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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 19, 1900)
ft. ANK MOVEMENT BY DULLER Setting Around tho Intronoh monts of tho Doors. NEARER THE DELEAOURED TOWN Iiiiinrl"t Opnnitlinia In Projl III Jntnl liirnl Willi"' Hltimtlmi comt rlorlotu-Horiirt of I'ltlrlolUiii. London, Jan. 15. (lonornl Ilrillor'n "8 words, niinouiiHltig .his forward movement Thursday, interpreted un iiinaiijr'-Jijjit lio Iiiih passed iitoiinil thu weshlf tlio Hour linos ut Colen sovoral uiiliM behind tumBHPr'rl iiiilurt of General WlfltTpptM nt Ladysmlth. Tho Iloor forces it fow days ago had forces with guns at Hirittiol), whoru General J tn 1 lor dates IiIh dispatch. Theso commandos havo boon ohvlously dislodged, either by fighting or by ma neuvering, tho liners retiring across the liigoht an (Jonoral J In I lor advances. From (lunornl Duller' dispatch, rouplod with tlio fnot that uuolllclal intolllgeiieo from thu seat ol war has virtually censed uliicn Monday, tlio (In duction Ih drawn that Important opera tloiiH arc in progress, iih Iio cannot inovu far without golg against tlio Hour entrenchments. Tho death Hut from cutorlc fever and lyscntory nt Ladysmlth, averaging from 8 to 10 daily, In considered more serious than thu420oasualtlusof r-'atur-day's light, ait thoy Indicate tho fright fully iniKunitiiry condition of tint bo Icagurud town. A letter from Lady smith, dated December 7, says that even thou DO out of CIO men in tho bat talion of which tho wrltor in it member wuro nick with dysentery or unturic fovor, and, according to a dispatch to tho Dally Chronicle, datud January B, tho utlunt mill attendants In Tombl cam), whoro tho hospital Ih, then nuin liured 3,800. Itomnrkahlo scenes of patriotism wuro wltnossod in Indnn last evening after a short scrvicu hold fur tho volun teers In St. ruul'H cathedral. Tho vast audinncu waN Alow to dlsperso. Ladles stood up on their chairs beckoning and calling to lirothurx, sons and friends In tho ranks, tho lattor signalling back. A sceno of grunt animation umiuod. Tho organist introduced a fow hart of the imional anthom in concluding tlio voluntary. Tho effect of this was magical. First tho volunteer and thun tho congregation gtook up tho strains, and thu vast cathedral was filled with enthusiastic song. Tho demonstrations wcru renewed by iin munsu crowds outHldu. St. Paul's churchyard and Ludagto hill were black with people, and it was ImpOHsl blu for thu voluiiteerH to inarch. Indi vidual members woro pulled out of tho ranks by their friends and admirers, who mixed them on their tdiotildors, mid thus carried them down Fleet street to tho Tomplo. Those who oh capod hoisting proceeded slowly, sur rounded by clinging woiuou. After ward at tho various theaters, whoro tho men were entertained, and yet later, on returning to barracks, those sccnoa wuro rouowod, and the streets were tilled until midnight with cheering people A MYSTERIOUS WRECK. Nnmn of thfi Hlramrr f.nat In Ht. Murjr'a Ilay Htlll Unknown. fit. Johns, N. V., Jan. 115. Tho fol lowing comprint) all tho details regard ing tho wreck In St. Mary's bay that could bo obtained up to midnight: Tho ship Is a two-niastod steamer of nearl 3,000stohHi and probably carried u crow of 00, with jxisslbly hoiiio pas sengers. She wont ashore before day break Thursday, striking a lodge at tho foot of tho cliff, whoro oscapo was hopeless. Thu crow launched the boats, but probably during thu panlo Koine were crushod against her side, others being swamped, all tho occur" pants apparently porihliing. Tho ship was seen to bo on llro by residents six mllos away. Attracted to tho seeno, thoy found tho nftur-half of tho wrock blazing fiercely, and tlio foro -part undor wator. KorOHono in tho cargo holped tho blaze. At that timo only thrco men woro loft on board. Two wcro on tho bridge and ono was in tho rigging. Thoso on tho bridge wero safo until about 'i V. M., whon thoy