The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-04-21
TELEGRAPHIC.
Late News In Short Form.
Continue to Retreat .

Late News In Short Form.
Continue to Retreat.
MANILA, April 14.-Gen. Lawton is
north along the road between
The hills and the lake, with the gunboats
Napidan and Laguna de Bay abreast OF
his troops. The enemy is retreating
Gen. Lawton in advancing find all the
towns evacuated by the Filipinos and to-
tally abandoned sage bv Chinese, who
fear to stay in 1t towns after the Amer.
leans leave.
A Bad Accident.
SEATTLE, April IA Post-Intelligen-
Ger special from Wellington says that
while rotary plow was clearing the
Great Northern track this side OF Madi-
son it was struck By sn avalanche and
dashed 1000 #. down canyon. There
were Z men on the engine in addition TO
the regular crew. All have been ding out
OF the snow but |. Four men wer3 in
ured, 3 probably fatally.
The Fishing Season.
ASTORIA, April 1.-THE fishing season
opens tomorrow at noon, and prepara-
tions have been made by both fisherman
and cannerymen for handling the largest
pack put up on the river for years. An
unusually large numher of boats are
waiting the time togo out.
0fCourse Not.
WAsHEGxToS, April 14.-Sec. Alger to-
night put an effective quietus on the per-
sistent reports that he contemplated re-
tiring from the cabinet by positive and
unequiYocal statement that the rep~Fts
were absolutely without foundation.
VIII Come West.
CHICAGO, April l4.-U. S. Senator T.
ID. Carter. OF Montana, is here, en- route
TO Butte, Mont, from Washir gton. H..
said President Mckinley is going 10
make tour of the West eFn states dur.
July, and that his stop in Chicago was
Tor the purpose OF arranging a few de-
tails for the presidents sojoGrn in the
city.
Attacked by Insurg. ats.
MANILA, April 13.-At about o'clock
this IN rning a small body of rebels at
tack a camp OF the Sd ARTILLERY from
tist AsC4L = Il4iE anu
- / west OF Maioios. Two privates were
led and q lieutenant and two otheFI
sounded. At da flight the American
rebels northward and killing several.
Paete Captured
MANILA, April i3.-Gen. Laxton hal
captured Paeie, the citadel Of the LaEuna
de Bay territory, miles beyond Lum'
ban
TammanN's $40.
NEW YoRK, April I3.-The dinner o.
the democratic club. In honor of the an
/ niversary OF the birth Of Thomas JefFer
son, was held tonight At the Metropoli
tan opera house. There were fully 30
more guests than the 5000 planned for
but Gll found.
The 81 Dinner.
MLwAEKRg, April IS.-The jefferson
| Club, OF Milwaukee observed the nAls
day OF the founder Of democracy in
most fitting manner BY q banquet a. tn
Piankington house tonight, which va
attended by over 100 guests. Col ". !
Bryan was the guest Of honor and deE Y
cred the principal address.
viii Be Capt Philips.
SALVM, April l3.-Gov. Geer was "a
day notified by the war department {
the acceptance OF the resignation OF Cap
l. L. Pickens, company L, 3nd Orego
volunteers, nos AZ Manila, which vi
! date from May :. First Lseutenar
Philips viii probably b, promoted .
Oil the vacancy.
/. Samoan Commission.
a WAsMTxGFox. April Ia-The Samoa
/ commission wilI sail for ApiA an the L
5. naval transport Badger, leaving Sa
= Francisco on the 25th.
they Rcfrrated.
, MANIA. April l3.-GeneraI wheA,o
started at daylight with the l0zL Penn
. sylvAniA and the End Oregon =. giment
a and two guns, 70 drive the rebels frol
a the American right flank between Il
!, railroad and the foothills He met Wit
slight resistance near SArtz Maria, an
, one man was wounded, but the enem
: bolted when sheiied hy tte artillery. ar
. burned and abandoned the town ot Sal
. - Maria where 100 rebels were repor
4 ed to have been concentrated.
: Daring the res, OF the day the enen
!. was in full retreat toward the mountain
e No War Talk.
WAsRISor1S. April I2.-There is I
: war talk in the Samoan affair bat il is
:. complication which must be hSndl,
, very iudiciously by ali psrties 10 Avo
+ trouble. The Z. 5. has no, safficiel
D interest in the islands To have q war ul
less national nc nor demanded it.
Samoan Trouble.
AUCKLAND. y. Z. April - -Ds<patel
es from Apia. Samoa. dated April i. -
thai party of los American and Britt.
sailors was ambuscaded by 500 of Matai
fa's rebels on German plantation G
that day. The Angio-AmerIcAn wei
forced to retreat to the beach, leavir
their dead.
A Big Thieg.
Il ToEoNTo. April Ie a special TO Il
Globe, IRON Ottawa. SAYS tina. within
fortnight bill will be introdaeei in th
l house oi commons TO provide for the Ia,
ing OF cable connecting Canada vii
the Australian colonies aud providing Il
Z the government supplying turds.
Was Illegal.
4 SALEN, Apr l2.-It developed tods
!, that the election held in Salem March !
/, Tor the purpose of authorizing the issu
snce Of $50, 600 refunding bonds, is il
valid becsuse il took place before ii
charter went into egectasas it carried q
, emergency clause.
, South American Trouble.
. LIMA, Peru, April l2.-In the BATH
/. between the revolutionist under Pand
and President AlonIo's aimy, near Orr
TO, Bolivia, 200 were killed. Gen. Pand
occupied 0ruro without con .usion.
Young Mothers.