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i I, I, anil I M I. 1 II'" II II ' M J " '"" " '' II III J-' 1 1 1 ASTOKIA, OHEODN. WfcPNKSDAY. I'KBitUAKY 14, 1H00 VOL L. NO. 216 For 63 Ifears The Bridge IJcncli Manufacturing Co. have always combined every known improvement for in creasing the utility, operation and cooking qualities of their ranges. Their latest can lc seen in the window of the Eclipse Hardware Go. The best range in the world. price is nft out of sight. (i--(jHSHS--!-H&- i - S - t) - Valentines ALL KIND3 AND SIZII3 Fancy, Sentimental and Comics ? Full Asscrlme t of Masks. GRIFFIN ..Columbia ff XA v Hartford, tumid J1KM, $35,00 Vvnn$n, iiiikM I'M, $25 00 Foard & Stokes Co., Agts. SOHE EXTRA FINE RIPE HISSION OLIVES J' 1ST OPENED "HEINTZ" FAMOUS PICKLES. RELISHES, AM) CATSITS G0KD0N DILKOKTH S .1CLLIES AM) I'KESEKYES aM ) a -r-p-i)-sH!H!- OUR NEW'GOODS JiiMt arrived (mm the Kitst and uow ready (or our UHXl customer! are: Combination Hook Oases, Writing IVski, China Closets, Mtmio Cabinet, Library Cum', In (ioMen Oak mid Muiionnny. Thee Roods were tM.tigut before tlie rise iu prices unit will be sold accordingly, Charles I Id I horn 0 Son INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN. ORDERS SOLICITED Mis Bertha flat-tin's Decorative Art Room. Iloiim HliO Il.kiim Klilldlng, 31 unit Commission, Brokerage, Insurance and Shipping. YoU can buy one. The - M - SHsH2H5M - - KjMsWjM. & REED Bicycles.. Clilnl. , model JjOO, $75.00 Chaliilesa. model 1I9, $60.00 Columbia, model MOO, $50.00 Columbia. mdl 19, $42.50 PINE TEAS AM) COfTEES & CHASE H SAXHORN'S I ft I ar A rail Line of Newest Cmtirnld. cry Material!. Initials I Specialty. Chnlee Selection ot Sumplnn Deniiins. Stamping Neatly Pone. Washington Hti.,'I'orlliinil, Or. Custom House Droker. ASTORIA, .OREGON Agent W. F. ACo and Paolflo Kxpreu Oo'l. BRITISH AGAIN ' FORCED BACK Desert Colenso District Under Heavy Boer Pressure. THE BOERS COUNTER STROKE Doer Mastery of District Starts Local lasarrcctlon Another Division Ordered Out. MiSlMiN. Ki b. 14, 4 20 a. m.-Th" ncwa of the lay lii the enforced retire ii. i lit of th" Rilllsti from tin- Cob berg dlMtrlct. under heavy Rocr pi--auie, an I probably after brlnl. lighting. T)iiin. Nt the time when Lord itolTt Ik appim-mly aMu to punh hln army Into the Kn-f State, the Itu.'m rnukr u iiiuiit'-r Mtrokr In n unknown tut ! mtiiKly itrmt f'irre, not far from (hi; vltiil tin. of r.illwny i onnfctliiK Ii. Anr un'l Or'iiiKi river, Milltury oliTVrr ilo not nunl iI:In an nioiv ttutn n m''nnce. NVvi'rth. Ini, tp iu'wh ii.i.liii'i nn un-ilnnMiint Im IMVMlon hi ri. fii'iu-rul Fri'm h tinl rnam-uvi ri .1 i r.. lt irm out of I t. llrtlwr In I rrtntu r. On Jiimmry I It wan retorted ttmt Ii rmilil tnltf t'oli-nli rB In two duyii with ri'lnfonvini-ntii. Tl)ie wrri unit hut th" lioim wire iiImi rrlnforriwl. h'nrr thi-n. ttu I'rltlKh linen have been rx-t.-iiifi .m ( and iurM o that nt thf o nliiK or thin VM-ik thy constitute great lnir.--iih(X 26 mllfi In hiiKth. Thi lifrm vre not mntlnuou, but all Iron j iiiwltlona were held. Oeni-ral Krcni h, whin he Joimul a.-n-eral (io.rte, took mont of hla ravnl ry. Oviwral C'l-mi-nl wu left with the In'.intry to hold the IkMra In rhm-h. but CommanJnnt lA-lany, with a dou-bl-j tunilnj,' .novement, haa cuu)(M.-ltei thi- lliltlnh to runtvntrate at Itenxberit. bt-ld- thrt Hl-nlnpr Koberta' ronimunl mtion. The TliMr mastery of the dlKtriet linn i iuihi' I a Mpn-ad of the Inaurrertlon but tlilx, no (Inulii, w be promptly xup pr -miii iI, hh I.u ki' Hrltlnh forrea ' are HViilliitiln not far away. Indication aa to Oenra Uuller'a lin modlati! Irtcntlona are contradictory. One Itiformnnt, who hue Intimate relit llona with the war ofrlce, pnilktu a movement within the next day or two. A number of ronvnpondfnln who have been with General Hulhr have gone to Durban for a few duya' rent, under the Impreaelon that nothing; la to be done immediately. The war ortlce hue directed the Eighth division of 10.000 men to prepare to go out. LONDON, Feb. 14.