vort washed ovorlward and drowned, tho brldgo being carried away. Tho survivor soon after left tho .rigging, swam to tho rooks, and twice endoavorod to get n footing. Falling in this, ho made his way baok to tho rigging, whoro ho dlod of oxposuro dur ing thu night. Many dead bodies nro vleiblo tossing in tho surf. Two of thorn, thtown up in a covo, cannot bo readied, owing to tho heavy son. Ono is thought to ho that of n woman, lloats and other wrookago aro thrown out among the rooka for miles, Autntmilillna In Now York. Now York, Jan. 15. A recently or ganlr.od company will put into publlo Borneo iu tho strootB of this city noxt wook -'00 automobllo carriages and 100 -nutomobilo omnibusoa. Tho charge for calm will bo 25 couts a mllo and 75 cents nu hour; EXPANDING DULLET8, hUtrlliiitrd to KrltUli Tri.oix, fur Tr Bnt I'riii'tlvn Only. Iondon, Jan. Ill,-Lon-Motford cart rldgei. aro running short In tho llrltlsh iiiiigazliioN, mill, according to n sonil olllolal roK)rt, the war olllco proposea U) fall buck tomixirarlly upon lOO.OOO, 000 "Mark IV" expanding bullets, most of which aro already in storage in Kouth Africa. Tho war olllco, however, has Issued a strict order to tho volun teors that tho 50 rounds of "Mark IV" given them iuiiH bu used in practlco at home, none being taken to South Africa. After the public announcement that no such bullei would bo used in this war, its employment, tho Dally Chroni cle thinks, would bo a serious breach of faith, especially as thu llrltlsh com mauilurs have complained that tho lloers occasionally use such projectllos. The nowfpapors were reconciled dor lug tho early days of tho war to cable censorship, taking it fur granted that full narratives cent by mail would sup ply all deficiencies. For some weeks, liowever, oven thu mall corrcsiiondenco that has arrived in Ixmdou has shown signs uf habitual scissoring by thu cen sor, l'ages aro remunerated without chronological or logical connection, leaving the happening described qulto unintelligible in many cases. Tlio ed itors, acting possibly in concert, aro laying thiiHu facts before tho public, and insisting that they bo permitted to know and print thu facta. Tho Daily Mall formally accuses tho war olllco of "doctoring" in tlio editing of odlcial dispatches before their issu ance, and clton particulars. Tho Daily Chronicle avers that theru scums to bu an olllulal conspiracy against letting thu truth In) known. Although thu number of deaths from dysentory and nnterlo fever at Lndysmlth has been published by tho war olllco, siuco Sat urday's fight nothing has been given out regarding the losses in thu engage ments. Tho war olllco assurta that it has nothing to give out. Arm-chali critics, who, in tho ah Konca of reportorial or olllclal dis patches from tho seat of war, pour forth pagos of conjecturo and opinion, coucludu that too much is to bo expect ed from tho Itiitish hosts iu South Africa until Lord ltoberts shall have plenty of timo to think and fresh levies shall havo arrived. Timo is working now for tho lloers. Kach day makes more dllllcult tho three boleagurod por tions. Although tho war ofllco declines to confirm tho report that Lord Mothueu has lx'en recalled to Knglaud, inquiries made by a corrosiondent at Muthuen's home, in Wiltshire, liravu elicited thu information that whon bo received his wound his horsu threw him heavily aud spinal and othor injuries supervened. Tho theory is now advanced that tho seizures uf tlx German mail steamers llerog and General, sincu released, wore madu on puirosoly misleading in formation supplied to IlritiMi agents, thu design being to embroil Great Brit ain and Germany in a (pjarrol. Iiiipntlriicn In Kiiglnnil. London, Jan. l!l.