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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 30, 1898)
,TT", t ,- :w""t i. is.- V HO' I ( - I. (' .'' ' 1 'i I ' i ' ' ' IV;!;, I' ' tot to '.' , ,'j ' TIE ASTQRUN hl tb Urftlt circulation of lay piper on tb Columbia ftlvir TIE DAILY ASTOKAH la tfct Nffest laJ test 52;tr oi the Co!uai!t!d Nf FULL ASSOCIATED PRICSS REPORT. A8TOJUA, OHEGOX, TUESDAY. MOUNIXO, AUGUST 80, 18M. The Only -y Stove Store ... IN ASTORIA ... p ftiiili ivilLEo c 8 chief THE Our Specialty: HTOVBH AIND KANOBH W know tho twjj Ttftaty yean Mprieic. If you want a GOOD &t4Y, wfl tbo fitock at tht Eclipse Hardware. Go. REGATTA 1898 Official Regatta Badges. Astoria Souvenir Books, Fireworks, Flags, Balloons, Festoon Paper. GRIFFIN & REED. It f ft NEW GOODS. JUST ARRIVED Four Hundred Different Patterns W'ah Sing A Co., Mcrrliont Tailors, wt-ro m vir litUr pn-panj to wrve the jKil.lie inthtir lint-, (inita KurniHhinjj (JfKwUof all kimk Suits inutlv to order fuickly. Urj;o HUtk rvnly.inali roo-Ih. denning anl rfpuirinj;. Kittietnbert Prlcen Tnlk. WAH SINQ & COj6com"c ist. COLUMBIA IRON WORKS Interesting Correspondence Shown Between Miles, Sifter ana of Secretary War it, fc THE PEACE PROPOSAL OF CZAR NICHOLAS OF RUSSIA APPROVED Salvation Army General Commends the Emperor and Offers Prayers for His Success A Clash Already Predicted Between Great Britain and Russia--Saritiagd Ciis toms Collections Pay All Expenses Alarm in Manila Armed Insur gents Patrol, the Streets of the Suburbs-Business Resumed in Havana Harbor Londoners Petition to Keep Spain Out of the Philippines Merritt Goes to Paris. Blacksmiths Boiler Makers Machinists Foundrymen Loggers Supplies Kept in Stock Logging BnglnoM llullt nnd Ropnlreil. Heavy Forging Under Power Hammer a Specially Sole Miaufaitmr of the t'nsurpnsscd ... " Harrison Sectional" Propellor Wheel ... Miinficturtrs for the I'adfle Coast of the KOUCKTS KATCK-TIBC BOILEK. llAiUJJjJ.VXUllXVLLLUl.mJXlLLLLAiJll TEAS and COFFEE f .IT. Foard & Stokes Co pK, Vc hBve 00 hand 1 LJ!j'' frcskest assortmcat. I the largest and I fresh goods "N2335i- constaatly arriving. Pacific Sheet Metal Works . MANUFACTURERS OF 5 ...CANS... spice and Syrcp Lithographing on Tin a Specialty. San Francisco. Cal. Astoria, Ore. Falrbaven, Wasb. Write Uh for Prleon. w mr ANHA9 C1TT, Au. a.-Th jhiUiI rc commliin(onT. nd JuOKlnf IT Kiar ihl mfDin prlnti a thr fpun fihoftT'i report. Unit (Ul tu o-f. "rwlumn rirliiiriv llpal''l from ho lniru t-J hlra at to the dlspotlon J. l. Whrljr, lt rpwtal wr corrw .f tlm troop. ln'inlrnt. who h JuiH nuirnl from Grn.Tiil Mllr then reporn-d lh conill' Porto Ill'O. Im-uiIih upon th Mlln-AI- tn of o(Tnlr to th nimry of war ri -inlrvri)r. unih whum lie hal in conicrencr, Vh-lply Uh mvaidon to deny the! In !ii" of hU tMrRrum U Mllrn. Seire- .latrnirtit (hiit hi rrnlly publlhHl In. . t.ir)' AIk wyi: tr1rw In Porta IU.0 lh (km-rul I -t n.un an 8.inti.i(?o f;i the troopt I Mllm, wh-rrln th UiMrr quotrd a 1 niiiit nil put In riunn a comfortable (i tln r-fli tl.m ujH.n th -war drMirt-! thry in be maile find remuln, I upoe. tr.rnt. not genuine, and In (upirrt I until the fever Iwia nd It run.' " ot t;Hemnl alrtady made hy II, the Smrj "Mllea dkl not UKr with 8frtnry Al prim. Iniere.iln telrgrtuna 1 hut piaitd 1 err. for July 21. In a lotter already pub Kiwern lh r d.-partmrnt and (Jern-ral . llhl In the Star, the r.-nvral, command Milt and Shufter on the polnta al imue. I Injr urid the return of the army to the Iouli( la vxprraned by aotne." anya ilr. Whclpley. "aa t. whether Ornrrul Mitel aut.l thi thing I crnllt him with. Olhrra ivicgrat he may have aald them In conflitence, hKh betmyed. I foel confident," ronllnm'a the correepondrnl, tleneral Mile will aland by the Inter- referred to." "My talk lth him e not confiden ttal." The Bur article ay: "That General Mile wn In command of the emir army whrn In Waaliing-toii waa of courae evident. That he did not rr.lirn thla tuprrme commund when he wi-nt to Tampa and th H wa he who trentlng with the Cutmna for co-op-eru.tlon In Culm la hown by numerou teli'trrnm exchanged with (lenerul Gar- The war department rocognlaed Mtlo a chief when he wii In 1impa. Gemral Mile ealled for Cutw on July II, at novn, he reported hla u arrlvnl n the war donrtmrnt and at once naaumrd chmte, riortlnij to