-A dispatch to the Pally Mall from Reneberg, dated yesterday, says: There has been hard fighting for some days near rolensberg, the liners mak ing strenuous efforts to outllnnk the HrltlHh left. The enemy occupies strong positions from Achterlang through Pot fonteln to a point five miles south of Jasfonteln. Fighting at outpost camps has ben very severe during the last few days. Yesterday the Iloers attacked the posi tion of Worcester's to the southeast of Colosherg. The fighting continued all day, and after dark It was consid ered necessary to withdraw to Kens 'berg. Our losses are not yet known. On then west the Australians, Wilt shire and lterkshlres had hot fighting, b'.it held their positions against long odds. The B'jer losses were considerable, Owing to the growing difficulties ex perienced by the cowboys In reaching camps, all the latter were vacated last nlfjht and the troopa withdrew to Kens berg. The fioers are burning the farms of loyalists but the latter have contrived to get away with their stock. Ll'LT. r.KFOUF. THE BTOItM. Every Indication That Very Important 'Events Are Soon to Come. LONDON, Feb. 13.The cessation of wnr news from South Africa Is taken to Indicate that the Brltlih prepara tions for a move from Modder river are progressing and that Important events can be anticipated within a few days. Interest centers almost wholly upon Field Marshal Roberts, especial ly since Euller'a report of his with drawal front Vaal Kranti came, for the first time, through Roberts, showing that all the different operations over the wide field will hereafter be more completely co-ordinated. It Is now known that the military attaches have gun.- to join KolM.rts at Modder river, uiMther move preceding an ndvanee. A dispatch from Modder river an nounces tlm arrival th're of 1,400 refu gees from Darkle) West district. They have been ordered away by the lioci Im-cuusc th-y n-fusid to Join the re publican. The refugee reached Mod tier rlvi r vln Ko'ideosberg. It la learned I im D.iers were killed or wound -d lurlrig Ma Donald's recoiiriolmuiee. There Is no confirmation of the re P'Hted sortie of Drltish troops from iJidyMiilth, nor of the Doer outflank In;; movement. A report mini from Durli'in that the Drltish artllNiy fore'd the Doers to evacuate their camp on Ilangwana hill, south of Coli-nsn. It would tv an Im portant advantage If the tirltlsli were able to occupy that position. The absence i.f fleneral French from ens'rg district appears to have giv en the Doers an opportunity for re newed activity. They hav apparently extended their attack on the Drltish lire and are meeting with minor suc cesses, having considerable moral effect on the bord r colonists. The Doer invasion of Kutuland has caused kit n anxiety apart from the fact that It thr-rttcns UuIIi'X'm supplies. It is difficult to telle ve that the Zulus can lung be kept quiescent, while their i atil.- are command' red and the country overrun by their hereditary foes. Friends of Tecll Khod- s are becoming aUrnicd at his possible fate and have sent an eiidssary to see Dr. Leyds, dl pluin.iti.! awmt of the Doer in Europe, In regarl to the probable course the Dihi-s will pursue In the event of hla capture Dr. Lcyds assured the Intermediaries that the l:oers did not Intend to kill Mr. Rhodes, but he added that ih.