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VOL L. ASTORIA, OKEGON. SDN DAY, JANUARY J4, 1900 NO. W Now is the Time . . . . lfi nriUi weather will be getting colder tItAJt U S00n" tt Ji Jf icttcr lny yur Illlut ST0VES I?T now at THE ECLIPSE BOOKS... Big Reduction Until February 1, 1900 All 2fc Nooks now 20C All S3c Hooks now 25C All SOc Booh now 40C All 7'x ItixikH now 50C All .f I.IIO Boohs now 80C A An others in irnMirli(iti, Special prices on win. In our i!.V- books i lnrliiilil tlif celebrated Unity Ixx.kn. Kipling, ami ninny oilier (u authors. iir New (Seods OCK SKW GtMiHH JlHT ARHIVCn HtOM THE K.VST ASH NOW IKAIY lOlt Ot'K 1000 Ct'sTOMKHS A UK: Combination Book Cases Writing Desks, China Closets Music Cabinets Library Cases Wany Tlieso gooils wcro bought before the ri.so in prices and will lo sold accordingly. Charles Heilborn 8 Son. SOHE EXTRA FINE h RIPE HISSION OLIVES l U JUST OPENED I & "HEIXTZ" PAM01S 1'ICKLES, ? (i; KELISHES. AM) CATSITS I f GORDON DILKORTH'S ii .JELLIES AND I'KESEKVES ft I1XE TEAS AND C0EPEE9 l CHASE K SANISORN'S j) ROSS, HIGGINS & CO. 8 -5 s)0 HjMtVHtVKjH)-0-1-r 3) --t) C. J. TRENCH ARD, Commission. Brokers, ""astoriaIoregon lnSUf3flCC alll SlllpPlllJ. Agent W. F.Co,ndPaolnoKxpreMCo'i. i HARDWARE CO. MO ii r GRIFFIN & REED ..Hoeffler's Candies.. The name la a guarantee of purity. HOME. MADE NTJT CANDY and tally of all kinds. Lowney'a FAMOUS CHOCOLATE The Bonbonierre. THE YEIL IS YET UNLIFTED All Channels of Information Are Closed From Scat of War. THE CENSORSHIP INCREASED: Nothing Nnown in London Concern-' i Ing Events Since the Arrival of j Huberts and Kitchener. 'rr InMunce, to purchase hors -a Vx tin- C'3o-, pointing out a better mt h I.ONPCN. Jhii. M. . r.i.-The veil tA ,.. ,,, urirtllK a more comeillng thu tluut-T of war from ! tne anxious ry or oivat iinuiin;,,, nii'i uiv fni or ill'? Uft-J. w..rld l fllll un It l linp.wslble to doubt Hut thlt,gv,. .,.,,,., f,m Cdp(t al.Mut cloning of all chain el of In-, A representative of Oie Ao late. r.rmitlon Jut- to t.io-.r-l.lp, t.s barn, that a dJhtlnguUlud body, Mm uictn.' of which him l-.n r.r- lu.U()nK a fl,nilrr evfrn-.r and about I'otil.livl kih' th.' lauding of Lord I.)Icmik and L'l KltuhiMicr, con wiiuitr whom nothing hi Innnplr.-d liic tli annotinc'tn'MiH of lr4r rilal at '.'niip Town four duyx UK". TIk r oftu-e ftat'd at mlilnlKlit Hint no furth.-r n.w had b-m r -h'(d from th? fivni. IM,)iiXATION UfNtf HIGH. s-iifatloiial T.tlk in IhmUhi Il-gur Ing (Vmilu. t of Ihe Wur. i 1.0NIX1N. Jan. U. The time 1ti. roiiii' when the peopfcr of Ureal Hitt- nln no longir kepp nt regarding the nibimunMitcnieirt of the war. banged tils open palmi togi ther. The Hood gam of cilildum have In uplte of thl UlKCouraglng rtcep. "n opctied and unler the ft ream of tlon the nun nfiired to their repeat ndvrrie ( onuiifnt pouring forth ivpu-. , el iffer and the war office now seems ta.tlon are wilting. The atern up. to have awakened to the aerlou n ss I rjUdmg of the goV'riiiiieiit by paper j of the position und the officials are that almoin for a century have Uren i likely t accept one of th- most dar-coniti-rvatlve ha alivjdy leen touched 'ing proj.-cts ever undertaken, the full Uki In them. diHfivU Iich. i eopc of whith tho Associated Press AbtMo of the war ofllce h.i always i no at liberty to disclose, but which c.lHtd and now It wily few de- If peifecled will work independently gritr tiior bitter th in It wai before. ; of tht war ofll?. to achieve one of What chiefly niatk the puKHlng of the the mct I m )).( jot British objective. Itrltl-.ih from a perUvl of pasHve dir. ' The Imperial yeomanry, after the comU'iit to moet evere fault-findtng , flivt P.iihIi of public applaud, Is being M the outpoktn abuve of thetr'gen- g.iuid gingerly. It la dawning upon eiMl In the flilJ. Ther are unpUix- ; the mlmM of all that what Oivat Rrit an ftorlei of ilere -n-ue Jealousies nln wanig are crack shots and rough an l, in short, all the army's short, 'riders after the type of the American comings which heretofore have b.