the avrrwry of war. All of the uleyuent bunlnena of the urren der waa entirely In hi htindit aa ahown by the fact that the war dnartment com mutiUated wllh him direct, not even mentioning General Shufter'a name In the mimeroiu illcpatohe. Sevrentry Alger, mroiigh Uonerol Cor- Sln. ent a dlnwU'h to Gcnurwl 8hfter anaurlnn him that General Mllea did not conw to Cula to ur'riedo Shorter In any way. ThU dlHiwtch Gnorfll Mllea refers to na "aocrect," for ho aaya, he did not know It had been acrrt, not having been notified from WaahlnKton and 8haTter ftayliitf nothing1 to him almut It. After the Htirremlor Oeneml Mllea atlll relnlnod control. Ha -attthorlxcd Slwifter to P- fnltitl 8 tii to a aoon as iltle. July K. after the surrender waa complet. Genenil 8hafter wtred aa follows to Gen era) Miles: "Kellers and orders In reference to the movement of the camp received and will t carried out. None la more anxious to et away from here than myself. It aemns from your orders given me that you retrard my forces aa part of you command. Nothing; will rive me greater pleasure than serving; under you. penerat, and I shall comply with all of your re quests and directions, but I waa told by the secretnry that you were not to sus end me In command here. I will furnlsn the Information called for as to the con dition of tho command to Gllmorc. ad jutant general A. H. Q. "General Miles very promptly replied as follows from Playa del Este: " 'TvleKram revelwl; Nivo no desire and have carefully avoided any appear a nee of superseding you. Your command la arl oT tho I'ntted Suites army, which I have the honor to command, 'having been duly nimlKnev) tJiereiro nnd dlrtvtext by the president to ro everywhere I thought my Vrvsenre rejulrel and give such general directions as I thought best concerning military matters, nd he especially dl- recled me to go to Santiago for that spe cific purpose. You will atao notice that the onler of the secreatry of wwr of July li, left Wio matter to my discretion. I should regrett tHat ny event should cause either yourself or .any part of your com mand to cease to be a part of mine. "Very truly yours, NELSON A. MILES. following telegram to Emperor Nicholas this afternoon: "May It pluuae your majesty: 1 have receive! with profound thankfulness to God. the news of ywur Imperial majesty's wise, beneficent and Christian-like pro posal In favor of universal peace. "I cannot refrain from assuring you of the admiration of .the multitudes and of the Salvationist In all parts of the world, whose prayers will ascend to Al mighty God for your majesty and for the triumphs of tho. principle of pence and righteousness, after which they are ever striving-, and which are moving to seek the true welfare of all nations. "This great act of God s will must for ever add to the honor of your majesty's no me. reign and country." from General Shafter, under date of San tiago, showing there has been collected, with the exception of a small amount ra July, 102.9(& The salaries of officials and all expenses, including street cleaning, city police, etc, have been paid up to date, leaving over (90,000 In the treasury. TL'RNINO POINT IN HISTORY. ST. PETERSBURG. August .-The newspapers here declare that the Cxar's manifesto will probably constitute a turn ing point In history. MANILA ALARMED. MANILA. August .-The residential suburbs are full of armed Insurgents and several persona rendettas have been re ported. The inhabitants are greatly alarmed. There was firing In the streets of San Miguel last evening. The insurgent troops yesterday attend ed mass fully armed and patrolled the principal streets. and rations from the United State ara rUing-at" anchor. Close to what remain of the wrecked Maine, Is moored U Spanish cruiser Alfonso XIIL She is at the same buoy aa she was on the night of the explosion. The wreck Itself has set tled two feet or more In tthe muddy bottom. Ear ley this morning Senor Fernadem da Castro, civil governor of Havana, accom panied by the chief Inspector of harbor ponce, visited the .Red Cross steamer CHDton, to return 'Miss Clara Barton's visit, remaining nearly an Hour. AFFAIRS AT MANILA. THE PLAN IMPOSSIBLE. LONDON. August S. The papers are (tiled with discussions, . comments and opinions as to the circular of Emperor Nicholas. The most world-shaking event could have hardly produced such a coup as the suggestion, the fruition of whk'h Is regarded on all sides as an absolute Im possibility, A GOOD EFFECT. IjONDON. Augunt .