'I' t ' ?" i T ' iJ' : 'f'- I-' ' - ? v :"''r''.r"--'' i ; - -'V V 1U Jf 0OOOOO0OO0O0OOO0C000 ft ) ..ISSUED IN -1 I SEMI-WEEKLY SECTIONS ..BACH.. 5 TUESDAY AND FRIDAY, g oooooocooooocooooocooo VOL. 4S NO. 4S. SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 1900. FIRS11 SECTION EIGHT PAG ES flT ff1 Stilteiilft I 1 s 1 1 I ' v . Ill . . i I i Fk fir 'Trf STILL A HALT Br tish Nerves Sorely Tried by South African Events THE MOVE ON THE FREE STATE Mary Net B OrUrl by Lord Roberta for i Sral Weeks Orrau of Ink I'ouwl Oat In Ailvire. LONDON Jan. 30. (Tuesday. 4:30 aJ m.). History pauses for time in S mill Africa, ft is one of those nn sajtlsiacotry ..-pauses that are nearly as trying lo the British nerves as the se q -ence of reverses, . am! apparently it will terminate -only 'when Lord Roberts gjves th word for the forward move ment intothe Free State,' which, ac cbrdingftp the most cheerful view, he will n be able to do for a fortnight. VVhetlu-f he will permit General Duller to makb anothet attempt to relieve I -ilsiniili m ! quite outside the knuw- edge of thofse even closly connected with the war. office.-' With the troops Uie to arrive during the next month. be may think himself strong enough, to try two large operations. Combin ing the forces tinder Generals Mcth tien, French j and Gatacre, jnnd adding to this the.' arriving trootsV Lord Rol erts would have 70,000 -for l he? invasion of the Free State, with 40.000; to 50,0 o. guarding communications, and 40,000 trying to ..rescue Xadysmith. 'The prb'ic burns with impatience 1 that somcthip;? should re done, hut J there is'notluitg to do but wait on the pr-pasratins. Oceans of ink are pour- t e.I out in advice. - Orators are at work J in the provinces, tcllinK.the people that j, "linjfljmd has set her teeth in prim de- termination to see it through." The .government's declarations in par liament, . thef counter declarations of those otitsiilii the government, and the con sequent 'discussion in the press? and n 'hv platform, will immediately en thrall the public interest. The thing on whichever"body seems agreed is that more inch niust -go. , Twenty thtKtsaud two hundred and twenty-two nun, and. 155 guns are at na. KJevni thousand infantrv and cavalry, inclmling 500 yeomen, are I praciicany . rcauy 10 eniia.rK. 1 nere forc the government, Wiithout doing more, can place at the disposal of Lord kulrts 40.000 aditional pxtn ,anl 155 guns. -Thef further purposes f the war officials fare supposed to embrace in the nitfh1rhood of! 56,000 men. As the indication is that candidates will heJratlier scarce, the war otlice will iss'te orders fr these reservists, who were found unfit at the previous nn lilt7at ion j examinations, to reort fTri'!rther e.xamin.itiin. Applicants f r tlie cavalrLseryicc arc still freely ofiYring as yeomanry (jc-ncril It tiller"', operations has cost qi2-men, so far, officially reported with in ten days, j Applying to the "206 Spionkop 'casualties, reported today, the rrle of tti proportion of losses of ifticers indicated, there are 500 casual iies yet to conic. The total casualties of the war compiled from official re Acts gently on the Kidneys; 1-iVER and I Bowels riEANStS THEYSTEM c 1 EFFECTUALLY OVERCOMES srrO 1.. OUT TMC itMWINt-MAHf i Bt (IurrniaITgyrvp roa u Br jui caiT rrt niasmfc ports, are 9,523 nearly a division. Of these 2486 are killed; 4S11 wounded, and the rest are. prisoners The aggre gate British home troops in, South Af rica number 116.000; the Natalran forces,; 7158, and the Cape Colonial, 24.000. f . - ; NO MORE NEWS. London, Jan. ; 2f. (Midnight.). The war office announces that no further news has -been received from South Atrnca, except a report from Lord .Roberts that the . situation is unchanged.