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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 17, 1899)
jL" fr V .'1 rtiblltlictl Every Friday. COTTAGE GROVE OREGON I NEWS OF HE WEEK CoiiiprtiHopulvo IImvIow of tho Import nut IIliIMnnlliirfl of tho I'mt AVci-k Culloil From the ToU'criipli Column! Mnbalacat in Luzon hns been occu pied by tho Americans. Tho Washington volunteers woro pro sented with medals in Seattle. Jlnjor-tieneral Ludlow, civil govcr iior of Havana, is visiting in New lork Twelvo socialists and six liberals were elocted to the Berlin municipal council. Tho lato John S. rillsbury, of Minno apolis, left $100,000 to n homo for children. In Snohomish county 2,500 men arc employed in getting out logs and shinglo bolts. Twenty men of the Forty-second regi nient wero injured in a railway acci dent on their way to San Francisco. Nez Porco Indians have demanded more money than is paid for railway rights of way through their reservation. Assemblyman Mazet, of New York, claims he was defeated by fraud, but bis friends say they will contest the seating of Stewart. The danger of a Basnto uprising is now admitted to bo imminent in South Africa, and may render necessary tho mobilization of a second army corps. An agreement as to the partition of Samoa has been reached at Berlin bo tween England and Germany, subject to the approval of the United States. A bark is loading 1,000,000 feet of specially selected timber at Vancouver, B. C, for tho Cramps, of Philadelphia, to bo used in building United States ships. Tho civil governor, counsellor, judges and secretaries who constitute tho new government of Negros, sent greeting to President McKinley on taking their offices. A cable message from General Otis says that Major Hugh McGrath (cap tain Fourth cavalry) died at Manila from wounds received at the battle of Novaleta, a month ago. Frederick J. Cross, of Honolulu, has the exclusive rights to operate the Mar coni system of wireless telegraphy in the Samoas. It is expected to have tho system in operation January 1. A $100,000 gold brick, the largest ever melted in a Canadian mine, is to be sent down from the Kootenai dis trict shortly. This year's wash-up is tho richest ever known in the district. Russians and tho Japanese on tho Corean peninsula are on tho most friendly terms. The Russian and Jap anese ministers assert that tho reports of friciton are unfounded and arc in tended to distract attention from other questions. The validity of government contracts made by swindler Captain Carter will be tested. The convention agrefjJ" tion of Samoan cln--'Washing t' Huntington denicsthat tn Mail Steamship Company has JL a tho New Japan line. " f Tho bicycle, automobile and rubber trusts now propose one great concern with a capitalization of $200,000i000. "Wisconsin lumber dealers have just bought 1,000,000 acres of timber land on tho Pacific coast. They paid 10,000,000. Owing to tho poor telegraphic and cable service from South Africa tha London papers can get no news for their special editions. Tho submarine torpedo-boat Holland has been successfully tested by Uncle Sam and a purchase will probably soon bo made by tho navy department. Tho battleship Oregon has sailed from Hong Kong, supposedly for Cobu. She sailed sooner than expected and was seemingly unprepared for sea. A boats' crow of tho British ship Pathan, recently chartered for trans port service, refused to accompany tho ship to tho Philippines. Twenty-ono of them wero placed in irons. A St. Petersburg correspondent saye that Russia, Franco and Spain have de cided to interveno and suggest arbitra tion between England and tho Boers if Germany is willing to co-operate. Otis cables that tho Thirty-fifth in fantry has reached Manila. This is tho regiment which was quartored at Van couver and ombarkod from Portland. Private Cloary died on tho voyage. ' Tho Berlin correspondent of tho Paris Figaro says Emperor William is ro polved to occupy Tigor bay, south of angola, on tho west coast of South Africa, if England occupies Dolagoa bay. Now York's annual opened. Cnrncgio will compoto with Rooko feller in lake shipping. Colonel Webb C. Hayes lias captured Aguinaldo's privato secretary Tho American Municipal League will meet at Columbus, O., this week. Tho Bank of Athens, Athens, Ga has gouo into tho hands of a receiver. Speaker Rood's rules in congress will