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N E W B E R G GRAPHIC. A D V E R T IS IN G KATES. One Column...... ................... „....Tw enty Dollars H alf Column ....................................Teh Dollar* Profeaaional Cards............................. One Dollar N E W B E R G GRAPHIC. NEWBERG GRAPHIC. S U B S C R IP T IO N R e a d in g N o tic e s W i l l B e In s e r t e d a t th e K a t e o f T e n C en ts P e r L in e . Advertising Bills Collected Monthly. EVENTS OF THE DAY Epitome of the Telegraphic News of the World. • a b s o rlp tio a Prlo o F a r a b i la A d vaaaa. VOL. X II. L A I ER N E W 3 . The Ecera have looted all the stores and mines in Swaziland. Two cases of bnbonio plague are re ported from South Australia. Londoners are still complaining over the rigid censorship of war news. Carter Harrison has refused to accept TF.RSE T IC K S FROM T H E W IR E S the candidacy for governor of Illinois. The rodmill workers at Cleveland, O., w ill strike, involving 4,000 work A u I n t e r e s t in g C o lle c t io n o f I t e m s F r o n men. t h e T w o H e m is p h e r e s P r e s e n te d in a C o n d e n s e d F o r m . A pro-Boer meeting was held in Seattle. English parliament may be convened before the end of the mouth. Frenchmen are opposed to the new treaty with America. A Missouri lodge of Hibernian* de cided that it would not help the Boers. General George Sharpe, a veteran of the civil war, is dead at Kingston N. Y. Dutch colonials taken in arms are not treated as war prisoners, but are being prosecuted for treason. The latest official report upon the foreign commerce of China shows great increase both in its imports and exports. The Cree Indians of Canada may take the warpath and strike a blow at The Chicago baseball club w ill make its spring training quarters at Los An Great Britain, now that tho British ire busy. geles. Frederick D. Bonfils, one of the pro An Ontario (O r.) man has a scheme prietors of the Denver Post, was shot for using the natural steam of hot and mortally wounded by a lawyer ol wells. that city. French’s losses at Colesburg aro French warships havo taken posses more than twice the number at first re sion of Kwong Chan Wan bay, where ported. a boundary dispute has been pending The Pacific coast has sent forward for several months. over $10,000 to the Lawton fund, and The wreck in St. Mary’s bay, N. F., moro w ill be sent. is still unidentified, although it is be Tho Boers have refused to allow the lieved to be tho Helgoland, which was American consul at Pretoria to act as under charter by the Standard Oil British representative. Company. Ten bodies have been lo The secretary of war has asked for cated among the rocks. $750,000 for expenses in sending the A lone robber held tip two restau Spanish prisoners home from Manila. rants in the midst of Kansas City at 6 California wants foreign countries in the morning. Both jobs were ac forced to reduce the duties on canned complished in less than five minutes, and the robber escaped, the gaping goods through reciprocity treaties. The shipbuilding trust has not yet people making no resistance. Mrs. C. M. Foote, of Los Angeles, been organized. The amount of capi talization is not yot determined upon. Cal., aged 73, died suddenly on the north-bound Oregon express between The Big Four railroad w ill resume Gazelle and Montague, in the Siski- payment of common stock dividends yons. She was accompanying the re ami w ill take over the Chesapeake & mains of her late husband to Seattle Ohio. for burial. Uncle Sam w ill press her claim John Barrett, ex-minister to Siam, against Santo Domingo. France got in a public address in Chicago, said her money and now demands an that Senator Hoar’s speech, which apology. was cabled to Hong Kong, and subse The I!oers in a spirit of humor have quently put into hands of the Filipinos, named three prison streets in Pretoria caused the open insurrection in the “ Ladysmith,” “ Mafeking” and " K im Philippines. berley.” Mrs. Christina Hirth, of East St. England cannot understand why Louis, emerged from a trance to find Buller’s forces did not press a passage herself under process of being em on the Tugela while W hite was engag balmed and prepared for the grave. A movement of the eyelid saved the ing the Boers to the North. woman from death at the hands of the At Battle Creek, Mich., the body of undertaker or from burial alive. Sherman Church, a miller, was found William Jackson, the scout, is dead. wedged under a water