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T i-'ii;;., 'iii hit : i . X VOL U ANTOIilA. OREGON, (SLNDAY. KEBtflARY 4, 1900 mm Fr 3 The Bridge & Bench Manufacturing Co. have always combined every known improvement for in creasing the utility, operation and cooking qualities of their ranges. Their latest can be seen in the window of the Eclipse Hardware Co. The best range in the world. You can buy one. The price is not out of sight, School Books, Pencils, Tablets, Slates, Blank Books, etc Everything Necessary for School Use t GRIFFIN Does Not Belong to the Trust COURTRAI IRISH FLAX GILL NET TWINE Foard & Stokes Co., Agents Oflt MiW liOOim JInT AHKlVKIi FWOM TIIK KAST AXI NOW ItKADY FlU Ol'll 1000 tTSTOM Kits AUK: Combination Book Cases Writing Desks, China Closets Musio Cabinets Library Cases Tliow goodH were bought will bo hoKI Accordingly. Charles llellborn 6 Son. SOHE EXTRA FINE RIPE niSSION OLIVES II JIJSTOPENED It if "HEIXTZ" FAMOUS TICKLES. ' J4 KELISHBS, AND CATSUI'S to (i)'f G0KD0N Dl L 1 JPIIIPS A irM"H"' !f ROSS, HIGGINS & CO. C. J. TRENCHARD, Commission. Brokerage. Insurance unl Snipping Atemw. r.Aco,aDdPauoMpricos. ears & REED IN OOlIiKNOaK a Ml HAIKIIIANV before the. rise in jirioes uml WORTH'S I'RPSPKVPS aw4s ' riXE TEAS AXD COITEES CHASE H SANHOKX'S Custom Houae Broker. w ASTORIA. .OREGON m GOEBEL'S LIFE AT LAST ENDS Gives Up the Heroic Struggle at 6:45 List Evening. HIS RELATIVES PRESENT Tbc Dying Mas Asks for Spiritual . Comfort and Expresses Cootrl tloa for His Cast. j FRANKFORT, Ky.. Feb. J.-The bul- let IItimJ by an unknown ajnuiaitln lust Tu kiliy ,-nded the life of William Goe bel ut t:'i o'cluk this evening. The only MnMinii prchcnt ut the deathbed ! v rr Mr, (loebcl'a sifter, Mr. Brawn- siKei, in.l hla brother, Arthur Goo '11, of 'lm innnll, who have been In i oaiM.iiit attendance at Godied'a bed- aide, and Dr. McCormack. , Jimm Goebel, a brother who ha'l been hurrying from Arizona n fast , uk sh-am would curry dim In the vtiln : h of reaching hla dying brother In! time f.-r some token of recognition, ar 1 lived (orty in I tm tin too late. (x)V"ii .van frequently administered I to the dying man during the afternoon ' In mi effort loo kcj him alive until! lux broil er'a arrival, but In vain, for by the cruel Irony of fate the train on il lrli JuHtu G.M'bel waa traveling to r'i.n.Kf rt waa delayed aeveral houra from varloua cauaei.and when Goebel I'.niill rea-hed here It waa only to 'lnrn tl at hla brother waa dead. Among the bitter partUana of both parties deep grief la manlfeateJ and alr-i1y a mvement haa been atartedi to erect a fitting monument for Mr. I Cm Ik l a memory vn the apot in tho ! atatt lioiiiie ground where he was ahot. No Airangementa have been made for j the funeral. ! Hli rtly before noon, after hypoder- I nilo iiijei tina of atrychnlne and whla- ; key, and afterward of morphine hadM'1" constitution of Kentucky which j been given him, Goebel relucted that C U'""1 ,W '"8"lly vxe l" Ca80S I . , , . . of relM-lllon or Invasion. , t hnpluln L. 11. Wallace, of the Ken-, hen Sheriff Suter returned hla writ tmky i-nltentlary, an Intimate friend, unserved to Judge Moore, the latter j be Dent for and when the latter came announced that he would ace thut the ... ..... .... . - l .... . I I inn in onu a annri converauiiun. t ,., .,, - . , ... ... L-w. aald Goebel, "I wlah to an-; noting to the world that I do not hold j no self li open violence to the word of j God." Hypodermic injections afforded ' aomi temporary relief, but the suffer er, for the first time In his long weary struggle for life had apparently lost' Ma in loinltable courage. "Doctor," aald he, feebly, to Dr. Mc Coniiiti I., w ho stood at hla bedside, "I'm afraid now that I'm not going to get over thla." Dr. McCorinaok en deavored to cheer the fast falling man, but the latter aoon relapaed into a con dition of seml-conactouanesa. About 1 o'clock he roused himself again, and calling Dr. Mt Cormack to his side, I ,iK, t, uld that he had hoard the ru sald, "Doctor, am I going to get well.' mi,. i'ut that he had no official verl I wnnt to know th fr,..h r,.r r i,va' tUutlon. ' While auch a contract may several things to attend to." "Mr. Goebel, you havo but a few noum to live." replied Mr. McCormack. Mr. Goebel waa silent for a moment, then colling hla brother Arthur to hla side, ho aked that the physicians and niirata retire. Then for 20 minutes the dying man was left with hla brother and sister. " Main atter this he fell Into a stupor. H was revived slightly with oxygen. His brother and sister silently knelt at his bedside, their eyes fastened upon th half opened eyelids of the uncon scious man while the life that had been battling so valiantly against the as anxsln s bulkt since last Tuesday morn ing, flickered out. BECKHAM SWORN IN. Goebel's Lieutenant-Governor Ready to Continue the Fight Against Taylor. FRANKFORT, Ky., Feb. 3.