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G R A P H IC .
S m S I b i M » t ir e s w i l l He In s e r t e d
I k e r a t e e f T e a e cH te p e r M a s .
VOL.
X I.
LATER
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NEWS.
It is believed that the battle at Ma*
nil* w ill hasten the tatification of the
m aty with Spain by congress.
Y A M H IL L
C O U N T Y , OR EG ON,
CLASH OF ARMS
F R ID A Y ,
M O N U M E N T T O MAINE HEROES.
R esolu tion
Adopted
by
the
H o u s e o f Congress.
FEBRUARY
10, 1899.
OREGON'S S0L0NS.
EXPRESS
Lower
In itia tiv e
and
K e fere ml mu
Tusses
the
NO.
RATES
ON
12.
FRUIT.
B i l l I n t r o d u c e d In S e n a t e a t O l y m p i a
C u llin g fo r a R e d u c tio n .
a«
k tv w IM a c Mils OeUeoted Monthly*
¡FOSTER FOR SENATOR
Washington, Feb. 6.— In the senate
When the McLean 8^-cent per mile
S e i i u t e — C o n v i c t s t o Bu W o r k e d
railroad and transportation bill came
the president pio tempore presented a
ou M arion County K o a d *.
up in tiio Washington senute Tuesday, The Choice of Washington
memoiial from tiie Chamber of Com
it was at once referred to tiie commit
merce of New York, uiging ratification
Legislature.
Eight
bills
were
passed
in
the
Oregon
tee on railways and transportation.
of tiio peace treaty. Hale, cliuiiman
senate
last
Wednesday
ami
two
were
Tiie usury and interest-rate bill was
of the naval affairs committee, favora
j referred to tiie judiciary committee. A
bly reported the following joint tesolu- | recommittted for amendment.
San Francisco is to have a world’s
Four of tiie bills passed were to disposition not to approve of the house NOMINEE OF REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
TE RSE TIC KS FROM T H F WIRK.S i fair in 1901. It is to he known as tire
tion, and it was adopted:
“ Tiie secretary of tiie navy is hereby 'amend tiie chatter of Lakeview, Can- bill fixing tiie rate on state warrants
| Pacific Ocean and International Expo-
at 6 per cent manifested itself during
authorized to have erected in Colon | yon City, Seaside and Hilshoro.
I sition.
W i l s o n W i t h d r e w In H i s F a v o r , a n d t h e
A n In te re s tin g C o llectio n o f Ite m s F ro m
Looney’s hill to provide for working the discussion.
cemetery at Havana, Cuba, a suitable
Turkey is making military prepara
A n k e u y -H u m e s Forces B olted
state
convicts
on
about
125
miles
of
th e T w o H em isp h eres Presen ted
Bills introduced weie:
Reducing
granite
monument
to
the
memory
of
tions in view of a possible Macedonian
t h e Caucus.
I Marion county roads, between state in express rates on fruit to 70 per cent of
iu a C o n d e n s e d F o r m .
the
sailors
and
marines
who
lost
their
uprising. Bulgaria is also hastily or
stitutions, and appropriating $3.500 the rate now iu force, and on all other
lives
by
the
destruction
of
the
Maine,
Iowa mineworkeis are making an ganizing and arming troops.
and whose remains are buried in that for su|ierintendence and buying tools, express matter to 80 per cent of tiie
Addison G. Foster, of Tacoma, who
effort to have eight hours declared a
President McKinley lias presented to T w e n t y A m e r i c a n S o l d i e r s K i l l e d , a n d cemetery, and to suitably inscribe and passed by a vote of 127 to 7.
present rates; for an additional su received 58 votes in tiie Republican
Tiie bill to make a poison who vol perior court judge in Spokane comity;
day’s work.