wheel. The bands were tied and a weight listened The United Verde mine was sold ioi to the leg. $500,000. Elizabeth Gladstone, aged 63, has British authorities have released the secured judgment in the superior court German steamer Herzog. it San Francisco against Joseph Board- Two white men were shot and two man, aged 73, for breach of promise to negroes were lynched at Ripley, Tenn. marry. She sued for $500,000. Premier McDonald takes the attor Louise Masset, a French governess, was hanged at Newgate, England, for ney-generalsliip of tha new Manitoba the murder of her illegitimate 8-ycar- cabinet. A British flag and portrait of the nld child. It is said the existence of Ihe child was an obstacle to a marriage qneen were trampled under foot in a she had in view. Victoria saloon. Gold imports are helping England’s President H ill, of the Great North ern, regards the ship subsidy bill as a finances. Tod Sloan, the great jockey, is com national scandal. ing West. Lord Balfour in a speech denied that Money rates have taken a tumble the lust lor gold is the incentive to Eng land in the Trunvaal war. and may go lower. Suit has been begun in the United As a training-ship the Hartford w ill sail for South American ports with States supreme court to test the valid ity of the Bland-Allison act. 400 boys. Governor Brady and the Cape Nome Christian science treatment allowed two children to die of diphtheria at delegation have appeared before the house committee on public lands. Pittsburg. The president has recommended the Heavy losses on Ixith sides are the ehief results of recent hard battles at promotion of Howison, Kautz, Kemeny and Farquhar to be rear admirals. Ladysmith. The United States cruiser Albany, Montana politics are getting mnch needed airing by the testimony in the purchased from Brazil, developed a s|ieed of 20.87 knots during a builders’ Clark case. trial run. German vessel-owners regard Eng England w ill release seized Am eri land’s recent seizures as a scheme to can flonr. Foodstuffs are not consid k ill competition. ered contraband of war unless intended The released American prisoner' .or the enemy. were barefooted and in rags when they Barnat Grinberg, formerly a well- urrived in Manila. known Jewish business man of Seattle, Editor Stead has published a letter has been arrested in Tarnapoli, Ga in London in which he gives some in licia, Austria, on a charge of buying side facts of the Jameson raid. girls for export from Austria to the A miniature battle of San Juan hill United States. was fought by Chicago youngsters. Secretary Gage gives as his reasons The police intervened, but not before for his recent action in utilizing na the “ Spanish” officers were seriously tional banks as depositories for national wounded. treasury notes that thereby he prevent After a day’s bombardment, the ed a disturbance in the business world. Boers captured the British garrison at He denies that he has discriminated Kuruman, Hechunaland, taking 120 in favor of any bank. prisoners, arms, ammunition and pro A London dispatch says the long visions. pent-up storm is now bursting over the The Boers whipped W h ite’s forces heads of home government officials. out of positions three different times, It says that if parliament were in ses but each time the Britishers’ gallantry sion, it is donbtfnl if they conld retain returned to the fray and recovered ail power, and only a remarkable change in the situation can save them when the lost positions. Our losses in the Spanish war were the next session convenes. 33.296. The grand total of the volun Senator Hoar has made public a let teer force was 233,335. About 24,000 ter he had addressed to a number of of these were discharged or deserted. Eastern papers in reply to a speech The total deaths were less than 4,000. made by ex-representative Cjnigg, of Friendship between China and the the Essex Clnb. In it he says that United States would be complete if the Aguinaldo is honest, and that the war Chinese were admitted to the Philip was caused by a mistake made by Gen pines. Our traile with China increased eral Otis; that the Americans were the wanted 40 per cent last year, all due to friend aggressors and Aguinaldo peace. ship. From the stomach of a woman who John Boston, a negro, of Russell county, Ala., convicted of chicken died in Indiana, a short time since, the ■staling has been pardoned by Governor handle* of ax silver teaspoons were Johnston on condition that “ for twelve taken, and now the stomach of a dead