Muir, defeated 800 insurgent* i ling of his case and at times exceeding had a conference with Secretary Hay.
total loss near llaiue’s Mission.
The news of the success of the Mexi
at Taal, province of Batangaa, Satur ly dramatic. Taking advantage of the At the lieginuing he prat himself ou a
Montagu White will be received as day, taking the town. The gunlxiat
can troops is confirmed.
the consular and diplomatic represent Marietta also shelled the place. The issue raised by the division in the com sale footing by Informing the aecretary
The second detachment of Londor ative of the South African republio.
mittee as to the method of ousting that be bad no credential* and no offi
insurgents hnd four cannon, two of him, he appropriated to himself the ar cial character whatever. He frankly
volunteers has left for the cape.
Secretary Root has issued an order which were captured. Two Americans
Count and Countess Castellano, nee appointing a complete new loard of were wounded, and 10 dead iusurgeuts gument of the minority that he was admitted, however, that he was in the
constitutionally entitled to be sworn United State* for the purpxise of aiding
Gould, have arrived in New York.
I ordnance, with the exception of Gen were found on the field.
. in, sud the argument of the majority his countrymen to enlist the aympuithy
The United Mineworkers voted down eral Miles.
The plague statistics now show a to that once sworn in, he could not be of the American pieople. The secretary
a resolution of svmpathv for the Boers.
expelled. He defended the action of accorded him an hour’s audience with
Governor Gage will call an extra ses tal of 14 cases and 11 deaths.
John Ruskin, the great art critic and sion of the California legislature. A
the Mormons in lighting the authority out interruption.
A m e r ic a n » O c c u p y S a n ta C r u s .
writer, passed away in his 81st year at United States senator w ill piroltably
Manila, J a i l . 24.—The Americans if the United States for years, because, I
AT A S T A N D S T IL L .
be elected.
London.
have occupied Santa Cruz, on Laguua lie said,they lielieved that sentiment
would
change,
and
dramaticaly
stated
Captain I. Friedman, who died in de Bay, Laguna province. It was re
General James F. Wade has take^
F u rth e r
M ake
Iliillo r
I * V n e b lo to
H ead w ay.
temporary charge of the dep>artment oi San Francisco recently, left three-quar- ported many insurgents were concen that in those days he had rather have
the lakes.
ters of liis fortune, amounting to $760,- trated there, but the tow n was found his flesh hewn from Ills bones than to
London, Jan. 25.—Contrary to the
have ronuuuceil"liis religious tenets. He announcement made shortly
deserted.
000,
to
charity.
before
Motormen and conductors of Troy,
The military regulation requiring concluded with au ekxpuent pemration, midnight by the war office that noth
N . Y., are out for more wages and
The new ships now being built for
in which he said he had never been
ihorter hours.
the Oceanic Steamship Coinpiany will the streets to be cleared of natives at conscious of a shameful act, and if he ing further would lie Issued,the follow
8:30
P.
M.
has
been
changed
to
10
ing riispiatch from General Duller,
was sent forth he would go with head dated Spearman's, January 24, 6:60 1*.
A deadly quarrel in the Italian quar l>e without pieers in the Pacific, and o ’clock.
will
greatly
imptruve
the
service.
erect and undaunted brow.
ter of New York resulted in the killing
M., has just been psisted:
T h e O ffic ia l R e p o r t .
•f three of one family.
Matt Ililstrom, who killed Luke
Strange to say, most of the appilause
"Warren holds the piositiorf ho
Washington,
Jan.
24.—General
Otis
The Baldwin locomotive works, o! Mooers, the Clatsop county logger, informs the war department of recent he won was from women. But while gaiu«*d two days ago. In front of him,
Philadelphia, has received an order for was adjudged insane. The evidence military operations in the Philippine« they appeared to lie his only ¡Hirtisans, at about 1,400 yards, is the enemy’s
showed the insanity to be hereditary.
ather women manifested their bitter position, west of Spionkop. It is on
1 0 large locomotives from France.
in the following dispatch:
hostility by hissing him at every op higher ground ttixu Warren’s pxudtion,
The
overdue
City
of
Seattle,
has
been
Danish farmers have sent the Prin
"Manila, Jan. 24. — Major Johnson, portunity.
*
repxirted
from
Juneau,
where
she
was
so it is impossible to see into pinqerly.
cess of Wales 12,000 boxes of choice
commanding a battalion of the Forty-
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Ito a s .