-Exact-1 one hour after the doathe of Goe bel, J. C. W. Beckham was sworn In as governor of the state, the oath be ing administered by S. J. Shaekleford, clerk of tho court of apprali;. It had been determined to keep se cret tho news of the death of Cloebcl until Dcckham should have been form ally Inducted 'nto office and the delay waa made greater by the inability of Dr. McCormack to leave the bedroom of Goebel and mako the proper certifi cate of death. Until this had been done the demo- cratlc attorneys were unwilling that the oath of office ithould be admlnla ttiil. Tli ceremony look place In a mi-nil room on the aam f'oor a that on which Goediel died, The flrpt official action of Governor !li- ktixiti was the appointment of a new adjutant general. Uoenior Taylor would mako no n'.iileim nt regarding OoeUI'a death, but simply said; "I deply- regret hla dentli," THE REPUBLICAN PLAN. Kentucky Legislature at London Will Raise a Content by Electing Bradley to the Senate. FRANKFORT, Ky Feb. J.-There was a general exodua of republican jtrimtora and repreaentatlves thla morn IfiK In ti e direction of London. Adjutant-General Collier forwarded several cases of rUt.K and a large quantity of ammunition to London last night. Governor Taylor will remain In Frank fort ( I. airman" Barrett Issued a call for a republican caucus In London at 4 p. m. Monday. A leader of the re put-Hi hm party al-l: "Wt wlil elect all leglalatlve offtcera and f leet Governor Bradley to the I'niteit States senate, thereby g.-ttlng a eoiitut In the senate, which will bring a decision from competent au thorny." I THi: FINAL ISSUE REACHED. i Unless Taylr YI. Ma Chll War Will I i'V'bably Result In Kentucky. ! KliANKFoiiT, Ky Feb. 3.-lhe clv ' II and military authorities In Ken- tn ky have come face to face at lust I mm uiihuh wii" niinimeni ci one or ine other recede from the poelUomt they ,H''"I )' t mlsht there can be but one outiome, and that la civil war. Governor Taylor must within 48 houia auirender to lh circuit court of J'rantlin county the peron of Alonxo Walker, the atenographer now held In cUHiody by him In the atate executive bulljhng for aervlng the notice lhaued b) Judge Cantrll yeaterday. Shcilfi gutter, of Frar.klln county, w lib a powerf ul pome at hla back, will attempt hla r-lae by force, and It la hirjly within the range of poalblllty that the attempt can be made without blooJKlied or the loaa of life. . Cly-wnor Taylor th lernoon re ftae.l to acknowledge the existence or permit the aervlce of a writ of habeaa corpiia lKtued by Judge Mooro of the county court, lie thua tacitly autpenda the w rit of halx-aa corpus In the courts of i-'rnnklln county, aomethlna under nlii.illY V 111. lrlvn IUIU'01' ulinl..nf t.l " . enrorce the manuate or nia court. t)em- . , , , ., , . ocratio leaders do not entirely endorse tht. attitude of Judge Moore, and while they aatrt that hla Bland la right and J11'- lm" Jo not consider It at the ! prencnt time ndvlrable. HFYINO AMERICAN COAL. Kiiglaud Reported to Have Contracted for 1,000,000 Tons. NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-There is a ru mor current to the effect that the Brit ish government haa contracted with the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company for 1.000,000 tons of coal. At the New York sales department of the l Philadelphia & Reading Coal and Iron Company, Mr. John Kdmomltf, sales ' have been made," he said, "there is no one In this city connected with the , compan who can speak authorltlvely on tho subject HEAVY DOER LOSSES. STERKSPRCIT, Jan. 29. Command ant Olivir, of the Orange Free State, In a apeeoh to the Roers at Lodygrey, j bhhI that his men were almost sur ! rounded at Storniberg, and, unless re emit were forthcoming, he would be compelled to almndon the position. It is admitted that In the recent tight :t Lady smith, the Hoers loot 1.100 killed and 600 wounded. Many