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4 '. VOL L. AST01UA. OKKUON, HlflDAY. FKJJUUAUV NO. 213 (CO i D !fi!T it ii fliTii Jim lor 63' Years The Urldxc & Beach 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, -4H!HSH5--- Larce mi Varied Stock. GRIFFIN ..Columbia Hertford, tuoJrl 1900, $35.00 lVnnant, model l!HX, $23-00 foard & Stokes Co., Agts. J.(H-(S--(ii-3) SOHG EXTRA F INE j If RIPE HISSION OLIVES ft ll JUST OPENED H If "HCINTZ" fAMOlS I'lCKLCS, fl ( KrUISHES, AND CATSITS jb If G0KD0N DILKOKTH'S fi jj JELLIES AND I'KESEKVES Ij If riXE TEAS AXD COl'I'EES I g CHASE H SAN HORN'S I A ii i ran ROSS. HIGGINS & CO. t OUR NEWJOOODS Just arrived from the East nrnl uow ready for our 1900 customers are: Combination Hook Canon, Writing lHk, China Udiwds, Mosle Cabinets, Library Coses, In (ioldcn Oak ami Maiiotiany, These goods were Lcdglit before (be rise lu prices and will be sold accordingly Charles HcIIborn 8 Son INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN. Alls Bertha Hartln's Decorative Art E'vOllll I Itoum HUO Ilcknm Hblldlng, 81 sad C. J. TRENCHARD, rAtnitifcdfin KrftVfirav Cu-tom Home Broker. vvu " ' Insurance and JSmppIn?. , A(ot Prices the Lowest. & REED Bicycles.. ChalnUs. mod' I 1900, $75.00 Chainlets, model IBM, $60.00 Columbia, model 1900, $50.00 Columbia, model 15'. I. $42.50 S 3 S ORDERS SOLICITED fill Llie ot Nevtst Cmbroid. ry Materials. laltials I Specialty. Choice Selection of Sumpiig Staoij.ing Neatly Washington His., rortlnnri, Or. ASTORIA, .OREGON W. F. 4 Co., and Paolflo fczpm. Co l. . CRONJE HAS RUN TO BAY Forced to "Outscan" by Ills Hot Pursuers to Pest Ills Cattle. DECISIVE ACTION PROBABLE Kelly-Kenny Kill Nut Allow Him to Keacb IJIoemfontelo Withoat Offering Hlg liattlc. LONDON, Fib. IS. I:M a. m.-The war (iin' made the usual statement at mMnlfcht that It had no new, but at about the aamo time cam dis patches from Durban, dut'd late tiul- urday evening, giving report of r-ne-wd ruhtlng on the Tugcla. whir tho tensor topcd all telegram. The arrival at Durban from the Tu g-la say that Important operation are progressing nnd that fighting ha o- curnvl dully Nlnce the cotnmi-ncement of lh? wk. In thi-au rnKaifi iihtiU the Urlilah caauultUa have own compara tively light. Acordiug to th-e unconrlrmi-d re- porta, dcncral i nllcr had re-occupUul Vu.il Kruts ii nd thu Ilovra had n tri-al- cd In the direction of the Frr, 8tutf. 1II.'U hex from Zululund. rtwlved at Iiuilmn, nay the country la iul-tlng down, tharika to the appv-iidm-v of a MIng column. Tho Ibxrr a' cm ner voim and urx-rrtnln and have a(ayd thi-lr iidMince. (iKIt.M AN fOLONT DEVESTATKI). The Kat African Settlement In Ap' palling Condition From Famine and Slckneas. (Copyrighted, 100, Aaaoclated Pn-aa.) HKULIN. Feb. W.-Offlclal report demonatrate that famine and alckneaa In German Kat Africa have lrvatnt"l that colony. In the district of Tanga, within the year 1899, the population hu bti-n llmlnlnhed from 1M.J08 to 61.I2S, or Inn to the famine, lepruay, amall pox .mil tphold fever. The condition of the whole, colony ap p ara appalling. ' VIA TUB HO Bit LINK. Admit the Kntrunre Into. Ktiuberlcy ut Claim Th- lr iJauaJ Victory Ov-r the HrltUh. I'llKTDHIA, Friday. Feb. I. It ap Iih from further rejtort of yeater du'a 1i;htln at Jacobadal that S.000 Hrltlnh troops got through the federal lines at Modder river and entered Klmberley. i Tnt rederala Interrupted the rear guard of the Flrltlah and captured a great booty, many oxen and a number of prisoner. ONK MAN AN HOUR. ItillUh I.oaa In an BlKht Hours' Hat tlo at Illrd'a River. LONIHIN, Feb. 1S.