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- K-(p - i 4 MM1 VOL L. ASTORIA. 0KE00N, Kl!i)AY. DECEMBER 10, 1899 NO. 16 i 1 ft i i I If t 'f! Now is the Time . . . . . A I I i (i) i iii y i ?' in THE ECLIPSE HARDWARE CO. Fill! wcithr will l K(,tt'ntf toltlcr i soon. j Heller Iniy yotir j STOVES j now at ! IMPORTANT NOTICE MINE HORROR AT CARBONDA Worst Disaster In the His tory of the Washington Coal Regions. Yotrnlny received notice from llii publisher of I hf Wrtisrii K.iiitium or tiik Kmii'mukhu i'mitnni', that on nitf In I lit-1- nor tu xt liicrru.c in lln price of ihmt sitli ill llir not In cek, tlirv mull. I hoitly withdraw the sale of their - in-vrli.i-.lm t t tt prrsent ric. Our contract w illi Ihe pufdmhiT enable Mi In make I ! .inic lils-ial of. (ir !nM'iiiliir. Thirty large volumes ul i lit- Kncyrloi". din, oltn guide lo Siati'inntlr Ri'sdihg of the llieyrloprdiii, (tun I pnghl (k flooki a ainH 'lie Large Wilnti i Kti r)rloM'iia rct of i lnrjfi'. All the will lie delivered tiiii llir small ') nifiit nl , ... ONI1 DOLI.AK Itntmiiv in mnitll iimnthlv ay iiii-itta. Call and Iih k iiiIh till lllll'f. Illilmn! J Jen r. young iiiHIi, leave widow uml I, lie l-liilil. John Jul. i h, uyul (4. I ave H widow; and iiiMtriiil danghlrr, j Tboiiiu Kilmiriln, aged 40, leave wilim. ! K'iiii Rii-hiuds, agrd leaves niilow J Mini ait rliililii-n. Howell Meredith, ligf'l ), leave widow uml nii,i' i liiiJrcii. Jim; '1'IiiiIiihk, aged 11, tingle. F.van Iwi, inulii. Wall June. 'M leave mother. Williuiii Richard. agiJ 48, fmily. Miilen, aged :W, leave mother, tiudavc Koult Miid tl. Koull, Johnson, aged 40, let vii fans- Hy. Hen Zeddler arid I!. Zeddler, father 11(1 Kill. I). H. Tlmma. sgrd 50, leave a fam ily. Will mm M. 1'ivi, aged 35, leave family. Howell Jf rrwiih. leavt a family. Nine of I Lie lodir wer at fimt rfCOK-nixalili-, U-cue the facet of the dead men i rcclwrted ami b'aikfUfd Ix-yoiid iili'iitidcktiou. It wa ooly wLi-o tbe rt rmrrl lo tlie tiioriiae and the FrcnzieJ Fctitlvci of the Imprlsone)!""!"- tre li-d iLai It could l iid wliu Kiev were. Tlii work of Framing tlie living iuinilrli il at U o'l'lork. I'.) tlmi tune tbr mm bail Im-ii pnn- HAS MAFEKING BEEN RELIEVED? THIRTY-FIVE MEN KILLED Explosion From Inknowo Source Happens Without Warning to Those Below. THE HEART-RENDING SCENES Men Push to I hi Scent- Heroic Work of Rescue Still Color 0- f.MtP.oNAIiO. WASH . Dm, !i-Ati lird by linn to urh an rxtrnt aa to kt mil frre inrrna ami titrtr. Tlioac wbo wurr bruUkjIit to tbraurlacr i ic njiitllcd in mckitiK to protect tlieir GRIFFIN i5c REED. T I tu rn nrrimliiiiirtl In a livtdilnx.il by rtiin I ..... . -,i,,.i ii .. .....i.. I lore Im n IImI of m UK a... High Grade Goods at moderate Prices: Faiwv Crt'niiH'i'y Uultrr in Kv aiul KnlN. Slriiily KrWi New Citii Mnjilt' Syrup lltii 'kwltnit iiml rili It Cnkr Klotir. I'mkiinl it Smith's Kitncv ttaliiin rrmits. New ('ioi Nuts, Minrt' Mi-at. Ralston Breakfast Food, Pancake Flour, Whole Wheat Flour, Whole Wheat Crack Ins. f ., - () ft ROSS, HIGGINS & CO. I ' I? I ( (f) I I (' I T I ! w I r MsHHs-a)--SMS-9- i npliwioii in intiiiid No. 7 of the CiirUn j bnriiii until they oould brcarrird tu tbe ! Hill i -rn mi v 'm ttiuir at II oVIih k tbi li'ilal. inrtnttf killil '.VI imii. Y,.lr xlmbiiil' Mirny rari nf Lrroitra ou tbe arl of tin- iitM-UTM were brougbt to liibt. Men would ruiiliutii' ut tbv wurk of i. -iue inriiiil, niul Un d around