- 1 - -, ' ... f :; : 4 ; - - The war office denies the report that Ladysmi'.h has surrendered. NOT OFFICIAL. Berlin, Jan. ao, -An official agency hais communicated the following to the press: ' . ; "Jn spite of all statements that Dr. Leyds (diplomatic representative of the Transvaal) is here by official invi tation, his-visit is by his own initiative, and though he has Received the ordi nary courtesy, his presence, is entirely without; political significance. F'AIJNtEFOTE TO RETIRE. r'' Great Britain to Lose Her Ambassa dor in Washington. New York, Jan. 29. A special to the Ilerald from Washington, says: It is now Considered as settled at the Brit ish embassy that Lord Pauncefote will retire as :imlMS,-dor of Great Britain to the United States April 1st. There have been reports that Lord Paunce fote period of service would, in view of the South African war, be extended another year, but so far as recent ad vices indicate, this will not be the case. Lord Pauncefote's ! departure will make Baron Fa va. the Italian ambas sador, the dean of the" diplomatic corps here. Lord Pauncefote's successor has not been selected, according to in formation current here. Two diplo mats who are considered especially available by the British authorities are Mr. Sanderson, .under secretary of state, who holds the position 'occupied by Lord- Pauncefote before his trans fer to Washington, and who is a broth er of the British consul-general in New York' and Sir Henry Howard, minis ter of Great Britain in the Netherlands. In diplomatic circles it is believed that the British government will in cline toward an .official.-familiar-' with questions pending between the United States an I Great Britain, and one cal culated to: increase ,the friendly rela tions now existing. ; ; IN CONGRESS. ' Weather Bureau Bill Knocked Out in the House. Washington, Jan. 29. -The bill for the re-organization and improvement of the weather bureau, which includes a pro vision for ipensioning disabled and aged employes of the service, received a black eye in the house. The bill was bitterly fought by the opponents of the civil pension rolls on account of -the life ten ure provisions it contained, and it was sidetracked on a test vote of 57 to 53. Although the speaker ruled that it re mained unfinished business when the house was again in committee of the whole, the opponents of the measure be lieve the action of the day kills it. A lively scrimmage occurred ovec the Sulzcr resolution to investigate Secre jary Gage, which the ; committee in rules remommended should le ' sent to the ways and means committee, as the latter committee has the response of the secretary in its possession. EVENTS I?f CHINA. Discussed by Russian Papers A Rus-so-Japan Alliance. Sr. Petersburg, Jan.; 29 -The news papers here are paying considerable at tention to events in China. The No vosti expresses the opinion that the dynasty will last for mt long . time to come, but adds that "China will never be restored o her former condition, and the unavoidable work of partition will be accomplished peacefully, though per haps in the distant future." The Rossija asserts that) , it was not necessary for Russia to take a hand in the coup d etat. and adds?'- A Russo Japanese alliance is inevitable. It is only a question of time. In the mean while it is important that control of the naval ami military forcesof China does not fall intr the hand of Americans. British or Germans." I f The paper concludes: "We must keep on the alert and nee how the new situation affects the interests of West ern Europe, above all, those of Eng land." I A DETECTIVE SHOT. Train Robbers, Whom He Attempted to Arrest. Did the Deed. Holden, Mo.. Jan. ao. John Jackson, detective for the Missouri. Kansas & Texas railway., from Sedaha. was shot through the head and fatally wounded by an unknown man iiere early thy' morning. Jackson ami two other of ficer were attempting to arrest six men suspected of train robbery.! j ROBERTS' MILEAGE. - Washington, an. 2 Tne touse committee on mi'eage today discussed the claim of Brigham II. t Roberts for mileagf. which amounts to about f 1000 The majority of the committee rc of the opinion that he is not entitled to this money,"' ' ' "-X - Each man can learn something from his neighbor; at least he cSn learn to have patience with him to live and let live. Kingsley. - , MANY KILLED Discrepancy in, the Accounts ; : from the Battlefields REPORTS TROM BOER SOURCES Ar (irnenUly Credited In London Otteera '- KUlejd in the tUttls Intloil i Many Noted Name. ,' LONDON, ' Jan. 29. There is com' roent in i London on the discrepancy between -the Boer account" of the re- apture. ofSpionkop and that sent by General Puller. The latter says not a word about the Boers scaling the hill and attacking the British trenches, and capturing 150 men who had hoisted the white, flag, as at Majuba hill. In steadr he spoke of the m.