-A special .11b pnicn rrom uiraa river reports u drawn dKhl between the Hrabunla horse and Uoors at Dordrecht, Febru ary U. The envtiiRenvnt loated eight hours and until darkness set In. Tho Iiiltl.sli loss uaa eight killed and four wound ed. The ltoer caHualtle8 arc unknown HOKIt STOIinS CAPTfUBD. Ocneral Kelly-Kenny'e Brigade Makes a Kald on CronJe,'a Laager. LONDON, Feb. 17. The following dispatch has -een received at the war oftice from Lord Roberta: "Jacobadal, Feb. 17, 8:50 a. m. Gen eral Kelly-Kenny's brigade rapture 1 yesterday 78 wagons laden with stores, two wagons of Mauser rllles, eight boxes of shells, 10 barrels of explosives and a large quantity of stores, all be longing to Cronje'a laager, which was still being shelled by our artillery when Kitchener dispatched his messenger." A special dispatch from Sterkstrom, dated today, says the Boers, with ar tillery, commenced an attack early this morning on Molteno, near that place, occupied by the troops commanded by General Qatacre. The queen has promoted General French to major-general. French heretofore has only ranked as a colonel In the army, with the local rank of lieutenant-general. Llcutenaiit-Colon.'l Kekewlcrt has been promoted colonel for his arrvlces In the defense of Klm berley. TALK OF A FOOL. London Writer Says America Will In tervene In South Africa. LONIMN, Feb. 17. Mr. II. W. Mass tnifhnm, formerly editor of the Chroni cle, writes as follows to the Morning Leader, under the heading- "What Will America Do?" "A new world power has arisen the great American people. President McKlnley and Secretary of State Hay share, I believe, the opin- Ion of th minority of the KnKllnhmen that thrf w.r In South Africa I an er ror hp 1 crime but they remember that, thanks to the pr from bdow the Hrltlsh guvernmen!, the Iirltlsh gov- irtiiii nt wax benevolently neutral In the Fpuiilnh war. Then f ire, so far aa publl opinion will allow them they would like to suit on an even ked In Houth Africa. Hut as they well know, behind tlcin ll'-a a tnlKhty, and aa they well know, an ungovernable fore, ex prenning Itself with absolute freedom, forcing Its will on party manager, knocking Imperatively at the door of tho pr.rsld-mt, "Because a few American ladles who hud married or fought their way Into ICrigllsh society started a hospital ship It was Imuglnod that American sympa thies wre with Iirltlsh power. Noth ing :'an be more unfortunate than any political action that comes from such 'luarl.-r and blessed by such agretable persons aa Hinally, a New York cor respondent. "America Is not pro-English snd never will be. "America Is profoundly attached to the republican principle. She will not see It weakened to the profit of her ancient mistress. 'The great popular newspaper like the World have been quick to read this algn of the American temper. 'Hostile Intervention on the part of Ameilca would not bu tolerated, but what. If, using the machinery of The Hague conference or acting upon a hint from private sources, America were to propose a policy of mutual disarma ment'" The writer thn suggests this basis of Intervention: 'Demolition of the Uoer government. 'Withdrawal of the British army, ex cept the Durban and Cape Town garri son. 'An International gimrantc.. of the Independence of the republics, iiubject to Hritish control of their foreign af fairs. "Five year naturallxatlon for Ult Under. "The Sjuth African stati and colon ies to meet In convention one year after the i'Ioku of the war to arrange a con federation." AN EXPERT'S OPINION. Relief That Hoers Have Entirely Aban doned Klmberley. LONDON. Feb. 17.-The Morning Leader expert thinks the Uotrs have entlrvly abandoned KlmJxrley and the J Modder river points. He adds: "It Is scarcely likely that the Hoers will waste many men by further oppos ing denerals Gatacre and Clements. . ... ..i . t ii, . .. , , . ""l """ In any part of Cape Colony. Hut what will be the effect on Lady-1 nn-un: m tne r ne CMae men ,mn on there while their own land and it- it'iii v- rk. i families will have fallen or are about to fall under the care" of the advanc-1 ln Hrltlsh?" "DON'T AMOUNT TO MUCH." Canadian General's View of Develop, ments at Klmberley. Nl-vy YORK, Feb. K.