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W7 MMiPnirMiiif 23 VOL L. ASTORIA. iOKKGON, SUNDAY. JANUARY 7, 1900 NO. 187 Now is the Time . . . . 1 filial) TP1' wcat,u:r wiI1 Kctling colder n?A?tr 11 8t,on, 1 1 1 1 f I T Hcttcr buy your lllllll STOVES THE ECLIPSE BOOK Big: Reduction Until February 1, 1900 All We Bonk now 20C All :t.V lluuks now 25C All 50c Hooks now 40C All 75c Books now S0C All 1 1-00 liooks now 80C An otlirr in iriiHirtun, Special prices on sola. In our '.'.V books nrt tui'ltiiKl llif cH'lt'briilPi) Ili'iity lHxk, Kipling, ami many older "puliir mil burs. hr New teds Ol'll SKW titKiim JlhT Alt ItlVKI) UtOM THE EAST AN'I SOW HEADY Foil Ol'll l!'0O (IsTOMEllS AUK! Combination Book Cases Writing Desks, China Closets Music Cabinets Library Cases ,K W,rSJf,SY These goods wore hoiight will be hoM accordingly. Charles Hellborn 8 Son. lloro In n Lint ol High Grade Goods at Moderate Prices: Fancy Creamery Butter in Kegs and Rolls. Strictly Fresh Kggs. New Crop Maple Syrup. Buckwheat and Griddlo C'uko Flour. Packard & Smith's Fancy Italian Prunes. J it. ii. New Crop Nuts, flalston ROSS, HIGGINS & CO. a til C. JT. TRBNCHARD, Commission, Brokerage, CM,,om Hou" Broker. . . ... . ASTORIA, .OREGON Insurance and snipping:. Agent W. F, A Co., and Faolflo Kxpreti Co t. HARDWARE CO. t GRIFFIN & REED before the rise in prices mitl Figs, Mince. Mont. I lib 1 1 Breakfast Food, Pancake Flour, Whole Wheat Flour, Whole Wheat Cracklns. T ..Hoeffler's Candies.. The oam is a guarantee of purity. HOME-MADE NUT CANDY and tatty of all kinds. Lowncy's FAMOUS CHOCOLATE The Bonfconierre. B THEIR WINTER OF DISCONTENT London Making the Most of the j Few Slight African Victories. BULLER'S CHANCES MJINED His Defeat it Culiasu Has Deprived Hint of All Opportunity for Advancement to the Kank of Commander-in-Chief. I two by tli Afc-Iut-1 VtvM.) l.i'NDON. Jan. . The wlwr of dl commit i which (Jim.ii Britain ha x-t-tld down. ha bM noin.Hvlmt inodl li'J by thj Isoi'.vd uc'ec which r-mik.-d ihe punt week, thiugh the (auro f forviicu slilpH and 'inf..umUd rnii'i'i fir i rill tig Iirligoa buy threat mod to bring nut a crop of rumor of KtlMH'Hll lilt 'fro'l'.v.. The doing -f (ii-n.viul French und t'climrl I'ltch-jr have made the inft of by thi ttrrHHillUMUn nil I ur I'iIIh'I iii i; lit It.-1 editorially ly th'' I.rl:,sli i.t., liut anything In incept, able In the! day. The iiiol:Xiu nl of tin- I'uki of C.nniiiKht to command fin- llrltltih fii In Irv&mt hiui h-d tu a lot of M'Ulatioii iui lo wlfc'tlK.r U' will ivi-U Lord Wol-l'y, whi Urin -x-plrm In Noviinb'r. im comm mder In rliicf. Lord JtutK-rU 1 hU lK-Cil iic c-iwor." but unUI he wu.i ilnwn to CMiiinuiiil 'In South ACl'lt'u liic K' turul liiiiidclon niu ilmt h- uould bo Uo old to be lyi- for tlw ilHc wlKrn it became vacant. 'Kin-mi liuUor wa a hot fivtulte. but hi Vf?t nrar Cufiiiwi -nia t hav IrrevocuWy ruhil hlx chunc. It l mor than prob.ililt- thut UoUtI", , If iiii'ccxfu In SoJth Afric u. will nit th olMoo of oommuMl.ir In vlU'-f for a ahoit ticrlod and thin h will tln-n bo uwHt;.l by thf Duk" of ComwiuKht. ' whiie niul.ii'ity ai:d iiil'Jl.uy know ). ; cvliK.' ure stivnig totiKh to ivnconu I the inv.iuHoe HKuiiuii u mt-nibrr nf tht j r.y family holding l.it oltli f. ' Tho abu f Hk' war ollKv and LorU IjimJmJ.ju lit', tho wcroiury of mate for , w.ir and Ird Wolm-b-y coiillnun un 'Htmtil 4n t'.w im- ami among thtf tV( tM.