-en nere-ily whiiM-d In clubs are this vek finding their place in print, and ' yeoman who Is a farmer does not come! not in disreputable Journals, but In up to this standard while the avewgei organs that a mouth ago would have lorjllng. who adds brilliancy to the fiercely denounced uch tales as un. force, is not generally much nearer: patriotic, whether they were true or the mark in this respect than his o;!uiwe. yeoin.tn tenant, that both have 'ar It .'i now well known that Geneml Uss military training than the mem Ituller uYiplos Field Marshal Loid bers of the volunteer force, and !t ts, HoUris and luvt" General Lord Kit 'a fact lhat a large percentage of the chener, that Lord Wolley, the com. tnixilled Imperial yevmen have never, mander In chief, shares General Uul-1 served even In the yeomanry. 'le4-'s feelings, and that Wolseley Is j scarcely on speaking terms with the office Is Mi.it 100 colonials accustomed secretary of tate f ir war. Urd Lans. to bushwhacking, cow punching ai d downe. To such a flagrant extent d.vs and wonting are worth 1000 English this enmity go, that Lard Wolseley j clerks and fanners, wrote to Lidy Dull' that he knew: xo find Instances of the appalling nortihing about Lord Kobei-l npiH.lnt. Impracticability distinguishing the n.ent to comnwrnl the British troops 'formation, of Gre.xt Britain's lrr?gu In South Africa and that he dlsap. Inr crps, It is only necessary to read proved of It. j the lint of the kit being taken out by Without enormous obstacles to over- the city of London volunteers. The come In tho way of the Poors, suvnu-' ollUers of this body cajry to the ous resistance ami Initial advantages, tins condition of affairs between the toik mattress, canvas basin, bath rmy leaders would conwdmr.e a stup-, bucket, a tin box of candl s. a lan endoiis drawback to the success of the -tern, a 'liter and a hot,t of other im Brtlisli. One paper, usually well In-' pc Ununts that tin American offlcor formed on service matters, declares it would burn before stowing on a ten Is quite likely that General BuHm- will j mile mojvh, w hile the mon are laden throw up his command and come ; down w ith four pairs of pants, four home and be a thorn In the side ofjpalrs of fhoes, three caps, pajamas, tlte government. This Is probably anitw large turklsh towels, a niter, a exaggeration, but Is is admitted on clothes brush and a writing portfolio, an sides that he Is .likely to make hlm-'and self as dlwauTfeable as nnsslh'o In I Lord Roberts. A If this was not enough. It Is open, ly said that General Lord Melhuen has gwne nmd. that his mother died Insane and that all hie life he has been afraid he might share her fate. Hence It is added) his unceasing restlessness. Only thia week a high cavalry officer returned from South Africa with com plaint against Lord Methuen, that the general, during one of his first actions, had ordered him to advance with his cavairy an3 that upon the colonel sending the general word that his horses and men were too exhaust ed to be physically capable of doing so, Lord Methuon Is reported to have said: "Well, you had bettor go to hell." The offloer to whom this remark was mad j has come home demanding a trial by court martial, but It Is prob able that ho will not get it as he has been elated for another command. Generals White, Gatacre, Clery and French all come In for their Rhare of abuse and there la evidence presented that tho senior generals are divided ngalrst themselves. How all this will end if the cam paign drags on much longvr without serious chango for the bettor, no one can tell. The resignation of Lord Wolaeley would not surprise those who are cognltant of the inner work-' Ing of the war onio-.'. A great vie l.ny would probably iiM th feelings of ii'irti'n tilt the day of nckoiilng In purlinm-nt arrived. Hut lucking (hut, there seems p.mll'ifc an 'iph'Mval which Ix.di-s I'l fur thf governm'Tit, Hie war nltl jikI mm- of !ho gener- iU In Him fM.i, for ih- nmkllngtt ere current, not so m.ith among 'he low. t, K.