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ASTORIA. .OREGON
THE FREE STATE
NOW CONQUERED
Leaders Willing to Accept a Colo
nial Form of Government.
FURTHER RESISTANCE AT END
British t'ulilic Gratified at Refusal of
the Govern tncit to Connect to
Outside Intervention.
MINIMIS, March It, G ft. in. Events
ure moving In the South African cam
paign In a speedy and satisfactory
manner, fruiii both the mUltury and po
litical point tit view. It could hardly
have Imm n exjiei-ted by the miii vtt.fi
gulne Englishmen thut Ih. y would tuku
a turn so favorable.
It uppcur 'hat vwlivn Major Weston
cut the railway north if Hloemfoiiwiit
In- thereby Intercepted tJfiK-ii'.l Joubert
who, far from having retired from the
campaign, Kim tru n oomlnrf southuurd
l!h J.oou men, pn numubly to superin-tt-ii'l
the d f mt". Kliilii'iav defense
works, lhr-e miles muir, had -i-n pre
pured outs! ! tin town. No Boer
wounded uim'! left In HliM-infontrln.
Win n asked l hi' riuLMim by Lord Rob
crls. Hiascr replied: "Tin- burgher
do nut tiku fish aad would not cure to
K to tUlpr. Tows,."
Thd evidence goes to show that m
fur ua the southern part of the Free
Htute la concernwl, there will hi no fur
(her reslstunee. It la understood that
Fraser. Wessels and other tender are
quite prepared to accept the position
of a tclf-governing British colony.
Th i hwni which gre--tod thr r-udinK
In pafllomi'iit yritenUy of the romn
tHniWnc with the United Statta re
ti'hord thniughout the country.
The njwfeh 4tt M. IV I CaaHe I ua in
creaard thla aatlMfaction, and taken
with the jrennral belief that Kniperor
Niraiilaa la jwraonally aveine to any
Intervention, theae Incidents hpread the
lda that there-will be no further a. r
luua attempla .to lntrore from any
quarter.
Ily the time, Lord Ittibertt rearhea the
Vaal river he will command Home 80,
000 men, while tienerul liuller will have
40.0M.
KUl'GEIt WAS WAHNKI).
Will IV tiiild Accountable for IX-a-tructlon
of Proper y at Johan
nesburg. LOXIXON, March 15. In the bouae
ot commons today the secretary of state
for the colonies, Joseph Chamberlain,
answering a question as to the threats
of demolishing mines and rating Jolian
tiesburg, Wild that at the commence
ment of the war President Kruger waa
warned that be . and bis goveruiuent
would be beJd responsible personally
for any act oontrary to the usages o?
civilised communities.
OATACltE OCCUPIES DETHULIR
Complete lUllroad Facilities Now Af
forded for Movement of Troops.
ION DON. March 15. The w ur oltloe
has received the following from Lord
Robert J ;
'ltloemfunteln, Thursday, Murch IS,
7:55 p. m. General tiutacre croKSed the
Orange river and occupied Uethulle thla
Inornlng. Colonel Pule-Carew, with 2,
M men of the Guard's brigade, two
guns and a small body of mounted la
fun try. left here in three trains this
morning to join hands with Ucneral
Oiitture and General Ckimetits.
1I.j hud pu.ised HtUhon by 4:40 p. m.
without meeting with opposition, hav
ing been able to supply from ills troops
all necessary engine drlve.rs, firemen,
litters, moulders, smiths and carpen
ters, etc."
NO INTKUFEHENCE WANTED.
Englund Will Not Accept Mediation In
South Africa.
LONHON, March 15. In the houne of
commons today, replying to Mr. Bcd
niond, who asked whether the govern
ment of the United States hud offered
Its good oftlcej to her majesty's govern
ment with the view of bringing about
peace In South Africa, the government
leader. Mr. Bulfour, culd her majesty's
government would not accept the Inter
vention of ny power in the settlement
of the South African affair.