-fintenance of "the best traditions of the British army." There is not much doubt that the Boer account is correct. It is by no means boastful. The London military critics' have given ti hope of saving Ladysmiih, which is undoubtedly snort of food and aminunition. The garrison went on short rations December 2d. As it retuired a month for Buller to recover from his earlier defeat at Co lenso. it; is not thought he can pull his disheartened army together now in time to do 'anything for Ladysmith. London, awaits anxBiusly forthe Boers to movei They seem to be fighting on a -ery definite, plan, and it is thought they may attack Buller or assault Lady-smi'-h. ! j . ' Parliament meets tomorrow, and the radical-and Irish members are preparr ing forj a savage onslaught upon the government. , Following is the casualty list of the British bfliCiers at Spionkbp: Killed Staff Captain M- IL Virtue, Captain? S. M. Stewart, Lieutenants F. R. Malock and E. Frascr; Second Lan cashircsi; Capt. ,C. Muriel, Lieut. W: Lawley and A. II. Wilson. Second Middlesex; Major A. K. Ross, Capt. W. Kirk and Lieut. A. H. VVade, Sec ond .Lancashire regiment;. .-Lieut; Pipe Tolfetstein, Second King's Scottish Borders; Capt C. G. Birch and Lieut. F. M. Rachael. First South Lanca shire; j Lieut. H. W. Garvey, First Borderers; Captains W. II. Vetre and C S. II Knox-Gore, and Lieutenants C. G. Grenfel, P. F. Newman, P. F. McCorquedal and 1 1 ill-Trevor, of Thornyjcroft's raounfed infantry; Lieu tenants Randall and Knockshand, Im perial fight infantry. Wounded Col. Blomfietd (taken prisoner): Major Waller and Lieuts. R: S. Wilson and L. E. Charton. Sec ond Uncashire fusileers; Major E. W. Scott-Moncrief nad Captains . D. H. Burton, G. II. Bentley, Second Mid dlesex? Capt. W. Sanlach and Lieuts. A. Dykes. J. Nixon and G. R. Steph ens, Second I-ancashire; General Wood gate. 1. seriously; Capt. F. M. Carlton and LietitS. S. A. Forster and J. W. BaMwtn of thestaffr-Capt. R. A. Bet t i n gtoh a n.d Lieut Iloward. Thorny croft's! mounted infantry; Capt. Cole man, 'imperial light infantry. Missing Capt. S. W. G. Elmslie, Captain Hicks and Captain French, Lancashire fusileers; Major G. A. Donald, Thornycroft's mounted in-j fantry. Sacrificed to Blood Poison. Those who have never had Blood Poi son can not know what a desperate con dition it can produce. This terrible disease which the doctors are totally unable to cure, is communicated from one generation to another, inflicting.! ts taint upon countless innocent ones. : 80m years aga t was Inoculated wlt poison by a purse who Infected my La be -with blood taintfTbe little one was Bnequal to tne struffrie, and isa life waa yielded op to the Irarful potaua. For elx ! yeara I suf fered an told mlaery. I was euvered witn aorea and ulcers from head to foot. ad no langaajro aaacspre my fiii(t Of woe uunng inoae wng year. 1 naa tne tedieal treatment. best S9T ral nhyatclans soeeeariC, ively treated me. bat aUTS-. to no purpose. Tne mer- , . - arr and potaah seemed to add foet to awful flame whleh was deToorin me. I was advised by friend who had seen wotiderfol eurws'made by It. to tTy Swiffa Speeine. wo sot two bottles, and 1 felt hope acaln revlTe la taT breast hope for health and happiness asin. I Improved from the start, and a "eon pTeteand perfect ear was the result. 8. 8. 8. 