-iimtlnii-lovinif fl.im , but a iiioittf th hlgho'l tirn an I mm: even trin,t..i i.t twmi l!ritu!n's best ctll- 35IH. Nc In the .lui'ontflit confined toi the lii-iMl'm of tin generals. Htveral of thu ii'. jt ow-rfu ilvlllitu factor in KiUfllxli life, Uvin- of thom almoM in in'iih OiunclaUy Interested in the futute of Hoorh Africa a the govern nient Itself, have repent'-dly ttrf..l c-r- Uln r f'rin In tlx- methods of carry luff iki the war, not meddling with the 'puix-ly military plui, but offering, ,.a.p(,;an( Kivlrig information a . t.sl ,0WanU ohJ,c. live htkI kui'iwKlng evorythlng by cxtwrl wlliiwiies brought. of:en at a a im-'ji men who h.ive ludd civil, mill. Uiiy ir Irngulir poxitlons of control .lining Hhu rernl troub! In South Africa, wait ml on Major Onral Ar. dagh, illroctor of the mlUtary intlll Ifuce d' :)0rtmctU of the war olllce, the very wwk pr-vlou to that which tcuikcd th three dlHastcm to the Hntili arniH. fhop iin'n bcgg.d Gemral Ardngh to aixipt cortaln cftura and lndnuit'-d that h had an).r ntinwtel the op rfclng fore. The gtneral Untencd and replied: "Tlutiik '3Uk gvlk'nran. But you wn-ng. V outnumber thein lU tvery point and we have got "'m like lhat." Thtreupon Geneml Ardagh ;iuvali - yman, rind frequeint comnvents appear polnti'ig out that the average What is belnff forced upon the war plains of South Afncw an air pillow. other domestic articles. No won- der the British forces are not mobile! The revival of "She Stoops to Con quer," Tuesday, and "A Midsummer Night s Dr.?am," at Her Majesty' theater Wednesday, have given a de cided Impetus to the languid theatri cal season. Bath performance were decided successes. Beerbohm Tree surpassed himself In the productions which are pronounces1 to be the finest exhibition of staging and scenery ever seen In London. In George Alexander's reconstructed St. James theater, which opens shortly with 'Rupert of Hentxau," to a curi ous innovation for the suburbanites, In the shape of a room for gentlemen o don evening dresses. . 'GNVKKOO KI U3X3H0ilM NEW YORK. Jan. 13. A dispatch to the Herald from London says: It now leaks out that Lord Kltehner Is really the chbf In South Africa at the head of the British troops and Lord Roberts a figurehead. HAS BRYAN RECANTED? COLUMBIA, Mo., Jan 13.-W. J. Bryan when questioned tonight re garding the statement of the Boston Commercial Bulletin that he had changed his views on the subject of free wool declared that he wished to deny all suoh reports. BALFOUR IS IN BAD ODOR His Frivolity In tbe Face of the Nation's Peril Resented. KITCHENER NOW LOOKED TO He Uill lie Honored as a Second Wellington if He Krlngs War to a Favorable End. (Copyrighlt'd llM by Ansocia't-J Prw.; LONDON", Jan. 12.- The frivolity .lis ployed In bis receut pteclie hy Mr, Balfour, the government leader in tin house of common, lias Innded wbst )h U-en known ns tLe strongest vovtrniiit'iii of iiKKlcru times it a slou-b from wl.i 1 extrication is difficult, If not doubtful. His light-hearted remniks, which were pleasantly accepted by the nation when times were good and all wag well, are offensive to a people mourning for lost Kotis and deeply angered by unprece dented revertes. Balfour, if lie Lad tried, conld not hsve more successfully put bis countrymen on edj,'eand when Lord Salisbury spebks be will have much to atone for. Tbe memory of Chamberlain's "allisDce" ipeech was not dj ing away before Bid four put bis foot still deeper in mire. The Associated Press learns that Lord Salisbury believes the salvation tf On at Britain's military system depends on (ieneral Lord Kitcbtner, inwlicm In-1, as lotK bad implicit faith. It l.as already been plauned tb at if Jorda Kobeits and Kitchener bring tbe campaign to a tuc cesslul teiminalion, the latter will b brongbt.liouie to honors a!lnobt equal to tbe Duke of Wellington. He w ill le pnt into tbe war office and will be gWen a free band to brnth away the cobwebs which cloij tbe British army. CRISIS OF THE CAMPAIGN. Speculations of London Clubs as What Buller Is Attempting. to NEW YORK, Jar. lJ.