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.V. THK MORNING ASTO&Uy. TI'GSDAY. NOVEjTBEX fl, 9. V v. ESTCOURT NOW BELIEVED SAFE FROA1 ASSAULT British Have Grown Wary and Cannot Drawn Out Into Boer Traps. Be PROSPECTS ARE MUCH BRIGHTER London Critics Contend That the Boers Have Delayed Too Lone and Hive Misses Their Last Chance of the ,1jRrr.paign. (fl NFW TORK. Nov. 10. A dlpeiV I10 ot 1SS2 rvlnf quartermaster the Tribune from London, sys: ieneral. He belong to what is popu. Estcourt ha remained the center known as the "Wolaeiey ru." interest for the last M houri eiiice out only ranks as major-jenera! tn the Dutch allie aw attemptlns; to command of a brigade, carry out at the tu moment the The real commander of the relief tactics which might have been most column will be Sir Francis Clery. "- effective a fortnight ago. ; tess Mr w imam uatacne be substituted The war offloe bulletin during the for him. They are division commander forenoon tended to minimise the earlier ! 1th e local rank of lleutenant-gwi-reports of a Boer repulse by the garrl- eral. Lord Methuen. who hi in charge son. It was a alight outpost affair. ' of the Arid force on the Orange River, with a single shell Bred from the naval Gatacre has had larger experience In gun and a hasty retreat of the small ; war than his two colleagues, having fire of the enemy. It might have been' served in Burmah, Chitrai and two explained aa an unsuccessful attempt Soudan campaigns, but he knows noth of Free State raiders to destroy the Ing of South Africa, railway bridge a half mile away. If ; Clery was In the Zulu war and Lord General Hildyard had not reported a' Methuen was with Lord Wolseley in large Boer force further back on a Ashantee and Egypt and commanded a high hill. ! horse and field force In Bechuanaland. The inference was plain that the 01 litenant-generate under Buller Dutch allies were concentrating several. Wnite- WtIr Freneh anJ r,n,m.n,t Mui J another will be added when the new ni.ht .it.M, . .rri., . u in : division gx out under Sir Charlej t . .mKn.. w. .aia in. ; Warren, who knows South Africa forwments with field artillery could be;mor Intimately than any general now WK up from the coast j on ,h? rou"dj Between the lines of the official dis-! patch could be read the motive of this (' KXIGHTS WD maneuver of a weak Boer force which ; i was neither reconnoitering nor at-1 tempting to carry the position by a; sudden rush, but was evidently seek-j ing to draw out the provincial cavalry' practlcslly been decided to a.lvlne the members to tenIr the oW rate of payment for the first assessment hlrh Is levied by the uireiiM Indue uftei January 1. I AM, under the new (iM.r of thing. Thul the temt t will le tvfuseU I certain. The members will then do 'll:ie to nay he m Hint of the ." ment Mltd this "111 lead to tile mse W.lon of th iiumlvrw. The nvxt !te will to f.r th HHMiilx i to so Into court ami .isk that the supreme l.xl-e bo enjoined fr.;n susivumUik (h. in in, from mfrvltg the rllvtln of the new rate of assessment. The flKht will then be ui. This action will be- Kwed on th, ground that wh.ii the im'mtor Joined the oiW they entered l;t a contract, which contract will have b.vn binken by tmpotJnu a new and higher rate of assessment without the consent of all the members. 