not bo disturbed to uny great ox tout. Tho Boers aro raising moro men, and nil neutrals must now light or got out of tho country. Janios J. Corbott has challenged James J. JoiTrios, ana has posted a $5,000 forfoit. Tho McGifTort caso will probably again bo referred to tho Presbyterian goneral assembly. Europo is in need of moro monoy, and England, it is said, may seo u 0 per cent rato bofore long. Young Republicans from nil parts of tho United States will banquet at St. Louis in January or February. Tho English government declares it is not holding back tho nows, but is giving out all that comes from South Africa. Tho university of Chicago will send an expedition to southern cities to watch tho total eclipse of .tho sun next May. Samuel Gompcrs, president of tho American Federation of Labor, has offered to arbitrate tho piano-workers strike now on in Chicago. Tho supremo court of Oregon has affirmed tho decision of tho lower court and Magors will havo to hang for tho murder of Sink, unless tho governor intervenes. The Boers suffered a severe defeat at Ladysmith Thursday morning. Tho Boer guns were silenced after four hours' fighting, during which thek losses wero heavy. On behalf of Admiral Dewey and his officers and men, Washington at torneys have asked the court of claims to find that tho amount of bounty money due them is $382,800, of which tho admiral is to get $10,094. Governor Roosevelt favors Wood for tho governorship of Cuba. Ho has in duced President McKinley to agree witn mm on all points, but tho ques tion of immediate appointment. the president desires to leave to con gress. Corporate franchises will be taxed in Texas. Vice-President Hobart is recovering, and is almost past the danger point. Montreal was visited by a fire, de stroying $5,000,000 worth of property. Russia wants a loan. Tho effort to get it in Germany resulted in failure. The London fog is said to bo so thick that it obscures the actors in theaters. Money is going back East to relievo the stringency there duo to a natural movement. Admiral Schley says tho completion of tho Nicaragua canal would mako the American navy invincible.. Within the last week there has been much fighrifl'at Ladysmith, but no de cisive resulttaro attained. ' Janban.arfd Tarlao havo been taken iho Americans, but Aguinaldo's lereabouts is as much a mystery as ,cforo. Official returns are very slow in Ken ucky. Both tho Democrats and Re ablicans claim a victory, and a con vfedt is sure. Tho Mexicans had two fights with tho Yaquis in which tho Indians wero repulsed, but not without considerable loss to tho Mexicans. Orders wero issued in London for an additional fivo thousand troops to sail for South Africa between Novem bor 10 and November 18. Tho Union Iron Works, of San Fran cisco, is said to havo been absorbed by the Seligman syndicate, tho gigantic shipbuilding trust recently formed. The Cherokeo Indians will sou out and leave this country. They disap prove of tho allotment plan. Mexico has given them a grant of 8,000,000 acres. An unknown man had ono of his legs torn from his body while attempting to board a moving train near Kansas City. Ho livod but 15 minutes, dying in horrible agony. During a shopping tour in Now York, Admiral and Mrs. Dewey wero com pelled to seek rofugo in a storo to avoid tho crowd of curious people who wore pressing them. Assistant Secretary Allen, in his an nual report, favors the naval reserve. Ho believes that it should bo reorgan ized in connection with tho regular navy establishment. Rolations between Japan and Russia aro strained. Tho trouble is over Corea, and tho Mikado's government is thought to bo anxious to try conclu sions with tho czar. General Parados Was to Surrender. FOI7EIQN FLEETS DOMDAfTDED Rlx Jtnnilrr.l unit Vlfty IMIM..M. Vt'nrr. Klllrd or Woitnilnj mill Hio Oily or l'uoi'lo Ciiliollo Win l!wlul"l Puerto Cabollo, Venezuolo, Nov. 14. General Parados, a former comnmn dor of tho army of ex-Prosldout An drade, who had refused tho demand mado upon him by General Castro and tho de faoto authorities to surrender tho town, ovon when this was rein- (nrraA hv tViit rnrmnut of tllO British, American, French, German and Dutch commanders, surrendered this morning at 10 o'clook, aftor a torriblo battlo. Tho aspoct of tho city is one of rum nnd devastation, and it is estimated that upward of 050 porsons wero killed or wounded during