-Major-Gen- eral K. I. Mutton, who recently re- signed his post as general commander of the militia In Canada and who is enroute to South Africa for special ser vice, arrived In this city last night and will sail for Bnglund today. When ,uestloned concerning the news from Klmberley. he said: "It does not amount to much, lou cannot hoiu town with a few mounted men." Till-; KENTUCKY RKPl'BUCASS. Tlvy Kxpr.ss Thanks to Rosevelt and Announce Their Determination to Beat the Goebel Law. FRANKFORT, Ky., Feb. 17. The re publican house today adopted a reso lution cxt-ndlng Us thanks to Governor Roosevelt for his words of cheer to Governor Taylor and further . resolved that they would never cease In their efforts until the Goebel election law Is repealed. STAND BY THEIR OWN. Louisville Grand Jury Falls to Indict a Confessed Bribe Taker. LOUISVILLE, Feb. 17. The grand Jury refused today to Indict State Sen ator S. B. Harrell on John H. Walleu's charge of obtaining money by false pretenses. This prosecution followed Senator Harrell's statemtn before the demo cratic caucus that Whallen had at tempted to bribe him to keep away from the caucus and had paid him $4, 500 for this purpose. GOING TO FRANKFORT. LOUISVILLE. Feb. 17. A Joint reso lution was adopted by the democratic legislature here today adjourning that body to meet lu Frankfort next Mon day. ANOTHER P. M. STEAMER, v SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 17. The steamer Algoa, which left here recently for the Orient with the biggest cargo ever carried out of this port, has been purchased by the Pacific Mail Steam ship Company. YAALKRAZ HAS BEEN RETAKEN FIgbtinsr on tbe Tubals Renewed ty the Troops Under Bailer. THE BOERS ARE RETREATING Tbey Are Nervous nod' Uncertain About Entering Zululand and Have Stayed Tbeir Advance. LONDON. Feb. 17.-With- General Cronja In full retreat and General Kel- ly-Kenny harassing his rear, hopes run high that a decisive action will occur, If it has not already been fought. The dispatches from JacobsdaJ confirm this belief, saying that General Cronje has been obliged lo "outspan," in other words, form a laager or camp, In order to rest his oxen. This explains Kelly-Kenny's latest dispatch referring to the shelling of the laager, which also brought the long ex pected word of Kitchener's wherca- ! bouU. That the general who so relent- i lessly pursued tbe Khalifa to his doom is supervising the pursuit of Cronje, i adds grr-atly to the confidence of the nation, so eagerly waiting further news. If General Tucker, with the Seventh divinion. Is able to effect the projected Junction with the forces of Kelly-Kenny, while the Ninth division. ' under General Colvllle, Is rapidly com-1 Ing jp from the rear, the hero of i Khartoum should have sufficient force ) decisively to engage Cronje and pre- i vent him from seachlng Bloemfonteln I with an effective force. In the whole Modder district there la such tremendous military activity that it is hard to realize the area cov- ered or grasp the full meaning of the on,- ,fcM..K , " .. . . . . , . tlve elsewhere. A special dispatch . . . . . , . it r. . ... , . line of communications at Graspan, but , , , .v. . , i . , . It la said they are not likely to effect m. . serious results. They are, however, un - doubtedly making strenuous effort to ; cut the Briclsh line to De Aar. On . . 