7 I'll v LADIES OF HONOR after k a few miles, where it could be' ENGAGE IX BITTER WAR TO START NKW MISSIONS. The Episcopal Ohurch preparing to Krrter the Tem:.ries Acquired by the Spanish War. NEW TORK. Nov. 2 Aggressive missionary work In the Islands acquir ed by the United States In the war with Spain has been determined upo by the board of managers of missions of the Protestant Episcopal church In this country. This decision which was reached at a meeting of the board held in this city. Is the result of long deliberation by the authorities of the church. At the general convention held In Washington a year ago a commission on increased responsibilities was ap pointed to Investigate the questtim. "flits commission, of which Tltohop Dome, of Albany, was chairman, re ported In favor of the extension of work to the islands at the missionary council concluded recently at St. Louis. The report was unanimously accept ed by the council ami the -commission Instructed to lay the matter before th board of managers. THE EICaiENCF OF SKIP OF FIGS UUuenot only to t-ie ci-i'riiiality ami simplicity t.f tl.e ml n il,, , but also to the care tc-.l v.-.:: uisli which it i, manufacture,! iy .evntihV proetr known to the t'uiio tvu Fio Sviifr Co. duly, mill we w ih to imprei iih'u all the inm-irlaiu o of luuvhaMiijj the true and ori;;lna! remcily. As tl.e Cenuine Syrup of Kip is muiiufacturvtl by the Cai.ikokma Kin Syhim' Ok only, a knowledge of that fact will assist one in aroiilitiff the worthless imitations niaiiiifai'turetl by other par- t ties. The liik'!i standing of the Cam- rOB.Nl a Ho srhrr t o. with the medi cal profesaioii, uud the katiafaciion which the soimioe Syrup of Kips 1ms given to millions of families, makes the name of the Company a guaranty of the excellence of Its remedy. It U far in advance of all other laxatives, aa it acta on the kidneys, liver and bowels without irrita'lug or weaken ing them, and it does not gripe nor nauseate. In order to get its beneficial effects, please remember the name of the Company CALIFORNIA Fir, SYRUP CO. a rBtarHc. ru teCISTILLK. a KW TSHE. M. 1, SAMOAN TREATY READY FOR ACTION i entrapped by a larger body In reserve, j These tactics, which had succeeded i after the battle of Glencoe, failed onjv . . .... ..... , . ,., , i.NewJerstT ill Secede Prom the second trial. Military men In com menting upon the affair last evening t derived comfort from the practical evl- J dence that the British forces were be- j coming more wary and suspicious and , also from the plain admission that the! naval guns were In position. Order on Account of the New Assessment Rate. IS SATISFACTORY TO WW The Island. Falling to America is Quiet and the Natives Vell-Uis-posed Towards United States. NEW YORK, Nov. 20. DiaUsfac- ;tijn is not yet at an end among ihe The shell which scattered the B.r 6)(J mmberi, of the Knights and decoys also disp-lld ".he illusion that . La,, uf lliml)r jn Nw over Estcoui-t was without powerful artU-, ahtf m.ent a,i,nt iol b. lhl gul.m.. lery and Incapable of .1-fense against , ,,)(Jse , g. in Indlaiiap.,Us of a a Boer gun tire. The naval lriKail" '. n.. a!e!tgnnt raw utj;e t0 gl) nto was on guard, wen if the three Latter-, .f,,., ,.R january j ls,w. Fn,m pP. lee of field artillery were barely off the nt ln,ji( ;u!,,n9 ;he 0utc.jm. of th ship, with horse soft from a protected, ,;v,uble will K a big legal ?ittie b - voyage. teen r..-iP- i;itiv.- of th N w The news from lower Natal is Jer. y in.-rnlt-.-ni and tile nurr..-uie meagre, sinc the insirship s r;?id!y of the par-tit url-r. enforcnl there. Hut there i a !ir! it wi'l thei U- ...ffuwl wh-th-r -..' probability that the Bo- r atta'.k ui)ii latt. r has u righi to ivnite ni-m- EstLourt has been delayeu t'o lore tu h-r. taklnt; Into be effectual. Military men at the s- r- age, as if th-y ..Ii.lu. l.,ji,u.l fe.4v l:iT Tl t f u-lih.iitr ....,.1 ... V.. f-.... .w... . f and cntended that the 15n rs m,fseJ 0f them have l,--n their last chance In the cumpaiKn a .id thar. twenty y-urs, tli.-r.