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ASTORIA, '.OREGON
THE WAR OFFICE
IS RETICENT
Exact Whereabouts of Roberts
Is Still Unknown.
IMPORTANT NEWS TODAY
Report of French's Occupation of the
free State Capital Is Prob
ably I'rcmnturc.
LONLON, March II. 4.30 a. m.-Noth
Ing ran be said of the advance on
Bloemfonteln beyond Lord Roberts'
own dlhpatc lies. Nothing more has been
permitted to come through. Doubtless
Lord Robert himself U fully xu j.l-d
with lriiHiilant military operations.
The dispatch fmm Cape Town snylng
that General French has arrived at
llliM-n.fuiiMn probably does n"t mean
that he hita entered the city.
Iord Roberts' message may mean
either that the It'x-ra have cut tin? rail
way to th.- north or that the British
cavalry have doi.e o. If the former,
llii'ti It muy tit assumed that no rolling
dock but been seized, but by the gener-
al assumption the latter Interpretation
U regarded it correct.
This would greatly facilitate obtain-
Intr ntipi'llea from the Orange river; an
Important matter, tut Lord Roberts' linn
of communication at Modder rlv. r la
now m.i hundred mile long.
Thi I lor re may make another flxht
but there I Utile doubt that Lord Rob
erta will occupy Bloemfonteln Wcdnes
day. Th Boer, retiring from Orange
river, will lnd themselves between two
British armP- and their guns arc al
most bound lo full Into the handa of
the British, while the occupation of
the capital of the Free State will
train the alliance of the two repub
lic to the utmoat.
The government will not allow the
Kruger-Pleyn appeal to Inliuence In
any way their determination not to
npare any effort to prosecute the war.
There will be no diminution of the
meuaureg calculated to maintain the
full .-m-lency of the field force and
whatever reinforcement were prcvloun
ly comildered advleable will Mill be
vert out.
Lord Salisbury's reply meets with
unanimoUK approval among conxerva
lived and it In universal oplnl in that
the lloem, by their extravagant clulnm,
meunt to Inliuence the foreign power.
However, they have again overreached
thennelves as they did by the ultlma
tuir. I'U MEIl AT LOBATST.
l AI'K TOWN, March I3.-Colonel
1'lumer occupied Lobatsl without op
position March 5. The Hoera had re
tired previously.
MAFKKINO'S HKLIF.F Rl'MOUKD.
LONDON, March ll-Mtdnlght. In
the lobbies of the house of commons
rumors that Mjfeklng had been re
lieved were In circulation this evening,
but they still lack confirmation.
FUKNi'H AT ULORMKONTKIN.
CAI'i: TOWN, March Ur-ttcneral
French has arrived at Hloemi'oiitcln.
HAKKLKY EAST OOCU1MKP.
HKKSCHULL, Cape Colony, March
W. The CaiM? mounted folic- have re
occuiled Barkley East.
MKTHUISN AT I'OSHOF.
I.ONWN, March U.-The Dally Mall
has the following dispatch from Klm
bcrley, dated Tuesday, March 13:
"Lord Methuen occupied Pnahof Pun
day without opposition." ,
HOW GERMANY FEELS.
Will Mediate If All Parties Concerned
Are Willing.
BERLIN, March 13. It Is seml-offl-clolly
announced that when the Orange
Free State and the Transvanl govern
ments addressed to a number of the
larger and small states a request for
friendly mediation, the German gov
ernment replied that it would w illingly
participate, provided the essential con
ditions of such mediation were present,
namely, the certainty that both bellig
erents desired It."
OUR OFFICES DECLINED.
Groat Britain Will Settle With South
Africa In Her Own Way.
LONDON, March 13. It Is now a
settled fact that England will not ac
cept the good offices of the United
States In mediation of the differences
existing between the English and the
Transvaal governments.
At the request of President Kruger
an I I'rettldent Btcyn, the American
government offered Oral lirllaln Itn
s-rvlces aa mediator, with-the vie- of
bringing about peace In Kouth Africa.
