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MOTfOHl 0 0 JT VOL L ASTORIA. OREGON, HAT UK DAY. JANUARY 20, 1800 K0.IU5 Now is the Time .... 'tllilfi TTHK weather will be getting colder illlfllT 0 soon' a 1 1 1 A I a Hctter buy your If mil ST0VES THE ECLIPSE BOOK Big Reduction Until February 1, 1900 All itfc Hook now 20C All 5c Hunks now 25C All 50c liooks now 40C All :c Hooks now 50C All t I.IMI Hooks now 80C Ad others in roirtioii. HprHnl prices on mIn. In our i'5c books are Im-luuVI tin crlcliriiloil Hwily IkMs, Kipling, nod many other (topnlur Riilbon. Does Not Belong to the Trust COURTRAI IRISH FLAX GILL NET TWINE Foard 0 Stokes Co., Agents ur New Of It NKW (iOOliH JlT AltlilVhli HICM Til K KAST AND NOW KKADV Foil Of It 1900 (IXTOM1.HS AUK: Combination Book Cases Writing Desks, China Closets Music Cabinets Library Cases ,fi Wftgum These goods were bought before tho rise in prices niul will bo nold accordingly. - Charles Hellborn O Son. ?-&-S-5-HiH I SOHE EXTRA FINE . It SOHE EXTRA FINE ? RIPE HISSION OLIVES j JUSTOPENED A? "HE1NTZ" FAMOUS TICKLES, f ? RELISHES, AND CATSUPS Ji F GORDON DILKORTH'S f JELLIES AND PRESERVES Ij I . 1'INB TEAS AND COPPEES 11 l . CHASE K SANBORN'S I ROSS, HIGGINS & CO. C. J. TRENCHARD, Commission, Brokerage, CM,,om Homm Bpokrt . ASTORIA, .OREGOfi insurance and Shipping Agent W. r. A Co., and Paolflo Kxpreu Co I. HARDWARE CO. GRIFFIN & REED tods STEADY ADVANCE IS BEING MADE Butler's Forces Mow Witbln 12 Miles of Ladysmltb. HIS GUNS CAN BE IIRARD IJocr Using I'kk and Snadc I'repap log for l Strenuous Assault Which Will lie Made. LONDON. Jan. 20. 4:39 a. m.-Every hour that n-rl Iiullr delays his combined attack mkn hi position strong. Transports continue to arrive at Dur ban and fivsh U i arc tx'InK nt up the line to reinforce ll.af. In from of t'olftmo. It appears that General Bui lr's troops north of the Tug.-la nutti' her mi lemt 22,000 md i"!bly 25.000. wHh fifty bum. Ilia Mul forces, form ing a great outer curve south and west of I.a'lypmlth, probably number tO.OOrt. While fS.wnil llulU-r's forward pT allnna, which IxKitn January 10. drvcl tl raihcr lelcurt-ly, the H'x-n appir to Ik- fully aware thnt th-y mut make a tii-ntrndou iault. rtnloon nlmrvern h.ivo ro(ihly .-etlmated that 10.000 IWi are ulnu the (pttW and pick, .ir'iit;tlii'nlnit their pillions. Military trltica tu touch w ith tho war "dice think that nea that (ri-nw-al Oifl'lliiK ha tx'Ri'n may tw expected at any hour. It la not thought that one ilay'a IlKhtll'r will Kh the fate of lAdyMitlih, hut rther that there will In- two or three day' contlnuun Jlght Ins:. IlLULKlt WITHIN TWEI.VR MILES. LONDON. Jon. M.-A Durban special dated Thursday night says: "Oeneral rtullor la wld to N within twelve mllis of LadyNtnlth and Oen eral Warren to be abwt ix mites to tha rear." THE REL1KF Ct NS HEARD. I.ADYS.MITII. Jan 17. -Via Ppear man'aCanip, Jhji. 19. nwr)lhlnf la ooli-t. The o(ltlon U un?lian(fd and there la vtry llttlo bomltardlng. , The welcome aound if the suna of the re lief col ii in ii was tw-anl yeeUTday from Clenno and Hprlttftllcld. MASSINO ACiAlNST WAHUEN. I.ONUON, Jdn 20. A dlapatch to the Pally Tel"graph datel Thursday, from fpeaminn's camp, iy: "The Hoers arrived In lurgt numbera tolay from CoW'nKo -and .LadyKinith. Nearly all tht ltoera have gone to attempt to chock Oeneral Warnn' advance. THE ENTRANCE CONTROLLED, LONDON. Jan. 20. A dispatch to the Dally Telegraph from Spearman's farm, dealing with Lord Pundoiwld's movement to the went of Oener.tl Wnrren's force, says: "His success jlvoa un control of . the entnnce to Luilysnilth." UOEKS EVAt'UATK COLENSO. LONDON, Jan. ZO. The DiUly Mil publi&htrs the following dlMpwtoh, dated Thtirsduy, from Spearman's cimp: "It is rumored that the Iloers have evacu ated Ooleneo In order to rxlnfoioo tholr troops hero. A heavy gun Are was heard from Ladyamiih tt.ta morning. "Onoral Buller's cWlera Instruct hi men to hoed the white (g of the Loers only when they lay down' their arms." BULLER'S WAGON TRAIN. LONDON. Jan. M.