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The only news issued -by the war office during the night is.a dispatch from Iord Roberts, dated yesterday, (Saturday), stating thai he Situation b unchanged, and that (jfeneral French reports a reconnaissance of' the enef my's position on ThurAlay, when he found the Boers strongly posted at Pietfontein. Hie maps did not show any such plae in the region of General French's operations, and if is prubable that Pietfontein. ten miles horthA of Cole.Jjurg. is the place alluded to. Special dispatch front Coletiso. dated8 Wednesday, January 24th, says that Commandant Lucas Meyer's -command! surprisedSind surrounded a strong body of General Methueu's infantry, killing and wounding twenty-three and cap-; turing fifteen. "! An, eminent British general, review ing the situation to a representative of the Associated Press, thus sums it tn: '. "First of all we underestimated the enemy. Secondly, wu knew nothing of the power of modern weapons when opposed to each other in the hands of tolerably equal forces Thirdly wc desertt'd stratecv to satisfy sentiment. By that. I mean that Ladvsnith and Kimberlev aptealcd to us. and we ans wered as iuicklv and unthinkingly as does the electric receiver to the trans mitter. . "We have learned manv things, but chiefly, we have learned that long range sruns and rifles minimize tremen dously the advantage which formerly ac crued to the aggressor. Yet.I thorough ly believe, and I am not speaking with out experience, that had any contin ental nation undertaken the same task. with the same force, it would by Ihis time have been wiped out. There are a lot of things which might, have been learned, had we watched vopr land fighting at Santiago. But we did not. As a result, we did not have- nrjlf fs to cut wire, and we knew nothing alxiut 'Mausers. But our apreciation of our shortcomings only makes us more de termined. It may be six months, and it may he a year; but we sh"il thieve our object." From the fieJd of party strife and military criticism it is a relief to turn to an extract from the latter of an officer at the front who writes: "An orderly was bringing some water to wounded man. lying on the ground near ane. -.hot through the ab domen. He could hardly speak owing to the dryness of his anouth. but he said: ' " 'Take it to mv Dal first; He's worse hit than m." " After, readine this one can under stand that fieneral Buller did not slop over when he wired; "The men are splendid' JIEFEAJL RUMORED. Berlin. Ian. 27. 'Some of the papers here claim to have a teleeram ; front Pretoria savine that General Warren was enticed into Suionkoo. where the Boers fell upon him: that seventeen of his cannon were captured and that Bul let's hasty retreat over the Tugela river alone can save him. The alleged Pretoria telegram adds that the British losses were 800 men kVJIed and 1500 men wounded- The Hi snatch comes throtieh Brussels, and does not receive much credence, in this city. ' INDIA IS LOYAL. Calcutta. Tan. 27.- A monster meet- tnrr -.f . 1 1 i Atn s and W nfiannmAtans tO- ' - " " - -- y UdJ V""V' " . v ...... " -' ' ' . swerving lovaltv and attachment to the British throne. The meeting also m-scrrlM-d 63.000 rupees toward the man-' sion house fund, tor the reiiet 01 1am ti'te of the victims of the South Afric an war. - . .-, ; GOEBEL SHOT. Frankfort, (Ky.) Jan. 30. Mr. Goe lel, the democratic pretender ' to - the office ot governor of this state; was shot five times this moriinr while walking down the street. The shots were fired "from an upper window of a business block. The assassin escaped. Goebel is in a precarious condition. KENTUCKY DEMOCRATS NOW IN COMPLETE CONTROL .OF THE LEGISLATURE. Have About Sufficient Votes to Seat Goebel as Governor Two Re - publicans Unseated. tro-A VPFnnT T Tan. r The case I Van Meter, democrat, against I : - . ,t. I-. ierry, rrpuuiican, iui a w4i islature, was decided in favor of Van THEY Meter by a vote of 51 to A5- ..This- vote. the republicans andj democrats-admit.' is,' aii accurate forecast of .the vote fnl the Goebel-Taylor jronteiit. 