The daily morning Alaskan., 1899-12-12
Roberts Refused Seat in Con.
 gress by Large Vote
SOUTH AFRICAN WAR
Joubert to mcet Buiier 10000 strong-Another Zig Fight for metbuen.

The City of Topeka arrived early this morning, with the latest news, having papers of the 9th. from V hieh the follow ing istaken:
 Alter an interesting debate of three hours the house Thursdav by vote of 3oz to 90 adopted the resolution offered by Tav- Tor, of Ohio, yesterday for the appoint ment of special committee to investigate the charges against Brigham H. Roberts, the Norman epreSentative-elect from Utah. Previously the house had rejected a substitute resolution ffereJ by Richard son, the leader of the mnuritv, to allow Mr. Roberts to be sworn In and 10 send the whole case to the judiciary committee. This substitute resolution, however, by no means commanded { C full democratic strength. Only fltl seven m'mn,rs voted for it. Or the thirty who voted against the Tavlor resolution ,ll Nsfe democrats except two. Lsuj, d California republican, and NewlandS, silver repub' lcan from Nevada.
 By the terms of the resolution Mr. Rob eHS Is not only exclud d from all pIrtici- patton in the proceeding of the house until the committee reports and the house passes upon his case. but he Is denied s-at in the hall. Whether this will be interpreted to deny him admission within the ehamcer bending the disposition of his case is vet to be decided.
 Aguinaido Wants 10 Surrender.
 A special eabIegram from Hongkong to the New York Evening World says the FilIpinoS there announce that Agulnaldo Is ready 10 surrender if Consul Wildman will receive him at Manila. The dispatch adds that the Filipino junta at hongkong vpr= in n-cnn,p,nnicat:on wifh AeulnslJo last week, and advised him to throw hImSelf on the mercy of the United States.
 Taylor Ahead In Kentucky.
 The Kentucky board of election mmis' sloners finished its work at { o'clock Thursday afternoon, and tomorrow at IT o'clock the members will sit in the state senate chamber as a contestlng board to hear the arguments in the case of eleven contested counties. The first Of them will come up on whether or not the board has a right to go behind the cert fled re urns filed with the secretary of state by the diff ferent counties. Upon the issue of the argument of this point will rest the name of the next governor of Kentucky. In the face of the returns now on file with the secretary of state, Mr. Tavlor has plu- rality of 2,S3, his total vote being Io,7i4 against roI ,43r for Goebel.
 south African War,
 Censorship Is very strict, 1t being almost impossible t) get news.
 General Joubcrt has massed 1900 to 20. 900 men on Tugela river to meet Gen eral Butler. Hard fighting Is expected soon, though nothing Is known of Buffers plans.
 Boers claim their loss at Modder. where Methuen lost SO heavily, was only Y killed. General Methuen insists that 1t was greater than British loss. The report of the abandonment Of the siege of Mafeking Is not believed. Boers occupy strong position six miles | from Modder river, the scene O. the last battle. and will doubtless give General Methuen his fourth bloody battle.
 The Canadian troops have gone to the . front.