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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-12-02
TRANSPORT NET STORMS.
COMPELLED TO TURN BACK.
was out Four Days-Encountered
Terrific Weather, Causing Great
Damage to stock Aboard-AnimaIs
Pounded to Death.

Seattle Nov. 29.-With a cargo of dying
horses and mules and 90 empty stalls. the
United States transport Victoria returned
to port last night, having been forced by
an unprecedented stress of weather off
Cape flattery to turn back from her vow
age to the Philippines. OF the 4lO horses
and mules carried by the Victoria, leaving
here Nov %, 55 were literally pounded to
death against the sides of the stalls in the
storm, and the remaining animals are so
badly bruised that the officers of the yes-
sci believe that many can not be saved.
The Victoria sailed for the Philippines
Nov 70. As the straits were neared a high
and dangerous sea was encountered and
the ship pitched and rolled heavily. The
stress OF weather increased as the Victoria
advanced toward the open ocean.
On the morning of Nov. "a the vessel
was rounded to just outside the straits
with her head to the wind. At o'clock
ON the afternoon of that day she was toss
ing on the crest of the waves described in
the log as mountain high" and the strong
gale blew thick with binding mist. The
transport labored heavily during the night,
and early the next morning steamed away
to the west, but began to roll so danger
ously that her head was again brought
round to the wind.
This day was a repetition of the precel-
ing, with the addition of terrific squalls.
The rolling and pitching of the ship now
began to have its effect upon the animals.
confined in their stalls. They had been
| raIt .lo1 -. l.
IN state of utter exhaustion. Several
died during the night and next morning
and the constant attention of Veterinary
Surgeon Payne and the stock hands SEEM
ed powerless to save them.
Under such circumstances it was deter
mined, after consultation between Capt.
Alichaels and his officers to round the
ship and head for Seattle During the trip
IN several more horses died, bringing the
number of deaths up to SO. The bodies
OF the animals were weighted and thrown
overheard as fast as death came.
Purser Lockwood was seen this morning
and said that during SO voyages he had
made across the Pacific he has never seen
such stress of weather as was encoun-
tered by the Victoria. The furthest point
reached was 200 miles west of the cane.
While the storm was at it's height oil bags
were entirely emptied and everything done
to ease the motion of the ship. Aside from
the loss of animals, no other damage was
done, the Victoria behaving splendidly.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-12-02
China's Euture.

London, Nov. 26.-As a result of the
United States request to the powers for
assurances regarding the maintenance of
the open door in China the Associated
Press is able to say that negotiations have
been entered into looking to a more per
manent and important international agree
ment than yet mooted. Though the great
est official reticence is observed at all the
capitals regarding the secret movement.
there is good cause for believing that ne
gotiations have reached a hopeful state.
According to reports current here in con-
sequence of Russia and France failing to
reply satisfactorily to Washington's re-
quest, the United States decided to take I'D
the Chinese questions more vigorously.
The movement of Great Britain to this
end, 1T is said, was secured, and it was
upon the initiative of the United States
that moves were set on foot to secure
not only assurances to the United States.
but definite agreement between the Eu-
ropean powers themselves. Such an I'M
derstanding to the average European
statesman has long seemed Utopian. yet
today the Associated Press is informed on
good authority there are fair chances of
Great Britain, Russia, Germany and ia
pan, in conjunction with the United
States, becoming signatories to a treaty.
delimiting the spheres of political influ-
ence in China and determining their fiscal
policy in that quarter of the globe based
ON the 'open door" policy. Such is the
scope of negotiations. The projected ar
rangement may be retroactive.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-12-02

Tacoma, Wash, Nov. 25.-The heavy
fall of rain has caused the Nooksack river
TO overflow in Whatcom county. At the
mouth of the river is an immense log jam
a mile long. This has caused the river to
find a new outlet. The new channel has
swept through Lummi village, which has
been almost wiped out. The town con-
tanned 200 people, being the headquarters
of the Lummi Indian reservation. Church,
school house and stores were swept away.
The Indians have lost their possessions, in
Guiding the winters supply of smoked sal
mon and jerked beef.
The flood struck the village Monday
night and the inhabitants we've saved from
drowning by the use of boats and canoes.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-12-02
A Battle Expected.