1 " : I The democrat ic leaders, without Vx4 ception, claim that kh seating of Vatl Meter oversliadows jaccurately the seat- ing of Goebel. Th house now $tand sixty ' democrats, including. Van Mete and Speaker Trimble, and forty- repufc j licans; the senate libs twenty-six dem ocrats and twelve jrepublicans. Th democrats, on the vote in the guber national contest, cat'have but a jMissij ble maximuni of ivfenty'-four, GtKf Itel will Ilsmti mi Vf.li" an, I .r-nii,r 11. IP a Goebel man, is inbapacitated by sickj ness and has never qualified. "t Botfi sides admit the senate to be very eveif- sary on joint ballot to seat Goebel ak ti'erior. j ! ' A CLUB DINNER. Made the Occasiori of Ridiculing tl Aumintsaration. 11 annual dinner of the Gridiron Chm w.is given at .the Arlington , hotel tonighi. and. like its predecessors, was the nutft successful event of jthe season. Ti' club is Cfmiised o fortv Washingtojn corrcspjondents. who! each cive a -riuni-ber of dinrwrs ami make the last Satur day evening in lannarv a notable oc casion, as it is the anniversary Qf tl)e ortraniration. - j j The initiation of stwo mennbers wis made a treat for a burle-soue of im perialism. The club "expanded' ffr new mmers. raised the president jo the rank of enrperqr, anl "crowned" liim. Reorts from (colonial governot-s and vassal states, and the conferring tf titles, were rudely interrupted by "I'n f e Sam' who seized the crown and droi c flic "decorated officials" frmi the. roon. A minstrel show, -with really new joks. anjnsed the guests, (and several sons written for the occasion were givtin, one verse being allotted to W. J. Bryjin witli an allusion to 10 to i. Mr. Bryan was a guest. ; MAGERS WAmiMERSED CEREMONY WAS PREFORMED IN PRESENCE pF SHERIF1- The Prisoner Continues to Protest 1:1 is Innocense Saaffold Is Completed and Successfully Tested. j DALLAS, (Or.) Jan 27. W. G. Magers, condetnned i murderer of Hay D. Sink, was today! i'nYmerscd..-in he county jail.-.-A large tank was pkved in the tad where the ceincnmnv tok place. Rev. Barton Riegs oIliciatinK in the presence of SherjlT Van -f rsdcl. Jhe death "watch and a few oilier witnesses. With tlie date of jhis execution jjiist one week distant. M.atrers stiH protests' his innocense of thejerime of, winch! he twice stands convicted. The scaffold has been completed and tested. M ith satistactorv results. l-.vervlliing isi in readiness for the final art of the tragjily winch has occupied jso'miu li attent! ion for the past seventeetn months. A WISE CRiOAKER. Lomlonjan. 27. T.'rbf. Cold vAn Sijiith writes to (he Sjieakir one of the i'r-t misleading letters which could possibly be put boforc the British pitblic.j It commences bv savinir:. s "I suptose the dofiors of the Mhiiu thought they were paying a compli'licni, to America, in calling, it bv that name, but. really, they were ipncking J the Annercian conscience as there arejfe'w things more certain ! than . that . the Maine was blown up jby the igniti.ng'f coal in her bunkers.:' The same jicci dent has happened tp three American vessels since, one of jthem cfmiin.ifclcd by the same captain: of the Mhinc. though" in these case the fvessclsAverc saved. Nothing is more certain "than that the Maine was jnot blown in by Spaniards." j , ! . There is more in the same strain, in cluding, as proof of his contention),'' the remark that "no more now is heafd of the monument which) was to-be erfrcter to the crew of the 'Maine." Ghildrci) Kow sad it b to see weak children-boys and cirls who are pale and thin. They tab not enjoy the sports of child hood, neither are they able to profit by school life; They are indeed to be pitied. But there b hope for them. ; j Scott's Emulsion has helped such children for over a quarter of a century. ' Your doctor wi3 tidl you it b both ood nd medkine'b them. They bein to pick up at once tmdet its use. - Their color improvts, the Hesh bccomci more Erm. the weight Increases and all the full Cfe and vigor of childhood returns ajaiti. Atalldnunots; $x.nd ft to. 1 SCOm & fcUWJiE.Ownm, New Yr. TO TRY AGAIN -' California Legislature Meets in Special Session. TO CICCT A SENATOR NEXT WEEK Kponsltta for th I'ullor vt the Kegalikr