“ It can be approached only over bare
better for the British soldiers in towed by the Cottage City. The sixth infantry, General Wheaton’s bri
Again tixlay the senate’s session was opien slope«, and the ridges held by
Seattle’s delay was caused by the gade, repxirts from Lemeri on the 18th
Africa.
devoted entirely to sjieechmaking. Warren are so steep that guns imiuot
breaking of her propeller.
and 20th inst. that he drove the enemy
The reason for the close censorship
The transport Pennsylvania, which through Batayan, eastward, on the Turner of Washington concluded his be placed on them. But we are shell
is now being appreciated in London,
Address upxin the 'Philippine question. ing the enemy’s psisition with howitzers
and the people are willing to await th< sails from San Francisco, will carry morning of the 18th, capturing 17 rides He was followed by Ross of Vermont and field artillery, pluced on lower
funds for paying off the United States and one field piece. A few hours later,
(Malta.
troops now in the Philippines. About in Calaca, he captured four prisoners, with a thoughtful and carefully pre ground behind infantry.
An Indiana volunteer, writing home, $1,250,000 w ill lie taken.
“ The enemy is replying withCreusot
four horses and equipments, six rides pared speech, in which he also dis-
’"tcifMsed resolutions which he had and other artillery. In this duel, the
aays that Joe Wheeler gave tired sold
and
killed
three
insurgents.
He
ad
The captain and crew of 24 of the
offered. His presentation of the ques advantage rests with us, as we apipear
iers his horse and. taking their gun,
British steamer Sutton, which went vanced toward Lemeri that afternoon, tion was given thoughtful attention by to be searching his trenches, and his
marched with the boys.
ashore on Fenwick shoals, in Delaware . captured the enemy’s outpxist, three his colleagues. McKneiy of Louisiana artillery fire is not causing us much
Owing to dangers threatening the bay, have arrived in Pbiladepihia. It men and six horses.
delivered the concluding spx’ech of the ’ loss,
commonwealth of Frankfort, Ky., is lielieved the Sutton w ill prove a
“ He advanced again at 5 P. M., tension on the race question in the
"An Attempt will be made to seize
clergymen set aside Tuesday as a day total loss.
and, finding the enemy strongly en- South. He took strong grounds in supi-
•f humiliation and prayer.
; trenched, sent by a na\y gunlxiat to port of the constitution of Louisiana, Spionkop, the salient of which forme
In the senate Pettigrew offered a
i the euemy’s pxwition facing Trichard'«
Rev. Mr. Sheldon w ill have absolute resolution calling on the president to Batangas for assistance. Three com and of the piropxwed amendment to the and which divides it faun the position
panies
of
Muir’s
battalion
of
the
Thirty
oontrol of all departments oi the To- send the senate the repxirt of General
constitution of North Carolina, which facing I’otgieter’s drift. It ha* consid
peka (Kan.) Capital for one week, Bates relating to the treaty with the eighth infantry were sent to T hh I, the it is alleged will disfranchise a large erable command over all the enemy’«
when he will demonstrate how a Chris sultan of Snln. Among other things insurgent headquarters. Johnson drove class oi voters.
entrenchments.”
tian daily should he conducted and the resolution asks whether the sultan the enemy through Lemeri on to Taal,
General Bailer’s great turning move
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where he attacked the southern pxirtion
edited.
and his officials are under the civil ser I of the city and Mnir the northern pxir
ment of which so much was expected,
ii P l o t t e d
A g a in a t has come to a standstill.
His care
The 16th annual report of the United vice.
tion. The enemy dispersed, retreating W e a l t h y V p t h n e e a G iie o la
r a r n m a n t*
fully worded message to the war office
States civil service commission has
The couising of rabbits was »topped in many directions. Johnson’s casual
New York, Jan. 25.— Advices from telling this, after a silence of two days,
been presented to the president. It in Chicago by humane officers.
ties were one killed, one seriously and
Caracas, Venezuela, announce the im reads like nn apxilogy and an explana
shows an increase in the nnmlicr of
two
slightly
wounded.
Four
field
In a great battle which lasted all
prisonment thereof Manuel A. Mattos, tion. General
Warren holds the
persons employed anil more examina
day Sunday the Boers held their own. pieces and a quantity of rifles were cap who was minister of finance under ridges, but the enemy’s pxisitions are
tions of applicants last year than in
tured.
Mines at Johannesburg have made
any previous year of the commission.
"This movement of Johnson’s was President Andrade, and is <mn of Ven higher. The British artillery is play
impregnable that city from an attack ably conducted, and impxirtant in re ezuela’s wealthiest men, by order of ing on the Boer positions and the Boers
The Ashland woolen mills, one of the ing force.
President Castro, on the charge of con are replying. The British infantry ia
sults.
oldest industrial establishments in Or
spiracy
against the government. Ihx- sepiarated by only 1,400 yards from the
Methodist missionaries w ill begin
"The enemy is repxirted in large force
egon, representing an invested capital
uinents found in his pxMsession show enemy*, but an approach to the steep
active
work
in
the
Philippines
to
con
and
entrenched
at
and
near
Santa
Cruz,
of over $65,000, and regularly employ
Laguna de Bay. General Schwan is that he was in communication with slopes, across the bare opien, would ex-
ing 30 to 35 hands was totally de- vert the Tagals.
swinging
his troops on that point, his General Jose Manuel Hernandez, the pxise the British to a fatal ritle tire.
atroyed by fire, which is supposed to
Count Boni de Castellane says he is
rebel leader.