New York, Nov. pa dispatch from
London says:
The next battle is to be expected at
Spytfontein, where there is good posi-
ton. The British advance must necessar-
lily proceed along the railway line. The
river will be no obstacle, as it is small and
easily forded. At Spytfontein there are
a few scattered hills. This is the only
point where the Beers will be able to avail
themselves of cover.
The British movement is undoubtedly
difficult and dangerous. The greatest peril
arises from the possibility of the Beers
moving men across the Free State from
Natal to Jacobsdale and the Modder river.
Such a movement would occupy about 10
days for any considerable force, and about
seven or eight days for force of less
than 10000. If it is carried out Methuen's
column may prove unequal to its task.
No news has been received yet of the
Ninth Lancers, who were sent to cut off
the Beers when Methuen attacked the en-
envy at Gras Pan. Some uneasiness pre-
walls concerning their safety.
Phe losses of the naval brigade in the
battle at Gras Pan Were enormous. Out OF
500 seamen and marines, l05 fell, being
more than 20 per cent.
1t seems doubtful whether the enemy
will make any stand south of Ladysmith,
but the latest advices would indicate that
both forces are moving north on converg-
ing lines that will cross near Colenso.
If the Beers make a stand south of Co.
lenso they will have behind them the Tu-
gela river. in flood, and only fordable in
few places. This means complete ami
hilation if they are defeated. If they make
a stand behind Tugela, they are not out
of reach of Gen. White, who with his cav
airy might strike their only possible line
of retreat.
1t is thought that they are most likely
to fall back and push men over toward
Kimberly.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-12-02
Rebel Line Gone.

Manila, Nov. 26.-Senor Buencamino,
former member of Aguinaldo's cabinet,
who has been captured, admits that the
rebel line has gone to pieces. He says
Aguinaldo has gone to Bayombong and
it is now merely a matter of persistent
chasing in order to catch him. The whole
trouble, he said, would soon be ended.
Buencamino had $1,000 in gold when he
was captured, but had no clothing. He
came to Manila wearing borrowed gar
ments Buencamino, who was Aguinaldo' g
secretary of state, says that when his
party was attacked Aguinaldo's mother,
with her 4-year-old grandson, got into the
brush. Buencamino thought they had
been killed Wheaton, however, has Agui-
naldo's son, but his mother has not been
found. Our cavalry is pushing toward
Bayombong, where Aguinaldo is likely to
meet them if he gets away from General
Young.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-12-02
KhaIifa Killed.

Cairo, Egypt, Nov. 26.-The Soudan
may now be declared to be open.
General Kitchener, after destroying the
army of the khalifa by two sanguinary
battles, has accomplished the task which
England gave him when he was sent to
Egypt. With the exception of Osman
Digna, the principal actors in the bloody
drama of savage Soudan have been cap
tured or slain. The Khalifa is dead, also
his two brothers and the Mahdi's son,
and host of dervishes are disarmed and
captive.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-12-02
Union League banquet.

Philadelphia, Nov. 26.-The Union
League celebrated the Seth anniversary Of
its founding by a banquet at the club
house Saturday night. Secretary OF the
Navy John d. Long and Jacob Gould
Schurmann, president of Cornell univer-
sity and president of the Philippine COM
mission, were the guests of honor and the
principal speakers.
Mr.. Schurmann in his address said the
American flag had been planted in the
Philippines and was there to stay.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-12-02
Insurgents LEFT PRISONERS
THEY WERE EAGER TO ESCAPE.
General AIejandrine Reiterated to
the Mountains-Is Being Pursued
by BeII-Three Hundred Spnninrds
Who Escaped From the Insurgents
Have Arrived ut Manila.

