Tillamook headlight., February 01, 1900, Image 4

THE TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT, February 1, 1900.
:
[ THE BIG FIGHT BETWEEN THE BOERS AND THE ENGLISH
Is no Comparison to the Fight we are having with High Prices
Kight in Our Store in Tillamook City.
:
Come Over and See us Knock the Bottom Out of High Prices.
Our Clearance Sale lasts 30 Days Longer and our Extreme Low Prices wfll continue until then_
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Did you see that Line of MEN’S SWEATERS we are SELLING at 65c. They are W^ORTrl TWTCE THE MONEY.
HATS,
SHOES
The Big Store with the Little Prices.
Î
AND
CLOTHING
AT GREATLY REDUCED
COHH & co.,
PRICES.
the beading iDerehants
\l(.
The best judges of the situation in the
SENATOR GOEBEL SHOT.
BRITISH AGAIN REPULSED. ler’s rear guard, and killed several further end of this table land,
British.
where the ridge descends to an­ senate say they are unable to determine
F rankford , Kv., Jan 30.—H illiam
General Warren, after Capturing
That reconnaisance showed the pur* other flat, which was again suc­ what the vote is likely to be on/he seat-
Goebel was shot and very seriously
Spionkop, was Shelled Out by
pose on the part of the Boers to cut off ceeded by a round eminence held ing of Quay. It is interesting to note,
wounded this morning at 10 minutes
the Boers with Heavy Loss.
however, that the opponents of seating
Buller. Should they hurl an overwhelm­
after 11 o’clock, w’hile passing through
by the Boers in great strength. are much more conndent than they were a
ing force over the Tugela and crush the
the statehouse yard on his way to the
“The ridge held by our men short time ago, while Quay advocates
L ondon , Jan. 28. —General Buller says British at Cheveley, they would have
capitol building. Two shots were fired General Warren’s troops have retreated
was faced by a number of strong have begun to lose hope. There is a
Buller in a trap.
from a rifle, only one of them taking ef­ south of the Tugela river. The Boers say
little kopjes at all angles, whence possibility of the case being called up
fect. It struck Goebel in the right side, ' the British lost 1500 killed Wednesday. General White must Fight his way
the Boers sent a concentrated some time this week, if the debate on the
one-third of the distance down from the It is believed here this includes the
Out or Surrender.
fire
from the rifles, supported by financial bill lags. It is quite probable
armpit to the hip.
wounded. The Boers also claim that
N ew Y ork , Jan. 30.—Advices from a Maxim-Nordedfeldt, and a big that the case will be settled with only a
The ball passed entirely through the 150 of the English troops surrendered at
London indicate that the military as- long range gun. What with the very few speeches, the legal aspects of
body, corning out behind the right Spionkop.
sociates of General White are of the rifles, the machine gun and the the case being well known, and the
shoulderblade. It is not thought by the
opinion that he w’ill make a desperate big gun, the summit was con­ further fact being apparent that it is
Account from Boer Side.
physicians in charge that the wound
Boer Headquarters, Upper Tugely, attempt to break through the Boer lines verted into a perfect hell.
will prove fa'al, unless complications set
The only Quay’s personal ptiii that can over­
in. Harland Whittaker, a farmer, from Jan. 24.—Some Vryheld burghers from and escape from Ladysmith; that, shells exploded continuously in turn former precedents.
The American Anti-Imperialist League,
Butler county, Ky., is under arrest, the outposts on the highest hills of the though such a movement would cost a our ranks, and the rifle fire, from
charged with having fired the shots, but Spionkop group rushed into the laager tremendous sacrifice of life, it would be an absolutely unseen enemy, which was organized at the anti-imper­
ialist conference held in September, claims
he denies that he had anything to do saying that the kopwas unable to stand preferable to surrender to the Boers.
The statement that Lord Roberts ad was perfectly appalling.
to have an effective organization in 36
with it. Five revolvers were found up­ and that the English had taken it. Re­
Destroying Monuments.
“Reinforcements were hurried states, Oklahoma and the District of
on him w hen he was taken into custody. inforcements were ordered up, but noth­ vised the abandonment of Ladysmith is
Some mischievious [ xtsoiis have been
Goebel, in company w ith Colonel Jack ing could be done for some time, the hill not generally credited in London, but. in up by General Warren, but they Columbia. The officers of the league,
view of the fact that the supply of pro­ had to cross a stretch of flat while uncommunicative as to methods,
desecrating the Oddfellows' cemetery re­ Chinn and Warden Lilliard, of the being enveloped in thick mist.