Charles A. Schott, chief of the comput
1 7 5 W o u n d e d —E n e m y ’ * L o s s K u n a
enclose such monument, and tiie sum
cauous held Tuesday evening. waB at
I n t o t h e T h o u s a n d s —N e w s o f
the
of $10,000 is apptoptiated for that pur untarily charges a crime against an compelling inineowners to keep on 12 o’clock Wednesday elected to repre
Native troops are to be utilized in ing division of the United States coast
other
before
a
justice
of
peace
or
grand
B a t t l e C o n fir m e d b y G e n e r a l O tis.
band a supply of mine timber for tiie sent tiie state of Washington at the na
pose.’ ’
Cuba and American soldiers gradually and geodetic survey, tiie prize recently
conferred upon him by tire Academy of
Harris offered the following resolu jury pay the cost, in oase tiie prosecu use of employes; re-establishing munic tional capital.
withdrawn.
tion
piove
malicious
or
frivolous
finally
Manila,
Feb
7.—
The
long-expected
France.
ipal oourts in Tacoma, Seattle and
tion, which he asked might lie on the
The nomination of Foster in tiie can-
A syndicate composed of American,
passed, as did a bill to prevent swine i Spokane,
cos Tuesday night was brought about
Mrs. Cordelia Botkin, founV gnilty rnptnre between tiie Americans and tiie table:
Canadian, English and French capital
miming
at
large
in
Hliernian
county,
Filipinos has come at last. Tiie former
“ That the United States hereby dis
by tiie Wilson following coming over
In th e House.
ists, is making an effort to secure con by a San Francisco court of the murder
claims any intention or purpose to ex and a bill to reduce tiie salaries of
to Foster late in the atternoon. They
are
now
engaged
in
solving
tiie
Philip
of
Mrs.
John
P.
Dunning,
lias
been
A
letter
was
teceived
in
the
bouse
trol of all the railroads itt Cuba now
ercise permanent sovereignty, jurisdic Washington county officers.
signed an agreement to Biippoit him in
sentenced
to
prison
for
life,
tire
judge
Tuesday
from
Speaker
Thomas
B.
Reed,
pine
problem
with
tiie
utmost
expedi
building and in operation, and all to
tion or control over tiie Philippines
In t h e House.
refusing a new trial. The case will be tion possible.
of the national house acknowledging tiie canons. To his intimate friends,
be constructed hereafter.
appealed.
Tiie reconsideration of the Woodburn tiie compliment paid him by the Wash Wilson stated tiiat he bad expected
lie clash came at 8:40 yesterday anil assert their determination when a
The bishop of Havana has declared
stable and inde|>endent government
support from various sections of tho
Tire commission to investigate the evening, when three during Filipinos shall have been erected therein, en charter hill was tiie occasion for an ington house of representatives in the
that Preotestant services cannot be held
state tiiat did not come to him, and
other spirited forensic battle at tiie ses adoption of hia rules.
darted past the Nebraska regiments at
conduct
of
tire
war
is
devoting
all
of
its
over tire graves of the Maine victims in
The
H ill, bill 189, for a constitutional that although he had promised from
Santa Mesa, but retiled when chal titled to lecognition as such, to trans sion of tiie house Wednesday.
Columbus cemetery, as it reconsecrated energies to closing up its report. Tire
lenged. They repeated the experiment fer to such government upon terms bill, however, passed by a vote of 85 amendment to exempt $300 of peison- day to day that lie would make a bet
ronglr
draft
is
practically
completed,
ground. Americans were preparing to
without drawing tiie sentries’ file, but which shall be reasonable and jnst all j to 15; absent, 10. A motion to recon nl property from taxation, was indefi ter showing, he had to admit tiiat he
decorate the graves on the anniversary and copies are being made of tire docu
at
the third time Corporal Gieeley rights seemed under the cession by sider the vote by wliioli tiie bill was de nitely postponed but house bill No. 17 could not bring to him support that he
ment, so far as it is ready.
of the explosion.
challenged the Filipinos and then fired, Spain, and to tiierupon leave tiie gov feated January 27 passed unanimously. for tiie same purpose, was amended had counted upon. It wag then agreed
It is said administration officials are killing one of them and wounding an ernment and control of tiie islands to
tiiat his men should lie released. There
Other hills passed were:
To amend and advanced to its third reading.
The Central Cable Company an
urging tire president to endeavor to en
the charter of Arlington; to incorporate j
Bills introduoed were: Appropriat upon tiie Foster managers opened ne
other. Almost immediately afterward their people.”
nounces that tiie United States govern
list the services of Aguinaldo in the
In accordance with previous notice, Medford; to fix tiie compensation of ing $593 for the relief of Frank G. gotiations to take Wilson’ s men into
tiie Filipinos’ line from Calocan to
ment in tire Philippines Iras modified
settlement of tire Philippine question,
Money began tiie discussion of expan tlieasses8or of Jackson county at $1,900 Kiesow, to reimburse him for interest camp, wliioh they did vety gracefully.
the recent prohibition of telegrams in
as Ire has tire services of General Go
sion, speaking in op|iosition to taking ! per annum in lieu of per dietn; to on olaitus arising ont of the construc
cipher or code. Messages in secret lan
mez in the pacification of Cuba.
tiie Philippines. Money concluded at create a separate board of county com tion of tiie Cheney normal school build
guage may now be accepted, subject to
2 o’clock, and Daniel then addressed missioners for Clatsop county.