Manila, Nov. 2S.-The insurgents have
evacuated Mangalaren, province OF Pan
gasanan, leaving seven American and "a
Spanish prisoners, who escaped in the CON
fusion of the Filipino retreat. The Ameri-
cans are p. j. Green and George Powers OF
the Battleship Oregon, Thomas Edwards
and Charles Bird of the Sixteenth infantry,
Henry w. James of the Twelfth infantry,
John Desmond of the Signal corps, and q.
III. Huber of loves scouts.
They report that two Americans were
unable to escape and are with the insur-
gents. They are David Scott of the Tweu-
ty-fourth infantry and William Sherry of
the hospital corps. -Four deserters are with
the Flipinos-Howard, Martin and Ford
(Californians), and Watts, whose former
regiment is unknown. Howard is the only
one serving with the insurgents. He is a
captain of artillery.
Col. Bell of the Thirty fourth volunteers
arrived at Mangalaren last evening. Alter
a hard march and the fording of the Agno,
he found that Fowlers company of the
Thirty-thir had occupied the town for
two days. The insurgents, Gen. Alejan-
drine commanding. retreated to the noun
tains behind the town, short of food and
ammunition. Besides this, his men were
deserving him, and six cannon, which the
insurgents were dragging, impeded their
march.
Col Bell proposes to follow the Filipinos
until he can bring about decisive fight or
they are scattered. Mangalaren was
strongly fortified with rifle pits command
ing the road, but the insurgents abandoned
the place without firing a shot.
Three hundred Spanish prisoners who
escaped from their captors before the Am
erican advance, including civil officials Of
rank, who had been in the hands of the
Fihpinos for more than year, and many
officers, have arrived at Manila during the
past week. The Francisco Reyes brought
100 of them from Wheaton. Some were
i'll and had to be carried from Tayug to
San Fabian in army wagons Delegations
of these former prisoners have visited Gen.
Otis in order to thank him for his no pi-
tally, which included the furnishing OF
food and clothes. Senior Jamarillo the
Spanish commissioner, Is making arrange
ments to send them to Spain.
Buencamino has been lodged in comfort
able quarters at the police station with his
family. Other persons are not allowed 10
communicate with him. He is classed as
being the most slippery person connected
with the instruction. He was a colonel
in the Spanish army and a traitor to Spain
At the time OF the first instruction he
tried to sell out the Filipinos and his pres
ent imprisonment incites no sympathy
among his people, while Spaniards think
it is mistaken leniency for Americans tC
refrain from shooting him on the Luneta
the fate which was dealt out to better
men in the anti-Spanish uprising.
Wheaton reports that the natives have
threatened violence to Aguinaldo's mother
who is now sheltered in a convent with a
guard. Otis has ordered her brought to
Manila for safety.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-12-02
Yale Lost.

New Haven, Nov. 26.-Just one short
minute before the close of one of the
greatest football contests ever played be-
tween Princeton and Yale, little Arthur
Poe. Princeton's right end, a member of
the famous Poe family, dropped a beauti-
full goal from the field and won the game
for the Tigers by the narrow margin of IL
to 10. All the more remarkable is the
fact that Poe never before, in practice
or a game attempted to kick a goal from
the field
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-12-02

Fort Smith, Ark, Nov. 25.-A telephone
message from Paris, Logan county, re-
ports the town of Magazine destroyed by
tornado. Magazine is on the new Choc-
taw & Memphis road, 60 miles east of
Fort Smith. All efforts to reach Magazine
ny wire have failed. Bonneville, 10 miles
from Magazine, suffered a severe storm,
houses being blown down and cattle killed.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-12-02

New York, Nov. 2s.-A special from
Washington says:
Though comparatively few of the repre-
sentatives-elect have yet arrived in Wash
ington the expressions of those who are
here make it very apparent that there will
be large majority of the members of the
house opposed to allowing Brigham II.
Roberts of Utah to sit with them.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-12-02
safeblowers Wrecked a Bank.

st. Louis, Nov. 26.-The Troy Ex-
change bank at Troy, Ills, Is miles from
St Louis, was wrecked by safeblowers
and everything of value in the bank was
taken. The robbers secured between $4,000
and $4,000 in cash and stacks of bonds
and other securities and escaped.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-12-02
SchIeY Smiled.

New York, Nov 26.-Admiral Schlev
of the South Atlantic squadron has sailed
on his flagship Chicago for Santa Lucia,
Windward group, where the Chicago will
coal. Thence he viii sail to Bahia and
Buenos Ayres. In the rlatte he will pick
up the Montgomery and the Wilmington.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-12-02

Information comes by private
sources from Waterville that the Col
vile Indian reservation will be thrown
open for homestead settlement about
the end of January, 1900. AS Water
Vile is the headquarters of the United
States register of lands for that dis
trict it is more than probable that the
information comes from some official
source.
Mr.. John H. Ogden, who for the past
two years has been manager of the Spo-
kane branch of the American Type Foun-
ders Company, has resigned that position
to 60 into the job printing business with
+. NJ. Winship, in the old established
"Quick Print" at Spokane, doing all
classes of up-to-date printing. Mr. A. D.
alexander assumes the management CT the
Spokane branch. Horace Brown remains
as superintendent.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-12-02

Some men are so conceited that they
think they have the world at their feet
if a porous plaster happens to get stuck
on them.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-12-02
OREGON.