tho fighting, ur. Braistcd, of tho United States cruiser Detroit, and tho other surgeons of tho various warships in tho harbor aro min istering to tho wants of tho wounded. Goneral Ramon Guorra led in tho laud attack upon the town and tho po sition of Gcnoral Parades on rridoy night. Desultory fighting continued until Saturday morning about 4 o'clock, and then a fiorco Btrugglo ensued. Gen oral Parades mado a stubborn defense, but General Guorra forced an entrauco into tho town at 5 o'clock yesterday. As early as 8 o'clock Saturday morn ing tho fleet arrived and began a bom bardment, but the range was too great, and tho firing proved ineffective. Gen eral Parades held tho fort on tho hill and Fort Liberatador until this morn ing. Then' u,.. nv. .- 'r!;,':,,.'!.'; Armenia, with thm nuue.. tho truoiw,llll um nl nnd half n Marti! at reached tho half REPORTS OF BATTLES. Vicinity ot mornin: Sharp Work Done In tho Kliubcrlry. London, Nov. 14. HUB morning's news from tho seat of war in South Africa continues fairly satisfactory. Tho official cables aro not very detailed with regard to tho Belmout incident, which, except for the loss of Colonel Keith-Falcom r, was not a very serious affair. There aro signs of greatly increased Boer activity in Natal and along the This ! western iroutier. All uio dispatencf tend to show that tho British aro hold ing out ably. Colonel Baden-Powell reports that all was well at Mafekins on November 0. Lndysmith's latest date is November 4, whilo nothing ad verso is heard from the latter point, and confidence is felt in General White's ability, previous experience having shown that tho Boer artillery it not very effective. It is boliovcd that tho Boor retreat will bo mado over the Drakonsburg range into the Zoutpunsborg district, where preparations for provisioning ami maintaining the Boers is said to have been mado for tho last stand, and where it will bo difficult to dislodge them. Already it is rumored that they aro in straits for food around Lady smith, nnd may, therefore, be obliged to abandon tho siege. Dispatches from Estcourt say it hat been ascertained that tho British have laid concrete beds for firing tho lyddite naval guns, showing that there is no foundation for tho fear that tho lyddite ammunition at Ladysmith haB been ex hausted. It is also reported from the same quartor that some fires havo been seen in Ladysmith, indicating that the Boer bombardment has been, to gome extent, effective. u'iih tho battalion of the ... Tli 1u NortluunpimiMiuu ,,,.. brings tho total inimlwr of re n or ;i:tlntsol2.H02fwhlch ..-.. 0. ' ro already on tho way ' r ' Nino troopships currying 11.000 im aro duo at Capo Town toiimrrou. Arimirril Trnln' Trip. F.stcourt, Natal, Thursday ovimliiB- Anurmnmi. train, with a eo.iip.u.j " !,.. h.ivhI Dublin ftmiHom, i.-ui th'iM ufturnoon and 1. ...... I. i( tlwt r. itwuv lino nlmut 11 I'll l VI UIW 1.1,...., mile from Coleiiso without accident. Captain lloi.Hloy. with noveral muit. rooonnoltorod and met a native, who said tho Hours wore occupying the town. While tho conversation wa Hi progrossthu Boers opened lire from Tort Wvllo, but 1M injury- C'll" tain llennloy theretiiKJii retired to the train, after which tho fusiliers volleyed on tho fort. Ah there was no rusjonso, the presumption was that tho Hours, had retreated. Tho armored train roturnei. hero nifulr at 0 o'clock. Captain Hensloy learned from tho native that tho Boors wero numerous on tho J-ady-smith nido of Colenso. During tho afternoon there was a ccsation of tho bomlMirdinent of Ijitly smith. A heliograph was working from Fort Wylio. All Wi-lt at Sliifrhlng. London, Nov. I I. A dinpatch had been received from Colonel Baden Powell at Mufeking, saying: "All in woll hero. After two dayH nholling and u heuvv lombardment, a Unly of tho enemy mado a general attack on thrco eiden of the town, which was re pulsed bv our Maxim flrr. Tho enemy is now drawing off. Our ciujualtius wero slight." CUBAN GOVERNORSHIP. A long-lost will has turned up, and with it the prospoot that tho estate of tho late Audrow J. Davis, tho Montana millionaire, will again burden tho , re cords of tho Montana supremo court. KIBIit Killed ly Powder Kxploiiliin. Santa Cruz, Cal., Nov. 14. An ex plosion occurred early this morning in tho glazing house of tho California powder mill. Four cylinders, contain ing 15,000 pounds of powder, exploded. A small amount was fuso powder and tho rest blasting powder. Tho explo sion wrecked tho mill, blow down milet of fencing, destroyed tho saltnotei warehouse, broke panes of glass in Sup erintendent Peyton's residence, some distance away, nnd extinguished the olectrio lights in Santa Cruz. The body of Patrick Hughes, night watch man, was found. No causo for tho ex plosion can bo ascertained. fluiiB of DcNporudouD Ilrokon Up. Chicago, Nov. 13. A counterfeiting outfit and safe-blowing tools woro m earthed by tho police at 210 Huron stieet. