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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 31, 1899)
II. MORNING ASTOttlAN, TUESDAY. OCTOHEK 31, 1890. ' PURPOSES OF WHITE AND STRATEGY OF JOUBERT London fllilitary Experts Explain the Move ments In and About Ladysmith. though the two monitor, Monadnork and Monterey, will remain at Manila as a naval guard tor that city. BOERS MAY MARCH TO THE SEA A Plack Menace That Sobers Every Reflective englishman When He Attempts to Forcast the Results of the War. NEW YORK, Oct. 30.-A dispatch to Little now apeara in print about na the Tribune from London wy.: val preparatlona. Thl. to becau the General White's force la now known government learned from the comments v. hM strengthened by regular. ' of the continental pres. that th! algn. .. ........ w wwrmaritiburr ' uf unwmted activity were exciting anU local ievi - , until It include fully 15.000 men, with suspicions and the admiralty at once additional bawallons moving up from took effective meaaurea for preventing th, coaM I a leakage of nam new. -The objev-t of -J BrtUsh rois There are no freah rumor, of Rus ance In force from Ladysmith I readily, - " J exned by military writer, for t. no probability thaX any c Uon w,U . , It wa. an at-1 rmed again England or that any or- .11 . w Ue Boer ton, which' attempt will be made to bring had bn t.to. uck t,0 ingagement before K could be heavily ' ery Improvised by the peace commls. reinforced from the main body under j doners. General Joubert. General wnue au not succeeded in his purpose Saturday, and while the war office was suspected of suppressing Important dispatches ihe situation In Natal was unchanged By the scanty news received yesterday a great battle still seems imminent, since two large Boer forces are reported near Ladysmith. even If General While has not made a determined attack o the enemy's position. General JoUDen Is iredited by more than one military writer with using Fabian tactics at j Ladysmith. where General White s j f. ree can l masked by an army ofj equal strength acting on the defensiw and also with the bold maneuver of overrunning Natal with the remainder j of his troops and striking at PMermar-1 1 ltzburg and Durban. It is not easy to believe that he will cut off bis own communication with Lalnga Nek and march to the aea, as Sherman set out from Atlanta for the coast, and there is one sharp line of divergence between the two military situations. Sherman knew he would have command of the sea when he reached Savannah, but Joubert at Dur ban would be exposed to an attack from British fleet A rumor has reached London that a considerable Boer force Is moving from Vrybell on Melmoutb In Zululand, whence the distance to Durban will be something over a hundred miles; but this Is a slender foundation for the the ory that the Boers may repeat Sher man's strategy and make a bold dash for the sea. What they are more like ly to do Is to break ofT the communi cations of Ladysmith with the sea by sending a body of raiders from the Free Siate mountain passes to blow up the bridges over the strvams, which are now swollen with the rains. When this has been done and every wire to the coast has ben cut, Joubert's , forces can be concentrated against! General White's army and all supplies and reinforcements for Ladysmith bej intercepted. This Is what some of the shrewdest military expert are expect ing. But they are underrating Genera' While's vigilance and Intelligence and are giving the Boer commanders more credit for strategical skill, mobility and maneuvering power than has yet beenj displayed. , i While Gen.;ri! While Is compelled tcj defend Ladysmith and protect his line of communication with the coast, (Jen-1 i eral Joubert can operate in any direc tion in Natal without being exposed to a Hank attack and without having his The American peace commissioners at Paris established the principle onoe for all that arbitration must precede, not follow an outbreak of hoaiflltlea. This truth Is beginning to be discerned In every capital of the continent WKLI. AT MAFEKING. The Two Commander Exchange Com pliments, NEW YORK. Oct.' J0.-A dispatch to the World from Ma? 