months he shall not bay, steal or eat child at Lebanon has turned oat several another chicken, or any part thereof.” silver coins. Toothache troubled a cat belonging A lady in Baltimore was so attracted to a pet monkey that when it shuffled to James Dover, of Norristown. Fa. A off this mortal coil she gave a - bang-up dentist extracted all her teeth and funeral. There were six pall-bearers, fitted an artificial set in her jaws. four carriages for the mourners, and Every night, before retiring, she runs several floral designs, one of them be to her master to have her teeth re moved. ing an “ empty chair.” _ » RATES. On« Yssr ....................... . .......... Six M onths............. ....... ................ Th re. M ouths.... ......... ......... NEW BERG , Y A M H IL L DEBATE ON THE WAR Senator Pettigrew Savagely Attacked the President. MADE SOME STAR TLIN G CHARGES D e c la r e d th e P e o p le W e re P u r p o a e lj K e p t iu Ig n o r a n c e o f th e R i a l S ta te o f A ffa ir a . Washington, Jan. 13.— A spirited and at all times sensational debate was precipitated in the senate today on the Philippine question, the basis for the speechmaking being a resolution of inquiry offered several dayB ago by Pettigrew of South Dakota, to which substitutes were proposed. Pettigrew attacked the administration policy in the Philippines, and also made some startling charges against those who were supporting the administration. He declared that a systematic effort was being made to prevent accurate information from reaching the people of the United States, and that it was a political scheme to further the candi dacy of Mr. McKinley for renomination and re-election. The debate was term inated by a resumption of consideration of the currency bill at 2 o ’clock. Stewart of Nevada made an elabo rate speech on the question of the na tional finances. Before adjournment, the house, after prolonged debate, passed the bill conferring additional powers upon the director of tho census. F o r an A s s a y O ffice . Washington, Jan. 13.— Representa tive Tongue appeared liefore the com mittee on coinage, weights and meas ures today, and spoke in behalf of his bill to establish an assay office at Port land. He pointed out that Portland is easily accessible to the miners of the Oregon gold fields and is also in a posi tion to receive a part of the gold com ing down from Alaska. THE C A V ITE CA M P A IG N . C o lo n e l B u lla r d E n c o u n te r e d e ls N e a r C a la in b a . th e R e b Manila, Jan. 13.— Colonel Bnllard. with the Thirty-ninth infantry, moving in three columns from Calamba with two guns, attacked 10 companies of in surgents, strongly intrenched on th* Santa Tomas road. They resisted stub bornly, making three stands. Twenty- four of the rebels were killed and 60 prisoners were taken. The Filipinos retreated, carrying their wounded to ward Lake Taal. One American wai killed and two officers Blightly wounded E s c a p e d F r o m t h e F ilip in o s . Vancouver, B. C., Jan. 13.— Advices from Manila say that Benjamin J Green, coxswain, and George M. Pow ers, first-class apprentice, are the sole survivors, so far as known, of the luck less gunboat Urdanetta. The Urdaneta was taking Boundings near Orangi and went aground. The natives, seeing what happened, sent word to the in surgent troops at Orangi, and a strong force marched down quickly through the woods and took positions on both banks in the nndergrowth. Suddenly they opened fire on all sides of the lit tle vessel, wounding most of the crew at the first volley. Lieutenant Wood, who was in command, was wonnded in three places during the first few min utes. Seeing that tho vessel was doomed, he ordered that the gig lie low ered to make a dash down stream, but the boat was riddled while being low ered. By this time seven of the crew were killed or disabled. Only Green, Powers and three others remained ao- tive. The insurgents, growing bolder, waded into shallow water and over powered them by sheer force of num bers. A few days later, when the Oregon was seen approaching, the men made a dash for liberty, but they were recaptured and sentenced to death for the attempt. The execution was to take place at daylight, but during the night they again escaped. Green and Powers climbed into a tree, and hid in the dense foliage at the top, while the Filipinos searched the woods around hem. The other three Americans were probably recaptured and killed. A ll that night they conld hear the F ili pinos searching for them, but next morning they went away. After trav eling two days, without food, they reached the coast and were taken on board the Oregon. L a r g e W a r e h o u s e a t B u t t «. C O U N T Y , OREGON, F R ID A Y , J A N U A R Y EX P A N D IN G BULLETS. D l.t r lb u t r d to B r itis h T r o o p . fo r T a r- got rravtlc. Only. London, Jan. 18.