At dawn the Heidelberg and Caroline visions will not hold out for more than ground which was literally torn admit that it aims to make itself felt in
cently bv taking the foot boards from Franfort penitentiary, was walking up
the graves, using them for targets. Not the sidewalk leading from the street to contingents, supplemented from other a week longer, it is not probable that up by the flying lead of the en­ close congressional districts everywhere
content with doing that amount of dam­ the capitol building, Goebel being on the commandos, began the ascent of the any aid can be rendered to General White emy.
The unfinished trench on for the election of congressmen this year
age, it was discouered a few days since right of the three. W hen the men were hill. Three spurs, precipit nous projec­ inside of that time, and he will have but the summit gave very question­ who w ill be against the retention of the
that they had been making targets of two-thirds of the distance from the street tions, faced the Boer positions. Up these two courses open—surrender, or cut his
able shelter, as the enemy’s ma­ Philippines. Connection with the Bryan
the monumeets in the cemetery, some of to the capitol, the shot was fired from tne advance was made. The horses were way out.
chine guns were so accurately cause is denied. Bourke Cockran’s re­
L onogn , Jan. 30.—The Associated
the best ones having had the tops shot the third-story window of the building left under the first terrace of rocks.
cent expression of friendliness for Bryan
off, amongst which are those of Mrs. occupied as the offices of the governor, J Scaling the steep hill, the Boers found Press learns that Lyttleton’s brigade is trained upon the place that of­ is taken to be significant in this connec­
ten
16
shells
fell
in
the
trench
in
Hadley, R. R. Hays and others. Nat­ secretary of state and other leading offi. that the English had improved the op­ still in its original position at Pott- I
tion, also the declaraion of Andrew Car­
urally there is a good deal of feeling cials of state The ball struck Goebel in portunity and entrenched heavily. Be­ gieter’s Drift, showing that part of a single minute! Mortal man] negie that he will not contribute to the
against those who committed this de­ the side, and he instantly dropped to fhe tween the lines of trenches was an open Buller’s force is still north of the Tugela man could not permanently hold j republican campaign fund this year, but
struction upon so sacred a place, and if ¡lavement. Chinn and Lilliard instantly veidt, which had to be rushed under m river.
such a position. Our gallant may contribute to the Bryan fund. Both
heavy fire, not only from rifles, but of
caught, as we hope they will be, they seized him, Chinn saying as he did so;
L ondon , Jan. 30, 2.25 p.m.—There is fellows held it tenaciously for 24 are in this organization.
lyddite and shrapnel from field guns.
need expect no merev if they arc made a
“I guess they have got you, Goebel.”
almost a complete absence of news from hours, aud then taking advan­
target of by a angry crowd. That an
Three forces ascended the three spurs British sources in South Africa up to this tage of the dark night, abandon­
“Yes,” replied the wounded man, “I
Strong.
effort is being made to capture the mis- guess they have got me for sure.”
co-ordinately, under cover of fire from hour. The only reliable dispatch to any j
The l utter lobby weie more numer­
ed
it
to
the
emeny.
”
créants is evidenced by the reward of
While Chinn was holding the wounded the Free Stale Krupps, a Crevsot and a importance is confirmation of the report
ous and influential than the oleomargar­
$ 100 offered by Mr. Iladlcv for the ar­ man, supporting his head in his arms, big Maxim. The English tried to rush that General Kelly Kenny, commanding '
ine lobby, and the pure food legislation
Carnegie on Popularity.
rest and conviction of the parties, also of four shots were fired at both men. All the Boers with their bayonets, but their the Sixth division, has occupied Thebus,
prevailed.
$50 by the Oddfellows'lodge.
of them struck close, making the dust infantry went down before the Boer rifle about midway between General French
Soon after this, Butter and Oleomar
fly from the brick pavement. Both fire as before a scythe.
at Rensberg and General Gatacre at j N ew Y ork , Jan. 27.—Andrew Carne- garine chanced fo meet in allegory.
'I he Boer investing party advanced Sterkstrom. From this, it is believed gie was the guest of honor at a dinner
SOUTH PRAIRIE.
Chinn and Lilliard stuck to their friend,
“ How’s the battle?” asked Butter, not,
given by the Lotus Club tonight, There perhaps, in the liest of taste.
