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T ASIC:i PUBLIC LIEflMiy ASSOCIAliOiW NOTIOK! f!ooks, IVnodicals, Moninr;, &c. Aro Nol to b3 Taken Frorri The ' l-ibnuy wilhout f;"rmi firm ' . ..i "". WW ASTOKIA. OKEOOX.. TUESDAY. MARCH M, 1900 VOL L. x0. 245 A 4 KSrKV L-l II II II i II II For 63 Years The Bridge & Bench Manufacturing Co. have always combined every known improvement for in creasing the utility, operation and cooking qualities of their ranges. Their latest can be seen in the window of the Eclipse Hardware Co. The best range in the world. price is not out of sight. jHiV-3H!KsM9-K Blank Books, School Books School Supplies, Fine Stationery... Tltlo TiiMum, INmitlcfil mul Other AlmnnncH lor I9()() llydrographic and Geodetic Survey Charts GRIFFIN ENIEN GOODS Salt and Smoked Hcrrlnj; AlncKcrcl, Codfish, Fltmlmi HaddlH, Conned FIhIi, New PrcHh GoodHu. FOARD 8 STOKES CO. "Acme" Health Coffee A ol a tail Ralston's Whole Wheat Flour and Health Goods ... Golden Pheasant and Corvallis Flour Arn K'larunliKH to pi?. VK A HE AOENTS A fine lln of Table Hyrup. KcllsihcM and Hrmocm jMMt In. Ross, Hlgglns 8 Co. CLATSOP MAN UF ACT CEDAR SHINGLES.... ....AND MOULDINGS Astoria One Hundred and Fifty Rolls of Japanese Warp and Chinese Straw Mattings 1212 Cents Per Yard and Upwards Exquisite Colorings and Designs .... Charles Heiiborn 0 Son c. J. Commission. Brokerage, TREINCHAR Insurance and Shipping. Ainiw.rco..odPcifloi!BrMCo. You can buy one. The & REED line of MILL CO. U 11 KS Oregon Cuitom House Broker. ASTORIA. .OREGON MAFEKING NOT YET RELIEVED Free Staters Still in the Field and Rallying at Smlthfleld. DULLER IS AGAIN ACTIVE Buttle Cxpcctcd to Take I'laie Id Natul Hctween His and Uoer General ISothas' Forces. LONDON, March 4 n. m.-The war 'ill'. .' has hud no news ui to UiIh hour riiMlirniiiiK Ihe report of On- relief of Mi fi-kli.n, but Ib-orgis Wymlham, the iirll.uiK'tilury under sicrrtai y of war, r'plin l it private Inquiry In III.' lobby of thf hoiice of rnriinn.nrt iiln'ut tiililnli;lit, smilingly said: "I tlilnk It Is nil iiklit." Tin- I'ree Stater M'.-inliiHl have rot ijulii' collapsed. They are In con sldcmlle force around S en U h I J.-I . ) . though :nu h dispirited. Kroonstiult, hcre (li ltocis are crii'rritr.itin, I thirty mill, from Illoemf.iuteln. It In minium li-l ,y b country of hills u'ld Jungles. ' uii' riU Gaiacre In now test ing at Spring fonteln, preliminary to Joining Srl 11 .iM-rtM. Genual Mullcr's hill work before laid) smltli given lilm c p'rlcuce v hl It li iib'tut Id Ii in flirt ing thi I 1 ur m'h-i range. It I be!leed lllUt ."i.'KV) f hill 4,fHK) men u,r ubout to engage General lluthus' force nnd lb" li. xt new. of righting will proba bly come from Natal. Thli ly-tv .) thousand additional troop for South A frit a are now at seu. MOMENTOUS Ql'KSTU i.N. Th? Wfurlnu of the Shamrock on the Occasion f the Queen's Visit an lniMirtunt Concession. NKW YultK. Mun h 1.-T. 1'. O'Con nor. M. V., In the I-on.lnn Dully Mull, wrltm: "I urn nikf'I to ilat my view with n-niiiil to tin- nii'iru'ntouii unnoi.nre-tii-ni at t the 'IMuiiaI by thu m, t n of tho w.iirlim' of tht) nhumriKlc by ItIhIi Molilli'm unj as to her majrtity's virflt to Inliirnl. "Aa to tVe weiulng of the tfhamro?k. It 1 1 i tilbute to Irlfh ridtl'iuulliy whli-h will W urmtly aiiprwUti'd. The n)iiiboi nl thlnic of life are all ap arvtitly In theniMelve Kmall llilntfs. Thi fhunuiM-k nuiterlitlly U a wmall iluiit. but the wearing 4 It nuaiirt to u it IiInIiiiiiiii t enturti'8 of su 'il tnem orleit ml rountry'a wrongi nnlnttJ, hopt'M lllllllltullll.il. "The naiu llon of the wearing of It by the Irlnh noliller, then, la a oonreHxion I hail alnnmt called it a tremendous eoncenlor. to Irlh venllnient by the HiKIhIi throne which niUHt have vast conneiiui-nceg. "Hut, npi'iiklug asunreilly In no oplrlt of carping objection, but ns un lllus- tr:ttlon ami a Ukhoii, may I point out that the conduct of KiikIIkIi nilnlKtera townnlM thin amall (iiiestlon In a very remarkable and Blsnillcant example of the alowncua nnd tHillneKS of wit, the want of InuiKlnation, IiibIkIH ami ym- pathy which have tharaoierlzed all the relations between England nnd Ire land? 'While the Scotch soldier could wear the IhlHtle without Interference, while the Welsh poldler could wear the leek. the Irish soldier for year after year wan Kent by aomc Mtuplil of' flor to prison becaime he wore th emblem of hl nationality. And when an Irlbh member, session after scslon called attention to the fact In the house of commons he was howled at by English member!, nnd received cither an abrupt or a positive antwtr frcm the minister. 