--Kven tho nn unuueument of tho arrival of Fluid Marshal Lord ltoberts and Gcnural Lord Kitchener at Capo Town has failod to stem tho growing impatience of tho country at tho prolonged inac tivity in tho main llritish camps and tho entire absence of news giving an adequate insight Into tho local situa tion. Tho publlo and press boing un able to form any just judgment as to tho actual position of afl'airs, storios aro rifo that tho inaction is forced on General lluller owing to tlio exhaus tion of reserves of ammunition and there aro oven wild rumors of a shell famine at homo. Hut nut so much importanco need bo attached to thoso rumors. It is al most universally assumed that with thu landing of UubertH aud Kituhener a prompt return will bo niado to tho original plan of campaign, namoly, a great central advance on Itloemfonteiu, but tho most impateut of enthusiasts admit that KobortH will bo unablo to novo before the end of thu month.. Theru was u rumor current in tho clubs today that a battlo was progress ing at Tugola rivor, but nothing could i obtaiuod in corroboration of tho re port. Cnru nf ICxplmlvim. Now York, Jan. UK Tho stoanishlps India and Drummond, which will sail from huro for tho Orient In the near futuro, will each carry to Manila about 00 tons of freight consigned by tho gov ernment. Thoso shipments will in oludo provisions, hhmkots and supplies for tho soldiers, aud 110 tons of high explosives, which aro to bo placed in a specially constructed iuolosuro of tho dock of tho India, Onngrctmimii Cmhmiin Rick. Washington, Jan. 13. Congressman Cushmau h? confined to his rosidouoo, and tho physician who has been attend ing Mrs. Gushman during n sovoro at tack of scarlet fovcr says Mr. Cushmau has dovolopod symptoms of tho samo disoaso, Itrcriilti for the rhlllpplnps. San Frauolsco, Jan. 13. Tho United States transport Tartar eallod for Ma nila today, with 600 recruits, under command of Colonol Frooman, and commissary stores. Sho also carried 30 momhors of tho hospital corps from Now York. DOOM TIMES COMING. I'mifltmrrr Niinn to II urn a Hnw Itnll wny in I'lirtliiriil, Vancouver, Wash., Jan. 17. It has been roiHirted in Vancouver that tho mortgage hold by tho Portland Loan & Trust Company against tho Portland, Vancouver & Yakima Hallway Com pany has been re-leased by a well known transcontinental lino, and that tlio latter road will push tho construc tion work from tho present terminus of tho road to North Yakima, and from Vancouver to Portland. Ithasalsu been aborted, by people who are in a jkjhIUoii to know, that tho Portland, Vancouver & Yakima Ilitllrmul Company has "jumped" thoj old brldgo pier in the Columbia river j opjiosito tho lower end of Vancouver.) Nobody has claimed ownership to tho ' pier for tho past ten years, and a quantity of material which was on the bank when construction work ceased was sold for taxes. Tho old brldgo pier in tho Columbia river was built iu Ik win times by tho Union Pacific Itailroad Company. During tho years of 1880-00 that line ostablfshedagrado from Pugot sound to Vancouver via Kelso and Itidgefield. It was thu intention to bridge tho Co lumbia river at Vancouver, and to enter Portland from tho north. Tlio draw pier was built at a cost of .$250,000. When construction work ceased there was alKut $50,000 worth of brldgo ma tuiial on the bank. Construction work along tho entire lino ceased suddenly, and thero was a largu numbur of labor claims unsatis fied. For some timo a watchman was kept on thu brldgo pier. It was his duty to hang a bright light on each end of tho draw rest every night. Ho! worked several months, but was unablo to collect his salary. No ono seemed to know who owed him monoy or who hired him. Ho attached some of thu material, which was sold to satisfy thu claim. Sincu that time no ono has claimed ownership of tho structure. If tho report that the Portland, Van couyver & Yakima Hallway Company has taken pOHMission of tho pier, and that the mortgage, which has been hanging over tho road for so long, has been released proved true, tho dream of tho residents of Vancouver and Clark county will bo realized. A bridge across thu Columbia river, with rapid transit between this plaeu and Portland and direct communication with all por tions of tho country by means of a transcontinental line, will put Vancou ver far ahead of tho sition it occupied in tho boom days between 1888 and 1802. REPLY TO PETTIGREW. Wolrotl'i Hruthlnc Arraignment of Hniitli Diiknta Krnulor. Washington, Jan. 17. A spirited tlcbato on tho Philippine question occu-1 pied thu attention of tlio senate for nearly three hours today. 