-by Inciwing Would be Bxm -venWH-ed by su-1 the amourt f th-.ir aswhin..-nUi from pcrior tiumlx-rs and science. tu ':.j p-r i -nt ov-r tlie (11 rate. Belated dispatches from the south'-rn At a t-pecial tn-etii. , f .hr l:runj frontier of the Free Slate only r."l lodge of New Jery ,e,l lrl X-wark, to exiilain why reinforcements ha 1 Supreme f-- Vr i:T KreudeMhal been sent to East London and Wester;; and Supreta- M-dh.al Kxa:i,;ner iJr. border bulletins, especially from Kltn- Uitherai! i ere )'.r-il an 1 li-ctwi down ! berley, wtre so optimistic that !t was in hieir attenipts to adOr-sM th..- r- pr dlllicult to explain why Lord Me'hu-n s-i.tativeu of ; -ab t dinau.- brtfs of had Ix- tt ord-d to relieve Klmberley 1 N' w Jers -y. The c.-ris, iship has Ix-en raised in that: Immediately THE STltAITS OF MACELLAN. Ten Wrecks fwip-rtl in I'otis'nueiKe of the It'int Stonn. CHIOAtlO. Nov. JV-A siwlal to the Trlbun from Norfolk, Va., suys: According to reports brought in today ten ships are ashore in th-.- Straits ( Magellan. Tlie steamship Kurdistan, Captain I.ltllehale, r'rtil six and the Needles. Captain Milton, reported four. F.oi-h ven. came through the stniits Uund heiv for cul and h.i l an extremely rough voynir". Whil- fT the l'iitai;iiiia c.asi. ih wrecked vesNels could 1h diseerr.l but owing to havy v.-athir and the treacherous fornmtlon uf the coast' line, neither ve'l d.irel appnsich and the names of the wrecked pP-niiishipn or fate of the cr' could not ! l"arnd. The wrvks stretched for s"v. eral mil.-s. Judging from a former evprienre of ihe Kurdistan, the crews of the wiwked vessels may have -n devoureil by cannibals. Th.. Kurdistan was disabled si the strahs once and the crew were oblignd to give battle t: the nianeaters. Li, i -'V . eTSSr, !. ,.J -: 'lit' ' ; - ; -v' --V .'. , i F V' - . - ; '.' - f f ! H i tri-rJ I ) Wilson Improved Air Tlsht Heaters ...FOR COAL... Tliis IipiiIit is r-iMH'iallv Hiliiptt'd lor !Soft Ctml im. I l.ionit,.. rlt Uuy is imtilo of H,isH., slot! I'lxlm licnvy liukinr M . mi,,inj p-nU: Imiv iot ,.xtm lifavy with rj;t asli pit. Ila.s a nit kfl urn, iiiikt-1 imiiiio plulo nnl W( nifkt'l iliit"'. nut rails. Tlio hot hi, i t . raft is sonuisli uc,.( that ht rM'nj.ii cihrs m, all roiisiiim..!, which make oj.t vixin in tip. coiisiiiii.ti..ii of fn,.. Price, $12.00 to $25.00. All Varieties ct Hood Air Tights at FOARD 6 STOKES. The"Delsane" and "Regent" Shoes for Women All Styles, One Price, $3.50 Equal to Any $5.00 Shoe NEW YORK. Xov. A spetlal to the Herald from Washington says: It is the expecrtatkrti of Secretary Hay that toe treaty for the paUori of Samoa will be finally disposed of this week. Ambasbador Choaee Is un dersl.jod to have maileil the text of the asreemAfit reached by Germany and Great Britain. When this Is r(Mvsj final arrangements for sijrninK the treaty will be iada-. Ainbassalor Von Holh'ben, the r man representative heiv, a at th, state department yest-i'lay but S'-r;-r-itary llay do not desire to art in count th--,r pf-vat: tne .sanioan matter until be ha.s bf re h-w m-rnbrs, jK him the uxl 0f the iigreement b--th- ra t that manyiUv tne London, and iierlln (jovern- l mt-nts, layed agreeing to sign the treaty for! some days. There Is no doubt that this kovocii-, ment is agrable to th- action taken j by the othr powers in relation to Sa- j vll and Upoio, so that nothing reriutlns- to be dors? exopt to forrnAliy sign ' the convention. As soon as the Samoan partition ne gotiations are a an .-nd, the thr-.