with blaiirlieil j until inncoiiif by km-. They wi'tild be enrrird tu the air to revive bmI go down tgtm. SbrnU of rlnlhing, torn by the force of tbe Filoftioi). and the perm Da! effecta of earb oor were plaifd in a boi and labrll. We Rent New Typewriters Many New Improvement Added -SKK OI H LATEST Smith Premier Typewriter NKW AltT CATAI iMit'K KHKK I., ii M. AI.I XANDI U CO.. IMioiic Main 57T Kxidimive I'Hcille Coiwl Pealv't. :'4.pi Slark St. 1'ortlaiul Largest and Best Equipped Offices In the Northwest PORTLAND DENTAL PARLORS Tni llonr Waahliiatiiii Hiillil- Crown ami Hriikn Work, fl.50 per tooth, gtiamnlecd. UMt net Teotli. 85.00 lit Kuarmittwd. Kent I'lllitiKH, Wlc up, gtmratiteed. . All Work Positively (iuurantccd to kIvc Perfect Satisfaction , OK NO PAY. WiiHliiiiKton Duildin);, Corner 4th and Wii8liin(;tim Sts, Fifth Floor, Rooms 47, 4, CO, 61, 52. 'Plioria Ortuon, Hrown 4, Columbia gOQ lutv. Tbmr aprrbrtiiioliN f M.uie fvurlu) diaaalrr were eoi f.rmid ill a little alule Willi llie inioriiialHUi that the iiioruiiii; tl.i't in tuiuiel No, 7 bail brrn emiibt in an riplohion of fire (lump. Seveiity-two turn wrrtjiit work In tlir mine when the tildiwmn oorurrrd. A nmli of the in habitant mada in the dirrvlioti of the monlh of the tunnel. Wirra of the tnru anpiMiacd tn be "u nl.ift. ran In and fro, uti auiiuii and wi intfiiii; Ibeir lntmU with antuikb, and rrying ebildien weie rlincuiK to tbrtr akirta. It hm all (bat I. T. lnviea, a uperitilendei.t of the mine, eoiild do'.to atop (rieinl of the donned miner and their wivi (rom pliiin;iiii; madly into the tunnel' month. Tbe run I mi 1 hk here are Hiohi' o ihr I urbnii Hill Coal rompitny, but they n ul! v UdoiiL- tn the Southern IVH Krtil 0 ul company. Tin' rock in of a rod, bituminous vnrie ty, productive of n large pnKrtion uf gn, mid Iihn 1 i-eii much uaed in gHn iiihii- ufiietute. The foreman in charge of the luft w.ih .loiinli lavi. Foreman I'avik eiapnl unhurt, together with about forty ininiTH. h ri'nr.ied relative ol miiwing men giitbeted altbr moutb of the mine and waiteil engerly to catch a gliinpe of the form 111 they ete biiiried by to the coroner' oflice. The work of rescue in being nudini for urd but it may be aeverul day before the l.tftt bhicktined form in takeu from the mine, for many uieu are belirved to lie buried under a iuiimh of earth and rtM-k. To extricate them will take time mid Unix tar the work ol reacue ban 1m en puhcd at the extreme point of the norkerx, for black damp ami noxioui Kiie have driven reaciiera back repent (iy. I he cause ol theexploMoti 1 a 111 n lerv lo everyone. Not even the miner. rescued cau give any evplanation. Only tuifcly lamp of the F.nglish Chiimey ami havis pattertia are worn when at work. Should, however, one of the men open bia lamp in 11 ti accumulation of coal gH, an explonion would result. Tbe only open light known was that of a small locomotive used tn haul ear in and out of the canvon 011 the main level. It is merely theoriritig to any (hat thin was the cause, although a mule driver named Jaraea Cowley, now lying wrapped in oil akin, and fairly covered with a mixture of boiled linseed oil ami lime juice, aay he was caught in the shock on the main gangway. Conway was tbe tirst man to come out of the mine. Hi slory ia ns follows : "I wuii just about ready, when Watt tloiie halloed out 'let her go, Jim, 'and all of a sudden I thought a ton of dyuamite had burnt. The