— Lee-Metford cart ridges are running short iu the British magazines, and, according to a semi official rc|iort, the war office proposes to fall back temporarily upon 100,000,- 000 "M ark I V " expanding bullets, most of which are already in storage in South Africa. The war office, however, has issued a strict order to the volun teers that the 50 rounds of "M ark I V ” given them must be used iu practice at home, none being taken to Sooth Africa. After the public announcement that no such bullet would be used in this war, its employment, the Daily Chroni cle thinks, would be a serious breach of faith, especially as the British com manders have complained that the Boers occasionally use such projectiles. The newspa|>er8 were reconciled dur ing the early days of the war to cable censorship, taking it for granted that full narratives sent by mail would sup ply all deficiencies. For some weeks, however, even the mail corresjiondenoe that has arrived in London has shown signs of habitual scissoring by the cen sor. i ’ages are renumerated without chronological or logical connection, leaving the happenings described quite unintelligible in many cases. The ed itors, acting possibly in concert, are laying these facts lie fore the public, and insisting that they be (lermitted to know and print the facts. The Daily Mail formally accuses the war office of "doctoring” in the editing of official dispatches before their issu ance, and cites particulars. The Daily Chronicle avers that there seems to be an official conspiracy against letting the truth be known. Althongh the number of deaths from dysentery and enterio fever at Ladysmith has been published by the war office, since Sat urday’s fight nothing has been given out regarding the losses in the engage ments. The war office asserts that it has nothing to give out. Arin-chaii critics, who, in the ab sence of reportorial or official dis patches from the seat of war, pour forth pages of conjecture and opinion, conclude that too mnch is to be expect ed from the Biitish hosts in South Africa until Lord Roberts shall have plenty of time to think and fresh levies shall have arrived. Time is working now for the Boers. Each day makes more difficult the three beleagured posi tions. Althongh the war office declines to confirm the report that Lord Methuen has been recalled to England, inquiries made by a correspondent at Methuen’s home, in Wiltshire, hrave elicited the information that when he received his wound his horse threw him heavily and spinal and other injuries supervened. The theory is now advanced that the seizures of the German mail steamers Herzog and General, since released, were made on purposely misleading in foramtion supplied to British ugents, the design being to embroil Great Brit ain and Germany in a quarrel. I m p a t ie n c e In E n g la n d . London, Jan. 13.- -Even the an nouncement of the arrival of Field Marshal Lord Roberts and General Lord Kitchener at Cape Town has failed to stem the growing impatience of the country at the prolonged inac tivity in the main British camps and the entire absence of news giving an adequate insight into the local situa tion. The public and press being un able to form any jnst judgment as to the actnal position of affairs, stories are rife that the inaction is forced on General Bnller owing to the exhaus tion of reserves of ammunition and there are even w ild rumors of a shell famine at home. But not so much importance need be attached to these rumors. It is al most universally assumed that with the landing of Roberts and Kitchener a prompt return w ill lie made to the original plan of campaign, namely, a great central advance on Bloemfontein, but the most impatent of enthusiasts admit that Roberts w ill lia unable to move before the end of the month. There was a rumor current in the clubs today that a battle was progress ing at Tugela river, but nothing coaid be obtained in corroboration of the re port. C a r g o o f E x p lo itiv e *. New York, Jan. 13.