The state capital., 1899-01-13

OF the military operations IN north
west Luzon, and the rescue of all tn
American prisoners which the insur
gents took with them in their flight.
DIR. Franklin w. Fisk, president 0
the Chicago Theological seminary, ha
resigned and will retire from actir
work next May. He will then hay
completed his fortieth year OF connec
tion with the seminary, and will be s
years old.
A correspondent recently stated tha
"Miss Clara Barton resides in George
town, ID. c." This is misstatement
and is troublesome to the post Office
and confusing to correspondents. Mis-
Barton never resided in Georgetown
and her address is always Washington
ID. c.
The reports sent out recently tha
Rev. John G. Fee, the founder of Beres
(ky.) college, and the noted abolition
1st was dead, were not correct. DIR
Fee, who was quite i'll, is recovering
Many floral offerings were sent tc
Belea, thinking the noted divine was
dead.
Col. Long, quartermaster at San
Francisco, notified the war depart
ment, on the 4th, that the animal
transports Victoria and Flintsh;re, on
their way to the Philippines with
horses and mules, had arrived safely
1f ho If CT
gle animal.
An order-in-council was passed by
the Dominion government on the lth.
renewing the modus vivendi for an
other year with the United States ia
regard to the permission for vessels of
this country entering any port on the
Atlantic coast for purchasing bait and
supplies and other purposes.
0
The supporters Of Mayor Samuel II.
Jones Of Toledo, o., in his non-partisan
campaign last fall, are organizing his
strength into q party or movement
which has for its object the control OF
the congressional districts of Ohio next
fall, and if possible the election of Mr..
Jones to the United States senate in
1902
In accordance with the notice previ-
onsly given by him, Senator Aldrich,
Of Rhode Island, on the 4th, opened
the discussion Of the financial bill in
the senate with a speech in eXplana-
tion of the senate substitute for the
house bill. The speech was carefully
prepared, and was read from manu-
script.
dispatch from London, on the Sth,
said: THE British public is at last
face to face with critical moment in
the campaign. 1t may safely be said
that at no previous time have there
beer such anxious hours of suspense
as will be passed through until the ar
rival Of further news regarding the fate
Of Ladysmith."
Touro Robertson, vice-president of
the American Bank Note Co., died sud
denly of heart disease at his residence
in New York city on the 5th. The de-
printing authorities in the country and
O. pioneer in the bank note business.
Tie invented the first steel plate print
ing press ever used.
Rev. c. G. Thomas, Of Kalamazoo
Mich, was stricken with apoplexy in
his pulpit on the 18th. He had just fin
ioI ], n. n L.
saying, Let us pray" when a panied
expression shot over his face, and he
fell to the floor Of the pulpit. His con
dition was pronounced by the rhy-
sicians as extremely precarious.
The following dispatch from Cavite,
Iuzcn, was received by the navy de-
partment, on the 5th, from Admiral
Watson: "On December 81, WentZ-
baugh, commanding the Albay Ga lit
tie gunboat), hoisted the flag on ST.
butu island. The chief dato provided
and raised the pole. Natives and North
Borneo authorities are pleased"
Gen. White, on the 7th, defended
Iadysmith from most desperate at
tack from the Beers under Gen. Jou-
bert. The fight lasted all day and the
assailants We're many times in possess
sion Of portions Of the British works,
but were as often rcpulsed. The losses
in killed and wounded probably
reached hundreds on both sides.
The senate committee On Cuba held
its first meeting on the 4th. No action
was taken, but there was a general dis
cussion Of the attitude of the United
States toward the island. The pre-
vailing opinion seemed to be favorable
to the Teller amendment promising in
dependence to the Cubans as soon as
pacific conditions should be restored.
The Siamese government has given
another evidence Of its friendliness to
the United States by offering to pre-
sent TO this country part or the
whole Of the temple grounds at Bang
koll, on which the United States lega-
ton is located. The property is worth
$4,000, but will involve an outlay Of
about $4,000 for improving the prem
ises.
Three million persons are working
on government relief works in India.
The sale Of children by starving pa
rents is becoming common. Families
are breaking up, each member for him
self, searching for food, Abandoned