-. fly th tlm i.u-llaimttit IV.W , mmiiilc li iromi to ha vp gutlu-red : -nt h fon-o that It in mora thoti UMy i that moft vtorniy sccin-a will mark lh ''Icbiitif,- whll." many peoplo iW'Clitrw 1 unlrsn l.urd Uisduwi,' rttiBiia or x- ji-uliMtin Ivlmm-lf, the coiui.'rvailve par- ty will be conahlontbly menaced. I So fur th- trltlolHiiui emuiuU ohltfly from the punioUc HriiifUior whivw 1 pride l hurt at the revwikw and from ! thoim whrs lu'arn. Btninfs have btn j tcui-had by dnth. Hut, whtn Hie Blld 1 nrltlsh taxpayer betrin to be lruliKd ! to aupport the war thvn, truly, th jfiltlcli'iii of the military officiate will bcln to rtvuh It true vslume. Th Tlm.M u-Kl..h uLth u. .. the HrlUsh preM, hu bfen under the I lmproaiin that America wiu unuiu ! mously BUpp.vJng Qivat Drltaln, to. (lAV nrlllt. a latf.i fiN.ni T.u..mlA UA. in tne unu-jiritun trtH in the Uni ted SMtea la enjoyiiia lia.lt over the reverses th empliv 48 at pivwnt en during, nnd adda: "It at-rpama II iMlght and It Ri;ka Hnoerlnxly and taumUiiKly of Omit IiriUiln's docuulimo and the useles nea of her colonial m." companies In chiu gring an extra 5 pur vi-in tut wen- lion's, tu rvt 'jy i'ierrva o In these ainp.utchea has crtieU no lit tle unfavorable comment and uncom plimentary curnparuion of tliWr bctlun with Uiat of the American concern. "Today" wys: "In answer to the protests the com panies aay tfentlmeHt utnno't enter Into business tranaaotioiw. The bet an swer to the British oomp.uile 1m Uiat the Amwlcan offlceni are making no euch demand, and If the American i see their way to dtepemae. with an ex tra premium, It mlgrht be thought that the enormous wtulthy English officers could easily d) th same. Thalr re fusal la short slg'hted from a businen point of view as it Is unpatriotic. Un fortunately, t to in keeping with th general trend of EngUh Insurance management." Much Interest Is exhibited In the new Duke of Westminster, who has decided to remain at the Cape during the wur. It appears that he hlas a ken taste for racing horse and his father's splendid stable Is not likely to be broken up. "Ben D'Or," as the young duke Is nicknamed, after the famous horse, though not yt 21, is tald to have selected a wife, which dUappolnta society, for he Is the moot eligible party in the matrimonial mar ket. The decision of Mr. Edward Corri gn to bring over great atring of American horses Is hailed here with Interest and pleasure. One sporting authority writes that Mr. CorrlgHn never does things by halves, adding that "It la wife twt'Jng thk.t such a col Ifi'tl'in of racer as he will sond hns seldom, If ever, fowii gathered Vgeth-r by tux Amr1ran owmr." Soiii co.ifuljn has b-n caus.'4 by th! various reports of th rcll-f of Lieutenant C'nnmniider Colwtll, the I 'nl ted KtUis naval uttnclie it rid the nnine of his U(.cef.r. Th- piw stat--nieiila snnouiidiiR CoiutiKiiuler It. ("lover's app Jiitin-iit, onfciil-rably an-ti-'Uitl an Ismiic of onlii from yati Imrton and In wim- litx x plained w.ty th admiralty went atray and com iMimtl.T L'lov T' tume was aubntltut' d for Leuti5i.i.it.t'oiiiiiundr ("olwtill's on the lift of attathin. The mail be gan arrlvliig addrwd to Cominander ("lovir and It took ho lltll! trouble and ojiplsiiiulon to exlricate 'th present liuumlx-nt from the nconveilenc- I' In uiHK-rstood that ("omrminiler ("l-iver will aiTlve Ihts several months l;efr he annum- hla dutb-s. Kroin Melbourne cjtn th n:W lint lord Ilraan'ir, on the eve of retlr. Ii fr"in olllee as governor of Vlforla, moiinteil an Kplwopal pulpit .nd pi. a hol a m-rmoii to the congregation. Lord Iiraraer la coining home on the fiimiiit old yacht uj.-nm. Itcith the thmtnral and b.k worlds are In a bail w.iy on account of the war. Not more tlini three thiters In L 'iidon ure making nioiwy and the pulillhrs are nlwin'd at the abnolate hi ipiKiiloii of tholr bu;ui". li'rlxhiii Trtv. Wtilntfilay. replaces "King John' with "A Mldsutiuner Night's lr am." which will be tp-ated a a f.ilty pl.iy and buutlfully Ktug.'d. A f-atiiiv of the prixlui'tkin, which I aw.Utol with the grvalnt curlortty an 1 liMereat la the app.-arunce of Loue Kr-eur as Tuck. Ml mi Fi-ar l?i the dwarfish and plain, but vi-ry ch-vi- ai inw whose grw.it est uivts was a "Slav ery" In "Tne Gay Paintienn' and who Is thv cri-ator or the iong "Mniy .lane's Tpnot." 8ho ncuitly iiIH-arvd in "The Man In the Moon" at 'Oho New York th-ater. New York city. Cluirle. F'ridim.ui has engaged Chas liawtry for a tour uf America in 19.9. lUwtry Is ivm.