I'nltod Httttex Charge d'AffuIrs Hi-nry
White saw Lord Hallcbury at the for
eign oll're this evening and received
a for.nul reply from the Xirlllnh gov
ernm. nt, declining the good olllcen of
th.( United Slates In icgurd to peace.
It la understood the reasons of the
preipb-r were Identical with thoee al
ready cabled to the AnosWated l're,i.
The Inlertleiv between While and Hal
Isbury wus ( ry brief, the premier con
fining himself to a eourtei.us verbal de
clination. In the house of lords tod ly, the pre
mier, Lard Bullsbury, read the Brltliih
government's reply to Presidents 8teyn
and Kruger. The concluding sentence
Is as follows:
"Her majesty's government can only
answer your honors' telegram by say
lux It Is not prepared to assent to the
Independency of either the Kouth Afri
can republic or that U the Orange
Kre; Mate."
UOEItrt DRIVEN HA' K.
General Brabant Takes From Them a
Fine Position.
ALIWAL NORTH, Cape Colony,
March 12. General Brabant's froces ar
rived hero Sunday. The Boers had re
tired or. the previous night, taking up
a poxttlon four miles Ix jond the Orang
river, whcie General Brabant attacked
and drove them back, securing the po
sition after a sharp cngag-inent.
ATTITUDE OF FRANCE.
Favors Peace But Does Not Wlfh to
Mix Up With the Matter.
PARIS, March 13. A representative
of the Associated Press has secured
from a renponslble mouth-piece of the
French government the following ex
position of France's attitude In the
mutt.-r of Intervention In the Anglo-
TraiMVaal war, which, it is said, has
Been solicited by President Kruger. The
ollk-lnl In question said:
"We believe it is true the Transvaal
has sent a request to the powers for
their Intervention, though up to this.
morning Kruger's message has not been
announced. As far aa France Is con
cerued. ahu xertalnlj .wlll not take the
Initiative In offering England media
tlon, neither will Russia, for the two
are naturally working together In this
matter. We feel that In the present
excited stale of public feeling In Eng
land, especially aa regards ourselves,
any step taken by the French govern
ment would defeat Its own object and
Instead of opening a way to honorable
peace would act as old on the tlamea
and pmbaly only create fih compli
cations.
"We consider that overtures for me
diation can emanate from some power
whose cordial relations with England
prevents such a suggestion being con
strued as an unfriendly act. The em
peror of Germany, for Instance, might
tnke the Initiative, or President Me
Klnley, without fear of creating the.
friction which stands In the uay of any
such action on our part and, after this
is done, reliance can be placed on the
unqualified support of France and Rus
sl.i, who only desire to see the end of
bloodshed and are eager to lend their
assistance In bringing about the re
sult."
OUR ACTION MISUXDERST'JOD.
No Suggestion of Mediation Was Made
Or.ly an Inquiry as to the
Terms of Peace.
WASHINGTON, March 13. It Is stat
ed on the highest authority that In Its
present capacity the United States gov
eminent is not a medlary between
Great Britain and the Transvaal, but
simply a go-between.
Not a single proposition to serve as
the basis of a peace agreement be
tween Greut Britain and the South Af
rlcan republics was sent out In the
communication to Lord Sallsbmy.
All that was ventured in this firs
overture was an inquiry as to what
Great Britain was likely to demand as
the price of stopping the war.
AN UNDERSTANDING RKACHED.
The Kentucky Situation Will Now Be
Settled In Peace.
FRANKFORT, Ky., March 13. Tha
legislature of Kentucky adjourned sine
die today.
The conference between .Adjutant
Generals Collier and Castleman re
sulted In a perfect understanding; be
ing reached. Governor Taylor will con
tinue to act as governor. Governor
Beckham will make no move toward se
curing possession of the state build
ings until the r ourt of appeals has de
cided the matter.
Thj legislature appropriated $100,000
for the use of Governor Beckham In
reorganizing the state mtlltla.
The republicans in Governor Taylor's
confidence say that he will remain In
Frankfort In the discharge of hla du
ties until the court of last resort passes
upon the question at Issue. Then, If
the decision be against him, he will
step out at once and turn over the
state bulldtnss to Governor Beckham.