Lord Charles Beresford, tire distin
ing; allowing three months from date
government cnesorship.
the senate on the same subject.
guished British naval officer and states
The following bille weie introduced: of publication of administrator’s notice
The senate committee on naval
man, w ill arrive in San Francisco on
To nmend tiie charter of Medford; to to present claims ugainst tiie estate of
O p p o s itio n to T e s t V ote.
affairs lias decided upon favorable re
the Japaneso steamer American Maru,
incorporate Enterprise; to repeal the a deceased person; prescribing a coda
Washington, Feb. 6.— Tiie contro
port on the bill providing for addi
due on February 11, ami the chamber
ict providing for tiie payment of street of mining laws; exempting mutual fire
versy
in
the
senate
ovei
tiie
vote
upon
tional pay to laborers in navy-yards
of commerce is arranging for a public
tnd sewer assessments iu installments. associations from tiie license require
tiie various resolutions interpretative
who worked overtime during tlie emer
teceptioii to the Englishman.
ments of tiie state law; making wages
of tiie peace treaty took an acute turn
gency of war with Spain. The amount
In itia tiv e and Referendum .
and salaries of all agents and employes
A battle between American troops
late today. Tiie opposition to a vote
required is about $300,000, and about
The resolution for an initiative and
and insurgents began at 8:45 Saturday
6,000 men are involved.
first came from the friends of tiie referndum amendment to the constitu of comities, municipalities and school
night at Manila, which last into Sun
treaty, who held to the theory that it tion pnssed tiie senate last Thursday, districts subject to garnishment ami
General Otis cables the war depart
day, the insurgents being tire aggressors.
could
be ratified without compromise. having previously passed tiie house, attachment for nil debts contracted in
ment, giving the number of deaths in
Twenty Americans were killed and
Those
who apparently were then w ill snd is ready for submission to tiie next the state, subject to exemption for
his command since January 7. The
heads of families.
about 176 wounded. The loss of the
ing that a vote should he taken today legislature.
total is 19, many of whom died of
The house bill making the district
insurgents is estimated to run into the
held un opposite view, and absolutely
Tiio American Bar Association’s codi
smallpox.
The greater number of
thousands. Naval vessels took part in
refuse to agree to a time fot taking a fication of laws relating to negotiable tliut remains when division occurs to
deaths were of Kansas, Colorado, Cali
establish a new school district respon
the battle by shelling the insurgents’
vote.
paper pasaeil both houses. The Curtis
fornia and Pennsylvania privates. In
sible for debts for permanent improve
position.
The
contest
occurred
in
the
execu
hill
limiting
tiie
number
and
salaries
the list appear tiie names of Allen E.
ments, was advanced to tiiird reading.
tive
session,
which
did
not
occur
until
of
professors
in
tiie
state
university
The
situation
at
the
mining
camp
of
Carlyle, private, First Washington,
Bills killed were: Relating to pub
a
quarter
after
6
o’clock.
The
next
passed the house after a sharp discus
January 16, typhoid; Earld A. Jeans, Independence, 18 miles from Aspen,
lic instruction; for a constitutional
hour
and
a
qunter
was
spent
in
a
vain
sion.
HOM. A O M S O N U. FO STI R.
OP.W. F ifTT.TO AO TTT7VAT.no.