4 the other hand comes the news that , rs ,j , i . General MacDonald has again occupied Koodoosberg. Wktn ... i, DnkAfl. V l a lalt,. f against counter attacks are not yet known, but the war office and public It" " fully able to cope with all contingen- n rlirtiiikrH1 innvlnMrl that ha 11 cies. and that if it Is within human possibility he will Inflict the defeat on Visit' la mr mnih mnra I mnAtn fit" u ,u ii iriv,-i.. ...mi than the relief of Klmberley, brilliant . ,, .., as was the latter achievement. While Kelly-Kenny's. or Kltchner's. dispatch referred to the Boer rear-guard as be- Ing Cronje's. it Is still doubtful If that I ,. I k! ' "Zu,, " I possible he may be employing more , than ono ,,ne of retreat j Th( wportod capture 'of a large line , pf I!rUlsh f0nvoy by th(; Bwn ,s ,, ,,i1,rrt There Is no news of Importance from elsewhere nt the s?at of war. Dis- milehi'a from CnTw Tn., nnnnnniH. j mt hn entnuslnsUc demonstration fol- onnnmnf n, ,ha u of Klmherlev. The covernment house ' was surrounded by large crowds, and i the British hlfih commissioner and gov- I ernor of Cape Colony, Sir Alfred Mil- I ernor of Cape Colony, Sir Alfred Mil- I ner, received an ovation. The relief of . I Klmberley was similarly celebrated In' I other towns of Cape Colony. , ! . ,. 1 lie Hint Ullll Ol llic lai ivij' j yeomanry, called the Duke of Cain-! bridge's Own, left London this morning ; ... V I ... ce..., k A f. Cm.tK ' . . , , i .i , tiona of friends promoting my political Africa. The corps is composed entirely i . , , , t n-A l Interests, and some of thm had com of men of good social positions. Lord . ,. .. .. vn nosed a committee which had uiuier Ab nser wears corporals stripes, while ' " ., . .v .ii.. , . , , , , . . ' . rv taken to disburse the funds in the cam Lord Aylesbury son Is a trooper. Each I . . . . . . . A. , ,, : pa gn and who were authorized to look man had to pay 20 for the privilege . a " . . ,, 1 after matters generally. oi jo.nmv w.e n unr, . i" v ......v their outfits, while their pay is do nated to a fund for the relief of wld ows and children of killed soldier. 1m menae crowds ovated the "gentleman rankers." as they are termed, on their a. .1 1 .k. atari- wy iu u.e ed amid remarkable scenes of enthus - Ism. The Duke of Cambridge and other titled personages went to South-1 ampton to bid the yeomanry farewell, j Roberta reports the British casualties j during the lighting at Jacobsdal, as; follows: One killed, fourteen wounded j and three ndsslng. ! SENATOR CLARK EXAMINED. He Explains the Amount and Purpose of the Money He Contributed in the Contest. WASHINGTON, Feb. 17. After the re-examlnatlon of the supreme court justices of Montana In the Clark case today, Senator Clark was called to the i stand. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 17.-The lo- The appearance of Clark caused a cal leather men, through a committee ripple of Interest throughout the room. : appointed at a recent meeting, have After being sworn, the senator took J forwarded a resolution to the Callfor his seat quietly and Faulkner began ', nla delegation in congress asking for a his questions, the first of u which repeal orthe luty of 15 per cent on brought out facts concerning his ca- hides and for the restoration of hides reer, political and otherwise, In Mon- to the free list.' '' ' 1 tana. Coming down to the campaign of H)S, the witness said he had en tered It at the solicitation of a num ber of friends "who asked me to help them organize the state against what Is called the 'Daly power," which I agreed to do with their aid and assist ance." lie then ."ef-.'rred to the preliminary meeting of hi friends, the particulars of which were related by Governor ILiuser, in which he made an agree ment to pay all the expenses if the others would do the organising and perform th work neeeasary to the campaign. Continuing, he said demo cratic politics In the state had ten running wild for some years. The dem ocrat had fusing with the popu lists and silver republican and he was opposed to such a course because