South Prairie cheese factory returns neither of them moving from his side, step by step until 2 in the afternoon, that a juncture of the three forces is ,
were numerous speakers, chief among
‘•The battle,” replied Oleomargarine,
for September ; 28.33 cents for butter until the firing ceased, when Lillard ran when a white flag went up, and 150 being made preparatory to the beginning i 1
for help. He had not far to go, for there men in the front trench surrendered, of the plan of advance on Blomfoutein. i them being Andrew Carnegie, President with terrible sarcasm, “is to the strong I”
fat.
♦
Lawrence, of the Lotus Club; President
Seemingly there was no reconciling
Miss Rosa Quick gave a little birthday is always a crowd around the gates of being sent as prisoners to the bead
laager.
Setli Low and W. Bourke Cockran In these two discordant factors of our civil­
party to her young associates last the capitol building.
THE FIGHT ON SPIONKOP
course of his speech, Mr Carnegie said:
F rankfort , Ky., Jan. 30 1:30 p.m.—
The Boer ad vancecontinued on the two
ization.
Thursday.
“To be popular is easy; to be right,
Melvin Lamb is attending the public Goebel's condition is not so good, aud kopjes east of Spionkop. Many of the Warren’s Men Exposed to the
grave fears are entertained. He, him­ Boers were shot, but so numerous were
when right is unpopular, is difficult.
school at Tillamook.
Terrible Fire.
When the passions are roused and war
There seems to have been some pro­ self, is calm, and insists that he will not the burghers than the gaps filled auto­
L ondon , Jan. 30.—A special fever rages, any man can be popular
matically. Toward twilight they reach­
mises of reform outlie parts of Dan Bow die.
dispatch
from Frere camp, dated 1 who howls for war. but the most val-
ed
the
summit
of
the
second
kopje
but
Harland Whittaker, a farmer of But­
era, Sim Earl and other loggers, as we
TWO LIVE PAPERS.
notice their pictures in the last issue of ler county, was arrested on a charge of did not get further. The British Maxims Friday, January 26, 9:10 p.m., j liable citizen ot the state at that time
belched flame, but a wall of fire from the says :
will probably be the citizen who opposes
shooting Goebel.
Pacific Christian Advocate.
Mausers held the English back. Their
“ 1 have just ridden in here, the drawing of the sword. The heroes
There was a dance at the Wells hall on
The war department has notified the center, under this pressure, gradually having
Saturday night.
left General Buller’s , of political life are not those who
The repular subscription price of
Riley Simmons has recovered from his military committee cf the senate th.a gave way and broke,abandoning the po­ forces in the new position, south I ' stir the lowest passions of the people,
THE HEADLIGHT is$1.50, and
but those who have stood against their
Senator Turner’s bill providing travel sition.
attack of typhoid fever.
of the Tugela, to which they re­ | governments, demanding justice for
the regular subscription price of
The prisoners speak highly of the brav­
Logging is progressing right along on pav tor Philippine soldiers will cost the
tired in consequence of the re­ countries ether than their own. I repu.
the Weekly Oregonian is $1.50.
the Bew ley creek. The constant tute of government over $7,000,000 should it ery ot the burghers,who despisi ig cover, verse at Spionkop.
[ diate with scorn the immortal doctrine,
Any one subscribing for THE
l>ecome a law, and that travel pay was stood against the skyline edges of the
those engines is exhilarating
“The fighting, both before |‘Our country right or wrong.- If my
HEADLIGHT and paying one
We arc sorry that our road business not part ot the agreement with soldiers summit to shoot the Dublin fusiliers,
and after the occupation of the | ' country is wrong, or my friend is wrong,
year in advance can get both the
lias got into such a muddle, as long .is or officers at the time of enlistment. The sheltered in the trenches.
Firing continued for some time, and mountain, was of a desperate. , I am their best friend if I endeavor to
we are in a fair wav of getting good department indicates, but docs not posi.
Spionkop is a pre­ ' show both that for a moment they have ’ HEADLIGHT
roads. There should have l>een a pro­ tivelv state, its disapproval of legislation then the fusiliers and light horse, serving character.
as infantry, threw up their arms and cipitous mountain, overtopping been led astray, have deserted the path
viso in the law allowing county courts of this kind.
