The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1900-01-05

432.l4. Balance on hand, January !,
1900, $74l, ,S6l,4S.
A Boer Delent
RRrNspRRa, Cape Colony, Jan. I--Gon.
French has completely defeated tho Bo-
ers and occupied Colesburg. The gener.
al continued 10 keep the Beers on the
move and pressed the closely Saturday
and Sunday, giving them no time 10 make
q prolonged stand, and when day broke
he was within striking distance OF the
snemy.
The Beers were utterly surprised, and,
finding their retreat threatened, fled in
disorder 10 the eastward, leaving Coles.
burg in General French's hands.
A Fight
MANILA, Jan Tho fret movement
II the general southern advance occurred
his morning. when y hattalions OF the
Fourth infantry lande aud occupied
1abuyao, on the south siJr II taguna de |
Bay. Two Americans were led and
Twenty four ii he en-
my were found dead In one house. One |
hundred and fifty prisoners and four six.
'ounder rapid fire guns were captured.
Just Rumors
CApE TowS, Jan. l.-Ugly runners are
a circulation OF a Duteh rising, with the |
biect OF seixing Cape Town and the
ocks and capturing the governor OF Cape
Alfred Miner. The center
I the movement is said 10 be Paarl, a
iilage about 80 miles from Cape Town,
here q meeting OF the Afrikanderbund
'as held yesterday. X
A Financier. Ii
LANCASTER, Pa, Jan. Lit was an
ounced today that County Treasurer l.. |
!. Herschey, who has been absent from !
10 city for some time. 10 dsfaulter and q
His son was in charge OF /
70 ofiics last week. endeavoring to Il
raighten out the books. He called
'unty Auditor Marsh to his aid, and II
ey found q defalcation OF s65, 900. 0
lere is on deposit In the bands OF this Il
y SOL $40, while the books call for Il
q, $40. y
Mccoy Won. J,
SEw YoRK, Jan. kid Mccoy again
iced himself in the championship class oi
defeating Peter Maher In a lrisk, et
ll-iought battle Of five rounds before dl
} Coney. sand Athletic Club this ai. u
noon The fight was scheduled to to
I 25 rounds, and the purse was 10 10
We been 1000, but the attendance NJ
9 not as large as was expected, and OF
Q the fight was begun the principals dc
reed that the winner should receive 10
rs gate receipts. 10
A Betlls Imminent. b.
MANILA, Dec. 81 6:IJ T.. Man 81
nerican advance in Cavite province, pc
ith of Manila, IS expec ed shsrtly. OF
Liable reports irom native sources
Nv that there are upwards OF 1000 or n
1ized insurgents under arms within o Il
10 OF lmua. They are strengthening
'ir entrenchments, and possess arLil-
y:
Rather Sensational.
Dec. 81 1t has been r
sorted in Washington that the cruiser =
'ntgomery was sent to Liberia and 81. VI
q sLeone because this government pf
smed the presence OF "a waTship in Ri
'se waters necessary to show that the o
Iited States still exercised parental cd
crest in ile black republic" and was cl
Idy to res'.nt the attempt OF any for ca
n nation I" gain foothold there. In ca
oport 0f tl.,a theory, IL is said that n,
ropean nations were contemplating W
seizuae OF the little republic OF Ii. RI
ia. si
A Peculiar Death. 81
'AS Francisco, Dec. 3l.--Hilliard f. a. q
lnson, reporter for the Chronicle, A.
3 found deadkin q bath tub at his ~
gings yesterday morning. The tub ~
3 full OF water, and apr Learances indi. o.
ed that johnson han fAinted and fall ~ ~
into the wat.r. 81
Didn't Work. "a
iAxnA, Dec, 81 -Four explosive ~
nbs, few firearms and 500 rounds OF ~ ~
were discovered In house VI
he center OF Manila this morning, 70 70
lie the police were seeking Recarte, c ~
insurgent leader, vino was said TO ~
70 Come to Manila in the hope OF e. n1
ing an outbrGaklyesterday. by taking lel
antage Of the mobilization OF the ~ "a
erican troops at Gen .ral Lawton's 70
eral. 70
Wet Astoria.
sToRIA, Dec. 3l.-The annual report n
Weather Observer johnson, cloeed N
J evening shows the precipitation
ing 1899 to have been l0l 40 inches,
heaviest by far since the records
o been1kept here. The .laverage for
previous is years was 73 inches. The
lfall in 1884 was but 40 ainches, and
895 1t wrs 94.S2 inches, the highest s.
il the present year. The greatest
,ipitation OF the year was during Jan.
y when 49, ,84 inches OF rain fell.
A Fast Boat
JAN. = The torpedo-boat
roger GoIdsborough, on her feconh
trial yesterday, covered eight y
Is in 10 minutes, which Is at the rate
2 miles an hour, against 2T.knot .ou
'ent. Steam was made without
rt, and not bearing was hea'ed.
run was made 10 the Columbia
r, near Kalama. ~