First Washington, January 26, ty Colo., is oritical in the extreme. Star
amendment to govern alien ownership
endeavor on one side to get art agree
H ill’s pilotage bill, which pnssed tho
phoid; Wistar Hawthorne, private, vation stares the inhabitants of tiie
o( teal estate; fixing rutes of interest
Santa
Mesa
commenced
a
fnsilade
When Speaker Gnie, of the house of
ment to a date for a vote upon tiie house a week ago, was reported by the
town in the face. Provisions and fuel
Second Oregon, diphtheria.
resolutions, and on the other in a more senate committee on commerce and on county, school and municipal war representatives, called tiie caucus to
supplies are nearly exhausted. Wood which was ineffectual.
rants;
tnuking
county
wurrants
receiv
Cnban General Gomez refuses to
The Nebraska, Montana and North successful effort to bring tiie day’s ses navigation with amendments striking
order, Senator Wilshire, of Seattle,
that had been ent and piled for winter
able fur county taxes.
disband his army unless paid nearly
representing the united King county
use lies buried under many feet of Dakota outposts replied vigoiously, and sion to a close without allowing any out a large part of the bill and leaving
$60,000,000. lie claims to have 40,000
and Ankeny forces, stated that tiie ob
snow, and cannot be renolied. Roads held their ground until reinforcements thing to be accomplished iu that di it without direct bearing on liar pilot
R
E
A
P
P
O
R
T
I
O
N
M
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N
T
B
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L
.
men under arms, for which lie asks
ject of the caucus call, under which
rection.
leading to Aspen, the only source of arrived.
age ami placing tiie ap|ioiiitment of
t,»y ibr three years’ service, at tiie same
Tiie Filipinos in the meantime con
After a general debate on the subject pilot commissioners in tiie hands of the R e c o n s i d e r a t i o n F a i l e d I n t h e H o u s e they were opetating was signed with
supply for Independence, are impassa
rate as given American soldiers. For
a t N a le n t .
tiie understanding tiiat tiie caucus, as a
ble. Snowslides are so frequent be centrated at tiiree points, Calocan, Ga- tiie senate adjourned.
governor.
Tiie amendments
were
nis own services in the past he wants
tween Aspen and Independence that it galangin and Santa Mesa.
The effort to obtain reconsideration whole, was to select a man for senator,
adopted, and tiie hill passed, 21 to 5.
$11,000 a year, tiie same as paid an
A
t
abont
1
o’clock
the
Filipinos
DYEA AND SKAGWAY.
is almost suioiual to venture on the
The only change in tiie present law is of the reapportionnient bill in tiie and tliut it was unfair for any part of
American lieutenant-general, lie has
opened a hot fire from all three placeB
route.
to make river pilotage not compulsory. house Tuesday, whicli gave promise of the members to organize within tiie
about 200 brigadier-generals, who de
T
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e
y
M
a
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l
i
e
C
e
d
e
d
t
o
t
h
e
D
o
m
i
n
i
o
n
o
f
simultaneously. Tiiis was supplement
In tiie senate Thursday a resolution a bitter fight at tiie close of the session caucus and decide upon tiie man to he
Canada by Treaty.
mand pay at the rate of $5,500 annually
Fine buildings covering half a block ed by the fire of the two seige guns at
to authorize tiie exchange of tiie old Monday, has failed. After a dehate ■elected. Tiiis statement was received
for three years past, besides numerous in the heart of the hnsinesss portion of Balik-Balik and by advancing their
Washington. Feb. 6.— If the report blind institute site for a lilock adjoin of over an hour, tiie decision of the with indulgent smiles by tiie Foster
other officers, whose pay aggregates Columbus, O., were destroyed by fire. ■k irmisheis from Paco and Pundacan. of their subcommittee ¡ b adopted, as
ing tiie present site of the blind insti speaker in holding that tiie hill iiad men. A t the conclusion of tiie Wil-
$3,783,000.
Tiie Americans responded with a ter seems possible if not probable, a slice tute, owned by J. II. Albert, was the passed beyond tiie jurisdiction of tiie shire statement, tiie Ankeny men, with
The transports, Ohio and Senator,
The North German Gazette again bearing the Twenty-second infantry to rific fire, but owing to the darkness of Alaska territory, embracing tiio en speeial order, and, after a vote curry house was sustained by a vote of 32 tu the exception of Gose, of Walla Walla,
denies tiie rumor that Prince Hohenlohe the Philippines have sailed from San they were unable to determine its effect. trance to the Klondike, may be coded ing tho resolution was nearly complet 20; absent 7.
Ankeny’s home bolted.
The Utah light artillery finally suc to Great Rritain in treaty to he adopt ed, it was recommended on a state
contemplates resigning tiie imperial Francisco.
Wednesday was tiie anniversary of
Stillman's amendments to tiie house
ceeded in silencing the native battery. ed by tiie Anglo-American commission. ment from Selling that lie had jnst rules providing for reference of bills tha election of John L Wilson.
chancellorship.