-The Times has the following dispatch, dated Thurs day, from PletermiUburg: "General Buller's wagon train . Is 19 ml'ea In length and embraces 400 wagons and 6,000 animals. .His officers are betting 2 to 1 that Ladysmlth will be relieved tomorrow (Friday)." ANOTHER SHIP SEIZED. LORENZO MARQUES, Thursday. Jan. 18. The German bark MarUi from Australia with a cargo of flour for the Transvaal government, has been taken as a prise by to British cruiser Pelo rui near Delagoa bay, and has been sent to Durban with a prlxe crew. BATTLE HOURLY EXPECTED. Warren and DundonaM Are Cautiously Advancing. LONDON, Jan, 20,-The Standard publishes the following dispatch, dated Thursday, from Spearman's farm: "It Is reported that the Boers opposite Colenso, on finding Oeneral Duller had out maneuvered them, crossed to the south of the Tugela Monday and set fire to all the housaa in the village. The Boer forces at Colmso must have bei o"nal(lvrably ' wkoed by th illnpatrhof lnrT ri-lnforornicnu wt ward to mNft Omwal Dullnr'a advance, an1 thy hava now hurriedly evacuated the river trvnchi and acattered In-fore our iirapnl. By evening none of tha f ivmy waa k-ft within rifle shH at Co- lnao." SriSARMAN'B C;AMP, Friday.- Sir C'harli Warrvn and Lord Dundonald ure cmdnulng a cautious advance, hourly expecting a battle. THE HOLRH CONFIDENT. Do Not Regard the Eiigluh Holdlera m Worth Much Biy They Burren der Kaally. NEW YORK, Jan. 19. An Idea of the hlali hope entrtalned in tha Transvaal republic of the outcome of the war with Great Britain is given In a letter wrlttea by E. Houthakkor, aMlHtant station muster of Johannes burg, to his sister In Bnklyn. The b-tter was cit In Novembt- by way of Lourenco Maraues. The litter says In part; 'We are gyttli g used to It a bit now. Sliici Oetobtr IS no more bnters have miolud us from beyond the Transvaal. A solitary cabl dispatch manages to cw.e through occaxiondlly, but then It Is week Id. At first I still main tained corr-pondenoe with Cape Town but that la no more possible now. Tha H r aro scoring an enormoua suc- cefs and have already conouened the MKRt part of Natal. They are puah- Iiik alrrdy Into Cape Colony, when the are Jolnrd by the burghers. Klm berley Is likewise completely surround ed an well as Mafeklng. In the north ern part of I lie Transvaal the lioers n tv alivudy b-ynd our boundarli. On every side the Prltldh are getting a kmm thraithlng. i The InterntU arrangements here are t jn. ll. nl. All the Enalteh hav left tin- citintry. Order Is bmuilfully maintained. The lioers still remaining may b- aeori dally leaving for their various commandos, Johannesburg now Is fearfully quiet. All the miUe populutlon has b-en draft- td into a p--olal. cons'abulary. No ono is allowed out after p. m. With tV eci'ptiui of ten mine which are U-Ing worlol by the government all the mines on the rand are shut down. t i to the praient 1.500 English are prisoners, among which are fifty offl t, and 6iK0 are slain. Our loos does) not amount to 200, including the dead and wounded. It sounds like a mlr-' acle. It still looks doubtful who wiU coma out ultimate conqueror, but as things Iook now the Boers stand a good chance. No fighting has occurred on their own "country. Tha supply of food in plentiful. The English soldiers ate mt worth much and surrender easily. Alrva.ly two of their generals are dead. "ak Colony will revolt. No doubt it will surprise, you to see me havlni; changed thus, but that couM not be otherwise after having witnessed everything. It is now clear that Chamberlain's sole purpose has been for thtve years to make war n trail !t the Transvaal and obtain pos MMiion of Its territory. PULLER WIU.L STRIKE. I His Plans Are Laid So as to Crush the Toers Between Two Forces. NSW YORK. Jan. 19. A dlspatoh to the Herald from London says: The Morning Post's war critic .