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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 15, 1899)
r -Aft VOL. L. ASTOIMA. OKE00.N. H'ftDAY. OCTOBKH' l. 18!M NO.. 120 1 VE T BURN! Any old thinjr bought before the advance and sold regardless of it on account of moving. THE BRITISH BULL DOG'S TEETH ARE FIRMLY SET Eclipse Hardware Co. BOB IIOND MTU BET S4p WmM (Kruger to Be Crashed With Greater Determi- nation Than Confronted Napoleon. ! . SIR REDVERS BULLER COMMANDS Books... Blank and Miscellaneous. Paper... New Crape and ! Type-writing. Waterman Fountain Pens Mux Decorated ln per and KnvetopeM-ioc Goes to Africa with Unlimited Power and Assnracce That His Hani Will Not tie Stayed-Britlsb flood Already Shed. GRIFFIN (SCREED Here Is a List Ot some High Grade Goods at mcdeiate prices ' New Hasten) Illoater Mackerel. llHW 2:-5 New Eastern Codfitdi. New Crop Kvaorated Fruits. New Crop Nuts, Fig, eU. Mince Meat mid Pumpkin for I'io. LONDON, Oit. 14. Tho following official dispHtd hwn received from (h: Town, where it wan filtd at p. in. today: "Tlio inline driver and one native escaped from the armored train. Tin- luruier was wounded in the hand. He .epnrt.s tli.it Captain NYbitt wan plightly wounded and that tin- party in the train, whose number lie does not knw, wai captured hy the liner. He believes the pri.orH;r3 'were" un armed. Tin' arinoi t-il train that was sent to Viybtirg from Kiinlnrly with twj M V n-pouniltrs ban returned to KiniU-r-ley in safety, having transferred the gun.s to the train that was dfftmved." campaign.' The Uirre plan k now un folding Itself.' It seems to be to strike simultaneously at different point with view of obtaining a strong strategic position In Natal before lift arrival of British reinforcements. Hlr Oeorge Htewart White, command ln In Natal, in estimated to have about 15,000 mm stretched In strongly en trenched poshlona, from Ladyemlth to Dunde?. He I a man at great re souirea, and ha. the valuable bjimI st ance of General William Percy Bymona, and of General Archibald Hunter, ex experienced In hill fighting In indla, prlenced in Boudan campaign. It la now expected that the amalon of parliument will not exceed two ' week. The opposition will devote lt energies to endeavor to extract ' from the government some Information on hit condltlona peace wilt be conclud ed, and aa to the future position of the Tranavaal. i VICTORIA WANTED PEACE. Chamberlain Greatly Hampered by Her EfTorta to Stop War Preparation. SCHWAN'S BRAYE SOLDIERS SCATTER THE INSURGENTS The bashing Americans inflict Heavy Loss UPon the Array of Aguinaldo- GERMANY NEUTRAL IN THE BOAR WAR She Would Participate In Some Concerted Action of the Powers Looking Toward Intervention, Bnt has no Idea of ' 'Taklnftheliitlative. '. w w NEW TOl'.K. Oct. 14. A dispatch to the World from London says: Queen Victoria's effort o maintain J a cablegram peace hat been a aore obatacle to Co lonial Secretary Chamberlain and the war party. She waa aided In the cabi net chiefly by Prime Minister Balls bury and the Duke of Devonshire, the LONDON, Oct. 14.-Copyrlghtrd J.HW of Chose that, onoe put to the plow, re- j by Associated Prese.) War, so oftrn It-uses Ita grip." j predicted as being Ihe Inevitable ell- HulWr la pnKy certain to cut the ! max to hopeless things, hsa .-n at wlwa - bhlnd hkntuid to be out of j last, and la now In full swing for the touch wlUi London at critical moments, 1 subjection of a little republic whose for fear the cabinet might change Its ! military sua sets and) rises i Mnjuban mind. 'Hill. W ASHINGTON, Oct. 14. The following from General Otis has been received at the war department "Manilla, Oct. 14. Schwan's column swung into Imus from Las Marinas yesterday morning, camped at Bacbor last night; has scattered insurgents who were probably retiring by de. tachments on Indang. Condition of the roads prevents further pursuit. One hundred and twenty-five men, Thirty seventh volunteers, uu.Ier Major Cheatham, drove the insur gents south and wehtward from the town of Muutintupa yesterday, pursuing them several miles. Troop retired to Bacoor last night by Zupote river roads. Lct three men killed, two wounded and one missing. Schwan's movement is very successful, inflicting heavy BOSTON'S GUEST on t'ie IUCU an l,rPer' tne southern insurgent army' lie reports tneir casualties as zuu iciiieu aim -iuu wounuett their stored supplien destroyed. latter of whom, the lord president of the coumil of -ministers, has Incurred the bitter hostollty of the jingoes by making two speeches declaring peace still possible after Mr. Chamberlain and J It (Continued on page S.) 