15orry,of Arkansas, first addressed tho senate in j support of thu resolution recently intro duced by Hacou, of Georgia, regarding ; thu disposition of tho Philippines. Ho! was followed by Puttigrow, of South Dakota, iu support of his resolution of inquiry. Pcttigruw was very bitter in his attack upon tho administration. Wolcott. of Colorado, replied to Pet tigrew, scathingly arraigning tho South Dakota senator for the attitudo he had j assumed on tho Philippiuu question. Ho declared his belief that if Agul naldo himself occupied thu seat in tho senate occupied by Pettigrow, repre senting tho peoplo of South Dakota, who had sont their tons as soldiers to tho Philippines, ho would bo too patri otic, too dovoted to tho interests of tho country toassumo thu attitudo assumed by tho present South Dakota senator. Today's session of tho houso was de voted to consideration of District of Columbia business. , Hopreseutatlvo Juno W. Gaylo, (A Kentucky, was sworn iu, and Cannon reported thu urgunt deficiency bill, with a notice that ho would ask that It bo taken up tomorrow. ItolioU on tlio ltiin. Manila, Jan. 17. Part of General John O. Hates' troops aro operating nlxnit Lako Taal. Tho luaurgouts con tinue to retreat south. Colonol Hayes, with tho Fourth cav alry, Is supposed to havo reached Lipa, whoro many Spanish prisoners aro hold. Colonel Anderson, with tho Thirty eighth infantry, took Talisay, on tho north fhoro of tho lako, with but little opposition. Major Cheatham, with a battalion of tho Thirty-sovcuth, on his way to San Pablo, dispersed 400 Insur gents, whom tho cavalry aro pursuing toward Ahuniuos. A troop of tho Third cavalry lost two men killed and threo wounded in an engagement with tho Insurgouta near San Fernando do la Union, Jauu ary 12. Krugnr'H lrocliiinntliiuii. London, Jan. 17. A dispatch to tho Daily Mall, datod January 15, from Lorouzo Marques, says: "Prosldont Krugor has issued a proc lamation ordoring all burghers tothj front. Tho Yolks Stom, tho Transvaal ofllolal organ, suggests that tho moment tho llritish cross tho bordor, tho gold industry should bo irretrievably de stroyed. "President Kruuer issued n circular to Iloor connnondtuus and burghers, urging thorn to show moro onorgy in tho Transvaal cause. Ho quotes psalm xxll:7, as God-clvou instructions to tho burghors, PROTECT SETTLERS. Unii f.nml Clnlin Not Urnlly KftYfltlrt Apilnat (cMliiinti Ilurdnn lit I'roof on lUHrimil, Irntciiii of Hettler, Settlers in tho states of Washington and Oregon, and, in fact, in all the staus through which tho Northern Pa cific railroad passes, aro very much in terested in the rulings now being made by tho interior department on tho act of congress of Juno 4, 1807, which al lows tho Northern Pacific Itailroad (......... .....1 ...t ... t .. .1 In' vjwiiiimjjt turn UIJIHB LJ Mjioiil. inuiiD w llou or lRfidM embrace In tho varioni , . , . 1 patent or under unprotected claims oi . . i squaHurs' rights In lieu of tho hinds so relinquished tho railroad company and others wai authorized to select from any vacant lauds open to settlement. Tlio department of tho Interior hat hold "vacant lands to settlement" to mean, if necessary, all unsurvoyed lands. Therefore, fcettlerH or squatton on unsurvoyed lands havo been very un easy for somo timo, and many of them felt that thero is little prospect of hold ing (heir claims. Tho land department ol tho railroad company, liowever, asserts that it u not its purpose to tako tho lands of any bona fldo settler. At