-tld'.M-1-d the ck-verest conn'ian in London, wlkve he ha long occupied a utiicue -ltlMi. Kdna May tlilla fir hme on the St. Paul today. IV Wolf Hnppor Ikis engaged I'O "The liell. tf New York" chorus to remain In London In "The - Mystical V la." Kyrle Dellew lit seriously ill and had Im ii order.l Ubroad. - THE RELEASiU OF OH.MORK. Me and Other Prisoners Arrived in Mur.ll.i Last Night. WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. Ofi.er.il cm rirmallon haa come from both Geiier.il Oils and Admiral Watson of the ro- hvise of American prisoners who have been held by Filipinos for many long months. '.Mis' disMtch reads us fol lows; "Maiilli The prisoners are now en rout? from Yig.iu. They arrive to- nitrht,. nnd a list of them will be tele giaidied '.!iiik rro . Lieutemuit Gil- ni'Mv f am'Uig tho numljer." That of Watson's f dlows; "ManiUi Colonel Hare and Howlts have captured all American prlsoiwi, "Including (lllmmv, now at Vlgan." The sweeping staUimvits made In dlsimUhifj to the effetit that 11 Amer lean prisoners have Veein released has aiMiised u hoH that In the list will appear the namc of m ine olfteeirs and privates of tlie army who are set down on the army rolls as missing. I roinlin nt among the missing army olbcers w.Vft Major t'lwrles M. llocke- feller. of Uie Ninth Infantry. This oltlivr advanced boyong the lines dur ing the fioroe 'lghtlng nrly last sum mer. He tlla.ipi-.ar.Hl oomplotel,v,nd no trace of his Kniy was ever foutul. It is gath. retl from OMs" repoit that the released nwii have bi-on sent by txat flcnwH Lingayon gulf to Dagu pan. at the northern ex'Dwmlty of th': railroad, and about a day's Journey from Manlki. THE CAUSE. The Carbonado Disaster Investigated by an Imparthil Board. OLYMl'IA. Jan. . The board of coal mine examiners today submitted to Governor Rodgers the report of their findings as to the cause of the Carbonado AiBastar. It is the unanimous opinion of the board that the origin of the explosion occurred by the ignition of a small quantity of gas in some manner un. known, the force due to this raising a dust, which undount'.aiy was xne principal factor In the explosion. The ventilation is pronounced to be very efllcinnt. IN FAVOR OP MEXICO. CHICAGO, Jan. 6. A special to the Record from the City of Mexico says: Minister Marasco has received a cablegram from Senor Manuel Aspiror Mexican ambussador at Washington, that the United States court of claims has decided the Wail case adversely to the claimant. This decision de stroys one of the most celebrated claims agniltutt the government of Mexico. WAR OFFICE IS RETICENT No News Ottalnatlc As to Latest Events In Africa. PUBLIC ANXIETY EVIDENT Iklicf Current That As Important Movement Is Imminent or Al ready in Progress Towards Lad) smith. LONDON, Jan. 7.-GeruaI Buller's t'4Krarn Vi Ihi war oifioe stallrg that Cen-r.il White at LadysnUtb reported that the enemy trad attacked Catfeairs camp, caused many Ute calls at the war office. The officials Kuted at midnight, however, that nothing furt lu-r would be iiud during the night. Nc news has b'jen received from rxlur uuo-, though the dispatches iml ii ate thai important events at the fr.n.t ia. e. Imm.nunt, if not actually progressing sit this Umo. LONDON THEORIES. Figuring on the Plan of Campaign Roberts Will Adopt. NEW YORK. Jan. .-A dispatch to the Tribune from London, says: While General French's adroit nian eimts and gallant repulse of the ene-n-y's determined attack are of superior interest as incidents of actual warfare, public attention cannot be diverted fr.ini the Impending battle at the Tu gila. Heavy fighting has bn expected from hour to hojr by military men, who could not be convinced that Sir Redver Buller would wait for the single battery an I the small foie of Hussars which had btn dispatched from Cape Town to Durban, but when the olficl.il hull'iin dated yesterday from Frere camp and containing his thanks in the name of the army f.i 'heholiiidy remembrances from honu was posted, the Impression prevailed at the clubs that a decisive battle would be deferred until