— The steamships (ndia anil Drummond, which w ill sail from here for the Orient in the near future, w ill each carry to Manila about 60 tons of freight consigned by the gov ernment. These shipments w ill in clude provisions, blankets and supplies for the soldiers, and 116 tons of high explosives, which are to tie placed in a specially constructed inclosnra of the ixleck of the India. Butte, Mont., Jan. 9.— The large warehouse of the llennessy Mercantile Company, opposite the Great Northern depot, was destroyed by fire at an early hoar this morning. Loss on building, $12,000; fnlly covered by insurance. C o n g res sm a n C u sh m an H lrb. Loss on stock, between $40,000 and Washington, Jsn. 18.— Congreannan $45 ,000; insurance, $20,000. The canse of the fire is unknown, bat it is be Cushman is confined to his residence, lieved to have originated from defective and the physician who has been attend ing Mrs. Cushman during a severe at wire or spontaneous combustion. tack of scarlet fever saya Mr. Cnshman has developed symptoms of the same D e p a r tm e n t o f A la s k a . Washington, Jan. 10.— The presi- disease. lent has created a military depart R e c r u it * fo r t h « P h ilip p in e * . ment, consisting of the territory of San Francisco, Jan. 18.— The United Alaska, and assigned Colonel George Staten transport Tartar sailed for Ma H. Randall, Eighth United States in nila today, with 500 recruits, under fantry, to its command. Randall ia command of Colonel Freeman, and on doty with his regiment in Cuba, com ini M a i y stores. She also carried and w ill ref port here en route to Alaska 80 mern tiers of the hospital corps from January 15. New York. C h e « * P l a y i n g B lin d f o ld e d . Chicago, Jan. 13.— Harry N. Pills- bury, champion chess player of America, practically accomplished last night the feat of playing simultaneous ly 16 games blindfolded. Pillsbury played against mem tiers of the Chicago 'hess Club and at 2 o ’clock this morn ing hail not only successfully completed the majority of the games, tint hail woo the greater number. It is the first time that any chess expert has played so many games without seeing the board. 19, 1900. THE BOERS FLANKED Buller Is Getting Around Their Intrenchments. N EARER THE BELEAGURED TOWN Im p o r t a n t O p e r a tio n * In P r o g r e * * N a t a l—G e n e ra l W h i t e '* S itu a tio n B e c o m e * S e rlo u *. li London, Jan. 15.— General Bailer’s 28 words, announcing his forward movement Thursday, is interpreted as meaning that he lias jiassed around the western end of the lioer lines at Colen- so and is now several miles liehind them and within 14 miles of General W hite’s outposts at Ladysmith The Boer forces a few days ago had forces with guns at Springfield, where General Buller dates his dis|iatch. These commandos have been obviously dislodged, either by fighting or by ma neuvering, the Boers retiring across the Tugela as General Buller advances. From General Buller’s dispatch, coupled with the fact that unofficial intelligence from the seat of war has virtually ceased since Monday, the de duction is drawn that important opera tious are In progress, as he cannot move far without going against the Boer entrenchments. The death list from enteric fever and dysentery at Ladysmith, averaging from 8 to 10 duily, is considered more serious than the 420 casualties of Satur day’s fight, as they indicate the fright fully unsanitary condition of the be- leagured town. A letter from Lady smith, dated December 7, says that even then 90 out of 640 men in the bat talion of which the writer is a member were sick with dysentery or enteric fever, and, according to a dispatch to the Daily Chronicle, dated January 8. the patients ami attendants iu Tornbk camp, where the hospital is, then num bered 2,800. Remarkable scenes of patriotism were witnessed in London last evening after a short servicePheld for the volun teers in St. Fanl’scathedral. The vast audience was slow to disperse. Ladies stood up on their chairs beckoning and calling to brothers, sons and friends in the ranks, the latter signalling back. A scene of great animation ensued. The organist introduced a few bars of the naional anthem in conoludlug tha voluntary. The effect of this was magical. First the volunteers and then the congregation \ook up the strains, and the vast cathedral was filled with enthusiastic song, The demonstrations wero renewed by im mense crowds ontside. St. I’anl’s churchyard and Lndagte hill were black with people, and it was impossi ble for the volunteers to march. Indi vidual members were pulled out of the ranks by their friends and admirers, who raised them on their shoulders, and thus carried them down Fleet street to the Temple. Those who es caped hoisting proceeded slowly, sur rounded by clinging women. After ward at the various theaters, where tha men were entertained, and yet later, on returning to barracks, these scenes were renewed, and tho streets were filled until midnight with cheering people. A M Y S TE R IO U S WRECK. W arn, o f th o fl t . a m . r t o i l In Nt. M a r y 's B a y S t ill U n k n o w n . 