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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 12, 1898)
I , 1 jM'ti Thb MV 'i i "law-saw- .nmvx nrri TIE ASTOMAN bill tba largest circulation of any pipe! oo tha Columbia River THE DAILY ASTOFlAN U tta fclfgest and test paper 1; n! n'"Ki:: a i;;rr:;tr.-r J oo tue Colurafcla Klver r jo-amf J.v'' . A, h . r " " ... KULL ASSOCIATFSD PHRS3 RKPORT. VOL. XLIX. ASTOltIA, 0KE00X, riATUHDAY MORNING, NOYEMBEK J55, 18!8. NO. 105 M niu irairf full m Knootledge .! J, Larg. Hock Blank nook. Griffin The Only Stove Store ... IN ASTORIA ... Our Hpoclolty: HTOVIJH AINU 11AINGGH We know the lum'tics. Twenty vi-ntu cxperitnip. If you want a tiOOD .Stove, Hi-o tlie stock at the Eclipse Hardware Co. Foard OUW MOTTO i "We Buy and Sell Specialties Just Arrived... CARLOAD OF IR-TIGHT 3.00, $4.25, .50, 6.00, 8.00, $12.00 EACH. HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS Blankets, Comforts, Bed Spreads ...to GiiFtaiDs and Drapery Goods... Sheetings, Towels and Everything Necessary in Goods and at Bottom CL EE- OOOPEE THE LEADING HOUSE OF ASTORIA of Books... If you learn one thing every duy and live long enough you will die a wiio ujan. Loam today that we handle thp fin cut, largeHt, newcHt find chcajtvRt ittock of sta tionery in the eity. Our arm ia Loth to jlenno and to accommodate the Mtnica of our patronn. Offlc uppllesi School Bupplle. & Reed.cioth go. pokes Everything" EATERS Special Sale We Will Offer To day (Saturday) Ex tra Bargains in and Plush Capes and Cloth Jackets. They are a Sample Line, consequently it ia impossible to quote prices. If You are Interested, See Them. McAllen & McDonnell 470-C1 Commercial Street, ASTORIA. m-lO Third 8trtt, PORTLAND. OR. the Above Prices. SPAIN WILL GET LITTLE Philippine Public Improve . meats' Debt WIU Be Pali, tut No More. THE CABINET'S DECISION Entire Amount to Be Allowed tbe Dons Probably Will Not Ex ceed $1,000,000. WELL WORTH RETAINING Islands Are WonJtrfully Flcb anJ Would Be a Valuable Aijltlon to This Country. NKW VOIIK. Nov. 11.-A dispatch to the llrald (rum Washington lay.: rtntead of paying tipaln ttu.UJ0.O4 as an Indemnity for tho cession of the Philip- plnr. to the Untied Stales, president Mc Klnli jr Intends to reimburse her only fur the dM of about $1.ud.0mv contracted fur putillu Improvements. I'rulilciit MiKlnley and hi. cabinet have carefully nt-l that sentiment ex pressed Ihruuiihout th country by the election, ha. Urn In oppolllim to the suK"etlon to Indemnify epaln to the extent first propoed. As was put out by the administration authorities It was Intended to give the capital of the en tire debt floatd. with the Philippines as security, and amounting to tlO.ijQO.Ooa. What will be paid by the United States, according to the present Intention of the president. Is the debt contracted by Spain for the establishment of light houses, harbor Improvements and pub lic buildings. All told, this does not amount to a very Urge sum. being; fixed at about tl.0u0.0uu. Friends of Spain In the diplomatic corps say that It Is sn outrage for th. president to offer suih a small sum. "Perhaps It would be the best thing for flrwln If she would rid aerlt of the Phi;in"lnes," said one of tnese gentle men, "but surely It Is not right that the United States should satisfy only a small portion of the debt, leaving her with the remainder on her hands, and with a low treasury to meet It." It Is not believed In official circles here that 8paln will withdraw her commis sioners from Paris. She has no desire to lose th. Canary Islands and she Is apprehensive that In case of a resump tion of hostilities, the American govern ment would seise and perhaps hold them. A high administration official says that In case of th. withdrawal of the Spanlah commissioners, the United States would complete the military occupation of the Philippines and would take such other steps as It might dorm advisable for the protection of this country's rights In the far east. From Mr. Day the officials have learned ithat the American commissioners yes tejMuy prewnteJ the reply to the Span ish refusal to surrender the Islands, and It Is extieiHed that now the administra tion has been so satisfactorily endorsed by the country, the Spaniards will appre- late tho hoK-lessncss of their position and accede to the demands of this gov crnment. VVElX WORTH RETAINING. WASHINGTON. Nov. n.