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Oreat Britain has set going machln ery more powerful than that whlcl i I crushed Napoleon and twice as strong i as that which gave her Egypt and the HOKR8 BLOW UP ANOTHER TRAIN ' 'ontlnuous Fighting Going On-Re. pcated Attacks Made on Maft-klng. Which Were Repulsed. Honor "Young, iu moving from .Araya north and westward,. m a of : the Nation's INrn and Her Fsiorile Sun. yesterdHy scattered insurgents, who retired northwest. His casualties are three slightly wounded; considerable store grain captured." Soudan. General Sir Redvers Puller j , haa gone, sjd already Boer bullrtts havi?1 I.ONUON, Oot. 14. The Exchange' BOSTON, Oct. 14. -The residents of sung a song of desperate dvflanc. That the next few wwks will I Telegraph Comjiany received a dispatch 1 Boston and vicinity, augmented by be from Cape Town dated this morning I thousands of visitors from other sec- ni arked by sharp fighting can ahmt be "yiR that the Boers have blown up'Hn h commonwealth and from taken for granted, probably bs for a That the result will 'o"er armored train carrying tele Urn not too favor- "r,l,n operators from Mafeklng. The able to the BrlUsh Is also to U- admit-' Hwn- 't reported, have selied a rail ted. The main quesUon Is. How long w ta(sss ww-Mliwv. INTERESTS AB WE S11IPATHT. vleff, to bring about concerted Inter- j venUon are unfortunately only ru Germany Prays for the Boers, but She mor- . y Cannot Afford to Aid Them. "I say 'unfortunately,' the word showing how our sympathies lie, but BERLIN, Oct. 14. (Copyrighted 189S politics In these days must be strictly by Associated Press.) A high German separated from interests on one side and sympathy on the other.' It is true our press called upon the government K.J ......... ! are humilities to last?" Ultimate Eng., ilah victory is almost assumed by vlr-1 i tue of her overwhelming strength. i road station north of Fourteen streams, Vreyburg and Kimberly. Fighting la atill continuing In - the neighborhood. the front ranks of the brilliant r.aval the j A forecast ot the length and nature According to dispatches from the of the campaign should not be ventured tlvni- Hoer have made svvwil at ! without knowledge of the xtraordl-J ,ft,k8 Mafeklng, all of which have inary circumstances communlcatel oi'a,!n repulsed. In ConneoUon tWth the iha Am.o.-lai1 Piva on moM reliable rumortd attack upou MafekliMt. t dls-h"hlch all atatos, from Eastern Canada , ,. 1 adjacent slates, today did honor to Ad- . , mvi. .i ... official, whose utterances may be taken mlral Dewey. The hearty greeting with ' urhith r.. . .. ko i, absolutely conclusive, salu to a rep- rived last nhrht was comoletelv over- re8entativ th A-odatH Press to- to Interpose between the brave Httle re shadowed today, when the ever-famous Vermonter appeared In public,' and par- day! public and big, powerful England. But "We shall observe the strictest neu-1 we would be fools to listen to this siren tlcularly as he rode through the city In trallty, no matter what may develop eong. w f. k 1 1 In the war between the Boer republic and military pageant which wan chief event of the day. 'and Great Britain. "That Is the only course left open, as "On one ociaslon when we blew an alarm horn I refer to Emperor Will iam's telegram to President Kruger In 'authority, though not hitherto printed 'lul.rtlug report comes from Pretoria to' t0 L0" ,sland 80U,,d- """ to ac In England-namely. that General ' en"-'t that the Ruatenburg and Ma-1 Hno" let,Ke honora due the naval Tlw demonstration really was one in conu,uu"s " u'n Alru - iw-na tnea to a8mi.e tne powere plicated and our relations with both ! with a view of opposing Great Britain aides are so delicate that to abandon IhJ her. selfish nd rude aggressiveness, neutrality by so much as a hair's we had had experience. The lesson waa ' Kedvera Buller has gone to take enUre control of the South Africa situation. fie will be as absolute as waa Well ington, acd less ha.mp.red than was ' Kitchener. Therefore, not only th con- ' duct of the war Ilea In his discretion, but alP. virtually, the future of all South Africa. Two months ago the secre-tary of war, Mar-iula of Lansdowne, offered Buller, the command of the projected army rlii ooinmiui(t hav rnmiKxt th.. WHrl leader and his men for their triumph i , . . ,, . r and unforeseen complications. .,.,.....1 ,i... ... l... u. ' in the bav of Manila. Some of the New. iwwn T.lihienhinir m..,..i.i Eneland states sent their governors ' .. . - - vvard both partico. blowing up a bridge over the Maloppo' H"n,e "u"lurr mml k..u...i. , . ..j . , . . - men. Prom n.11 ORrta came lar&re dele- . r.ver um ueairoyi.. a unumoaa or: - ,nterfere have also concluded to keep avi.nmit mul Hi ir.vit A Mnfeirinff' gallons. Roston today was decorated oynamiie ami tne jracK. as MareKing!" quiet. Such rumors as now and again .i i ii.... i a i. .'as the cltv seldom has been. uriwuwi upon nooiSiviiu lor u. ier , .nh th- iBtjinpe. the re.lM,i. in ...m Mrtl notion . breadth necessarily would lead to neww, lost upon, us! , ' ' ' i I "Our intention has been communicat- i We mean to adhere to neutrality to-; ed fully to the Transvaal and to Eng- What else can we i land. England would not have gone on Other powers spoken of as likely a: she has If she had not