LONDON. March 15. Tho following
Is th. text of Balfour's reply to Red
mond in the house of commons today:
"The United States charge d'attalrs,
on March 13, communicated to Lord
Salisbury tho following telegram from
Mr .Hay: "By way of a friendly and
good olllce I Inform the British min
ister of foreign affairs that I today re
ceived a telegram from the United
States consul at Pretoria, reporting
thut the government of the South Afri
can republic requests that the presi
dent of the United States Intervene
with ft view to the cessation of hos-
tllllli-H and siiylng that a similar re
quirsi had bo-n mndn to thi? representa
tives of the Kumpeiin powers. In rom
miinliutlng this nriu-Ht I am directed
by th president of the United Htatea to
ixpriM th earnest hop that ft way
w ill be found to nrln about pear and
to say that he would be glad In any
friendly niitniii-r to uld In bringing
about the d.-slred result.' "
The r.-H'lltiK of this dlnpatrh was
greeted with cheers from the Irish
memlierM. Continuing, lialfour said:
ord Sallntiury requested Mr. White
to convey the sincere ai knowliilgment
of her majesty's government to the
government of the rnltexl Htates for the
friendly toil" of their communication,
and to any thai her majesty's govern
ment iWs not propose to accept the
Intervention of any power for the set
tlement of the ftouth African affair."
HOI8TINO UNION JACK,
IiH'iiitlon of Huberts' En.ry Into
l.tocmfontcli) and Ills Wi mjiik
by the Cltlenn.
I,oNIXN March 15. At preci. ly
J::! o'clock Tuesduy afternoon, a Un
ion Jack, especially mado fur this pur
l-one by Iji'ly Huberts, was hoisted ovtr
the presidency at !ilo-mfontein, amid
the acclamations of the commander-in-chief's
battullons, in which, curious
ly enough, ttie Orunge Free otn'.e b'Jr
gliers appear to have Joined with re
markable heartiness.
The opposition to the entry of the
llrlllnh tr.jops into the capitol was In
slgnllU'unt. Tin troops were occupying
it few high places til the hills about
the place, but a few shells drove them
cut at 1 o'clock In the morning. "News
I umt correspondents entering the
town found Mr. Kroner and others v bo
guide 1 them to where Lord Roberts
stood on the top of a hill waiting for
them. As spokesman Mr. Froser ask
ed for protection to life and property
and surrendered the keys.- Lord Rob
erts, accompanied by his staff, rode at
the head of a cavalcade a mile long to
the pretiidncy, receiving an ovation
throughout the route, culminating in
a remarkable demonstration at the
market place.
teaching the government buildings.
Lord Roberts took possession of the
city in the name of the queen and
then repaired to the presidency, where
the ceremony of hoisting the Union
Jack ended forvor, -.according to unl
vernal opinion here, the Boer govern
ment of the Free State. During bis
progress through the town, Roberts
stopped and ordered the Instant re
placement of goods which were being
looted from the artillery barracks by
Kartlrs, thus giving the populace an
earnest aasurance of the treatment
they might expect Jrom the victors.
President Sleya tied to Kroonstadt
without replying to .Lord Roberts' de
mand for his surrender, and the com
mamler-ln-chlef remarked afterward,
during the course of conversation while
breakfasting at the farm of President
Steyn's brother, that the ex-prvsldent
was a nonentity. The British troops,
with the exception of those necessary
to police the town, remain outside,
Bloemfonleln Is now regarded as ft sort
of half-way house and base of opera
tions for the advance on Pretoria. The
mllituty authorities here expect a per
iod of comparative quiet while Lord
Roberts is estubllhhtog railroad con'
nectlon with Noorvals Point and Be
thulie, relieving the men and horses
.nnd giving them the necessary rest to
fit them for the severe struggles which
are believed to be Inevitable.
It seems likely that the news of
AKhtlng may next come from Natal
General Warren's division, which 1 ad
ruuohed Durban, has bten ordered to
JtiUi General Buller, Indicating that the
outliiinklng movement through the neck
of Zululand is about to commence. It Is
reported at Bloemfonteln that Gen
erul Joubert Is at Brand fort, but other
rexirt locate him at Blggarsberg.
HAPPY Mil, BRYAN.
His Named Cheered at an Anti-English
Meeting and McKlnley's Hoot
ed and Derided.