force of (hcMiock threw me down, and a flame of tire seemed to anrround me. I crawled out through it on my hands and knees ns well aa I could until I reunited the engine, 'lor Clod's sake pull out quickly,' I begged, for 1 felt ut though I was burning to death and could hardly breathe. It did not take much urging, for the black damp was already beginning lo smother us and I was hauled out on tbe engine 11 near as I can renumber." The liat of dead who could bo identi fied is aa follows: Kec Jones, (Ire bos, aged III), unmar ried. Dan Da via. aged 18. Evan Iiewis, aged 20. THE HOUF.UTS CASE Committee of Investigation Will Send to Cts.li for the Testimony of his Cniawful Wives. WASHINGTON. D. C. Dec. !i.-It is tindetttiNHl that th oppositiou to Rob ert ba suggested tbe wives with whom be is alleged to have iimintained polyga mous relations be summoned as witne e. The tirst wife, it i said, would be exempt from testifying against her hus band, as'hc ha a legal status a a wife bill this exemption would not extend W yond (he first wife. Chairman Tavlor said that the cotmmttero was Considering whi'ther it should go to I tali or have wit niwH come here ami that no decision had lieen reached. rtchroedcr, representing the opposition to iwilierls. said it could 1 establi.lud thst Robert ha maintained and is now maintaining the Hiatus of a polvgumlst. that in lSS'.l he plvaded guilty to unlaw ful cohabitation ami has since that time Conlinusd thai relation. Specitically, Schroeder said it oould be established that lhie had recently been boru children lo bis polygnmotis wives, among tliciii being twins born to Celia Dibblee Roln-rts, the reputed seeoud wife of the congressman elect. Those rhildieu were represented to be boru. he said, August II, 18;i7, aud uutil this morning he had understood tbey were acknowledgtMl by Roller ts as his. It could also be shown that he hud been holding out I'r. Maggie Shipp Itolierts a. his. if j and is now mniiitainiui! the statu. of a husband toward her: that during all these tunes he had a liviug lawful wile, Louisa Smith Roberts, who also has borne him children. SluiMsler said the witnesses who were iu I'tah were readily accessible if the committee desired to summon them. He suggested that Mis Adah Roberts, a daiiijhter of lioberts.was now iu the city, might be available as a witness. MA1NK SL'ltVlVOU DEAD. Anoihcr One of the Famous C'imw Has liscoveivl the tVcrut of Her Fite. NKW YORK, Dec. 9 Commander Charlt 1. llonvll, chief englnr of the Culled Statin buttle ship Mill lie, wheji thin vitwl was blown up In Havana hui'bcr. Is dead,' at his liomc In this city. I'c died fiMin an apopleittc stroke. He waa r0 uti old Hnd was born In I'oslten, N. V. He was gmdu iit'il fri m the Uivlleii States naval mudemy In June, lSSS, fourth In his I l.iss. Ills apiHtinrment us an n;slst- II ut innineei- dat-.tt "pom August, 1S70, und in IS7'i lie wa-i niia.il to the grade of pas iiJi.Hls'.u it. He was promoted to the pink of chief engineer In ISM. Hi ivivi'd on the .Maine from ls;i5 until the Ions of the battleship If-1 w.is then tr.insferriM ti. the Newark ami l iter wua lutuginnl lo shore duty ut 1 he liiooklyiii navy yard. Ho wiis nuide a coinmiiud -r in September, 1891. lie was sluing tut a tublo by the aide of Lieutenant Fred V. Jtinklno at the linn- of the blowing up of the Maine. That was the hint he saw of the unfor tunate otllcer who perished iu the wreck. Communication Opened and Dis patches Are Not InterropteJ. LADYSMITH ADVANCE BEGUN ISoers Preparing Port Strong fHand! aad aa Important Action Is , Imminent. 