SIMON COMING
TO THE FRONT
Now Foremost Republican Oppo
nent of Puerto Plcan Tariff Bill
CAUCUS HELD YESTERDAY
Many t'coators Think Tbat No Restric
tions Should be Laid on Trade
of New Acquisitions.
WASHINGTON, March 13. The re
publican senators wer-; In caucus for
two and a half bourn on the Puerto
Rlcan bill this afternoon and at 9 p. m.
adjournel until 2 o'clock tomorrow,
when the discussion will be resumed. .
No vote was taken upon any of the
various propositions laid before the
caucis, but as a result of the caucus
talk an Impresnlon prevailed that there
was a great deal of opposition to the
bill, which. If It is not placated, might
endanger Ita passage.
It as also apparent that a number
of the othera thought the legislation
was Ill-advised, but while opposed to
the bill, nevertheless would vote for It
as a party measure. A deep feeling was
displayed over the quest loa by a num
ber of senators and especially those of'
the Middle West, some of whom did not
hesitate to affirm that any effort to
place a tariff upo nthe exchange of
b'tslness between the United States and
Puerto Rico probably would have an
Injurious effect upon the republican
party In these states.
It was generally agreed, however,
that from any standpoint, almost any
bill was better than none, and this
feeling pave the friends of the meas
ure hope.
Senator Simon of Oregon went fur
ther than any other senator In declar
ing his unalterable position In favor
of free trade with Puerto Rico.
He said that we had no right to tax
our dependencies and that If we did
not Intend to treat our new acquisi
tions aa we treated acquired territory
we should hot retain them.
WASHINGTON'S DISGRACE..
Its Representative in the United States
Senate Opposes Progress and
' Enllghtment.
WASHINGTON, March 13. In the
senate today Turner. . of Washington,
made a speech attacking the policy and
provisions of the Puerto Rlcan tariff
bill and the government bill. He de
clared its enactment would result In
the debauchery of our citizenship or
of our constitution.
He presumed that the minority In
congress would be charged with favor
ing the competition of American work
ing people with the underfed and un
derpaid labor of Puerto Rico and the
Philippines, but In this connection he
said it would hase to be remembered
that the minority haa opposed consist
ently the acquisition of the islands.
Even now he believed the United
States ought to let the Philippines go
In peace. It ought to be the mission of
this country to give them a start on
the road to good government and then
permit them to proceed for themsttvea,
reserving such coaling stations and
harborj aa we might need.
If the commercial Interests, he said,
must have their pound of flesh, this
country might make treaties with the
Filipinos affording us such advantages
as .their cause of gratitude to the Uni
ted States might prompt them to give
us. Turner thought the bill to levy
a tariff on the commerce betwen Puer
to Rico and other portions of the Uni
ted States was clearly unconstitutional
and It is repugnant to every utterance
of the supreme court bearing upon the
subject.
Turner considered it well to stop and
consider where we were drifting.
FOSTER S WILD IDEA.
WASHINGTON .March 13. A bill
was introduced in the senate today by
Senator Foster, authorizing the con
struction of a cable from some port on
the coast of the state of Washington
to Cape Nome and other points In Alas
ka. M'KINLEY VINDICATED.
Charges That He Appointed Known
Utah Polygamlsts to Office Dis
proved Upon Investigation. . '
WASHINGTON. March 13. The in
vestigation of the charges that certain
federal appointees were polygamlsts
came to a close today by the agreement
for a unanimous report from the house
committee on postoftlee and postroads
which conducted the investigation. The
report says:
"First Neither of the parties (post
masters at Graham and Smith) are
now or have they- been under indict
ment for the crime of polygamy Inso
far as thla committee Is advised. One
of said parties la now under informa-
tlon charging him with the crime of
being guilty of polygamous cohabita
tion, which crime, being a misdemean
or, can be lawfully charged by infor
mation In Utah. Said cas? has not
yet been tried, or in any way deter
mined by the court where it Is yet
pending.
"SecondWhen both of the said par
ties were appointed, two witnesses tes
tified that laid Graham and Smith had
the repute, which was open and no
torious In th'-lr respective communi
ties, of being polygamlsts.