'king. October 23. via Cape Town, saya: Commandant CrMje of the Boer forces besieging Mafvktng sent word to Colonel Baden-Powell, commanding the British garrison, demanding the sur render of the town In order to "avoid further bloodshed." Colonel Baden-Powell returned a curt refusal to surrender, togvther with the sarcastic Inquiry, "When will the Reccham's Pills CURStOKKADAONS sad ael Ilk. msglo o a wtk lim.ii'himl diimriirreil Heer. to ui ku.l SI uu. l (Ul drua Mont. The obj-rt of the Union Paclllo Is to centralism the authority and tbrlnl the two systems closer together, Thei original Intention of continuing the two roads as entirely separate organisations luin evldiittly been abandoned. It In now believed by railroad men that the Brvo.; system Is to be operated from a central point. The abolishment of a number of of fice at common points hits been pre dicted by railroad men who were fol lowing the course of events. They did not believe the I'nlon Pacific would con. tlnue to maintain cosily and useless hlocdshed heglnT" The only blood spilled thus far In corseouenee- f the shilling by the Boers has be.n that of one chicken. which was killed, ana one dog. wnicn; York Pre, olllees when by consolidation th worki could be done a well at less expense. Ot'U RESOURCES. FEW BETS ON THE FIGHT. Jeffries and Sharkey Both In Prime Condition and the Sale of Sats Enormous. NEW TO UK. Oct. 30-Wlth th. world's championship battle less than five days distant, James J. Jerries de clare that he Is In perfect condition and his muscles stronger than when he defeated Fltxslmmons. Tom Sharkey professed the utmost confidence In himself, and judges of form like his look. The advance sale of tickets for the fight has been enormous, and the lndl-( cations point to a packed house. Or ders for seats have been received from as far weat as San Francisco. Although the fight is but a few day i off, very few big bets have been re corded on the contest. Thl has been due to a feeling of apprehension owing to Jeffries' mishaps. was only wounded. Everybody her Is well, up to date, and food Is plentiful and the place seems entirely aft, though rather dull In consequence of shutting off all com munication with the outside world. The beieglng Boer do not abow themselves much. It wa reported that they are suffering from dysentery and lark of good food. BEAT OCT THE SOUTHERN ROAD. Northern Lines Get Most of Homeward Volunteer Travel Away From Huntington. Tacoma Ledger. The war on the Southern Pacific by tbe Great Northern and Northern Pa cific over the business Incident to the movement of the returning volunteer regiments has been carried out success fully, with the prospect that th former road Is shut out from a large amount of business Incident to carrying the regiments yet to arrive. When th vol unteer army was mustered In In 1SS the Southern Pacific learned several days In advance of the other roads thw the point of rendezvous would be San Frnrcisco. The result was that when announcement of the fact w-as The boars and the Hoots may hv giver, the stock market a black eye, temMraiily, but If the worst come to the wont we can help out England and the Tnnsvaal with 11.000.000 bale ot cotton, t00.000.000 bushels of wheat, S00. 000,000 bushels of oats, t.WO.tWO.OOO bush el of corn, T2.000.000 bushels of barley, 2.',0u,00o bushels of rye, t5.000.wu ton of hay, ,i00,000 bushel ot peanut. 1- 000,140,000 pound of hop, 1.000.000,000 gallon of beer, 275.000,000 pound of wool, St.OOO.OOO hogs, 400,000,000 pound of tobacco, 100,000,000 gallon ot al cobollc liquors, 30.000,000 gallons of na tive wine. Sli.OUO.OOO beef cattle. 1S.00O. 000 noise. 3.000.000 mules. 40,000.000 lK-p. 1.000.000,000 gallons of keriwene oil, 200, ooo.ooo tons of coal, and numer ous millions of chickens, ducks, geese. cisg, etc. These figures represent about nnr annual supply, which can be Increased at a minute's notice. The Lrltl.sh-BT arml. need not go hun gry, thirsty or naked, cold or cramped. I'1! 'tV t IP '4Jjii.i:-.::-.-...: Wilson Imnrovcd Air Tl&ht Heaters ... FOR COAL... Tliis lioiitor in CHiofinlly it.liiptotl for Soft donl niul Lignito. ' l'ho Ixitly in mmlo of poliNluul hUh'I. Kxlra liouvy nlmkiiiK ""'l tltiiiij.iiijr Ki'iUo. Firo pot extrn licavy with lurgo nnli pit. IIiim a nifkt'l urn, nickel imiuo pinto ami two mrkol iilutod fimt rails. Tlu hot blast tlrat't is mo roiistiiiftt'il that tlic csonpinu j-asos aro all ponsunu'il, which makt'S n grout Htivini in tho ooiiHiiinptioii of fiwl. Price, $12.00 to $25.00. All Varieties cl Wood Air lights at FOARD & STOKES. i, i 9 TABLES AKri TURNED. England's Delay In Getting Troop to Africa Worse Than She Criticised In Our I'lib in Campaign. Sun Ftan ls.-o Chronicle. Ki'rflitiul is now irettlng some of the a.in'e me Hi Ine whleh she dealt out t made agents of the road were In every us at the beginning of the Cuban cam- state sending trooos. working for the uaiirn. .