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fay, the occupants of tho flat, wero nrrosted. Tho police say thoy havo broken up a gang of desperadoes that havo become oxceeaingiy nvoiy in Ulilcago of lato. Tho woman confessed that sho and her husband wero counterfeiters, and also implicated a man known as Fred Rogers. Captain Porter, of tho Eccret service, took chargo of tho imnlomnnts and tho spurious coin. Tho prisoners will bo takon before tho United States commissioner. IlooM'Vi'lt rnvor (Irnrnil Wood for llir Iiiiportiint I'liiltliin. New York, Nov. 15. A njHX-ial to tho Herald from WaHhlnuton snyH: President McKinley will twll congrowt of his intention to apint civil gover nors of Cuba und Puerto Hico, and may even wait for rous;ruMioiiul action Ihj fore announcing tho apidutmcnt. This statement is mado on tho authority of a member of tho committee on for eign relations who had jtibt talked with tho president on the subject. Strong presciiru i In-ing brought to bear uion tho president for tho imme diate appointment of the governor. Governor Roosevelt is particularly ur gent in bin championnhip of General Wood for tho Cuban billet. lie wautri tho upiointmeut made at ouee, 1elicv ing that the time in ri for civil gov ernment and that (iener.il Wood in juct the man to effect the change with tho best results fur all concerned. The president is inclined to agree with Governor Hoocovolt on all joint except tho immediate apjiointmeut. With congre-H only a few weeks off, he is considering whether it would not bo advisable to allow that branch of tho government to havo a voice in tho matter. A comprehensive plan for tho government of Puerto Uico is now Ik ing worked into shape by Secretary Root, which will Ihj presented in tho form of a bill similar to tho ono now pending for tho government of Hawaii. BOUNTY MONEY. Kii- Six Moil Woro Klllud. Flagstaff, Ariz.. whito man and fivo Navajo Indians killod, two whites nnd ono Nm-iWn wounded, was tho result of an attompt of a doputy shoriff to arrest a Navaio juoiuii.ay ,u HU1US BOIUU OI WBlUUt StlV Dowey'a Mim Df-fritti-d n Vnotly rlor 1'orco tit Munllii. Now York, Nov. 15. A unccinl to tho Herald from Washington savs: (hi behalf of Admiral Dowey and his offi cers and men, Washington attoriiovn havo asked tho court of claims to find that tho amount of bounty money duo them is $882,800. Tho decision of tho court will establish a precedent whhdi will nllect tho amount of lxnmtv to lo distributed among tho officers and mon of tho North Atlantic squadron, which destroyed tho squadron of Admiral Cer vera. If the finding of tho court is in nccordauco with tho request, tho ad miral's share of tho bounty will bo $10,004. Attorneys baso thoir caso upon tho claim that tho defeated Spanish forco was superior to tho American squadron. It is not contended that tho enomy's fleotwas superior, but that, taking into consideration tho guns at Corro gidor, El Frailo and other forts at tho entrance of tho bay and those at Manila and Cavito, which ilred upon tho Amor lean ships continuously, tho enomy's forco was suporior. Tho hind batteries comprised 70 guns, ranging iu caliber from 0.45 inches to U.OO inohos, and thoir woight of firo is computed at 5,820 pounds. Iho enemy's vessels woro also sup ported by minos and torpedoes in tho entrance to Manila bay and tho bay it self and somo of thes.o tho brief states, oxploded during tho action. l'roncli Stoinnor Htopjiod. Loronzo Marquoz, Nov. 15. Tho I' rench steamer Cordoba has arrived hero. When 70 miles out sho was sig mlod by tho British cruiser Magic ionno, and. as shn H,i nf .. tion, nows of which has just reachod 1 fhot wns flr0(l "cross hor bow. Aftor r mauiiosi nad boon examined, 1 was allowed to proceed sin AWfirr cm ye, ae c.lUnh ," AVpUcMtyxs. 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