-y would certainly hold him aa ho.iage until indemnity for the Jameson raid wua paid. In view of development since the raid, the Doers have also de cided to double the amount of Indemni ty demanded so Rhodes' friends will have to hand over $10,000,000 before he Is released. It It nl'i'i l n it dcftnlje ly that Jameson Is still at I,uJysmlih. In s He of all conflicting reports. A s-ml-oCleinl paragraph Is published this afternoon, saying that Germuny does not contemplate Intervention. The German government. It Is added, does not consider Itself concerned In the future status or existence of the Boer republics. "ONFIDENCB IN RORERTS. News of Duller'a Third Repulse Arouses No Harsh Criticism. NEW YORK. Feb. U.-Thc striking feature of the war situation In London is the boundless confidence reposed In Lord Roberta. General Puller's report of his third repulse, published today, .unused no harsh criticism, for some of the exiHits say the attack was only a feint ordered by Lord Roberts with a view to keeping General Jnubrt busy and preventing him from sending rein forcements to General Cronje at Kim berley. The pitiful condi'.ton of the inhabi tants of Klmberley, who nre dying of disease at an appalling rate, leads to the belief that Lord Roberts, with his line army of 3,000 men, will endeavor to raise the siege at once. On th other hand experts say that the Invasion of the Free State would be wiser tactics. Rut whatever Lord Rob erts does, will be accepted as the best thlnir to do. The Doer raid In Zululand continues to alarm Natal. It Is believed the ri'.insvnalirs will sweep vast herds of cattle out of Zululand and then raid Northeastern Natal. I A dlspulch from Pietermarltxburg i states that fresh meat Is abundant in I Nutnl, thirty oxen being slaughtered daily, and that the Doers have over 100 guns between the Tugi la river and I.adysmith. The Doer ortlllery fire greatly Impresses all who see It. the guns being mounted In almost Impossi ble places. ( hnrles vVllliiuns. the military critic of tln Morning L-ader, who Is under stood to have close relations with Lord Wols-ley, the commander-in-chief of Drltish army, writes as follows: "The government lost night refused to say whether Lords Roberts and Kitchener ere sent to the front with out consultation with Lord Wolseley or not. It has already been so stated In this place, and It is again asserted, Lord Wolseley learned the news front the Monday morning papers and the appointments were made on the previ ous Saturday," The remainder of the criticism Is de voted to the government's army plans. The writer declares: "The ministerial scheme developed last night in both houses Is In the main n colossal costly Imposture, de signed nt once to hoax the country into the head that some satisfactory reform of our military system Is at length to be accomplished and to throw dust In the eyes of foreign nations." KILLED IN A SALOON. SPOKANE, Feb. 13. A Spokesman- Review special from Orangeville, says; At Whlteblrd, eighteen miles from here, Henry Ray shot and killed Charles Burlinghoft. The tragedy was the outcome of a saloon row. Tho verdict of the coroner's Jury was that Eurllnghoft came to hla death by a nistol wound Iniiioted by Ray In self-defense. GIVES SOME INSIDE FIGURES Remarkable Disclosures of Car ncgle's Business Methods. CltlT tr 1IMCT Ttir U 1 f u i rr . OU1I AUAIildl I lit mAuriAlb ! Prick Throws the Affairs of the liig ! Corporation la Court ?ome Astounding facts. PITTSBL'RO, Feb. 13. Henry Frlck filed a bill In e'julty today, In the court of common pleas of Allegheny county. against Andrew Carnegie and the Car- ncgle Steel Company, limited, praying for a dcree that the pretended trans- fer of his Interests tn the company is null and void, and that he Is still the owner of all such Interests and is en titled. In every lawful way, to ie; sent and act for the same. In case the defendants refuse the of- fers ma le by the plaintiff and shall re- ( In Eastern Oregon counties, especially Ira n up, that the government should fust to allow him to participate In the .