The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-11-24

Young a Rusher.

Young a Rusher.
MAxIA, Nov. 1G.--A correspondent oil
the Associated Press tulegraphs an &C.
count OF the rapid pace with which Gen.
Young covered the road with his cavalry.
The Macabebe scouts completely sur.
prised and demoralized the insurgents
around the low conntIy.
A messenger and reinforcements. who
were captured, say the insurgents from
San Jose TO San Nicholas did not expect
or know OF the arrival Of the Americans
until day or two after they actually ar.
rived.
Train Attacked.
| EsTcorET, Nrtal, Nov. 15-An armored
| train having aboard half 4 company OF
Durham volunteers and half a company
| OF Dublin fusillers steamed to ChiveIey
early this morning. On its return 1t was
shelled by Boef artillery placed in four
positions. Two trucks in front Of the
engine left the rails, toppling over.
Whiie the train was thus helpless the
Durbans and Dublins faced the Boers in
skirmishing order, and the Beers poured
shot and shellrd into the crippled train.
| Heavy Bombardment
| LORENZO MARozz, HDelagoa Bay, Nov.
| ia local newspaper reports that La
ldysmith was subjected TO a very heavy
bombardment all day Tuesday. and that
at midnight ali the cannon on the hills
surrounding the town opened fire simul.
aneously, pouring shells from all points
OF the compass. Several buildings afire,
The paper asserts, could be distinctly
seen from Bulwana hill.
Nc4 rrrfs~-.1
LONDON, Nov. I6--A dispatch received
here today. from Pietermaritzburg dated
Nov. IL, says 1t is rumored there that
General Joubert commander in-chief Of
the Boer forces has been killed in action.
II Is the most startling news from the
seat Of war today. Though the report
comes from many different sources it OBJ
viously lacks confirmation.
Aquinsldo's Campaign
MANILA, Nov. 15, IL p. M--Geuera
Hughes, with part Of the Nineteenth and
ITwenty-sixth regiments, moved from Ilo
lilo Thursday, November 8, to 0ton, six
miles west for the purpose Of capturing
Santa Barbara, the rebel stronghold.
Recent orders from Aquinaldo, found
in the trenches, said:
4 Do not oppose the Americans advance.
Burn the villages as they are attacked.
DIVIDE the forces into bands Of k4O. Ha-
rass the Americans on every occasion.
The B0er War.
LONDON, Nov. is, 8 A. M.-The most
Interesting and, in fact, the only news Of
the war, now comes from the western
frontier, the accounts OF Colonel Bsden-
Powell's brilliant exploits at Mafeking.
Trench work is quite novel in Boer tactics
and some curiosity is evinced as to who
may teldirecting. them, and rs to what ia
still to be shown. Nevertheless, both at
Mafeking and Kimberly conditions seem
altogether favorable.
National Grange.
SPRINGFIELD, o., Nov. I5-The SD an
nual session Of the National Grange con.
vened in this city today, with Master
| Aaron Jones, Of South Bend, Ind. in the
chair, Twenty-six states were represents
ed. While the committees were engaged
in the deliberations, Master Jones CALI
ed on Jabez Robinson, master Of the Do.
minion Grange, OF Canada, for remarks,
and Robinson, took up the most .of the
morning session, bringing greetings and
reviewing the work OF the year in the
Dominion.
Il n 0WGSk A<OkMDlUdIhOus
i NEW YoRK, Nov. l5.-The Times saws:
According to some Wall street reports,
the war between the sugar refining COM
panies is very near settlement and in
i rather an extraordinary way. 1t is said,
in fact, that conso'i o'idation OF all the su.
gar-rehning companies of the country is
shortly to be brought about and that the
American company has thel project in
charge.
The Meteors.
BosToN, Nov. 16 The sky cleared
beautifully in this yicinaty at about /
o'clock this morning, and with the moon
swinging down into the west, number
OF meteors Acre seen. At the Harvard
Observatory, q large one was photograph
ed soon after midnight, and the observ,
ers at that time were very hopeful OF
slghling many more before dawn.
NJ. L. Hollingsworth has been arpoint-
ed p. NJ. at Detroit.
The Statesman says "there is not a
single case OF smallpox in Salem."
More divorces have been granted at
the term OF court this week than at any
term for several years.
Prominent citizens are having their
hands soll denying that they are cand
dates for Office at the coming city cleo
tion.
The republican city central committee
has called the city convention for Friday
evening, Dec and the primaries foI the
Wednesday proceeding.
The Salem Journal refers TO Charley
Nickel OF the Jacksonville Times as q
gallant bachelor. Charley has two OF the
finest daughters ia Southern Oregon.
One OF Uncle Sans Alaskan islands
can boast the largest stamp mill in the
world. Ithas $40 STAN s.crushes quartz
enough daily to give $3.50 in gold.
which the other mills in the plant in
crease 10 $4,000.