Eugene has the honor of being first
to organize militia company of re-
turned volunteers.
The prune crop around Myrtle creek,
southern Oregon, has been disposed of.
1t aggregated 739,050 pounds, which
aver aged about "a cents per pound.
Walter Howell, of Portland, aged IL
years, was run over and killed recently
at Selwood by an electric car on the
East Side railway. The boy was on q
bicycle and rode across the track in
front of the car, which was backing up
slowly.
Paul Kruger is warned to leave Pen
dleton, but the pastor who occasionally
acts as deputy sheriff will not obey de-
mands.
The officers of Pendleton, Ore, assert
that in the capture of Isaac Ruddock
thoy have found the man who held up
the six people at the west limits of
Pendleton on October 81.
Frank O'Gara's bankruptcy petition
was denied in Pendleton. There was
too much money missing and cash
from proceeds of sales of which no ac-
count appears on the books.
The Pendleton high school students
are to play the Baker City high school
students on Thanksgiving day.
DIR. William Mclean, state veterin-
arian for Oregon, is making a tour of
eastern Oregon. He will see to the
enforcement of the rules of the DOM
esti' animal commission recently
adopted for the eradiction and proven.
tion Of hog cholera.
A. Lawson, colored bootblack. shot
and killed Hugh Younger, a gambler,
on Front street in Baker City, in front
Of the Mint saloon. A shotgun was
Used and the charge entered the body
at the heart Younger walked TO the
gambling room and fell dead. Lawson
gave himself up.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-12-02

A. w. Miles of Livingston was elected
president and Sewell w. Davis of Butte
second vice president.
Governor Smith has granted dimin-
utions of sentence to five convicts in
Guiding Charles e. Wilson, sent from
Silver Bow on March 80, 1898, for two
years for assault, and John Searle, sent
rom Silver Bow on February 6, 1899,
for one year for receiving stolen prop
erty.
Thos. Kinds & Co. has finished their
street paving contract of 10,467 square
yards in Butte. At 1919 per square
yard the cost to the city is $38,413.S9
The street railway has paved 900
square yards between it's rails, bring
ng the years total of paved area UP
to 1857 square yards. The city has
now nearly 10000 square yards OF
paved ground, the total expenditure for
which was s132,720.S9.
Last week Butte was visited by the
first big fire she has suffered for
months, the Big Blackfoot Milling com
pany losing their planning mill and sash
and door factory. Nearly every resi-
dent of Butte attended the fire, which
was located on Oklahoma and Galens
making a lively scene. 1t is supposed
the fire originated in the boiler room
The loss will be between $4,000 anc
$4,000, with not more than $4,000 in
surance. The plant was the largest il
the CITY
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-08
MODERN TONTlE SOCIAL
Popular Literary and Refreshment
Program Tuesday.

Tuesday night Pleasant Council No. u,
Modern Tonties, held one of their most
successful and enjoyable monthly socials.
a large an enthusiastic audience enjoyed
a rare treat in the follwing musical and
literary program:
SeIection-Tonte orchestra
Recitation-Mrs. W. c. Beck
Instrumental Duet-Mrs. Burgesser and
daughter.
Selecuon-Tontie orchestra.
Address,. H. Stewart.
Quartet-Mrs. Bowers, Miss Bowers,
Messrs. Friend and Carothers.
Recitat;on-Mrs. ". J. Wallace
Vocal So,o-lIrs. Colonel Bryant.
Recitation-Miss Estella Burke.
Song-Miss Evangelne Burgesser.
Banjo S0lo-E. 5 Hubbard.
The program was well rendered and
every member deserved special mention.
Mr.. J. II. Stewart ably presented modern
ideas and their advancement, and aptly
showed many Of the strong features Of the
Tontie plan of protection, contrasting it
with the expression Of fraternity OF for
mer days. His address was void Of Stats
ties and much appreciated.
Mrs. Wallace depicted the troubles Of the
Ir.sa servant girl, and borrowed her
brosue for the occasion. She was encored
and rendered a second excellent selection
Mrs. Colonel Bryant sang and respond
Cd 10 the applause with a solo.
Mss Burkes recitation was popular and
rendered in a most excellent manner.
2 Mss Bursesser sang Just One Girl" ~
request. and the audience decided there
was but one girl who couu sing that song.
She was encored and responded with an
ether popular song
After the program was completed. tables
were spread around the room and al en-
ioyed refreshments. consisting OF cream
and cake. Nearly mo hours were spent
in social intercourse dGrnE waicn tine
the orchestra rendered some very excel
lent selections. Finally = O'Clock arrived,
when al retired, voting it the most eE-
j1yabIe entertainment q the season.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-08
CITY IN 8 7tE=