-Wasco". The capital stock Is VM, and sei the railroads on payment of ac manrgement. Frlck ask. for a receiver j'" '".pany will be .at tujJ valu .. . ' Davm(Bt . p , , i ie Carnegie Steel: , Company, limited. He also asks that j ttfe of a company organized by P. G. ' I'nanlmobs action was finally obtain In case the affairs of the company are i Anxar, of San Juan; Ludwlg Schuene-! ed by cutting out the words "franchise wound up on acount of Carnegie's al- ! mann- ' Hamburg. Germany; John 1 value," ad Inserting instead the leged fradulent conduct, that he Cr-j TJllny 7M , sU.k and other ctt- neie) shall be compelled to make good , ta, gt(K.k of W 00(, wi have head ; lious values.- to the plaintiff alt losses Incurred in ; quarters In San Francisco, and pro-; The committee also unanimously fav such dissolution of the firm, j !" to engage in mining In Oregon. ', ored direct popular legislation as the. Frlck was manager from 1892 to Oe- cemLer. 183J. and Carnegie owned per cent or ttie company, tne net prof- lis of the tlrm for the year U99 were Ji'l.OOO.O'iO. In November, 18!9, Carnegie' estimated the net profits for 1900 all 140.000,000 and Frlck then estimated them at' 142,000,010. Carnegie valued; the entire property at over $250,Oi)0,000. '. and avowed his ability, in ordinarily prosperous tlm- s. to sell the property on the London market for 500,0i)0,000. In May, ISA Carnegie actually re - ceived In cash, and still holds, $l.r.0,00O , , nave Deen aispensea wttn nut agents or ! , , . , ... glNen him as a mere bonus for his 90- ,t .... . . . . , , resolution, Amasi Thornton of . New I the freight department have not been j duys' option to sell his 5SV4 per cent relieved, and the general opinion at Y"rk notified the pnsidins officer that Interest in this stetl company for ilo",- ' headquarters is that they will not be, ! he would refuse to deliver the speech 950.000. Frlck's per cent on that though those high tn authority are ! for which he was scheduled today, basis would be worth $1,23S,000. n.commlttI. The fact that change. waK he ,M ln a . have been made in Butte, in both de- , Frlck now alleges that right at the parents, and at other points in the ttfrvifW. ' h t non head of this enormouBly-succesbful passenger department, lends color to ! partisan gathering. I will not be fur- business, w hereby, at least in part, he made for Carnegie these enormous . profits and values, Carnegie suddenly, J ard with malevolent Intent towards him. on December 4, 1899. arbitrarily demanded his resignation as chairman, ! and thlB without any reason. except to' graury carnegies mauce. Frlck. In the Interest of harmony, gave In his resignation and subse- quently, on the 11th of January, 1900. Carnegie demanded of Frlck that he j pla(.e Wne no at;ti()n WM (ak. n m c,ark totlay lhe mo8t lnVtntt. (Frlck) should sell to the firm his in- : the resolution totlay, It Is believed to; ing testimony of the day was a state terest In It at a figure which would foreshadow the return of the democrat-! ment made by Wm. McDermott, one of amount to less than one-half of what ,c !sislatuors to the state house soon, j Clark's friends, to the effect that Clark .... . . , . . . . , possibly by the end of the week. ' htd made him a present of $5,000 after tins MltcieBil I SI inui; " wi ii. x-.iviv i tUSed to sell at that price but offered to sell and allow three men to value the interest to be sold. Carnegie re fused this. MRS. CRAVEN'S TESTIMONY. Mie vreates a sensation oy uivuig uie Date and Place ot tier Marriage With Mr. Fair. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 13.