The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-12-15
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In the Philippines.

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h MANILA, Dec IL, 7;S0P. M;-oolonol
Smith, with a detachment OF the seven
teentn 10 :Mntry surrounded and captured
in village neAr Malasqui = party q
guerrillas, who had made their mead
quarters there. The party included tns
the b ands which assassinated seven oih-
Slals at MalasQul Tor trIondliness 10 the
Americans.
Information has been received At head
quarters that 500 Spanish prisoners nave
been shipped from Vigan TO Manila. anu
that 1900 others have been assembled IN
[ Vigau, including General Pena'
At Washington.
WASHINGTON. Doc. 12.-Sonator Nc .
Bride today reintroduced his bill 10 ap
| propriate $3.50 900 TO enlarge tho Port
| land public building. He says 1t will DO
| imbraotica BILE now TO secure q change in
the building material, tut that another
| story can be added to afford the extra
room. This bill was iavoFably reported
without amendment by sSenalor Simon
lastsyear, and both senators expect 10 30
cure its passage this session.
Senator Foster introduced q bill today
appropriatlng 5000, 900 for public build'
ing at Walla Waua.
The senate today confirmed George Il.
Teller, OF Portland, aud Curtis u, Winn,
OF Albany, MS supervisors OF tho census
for Oregon.
A Bad bill.
AtsrIN, Tex, Der. l2--Iu an interview
today w Bryan expires cd himself kup-
on the financial bill before the house.
He said
Following in the line OF the presidents
message. congress is at preaent consider
ing a bill that is an extremely bad meas
ure. ! refer to the financial bill now In
discussion Ia the house. This bill Is al
very bad one, indeed. II 10 a part OF tho
gold. standard peoples plan, and ! hope
that it will be defeated.
No F,u'b'r News.
LONDON, Dec. ! .,t0A. M.-No fur
ther news has been rye, ived TO remove
the mystery overhangiAS ,i,neral Cat.
acres retreat from StoFmlr :. lie has
not yet forwarded the proml. ~ addition
al message, and the censorship ~ pre-"
vented the correspondents from explain
ing the matter.
In the Philippines.
MANILA, Dec. l2, $3.50 A. NJ General
Lawton, with the Thirty-tiith infantry
and four troops OF the Fourth cavalry, |
has occupied San Miguel without q fight.
The insurgent commander, General Pio
del Pillar, who hns made his headquar. |
ters there, with supposedly the largest
force OF insurgents north Of Manila, 10
believed TO have divided his men into
scattered bands, The inhabitants have
naA faxw akp
Appeal for sympathy.
WAsHISaroN, Dec. lI.-An appeal by |
MasOa for an expression OF sympathysfor
the Transvaal republic in Its war with
Great Britain was the feature OF the son.
ate proceedings today. II was the hrst
formal address delivered in aths senate
this session, and was listened TO with
thoughtful attention by both members
and by large gallery Of auditors
Looks Suspicious.
NEW YoRx, Dec. la special to th
Herald from Washington saws: .Goy
srnor o. Cuba twill be the official desig
nation Of tho office 10 which MajOr.Gen-
eral Leonard Wood will bc assigned ear
ly in the new year, as the successor to
Major. General Brooke, the present mill
tary governor OF the island. BY emitting !
the word military" the president hopes
10 impress upon the Cubans that under
the new regime ''civil government" as
isr as possible under military otiicers and |
men, viii obtain.
Federation Of Labor.
DRrRorr, Mich, Fec. 1l.-Nearly GO
delegates, representing all branches Of
trades uiouism, with an estimated total
membership OF nearly 500. 900, were pres
ent at Harmonic nall today when the
10th annual conference oi the American
Federation OF Labor was called 10 order.
A Big Game
BERxEr.eY, CAL, Dec. lit has been
decided that the football team Of the uni.
yersity oi California. will play the Car
isle Indians Christmas day, in San
Francisco.
Badly Whipl cd.
LONDON, Dec. IL, 4:50 A. Mt 10
hardly too nuch to regard General Cat
acres repulse, near Stormberg, as the
most serious defeat British. arms have
vet sustained in the whole campaign.
Already the officials advices show that
two men were killed, nine officers and
IL men were .unded, and nine soficers
and 500 men arr missing. But II is evil
dent that the worst is not yet known.
The engagement PECAN at :l5 q: m.
At q. M, after a sharp artillery duel,
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