Monday, whan he could command every available man, gun and horse. The military writers for' the press wire divided in their forecasts of the plan of attack. One group held that the Nnhlawe mountain would be the first objective point and that the southern bank would be cleared before any attempt was made to force the passage of the river. . The second group, undismayed by tho failure of the previous forecasts. assumed that there would be a run ning movement a long distance away with a front attack at the other end of the line and a rigorous artillery fire at the center and they cited as proof of therir theory, he reports cf systema tic scouting on tile Jpix.r Tugeia near Springfield, the massing of Warren's division at Esteourt. whence it could be sent towiu-d Weenian and the or ganisation of the transport system on a large scale. " The last detail was certainly signi ficant, since no turning movement on ehe lawer Tugeia could be made with out mule transports, but an experl ejuvd veteran who managed the trans port system In the previous campaign In South Africa said last night that this was no conclusive evidence, since the mule train would be required at once between Colenso and Ladysmlth, after the passage of the. river as the ruilway had probably been lorn up by thj Boers. General Buller must have received yesterday strong cavalry reinforce monts consisting of the South Atrloan ligth horse and the Eighteenth Hus sars and when the last battery afloat with a small force of hussars arrives, he will be as strong as he can be ex pected to be and with nothing to gain by delay. BRITISH CRITICS. Newspapers Attack Every Official In Sight. LONDON, Jan. .-The Morning Post's military critic discusses the details of Geneiul French's and Gen eral Gatacre's skirmishes and opera tions and declares that both need reinforcements. He adds: Each side of Medder river (where Methuen is) wants to be attacked, bult neither cares to attack. "The consequence is likely to be a pause uivtll the arrival of reinforce ments. Thejje will reach the British first If General Buller wins a battle in Natal. If not they may come first to the Boers Who, In case of their sec ond success at Tugeia river, could spare men to go to Mageirsfonteln." Both the News and the Mall attack the ministry, submitting a series of questions, much alike, to be propound ed In parliament when it assembles as -ffj the conduct of the war and the pre parations. The qusl4op are aimed at Wr Mich 11 Hlck-Beach. the chan cellor of the excheiuer; Lord Lar.s. downe, the wir s.-cre!ary: Lord Wolsolry, the cornmandjr of all her maJeMy's forces and all the mf:nib"rs of the war office, both In the civil and the mlHtary branches. ANOTHER SEIZURE. . DURBAN, Jan. .-The Orman sfaimr H'jrxog has bn -lzed by a British warship and brought to this port. MORE CANADIAN TROol'B Will Offer to Furnish and Equip Wi Mounted Scouts. VICTORIA, B. C. Jin. S.-The Brit ish Columbia government and legisla ture unite in eiKlorsing tne dVclrioti to proffer a company of 20 mounted, scouts, equipped -jid delivered a. Halifux, or any other n.imed place i debarkation for South African service. Each will b3 provided with a picked saddle horse, fintt clans siddle, uni form, rifle and revolver, the outlay Involved being $250 pr man, or $.V,Q(ia for the corpa. At the reassembling of the k-ifisla-ture on Monday J. H. Turn-r, the opposition leader, will present a w.mt of confidence motion upon which it Is hoped to defeat the Semlin ministry. Ail depends upon Prentice of Liliooet. If he votes with the opp osition, as is generally anticipate.!, the g'vernment is doomed, as It i now carrying on busir.oes solely by the .speaker's vote. Special precautions are being taken ac William Head quarantine to pre vent the Introduction of bubonic plague, reported to be rife at both Honolulu and Hakodate. All steamers docking from an infected port here after will be required to use funnel guards over their hawsers to prevent ruts from going ashore. ON DANGEROUS GROUND. France Making Trouble for One of Uncla Sam's Dependencies. ST. THOMAS, D. W. I., Jan. S.