-A sen- nation was created today by Mrs. Net- j lore:JqUe and the scenic effects very ac tie R. Craven, by her testimony In her I tive It , conceded that the Boiiton sult against the estate of the late Sen- ian9 have ma(le a vaiabie addition to ator Fair for $3,000 a month widow's allowance since the death of the sen ator. Mrs. Craven testified that she and Senator Fair were married by contract in June, 1892, and that one month later, at the request of her daughter Maga ret, Senator Fair and Mrs. Craven were married by Justice of the Peace Simpton, of Sausallto. Judge Simp ton ,1s living and will be called upon to substantiate Mrs. Craven's state ment. The testimony of Mrs. Craven never appeared In any of the groat mass of testimony heretofore offered. WORK ING MEN ASK AID. Puerto Rlcan Labor Leaders to Petition the Government. i N K V YORK, Feb. 13.-Iglislas and Eduardo Condo. Puerto Rlcan labor leaders, who arrived here from that Isl and a few days ago, have Issued an appeal to thli government on behalf of the workinginen of Puerto Rico. ' The delegates, who have established headquarters ln this city, declare that the working classes of their Island have b"cn 'educed by reason of the war, the hurricane and the action of this govern ment since the storm, to a condition of ex'reme il-il It It utlon. They declare j that unless aetlon is taken soon, riots j will 'H-cur throughout the Island, as the i poor are desperate from their suffer j legs. To trl. Justice, aay these d' legates, is ' almost in. possible for the poor and law ! chiefly resulting In the dlsfram hlse 1 merit of the laborers. Of the l.OOO.ooo InhuhltunlK, )'),iy) are absolutely pnu- 1 r" 1 "J11 n" muii or meir o n. The orklnrme rt..mn,l . HI..UI change In the government of the Is land. Tf.ey ask that the following or- ! I nil n'Cti t.t l'!i.iiarni..i',.n,i...l T be annuiieo-.- ! First That the laborers on the pub lic works shall get more than 25 cents per day for eight hour work, j Second. That only property-holders j and tax-payers shall vote and those I who can read and write. Thli l.-That these payments of 11.00 shall he pal. I before a vote is east. The ' workinzmen ile. aslc that fh ..i-.iin. ance forbidding appeals from the de- clslons of the tribunals b? abrogated, j They also want a general market for """" tter i-honl.. NEW CORPORATION. SALEM, Feb. 13.-The Wasco South-: ern Telephone Company was Incorpo rated yesterday by J. N. Burgess, F. : N. Wallace and H. C. Roper. The com- j.xiij pi"i.r in u'jiiu teiepnone line Antelope. , , .... . La American Mining Company Is the 1 e In,er Mo'.ntain Gold Mining . Comoanv. canltal tnrlc f'ftnonn -ih omceg at sumpter, has been lncorpor - ated by E. C. Finch. W. C. Calder and , Charles S. Warren. ' (-mon pacflc Not l0 c,,)8. omces in O. R. A N. Territory. " w i .i . v i rr wituiii itir i OMAHA. Feb. 13. It is rumored at Lmon Pacific headousrters that th ' . Unlon pac.lfic wi not after a aban. J don Its aganchs In Portland and oth- 1 er coast points. In the Oregon Railroad " '"'K"n lerruory. nesei agents . tnls l0TY SIGNS OF WEAKENING. ; A significant Move ln Kentucky Dem ocratlc Forces. LUl 1SV11.I.K, Ky., Feb. 13.-The first ; sign of a break tn the democratic lines j : was noticeable today. It came in the , shape of a resolution offered by Sen- : alor rripiett. providing that, upon ad- i Journment Thursday, the legislature ! name Frankfort aa its next meeting' A NEW OPERA. , contest. ! SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. lit. A large ! He also testified that he had expend ! audience at the Columbia theater wit- ed about Jii.OW) in the Kowiniu and nesscd the first production by the Dos- ' senatorial elections. The major por ; tonlans of the "Viceroy," a new comic ' tiou of this money had been received , opera by Victor Herbert and Mary 11. from (.'lark's son but the witness con- I Smith. The music