General Buller’s plans have reached
have originated in the weaving-room. going to use his cane on the editor of left at the town of the Bay, a few miles
A
few
weeks
ago
an
expxirt
firm
of
their
development.
He declines to
east of G’alarnba, his right consisting of
The insurance amounted to $13,500. the Paris Figaro.
this city received from Senor Mattos an send his infantry across this zone
cavalry
at
the
right
of
Tayabas.”
Senator Gear was re-elected in Iowa.
The piope warmly praises the work of
order for 20,000 Mauser rifles and 6,- sguinst formidable positions by day
000,000 cartridges. It was prcsumeil light, and disclosed his pnrpxise to as
FOR TAG AL AND BO ER.
New York has let a contract for an an endowment for a Catholic univer
sity at Washington.
at the time that they were for the Ven sault the Spionkop heights during the
other subway to cost $35,000,000.
S e n a to r T u r n e r A r r n ln g e d t h e A d m i n - ezuela government.
His arrest, how night. This appx-ars to lie tho key to
The
Duke
of
Teck
is
dead
at
London.
Many Americans w ill be needed in
l a t r a t i o n ’ a P o lic y .
ever,
has
caused
the
lielief that the the Ikier defenses. If he takes it and
the government plans for the Filipinos. He died from pneumonia after an ill
Washington, Jan. 24.—This was an war supplies meant w’ere for the use of thus commands the adjacent country,
ness of several days.
Robert M. Me Wade has been ap>-
other day of oratory in the senate, lit the revolutionists.
an impxirtant and pxissibly decisive step
The sngar war is to be continued on tle beyond routine business being tran
pointed to succeed Dr. Bedloe
oon-
Senor Matttos is well known here will be accomplished.
the same lines as heretofore, and no sacted. Pritchard delivered a long and and was at one time a member of the
sul at Canton.
settlement is in sight.
O r d n a n c e B o a rd /.« o r g a n is e d .
carefully prepared address on the race firm of Scholtz, Sanchez & Co., of this
The Farmers’ Alliance wants the
Washington,
Jan. ¡)5.—The secretary
question
in
the
Sonth,
his
remarks
be
At
Bntte,
Mont.,
Dominick
Massa,
a
city.
proposed ship subsidy money spent for
of
war
issued
an
order t»xlay almost en
painter, mounted a ladder to paint a ing addressed particularly to the pro-
export bounties.
F L A M E S RAN H IG H .
tirely reorganizing the Ixiard of ord
building. He grabbed a live wire and pxised amendment to the constitution
Boers attacked French’s advanced
of North Carolina, which, if enacted, S ta n d a r d O il C o m p a n y ’ * W a r e h o n a e nance. ueueral Miles, who is ex-officio
fell dead.
poet and were repulsed with 20 killed
a t P o r t la n d W a * C o n s u m e d .
chairman, is the only member of the
Colonel George M. Randall and Col he said, would disfranchise a large
and 50 wounded.
Portland, Or., Jan.
25.—What former board retained. New member«
mass
of
voters,
both
white
and
black.
Landlord Whitten, of Skagway, fe? onel James Bell, have been named by
He was followed by Turner, of Wash threatened to be the most destructive are: Brigadier-General John M. Wil
from the gangplank of a steamer at the president for promotion to the rank ington, in a spieech on the Philippine fire in years taged all yesterday after son, chief of engineers; Brigadier-
of brigadier-general.
Beattie and was drowned.
question, in which he arraigned the ad noon in the warehouse of the Standard General W. R. Buffington, chief of ord
George
D.
Herron,
formerly
pro
ministration’s piolicy as set out in the Oil Company, on East Water street, nance; Colonel John I. Rogers, of the
Over 20,000 drivers of all kinds of
vehicles are on strike in Rio Janeiro fessor of Iowa college, says that the president’s message, and the spieech near the Madisou-strcet bridge, and Fifth artillory, and Thomas J. Hender
effect of socialism on religions dogma of Beveridge. Turner was given close was brought under control toward son, of Illinois.
Troops were called out to maintain or
w ill be to change the whole attitude of attention by his colleagues.
night with a loss of about $20,000.
Mr. Henderson, who is the only civil
der.
human belief.