1 I NEW YORK. Dc. l-ltevlewlria;! the Anglo-Uir situation, tbe lmil ' cirrenpundi-ru of the Herald, say:: I tiut'h dl'julit aa was tuanj in Lou- j don by the nuwa thu OenrfiU Me- thuen s communicatlora ti bvn rut ' a: Cirss Pan waa tiding, for Inform a- 1 Uon reuuiifd jht war olOte at mid-; nig-ht that the UrtU-ih ommaml.T at Modder river hod uguln been btsard fiorc. It was Aim learru-d thai d-ti- i eral Labington had arrived a'l Muddt-r nver to take command of tlie cavalry. ' lirvsumably ukJng up with him the' major ponl-Mi of the bridge. i Annosi almuUa'Vuxuly came a bri-f dispatch indicating that the long ex- i IM-o.ed advar; fur th rviW of Lady amlth had beg'jn. This important ivfw t j w;m eont iintl In an agency teU-gram J fram I'netoria, saying that an official I refirt from' t14 llo-r himd laagt-r near Lad)smlU was in effect that tlv? Urit-1 Ish wer.' id v.uc-ing on CoW-nao. Trom ! the Uat of lhik)tch, Thuroday, it' w..u!d app-ar that Ue norUiward ! movement from Frurv tx-gaa on Wed-1 iuday. The Uoor pooition on the Tugnla bad ! not ben attack 1 up to Wttim-tdajr , nignt. .No conflrrmuun of this is fortuicoiiuiig, ei'.her from tbe war office or fnm newspaper Jb;a. tehee, but it Is evident on reading some of the laUec that the hand of the censor bad bteo ! at work. On ihe Natal aide there Is good rea son to betiiv; that an aotioo is immi nent. The difficult work of bridging the Tugcla riv r in tha face of the1 enemy must be '.lie first step. The j b'ers around 1-a.iyanuth arts reported tu le preparing Strang pomUims, in which heavy arms arv being -nounted j t -t-.ird nvuwnry. I As to Maf king, all kinds of reports rii'e current, somu of which p-wnt to a po..si'ili-y thai the nuige has already Ije.'ii ruas'd. The fact .liat from the end of last nioMh. .itspatehm from Colomd budcn-PowfU and various cr-iv-spoiHk'nu haw 1).mi owning through from the bVs.yuePHl town very much quicker trawi w juld appir U bir out the tdlef tha'. the siege became weaker since Cc'lortel CinJ's fore was enll.d south to reinforce, tte Boers at Mod der river and around Klmberly. A message from Magalapye an nounoed Uiat pnparatiuna had ixvn completed for an advance in force for the purpnee of repairing Che railway and resiorlng communication w ith Ma feking. A dlsuuteh from Modu.r ri r datnl !a.t Monday said Ihut the w hole Mufeklng cviiMuaiHlo ha.1 joined the Kimberly forces. Finally a ele grani from th Orungv riwr under date of Tuesday says that reports are current that Mafeklng ha U.en rc-sieved. f-sHli.n (.f.the 5-r and w ca.ble of llN(hrKig at long ring"- lyddite !.!! of fifty pound. It w.-i worth win! - for both G.-iK-rU Mulhr and ;-v.ral M ithuim u. wait for th-i- pm-ifful gurm. with t'leir ammuiiltli.n, i-Vi-n If thore wrv terloas rUks l thi- saf.