-Charlcs A. Vhtttler,brlgttllor general of volunteers, now collector of customs at Manila, under date of September 19 last, has sub mitted a rvport of his observations upon th. condition of things In Manila and the Philippine Islands. He says: "The most tmportunt questions are the urrvney. the revenue (Including the cedula, or head tax), opium and the ad mission of Chinese. It would create a tliuuu'ial revolution to attempt to substi tute In m moment any currency on the Islands to replace th. present one. Th. ceduta. or head tax, which has given an Income of $16,000,000 year, int. varied from S3 per head to $37.50. "Bentember 1 I went over the Hn. Of, th. Manila railway, 123 miles In length, rutvnlntr northward from Manila. Th. lino has opened and developed . country of most extraordinary fertility. Rlc. la th. principal produce, but there is much sugar. There art possibilities or cotton, ooffeo, and almost anything, I have nevei seen a country ot such splendid product ive power. tor th. first 100 miles almost all ot it being under cultivation. A week later I went up th. Paaig river to Ta guna. the extmordlnay fertility ot the soil being again a marked characteris tic If one-half the English merchants ay ot the richness of the Islands to the south be true. It would be most valu able acquisition to tho United States. Customs house receipts during our In cumbency, 24 working days, amounted to SG06.000. "With tha Increase of Industries contin gent upon occupancy, tney snouta amount, within two years, to S,000,QOO a year at least." SAYS IU8 BROTHER WAS NOT IMPLICATED. R. R. Tolbert Makes a Statement Re garding the Race War In Soutlv Carolina-Will Be Investigated. WASHINGTON. Nov. U.-R. R. Tol bert whose father and brother were shot In the race war at Phoenix. 8. C, was t the department ot Justice today to se cure an Investigation ot the riot by tha todoral authorities. Tolbert says tho true facts of the rlotlnff have not keen given. Tha facta are. he wild, as follow.: "I waa nominated for congress by the repuolioana of my district for the purpose of making a contest before the house. My trothr, T. V, Tolowl, Mrewl to be prcrnt at th. polling place at Phoenix for th purpoae of wltnwaln th arn davlta of oolore4 men who were rejected aa volra bornuaa of thrlr Inability to comply with tha rwiulrementa of the conmltutlon. "Mr brother took tin part In th man aitemefit of the polling place, which waa In th. hand, of democrat, lla .Imply at on th. ptacxa, of Mr. Lake", houa. and wluinaed tb. aflllavlu ln him, depoaltlntf th. ffldavltl In box prepared for the purpoa." 8UIT FILED AOAIN8T RAILROAD COMPANY. Stockholder, of th. V. P. A O. Sue the Reoranli?tlon Com mH tee of tb. RoaO-Leralllr of Votll. 1 ' NEW TORK. Nor. UTh. Trlbun. aayi: li. Ellery Andron faa beep retained by certain .tockb'xler of th. U. P. D. R. O. K. R. Co. to trtnt ault acaioat th. reorifanliation, committee of tha; ro4 either collectively or aa Indlvlouai mem bora. Intreetln polau are. likely to ba brouifht up In thl. ult. Th. deylc of a votlnir truat In railway orfanlationt baa been a feature ot many aucti reoccanlM Mom, but In lb. tult whlcb Mr. Aleron Is preparing to tnatltute tho Uiraltty of uch voting truat will for b Hrat time bo 4et4. -. The U. P. D. it a. waa originally leaaed to the Union Pacific. Hie Union Pacific alao controlled th. Colorado Central At the lime of th. , failure of the Union Pacific, J. P. Morgan It Co.. held about S4.VA.0UQ of Colorado Central bond.. in one of the Union Paclflo collateral trust., and of Union Pacific D. A C bond belonging to the Union Pacific Railway Company In another. . In settling up tb. affairs of the Union Pacific Railway Company they were de elroua of separating from tbe main sys tem all the branch and leaaed lines and realizing on all these securities. Hall Graten A Company formed a syndicate which purchased from J. P. Morgan A Co.. the whole 10X),(m) of the Colorado Central and Union Pacific D. A O. bonds held by that Arm. After this purchase, they organlxed the U. P. D. A O. re- ontani&Dlion committee whlcb Included mo(t of tne mta who had been In the syndicate and turned the bonds Into the Central Trust Company, wh.ch was des ignated as depository. Under the re organisation plan certificates were Issued acalnat these bonds. Some of the stock holders are not satisfied with this ar rangement and will appeal to th. courts. PROFESSIONAL BULLFIGHTERS TO PETITION M'KINLEY. Will Ask That no Legal Steps Be Taken to Prevent It. ami Declare the Sport Pleasing to Americans. NEW YORK. Nov. U.