- governments will determine the dlipo- UAS ITS fSEFI'IA'ESS. fl-'rom the Philadelphia Iysiger. After all, f'sitball npnrs to m an incentive to edueictlon. After a man h: been so badljr crlpplel that Ip: rant walk he hits fiihlng to t but study. Also "Queen Quality" Shoes for Women $30 E. C. Goddard & Co. Oregtiaian Iloil.liog, l'ortlatid. anAAAnnAnnn 5 iru uvuxnvruwu uta 3 Promissory notes are nothing more or l -ss than pap-T-naits. r; the -jr-l-r more' on,i c, iu' undcrslnnrl him Ap Cut Glassware Bargains.. It's Worth Your Coming JubI to Hce, Great American ImportiniE Tea:Co. fTOItKS 100 IN XUMUKIt HRIi.'RS AWAY I.'NDKlt ZU f.'ommer.:lul .it., AstoH. Astoria Public Library READIN'i ROOM FREK TO AIJ afi-r :nij'jijr.une:it i a- i,ig ri.z j hy the ' in- inters ' re- (Uain-r and London now knows day anoili.-r rre-t' by d-jy what ihe guard an.- doing on .1. l.-uiit...- ii. -h .-lr e.ipa'.ir tli- orange itiver. of the (,i'i-r 'i'l.e .-.upi-em- .llli;.-rs and! Tlir luiuliird and the Chronicle uud "" visitor. .r....i N-vv iv..rk oll.ei morning pais-rs have long ac- 'luir'd to Y-.v;h th.: hall ar,. i no counts by mail today from sp cial admitu-d unL -ss or .h- c iM give j corr-.'spondei ts describing in detail th.;. tn-. s..-iia-aiiaul ,,:w.v -,r! for N.-A-earliest battl-eu in upper Natal, and th J1 -rsey. The ass-ssnient quwlon was retreat from Glencoe. Tie, letters, thoroughly dismiss! ai.d ;t v.f.s finally while well written, contain few inci- 'JiHp''Sea of by th; appointment of a dent of real interest and appear 90 late committee to cmsider the advl-iability that Uttle attention Is paid to them. , of withdrawing from th..- Knights and The next mall from the ..'ajw? ought I-adl'-S of Honor and forming a new to have more interesting material, and Independent orkr with j..r. since it will cover General White's "y lne uucl"us for a national unfortunate battle and loss of Carle-, organization. ton's battalions. General Hildyard,! It is not likely, however, that this who commands the advance suard of committee will reomm'-nd s'-c-s.-ilon he relief column, was In the navy and Independent organizaUon until the several years, and is at home among question of the legality of the action the bluejackets, army over 30 years and it was with sitlon of the arms handed over to the ry . from I oeiock to l: Joint Sanioaa commission by the Mu- 1;iafa and Malietoa factions and. Wt.t Cor. Elntb and Duin ItrMta brought to Mare Island by the Uadg.-r. and (K to .m p. m. 8'ib( rlptlon ritna P Mr annum. TlialV Wlial Wc urc tryms totiO- cati ti theeye o( Hie mllir. V are doin it, too. Tliin is .'ls 11 by the tiumlier of the putilio who ointi to 11 r. alxiiit tln-ir Individ mil eyes. Skill, rate 11 ml honesty is a '( tii u;tr ion tlmt miir-t win. ' lunnwesi upucaj to.t Tl.v l.olil.o lll.lii.. HccodiI tin. I Woialilit 1 iii HI C f IHITI. A N II. (ll(,ON. wuvLTLrinAriAurtrtnjvuvui ruitAJ It is understood here that the corn- V,1S I mission has agrcid to pay for th'- arms. The report aa to the prospect of further trouble In Upolo Is not causing the authorities any uneasiness. The American Island of Tutulla Is quiet and according to the latfst reports the na tive are friendly toward the naval officers and mea of the auxiliary crui ser Abarenda, stationed at Tango-Pan go, where a coaling station In under construction. He- has been in the. of the supreme lodge Is giHtled. Prnmlnent tnu-vra ha.rA .. . 1 - - ..".. oeexi con- Lord Wolgeley in the Egyptian cam-1 suited by the committee, and it has TO CURE LAORIPPB IN TWO DATS. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablet. All druggists refund the money If It falls to cure. B. W. Grove's signature Is on each box. SSo. NORTH PACIFIC Dental College 15th and Couch Sts I'ortland. Mcmtjtr of .National Association of Dental faculties. Formerly Ta:oma Collqje f Dcnta Surqcry. 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