It resulted In the nomination of people who were not democrats. The object was to so organize as to break the "one-man power" In the state. Reply- B lo lne ' aumn-r reg- n, u'e "inouMon m""' r palgn tf,-e. c,ttrk r-,,1: "8ome 3ay artfcr ,hU (Pmlnary) mee"n& I ave the amount which It WM tl necessary to Dezm wun. in lit waa ine second contribution was made In Oc tober, and amounted to 20,riOO. In No vember I contributed $40,000, and after I was elected I gave my son a check for about 120,500 to pay expenses In curred during the sitting of the legis lature In Helena. Cpon leaving that city I told my son to stay there and settle up all bills that had been In curred." "Did you ever," aaker Faulkner, "dl- i rectly or "k or other voluntary .lontributlona to cure the vote of any member of the legislature for you for United State senator?" "No sir, I never did," responded the witness, holding himself erect and looking directly at the interrogator. "Do you know of your own personal knowledge of any money being used corruptly to Influence votes In your behalf?" "I do not. There were plenty of ru mors about the expenditure of money. "ul ; 'TLi 7 anything of that kind being done." Clark was questlonsd concerning his conversations with Senator Vhitesida I , an l Mark Hewitt, and his reported conversation with Representative Jaeklll1 of mah. He denied having any conversation with Jackson, and. , . . ,.w ,VI. ! while admitting talking with White- , ... .,,. ' "'J'"' ' ; which would in any way Implicate him . . . ' . . , , , with corrupt methods In the lcglsla- I . . .., f ill J v j a pukn1 ciiiu j-t I tnr Chandler Clark said he had Writ- ; . -oubllcan caucus of the Montana legislature outlining I attitude on tbe tariff. ; sitlon that "'In the distribution of du i ties on various articles he thought that . rav materials should be provided for : and shared In the advantage of the i , . . . A. P"toctlve tariff, to the extent of the ; matifria,s V 'n,our w" 'ut: , "Ulh as wo,, "" 8,1(1 ar,ey' for him, Clark said he had told all ; 1 , .... the republican members of the legls- lature that he would not accept th-lr . votes if they would Insure his elation ! unless he could get a majority of the i " '' ; V. It 1 1 :.. . Ihat I to accept lewer man a majoruy "i i the caucus would subj ct them to the accusations of accepting bribes. ; "There was so much scandal at the , 'me he said, "that I thought it rlsht , 10 Pnuel 1 1,11 "' 1 (lertl"n beyond rep ! wanit to oompromis I wanted to have my roach and I did not lo compromise im "Tly mr to a quos tlon bj Faulkn - onno-rn.rw the relation to hims . o. his son, C. W. Clark. Wellcome. Beck- i ham. A. J. Davidson, A. J. Steele. W m. McDormntt and others. S nators Clark j we(v fo,l-r(M, hy tne republican admln said: "They stood to me in tho rela- j . , authority to Asked, "bad they any authority do anything in a financial way more than to pay Incidental expenses?" He answered: "They had no nuthorlty to pay out money for any other than fair and le- , purposes." . 14 " " . The cross-examination of Clark will occur Monday. DECLINED THK CHAIR. ! BOSTON, Feb. 17. Rear-Admiral j I Sampson has been offer and declined i i tho presidency of the Massachusetts) ! Insitute of Technology. The offer was j ' a surprise, as it was thought that the i question of a successor to President James M. Craft, who retired In June, had been laid aside to await the action of the trustees.' WANT FREB HIDES. HEPBURN CANAL BILL REPORTED Estimates of Cost, Income and Repairs Sntmitted to House. ABSOLUTE CONTROL FAVORED Committee Declares ia favor of Kight to Fortify L'ader Treaty Provibioas With Nicaragua and Costa Rico. WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Chairm.in Hepburn of the house committee on In terstate and foreign commerce today submitted the report of the committee In favor of the Hepburn bill for the constriction of the Nlcaraguan canal. The report says: "The estimates of cost ar variable ranging a they do from less than forty million dollars to a possible $ur.,. 