-"he has l-'n criminally dlla- buslness. The move was eminently sue-' tor In forwarding troops to Souih cesyful and by far the greater major-' frlia, with the result that a halt dmen i;y of the men were carried to Ogden, gurrlswi will te placed In peril for Utah, via connecting line, and fromi weeks l-f.re relief can come to :.i. We wee slow In getting troops ub:, but we had to crt'ate a traii- This fact wa remembered when thei pom service. England has a big trans reioments began to return, and the two! pert .1e.t. but her official showed lack northernmost line combined to prevent 1 1 f capiui'.y In shipping men rapidly the Southern Pacific from making the: to p.iuth Afrtcv J there to San Francisco over the Central i sher.i. and Southern Pacific. to Cu The "Delsane" and "Regent" Shoes for Women EM All fc.il 'if '-il Unit CHINESE OUESTIUX TO BE INVESTIGATED OL'K INTKKOTS PKUTK- TKIJ froiiiint tvill ASiiin Apiroii iutioii to Trcveot Discriminatiun lij Curopeaa Na.Lms In the Oriental I'iirtition, rates, and cut the tariff for returning j soldiers In such a manner as to curtail the proportion which the latter road re-j celved. From It position It wa thei only line to carry troop from San Francisco to Portland, yet by the Great Northern and Northern Pacific refusing to make advantageous rate as connections, the Southern Pacific was forced to accept small rate and to take smaller proportions. CHANGE OF PLAN. Instead of Two Independent Organiza tions, the O. R. & N. Will He Merged With the V. P. Tacoir.a Ledger. The consolidation of the Union Pa-1 clfic and O. R. & N. offloes Is under Everything that's Beautiful In Crockery. Great Left Over Sale Price Away Dowu. You'll Say Bo, When You See Price). ! Great American Importinji Tea Co. way and the announcement come that the consolidation will be continued in definitely. Though as yet none of the! higher officials of either road have been J touched, it Is certain In time they will: be reached and there will be a number of vacant position. Stores Everywhere. ioo Store. m Commercial It. AtrU. NEW YORK, Oct. 30. A special to the Herald from Washington says: President McKinley is expwtil to re new In hi forthcoming message his recommendation that an appropriation be made for a commission to investigate the commercial and Industrial condi tion of the Chinese empire. No radical change In the policy of the United Stat- with respect to China is contemplated by the president. It Is proposed to safetcuard American Inter ests l'i every way. No discriminating treatment of American citizens or ! i nvnnuuwrui vruuvmAAAvrtru nnp 1 ' n i Wtwo Baby's III. When the little loved one is sick, when its brow is fevered, its pulse rapid, its features pinched with pain and there are ereat blue circles under its eye, the mother I hovers about tbe bedside, and with anxious American trade will be permitted fori eyes tries to read the mtaning of every e best explanation of General White's second reconnoiisance in force is that he suspects General Joubert's Intention of Dreuion uoon tbe t.hvsician' face. A woman may save herself almost all of this worriment about her children if h will but take proper care of her womaiil health diinnjc the period of gestation child born of a mother who is thoroiiKlil healthv in a womanly way will alnio will be bitterly opp-med by thin g ivern-i unfailingly be healthy and robust. I): ... Pierce's Favorite Prescription acts directlv ment Howev.-r, suoh a contingency as ! on the delicate and important organs that I the latter to not expected. bear the burdens of maternity. It 'make '. I it,.M mt11 .trnnir nnH vitrornlllt It hrul ! an inHtant, and undoubtedly the Inaug uration of the exclualoT policy on the' ; part of the foreign governments pos-! retreat to Dutch territory cut off. The- . ...h-r. r.f munen i, fhi,,. : throwing a large force between him and ; It hag eD that the gtnn8 r(. his coast base and is eager to draw all internal ulceration and inflammation inforcemerrt of Rear Admiral Watson's : " "EJ5 ""TVA'i I . h. Vhi rt the oers into pitched battle near comrnand wlth a vlew maklnr tj,e ' Thousands of happy mother, have testified Larlvimith and Infllpt a orURhlnB' de- , . . I to Its merits. o nonesi aeaicr win uige wirijsmltn ana lnnict a crusmng ae Unlted gtate8 an important factor In you to take an inferior substitute for the leRt- the Asiatic situation. An official with The Most Annoying Thing One eneouiiW in the wearing of glai-m-d i. ciriMtiint rsre rieees Karv to !