'And now, after all the bitterness of theW yeaiB, after the Imprisonment and tho tombs and all the rest, tha delay Is ended by order of the hlirhost and greatest figure In the realm. 'I will not say, as can be snlii about so many other concessions to Irish feel- liwr, 'too lute, too late,' but assuredly the concession Jios not come too soon, "And now as to the visit of the queen to Ireland I find thla act a touching and, If I may use the word, a statesmanlike and eloquent proof ad ded to the many others that the pres ent sovereign Is one of the wisest that ever ruled these lands." LEFT TO THEIR FATE. European Towers Will Make So At tempt to Help the Boers. NEW YORK, March 19. "Great Britain's declaration that she will not tolerate the Intervention of any power effectually prevents Europe from at- lwiiptliii to i-ikI the hostilities In prog ress In Houlh Africa." This Mtu'crn.-nt was made lust nUht In Washington by a wll-lnformcd di plomat who had carefully followed In ternational events transpiring In the dpi World. "Thu Kuron-an horizon," he contin ued, "Is ri'iiiiiikably clear for England, Had Intervention Iwen Contemplated action would have been taken when I'.rltUh prestige had suffered such a rewre blow by the reverses of (leneral liulb-r before Luilysrnlth, of General Oatarre at Btortnbi-rg, .ml General Me thuen at the Modder river. The fact that Itusnla did not at' tlmt moment Inti'rfer.) shows conclusively, I Mlcve, the truthfulness of the peace jcnll im nts entertained by the Czar, which he enisvored to have Incorporated Into lnt-rn itlonal law by the confer ence' held at The Hague. I think It may be set down as absolutely correct Hint KuMsIa doc not proiHise to take ad ui n tu i,'.' of Great Ililtuln's present pii-.M i iii.itli.n In Hoiith Africa. It Is true thai the loan Just made to I'ersla will lio'i-ease her Inlluiiue with the people. That loan, however. Is not due fo tin- South African war. "Ni g illations for Its subscription w-ie begun before the war oomnien.-ed. Great Hrltaln kiuw of it but did not try to present Persia from obtaining the money from Kusnlu. It Is untrue th.it KumU bus been mussing troops on thu frontier of Afghanistan. Those reports Were probably put In circula tion by persons desirous of illstra. ting attention In England from events oc currln;; In Eolith Africa. "It Is to be expected that the pr-sl- deiits tt thu South African republics will endeavor to secure peace through d!iomutlc means. They probably fully un lerslund by now that there Is no prosH- t of a second MuJuIm Hill and tlmt If pt.-acw comes before their govern ments are w iped out It must be achiev ed by diplomatic negotiations. Just how this Is possible, however, in view of Great Hrltaln's positive declaration, I cannot say. The note from the Uni ted States enabled Lord Salisbury to play a strong card at the right time. Ills declaration has done much to dear th atmosphere for Great Britain and has shown the world the Intention of the Hrillsh government to destroy the two republics. "Cn louMedly the governments of Enrol have destroyed the prose?t of compensation, but there Is no talk of concerted action at presen". It seems to me that had the decision been at all serious; action would have been In augurated by the other powers when Ih" English troops were In such a des perate plight In South Africa. The r.oers now jihi demobilized; the Eng gllsh have an Immediate force with which to conquer them and it is hardly probable .that the rchufis sustained some weeks ago by the Hrlllsh troops w III be repeated." GERMAN MEAT QUESTION. Proposal Made to the Agrarian Party to ltHlse the Iuty on Wheat Instead of Meat. BERLIN, March 1!).-The Frankfur ter Zcitung says: The government has made the offer to the Agrarian party that If they will abandon their opposition to the Importation of pickled meat the duties on American grain will be raised after the expiration of the commercial treaty. Thu duly on wheat will be increased from 3 marks 50 to 6 marks per double centner. On the subject of the meat Inspection bill the seinl-oltlclal Ham burger correspondent says: '"It Is certain thut America will not quietly accept limitation or to speak more correctly; an absolute prohibition of the importation of meals. We must reckon with counter measures on the part of the United States, which will do immense damage to our commerce