"Third At the time as aforesaid
there were on file papers and nothing
else. There was no affidavit at any
time on file with respect to either par
ties." INSURGENTS BROKEN UP.
Only duerilla Bands Now Oppose Uni
ted States Forces.
WASHINGTON, March 13. -Acting-Secretary
Meiklejohn said last night:
"All the o:flciaI and private advices
I have received show that the insur
gent forces In the Philippines have dis
integrated and that ma,ny of their
members are returning to their homes
and ordinary v.catlons. The Insurgents
noa- In the field are organized Into
guerrilla bands which General Otis Is
destroying as rapidly as possible."
TO CHANGE SHIP NAMES.
WASHINGTON, March 13.-Senator
Sewell has introduced a bill changing
the name of the FarK the American
liner, to the Philadelphia. Three of the
ships of the International Navigation
company, constituting the American
trans-Atlantic mail service, already
bear names of American cities the St,
Paul, the St. Louis and the New York
KOBBE MILITARY GOVERNOR.
WASHINGTON, March 13. General
Otis has notified the war department
that he has appointed Brigadier Gen
eral Willian A. Kobbe, miltary gov
ernor of the province of Albay, Luzon,
and of the island of Cataduanes and
temporarily to subserve the Immediate
purposes of the islands of Samar and
Leyte.
KRUGER'S LETTER TO SALISBURY
Correspondence Was Made Public Yea
' ' terday.
LONDON. March 13. A parliamen
tary paper containing the telegrams
sent to the British government by the
presidents of the South African repub
lies, and Great Britain's reply thereto
was issued today. The llrst telegram
sent by the two presidents to the Mar
quis of Salisbury was as follows:
"Bloemfonteln, March 5. The blood
and tears of the thousands who have
suffered by this war, and the prospect
of all the moral and economic ruin
wherewith South Africa is now threat
ened, make it necessary for both bel
ligerents to ask themselves dispassion
ately and In sight of God, for what they
are fighting; whether the aim of each
justifies all this appalling misery and
devastation; what Is the object?
"And, in view of the assertions of
various. British statesmen to the effect
that this war was begun and is being
carried on with the set purpose of un
dermining her majesty's authority in
South Africa, and of setting up one
government over all South Africa, In
dependent of her majesty's governm -nt,
we consider It our duty to solemnly de
clare that this war was undertaken
solely as a defensive measure to main
tain the threatened independence of
South AfrU-an republics, and Is only
continued In order to secure and main
tain the Incontestable Independence of
both republics as sovereign internation
al states, and to obtain the assurance
that those of her majesty's subjects
who have taken part with us In this
war shall suffer no harm whatever in
person or property.
"On thes conditions, but on these
conditions alone, are we now as in the
past, desirous of seeing peace estab
lished In South Africa, whlV, If her
majesty's government is determined to
destroy the independence of the repub
lics there is nothing left to us and to
our people but to presene to the end
In the course already begun. In spite
of the overwhelming pre-eminence of
the British empire, we are confident
that God, who lightened the unex
tlngulshable fire of love of freedom in
the hearts of ourselves, and of our be
lief that he will not forsaken us ,and
that he will accomplish his work In the
United States and in our descendants.
"We hesitated to make this declara
tion earlier to your excellency, as we
feared that as long as the advantage
was always on our side and as long
as our forces held defensive positions
far within her majesty's colonies, such
a declaration might hurt the feelings
and honor of tho British people. But
now that the prestige of the British
empire may be considered to be restor
ed by the capture of one of our forces
by her majesty's troops, and that we
have therefore been forced to evacuate
other positions which our force.-) had
occupied, the difficulty Is over, and we
can no longer hesitate to inform your
government and people In the sight of
the whole civilized world why we are
fighting, and on what conditions we
are ready to restore peace."
SOUTH WELDED
TO ITS IDOLS
Report on Financial Bill Voted for
ty Northern Democrats.
NOW GOES TO MKINLEY
When It becomes a Law the United
States Will Take Its I -roper Stand
ing in the Galaiy of Nations.
WASHINGTON, March ll.-The last
legislative story in the enactment of
the financial bill was taken by the
hous- of representatives today wheu
th. conference report on the bill waa
adopted by a vote of yeas 166, noes 120;
pr:sent and not voting 10.