A freighting party was caught in a
Tiie subcommittee’ s repoit, it is heard something about it that needed before being read and ordered printed
Twenty children are reported to have snow slide in Lincoln gulch, nine The Third artillery also did good work
saiil, comes dangorously near to putting investigation,
T h e N e w Senator.
in tiie interest of economy of time and
been drowned by an ice disaster at tiie miles above Aspen, Colo., and it is be on the extreme left. Tiie engagement
Skagway and Dyea under British con
lasted over an hour.
Addison G. Foster was born in
Tiie following hills were passed: expense was adopted, and tiie senate
village of Warpuhnen, Boirlieim, re lieved five men were killed.
Tiie United States cruiser Charleston trol, leaving to tiie Americans, how To constitute tiie county court a board concurrent resolution adopting the Beiehertown. Muss., 61 years ago.
cently.
The second battalion of tire Seven and the gunboat Concord, stationed off ever, tiie control of the headwaters of
Oregon grape as tiie state flower was Katiy in life hi* parents removed to
The president lias nominated Colonel teenth infantry are en route to Manila Malabon, opened fire from their second tiie Lynn canal, by which both ul of equalization for county assessment;
Illinois, and when a voting man, Mr.
to extirpate Russian and Chinese concurred in.
Asa 13. Carey, assistant paymaster-gen via New York. They sailed from that ary batteries on the Filipinos' position these supply towns are reached.
Shorwin’s heet-sugar bill, which was Foster's fathei located in Central W is
thistles; to appropriate $4,000 for the
eral, to be paymaster-general, with the port on tire transport Sherman.
at Calocan and kept it up vigorously.
defeated by five votes in the house last consin. There young Foster had his
Oregon Historical Society.
T o K i l l A ll F o re ign er..
rank of brigadier-general.
A t 2:45 there was another fnsilade
The largest combination of whisky
week, was this afternoon passed by tiie first experience in lumbering. He as
In th e House.
San
Francisco,
Feb.
6.—
In
the
sto
A terrible blizzard
was general and distilling interests yet attempted along tiie entire line and the United
Tiie greater portion of tiie forenoon narrow maigin of one vote, tiie affirma sisted his father in clearing a farm in
ries
of
tiie
minders
of
missionaries
and
throughout tiie Mississippi valley on has been concluded in New York, un States sea-going double-turreted moni
tiie Wisconsin forcBts, and inter moved
foieign residents recently in China, de session of tiie house Thursday was tive vote being 31, negative 27, and
tiie 29th and 30th of January, reaching der the title of the Kentucky Distillers tor Monadnock opened fire on tiie ene
to Wabasha, Minn. A t that p'ace its
given up to hearing repoits of standing two members being absent.
tails
of
a
particularly
barbarous
affair
my
from
off
Maiate.
as far south as St. Louis.
& Warehouse Company.
In addition to tiie sugar-beet bill, was elected, while a young man, coun
committees. In addition to this, two
at
Chongan
Chiniig,
involving
tiie
life
With daylight the Americans ad
ty surveyor, and latei courtv auditor.
Three representatives of 40 German
Negotiations for the consolidation of
of an Englishman named Fleming, and bills were passed and eight new bills the following other bills were passed;
To prohibit tiie driving of fish-trap These were the only public offices lie
families in the East are looking over the leading pottery inteiests have been vanced. The California and Washing Evangelist Pan, have been wanting. introduced.
the Pacific Noitliwest with a view to concluded in New York by the forma ton regiments made a splendid charge J. R. Adams, of tiie Chinese inland
Tiie bills passed were those by Cur piles so aa to interfere with navigation; ever accepted. While at Wabash, he
and drove tiie Filipinos from tiie works
engaged in the grain, fuel and real es
buying several thousand acres of land tion of tire Amertcart pottery compa
tis,
amending tiie salmon-fishing laws to tequire the submission of new chill
mission,
visited
the
scene
of
the
mur
at Paco and Santa Mesa. The Nebraska
tate business, in 1878 he moved to
ier
s
oi
charter
amendments
to
tiio
vote
fot a colony.
nies, with a capitalization of $40,000,-
passed
at
tiie
special
session
so
ns
to
regiment also distinguished itself, cap ders, and tells of a shocking condition
Ht. Paul to engage in the lumber and
of
electors
before
being
introduced
in
000.