and shipping'. "It Is true that for years past Ameri can commercial legislation has been run on such lines as to give us little reason when drawing up customs re gulations for Germany to pay any par ticular regard to American trade. ' In fad, In certain quarters reprisals are even called for against the treatment of German exports to America, but even it such reprisals should have any chance of success, It would be a mis take to give expression tn the form of the prohibition of Imported meat In stead of extending them to general commercial legislation, for by Intro-1 duclng special legislation of this char acter we give Americans not only the pretext but the right to tax German commerce." LAWLESSNESS AT SEATTLE. Another Unprovoked Murder Commit ted on the Street. ' SEATTLE, March 19.-An unknown man was shot and Instantly killed last night on a well-lighted business street In the heart of the city. !! was about 43 years old, brown hulr and moustache, grey eyes and neatly dressed. Ho fell bleeding to the sidewalk wilh a 33-enll-ber revolver at his feet. The police say It Is a case of suicide, but circum stances throw an air of mystery around the tragedy. No clue to his identity was found on his person. BRYAN SPRINGS HIS PLATTORM Free Silver Favored and Every thing: Else Denounced. GREAT ENTHUSIASM AROUSED Mention of tbe Leader's Name Evokes Cheers of Wild Delitjht-His Can didacy Endorsed by tbe Tops. LINCOLN, Neb., March 19. -In tf-fe'-l, William J. Pryan announced to night to the democratic purty and to the nation at large, the platform which he consliers best for the democratic parly and practically upon which he desires to stand if nominated at the Kansas City convention. The platform which was adopted by the Nebraska democracy with the greatest enthusiasm re-aflinns the Chi cago phuform, declares for "sixteen to one," opposes a large standing- army and denounces the action of the re publican party on the Puerto Rlcan tariff bill, declares against trusts uk.1 Imperialism and favors the choice of United Slates senators !jy a popular vote. The platform Is practically the crea tion of Lryan. He did not w rite it per sonally, but he w.v consulted concern ing It and before It was read to the convention he had approved of It throughout. The platform adopted by the popu list convention was substantially the same as that adopted by the demo crats. It differs somewhat In form, but conflicts In no essential point. Both conventions today were enthusiastic for Bryan, to the last degree, and every mention of his name Was gceeted with cheers of delight and approval. Instructions were given to both dele gates to stand for Bryan In the Kan sun City and Sioux Falls conventions. The platform says; "We favor a state constitution which will prohibit the organization of any monopoly with Ing the state and also to prevept a mo nopoly organized elsewhere from doing business within the state; but we fur ther believe that congress should sup plement the efforts of the state by leg islation which will require every cor poration before engaging In interstate commerce to show that It has no wa ter stock and that It has neither at tempted in the past nor U attempting to monopolize any branch of business or the production of any artioo of mtrcnandlso." Continuing, it says: "We favor the immediate declaration of the nation's purpose to give the Filipinos, first, a stable form of government; second, in dependence, and third, protection from outside interference as it has for near ly a century given protection to the republics of Central and South Amer lea. "We favor the expansion of trade by every legitimate and peaceful means, THE NEBRASKA POPULISTS. Split In the Convention and the "Mid dle of the Roaders" Flock by Themselves. LINCOLN. Neb., March 19. -In the populist state convention today the committee on credentials decided against the claims of the "middle of the road" populists from Omaha to be liaised as delegates and barreil them from the convention. The position of D. Clem Denver, of Omaha, aa a member of the populist national committee from Nebraska was declared vacant nnd E. E. Thomas, of Omaha, was chosen in his place. Dea ver was ousted for the reason that he was "not considered a member of the populist party." After belns denied admission as dele gates to the populist convention, the middle of the readers" held a small convention of their own and appoint ed a Nebraska delegation to attend ihe populist convention at Cincinnati. They also decided