000,000. It Is, however, proper to say that the size and character of the canal estimated for is variable as is the cost. "Ai present $1.55 per ton ia the toll charging for the use of the Sues canal, and should four million be the tonnage paxalng through It annually, an aggre gate sum of more than six million dol lars would be th? receipts. It is ani mated that the cost of maintaining and operating the canal would be one million dollars annually. Speaking of the concessions from Nicaragua and Costa Itica, the report says: " "It is believed by your committee that these rights have either lapsed or are of inconsiderable value or have been obtained for speculative purposes. However this may be. It should be the purpose of the government to deal di rectly with the governments of Nica ragua and Costa Rica. It Is our opin ion that the people of the Unltel States want th- government canal one that will e completely under the control of the? United States. There ;ire per sons who say that we are bound by treaty stipulations with Great Britain to refrain from carrying out this great enterprise. This statement we don't believe." After quoting" the Clayton-Bui wer treaty, the report goes on: "Great I'ritaln has allowed fifty years to elapse without any movein nt on her part to carry out the provision of that artl. le It hx Wn Aa 1 M ! , fr.,m th th treatv . to the present. In 1S6S the United States and Nicaragua exchanged Y flcations of a treaty of friendship'' commerce and navigation. It jves to th United States the right to send It forces into Nicaragua to defend citi zens of the United States and their property; the property in contempla tion King the Nicaragua canal." The use of military forje always Im plies the risht to establish fortifica tions for defensive purposes. SUITER AMUSES THE HOUSK. He Wants to Be Vice-Presidential Can-; dldate on the Populist Ticket. WASHINGTON. Feb. 17. This after noon the house passed the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill, aft-er having it under considera tion four days. A spirited colloquy between Sulzer of New York and Grosvenor of Ohio was a feature of today's sessicn. Fresh from thtf ttnU.trust c, .or directed . . . conference In Chicago, the attention of the hoiw to th "monster mononollea! I ..,., m,.n.IIMlil,,ii wnlt.h h. Hal.i nuSCUSSINO FINANCIAL BILL. No Conclusion so Far by the Confer ence Committee on Any Portion. WASHINGTON. Feb. 17. The repub lican members of the conference com mittee having charge of the financial bill held a protracted session today. At the close of the day's session It was stated by the members of the con ference committee that no conclusion had been reached on the bill us a whole or of a single proposition. The entire time has been given to a preliminary discussion on the general principles Involved. COMPROMISE IS CERTAIN. NEW YORK, Feb. 17. A special to tbe Times from Washington says: It Is probable that the senate con- , ferees on the currency bill, Messrs. Al- drich (rep., R. I.), Allison (rep., Ia.), and Jones (dem., Ark.), will contend strongly for everything that Is regarded essential In the senate bill. The effort of the house conferees, Overstreet (rep., Indiana), Broaius (rep.), of Indiana, and Cox (dem.), of Tennessee, w ill be to secure if possible some of the feat ures of the house measure that are la gardtd by them as better than parts of the senate bill. A compromise Is certain, but members of both commit tees agree that the principles sought to be embodied In the law will be as serted, whatever happens. 1 ! t v i "i I , i r