The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1900-04-13

O".eJ "A~H H~au pa~h0aoEt uWttu ouuuhy
Yesterday General Dewet inflicted The
third defeat on the British within week
at Merkatsionleln, killing and wounding
900. lie baptufed 900 with ~ wagons,
losing i've Beers killed and nine wound.
oil.
The Daily Mail publishes the following
dated Apail 10 from Lonrenco Marques;
The NptheFland Railway Company
prolbsses to have received telegram res
porting Boer victory near Kroonstad,
ne Beers capturing 800 Brltishr
ENGLAND Ashamed.
LoNDoNp April llc-But that the War
otiicelhas issued no news from Lord Rob
erts during the sast three days there
would DO little disposition TO place any
credenee In the Boer reports OF another
British disaster. The unexpected rally-
ing OF the Free. .Stste com ma ndos leaves |
the public In avery nervous, condition,
fearing everything.
A Long Campaign,
LoSEoS, April I0.--Britons are now
beginning, though reluctantly, to realize |
that Lord Roberts ls la foI winter cam
paign, lasting several months. This ID
end In few words, OF the high hopes |
based upon Roberts brilliant dash TO |
and B'oem 'ontein.
Preparations arr. being made 10 hold |
Biosmtontein agalns snapris 8.
Surrounding BlDe nf ntein.
LONDON, April l0.--The LI,~mtouteiu
OF the Daily Aeleyraph.
TELEGRAPH ing Sunday, says: |
has bcen received a tho
report that ths Beers are In lager nt
force with guns at Donkers.
spoort, Is miles southeast. Tho British
scouts repoIt another body still closer.
rhe Boer pstrols have grown very dar-
ng.
A Big job
WASHINGTON, April 9.--Grcat activity
vas manifested in the House today in
.etIing out the full vote for 'he ap-
'roach tnal contest on this Puerto Rico
,ill. The urgent tc.egrams sent by sup
the bill to absent mambers
brought number OF responses. but It
vas developed that the number OF ab
Ientees was unusually large and the tel
'graphic exchanges Haue no positive as
urance that all those absent would re-
urn.
A Big Elephant.
WAsRNoroN, April o This discourag.
ng conditions in the Philippines are Civ.
ny the republicans great deal OF un-
'asinese. The administration hoped
hat the troops which had been sent 10
ieneral Otis would be sufficient TO put
lown the rebellion all over the islands,
mt II now appears that the guerrilla
warfare is Just as serious as ever. Gen.
)tia and otL9E officers have suggested
hat more troops were needed.
Injury to Fruit.
.GRANT's Pass, April 9.--Josephine
ounty was visited by heavy fsosts Sat-
Irday and Sundao nights and the favor
Ible fruit prospects, have received q &C.
'ere blow. Tne thermometer Sunday I
light dropped 25 degrees, the coldeet ,
Iighttof the winter, the frost settiug Ia
bout midnight. This mornieg the out
ook for peaches Is almost total failure.
Fruit Ruined.
BozKNAS, Mont, April 9.--Show has ,
'een falling for the past 40 hours, and
evel.. The storm is the heaviest in IL 4
months. Farming lands needed snow or I
ain aud the benefit will DO great. II
England Sorrowfal Agail.
LONDON. April 0, 4:40 9. m.&-When 10
borne IN mind that all the dispatched
Iom the front are tsevOrely censored,
herr is little ,n the n9ws TO hiring salts.
action to Englandr Assurances that .
othiog need be feared. even il the rail- :
'ay and Telegraph are cut sud Bloemlon- !
sin isolated altogether, with the news !,
nat the ladies and sother civilians are
eng ordered away, do not augur well.
There are rumors from Cape Town
nat telegraph wires were already cut .
etertday. '
Plenty of Fighting.
MANILA, April 8.--Reports OF senconn. 4
sTs between the Americans and the i'm q
ants continue TO arrive from many d
oints. On Friday, Captain Sturgis, | h
lille reconnoitering struck an insurgent
utpost OF the Nevaliches road, five mile
Iom Manila, killing two ann capturing =
D. ALI were In full uniform, Unlor. =
dnately, Captain Sturgis force was not +
rye enough 70 pursue the main body. !
Whest Sale. :
EEADLkTON, April o.--I. y. htrk, OF
theua, has just sold 10000 bushels OF =
heat. Quite number OF other farm.
70 OF Athena and vicinity sold last week =
10 aggregate probably reaching over 9
DO, 800 bu.- Dave Tayioe, wheatbuyer Q
,ated today thai prices had ruled dur. q
" the week from 80 IN 43 cents for No. q
standard Club, other grades selling at
rieeg based upon this No, ] qnotation
A Big BosI Capture.
PRETORIA, April Alt Is officially an.
ouHeed here that at the Bloemfontein q
ater works the republican forces cap.
lred IL officers and 1872 men, with IL
ans, two ammunition wagons, othe !
agons and mules.
The Texa, Floods.
HoUsroN, April S---As rule, the Tex
J rivers are now falling, and there is
ot. much danger OF general food. The h
ops have been damaged over a wide ;,
'ea, but there Is still time for farmers ''
replsnt II they can get the seed Corn
10 been planted over once. and will h
ave to be planted the third time. l..