-The Times In Its finamil article this morning, says: 'The Csar's circular has had a good ef fect on the markets, as indlcaltlng that thore Is no Immediate probability of war. MERRITT WILL GO TO PARIS. ' WASHINGTON, August O.-It was n t nounced this afternoon at the war depart, j ment that General Merritt was to go to i Paris to give the peace commission the : benefit of his experience In the Philip- Rtibcls Disposed to Be Peaceful. But Need ( pines. Watching. I The original plan had teen to send Ad- I mlral Dewey to Paris for this purpose, NEW YORK, August S.-A dispatch to! but this was changed upon represenU the Herald from Manila, says: Cforta from the admiral that he could t inutcations are tnat tne ruuuves are re- of greater service at Manila than In sumlng peaceful pursuits. They are tear ing away the trenches around San tana and Pansy and beginning the cultivation of the fields. Paris. Whether or not General Merritt will re turn to the PhiRppiiK, has not yet been determined; that will depend entiredr il. Seven unarmed Taglo soldiers under a j upon the state of affairs In the Islands when the peace commission concludes Its labor. The choice of route Is left to him self, tut It Is expected he will be In Paris within CO days at the latest. A CONFLICT IS IMMINENT. Russia and Great Britain Will Horns Over Chinese Affairs. Lock LONDON. August 29.-A special dis patch from Shanghai, says It is stated there that the Chinese minister at St. Petersburg has reported to his govern ment That In his opinion the Chinese ques tion will precipitate a conflict between Great Britain and Russia. The state of affairs, he says, Is about the British ambassador presenting a note at St. Petersburg of suoh a peremptory nature, doniamttng freedom of enterprise In regions where Rusclan Influence is sup posed to predominate. That Count Mu nwleff cannot accept It. The count Muravleff cannot accept it. The Chinese minister. Indeed, expects that a oonfflct will oertalnly break out before ihe end of the year. captain on Sunday at noon were arrested at Sun 6ebaatian, They were dragging a Spaniard, bound and gagged, along the street. They said they were taking him nut to shoot him. Their captive was res cued by tlw American soldiers. The reb els hud a pass signed by Colonel Monte- nepro. authorising them to patrol the WASHINGTON. August 29. Captala city. 1 : J 1 Charles E. Clark, formerly commander oi Some of the rebels on Fridny abducted a j the -lttleshlp Oregon, when discharged woman from Vlnondo street, taking with I from further treatment at the hospital at CLARK'S LEAVE OF ABSENCE. her a small chlkl four months old. The woman has not been seen since. The provost officers are on the trail of the kidnappers. Plans for the sanitation of Manila are! almost completed New York, will be granted three months' leave of absence. (Continued on third pagaj LONDON AGAINST SPAN. LONDON, August 30. The Manila cor respondent of the Times says:: The leading commercial men here have signed a memorial to Lord Salisbury urg ing him to use his Influence to prevent the 9pnrd8 from regaining supremacy In the Philippines. The conduct of the American troops Is admirable. The town.' since their occu pation, has been wonderfully free from disturbance. General Green has keen or dered to return Co Washington. He will sail with General Merritt. BOOTH TO EMPEROR NICHOLAS. LONDON, August 29.-aeneral William Booth, of the Salvation army, sent tho SANTIAGO CUSTOMS, Washington, August 29.-Adju.tant- Gencral Corbtn received a cablegram HAVANA LIVELY AGAIN. 1 (Copyrighted 1S9S by Associated Press.) I HAVANA. August 29.-The bay of Ha- j . vana again presents an unusually active aspect. Numerous vessels with cargoes The serai is the Makest grase bakiag siul.i aaewa. Actaal teats skew it so tkirs farther thas asy ether Was, mm Absolute! Pure ROYAL sVUItta W Of OO., NfW YOMLj TODAY ONLY - - AN EXPERT CUTTER Representing Strauss Bros., America's Leading Tailors, Chicago, New York, Cincinnati, will be at the store of C H. Cooper, Today, Tuesday, Aug. 30, with 1000 Styles of woolens in the piece. Suits to Order, $12 up. Pants to Order, $3 up .DON'T MISS THIS SALE. PERFECT FIT GUARANTEED.