to hold their htate convention In Nebraska at some date after the Kansas City convention. GOEBEL'S ASSASSIN KNOWN. Said to Be Net a Republican but One of the Antl-Goebel Democrats. CINCINNATI. March 19-T. C. Camp bell, who has been employed by the brothers of the late William Goebel to assist the commonwealth's attorneys in the prosecution of the assassins of Goebel, was here today. In conversation Campbell said that so far as now known the assassin was not yet arrested. He added that the assassin would be arrested whenever a force of 8,000 armed men could be had to go to a certain county- In Eastern Kentucky. He said further that the attorneys for the commonwealth claim to have the proof to establish a conspiracy for the assassination, but he made the asser tion that this conspiracy was - not charg-d against th republican leader but against what Is known as the "ntl-)o.-bel party." He fuith-r said It Includes men w ho were oflliials prior to the late elic tlon and men who thought they be came ofiidals after the late election. KHAXKFORT, Ky., March lS.-News of the alleged confession of F. W. Gol (ien, of llarboursvill", In regard to the assassination of William Goebel, pro duced a sensation hero today. (Jolden w.is formerly a guard at th-; peniten tiary here under the republican ad ministration and Is well known. It developed that the police and de-Ct-'.tlves have been vatchlnff his move ments since th day of the assassina tion, cn the theory that he knew some thing u'out it. TEXAS ANTI-TRUST LAW. Sustained by Decision of the Supreme four'. In the Waters-Pierce Oil Case. WASHINGTON. March H.-The su preme court of the United States today riiilre. an opinion in th- case of the Wat-rs-Pierce Oil Company against the stau- of Texas, inVminf the decision of the court of civil appeals of Texas. The cas-; invjlveJ the constitutionality of the anti-trust law of Texas, which was sustained by today's opinion. It nut charged among other things that tho Waters-Plurce Company waj a member of the Standard Oil truht, as orai.izej in IK and various other allegations were made, but the court did iut enter upon a general discus sion of trusty, contenting Itself with a discussion of the Texas law as appli cable to this case. The suit grew out of the charge that the oil company violated the statutes of the state of 1S)S9 and 1S95 against Il legal combinations in restraint of trade, thereby incurring the forfeiture of its permit to do business in the state. Jus tice McKenna said: "The statute of lbbS was a condition upjn the plaintiff in error within the power of the state to Impose, and what ever its Un. Itations were upon the pow er of contracting and whatever Its dis criminations were, they became condi tions of the permit, and were accepted with It." IN THE ASCENDANCY. Dowager Empress of China Offering Encouragement to the Anti Foreign Party. PFKING, March IX The asceniancy of the anti-foreign party is becoming pronounced. The dowager empress ap pears urabl to sufficiently reward the o:licials who exhibit marked hostility to everything not Chinese, Hen Tung, probably the most bitter ly anti-foreign official of the empire, w as.decoratei with the three- yed pea cock feather, which has never been conferred fcr M? years. The notorious LI Peng King, who wis dismissed from the governorship of Shantung on Germany's demanl, has been advanced to his tirst rank . as former coventor of Shantung, Tuh Sen, and appointed governor of the Shang Si district, 3 snub to the powers in terested. THE PRIG TANNER. Fears for Her Safety Aroused by Re ports Brought to Frisco. SAN FRANCISCO, March 19. The steamer Coqulll river, which arrived here today from the north, reports that when near Cape Blanco she passed through a quantity o( lumber. It is feared the lumber is from the brig Taniv-'r, whi-h Is now 20 days out from Taeoma. CHAIRMAN TAUBENECK DEAD. SEATTLE, March 19. Herman T. Taubcneck, well known as the former chairman o the national committee of the peoples party, died in this city to day. He came here recently for his health. SUPPLIES FOR PHILIPPINES. WASHINGTON, March 19. Colonel Patten, of the quartermaster general's office, toJay completed arrangements for the shipment of about $1,000,000 worth of clothing, and equipage to Ma nila for the use of the troops In the Philippines during the next six months. THE WARREN RELEASED. Heavy Damage to the Government on Account of Quarantine Fumi gation. SAN FRANCISCO, March 19.