8t. Johns, N. F., Jan. 15.— The fol lowing comprise all the details regard ing the wreck in St. Mary’s hay that could lie obtained up to midnight: The ship is a two-masted steamer of nearly 8,000 tons, and probably carried a crew of 60, with possibly some pas sengers. She went ashore before day break Thursday, striking a ledge at the foot of the cliff, where escape war hopeless. The crew launched tht Uiats, hut probably during the panlo some were crushed against her side, others being swamped, all the occu pants apparently perishing. The ship was seen to be on fire by residents six miles away. Attracted to the scene, they found the after-half of the wreck blazing fiercely, aud the fore part under water. Kerosene in tha cargo helped the blaze. At that time only three men wer* left on Isiard. Two were on the hridgt and one was in the rigging. Those on the bridge were safe until almat 2 P. M., when they were washed overboard and drowned, the bridge lieing carried away. The survivor soon after left the rigging, swam to the rocks, and twice endeavored to get a footing. Failing in this, he made his way hock to the rigging, where he died of exposure dur ing the night. Many dead Indies are visible tossing In the snrf. Two of them, thrown up in a cove, cannot be reached, owing to the heavy sea. One is thought to tie that of a woman. Boats and other wreckage are thrown out among the rocks for miles. A u t o m o b ile * In N e w F o r k . New York, Jan. 15.— A recently or ganized company w ill put into publie service in the streets of this city next week 200 automobile carriages and 100 automobile omnibuses. The charge for caha w ill be 26 cents a mile and 75 cents an hour. A P a r tia l A n s w e r . In d ia n a Hank R u b b e d . Washington, Jan. 18.— The answer of the British government to Mr. Choate’s representation respecting the seizure of American flour and other goods on the three vessel], Beatrice, Mashona and Maria, has been received. Just aa the officials of the state depart ment expected, it amounta to a partial anawer, very satisfactory as far aa if goes, disposing of the character of some of the goods seized, bnt not finally de ciding broadly whether or not food stuffs are to be regarded as contraband. Princeton, Ind., Jan. 15.— Robbers blew open the safe and vault in the hanking house of McGinnis, Teel 4k Co., at Owenaville, thia county, early this morning and secured $16,000, tha total currency in the liank. The money whs placed on a handcar on the Evans ville A Terre Haute road and run to Poaeyville, 12 miles southeast. Here the handcar was left, and the money * removed to a vehicle. Tha rob bers then crossed the Wabash river to the Illinois side and awaped. VOTES NO. 9. H IG H IN Addrsss, Ostrile, Nswbarg. Oragaa. M O NTANA. W it tie** W a n te d 9 9 0 .0 0 0 t o T o t e fo r C la r k an d W a * o ffe r e d S IS.O O ^. Washington, Jan. 15.— Dr. Ector, a dentist of Missoula, Mont., was the first witness lie fore the Clark Investi gating committee today. He had par ticipated in the campaign in Ravalli county in the interest of E. P. Woods, Democratic candidate for the legislat- ture. and who was a friend of Clarks. Ector said he had acted at the instance ol Bickford, one of Clark's managers. Witness said Bickford had promised to pay him for his services, bnt no spe- clflo sum had been mentioned. A number of letters were read intending to show that Bickford had been an agent of Clark in the senatorial race. Cross-examination of the witness was postponed nntil the defense conld look up the letters received from Ector. Representative Sullivan, member ol Montana legislature from Granite county, certified to having been ap proached by Bickford in Helena pre vious to the meeting of the legislator* aud aBked to vote for Clark. “ 1 said,” the witness testified,“ that I might do so if there was enough in it. He said how much. I saiij twenty thousand. He then asked me if half that amount would not b. enough. I replied no, and we parted.” Sullivan said he met Bickford, who suggested fifteen thousand. Witness told Bickford he would not vote foj Clark under any circumstances, and had seen no more of him. THE P H IL IP P IN E R ep ort C O M M IS S IO N . W i l l P r o b a b ly B e R e a d y fo r e F e b r u a r y 1. ne- New York, Jan. 15.