-A special to the World from Washington says: At a recent meeting of th. professional bullfighters In Havana. It waa determined to forward to President Mckinley a petition that after th. beginning of tb. American control, there bo no legal steps taken to prevent them from carry ing on their amusement. The bullfight era declare that their livelihood depends upon their ability to continue In their chosen profession, and that It would be a sore disappointment to th. people of Havana It their chief entertainment waa forbidden. The gladiators will state that General Lee. during his residence In Cuba, never missed an opportunity to witness a fWtht. They also declare that all Americana who have witnessed a bullfight are great ly pleased with the performance. TRADE IS IMPROVING IN EASTERN SPAIN. The U. 8." Consul Agent at Grao Says There Is Good Opening for Amer ( lean Exporters. VAS1"v-!TON, Nov. ll.-An encourage Ing sign for the future as far as pros pects of continued peace are concerned. Is th report to the state cepartmint from United States Consular Agent Mer tens, at Grao. on trade conditions In east ern Spain. He says that commercial af fairs are In a more promising condition ind business activity is noticeable and confidence seems to be restorea. A signal tact noted by the consular agent Is the abolition by the bpanisn government of the war tax of ii per cent on exports. The effect ot this tax was only to hamper trade, without special benefit to th. itreasury. The returns of exports for September moicaneo. mis greater activity and as th. export tax In collected on these goods, hopes for Im provement In th. shipping trad, during the coming Mason are well founded. Heavy shipments of Spanish onions are roDorted. Including 40.000 crates, and. as these are packed entirely for the Amerl can market. Mr. Mertens says It Is a pity that they could not be shipped direct as tha trans-shipment, by England must have Increased the cost of thla vegetable. He sees a large opening for American exDOrts in Spain again, particularly to bacco, petroleum and staves. COLOMBIA'S CABINET. NEW YORK. Nov. ll.-A dispatch to the Herald from Panama, via Galveston says: Senor Manuel sanciement, on assum inir the oresldency ot (.oiomnia, in nounced his cabinet as follows: .Minister ot foreign affairs, Felipe Faui minister of finance. General Olgar Cerl vprr minister of war and acting secre tary of state, Senor Molina; minister education, Thomas Herrnn: minister the Interior, Megta Alvarei. The policy of the new administration will be to institute reforms demanded by the country. ONE RESULT OP ELECTION. NEW YORK. Nov. ll.-The Evening Post's London financial cnbleeram says: Amorlcan stocks, on receipt of election results, closed booming In the street. For the first time In some months the English public has commenced to buy. CHAPMAN WILL RESIGN. PORTLAND. Nov. H.-C. H. Chap man, president of the university of Eu gene, haa notified the board of regents that he will in a few days tender his formal resignation, to take effect at the end of the present school year. MURDERED BY A FIEND Mysterious KiUin? of Miss May Wallace, a" School1 Teacher of PendletoaV t SHOT DOWN Iff HER HOME . ' . r - ea)BjaaaasjsasBMn 1 SBSplcloo" Points to'i Chinese ; YoDtb Altboniii There Is No . : Direct Evidence. NO KNOWN CAUSE FOR DEED Victim Succumbed to ao Oferatfoo- Pliyjic'iin Wbo Operate! Upon Her Is Attacked With Paralysis. PENDLETON. Or.. Nov. a-Mis May Wallace, a teacher In tha Pendleton acad emy, waa shot through tbe body while standing by a window at the home of her parents In this city at o'clock last even ing. The shot waa fired through the win dow glass by some person who stood out side of the bouse. Suspicion rests upon a young Chinese named