Colonists w ho fought at Storm berg have gone back to their farms and refuse to return to active service, though threatened with death. Among those are some conspicuous burghers. AN UNEXPECTED APPEARANCE. LONDON, Feb. 3. A dispatch to a Lop lou paper from rieterinarlUburg says: I Th, aimearance of the Hying column of ai outs In Zululand has created some uikssiiw4 among the Boers over the border. A number of Boors have been hurriedly withdrawn from Ladysmlth and Dundee to Vryheld to protect that I luce and oppose any British advance. The Boer force there la about 1,000 strums with three guns. ROl'EK'W WARM RECEPTION. f-ALT LAKE, Feb. J. RrlKbam H. Rohtrtii arrived here this afternoon. While In the ofllce of his attorney he was arrested for unlawful cohabitation wiih Dr. Mnsgle Shlpp. He was re leased on his own recognisance to ap- pear Monday for preliminary hearing. DULLER AGAIN ON THE A10YE Ladysmlth Must Be Relieved If It Costs Ten Thousand Lives. SPENCER WILKINSON'S VIEW It Is Considered t .Moral Impossibility for the Army to Leave White's Garrison to Its Fate. LONDO.V, Feb. 4.-8pencer Wilkln- aon writes the following review of the altuatlou In ftouth Africa for the As- s'Minted Preva, at midnight: "It is morally Impossible for Culler's am-, so long as there Is any fight left to It, to ait atlll while Sir Gcorgt White la Invented at Ladyamlth. Better than that would be to lose 10,000 men in at tempting at lta relief. ''Accordingly It is probable that Gen eral ltuller will try again and, indeed, that he in now on the move and fight ing." LONDON. Feb. 3. The officer of the war office at midnight says that no Important late news has been received fn-ni South Africa and that none will be given out during the night. BCLLER'S PLANS UNKNOWN. Every Indication, However, Points to a Renewal of the Ladysmlth ' Relief. NEW YORK. Feb. 3.-Vtry little news of the situation in South Africa has been given out in London during the past twenty-four hours. Much work is in progress on the southern frontier r 1 Free Stw'tftoui-the eW talla are being held back until results enn be reported. That Is the Impres sion made by such dispatches as are allowed to come through from Sterks troon and French's camp near Coles burg. The report that the Boer losses at Siucnkop on Wednesday last ex ceeded 1,000 dead, although uncon firmed, ha treated a favorable Impres sion and very few are disposed to dis credit u. The Morning Leader believes that General Ruller has begun a movement tovard Ladysmlth. The article says: "General Buller probably engaged soon after noon yesterday (Friday) if all his artillery and munitions had come up. In any case, his orders were definite for an advance ut the 'atest this morning. ."There is no reason to suspect that the direction is that of Dundonald's re connaissance towards Hongerspool, elo&e to Bethany, although some caval ry and horse artillery may go by :hat way, so us to operate on or perhaps be yond the Acton Homes road. "We are Inclined to believe General Puller means to pound out of existence any Boors or any v oika lying on the river near the junction of the Little Tugela. If he sueoeeda In establishing himself there on the northern bank he will virtually have turned Uie Boer positions at Onlerbrook and Grobeler's Kloof, overlooking Colenso. This would mean the splitting-of the Boer forces or. the south of Ladysmlth. Frobably General White would be able to help the effort by occupying with energy the remaining bodies of the enemy." . There Is no actual newms to support the statement of the Leader, but sv eiul of the London morning papers pro fess to believe that General Buller is pushing Ladysmlth. Warren's troops on Wednesday were still resting south of the Tugela, while General Lytlleton's brigade held Its posit ion on the north bank. General Joubert has gone lo the Uoer carnp on the ITpper Tugtia, an aprar out indication that he expects another attack on his right. The Boers arc ex hiblllng considerable anxiety In regard to the movement of the Bi Irish flying column which started through, Zulu land in the direction of Varyheld about the time that General Buler began his move toward SpringilclJ. Boer rein- forccmenU from about Ladysmlth have been hurried back to protect their lines of communication northward. General Chur.Vs Tucker, who came from India to (ommnnl the Seventh division has gone up to Modder river. This seems to