Mrs. Jane L. Stanford, who has
turing several prisoners and one How of affairs, in tiie North China Daily conform with tiie regulations agreed tiie legislation; allowing executors or fuel bueinesa with Colonel C. W.
settled the estate of her late husband,
A snow-slide occurred on the Cana itzer, and a very strong position at tiie News. He ascertained that the people upon by tiie joint fislieiies committee,
administrators to complete written Giiggs, now at Tacoma. A t Ht. Paul
Leland Stanford, and wiio would be en dian Pacific at Rogeis Paes, in the Sel reservoir, which is connected with the of Chongan had determined to take tiie and by Myers, to applv to tiie military
lie formed tiie acquaintance and friend
life of every foreigner in the place, and fund of tiie state all moneys that may contract* of decedents.
titled to $357,768 as fees, refuses to ao- kirk range. The railroad roundhouse waterworks.
Fifty-nine bills were read the socond ship of Henator C. K. Davis, Senator
be
teceived
from
tiie
government
for
when
Mr.
Fleming
set
foot
in
the
town
cept anything for her services.
and other buildings were demolished.
The Kansas and Dakota regiments
Knute Nelson anil other prominent Re
he was a doomed man. A t least 200 transportation and equipment of the time and referied, and 10 bills weie
Companies H, O, K and L, of the Nine persons are known to have been compelled tiie enemy’s right flank to
publicans of tiie Middle West. He has
read tiie first time.
Second
Oregon
volunteers.
people
witnessed
the
mmder
from
the
retire to Calocan.
Seventeenth United States infantry, killed and two injured.
always been successful in business and
Other hills passed wero: To require
In t h e S em ite.
There was intermittent firing at va opposite side of tiie river. Evangelist
412 enlisted men and nine officers,
equally successful whenever he engaged
Contracts have been let for the erec
that nil claims against tiie state other
Ten
bill*
were
introduced
in
Oregon
Pan
was
suddenly
and
qnickly
cut
in politics.
have left Columbus for the Philippines. tion of a large heet-sngar factory at rious points all day long.
than salaries and liabilities established state senate Tuesday and three passed,
down.
Mr.
Fleming
dismounted
from
Tiie American losses are estimated
They go via New York.
Mr. Foster moved to Tacoma in 1887,
Amers, a small town west of Omaha,
by law, be incorpotated into separate one to incorisirate Warrenton, and one
iiis
mule
to
go
to
his
assistance,
hut
to engage witli Colonel Griggs and
Tiie American shipping interests of on the Union Pacific. The men who at 20 men killed and 125 wonnded.
appropriation acts; to abolish tiie ex to fix salaries in Morrow, Clackamas
he,
too,
was
nttacked
and
slain
after
a
The Igorotes, armed with bows and
others in the mnnufactuie of lumber.
the Hawaiian islands have largely in are furnishing tire money to build the
pensive practice of copying assessment and Yamhill conntiea, and tiie other
arrows, made a determined stand in desperate conflict.
His principal company is known as
crease.! since their annexation to tire factory are Boston capitalists.
roils for tiie state and to provide for was Daly’s text-hook commission bill,
tiie face of a hot artillery fire, and let
the Ht. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Com
A Court o f In q u iry P rob a b le .
United States.
There are now load
transmission
to
tiie
secretary
of
state
which finally went through by a vote
Tire United States transport Grant,
Washington, Feb. 6. — Indications summaries only; to provide for the re of 22 to 6, after a discussion of fully an pany, and operates one of tiie largest
ing for or on the way to tiie islands 50 which left New York January 19, hav many dead on the field.
Several attempts were made in this are that a court of inquiry will be or
sawmills on Puget sound. He is an
vessels, of which 35 fly the American ing on board Major-General Lawton,
organization of the state militia; to re hour.
city yesterday evening to asaassinate dered to investigate and report upon
extensive owner of coal and ooke
flag.
store to tiie military fund of tiie state
Special order was the resolution
tire Fourth infantry and a battalion of American officers.
tiie trnth or falsity of statements al $8,897.68 expended in the suppression passed by the legislature of 1895, for a mines, and of timber lands in the state
F. W. Peck, United States commis the Seventeenth infantry, bound for
leged to have been made by General of riots by the state militia at Astoria constitutional amendment for woman of Washington. His company is also
sioner-general to tire Paris exposition, Manila, has arrived at Gibraltar.