-Discusaing the Anglo-Boer war situation, the London Times correspondent saye: "Nj further news has yet been Is sued with regard, to General Buller's lUtiK movement, but general feelipg as expressed In this morning's news papers is one of hope rather thani Ing the turning movement west of Arlcan practt h'ch Iminat Colenso which nearly all military ex-If1 'V Pjwtoions for the ordinary battle was fought, on December 15. directly In front. The military writers have assumed during the last fortnight that ihare would be a turning movement but that it would be east of Colenso from Weenen. Somo of these experts clung with tenacity to their theory yesterday and described the rotieter demonstration aa a feint designed to distract Joubert's attention from the itvl point of attack at the other end of the line, but this explanation was not borne oue by General Bailer's own presence at Springfield. He had 'probably been waltli g for the completion of his mule transport service which would enable him to carry the main body of his army away from the railroad base of sup plies and fight day after day on the enemy's flank until a junction could be effected with White's army. The ve-teruns also suggested that he! might have lingered in his camp until General Roberts' arrival at Cape Town in order to allow tYs new com mander lu chief the privilege of ve. tolng at the last moment the proposed plan of campaign. Whatever was the precise cause of his Inaction, General Buller was at last In the saddle and a second battle or series ot battles would be fought for the relief of La dysmlth. Singularly enough the only previous reference to this western turning movement which 'had appeared in print was In a dispatch from the Boer camp at Colenso. It wvis a vague rumor that the British were building a railway from Frere camp toward Potgleter's drift. The occupation of the south bask of the Tugela at that point by the British could not have been a surprise to the Boers. The drift is at the apex of the long bend or loop and back of It are low ranges of kopjee with broken country all the way to Ladysmlth. A turning movement east of Colenso would have threatened the muln line of the Bo-r communication north ward but would have left the Free State troops froe to retire westward to their own frontier. A turning movement west of Colenso by Pot gleter's drift if successful would cut oft the dire;t line of retreat of the Free State burghers to their moun tain passes, but would not block their way northward untess Oneral Whiu stujiild attack in the rear. The clubs were crow Am! wfth loun. ger lost night eagr to har 1.M Important news which they were con fident would, come before mfrning. Tlwre was an unwoitl air of bustle and cheerfulness at the war office. But hour aft- hour pa- d without disclosures. There was a gen. ral con- viol in that th cricli of the c;;m. Palfc-n had corrw and that O. neral l-ulli-r was In a poslUn to tvtrteve his reputa'l-jf. by a series of great strokes. The dangerous charac'.r' of this flank movement by which hU o.vn camp at Chevely would le expovl vj a counter act by the Dutch was also decerned, and th; probability of a serl's of (kwtxrate battles soared every one. The process 0f recon structing the cabinet which has been he chief employment of the mar plots and na.iinlis wad suspended until Uulier could U; hear! from. I lie in-'SSlgt- Whi'h Would t ocHtv or doom to fresh disupp.,lnment the KnglUh people had not tome at mid night. As the names in the casualty list i't the Lady-smith baUle r-pr sent eighteen military organization!.. It fc clear that nearly the whole garrison was engaged In the eventn h )ure'u,nnJ ,.Hir,!,n- -r.w." fr,w rt flghling. This list dispuafca effectual ly of the Boer estimate? of l.js-s: W h'oh. C.Viersl I!iill..r t,..L- c.n..,. ! .v.. ..v.oOl pains to correct. Th'j losses wire evidently heavy unless Gen. White's Wck. of Ohio, secrotary of the na.tion- men were forced to spare their am. L , c,mmittee. munition. A Boer telegram from Prtt ria noiy j The con,M- it to the expo, admits that while the burghers were sIllon ,0 Inspect tbe auditorium In successful at the beginning of the! which the convention Is to be held, storming of the plateau at LadyJ.,, ,h. ..,,. PTnlvMpj im, ij. smllh, on the