-'ays: ' There can be no question of sur prising th Boers who have had a week In which to entrench their main position ami two or three days notice of a possible attack upon their right flank. "The plnn is that LytUeiton's brigade sl-.iill engave the enemy In front while Wnrren's division tries to attack the riulit Hank. If Puller should succeed ir. heating the Bo-rs and Joining hands with White, the Boer army, which must retreat aoro3 the Klip river between Ladysmlth and Colenso, will be In a perilous position, for Sir Redvers will be as near Gloncoe on the railway to Newcastle as the Boers themselves. ' "Having chosen the most effective dlreollon and one whloh offers the beat prospects of success, General Buller 1 has decided to strike with all hit might." j HOW PLAGUE ORIGINATED. Believed Germs Were, Tmnsmlttted From China In Packing Dirt. you did at Sweetgrass?" PORT TOWNSEND. J&n. 19. Ac- ' "No ,lr- DUt 1 m llaDl3 to do so he cording to advloes from Washington, i for th thing Is over." received here today, the Introduction of, Faulkner also brought out the fact the bubonic plague at Honolulu was by; during his conversation with Mr. means of merchandise arriving at that C,ark. Warrw had told him that his port from the Orioirt. It Is believed church was In a bad way; that the that the germs of the disease atV litter had promised a contribution for carried in dirt in w hich plants are' a oon M tho senatorial contest shipped and also in a sort of muck j was ended and that Clark had sent him composed of dirt and manure In which check for $100 which he had appro dui k eggs are packed In China and riated ,0 Payment of his own ealary shipped both to Honolulu and this' because the church was behind with country. So strong Is the belief of the hlra ' department that It Is by this means I Z. T. Cason, an attorney of Butts, the disease Is ntrviuoed that Dr. Fos-. testified that he saw Senator Clark. ter, United States quarantine officer here, has been instructed, by the de-j partment to make a thorough Investl-i gatlm of the matter and report to "the department. . ' THE EASTERNERS ARE ASTOUNDED nTK ItlQUiry DISCIOSCS WeSiem Senatorial Election Methods. LOME SHOCKING Montana Clergyman and Lawyer Cool ly Confess Themselves Whole sale Liars and Bribers. WASHINGTON, Jan. W.-The senate. r mmlttee lnv0tiguting the election of Clark to the senate resumed Its hear ing today. W. F, Rector was the first witness. K.ctor testified as to Davidson bring ing money over from Butte and leav ing it in his charge for Steele, he be ing employed by Davidson. Rector that he did not know what sum wj brought in by Davidson at any time. "I only know," said he, "that we -udlenly accumulated a drawer of money.'' He did not know what was done with It. He did know, however, that lowell Black had been sent out to 'get" a member of the legislature who was to have $5,000, and returned. He had had a' hard trip, but said that it was "all right." In another In stance, Blaok t'aid he "landed bis loth inside of an hour." Witness said if there were inconsistencies In his statements it was because counsel had frightened him so. He afterward said this remark was on the side and not under oath. When Faulkner pressed to know what part of the testimony was under oath and what was not, Rector replied: "I'm Just watching you to wink the other eye when you want to suppress anything." This remark brought out a roar of reproof from Senator Chan dler, and a side reirark from Senator the making of jokes was Hear, that the rcerogative of the chairman. Rec tor was excused at 11:35, and Rev. Mr. Warren, who was chaplain of the Moo tana house of representatives In the labl session, was called. Warren la his testimony related. de Mils of his conversation with Clark w liile the legislature was In steslon. He had boon a supporter of Clark, and called upon him to question him rela t.ve to reports that corrupt means wuv being used to secure hla election. The 'witness testitl.