Goon as tbe perpe- rat or of the crime. Miss Wallace came here from the east Ith her father's family a year ago, and haa since been teaching at the Pendleton academy. She la one ot the brightest most cultivated Intellectually, and charm ing socially of all the young ladles of th'. city. Universally she 1 loved and re spected for her admirable qualities. Scarcely one ha more friends or fewer enemies. Mis. Wallace baa been teacher of a ass of Chinese youths. In addition to her regular dutle. on the faculty of the academy. Recently she expelled Goon, a younsr Chinese boy, probably not more than 30 year old. from the class. Goon was much mortified and enraged at his expulsion. Last night. Just at I o'clock, Mis. Wal lace stood by a dining tuble In her home on Webb street, doing some sewing, when some one fired through the window, the bullet entering her body just below the hip Joint, ranging upward and coming clear through, so tbe surgeon located It on the other side just beneath the skin. An operation was performed by Dr. G. W. King on Misa Wallace, by which four Inches of the smaller Intestine were re moved. The operation appeared success ful for a time, but the patient was too weak to stand the shock and she died at o'clock. No evidence has been secured warranting the naming of anyone as a suspect and the affair Is shrouded In mystery. Goon, the Chinaman, Is held, but the officers say they have yet no evidence pointing to his guilt. Soon after the operation on Miss Wal lace. Dr. O. W. King waa stricken with panUysls. The operation performed dur Ing the forenoon, after wnlcn Kin re tired to his office. He was crossing the room to his desk, when tbe right foot lost power. At the desk the doctor began to write a prescription tor the patient, when the hand also refused to obey the will and an Instant later the entire right side was completely parallied. He was re moved to his home, where he lies In critical condition. FREE COLLEGE EDUCATION FOR CUBAN YOUNG MEN, General Wheeler' Plan for the Develop ment ot Cuba College Offer Free Tuition NEW YORK. Nov. 1L General Joseph Wheeler la deeply Interested In the edu cation of Cuban young men. He believe that If voung Cubans will come to this country and be tutored and then re turned nome they will be ot great use In developing Cuba and introducing stable form ot government. General Wheeler 'has commissioned Gilbert K. Harroun, treasurer ot Union College, to ask tha American college. it each ot them would give a reeduca tion to two or more Cuban If the right sort of men could be found to secure college course In this country. Mr. Harroun haa written to over 300 college presidents In the United Staies asking them to cooperate and advance General Wheeler plan. Over 100 replies are at hand with one accord the colleges agree to take two or more young men who can pass the examination and make them beneficiaries to the extent ot free tuition. In many cases the col leee agrees to aid the young men be yond free tuition. In several Instances the colleges, recognizing the difficulties under whloh young men In Cuba have labored, have agreed to receive them without Instating upon their passing the examinations. FAVORING MEXICAN INVESTORS. MEXICO CITY. Nov. 1L Congress has received a new bill from the department of encouragement, and of great Interest to American Investors In Mexico. It Is In substance the same, aa the present law regulating peclal prlvelege to new companies and provides for granting franchise, for from five to ton years, se cording to the importunes m buslnoxs enJ capital Invested. It Is provided at com panies organised under this law shall b relieved from federal taxation during th. Ilf. of th. privilege and that the material required In new Industrie, shall be Im ported fre. of duty, The old law road $20,000 th. minimum amount of capital required to enjoy thea Immunities, but th. new law reduce Ih amount tinn . 