iventh, subseouenUy they were compelled to abandon two! "CUn " KUXVOa 01 tfte na" of their positions. j Senator Ilanna. regarding the con. From Boer advices It appears that vention said: laat Sunday at Colesburg the British' -ot course President McKInley will were beaten back wHh lose. , . L . ... . . . . A t, ,, . . . , J b-t tvnominated, and without doubt A Berlin telegram to the Standard says the summ-oilng-of an interna tlon-j ne wiH receive every vote in the. ai conference to discuss and conclude convtmiop' hat wh'n u to a conventiu-i on Imenwtional maritime cho8'11 hjs running mate and decid law to be signed by the powers In-' inS on platform there Is likely to bo tcrcsted in the matter is now under abundance of excitement" consideration. The text of Lord SaVl-bury's reply to the American government serves to alter the opinion of experts In In- ternaiional law on one pcrfnt. Lord S-Uiburv has not t a r,r.ntt,i for the United Kingdom, which In anv future war with a European power will have no neutral Delagoa bay, whereas every continental power will have neutral territory bordering upon It. He has ruled that breadstuffs are not contraband of war unless d6 tintd for the enemy" forces. This decision exempts foodstuffs not spec ially designed for any army or fleet and Is in accord with the naval or. iVrs given the American cruisers dur ing the war with Spain. Lord Salisbury's fiction while based upon rulings of English courts is wholly ln acord with the" continuous use and use. THE ELM BRANCH SAFE. SEATTLE. Jan. 13. The British ; vices In the South African campaign, tramp steamer Elm Branch, reported His father and brother were both as being disabled off Cape Flattery, ! killed In the Bear war and he was Is safe In port at Port Towneend. anxious to avenge their deaths. TJn She was picked up at her perilous : fortunately he could not pass the anchorage last, night by the tug Tyee doctor. Despondency came over him and towed in this morning. I Suggestions to FOR ft ft ft m This great store large, airy and elegant abounds with many Novelties in There is not a style in any article of Man's wear that is not shown here in miniature for Boys. Suits Underwear Neckwear Reefers Hosiery Cloves Overcoats Shirts Leggins Hats and Caps Sweaters Fancy Vests SPLENDID TOYS GIVEN WITH SUITS, OVERCOATS OR REEFERS. A B STEINBACH 8 CO, LAKGEST CLOTHIERS IN THE NORTHWEST Mail Orders Solicited. Corner Fourth and Morrison Sts., PORTLAND. OREGON. ft ft ft ft ft ft GETTING READY FOR THE FRAY Republican National Committee Laying Plans for Campaign. "PROSPERITY EXPANSION" These Kill Be the Issues and McKln ley Will Be Selected to Carry Them to Victory. PHILADELPHIA, Jan 13. The sub-committee of the republican na tional committee today begin laying plana for the work of the pr sll utial : campaign, fihrtly after 9 o clock the committee vl.ted Mayor Ash- bridge. In the party were Senator " B- fayne, of Wisconsin; Senator N. .ott, of West Virginia; Kichard Kerans, of Miswuri, and Charles I . . . . . During the conference- witn Aiaycr Ashbridge, Senator Hanna made the fl:-st statement which he has uttered ln his capacity as national republican chairman on the issues and plans of the coming campaign. He said: ' First, the national issue wilt -'to he prosperity of the wws-kingr peo ple of the country, and, second, the retention of tile Philippines. Th re publican party is In pressing and Im mediate need of funds to carry n the work of the campaign and it must be begun without a moment's delay. ' The democratic party has labor agitators at work throughout the West and the Republican campaign committee ilnds it necessary them at every point." to meet STRANGE SUICIDE. Canadian Kills Himself Because He Cannot Fight the Boers, WINNIPEG, Man.. Jan. 13 A Re- : Lindsay of the Northwest mounted t police force went there from Battle- ford to join, the secend Canadian con tingent now being enlisted for er- ! and today he shot and killed himself. 0b Hi Hi Hi Astorians BOYS. Boys' and Young Men's Clothes xfj w W Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi $ Hb r.K.'. Hi Hi Hit 9-