That the flames did not cotnmnuicate ian on the board, succeeds Mr. Thomas
Great floods of $1,000 bills are said to
The house was in session only 40 to the immense oil tanks whose sides J. Outhwaite, of Ohio. The military
Half a million dollars is the esti
have been a pirominent feature in tha mated cost of repiairing the Olympia minutes today, and nothing of pmblic they almost licked, exphxle them ami members of the board who have been
campaign of Senator Clark of Mon according to the repxirt of the naval impxirtance was done except to jefer set millions of dollars’ worth of prop relieved from further services are Col
tana.
construction board. The work will be to the spieaker for settlement a dispute erty on fire,is solely due to the almost onel R. T. Frank, formerly of the First
Thomas B. Reed says he finds selfish done at the Boston navy-yard, and w ill between the appropriations and m ili superhuman efforts of the fire depart artillery, retired; Captain Charles B.
tary affairs committee« over jurisdic ment, who, in the face of what for a Wheeler, of the ordnance department,
ness is master of the human race ano occupy about a year.
tion
of the estimates for the appiroria- time appeared to be suicidal, stood at and Captain Joseph E. Kuhl, corps of
the world must work to better condi
According to the New York Herald’s
tions of the pieople.
Washington correspxmdent there is an tions for the manufacture of small arms their pxists and fought the fire with an engineers.
It is SHid that there is no special sig
In the senate Senator Pettigrew de excellent prospect that the Nicaragua at the Rock Island and Springfield energy that was only equaled by their
nificance in the action of the secretary
clared that "the blood of every soldier canal bill will go through this session arsenals. A few District of Colombia heroism.
of war in this matter beyond a 'desire
who has fallen since the war began is without waiting for the repiort of the bills of minor impxirtance were piussed.
“ O pen D o o r” A a a u re d .
Walker commission.
to recognize the supreme impxirtance of
on the hands of the administration.’’
Washington,
Jan.
25.—The
success
E l e c t i o n o f S e n a to r * .
the board which is charged with the
Mrs. Annie Ellsworth Smith is dead
Washington, Jan. 24.—The report of the negotiations instituted by Secre
Miss Helen Gonld has given $50,000
at New York. She sent the first tele filed today on the house bill for elec tary Hay with a view oi insuring an duty of protecting our extensive sea
to aid in the building of the new home
graphic message, "What hath God tion of United States senators by the "opien door” for American trade in coast from foreign attack, and to in
for the naval branch of the Young
wrought?” from the United States su pieople reviews the arguments made in China may now be regarded as assured. clude in its membership the best m ili
Men’s Christian Association in Brook
preme court room, Washington, to Bal favor of this change and refers to the The last phase of the negotiations was tary talent pxissihle under existing con«
lyn.
ditions of the service.
timore.
nnfortunate conditions which have oc tho redaction of the arrangements
The spiecial committee of the house
Two negroes were shot to death and curred in Kentucky, Idaho, Delaware reached informally to the shape of
A la s k a L a n d O ffice C h a n g e * ,
to investigate the case of Roberts of two white men despierately wounded as
what are known as definite notes. This
Washington, Jan.
26.—Commis
Utah, finds that Roberts had three the result of an attempt to arrest a ne and other states under the present sys- work has been going on for some
sioner
Hermann,
of
the
general land
I
tem.
The
bill,
as
repxirted,
leaves
it
wives. It is said he w ill not be al gro murderer at Macon, Ga. J. H.
weeks, with the result that every one office, has recommended that the two
I
discretionary
with
the
legislature
to
lowed to remain in congress and a ma Bntler, colored, is the man who did
of the pxiwers that participated in tho
jority favors not allowing him to be most of the shooting, and who was i continue the present system or adopt i negotiations has returned to the state land offices in Alaska be abolished and
one established. The effect of this
, the system of choice by the people.
seated at all.
i department this written agreement, will he to place Western Alaska in two
himself shot to death.
Kosciusco’s friend and close asso
A long-time resident of South Africa, I T o R e c o n s id e r S a m o a n T r e a t y V o t e * . J with the exception of Japan and Italy. districts instead of three. By this ar
Washington, Jan. 24.— In the exec ; There is not the slightest doubt in rangement the offices at Peavy, on the
ciate, Haym Salomon, will be given a now in New York, says the Boers are
utive
session of the senate today Jones, , these cases, for Japan was one of the
medal by congress. His relatives not brave; that they will fight from
Koyuka river, and at Circle City, on
claim that he loaned this country cover, but in the opien, man to man, of Arkansas, gave notice that at the first of the nations approached by the the Yukon, w ill be discontinued and
money during the revolutionary war the Boer is no match for the Briton, or next executive session he would call United States to welcome our over an offiice at St. Nicholas w ill lie cre
and it was never repaid. The medal other white antagonist. He predict« np his motion to reconsider the vote on tures, while Italy voluntarily entered ated. The offiice at Rampiart City will
( which the Samoan treaty was ratified. the negotiations, without waiting fo r remain.
is a compromise of their claim.
the British w ill win soon.
advances from the United State«.
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