NEW TORK, March 15,-There was
a meeting of Boer sympathisers at
Coopor Union tonight, Montague White.,
the Boer representative, and P. L. Wea
sels, the representative of the Orange
Free State, made speeches.
President McKlnley's name was hiss
ed and hooted and the mention of Bry
an's brought forth cheers.
ONLY TWENTY PER CENT.
Standard Oil Holders Got Their Small
Quarterly Allowance Yesterday. "
NEW YORK. March 15.-The Stand
ard Oil Company today disbursed $20,
000,000 in dividends. It was the tegular
quarterly dividend of throe per cent
and a 17 per cent extra cash dividend.
This probably is the largest cash dls
bursment ever made at any one time on
the stock of a single corporation.
Standard oil was quoted on the curb
today at 53S bid.
FATHER TO THE THOUGHT.
PARIS, March 15. M. Deleasse, min
ister of foreign affairs, today declared
the union between France and RuBula
draws closer every day.
THE "OPEN DOOR"
IS IN DANGER
Chinese Empress Dowager Op
posed to the Reform Party.
THE POWERS APPEALED TO
American Association Scads Oit a
Warning to f'rmnt the Rebellion
aid Aaarcay Threatening.
SHANGHAI, -Jay l.r.-The American
Association today telegraphed to the
United States government that the at
tltude of the Empress Dowager to
wards the reformers will uiwet the
open-door policy. They also say rebel
lion and anarchy are expected to the
detriment of foreign interests, and ad
vocate prompt, concerted action on
the part of the powers. The f'hlna As
soclutlon will appeal to the British
minister on the same subject.
WASHINGTON. March 15.-A cable
gram from the American Association
has been received at the state depart
ment. It has not yet been acted upon,
but is under serious consideration.
At the first reading It Is not clear Just
what connection exists between the at
tltude of the ChinekC dowager empress
towards the reform element in China,
and the "open-door" policy, in which
the United States with the remainder of
the civilised world is interested.
It Is recalled, however, that the em
press dowager is prosecuting with re
lentless hatred the reform party, go
ing so far as to resort to the Darbarous
practice of offering a large sum of
money for the agnasglnatlon of the
leading reformers.
This reform element in China la be
lieved to Include nearly all the Chinese
w ho are disposed to elevate China Into
a civilised nation, following In the foot
steps of Japan.
THE WARDNER INQUIRY.
Lents Provokes Another Controversy
by His Absurd Line of Exami
nation. WASHINGTON. March 13.-In the
Couer d'AIene mining investigation this
afternoon a heated controversy arose
over the hypothetical question by
Lents as to whether if a sister of char
ity had been put In the "bull pen" she
could have secured a writ of habeas
carpus.
Attorney Forney, who was on the
stand answered thc no such condition
could have existed.
When Lenti pressed the question,
Stevens, of Minnesota, sharply protest
ed that the question was "absurd and
nonsensical. " . ,
Lents declared the witness was seek
ing to evade the question, whereupon
the witness turned to the Ohio member
and Bald:
"I am perfectly honest in this matter,
I want you to understand, sir."
The witness finally declined to ans
wer the question further.
Representative Hay, of Virginia,
raised the point that this placed the
witness In contempt and asked for a
vote on holding the witness to be In
contempt.
A controversy of half an hour fol
lowed, bringing frequent sharp and
rather personal exchanges between
Marsh, of Illinois, and Lents, of Ohio.
The question was finally changed and
the controversy ended.
When the witness was asked as to
his politics. Jett. of Illinois, inquired if
the investigation was to be on political
lines. Marsh answered that, in his
opinion, the investigation was conceiv
ed and executed for political purposes.
TEMPEST IN A TEAPOT.
Senators Gallinger and Penrose Dis
pute Each Other's Veracity in
the Quay Case.
WASHINGTON, March 15. "I assert
most emphatically that v hen the sena
tor says I told him I should not speak
on this subject, he does not state the
truth "
This was the sensational retort made
in the senate today by Gallinger (rep.),
of New Hampshire, to a statement Just
made by Penrose (rep.), of Pennsylva
nia. Senators were astounded and the au
ditors In the galleries quivered with
excitement. They had scarcely been the
slightest intimation that the debate
would take such a turn. For nearly
three hours the senate had under dis
cussion the bill appropriating (3,095,000
for the benefit of the people of Puerto
Rico. .