— A special to the Times from Washington says: About the last of January the Philips pine commission w ill submit their full report to the president. President Schurman w hs at the White House Thursday to announce that progress was being made, and that before Feb ruary the work of the commission will be completed. The report made in September was • general one, in which all the commissioners joined. In th* full report each commissioner w ill deal with a separate subject. That of Pres ident Schurman is on government foi the Philippines. He has considered the matter fully and has discussed hit report with the president. It Is as sumed that such practical points as hs may offer w ill be brought to the atten tion of the appropriate committees of the senate and the house. As to the question of again sending a commission to the Philippines, it hai been suggested in congress by both sen ators and representatives that a joint commission of members might be named for that purpose. It would be very popular and ulso very expensive hut it is insisted that it would be better way of preparing congress foi legislative action than the plan of mak ing up a commission ontside of con gress and expecting members of both houses to read their report after it had been made in order that it may become Informed. It is said that a special committee of members well-known would be more Interesting and lmpres' ■ive. F ran ce W ill Be variably M o n a r c h y A g a in . Chicago, Jan. 15.— Count de la Chasney, who was married in Colorado Springs two days ago, and who passed through Chicago last night on his way to Paris, believes eventually Franc« w ill have again a monarohlal form ol government. "Nothing w ill be dono in a political way to reorganise the present govern m ent," he said, "u n til after the Paris exposition. '''That ia praotically a mat ter of agreement among the high states men. But France ia near a change The Fashoda incident and the Drey fas affair added much to the general dis content among the masses. At th« proper time the man to lead the royal 1st party will he found. It is not nn likely that Prince Louis Napoleon, now a oolonel in the Russian army, w ill be the one chosen." P la g u e C asas a t llo a a lu lu . Washington, Jan. 16.— The state department has been informed by Mr. Heywood, United States agent at Hono- lulu, under date of January 1, that eight deaths have occurred from the bu I ionic plague at Honolulu since the last telegraphio report, December 26 last, which announced thraa deaths from the canse of the plagng. Dr. Heywood also state« that the entire city of Honolulu ia quarantined. INCREASE OF TRADE How Our Exports Have Grown in Past Five Years. NATIONS WHO BUY OUR GOODS U n ite d K in g d o m b y F a r th e B eet C u s to m e r, en d G erm a n y an d F rsu a s C o m e Noxte Washington, Jan. 16.— Frank H. Hitchcock, chief of the foreign mar kets division of the agricultural depart ment, has prepared an interesting col lation of figures showing for the first time the respective amounts oi our tgricnltnral exports which go to the several countries of Europe and of the pther continents. The period oovered t 1894 to 1898. The statement shows hat the agricultural produots exported from the United States in the five years had an average annual value of $663,- 638,201. Of these enormous exports, aliout 60 per cent found a market in the United Kingdom and its various dependencies. The snm paid by the British people for the Amerloan farm products purchased during the period mentioned reached as high as $403,- 953,954 a year. Great Britain alone took more than one-half of onr agricul tural exports, the consignments cred ited to that ocuntry forming about 65 per cent of the total shipments and having an annual value of $382,407,- 701. Germany, which ranks next to the United Kingdom rb a market for the products of American agrionlture, re ceived about 16 per cent of the export« for 1894-98, the average yearly vain* amounting to $36,320,254. France, with purchases that aver aged $43,988,791 a year, or about 6.6 per cent of the total, was the third country in importance. These three countries— the United Kingdom, Ger many and France— received together nearly 75 per cent of the total agricul tural exports. After the three oountries just men tioned, The Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, Italy and Spain afforded the most important markets. The Nether lands bought 4.3 per oent of the total; Belgian), 3.6 per cent; Canada, 3.5 pel cent; Italy, 2.2 per cent; and Spain, 1.5 per cent. The average valne of the exports to these countries. I C R O S SED FREE S T A T E BORDER. R e p o r t* o f P r o c e e d in g * In th e M o d d e r R iv e r C o u n try . Modder River, Thursday.