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Astraea Will meet VITA Mrs Williams
=-s SeHlh lawrence avenue ina'S-ay a.
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Master W mara hEooAS las gone u
Maroon iowa 10 spend me summer WIN
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Mss RoNie r e-aTk mas gone 10 os-
WeEo- where s1e "i- eoAsact d county
normal ms summer
Mss Mabel Boone, daughter q Dan
Boone OF Co!W.Ch, Is IL the ci-y visiting
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-08
CAME ON A SPECIAL
Godfrey and His Band Missed
Out at Emporia.
GODFREY LOVES AMERICA
In Some Respects His Band
ExCeIS the Great SouSa.

The appearance Of Lieutenant Godfrey's
Royal British Guards Band in Wichita
was an event Of interest ard big crowds
attended both the afternoon and evening
concerts al the Crawford Grand. Several
hundred people came in from adjoining
towns to attend the afternoon concert and
but for disappointing these people the
matinee would have been cancelled. The
band played at Emporla the previous day
ana failed 10 meet the early train. The
manager wired Mr.. Boyle TO cancel, but
this Mr. Boyle would not countenance for
a moment and insisted upon the band fill
ing the enga cement. At 2 o'clock he re-
ceived a telegram that Godfrey and his
musicians would arrive OF a special train.
The opera house was well filed at 2:30,
the hour for the concert, at which time the
band was fully fifty miles away, but a
quick run on the Santa Fe brought them
here by o'clack.
Lieut.. Godfrey is, Of course, the CEN
tral figure Of the band. He is famous as
a band master and composer and there is
something magnetic and interesting about
him. He has been in bad health and at
his advanced age, being 20, these forced
trips are telling on him. He is a man OF
fine stature, every inch a soldier in bear
ing and when welding his baton IS pow
erful. Lieutenant Godfrey, in speaking to
an Eagle reporter, stated that his band
had already Travelled over ten thousand
miles and that they had been most cor
errors of four states personally received
them and the first concert in the United
States was before the president and Mrs.
Mckinley and foreign ambassadors al the
White House. Lieutenant Godfrey is a
typical Englishman. He loves the Ameri-
can people and claims for himself the first
step in furthering the alliance between the
two great countries. In 1872 when ne Wis
tied the United States, attending the peace
jubilee at Boston. he formed a most favor
able opinion of this country and when ne
returned TO England, at every royal func-
ton of note he always played the star
Spangled Banner in compliment 10 Amer
lea and of pleasant recollections. The
band Will remain in the United States
until next December The band is an ex-
cellent one and plays beautifully. Every
man IS a musician and the programs rem
dered at the matinee and last night were
pleasing in their selections and highly ar
Cistic in their rendition. Compared with
S0usa's band, It IS much smaller and lacks
the discipline OF the march kings band,
but in rendering beautiful music artjs-
tically they are in no wise inferior. The
hutist. Mr.. Redfern. IS probably We finest
ever heard in Wichita, and Mr.. Kettelwell,
the cornetist, who acted as director a por-
ton Of the time, is an excellent solo cor
netist The bass violin player is the best
ever heard here, and taken in every way
the band deserved the substantial vel
come which was accorded them, and Mr.
Boyle is to be congratulated upon MS sue
cess
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-08
BOGUS STAMPS
FOUND ON WICHITA CIGARS
Revenue Inspector Wallace Captures
Ten Thousand.

Revenue Inspector Wallace Of Kingman
yesterday captured 1900 cigars in Wichita
packed in boxes on which were bogus
stamps made by the famous Jacobs con-
spirators in Pennsylvania two years ago.
It took the government inspector two
years TO run the facets gang down and all
the stamps are not in yet The cigars
which Mr.. Wallace found yesterday with
these stamps were of a poor quality.
When these goods are found they are
seized. The retailer goes back to the JOB
Der for repayment and the jobber goes
back TO the manufacturer. The houses
where these cigars are found are not 70
blame in the matter. The stamps so
nearly resemble the genuine that none
but experts can tell them