C o n f i r m e d b y O tla*
Miles,
in which the quality of beet and Roselntrg during 1896; authorizing suffrage. Mrs. Duniway, on invitation engaged in tiie ■hipping business, send
asks oengress to increase the amount
The following dispatch from Gen.
Steamer
Rbynland,
from
Liverpool,
furnished
tiie troops during the late the supreme court to employ clerical of the senate, made a neat address of ing catgoes, principally of lumber, te
set aside for the government exhibit to
Otis confirms tiie news of the fighting:
ail parti of the world.
for
Philadelphia,
went
ashore
four
war
was
brought
in question.
aid and appropriating $7,200 therefor; five minute*, after which tiie resolu
$1,000,000.
The first approprittion [
“ Manila, Feb. 7.— To Adjutant-Gen- j
miles
north
of
Penwick’s
island
life
F o s te r on N a tio n a l Issues.
to codify the laws relating to negotia tion waa passed, with only President
was $65,000, which Mr. Peck says is
eral, Washington, D. C .: Saturday |
D e a d ly W o r k o f m Train .
saving station. A heavy snow-storm
ble instruments; to prohibit false label Taylor voting no.
entirely too small.
Regarding his position on national
the insurgents opened attack on onr
Pittsburg,
Feb. 8.— A two-horse
was prevailing at the time.
There
Kelly, of the committee on revision issues, Mr. Foster says:
Tire reported rich strike of gold at j
outer lines at 8:45, repeated attack sev wagon on which five men and a young ing of Oregon products, applying ea-
of laws, reported adversely on Dnfur'a
“ I favor what is oommonly termed
Cripple Creek has been confirmed. It were 42 passengers and a crew of 79 on eral times during the night. A t 4 woman were riding, wan struck today |iecially to saltnon and Oregon fruits.
board, all of whom weie resorted.
bill to admit widows and wives of hon the expansion policy. Under a busi
K * a p p o r tlo n m s n t H ill A p p ro ve d .
is the richest ever discovered in the
o ’clock this morning entire force was by a Baltimore & Ohio freight train
world, estimated to rnn as high as
There has been no further general engaged, and all attacks lepulsed; at at Riverton station. Four men were
In the Oiegon senate Friday, Sena orably discharged Union aailora and ness-like arrangement I favor the build
.$500,000 to tiie ton. There is blocked fighting between the partisans of the daybreak advanced against insurgents, killed and the other man and tiie young tors Smith, of Baker, and Dufur pre soldiers to the Holdiei’a Home, on the ing of the Nicaragua canal. I ain for
out in one level, at a depth of 860 feet, rival chieftains in the Samoan island«, and have driven them beyond lines woman so badly injured tiiat they will sented explanation* of their position 1 ground that to provide accommodations •oond money and a thorough business
$5,000,000 worth of ore.
since the last advices except that a they formerly occupied, capturing sev probably die.
with reference« to the reap|>ortinnment for such would require a large appro man’s administration of our public
affairs. I favor an open river policy
act, which was approved by tiie gover priation of money.
A . Thompson, agent of the Coast; party of Mataafa’s followers was routed eral villages and their defense works; j
H . p h n m ' . Canal H ill.
Bills introduced weie as follows: To lor tiie Columbia amt as a general
It is ex insurgents’ lose in dead and wounded
nor while they were s|>ealiing. Both
Seamen’s Union at Seattle, says: "U n -I in the bash by Malietoans.
Washington, Feb. 8.— The house I opimsed tiie double districting feature reduoe the appropriation for tiie Hoi- pioposition favor river and harbor im
less the Shipowners' Association gives pected, however, that fighting will he large; our own casualties thus far esti
die’ s Home front $13,000 to $10,000 provements of all kinds. In a word, I
committee on interstate and foreign of the law.
few fatal.’ ’
up trying to put scab seamen on coast resumed, ss Mataafa is arresting per mated at 175, very
______
commerce today directed a favorable
Tiie following bills were passed; To j and authorize tiie governor inetead of a desire to see the possibilities of the
ing vessels, a general strike will lie or sons who have been already fined and
A dispatch to the London Post says: rejairt on the Hepburn Nicaragua canal authorize coonty courts to |>erinit onti- board of truateee to appoint all offleere Pacific coast, particularly ot my own
dered, and everv sailing vessel on the released. The work of pillage con
coast tied up as soon as site gets into tinues, among the Itoases looted being Many of tiie insurgents were driven bill, witli amendments, as a soiistitnte stiaction of logging roads along public j of tiiat institution; to authorize an ad state, realize.), and I shall do all in my
port. The union men will not accept Vilima, the home of the late Robert into the Pasig river and drowned. Sev for the Morgan bill, passed by tiie sen highways; to prevent tiie unauthorized ditional judge for tiie second judicial power to advance the material welfare
distriot; to create the office of recorder of Washington.”
ate.
eral hundred were taken prisoners.
use of trademarks.