indicate that the troops of that division which ire now arriving on the Cape wlli, as well as those of the Sixth division under Kully-Kenny, be utilised alon tho border of the Free State and take part In the pros pective Invasion. The reported activity of Colonel riunur's force near CrocoiuV pool, im re than ten dts a?o. Id a good sign that a strong effort will be ma le by him to push through lo Mafeklng, which had evidently not been relieved at the time the Boer advices so stated. The Rood effect of Mr. Wyndham's ipeech In explanation of th war of fice s good work Is apparent In the coiiiiuoiii. ipd in the preKs. The union ists spoKe with In rta'l confidence s me they could refer to the unhue re roro of the war onVe In railing and oispauhlng V,wiO troops for foreign lit-admitted that the government wa fie from the reproach of Incapa city In the management in the admin, istrallve details. The opposition press his persisted for wek in exaggerat ing the resources of the Djleh and minimizing the. British xlrengtli, wliereaa tr R.ier army has alreaty rassed Its maximum point and is de clining and wiarlng away while ihe British reinforcements are t-uJlly ar riv.'ng. The most seimllcnjl fI.!.i of last night's debate In the coiim-on was 3ir Edward Clarke's proposal that Lord Rosebiiry shoi'ld be sent to the Cap as a sutstltut.? for Sir Alfred Milner. It v. a received with Jeers by tlic min Isieiial party and the Irish members hardly knew whether to express ap proval or condemnation, for Lcrd Rose- bury is not their candidate, for any of fice, angry as thty may b! with Mr. Chamberlain. The first b.Kch of woundel belonging to the naval contingent serving In So.iih African has arrived In England. They art mostly skilled gunners. They say that the Boar's MaxIm-.Virden-felot's one-pound quick-firing guns have a most demoralizing effect on the Biitish. These guns are made in Eng land but they are jut supplied to the L'riiiiih troops. A dispatch to a London paper from rietermarl(zbi.rg says: ' The appearance of the flying column of scouts in Zululand created some un easiness amon-' the Boers over the bolder. A number of Boers hae been hurriedly withdrawn from Ladysmlth nnd Dundee to Vryiuld to protect that place and oppose any British advance. The Boer force there is al,ut 1000 strong with three guns." DR. LEYDES A LION. British Ambassy Amazed at His Wana Reception in Official CirclesT (Copyrighted. 1900t Associated Fress.) ,-BEttLIX-. Feb. 3. Dr. Leydes, dl pion.atlo agent of the Transvaal, con timies to be the sensation here. Offic ers of the British embassy are anuued at the warmth of his reception and the interest taken in the war which Is most Inttnse. Di Leyds had another long confer ence with Count Von P.uelow, the min ister for foreign affairs, yesterday at the foreign ofllce. GOVERNMENT OF PHILIPPINES. President Has Decided to Establish ai Civil Administration at Once. NEW TORK, Feb. 3. According to Washington correspondent of the Trib une. Preridjnt McKinlev has deemed not to wait for congress to act upon the matter of replacing the military goernment by a civil administration lr. the Philippines, recognizing that muen time will be consumed In delib erating over details and before any comprehensive plan for the government of the islands can be adopted and that n.ore than a month will be required after that time for the officials to reach their stations. I( has be-.n decided, therefore, to send ort three or at most Ave commis sioners to establish provisionally the form of territorial government recom mended in the report of the Philippine rop inission, sent to conttress today. Aecording to present Intentions the newi oi me new commission Is eventu- j ci ntrolled the action of the full cau a!ly to become the governor of the ter- eus. and abridged the right of Individ- ritory of the Philippines, its secretary wld become the secretary of the terrl - torj and a third member Is to be se - locled with a view to his qualification's to becoming the presiding Justice of the territorial supreme court w hen it is es tablished. Amoi g the men who have been al ready canvassed for membership of this commission are Governor Roose velt. President Schurmann, Robert P, Porter, Colonel Denby, General Fred erick D. Grant and ex-Mlr.ister Bar rett It has been foundnhat Governor Roosevelt and President Schurmann cann.it be Induced to accept and vari ous objections