-d that in one con versation with Clark he told tha latter thai he Ithe witiuMs) had heard one democratic, member (giving the name of a member of the house) say he would support Clark for a constdera tirii. "How much does he want?" Clari; asked. "About $10,000, I think." the witness replied. CUrk studied a in. nieiit. according to Warren, and said. "1 can't do anything like that, mxsc'if, bu; I will have It tlxed." V aiun said thai he had seen Claik m-vt morning in the lobby at the hotel, mul t'ark asked him where "his man was." II replitd tl;at he had not seen the niembor. when Clark said, "Tell him I want his vote today." In cross examination Warren said he had resigned his ministry in the Methodist church after giving his tes timony before the Montana supreme' c mrt because of the numerous scanda lous reports that were put in circula tion about him. He said In reply to questions that previous to going to Helena he had had a dltlloulty at Swee-igrass. "A man called me bad names," he said, "and I knock! htm down and pave him a thrashing." Is it not a faot," asked Faulkner, "that you were charged by members of your congregation with embeixle ment and fornication?" Warren replied In the negative, say ing there had neen no official charges. He proceeded, however, to say that the stories circulated after he had given his testimony charged him with drunkenness, embezzlement and Im morality. In reply to a further question he said he had not resigned to avoid an investigation. "I was not Afraid of an Investiga tion," he said, "bat I felt Indignant. Indeed I expeot to have an Investiga tion yet, a very warm one." "You have not assaulted any one as who told him he would like to have him see Representative Marcyea and talk with him." "He authorUad me to say to him that he would pay him $10,000 for his vote for hint (Clark) for United 8Utca senator," aald the wltneas. Casyjn ha1 twtl,1'?d before the grand Jury In the Wellcome dlabarment case and aftsr dVdng to had fHt sorry for the part be h id taken In the cae, 1 fueling that he did not want to coma to Wiahlngton to testify ta4nt Clark, ' who had done him favor. ! His stale of mind had been comma I nnlcated to J. B. Root, the law part j rwr of Welloorne, who had sent for him ! and asked him to avoid the subpoena DETAILS;X MtrrTht wllnesa) had coplxl and signed in which he bad said thore was no truth in anything he had testified to In the Wellcome case.. i In the letter he was made to dwell upon the disgrace he had brought upon 1 himself by the part be had taken In the matt jr. , In riturn for this letter Root had given him $1,50 with which to get out of the country. j Cason Id-sntirted the recanting letter he bad given to Root. It covered three pag of foolscap and was read by the witness amid roars of laughter by all present, including the witness himself. j Do you prate'id to say that when ol wrote that letter you knew It was not true?" said Faulkner. i "Why, certainly," responded the wiineaa, cooly. 'Then you confess h-re to have writ- diplomatic representation of the Trans-tt-n and signed three oaitfl of lies In .,i , u j, j that letter?" said Faulkner, In bis reply tha witness gave the seoond uni'jue dvflnltljn of a lie that the hearing has brought out "No, I do not," he replied, "I con- rru to the writing of the letter, but I don't think any statement Is ever a He wnich is made with the understanding rhut It Is false." SEEKING RECOGNITION. Agent of the Boer Government Wants a Diplomatic Standing. NSW YORK, Jan. 19. A special to the Herald from Washington say: It Is stated In an authoritative man ner that If Montague White Is equip ped with the proper credentials from lhe Transvaal government, he