-'y of lie hi-UMgiiered guriicorw from th rW-lny. nc- the IT'C-i of the HrtUrih artillery lira agairst both tMvnmt arid Spytfont in would be greatly intr-a-d by lyddkt sh -II Tlu- exoil.,ney of delay do thv part of bi.tb g-nrila dow m alter tile f.u t that some one blund ivd In the w rr office in not aemling out ibe howit-z-r batterlea oa one of the earlliW. ami fiiHtest ship. Lyddite ahull were u-il with tre mendous tffect at the batti of Orndur man. (Jn-rtl tlulb-r was rs.iaJly n-bporiwl)ln tor lYuit Introduction Id the llrltish military servk when he was adjutant general. He coriaidV-rvd It nothing Vem ikixn a scandal that th Itritlsh army ahouM not be supplied with high exploelv" sheila, wbich Ger many and France bad adopted. f)wng to some retumn which rvmuirui an otliirlal mrrvt. theae howitz-r bat-u-r.i, wi-ri- held ba. lt In England until th. I;H-r had drigifwl very h-avy hi (,f arillliry to the battle fields and pig gura wcr oiitclasMng the Hiillsh guna. Th? hoAitzer luttni-) start fd ab.ut the lime whn Cii.-nerwl JouU rt's "I'Kig tm" was throwing In to I-adyamtr'l al t h shot a wvight of mi tai eiiai to 'Je discharge of a tom p!i te rounl of ..f Uonerul Whlti-'s i gun tuttn-rl'M of 15 puumlera. Ird Methueii's Infantry would have b-i-n greatly prx-lt-l against mm tn tlii Ir three bat t lea if the howitzer had be.'.i .idded to his artillery force for. uniike the navy guns, which are tied to s'.'.Kinid truck, they are almoHt as movable as ordinary field artillery. Tierieral liuller has boun wailing fir tr-m day af.nr Jay w-hun Ladymrth was exposed to a mo si'intifie Hie from the Boer artill -ry. FIGHTING THE REAR GUARD Rebel Leader.Gen. del Pilar. Killed With Seventy of His Men. AGUINALD0 IS HARD PRESSED Rebels Demoralized on All Sides and the American Troops Keep Tusk ing Up Every Advantage. ALL QIIET AT LADYSMITH. NKW YORK. Dec. 9.-A difpaUh to the Herald from Ladysmith, saya: Thursday ai Fri lay paeJ fuirly quie. The bombardment is now only casual. The Boers are mounting numerous new guns tn commanding positions. Tlw-y evidently InWnd making a big -fi'orc lo reduce Ladysmith after the return of Cwneril Jouhert and his I .ns from ColJ'iso. Ttu.- town tan not be iirried by a-ault, but the new K'in.-i will render the pUuv very tin- mfortable. All is well so far.. PREPARING FOR DEFEAT. Poors Are Making Preparations for Inevitable Retreat. NKW YORK. n.-e. H.-A dispatch lo the Herald from IVterm.u'.tzbuig. says: Kvidenily the B-j.-rw itv eoncentr.it Ing their attention in provisioning f"r thi'ir retre.it. even to ihe ,xtent f comniiinding wao.is uni oxen of th natlvos. which huve bein taken lo Dundee. From other tvpop-.s there is little doubt that the Bvra are prvaring fr tllght, although resists nee is expected to be offered to the RdvMnce of the re lief column from the heights com manding Colenno, on which earthworks have been constructed. Tlie Colenso road bridge is Intact, but is be!lv. d to have been mined. The construction of the Frepe bridge Is complete. V'EEKLY LONDON Bl'IX.KT. The W ir Still Absorbing tlve Main At temion of All i"1h.- of Eng lish Peop'". I Copyrighted 1899 by Associated Pr.'ss.) Lf'N'IiON. D-H-. 9 A repreMoiktaiive of the AssoclatJd Pres has disetvnd the wheretibouts of Mr. Montague White, the former Boer agent here, who, after spending the revent weeks with Dr. Leyds at Brussels baa re turned to his home tn England, w here he is living quietly. Whilj he has no cfticlal connection with the Transvaal. Mr. White keeps in touch with thoje w ho sympathize with the B'ir8. He has beefl Invited lo locturv in the United States, but has declined. Mr. White Intends to ivturn to Joiiannes Hire, where he has nuch property, when the war Is over. But he doubus if MANILA. Dec 1 OanarJ Ontario del Pilar, commanding Ajruin&ldo'a body guard, wui Itllkid by Major Pey ton March's battalion of the Thirty third infantry In in fight U milesi northeast f