Louis Stevenson, the novelist.
less than $40 per month.’ *
of Polk county, at a salary of $1,000,
Tiie men who voted for Foeter from
In a subsequent telegram the follow
R f f o r d - B r e a k in g Vnys(«t.
P l . l r l r t A tto r n e y H ill R em itte r!, .
M ln«»r
I U i n « .
and reducing tiie county clerk’e salary start to finish are;
ing
statements
are
made:
Last
night’s
Washington,
Feb.
6.—
The
Buffalo
In
the
Oregon
houae
Friday
the
ju
General Sheridan has complected ar
The third regiment, infantry, hat
Baker, Barlow, Bedford, Bellows,
and today’s engagements have proved a arrived at Manila today, having made diciary committee asked to amend tlia from $1,600 to $1,300; making taxee
left St. Paul for New York en route to rangements to send the third expedi veritable slaugnter tor tiie Filipinos,
a first lien on real estate; to reduoe the Bishop, Brown, Corey, Dickson, Frye,
a record-breaking run from New York bill by auhatitntirig 1900 for 1903, j
tion
of
troops
to
the
Philippines.
It
the Philippines.
salariee of the Mnltnomah county Hamilton, Hammer, Heiiig, Kings
will consist of 16 companies, taken thsir killer) being repotted as amount to Manila in 54 days. 8he ha* on claiming the figure* were placed in clerk, clerk of tire circnit court and re
bury, Le Crone, Maxwell, McCoy, E.
A blixzart has been raging over from the 12th and 17th infantry regi ing to tbonsands.
hoard about 700 sailor* to relieve tiie j the bill as tiie result of a clerical error, |
corder, after tiie expiration of the pres C. Miller, Brown of Whatcom, Parker,
Wyoming. A recent dispatoh says the ments.
Tiie following bill* were passed: To
men in Dewey'* fleet
She will be
ent term, from $3,600 to $2,600; to Hharp, Shelter, Stewart, Warbnrton,
T o Crush t h « R e v o lt.
deep snow lias a hard crust, ami there
u*ed a* a regular transport for men and I define the duties of administration in
Washington, Feb. 7.— Instructions naval store*, making regnlar trip* be j payment of claims, ami declare tiie or- abolish the office of recorder of Clatsop ' Wickersham.
A dispatch from Cokevilie, Wyo.,
*¿'1 be mnch suffering among stock,
county; to protect fish against destruc
Of this number, 13 are member* of
| der of propriety of olaitna; to give farm
n Iowa syndicate, with $30,000.000 says a snowslide a mile long occurred, will be sent to Major-General Otis to tween Manila and San Francisco.
tion by explosive*; to prohibit the lay- [ the Pierce oounty delegation, the rock
| laborers a lien upon farm product* for
al, has asked congress to grant a burying several men and teams. A ll morrow, directing him to follow up hia
It i* calculated that the men of Great
j labor perormeil; to protect salmon in ing oat of connty roads of greater aronnd which the great fight was made.
ady of $14,000 a mile for a railroad the men were taken not alive with the victor; over the insurgents and to crush
Britain apend at leaat $25,000,000 Aleaea bay and stream* emptying into grades than 7 per oent; for tha Irettar I Bellows and F iye were among the
and telegraph line to the Yukon, via exception of Burt Handy, who was the power of Agninaido in the Philip
enforcement of judgments and decree« outside supports west of the mountain«
•very year on ailk hat*.
pine*.
I it. and fixing the oloae season;
Copper river.
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
Two soap trusts are being former!—
one at Chicago, with $100,000,000 cap
ital. and one at Boston with $20,000,-
000.
Serious Fighting Be
tween Am ericans
and Insurgents.
T H E FILIPINO LOSS IS LARGE