The senate hail already adopted the
conference report so that it only re
mains for the president to affix hla
signature to the measure to make it a
law.
Representatives Overstreet, the au
thor of ttv bill will take It to the
White Hou4 tomorrow and the presi
dent's signature la likely to be affixed
soon thereafter.
Nine democrats voted with the re
publicans to agree to the report, viz:
Clayton. Driggs, Underhill, Levy, Fitz
gerald, Scudder, all of New York;
Denny, of Maryland; McAleer, of Penn
sylvania; Thayer, of Massachusetts.
In other respects the vote waa on
party lines.
SUMNER'S TRIAL A SUCCESS.
The Transport Now to Enter Into tha
Philippine Service.
WASHINGTON. March It The
quartermaster-general Is Informed that
the sea trial of the transport Sumner,
which has Just been completed, by
naval oflieers at Norfolk wot a complete
success and that" the vessel will be In
complete readiness for the use of the
army on the S!nd Inst. -She is to take
about 10OO recruits from New York to
Manila. These recruits are Intended tu
till vacancies in regular regiments in
the Philippines, due to discharstS,
deaths and other causes.
MOitK CASUALTIES. .,
General Otis' Report of Dfalh and ill
ness in the Philippines.
WASHINGTON, March 13. General
Otis transmits the following llstiof cas
ualties in the Philippines, naming eight
killed and nineteen wounded.
Killed Luzon, Sixteenth regiment.
United States Infantry, February 28.
Patrick W. Knright, corporal; March
2. Fred Daniel, Thirtieth regiment. Uni
ted States volunteer infantly; Janu
ary 1'j, David G. Goldman, Forty-fifth
regiment. United States volunteer In
fantry; February 20. Wilson Bellis,
Forty-seventh, United States volunteer
Infantry; February 21, John K. Morri
son, musician; Twenty-sixth, United
States volunteer Infantry; February 23,
Ilo llo, William Dugan, Dennis U
Huyes, Michael Tracey.
Wounded March 6, Acting-Assistant
Surg-on Walter C. Chldestcr, serious;
Thirteenth regiment, United States vol
unteer Infantry, Anthony Westrate,
J scalp, slight; January 12. Ernest F.
Trepto, corporal, cheek, moderate; Jac
ob Lucas, lung, severe; January 28,,
Lieutenant Guy A. Boyle, leg, moder
ate; Charles A. Hackworth, arm, mod
erate; February 4, James L Jones, ab
domen, severe; Fred H. Ciiff, thigh,
moderate; Thirty-sixth regiment. Uni
ted States volunteer infantry, March
6. First Lieutenant Fiank T. McNar
ney, thigh, slight; Thirty-seventh regi
ment. United' Statets volunteer infan
try, M irch 7, Davis P. Kennedy, hip,
slii;ht: Fourth regiment. United States
volunteer Infantry, February 20, First
Lieutenant-Adjutant John D. Gallaijvr,
abdomen, severe; Albert A. Wi.idick,
corporal, chest, slight: John F. Land
Inge, corporal, side, slight; Alois c.
Syck, corporal, head, serious: Robert
B. Stewart, finger, slight; Earl R.
Hutchinson, sergeant, thigh, serious;
Wm. F. Biggs, thigh, slight; Edgar-H.
Garrett, shoulder, slight; Guy H.' In
gersolt, breast, slight.
FILTHY JAPANESE IMMIGRANTS.
POUT TOWNSEND. March UI.-The
Oriental liner Glenogle arrived here
this afternoon, bringing' 200 Japanese.
They an? reported by quarantine offi
cers as being1 the filthiest lot of ini
mlgrants ever brought to Puget sound.
No disease, however, existed among
thein.
ROSSLAND MINES' RESUME.
ROSSLAND, B. C, March 13. -The
Le Rol, War Eagle and Center Star
mines, which have been completely glut
down, announce that they re" rr;r
atlons, but that the contract system
will bo In vogue, payment being made
in accordance with the quantity vl
work performed, Instead of by the day
as heretofore.