will be rt-ived as its representative bv the administration. General, O'Bierne's re jection was ostensibly due to bis Amer ican citizenship, but there Is no doubt that the authorities would have pre ferred that the matter of the Trans vaal representation be left undeter min.'d. However, when Mr. White calls at tiio state department. Secretary Hay will see him and his status will then t- leurnrined. Theiv in every reason to believe that if his mission is to se cure an expression of sympathy from the president in behalf of his govern ment or the intervention of that offl- lal. it will fail, as it is reiterated that the amlnisiiMtlon will not Interfere , unless Great Britain should intimate! h.r willingness to have this govern-' ! ment act. i I TAXES AND ETERNAL SALVATION I OUT TOWNSEND, Jan. 19.-Ac-! cording to the ruling received today from the treasury department and made by the commissioner of Internal revenue, a bequest of money to a priest for the purposes of saying musses for the repose of the soul Is liable to legacy tax. The case came be- fore the commissioner from Illinois where a bequest had been made for that purpose. THEY ARE HERE ! ! The Edison Company MORE FUN THAN A CIRCUS DON'T R'lSS IT GREAT SPANISH BULL FIGHT At Madrid, Spain See the tight from the time the bull is captured on the plains until he is taken out of the arena dead. . Visited by thousands of ladies, gentlemen and children at Madison Square Garden, New York. Some Wonderful Transformation Scenes New York Fire Department Black Diamond Express Snow Balling in the East A Button Busier New Scenes Saturday. BIO COMMERCIAL DENOUNCED THE TRANSVAAL WAR Senator Hale's Misrepresentation of American sentiment. NINE-TENTHS OPPOSED TO IT Remarkable Tirade Coming Prom Progressive Statesman and Republican Leader. WASHINGTON, Jan. 19. A speech, sensational in Its Interest and Interna tional in Its character, was delivered In the senate today by Hale (rep.), of Maine. The occasion of the utterance was the simple question whether a resolu tion Introduced by Allen (pop.), of Ne braska, calling for Information as to the recognition by this country of a t Liui kutici mem. rnuuiu Ln UimTLCU LU the president or to the secretary of state. Hale declared that nine-tenths of the American people sympathized with the Boers In their gallant struggle for liberty against one of the greatest powers in the world. He declared that the war which Great Britain Is now waging is the most fatal blow at hu man liberty that has been struck In a century. The resolution directed to the presi dent passed. I" AID TOO MUCH TAX Important Decision In the Revenue Law. Internal . I'JRT TOWNSEND, Jan. 19. Ac cording to the decision of the United Plates attorney-general, th internal revenue departmeat has boen charging an excessive tax an export bills of lading and receipts issued by carriers) from the I'nited States by rail to Can ada and Mexico. Heretofore the de pat tment has required a ten per cent stamp on such export bills of laden and receipts and the matter was taken be fore the attorney-general who, on tho nth inst, rendered an opinion thai according to the wording of th? law a one cent stamp on such bills and re etipts was all that was required. THE WO COPPER DISCOVERIES. . . . . VANCOUVER, B. C. Jan. 19.-I.Uer- est In the recent copper discoveries on Hon e Sound is unabated and yester day a party of mining men, comprising representatives of mining syndicates in Vancouver, Salt Lake, Los Angeles and Butte. Mont., sailed by the steamer Defiance for the mines which arc located 31 miles from this city. The pnrty will spend a day at the mines, returning on Saturday. The proposi tions for the erection of a smelter In connection with the Howe Sound mines has been made to the owners of the Britannia group, one offer being made by Portland, Ore., capitalists and the other from a Vancouver-company-