thoroughly unnersioou mm. i.o hoi unueraiuuu nie to mean that Germany would not par The first part of the day's program was devoted to a musical recital bjr port about alleged attempts on the part1 ing toward Intervention, but she has BACK FROM THE NORTH. supply,' the significance of this move la' i evident I of the Russian minister. Count Mura- no ide of again taking the Initiative. A dispatch from Pretoria dated Octo- i thousands of school children on the . ber 14 pays: "General Koch wires from cmn at 10 o clock. From the corn- Sir Redver. gave a point blank' Nutal border that his command ha. oo-; Aan,,r'" ' eui.i.l BotohOK nass and also oanlured conducted to a iarffe reviewing alu...u tho enllwav .t.tlon , ' frot of th city hall building, Whre oenuior fnoup wppuses KiniuMui uov- U,tet reports from Vreyburg say the ln the prwence of clty ' "nmentjoAlaska, nr..,orrt train that whji at I OI'ICIBIS I1U ue!il aim t..uui...u i Best Wb'rk at our Prices, because we have the largest volume of Dental Work in rortiand. Heat Grown aud Bridge Work, 22 karat Rolil nor tooth 8et Teeth, (ally guraiiteea rubber $5.00 liest (lold Filling $1.00 up Ilent Alloy Filling .-. 50c up Teeth extracted without pain 60c up corps. refuaal unless the war office would ! guarantee him between sixty and sev ' enty thousand men. He la quoted as havlne said on that occasion: "I shall 1 not be handed down In hietory as an ' other Sir Georgu Colley." Hie refer ience was, of course, to the defeat at Majtibah Hill. He also said that if h were to go lt must be on the distinct understanding. could select his own stall andj t entlraly uninterfered with by the war office. His request regarding the staff, It Is said, was prompted by his suspicion that Lord Wolaeley would attempt to pay off old scores by foist ing upon him staff officers antagonistic to him. Prior to Lord Lansdowne's assent, Mmsrc til.vho. Or. 14. Sonator J Kmalpan contained, in addition toes- "ors. presented him. on behalf of ft I ' r- I.V - l .,...11.1 molak 1 ' bltt's foe. a number of workmen and."' w" trlp t u ,aken t.halrman sx residents of Marigogo, south of I Kna ?,,a ,ne ure allotted to the city government, with the exception of the later entertain ment provided for officers and men of the Olympia. The admiral was driven back to the bay, where the parade was Mafeklng, who, on hearing of the Boer advance, took refuge In the train. The following dispatch front Lady- smith has been received at the war. omec: "Sir George Stewart White went in ' " - " - "- th direction of Vanreeman's pass ftt:monweaMh of MacliutetU assumed 3 a, m. (Friday), but failed to draw the' direction of -" We employ only the most modern methods and Guarantee satisfaction. Boere to the pasa. He returned to Lady-' smith, where he is now. No engagement I i occurred." MARLY IIUVEUSES EXPECTED. ! MOVEMENT OF TRANSPORTS. of the senate committee on territories, for the purpose of acquainting himself with legislative needs there. ' H- Is radically opposed to giving Alaska a territorial form of govern ment at this time. He says residents of Alaska who would have to bear the burden of territorial government are strongly opposed to It. The cost of maintaining such a government would General Buller freely expressed his opinion that when he had driven the' But Situation Will Be Changed When Boers Into a corner, his hand might be the Reserves Begin to Arrive. . staved bv a Deace-lovlns miblic. or a' LONDON. Oct. 14. The capture of m.... o w..i,(. ..t .,nu, !!,!,. .ml ask for the Tortlatid ' well-intentioned war officer, a condition ' the train on the western border of the io days. Dental Purlera, Top Floor. ' of things he could aot tolerate, for, as' Transvaal Is the beginning of a few The Olympia and Pennsylvania may the appointment of mere United States pnon. Or-uon, Brown 401. Colu.nt.la goo. he expressed It, his hand was "not one' anticipated reverses at the outset of the gi to Portland to take 00 troops there, 'commissioners. , be enormous and taxaUon would be Olympia and Pennsylvania May Go to equivalent to confiscation. Portland. j Senator Shoup will recommend the appointment of two more Ui.!ted States SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 14. Trans- Judges for Alaska, with an additional port officials expect that five vessels United States marshal and United will sail for Manila within a week or States attorney for each new court so established. He will also recommend ABDUL HAMID HAS BEEN DONE UP DHOWNED IN THE BCSHIOKl'S Ladies of His Harem Concerned in the Plot for His Death. LONDON, Oct, 14. .A special from Bucharest says the sultan was drou ned in the Bosphorus. Several la dles of the harem are suspected of com plicity with members of the young Turkish party. FIGHTING AT KRAAIPAN. KIMBERLY. Oct. 14. The report tbttt righting has taken place at Kraal pun has been officially confirmed. BOERS OCCUPY SriTZKOP. GLENCOE CAMP, Oot. 13, 10 a. m. The iiotrs have occupied Bpltzkop, near Newcastle.