-The United States transport Warren, re cently released from quarantine, has begun to discharge her stores. It Is asserted that the process of fumiga tion pracically ruined all the flour on board, which means a considerable loss to tha government. The todies of soldiers brought from Manila on the transport Duke of Fife will be taken to the Presidio military reservation today. COMIXO HOME. PANAMA, March 19. The United States canal commission has left Colon for. Costa Rica and will proceed from that republic to New York. WAR CLAIMS TO BE ADJUDICATED Commission Authorized for That Purpose by the Senate. IMP0RTANTTIMBER LAND ACT CitUcns of Oregon, Washington and California to be Allowed Timber on Government .Mineral Lands. WASHINGTON. March 13. Two measures of national Importance and many of sllijhtly less Interest wer pas.je. by the senate today. . The legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill, carrying more than $:!",v.Oo0, was passed without debate. The measure providing for the ap pointment of a commission to adjudi cate und settle, the claims of the peo ple of the Unltod States growing out of the war with Spain, was also passed without opposition. ' The sum of $.Vj,0ij0 annually is ap propriated for the expenses of the commission; .the life of the commission being fixed at two years. Davis, in charge of the measure, ex plained that the claims would be var ied In character, but would relate to a large extent to the destruction of the property of American citizens In Cuba. Davis expressed the belief that sub stantially all the claims had already been filed with the state department and they aggregated about JiO.OOO.WO. The bill provides but one appeal, name ly, from the finding of the commission to the United States court of ap peals. A bill also passed the senate permit ting cltiztni of the United States, bona fide residents of California. Oregon and Washington, to fell and remove for building, agricultural and other domes tic purposes the timber growing or be ing upon the mineral lauds of the Uni ted States; ; For a brief time the Puerto Rlcan government and tariff measure was under consideration. Foraker, in charge of the bill, submitted some committee amendments. A te of them were agreed to, but the more important ones are still pending. A free trada amendment to the bill was offered by Beverldge. THE HOUSE. WASHINGTON, March 19. The , house today refused to concur In the senate amendments to the Puerto Rlc an relief bill. Democrats supported the. motion to concur on the ground that it would avoid further delay In exteniing relict to the inhabitants of the Island, but the republicans stood firmly behind Chairman Cannon in his demand that the house should insist upem Its original provision to appro, priate not only the money collected on Puerto Rlcan goods up to January 1, but all subsequent monies collected or which arc to be collected. The fortification appropriation bill was reported today by the house com mittee on appropriations. It appropri ates 7,093,4S3 for carrying forward tha plan of sea coast defenses befun In 1883. The report says: 'The scheme of sea coast fortifica tions contemplated ly the Endicott board and which has been followed by congress In appropriations made slnoe 1SSS, it is now estimated will cost In the aggregate 1 12,000,000, of which sum there has already been provided: nearly Mr.000,000." , PUERTO RICAN TARIFF LEGAL. Injunction Proceedings to Restrain tho Collection of Duty Upon Such Imports Dismissed. NE WYORK, March 19. Judge La combe has denied the application for Injunction restraining Collector Hid well from collecting duty on goods freni Puerto R)co which was asked for by A. S. Lacelles & Company. He says the complainants have an adequate, summary and expeudltlous remedy at law under the customs administration act. THE SANTIAGO ACT. Bors Preparing to Place British Pris oners Between Themselves and the Enemy. NKW YORK, March 19. A dispatch to the Tribune from London says: The British officers now in Pretoria have been rmovel from the prison w here Winston Churchill left them to new quarters in the outskirts of the town under Dasport ridge. The rea sons for this change are not stated, but It Is evident that General Rob erts' army wiil have to expose a num ber of British prisoners to exceptional danger when Pretoria Is invested. TELEPHONE LINES FUUCHAst,o. PORTLAND Or., March 19. The In land Telephone Company has purchas ed the lines of the Blue Mountain Tele phone Company in Eastern Oregon amounting In all to 480 miles of line. '