-( tV-leiie cenn and deal. The iiainlki-niiii-f is al way handy nt not slwiiya ele gant. We jrive a fine leather ense and rhdmois lens clean-r with each I'Mirof g!nes we. cell Northwest Optical Co., The Lfihlie lildif., Hecond unit Wrihlritftrn Hta irLfnruruuruinjrufrururir There Is little new respecting the whom I talked today told me that the1 menace of an uprising of black races v nels added to Watson's force were against Lie whites, now fighting a bat- assigned to It upn the express recom- j tie for supremacy. The Baautos, who mendatlon of Admiral Dewey for the hivt 60,e00 warriors, are reported to be effect It would have on the Insurrection less excited and more Indifferent to in the Philippines, and has no reference the Issues of the white man's warfare, to China. j It Is this black menace that sobers : As soon as the insurrection Is quelled, ; every reflecting Englishman when he It Is tho intention of the department, ! attempts to forecast the chances of war unless future developments should In Africa. arise, to withdraw the larger ships, little added profit it may afford him. A ladv told me that Dr. Fierce', favorite Frmrrintiuu was good to take when with child writes Mrs. Annie Simpson, of No. 13 Cheltns ford Street, Ijwrence. Mass. : " I was suflrrim; tenible pains, and was unable to itet about tie house wuhoat beinit in misery. 1 began taking Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and the fir.: bottle greuth' relieved me. 1 took three bottl. before my babv was born, at which time I ml fered very little. The baby has been hrallhv since birth, and I. now three months old ami weighs fifteen pounds. When my older child was liorn I suffered terribly. I dodi know how lo thank Dr. Pierce enough." They don't simply give temporary relief, but are a permanent cure Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for constipation, 'fliey never gripe. One little "Pellet" is gentle laxative and two a mild catharic. A Portland Buyer Mrs. DALTON, who has yearn' (if i-xj.fTicnco a.s a . Buyer . tiafj Will !' fdfiiwl to giro persona attention to all customer. Correspond ti ice koI i ci ted . Styles 'vy.5i to One f ) afly Price !'';l$5.oo $3.50 jf Shoe Also "Queen Quality" Shoes for Women $3.00 E, C. Goddard & Co, Orcgoniati IlniMiiie, 1 ' rt In nl . Books Hought, S,M unci Kxclinnged lit the Old Book Store History, Iliograiiliy, McImiiIphI, IWcrence, riKdry. Medlonl, Iw. IWIIglous. Hcletitifio All statidanl works. C I I I I I I 1 , . . I cheap. Bei'ood-lisud ininjnrln.-s, LI. 1 JCnn I)i IjOllCy uranra iwngm. irge iloclt ol novels, I 1U.UW Ullci. Umbrellas Best and Cheapest Also lU'poliltig and lUoVenng at Meredith's VliinK-ti'ti IhIwihii.1iIi and ttth Hlreets, roim.AN'n. ouf HYLAND BROS. lDUTI.AND. OH. 22!t.:'31 Yamhill St., Mw HtH-otnlJ Teleplione IM '2H.sa ; Merchant Tailor I, AI.I'KU Kt., I OK. I lllllli Portland, Ore. W. C. A. Pohl, R.MARSCH MWmm- Undertaker, Ilmbalmer TonSOrial Parlors and Funeral Director I Csski'tii stul Funeral hut'plles con.tant- 301 Washington St., comer Fifth ! 00 '"'I- 1 OptHsiitis Hotel Terkini Ladies I lair Dressing n Specinltv , Comer lltli and Puane 8ts, Astoria, Or ..".'! :t Ladies entrance to bulb on Fifth street 1 Hoiiabi raauf . niM-lnntral or Inv.mlr siled (irlm.inriolht f'nrta K.pnaltlua, wlUui4 PORTLAND. OUE0)S. niW-yfWfiati-Mil ST. HELEN'S HALL. A BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS Reopened September 13. For circulars address. MISS ELKNORF. THIHIIKTIS, l'h. I) Principal. Portland Oregon Telrphore Wed joi. HIS MOTHER S BREAD He says was always so light and well baked. Well there la a knack In mak ing It, But don't forget the kind of stove or range us d makes difference. His mothr-r used a Star Estate Konge Columbia EleGtrie & Repair Go SueceHBor to COLUMBIA IRON WORKS Blacksmiths BoilerMakers Machinists Foundrymen 3G3 Second St., Portland. mmm W. J. BCTJIiT. Agsat, m Bond atmt CHAS. HEILBORN & SON IRON AND BRASS BEDSTEADS In all sizes find styles. We bIiu.I1 continue to soil Iron nml Bmss iludstonds at tli Bums Low I'rlces rnKiirdlcsa of tho nil ho Jd tlui pnco of iron uml brims Loggers Supplies Kept In Stock Logging Bnglneat Hullt and Repaired Heavy Forging Under Power Hammer a Specially Sole Manufacturers of the I'osurpassed ... Harrison Secton" Propeller Wheel ... Contractors for Electric Lights and Power Plants. i ...The Esmond Hotel... PORTLAND, ORE., FRONT AND MORRI80N STS. J European pin, ooo i,M)r av. USUAK ANDERSON, Mitimanr- American plan. l.OOWll.()0 per ily. J f. I'KNIlKdAST, Chlof ( Pli.rU. PORTLAND, OH. y J.