The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1900-02-09
A War Hurnor.

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A War Rumor.
LONDON. Feb. 1.-The st. James's Ca
zette Gays 1t ls reported on good .autnor-
ity that General Butler has again crossed
the Tugela river at three places, and
thae sighting has been proceeding al day
long.
The war Office has no news Of Buller's
alleged movements.
Enormous Army.
LONDON, Feb. t3, 4:30 A. ! M.--Mrs
Wyndham's remarkable declaration In
the house OF commons that Great Brit
ain will have In fortnight 18O, 900 regu-
lars in South Africa, 1000 Canadians and
AnsEralians, and 5000 South African
voluntsefs,is received with wonderment.
OF this total of $4,000 troops, with A52
guns, all.a ARE now there with the except
ion 18, 600 that are afioat. Beyond COM
paTison this is the largest force Great
Britain has ever put into the field.
Signs of Settlement.
FRANKFORT, Feb. I.--For the first time
since the shooting Of Goebel, there were
today signs OF peaceful settlement.
! The original proposition looking to-
ward an amicable adjustment came from
the republican side just before noon.
Very Cold Weather.
CHICAGO, Feb. ..I.-Two deaths were
caused by the cold weather in Chicago
! in the past "a hours, and many persons,
suffered from frost bites Of varying se-
verify. Hundreds Of homeless men
were cared for by the police. The mer-
curry at a. m. yesterday and at 8 30 q.
m. today touched below zero, the low
est point this winter in Chicago.
/ Will Probably Recover.
FRAsKroRr, Feb. Governor Goebel
passed. on the wnoie, an unfavoFable
day, although he was fairly comfortable
last night. AtS:30 O'Clock last night,
DIR. Mccormick the optimistic physician,
declared that, in his opinion, there was
no reason why Goebel ehould not Fecov-
er. The traces of pneumonia which mad
appeared he declared to be the usual oc-
cnrrecce in cases Of this kind.
4 A Hot ArRument.
| CHICAGO, Feb. IA special to the
ITimes-Herald from Danville, says;
Frank Specht, German, who has an
English wife, and William Shoemaker,
an Englishman, with German wife got
into an argument over the Boer war last
night. The injured:
Frank Specet, stabbed three .timgs
with pitchfork; may die. William
Shoemaker, badly beaten and scratched
Mrs. Willlam Shoemaker, scratched and
hair torn out; Mrs. Frank Specht, badly
bruised and scratched.
Governor GoebeI.
FRANKFORT, KY, Jan. SI.-wilianr
Goebel was shortly before O'Clock to-
night was sworn in ne governor OF KEN
lucky, and j. 9. Beckham q few minutes
later took the oath as lieutenant-goyern
or.
Mr.. Goebel, as soon as he was assured
that he was legally governor of KEN
tucy, took prompt action regarding the
military arm Of the service, ordering the
troops hcme.
Governor Taylor.
FRANKFORT, Jan. Sl-Governor TavIor
at 10 O'Clock this morning issued the fol.
lowing proclamation:
ITO the General Assembly, Common.
wealth of kentucky: Whereas, a state
of ofinsurrection now prevails in the state
OF Kentucky, and especially in Frank.
fort, the capitol thereof, by virtue Of au.
thority vested in me by the constitution
of Kentucky, ] do hereby by this procla.
nation adjourn at once the genrral as
sembly of the state OF Kentucky to meet
at London, Laurel county, KY, Tuesday.
the 9th day OF February, 1900, at IL
O'Clock.
"Given under my hand at Frankfort.
Ky.,. this S0th day Of January, 1900. AZ
8 9o'clock P. NJ" w. S. TAYLOR.
Governor Of Kentucky.
By Caleb Bowers, Secretary OF State.
A Terrible SLAUGHTER.
LONDON, Feo. l, A. M.-The supnle-
mental lis of casualties fill two col.
umns in nnnpareil type in the morning
papers, making 1900 reported thus far
from General Buller's operations north
Of the Tugela- The Daily Chronicle es.
Inmates that the total exceeds 1000. The
40 per cent loss at Spionkop is greater
than any british force ever suffered.
except possibly at Albuera, Spain, In.
1911.
The Cslifornia Fiasco.
SAcREMENro, Jan. S1.-Fhe call for =
caucus OF the members of the republican
majority o, the senate and assembly to
meet Thursday evening to agree upon =
candidate for the United States senate
to be voted for Tuesday neat, is being
signed by all factions. With but one or
two EXCEPTIONS, none have refused TO
sign it.
Win Hold Out.
LADYsMITH, Jan. 2s. BY helioeraph.--
News OF the prolongation of the seige re-
sulting from General Buffers failure il
receiued with fortitude. We can hold on.
The garrison is healthy and confident.
Disease is disappearing, and there is no