— General Babington, with two roigments of Lancers, the Victorian mounted rifles and a battery of horse artillery, left here on the evening of January 7 (Sun day) and crossed the Free State border on Tuesday. Simultaneously other movement» were made. A column under Colonel Pitcher went from Belmont to tha south of General Bablngton’ s route, while a portion of the garrisons oi Klokfontein and Honey Nest kloof, nit- ler Major Byrne, advanced toward: Jacobsdal. General Babington pene trated 12 miles and his scouts 30. They saw no signs of armed Boers. Th» farmhouses were found empty, the oc cupants having had news of the ad vance and gone farther into the inte rior. The British bivouacked at Ram- don. They burned three farmhouse«, the property of Lnbbe. one of the Boe. leaders. Yesterday they swept around southward, returning hero today. Nothing was accomplished except a rcconnoisance. Colonel Pitcher came into touch with General Babington and then ro* turned to Belmont. Major Byrne reconnoitered the hilU aliout fonr miles from Jacobsdal anil saw 700 Boers. Boer* N ear th e Sea. Durban, Natal, Jan. 16.— There is e Boer commando in the Zambaan> country, Zululand, within a day’s, march of the sea, with wagons. It i» believed to be waiting for supplies and ammunition secretly landed near St. Lucia’s bay. The Boers have looted all the store« and mines in Swaxiland territory, and the ruined native« are completing the destruction. B e y o n d th a T u g e la . T c u s s u c la F in a n c e s I m p r o v e . London, Jan. 16.— A special dispetoh Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 15.— The from Cape Town, dated Friday, Jan financial crisis is ended. The diffi uary 12 (evening), announces that Gen culty between toe government and the eral Warren has crossed the Tugela bank has been amicably settled, and river. public confidence ia restored. G r e a t B a t t le Im m in e n t. I n d ia W i l l B u y S ilv e r . London, Jan. 15.— Renewed baying of silver by the Indian government, the Statist says, cannot be much longer de layed in consequence of rupee coinage requirement«, and this w ill lead doubt leas to a marked improvement In the price of silver. P o r t la n d C a r r ie r s W ill R e g is t e r M a ll. Washington, Jan. IS.— The plan of having mail registered by carriers when collected w ill be put in practical opera tion January 15 in 60 cities. Among the cities chosen are St. Louis, Denver and Portland, Or. The servioa w ill be inaugurated else whom when consid ered beneficial, upon the applications >f the local officials. Boer Headquarters at Colenso, Thursday— Everything points to a great battle within the next few days, Lady smith for the last two night« has been firing rockets. The object ia not known hero. F ig h t in g la C eb u. Manila, Jan. 16.— Advices from Cebu report a sharp fight January 5 lietween a battalion of the Nineteenth infantry and a Indy of insurgents oc cupying a strong position in the Soud- lon mountains. The enemy was routed, the Americans capturing a smooth-bore cannon, some rifles, and destroying the fortification» Font Americana wero wounded. R u m o r o f La<l jra in lth 's Relier. Durban, Friday— The entire Sioux City, Iowa, Jan. 15.— Colonel of news from Cbeveley or Frero camp W. P. Clough, vice-president of the continue«, but there is a persistent Great Northern, has definitely admit rumor here that Ladysmith haa bean ted that system’s intention to build relieved. to Omaha and Denver. It is under E x p o r ta tio n o f A r id * P r o h ib it e d . stood, however, that the terminals London, Jan. 16.— The ( iazette to here owned by the Rioux City Terminal Railway A Warehouse Company w ill day proclaims the prohibition of thn first be required, at a price of approxi exportation from the United Kingdom mately $400,000, or («rmanently and the carrying coastwise of a variety leased before tho extension movement of acida capable of being convert«* into military store«, begins. m a t N o r th e r n W i l l O a ta C o lo r a d o .