Pending the motion to go Into exec
utive session, Penrose, who has charge
of the case of former Senator Quay,
suggested that a time be fixed for a
vote on that case. In the course of his
remarks he intimated that certain sen
ators were throwing obstacles In the
way of a vote, and Indicated that Gal
linger was one of these senators.
Gallinger quietly replied that he de-
sired to be heard on the question, but
bad not had an opportunity to speak.
To this statement Penrose retorted that
the New Hampshire senator had as
sured hint he did not expect to speak
on the Quay case. Instantly Gallinger
was on his feet and, with evident feel
ing and with great vehemence, replied
us above quoted.
"I don't know whethir I don't speak
the truth," hotly replied Penrose, "or
whether the senator from New Hamp
shire failed to tell me the truth."
Gallinger retorted that the whole pro
ceeding of Penrose was unmanly and
beneath his notice.
A SEARCHING INQUIRY.
Land Grant Railways Suspected of
Having Buncoed the Government
WASHINGTON, March 15. Kejre
sentatlve Wilson, of Idaho, today in
troduced a resolution requesting the
secretary of the Interior to inform the
house as to the number of acres now
Included within the forest reserves be
longing to the land grant railroad
companies, the amount of forest reserve
scrip Issued therefor, the market value
of said scrip and the estimated value
of the land in lieu of which said ;crlp
wis issued, together with a statement
showing whether the request for the
creation of said forest reserves came
from people residing within the states
where said reserves are created, or
from the land grant railroad compan
ies who have thus been enabled to ex
change lands of little value for for
est reserves scrip worth many tiroes
the value of the lands in lieu of which
It is Issued.
THE NEW WARSHIPS.
Houtte Naval Committee Has Decided
on Their Number and Coet.
WASHINGTON, March 15. The
house committee on naval affairs
reached a definite and final decision to
day as to the number of new warships
to tk: authorised in the forthcoming
naval appropriation bill, as follows:
Two battleships, of about 13,500 tons
each, to cost . approximately 13.SOO.000
ach; three armored cruisers, of the
highest practical speed and most pow
erful armor and armament, to cost ap
proximately H0O0.V00 each; three pro
tected cruisers, to coat about tl.lil.QO
each.
' The committe decided to authorize
the secretary of the navy to contract
for armor at a price not to exceed
S0I5 per ton.
THE COLVILLE RESERVATION.
Proclamation Opening It to Settlement
Will Ite Issued Shortly.
WASHINGTON, March !5. The proc
tarnation opening to settlement the
northern portion of the Colville Indian
reservation in Washington has been
prepared but has nut yet received the
signatures of the secretary of the inter.
lor and the president. The leservation
will be opened six months after the
proclamation is signed.
A large lumber of mining entries
have' already been made in the nser
vatlon.
SPANIARDS SENT HOME.
Otis Reports the Departure of a Large
Number Rescued From the
Insurgents.
WASHINGTON. March 13.-A cable
messas from General Otis at Mani'a,
received at the war department, sas
that he shipped today for Barcelona,
Spain, 533 Spaniards, who had been r s
cud from the Philipino insurgents.
MEDIATION CORRESPONDENCE.
WASHINGTON, March 15. In res
ponse to a resolution, the president to
day sent to the senate the correspon
dence niutins to the requests for me
diation in South Africa. The substance
of the correspondence has alreudy been
published.
RHODE ISLAND BRYANITES.
They Haven't Heard of the Passage of
the Financial Bill.
PROVIDENCE. R. I., March 15.. The
democratic state convention today nom
inated the following state ticket:
Governor, Nathan Llttlefield; lieutenant-governor,
A. Dutcher; secretary of
state. Clark Potter; general treasurer,
Fayette Bartlott; attorney-general, D.
J. Holland.
The Chicago platform was endorsed
and reaffirmed.
AUSTRALIA'S LEAD FOLLOWED.
Vancouver Will Observe St. Patrick's
Duy as a Public Holiday.