-The French flagahip Cecaille has gone to Santo Domingo to enforce the payment of $CO,000, the claim of the French government against Santo Domingo. IOWA'S SENATORIAL FIGHT. DES MOINES, Ia, Jan. S.-Thls evening there ended one of the most exciting contests for speaker of the house of representatives in the Iowa legislature in the history of the state, which the friends of Senator Gear say practically jettled the equally exeking contest for a United States senator to succeed John N. Guar. The speak ership contest was decided in favor of Dr. D. H. Bowen of Waukeon, the candidate of the Gear forcea, he re ceiving 43 votes against 1 for W. L. Eaton of Osage, tle avowed candidate of the supporters of A. B. Cummins of Des Moines for United States sen ator. SEATTLE WILLL GET IT. PORTLAND, Jon. 6. Three Russian commissioners arrived here today for the purpose of examining the Paoinc coast porta and recommending a ter minus for a grat steamship line be tween Vladlvantock and the Pacific coast. Suggesting Holiday Gifts FOR ft ft This great store large, airy and elegant abouuds with Holiday Novelties in Boys' and Young Men's Clothes There is not a style in any article of Man's wear that is not shown here in miniature for Boys. Suits Underwear. Neckwear Reefers Hosiery Cloves Overcoats Shirts' Leggins Hats and Caps Sweaters Fancy Vests CHRISTMAS TOYS GIVEN WITH SUITS, OVERCOATS OR REEFERS. ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft- ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft A B STEINBACH 8 CO. LARGEST CLOTHIERS IN THE NORTHWEST Mail Orders Solicited. Corner Fourth and Morrison Sts., PORTLAND, OREGON. GERMANY IS MUCH EXCITED Seizure of Sooth African Steam ers Becoming Unbearable. ENGLAND MUST BACK DOWN It Can Be Shown That Neutral Terri tory Has Been Invaded and the Interference Kith German,s Commerce Is Unjustified. (Copyrighted, 1899, Associated Press.) BERLIN, Jan. . The excitement icc.it4.ined by the seizures of German steamtra by British aruds-rs increase ami overtops everything else. Even the opening of the Prussian diet on the coming Tuesday Is dwarf ed thereby. In spstj of the strongest current of popular antl-Britlsh swntl ment thj G-aman government still honestly tri.w to continue Ha course "f loytil neutrality, but anxiously awaits favorable British action re girding the seizures which the gov ernment and nation both regard as unjustified. Th government has ascertained wicnout a shadow of doubt that the P.uwV.tii'vth was seized on strictly neutral territory within a radius be longing by lnt?.-na-Jonal law to the P.Mtuguse colony. Tber?by the action of the British cruiser Magidene was clearly wrong, as here con ten-led. The news tlmX Gr?at Britiin has rwlaased the steamer General, selz?d at Aden, is here con sirujd as Grsat Britain's backing down. THE GOEBLE MACHINE. FRANKFORT. Ky.. Jan. 6.TIW Senate today adopted the report of the Joint committee on rules whloh provides that the speaker of the house "and .not the lieuter.atn g-jver . nor shall p resile at all Joint sessions. This arrangement will muke Speaker Trimble (dem.) the presiding officer i when the governorship contest ia j heard. Tke house has not yet adopt ! ed be resolution. THE PANTHER HUNTER. W. J. B. Desecrates Jackson Day in Chicago. CHICAGO, Jan. 6. Six hundred democrats gathered in the banquet hall at the Tremont House tonight to observe "Jackson Day" In ao ap propriate manner. William J. Bryan was the honored guest and the chief orator of the occasion. BOER ATTACK REPULSED. LONDON, Jan. The war office this evening issued the following: "From Buller, Frer Camp, Jan. S. The fallowing telegram was received from General White. January 6, 9 a. m. Enemy attacked Caesar's camp at 2.40 a. m., In considerable force, the enemy was everywhere repulsed, but the fighting still continues. 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