have been raised to tho others as possible gov ernors of the ter ritory. General Grant is said to be most favorably regarded Just now, but It Ik desired to avoid choosing a mili tary man. The leading candidate for the secretaryship of the territory is said to be John R. MacArthur, secre tary of the present commission. The president has given his hearty approval to the recommendations of the Philippine commission, especially as to the advisability of immediately supplanting martial law in those por tions of Luzon and the other islands which have been 'effectually pacified and in which the Inhabitants are not only capable of s mie. measure of felf- go ri niiu nt, bul ait bitterly opposed to all form of militarism. JUDGE D. M. KEY DEAD. CHATTANOOGA. Tenn., Feb. 1 Judge D. M. Key died In this city to night, aged "i. MORE PERJURERS ARE EXAMINED Clark Case Continues to Dra; Its Disgusting Length, DALY DEBAUCHERY EXPOSED His Hired Witnessts Against Clark I'ut oa tie Stand by the Latter Moataia Disjraeed. W ASHINGTON. Feb. 3.-The aenate committee on prlvillges and electlona ga'.e almost tho entire day to herinar the testimony of Ben Hill and L. T. Wri;,ht. in its investigation of the thbri-n against Senator Clark of Mon tana, they were called by the defense, althoufch they had come to Washington at the instance of the memorialists. " Both testified that they had been en gaged to make affidavits against Clark: thit they were paid for them and their affloaut were false. Both had been In Helena during 'the sitting of the legislature and both had their expenses ptH there. Hill claimed that Camp f ell and Whitside had assisted him In dictating his affidavit and that they ktie'r the statements contained in It to be false. Ca-opbell made a statement contra ili' ting the assertion made byJillLCfftr" .ilso the statements Bftrtfe by Lyon yesterday. " After Ffciik'ner had resumed the In vestigation Senator Hoar interrupted nti'i to curtail the Inquiry, saying that after the witness' (Hill) own admls-moi-s no statement that he could make would be of value to any one. SCOTT IS SAFE. The Senate Will Entertain No More Protests Against the West Vir ginia Senator. .WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 3. The senate committee on prlviliges and elections today decided to recommend that no further proceedings would be taken in the case of the protest against Senator Scott, of West Virginia, con tinuing to hold his seat in the senate. Tie committee was unanimous with one exception, . H MR. BURNS WITHDRAWS. Thomas B. Bard Will Probably Be Elected Senator. SAX FRANCISCO. Feb. 3. The Ex aminer this miming prints a state meat over the ?ifcnature of D. M. Burns, In w hich he formally withdraws his n line from consideration a3 a can didate for the office of United States senator. This insures the election of Thomas B. Bard, the republican cau i us nomlree. Aftir thanking tre members of the I- gndalure. who have supported him, he reviews the Incidents of the senator iol contest and proceedings of the cnu-rut-e.s held yesterday stating that the Ai (ion of the meeting of his opponents wl ich harmonized on Bard, virtually u ii memb-rs to vote as they pleased. I P sl iU-s that a hearing was refused ia committee of his supporters, but sub- raits the matter to the party for con sideration. WHO BARD IS. SAN FRANCISCO. Feh. 3. Thomas B. Bard, who has betn named fn the caucus of the California legislature for the seualorship to succeed Stephen M. White as United States senator, waa ' horn in Chambersbarg, Franklin coun ty, Pennsylvania, in J841. 'Bard was In the eixil war and at Its close came to California, where he managed the 'large estates of Thos. A. Scott. At the present time Bard is largely interested In the petroleum Industry of Southern California and Is oiie of the chief executives of the Union Oil Com pany. TO CLOSE OGDEN GATEWAY. OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 3. Tnere will In: a meeting of the officials of the I nil 'ii Paiilic, Oregon Short Line and O. R. & N. Companies at Salt Lake, V'edae-aday. One of the questions to be taken up Is the consolidation of the as r..-ies of three companies. Among railway m-n it U ..n-id-! ..-! 1 tr.ts n:ove is j reliminaryf to the closing of the Odfden gateway. THE MANAUENSE ARRIVED. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. . Th transport Manrmer.se arrived tonight from Manila,