* * *
rushed out of the trenches.
to construct road districts of two or
the whole line of kopjes along I ot honor, or merev, or justice. I have
Samuel Gompers, president of the
and
more precincts at their option.
the Upper Tugela. On the east­ i never written a work which my con-
American Federation of Labor, accom-
To Abandon Ladysmith.
i science did not impel me to write nor
ern
side
the
mountain
faces
N ew Y ork . Jan 30.—X London dis
A canvass of congress made by the panic J by other representatives of labor
stood for a cause that I did not con­ WEEKLY OREGONIAN
New York Herald upon the question ol interests, had a conference with the pre­ patch to the Evening Worldto-daj says: Mount Alice and Potgieter’s drift, sider holy. When my conntrv is wrong,
the election of senators bv direct vote of sident to urge upon him their desire that Bullet's danger is now forcing itself on and stauding at right angles to may she receive the lesson that right­
One Year for £2.25.
The committee of the Boer central position and eousness exalteth a nation. The flag
the |H*oplc shows that the senate is he should advocate certain legislation in military experts.
much opposed to the proposition, while which they are interested. They want national defense is gravely considering Lyttleton’s advanced
position. we all love and revere for what
.
the house is in favor of it. A bill for such an eight hour law for all government it. I.ord Roberts, it is reported, cabled The southern point descends in >t stands for.
it should i>e the
a constitutional amendment will no work, a law to prohibit the product of the committee that unless Buller and his abrupt steps to the lower line of I s-vn,bo1 of what is right, noble and
Totnsa Latin. A ct J i mk 3. i»;g.— N otice F ob
doubt pass the house by a large ma­ convict labor to l»e transferred from one forces arrive safely from their present kopjes.
Pl'BLICATlOtt.
On the western side,
He is no patriot who encourages
United States Land office.
state
to
another,
and
position
to
the
south
of
the
Little
Tugela
a law to restrict
jority, but there is no possibility of it
Oregon City. Oregon.
opposite
the
right
outposts
of
’
h
”
cou
"
tr
T
to
fake
thr wrong path. Not
getting through the senate. The can. the authority ot the federal courts in river, they will l»e in imminent danger of
.......
January nth. 1900.
Warren
’
s
force,
it
is
inaccessibly
1
he
w
ho
fo,,ow
*
but
be
who
lends
public
Notice
is
hereby
given that In compliance
having their communications cut. Lord
vast includes opinions from governors of labor troubles.
with the provision* of the act of Congres* of
steep
until
the
point
where
the
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nio
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in
theri
a
’
1
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P
a
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he
beat
citi.
June trd 1*78. entitled • An act for the sale
« « *
Rolterts has pointed out that Buller has
ata r*. which show that nearly all favor
zen. who. above all others, should be Of limber land- in the states of California
The repeated defeats of ti e English with him an immense transport train, nek joins the kop to the main most highly honored.
Oregon. Nevada and Washingion Territory,
the change. Some of the Eastern men
as extended to all the Fnbl c I.an-1 States by act
Then there is a gentle
express themselves against making a n v army in South Africa does not dismay carrying his ammunition and supplies. range.
j of August,. tSpr.
J
EVA MESSNER.
people in England; ou the contrary, it This interferes with the mobility of his slope which allows easy access to
change in the constitution.
I of North YamhHl. county of Yamhill, state of
has only created a sentiment to prosecute army.
the summit.
Oregon h sthisdai filed in this office In* sworn
So strong is the opposition to the the war to the bitter end, an illustration
Maternent No. 5 f5. for the pmchass of
Buller’s main force is now about 22
“The nek was strongly held
iÎLt
*! "L'Y H "n<l K « of Se « of
Eureka
Harness
Oil
is
the
liest
shipping subsidy bill in some qu irtrrs of of this may l»e formed in the column of miles from its base at Frcre and Cheve­
Section No. 30. 1 Township . s. Kniige - W
preservative of new leather
by
the
Boers,
who
also
occupied
ana will offer proof to show that the land
the ivpiibluan party that a great main the London T mrs. which says- “Heavy ley. It is between the Big Tugela river,
and the hwt renovator ot old
sought is mote valuable for its t Imber or stone
a heavy spur parallel with the
leather. It
— oils,
-*•- softens,
“
■ black-
amemlinent!« will l»e made before it is re- or light, the thing has to l»c done, and over wlncW it has retreated, and the
than for agncnltntal purposes, ami to establish
ens aud protecta. I se
kopje,
where
the
enemy
was
con
­
his claim to «aid land before the Register and
| »or ted to cither house The change of the government ought to prepare for the Little Tugela river, over which it has to
keeeiier of this office at Oregon < itv, Oregon,
on Thursday the rrnd day of March. U.o He
front of James I Hill, who supported the immediate dispatch of 5O.1MU) men. and retreat in order to begin marching to its cealed in no fewer than 35 rifle
tianiv* a* wittie*»*«
bill in the last congress, but opposes it take steps to semi yet another 50.000 if base. That part of it comprising Lyttle pits, and was thus enabled to
OMrom P Merritt. William E. Merritt. Ollie
S Vounxand ( urtn joiie-. of x .rth Yamhill, Or
now . has set a great many advtHntes tor these shoual l»e needed. The hopeless nt. ton’s brigade may still l< on the north bring to bear upon our men a
Any and all person* claiming! a<iver>elv the
the lull to thinking, because ot Hill’s in­ tempts to carry on the campaign with side of the Tugela at Pottgicter’s Drift, damaging cross-fire, the onlv
above descr.bed laud* are requested t.• file their
on your
bnm«w. your old bar-
claim* in ini* office on or before «aid rand day
fluence m the Northwestern states It four widely separated column«, each un­ though it is generally believed that it, possible point for a British at­
of
March 190 .