CervariL., Dec. J. According t report which Outeltel Yung obtained from escaped Spaniah pruMmers at Vigvui. several days ago, Vajor March left the coast whie he was pursuing Agulnaiiln and mcoun treJ Oneral d-H Ptlur ou a fortified train. They fought for four hour, during which tlma 70 Filipino wr KlUed and wouraled. Th American h w wui orue kilbrd and six wounded. The Spajviarda report that Mijor March is t'J pursuing thei Insur gents. DH Pilar was rne of the leaders of n-volutlon. He was a, mere youth and wiis reK.rted to have gridu.Ued at a European university. PiMfTesor Schur mao met him aa a member of the first peace commliwiin and rated him as remarkably clever. The Americjj have occupied Itan gued. province of A bra. General Grant' expedition has vis tted Orani and several weatern towns, meeting small bamia. He killed sev eral rebels amd captuml a qiwirity ot munitiocs of war. Bishop Henry putter of New York has arrived here on a brief vi.slt to atudy the Philippine. WASHINGTON. Dec. .-The nar 'U-painmrnt has recdved. the following from Gentrai Otis: "Manila, Ic. 9. A ditM'tfch fnm General Young, at Vlgan yertterday, snys that escaped Spanish prisiHiwrai report a tour 'vvjpv engagemtnH on the 3d last, betwoen his tns;)S ami Aguinaldo's guard, near Cervantes, 50 miles souh-Mst f Vlgan. with a heavy loss to the enny, who is b-ing pur sued. Our loss wts one killed and tix wounded. The inhabitants of their own accuri. Joined the troiis in re pairing the tnail and currying sub sistence. "Dave pushed the column to San Jose, south of Bangued. Howe's ool uiiv. Is on the ivar trail; Bait-heller's hattalior. of the Twenty-fourth is out of reach, iwwth of Buyombong, evi dently iK-sc-mding the riwr. The i,a tiws report lighting 20 miles north. The navy reaches Apirri tomorrow. A column of Mat-Arthur's itruop., the Twenty-fifth Infantry. Is reported near Iba. on the west eon.it ZambaUs. Gnanf's column is aear Sublg buy "Lawton is in Bulacan province to day, with sufficient troops to overcome (Continued on page 4.) (Continued on page 4.) The Credit of Selling The Best Clothes in Oregon. ARRIVAL OF THE HOWITZERS. I t British Now Better Prepared Than the, l.oers WUh, Heavy Guiv. NEW YnRK. Dee. 9. A dispatch to the Tribune from London says: The tirst six ff the eighteen howit zers sent from England after an Inex plicable delay on alow transports, ar rived several days ago t Cupe Town and ns there Is no iveord of these transshipments to Durban, It is prob able that they have gone up the coun try to Lord Methuen, although it Is not known whot.her they passed Grus Pan before the railways was cut by the raiders. Tlie remaining twelve have gone to Durban where they will probably be landed on Tuesday. These guna are euual to the boat artillery In the pos- ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft im That's what we've hail for years, and we're liiakiiie- Steinhach elutlies niore poinilar every day. Our success is tlie resultant of our ains to sell first, last and all the time, clothes that have fit, Freshness of Fashion, Low Trice and Satisfaction in 'em. Look to us for the right things in Clothes, Hats and Furnishings for lioys and Men. Men's Suits from $10 to $35. Men's Overcoats from $10 to $45. Boys' Suits and Reefers at $2.50, $3.50, $5.00 and up- A B STEINBACH 8 CO, LARGFST CI.OTIIIFRS IX TIIK NORTH WFST .Mail Orders Solicited. v Coi ner Fourth and Morrison Sts., PORTLAND, ORFGOX. Ox Hi