tho samo timo tho department ol tho Interior encourages tho settlers to continuo their settlement, and within threo months after tho acceptance ol tho ofllcial survey ol their lands to as sert their claims thereto. Tho ruling of tho department is that tho party llrst initiating tho right ol settlement has tho prior claim. Congresman Jones, of Washington, who has just introduced a roliof hill on behalf of settlers, is of tho opinion that most settlers would not think ol fighting tho railroad company, and, therefore, tho law as it was enacted does grave injustice to settlers, as a rule. In an interviow Mr. Jones said: "It has been repeatedly asserted that lands upon which thero aro settlers havo lieen filed on by tho railroad com pany under tho prosent law. To pro vent this is ono of the objects of the law. I know that Bottlers havo thol remedy. That is to fight tho claim ol tho company and establish their prior rights. This is expensive. Tho sot tiers aro not wealthy. Tho prospect ol delay is discouraging, and many prefer to abandon their settlements ruthei than bear tho cxpenso and delay of a contest. "Tho railroad cannot complain at thebo provisions. If its claim to a tract of land Is jutt it will prevail. Delay and expense cannot hurt it as they do the settler. All It has to do Is to in spect tho land. If it finds a settler and does not think ho is thero bona fide it can contest his claim as any other contestant, but it should bear tho bnr den of such contest. These bills are introduced without any hostility to the railroad, but out of a desiro to do jus tico to tho settler. I bolievo the gov crnment should bo qulto louient with men who aro striving to reclaim the public domain, especially now"when tho cholco laud is taken up. If wei had moro owners of small tracts ol laud wo would bo better off."" Senator Foster and Representative Cushman have each given much atten tion to tho claims of settlors and their rights, and in all cases thero is an un qualified sentiment favorablo to the pioneer and homo-building squatter and settler. ' Gnremmrnt Iloapltnl at Vancouver. President Iieobo, of tho Portland chamber of commerce, at its last meet ing, called attention to tho bill locating a permanent general hospital at Van couver, Wash., which has been intro duced in cougross by Representatives Jones, of Washington. George Taylor, jr., said that tho hospital was of great importanco to Portland. "Vancouver's healthful location Is well known," Bald Mr. Taylor, "lleforo long, many sol diers will be returning from the Phil ippines, and Vancouver is tho place for them." Tho trustees voted to request tho Oregn congressional delegation to co-operato with tho Washington dele gation in behalf of the Vancouvor hos pital. Statistics showing that V couvor is a healthier place than ti. Presidio will bo sent to Washington to help tho bill along. Northwest Notes. Steelhoad salmon are roportod vory numerous in Coos boy. Tho Dalles has authorized n contract for an electric firo alarm system for 10 yoar8. Fish Commissioner Llttlo has ar- ranged to plaut a carload of Eastern lobsters in Pugot sound wators as an experiment. i - ... tt:.j n,,. A horso, loaded with United States mail, was recently killed -arfa.ls ixssl tho rocks, 150 feet below. Tho mall was rocovoroa. Tho Christian donomlnotion of Al- bany intonds to build a now ohurch and has raised $2,000 toward it. Tho pastor announces that tho sizo of tho building is to bo dotorminod by tho amount of monoy raisod, as tho congro- gation intonds to build only such a struoturo as may bo dedicated free from i debt. DEMAND IS QUIET. J'Tiexn, Ifnwnver, Cnntlnan Ntendy In Nrnrljr All I.lni of Trmle. llradstrcut's says: Qnietnoss as to demand hat marked steadiness as to prices is still tho leading feature Iu trado lines, a condition it might bo ro naked not uncommon at this stago of tho year, which is n Mart of middlo ground between stock-taking and in ventory