J
and your rarriac^top ami they
will not only look hotter but wear
' has . B. Mocaaa, Register.
w ill take onlv a lew republicans in the equal to its task, must I* abandoned too. has retreated over the river. It will tack being the southern side,
lonEvr. «ok! r very whet* in can<*-all
from half pints to five callooa.
house to defeat the*bill, and unless it is for a concentration of force and of pur- take days for Buller s army to get buck
MOTICK FOR FfBLICATlOX.
with virtually sheer precipices
Maa« ay ST assabs oil
office »t Oregon City. Or.
glVRtly modified, even it* friends do not pose."
to its base.
on
the
left
and
right.
.
JanunrT >7th. Iy<w.
XI « «
exjiect that it will ¡ miss .
Meantime, the Boers are in force at
Notice is hereby giyen thst the folio» ing
“A narrow foot-path, admit-
named settler has fi .cl notice nf his Ititention
By an almost unanimous vote of the Coknso, only a lew miles away from that
J? n,’*e nnal proof in anpport of his claim, am!
In compliance with the revised statutes old rippevanoe Club, of Chicago, Sena- base Last Tuesday they crossed the ing men in single file only to the
that said proof will he made before the < onnty
L March
„ L Ili'amonk
connty.
ot the state of Utah. Governor Wells has tor Mason was requested at once to re. river there, and made a reconnaisance of summit, opens into a perfectly
INSURE WITH
on
Jiat. <^ai yi,
’ at Tillamook, ' Or., '
JOt*EIH SEVERANCE.
published a procl «mation calling an elec sign his »eat in the United States senate, the British camp, apparently with a flat table land, probably of 300
HJt. o<ro for the Se I, of See ip. Tp. S It, R
Claude Thayer,
lion to Np held Monday, April 2, next, ami the secretary of the club was in view of ascertaining the strength of the square yards’ area, upon wh ch
names the following uilnesse* to prore
f< r the purpose of electing a représenta strutted to strike his name from the roll fi'rce which Ru’ler ’lett behind to guard the Boers had hastily comn enced Agent or Fireman » Fend and Londo ts He conthimm,
residence upon ami cultivation
of Ml'l land Vti
live in congress to fill the vacancy can «etl of honorary members of the organ»*«, his base of communications The party
to
make
a transverse trench. Our
WiA.ier j Mmith tn<! William lllinirwnrth of
and
Lancashire
Fire
Insurance
bv the exclusion of Brigham II Roberts lion.
»1 so Or 1 Hartes Hitnc. f T>. amook Or :
that crossed came in contact with I’ul - men were able to occupy the
rr.nk B Harrington, af Wltana
I
I
Cc m panics.
C mas b Mooaga. Rfloater.
Additional Tillamook Jottings.
It’s only hoodlums who send threaten­
ing letters, so it is best to take no notice
of them.
The Pacific Lumber Company’s mill
started up again this week and will con-
tinuc running from now on.
Mr. L. G. Freeman was takeu sick
several days since, but we are glad to
see that he is able to be out again.
For several months a cargo of cheese
ami canned salmon has been waiting for
a steamer to go into Nestucca. These
products represent about $25,000.
Elder G. W. Pewtherer, missionary of
the Baptist church, w ho has been hold­
ing meetings in different parts of this
C unity, was in the city Thursday with
the Rev. R Y. Blalock.
Harness Oil
I