is of a hlirh order and several of the songs are likely to ! become popular. The libretto Is clever I but the critics agreed that it will have ' : to be curtailed somewhat. The cos-' tume a original and decidedly ulc- i their repertoire. MANY INSANE SOLDIERS. The Strain of the Philippine Campaign the Responsible Cause. rav Fi'tAXtMSCO Feh 13-Kleven Insane soldiers will today be sent from this city to the government hospital at Washington, and it Is probable that about thirty more will go East during the week. During the last three months nearly 2.i0 demented soldiers have been sent across the continent and it Is said that over 200 mote will soon arrive here ! from nila. In nearly all cases the men are violently Insane and the re puted cause of their trouble is the ceaseless vigilence required on outpost duty In the Philippines. TRANSPORT I.EELENAW SAILED. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 13.-The Uni ted States transport Leelenaw, laden with 150 horses and 100 mules, sailed for Manila today. Eight destitute Filipi nos from the Omaha exposition are also being transported home on the Leelenaw. HOT ROW AT CONFERENCE Heated Dlscussioo at Anti-Trust Convention in Chicago. GOVERNMENT RAILROADS GO Resolution Adopted Demanding Coa-fi-Kitioa of All Lines by the Govern ment. CHICAGO. Feb. IT After a heated i debate, the resolution committer of' tn'- ntl-trust conference decided to i report In favor of government owner- ' ship of rallroa Js And for their sflaure ! tn wntmt of ,,,. M t(jal Vale and without payment for "watered stock or other fictitious values." There was a sharp discussion In the ! committee and several tilts between the members, brought on by the effort to make tht platform read as It had been ' ' ' franchise value" lran '"" lalU(- ; ((f oblani ,t i " ' Th i4nt-tru"t conference today i ooptd a resolution presented by Judge Fleming, of Kentucky, by t risirs' vi.t Th rRnlii,l, m rullniBa ; ''Resolve.!, That this conference here- b utt,'rB u" mutit solemn protest ! anjinst the currency bill now pend- ' Ing in the senate and the chairman is ; instructed to appoint a committee to . Rrepare a roem,rial to congress against ,ne bi" antl present it to both houses of congress." lml;,e jateIy aftt.r the a,j,U0II of ,he i thermore identified with the conference as I consider that today's action makes j it a partisan gathering." i Frank S. Onett. a former attorney' t general of Ohio, was made permanent ' chairman. a ' CLARK INVESTIGATION. ' Is Stretehlng Out Its Length In Con- gress. WASHIVfiTOV Peh n in h. ' h!s elction to the senate, ln payment I of McDermott for his services In the ' tended that It was all snent for lecltl. mate our pose. RESTING ON THEIR OAKS. Much Expectancy tn the Decision of Judge Taft. FRANKFORT, Ky.. Feb. 13. Anoth er day of extreme quiet has passed here, there being no developments In the political situation from either side. ! The eyes of the leaders on both sides I are on Cincinnati, where Judge Taft, J of the federal court, will return a de I cision tomorrow on the question of i Aether the federal courts have juris- : diction tn contest cases. THREE HUNTERS DROWNED. VICTORIA. ii. C. Feb. 13 Sunday, I ex-Alderman Richard Kennon, John I M. Cordell, a. miner, and William Kel i ley, a fisherman, left Nanulmo to shoot ducks. Thi morning their boat was found upturned and the body of Wil liam Kelly recovered. Th.j other bod ies have not yet been recovered. WE SHALL SEE. NEW YORK, Feb. 13. The Washing ton correspondent of ihe World say the Is no hope of the passage of the Hanna-f'ayne shipping subsidy bill; that It is doul tful if it ever emerges from the house committee; that repub lican leaders noting the protests against the bill have decided that it would be good policy to shelve It.