timo and tho actual opening of tho spring season. Aggressive strength In prices is con fined to a few staplos, such as pork products, which aro firmly held on n - - . , . tr, tarjly recognition of tho fact that Huppliefi. both of Hvo hogs ana (load m no fa nrn fn f t nm lmnlntianrnii 'I nl. tow, coiion-scco oil ami similar pro- ducts aro sympathetically strong. Itaw and refined sngars havo both advanced this week, not apparently because of tho war between tho refiners being sot 'tied, but really because supplies of raw aro limited. What few lines of next season's woolen goods havo been reported are at advances ranging from 25 to 85 per cent. Iron and steel aro extremely quiet, but signs of weakness aro not numer- ous, tho shading in pig Iron bolng con- . fined to a fow grades and markots. Tho demand for lumber is naturally light, but tho length of supplies is no table, as evidenced by tho fact that white pino stocks aro 22 por cent smaller than a year ago. Hides aro dull at tho Kast, bnt con siderable buying is reported West, and, quotations are fairly firm. Wheat in cluding flour shipments for tho week aggregate 4,248,020 bushels against 2,000,082 bushels last week. Tho current week's failure returns reflect tho annual clearing out of delin quent traders in a total fcr tho week of 205, as compared with 220 last week, 304 in this week a voar ago, 323 in 1808, 478 in 1807 and 412 in 1800. PACIFIC COAST TRADE. Seattle Mnrkxta. Onions, new, ?1.00 1.25 per sack. Potatoes, new, $1G20. Beets, per sack, 75 85c. Turnips, per sack, GOo. . Carrote, per sack, 50c. Parsnips, per sack, 7C85c. Cauliflower, 75c $1 per dozen. ; Cabbage, native and California, 7S 00o per 100 pounds. Apples, $1. 25 1.50 per box. Pears, $1.00 1.25 per box. Prunes, 00c per box. ' Butter Creamery, 32o per pound; dairy, 1722c; ranrh, 34c per pound. Eggs 24o. Cheese Native. 10c. Poultry 0 10c; dressed, 1314o. Hay Pugot Sound timothy, $12.00; choice Eastern Washington timothy, $17.00 18.00 Corn Whole, $23.00; cracked, $23; feod meal, $23. Barley Kolled or ground, per ton, $21; whole, $22. Flour Patent, per barrel, $3.25; blended straights, $3.00; California, $3.25; buckwheat flour, $0.00; gra ham, per barrel, $3.80; whole wheat flour, $3.00; ryo flour, $3.804.00. Millstuffs Bran, per ton, $15.00; shorts, per ton, $17.00. Feed Chopped feed, $20.00 per ton; middlings, per ton, $20; oil cako meal, per ton, $30.00. Fresh Meats Choice dressed beef steers, 7K8c; cows, prime, 7c; pork, 7c; trimmed, 8Hc veal, 810c. Hams Largo, 13c; small, 13; ' breakfast bacon, 12c; dry salt sides, 8c. Portland Mnrkat. Wheat Walla Walla, 5051c; Valloy, 51c; Blueatom, 53o por bushel. Flour Best grades, $3.00; graham, $2.50; superfine, $2.15 per barrel. Oats Cholco white, 34 35c; choice gray, 34o per bushel. Barley Feed barley, $15 10.00; brewing, $18.0018.50 per ton. . ,, Millstuffs Bran, $17 per ton; mid dlings, $22; shorte, $18; chop, $10 per ton. Hay Timothy, $0.50 11; olovor, it $78; Orogouwild hay, $07 perton.y , Butter Fancy creamery, 5055o;'' seconds, 4245o; dairy', 8037o; store, 226273C. Eggs 18 10o per dozen. Cheeso Oregon full cream, 12o; Young America, 14o; new cheeso lOo por pound. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $2.50 4.00 por dozen; hens, $4.60; springs, $2.503.50; geeso, $7.008.50 forold; . h4 - D00;B0 duck,1' 'Z JJJ turkor8' llvo' 15 170 Pr Potatoes 5585oper sack; sweets, 22Mo per pound. Vegetables Boots, $1; turnips, 00c; por sack; garlic, 7c por pound; cab- bago, iHo per pound; parsnips, $1; onions, $1-001. 10; carrots $1. lr ' ' ,,, "" STper -d; issssr 801401 mohair,37 Zi, best sheep, wethers nnd ow08j 3o; dr0S8ed mutt0n, 0K , 7o por pound; lambs, 7o por pound. .., Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $5.00; light and feeders, $4.50; dressod, . $5.500.00 per 100 pouuds. Beof Gross, top BtoerB, $3.504.00; cows, $3 0 8.50; dressed beef, 0K' 74o por pound. Voal Largo, 0K7)io; small, 8 8o per pound.