000. United State Vict.uiu; I .till denied entrance to the American eonsulat. and General J. Starr Hunt, formerly of San Antonio, Tax., la acting aa vice-consul. TWO MEN SUFFOCATED IN A BURNING HOTEL. Fir. Consume, a Hotel at Wallace. Ida bo. and Two Employe. Los Their Live. WALLACE. Idaho., Nov. lL-Ous Ense, night clerk, and John Moore, a waiter In the New York Kitchen, war. suffocated In a fir. In the Idaho hotel hat night. They occupied rooms In the hotel. The hotel and livery stable adjoining, owned by Glen McDonald, Mli j0hti Cameron', saloon adjoining, owned by Glen McDonnld, and John .ameron'a sa loon and lodging bouse, Tom Reynold', saloon and lodging house, all two-story building, were entirely consumed by the fire. SHOWER OF METEORS EXPECTED. NEW YORK. Nov. H.-Profesaor J. K. Rees. of Columbia university, will begin the first clear night, to watch for' th. shower of meteor, expected to fall be tween now and November 17. Prepara tion, hav. also been made at Yale. Princeton, and other college and uni versities to observe tha shower. Dr. El kln, director of Yale observatory, had a meteorograph constructed In 1K90 ' and hope to us this In registering th. me teors now approaching the earth. Thl shower wa expected last Novem ber. According to astronomical calcula tions. It Is due this month, but aa other figure and calculation hav so recently proved unreliable. Dr. Rees said that the shower might not come before next November. When th. meteor, do put In an appearance, they wul b seen In the eastern and southern heaven, not earlier than U In tha evening. FIGURING ON CONSOLIDa 1 ION. NEW YORK. Nov. 1L The American Tobacco Company, of which James B. Duae Is president, will, at Newark. N. J.. December S. meet to ratify or reject the proposition to turn over to the Con tinental Tobacco Company, yet to be incorporated in New Jersey with a rap-" Ital of $73,000,000. all the plug tobacco Interests and plant of the American htch retain It Interest In cigarette nd smoking tobacco. At thl meeting action will be taken as to amending th by-laws and to provide that no director or offlcvr of tha American shall, when la office, engage directly or Indirectly m anything similar to that which the Amer ican la engaged, or In the manufacture or sale of any supplies or or connected therewith without the consent of two thirds of tbe director of the American. The penalty suggested in the event of a decision that the rule ha been violated vacating of office, a fin of $30 and prosecution for damagea THE FARRAGUT A SUCCESS. SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. lt-The tor- oedo-boat destroyer Farragut ha mad what will probably be her final trial trip. She (teamed at full speed for an hour without a (Ingle hitch and accomplished the task laid out for her on the specifica tions to which she waa buiu. tine 1 a little faster than 30 knots, but Just how much will not be known until the report of the trial board haa been submitted to Washington. The members of the board have expressed themselves as well satis fled with her performance. CARNEGIE MUST SHOW CAUSE. NEW YORK. Nov. ll.-Justlce Law rence, of the supreme court, today Issued an order directing the sheriff to arrest Andrew Cariegie, the millionaire iron and steel manufacturer. Carnegie waa served with notice by Commissioner of Juror. Gray, on November 1. to appear Dcror him November 10 to testify as to his quai iflcatlns to act as a spectal Juror. Car negie did not present himself and Cor poration Counsel Whalen directed a mo tion to be made for his arrest. Tn war rant will be executed as soon as possible. SIAMESE MINISTER CALLS. WASHINGTON. Nov. U.-Phyla VI- udha. envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary ot tha king ot Blara to the United States called at the state de partment and paid his respects to secre tary Hay. He has served his country in a diplomatic capacity In London for th last Ov years. His visit wa short and purely informal. being merely preliminary to his formal presentation to the president 11 a re lieved that that ceremony will take Plae In the blue parlor ot the White Hous on Saturday. CHINESE BODIES RECOVERED. SAV FRANCISCO. Nov. ll.-The bodies of six Chinese have been taken from th wreck of the Stockton steamer J. v. rei- ln bv the Whltelaw Wrecking vompany. and flv more are supposed to ba on tha vessel, which still He on the mud flats at Sausallto. Tb loyal I the Meet gr baUa. powder fcaowa. Actual teat saew n aeeaew tklra farther tha. asy ether bread. mm uwWii isoluteiy Fur MtU kAKlM mwfws so., w"t ,