Slon. SACRAMENTO, Cal., Jan. 29 The . senate and assembly of California, .oday erfected its ori;anir.ition to meet in extraordinary session. Much dilTVr ence of opinion prevailed among the nvembers. as to the necessity of reor ganizing. The republican majority of" the senate' caucused on the subject, and it was conceded that it was necessary to reorganiie. This was done by the re-election uf the orncers and many attaches of the regular-session. The assembly proceeded immediate ly to business willwtut "reorganization. It was i-oncedei, Jiowever, that the: vote for .United States senator shall not be taken until the second Tuesday after reorganization, a. week from to morrow, i . I Governor Gage read his message to' the joint assembly, a' very unusual pro- t Ceeding. The message contained some' 7000 words. " Those who were respon sible for tlie failure to elect a United States senator at the regular sessitm were severely denounced, and the re publican papers which, according to the governor, were j in a mea-uire re sponsible for it, severely condemned. The whole proceedings were of so un usual a nature that it created an inter est bordering on the sensational. MANY CHANGES MADE iNAM E OF PORTO RICO TO HE SLIGHTLY. AMENDED; President to Be Autfaoried to Appoint A . -VI-.'. .1- ... 1" du only uiiiiii in vioxiiii the Island iColonv. WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. The sen ale coiimnittce on Puerto Rico has de villed, so far as it can decule, that the island shall be knowrir as Porto I'ico and . not Puerto Rico, as' fixed by the re'cent.executive ortler. " The committee went over the 1'oraker bill in detail, dccidijng itpti many charges 'in. the fihrasWtUigy, atvL sojiio a'lteratiilirs in the piiyisions of the bill. Probably-one of tlnf most important changes was to strike out the word; constitution., wlurrier it apt wared in the original print of the bill. 11 change was made because of the opinion generally fxprtsel tjliatuur constittiV tion is rwt suitefl , toi the Puerto Rico pe m1e. ' J An4hcr important j annen.liiif nt pro vides -for. the retirement of 4 1 1 Puerto Rican coin, and to siibMitiile for them, the coins of the Unittlil States, .notli- -er provision autlioTizeH inr uresidi nt to awionvt an -oiticer f; the army to lie governor c4. inland. LOUD CRITICISM, j British Government Censured, but No Trouble Is Feared. '.'.-.' ' London, Jan. 27. TIioukIi criticism of the government and its methods of handling the war is unabated, it is safe to say that when parliament .meets on Tuesday next, nothing; serious will re s'dt. There will be the usual motions of censure, with, perliaps, more than the usual impasionrid denunciation of the Various departments of the ad ministration, especially the w;wr and colonial offices. But. such is the pa triotism of the, average Englishman, and such is the strength of the conser vative organization, tlmt.it will 'be sur prising if Lord SalislMiry's majority is even appreciably weakened. A FARMER'. CRIME. Murdered His Dangliiters Companion in a Fit o. Rage. Iacrosse, Wash,, j Jan. 27. -At 7 o'clock last night Samuel R. Clemens, a farmer, shot and killed George Bo land, the bullet striking the center of the nose and penetrating the skull. Clemens then mounted a horse and escaped, t The ofTicrts have obtained no trace of him. Clemens' young daughter ran-away from home a week ago. Last-night, while she was on her way u a. mas'iueradcf ball in company with George Boland j and two others, Siemens waylaid them and" shot Ho land, i ( TO SUCCEED! ROBERTS. Governor of Utah j Calls a Special . Election for Congressman. Salt Lake City. Ian. "27.- Governor I Wells has published fa prrclamation. calling an election to be held Monday, April 2d, for the purposc-of electing a representative in congress to fill the vacancy caused by the exclusion of Uingham II. Roberts. . .. Double, j doubler toil and trouble; that is the- life of all governor ih.-it Veally govern ; not the spoil of victory, only the glorious toil of battle Can be theirs. Carlyle.