VANCOUVER, B. C, March 15. For
the first time In the history of Van
couver, St. Patrick's Day wil lbe ob
served as a civic holiday. Mayor Car
ten today Issued a proclamation for a
public holiday next Saturday, "In honor
of the gallant Irishmen in South Africa
and the recent British victories."
TERRY KNOCKED OUT EDDIE.
PHILADELPHIA, March 15.-Terry
McGovern knocked out Eddie Lenny in
the second round her, tonight t.
FRANCE AGAIN
IS BLUFFING
Pretends to Be Rallying Military
Support From Her Colonies.
BRITAIN WILL BE SCARED
Chamberlain's Famois Cable laqiirr
borrowed for Dramatic Effect,
Dot Little Chance of Success.
NEW YORK. March 15. A dispatch
t, the Journal and Advertiser from
London says:
A private cablegram from an unim
peachable source in Paris says that the
minister for the colonies sent cipher
cables yesterday to the governor of
every French colony asking, almost In
th! words of Mr. Chamberlain, to the
i'-ritirth colonial governors, how many
soldiers wer. available for immediate
s-TVlce.
M. lM.'rals asked for a detailed state-
ment from each governor of the number
of reservists and colonial force, lists
of ofllcers, non-commissioned otlicers
and men.
The minister's cables were long and
in cipher and were sent all over the
world; to the colonies In Africa, to Ma
dasasgar. Tokin, Guadaloupe. Martin
ique, French Canada and every French
colony on earth.
It is also said that cables of a similar
tenor were sent to French consuls ask
Injr for lists of French soldiers In for
eign countries who would return to
France in the event of their services
being reeded.
This highly important news fat not
known to any of the London papers and
probably not to any of those In France.
It will cause a sensation here when
it becomes known. For England Is
watching with eyes of wonder the pre
parations that her neighbor la making
for war. ,
Coning as It does right after the an
nouncement that the autumn maneu
vers .will be a demonstration by 200,009
men on the English channel, it will
cause, the British war office and ad
miralty to bestir themselves In antici
pation of hostilities for It really does
begin to look as if France meant war.
France Mid Russia are working band
in hand, and Salisbury's diplomacy nuy
be called upon for supreme efforts if
he desires to avoid the greatest war the
world has ever seen. ! ii '' "
ALASKAN FLEET ASSEMBLING.
Revenue Cutters Preparing for the
Northern Season.
SAN FRANCISCO, March la.-The
revenue cutter Bear has arrived hers
from San Diegc, where she has" been
for the past five weeks. During heir
stay at the southern port the timbers
of the vessel were thoroughly dried.
She will now be prepared for her cruiss
In Alaskan waters. '
All the vessels of the revenue fleet
will leave here about May t and will
assemble at Seattle May 20. They will
then start on the northern trip. The
fleet Includes the Bear, Rush, Grant,
McCullooh and Manning, the latter ves
sel now being on her way here from
New York.' .
MONTANA MINING DISPUTE.
Heavy Suit Filed to Test the Owner
ship of Certain Valuable Claims.
BUTTE, Mont.. March 15. A suit for
$1,600,000 was brought today in the dis
trict court by the Montana Ore Pur
chasing Company against the Boston .
and Montana and Butte and Boston
Mining Companies, Lewishons, G. W.
Hyams and others connected with the
defendant corporations.
It grows out of the proceedings in
the ease Involving the ownership to
the Johnston and Barus claims.
AN IMPORTANT TEST.
O. R. & N. Experimental Farm Will
Plant 113 Varieties of Potatoes.
PORTLAND, March 15. H. C. Jud
son, the industrial agent of the O. R. ft
N. Co., today shipped to the company's
experimental farm, near Walla Walla,
lit distinct varieties or potatoes, with
which to make tests regarding yield
and quality.
The potatoes were grown at Moscow,
Idaho, by Professor French.
AN AGED MAN DEAD.
PORT TOVNSEND, March 15. Jean
Boptiste Desehamp died this morning
at St. John's hospital, aged 102, having
been born In Paris In 1798.
THE DISTRICT APf itOi'RIATiGK.
WASHINGTON, March 13 The Dis
trict of Columbia appropriation till car-
rying 16.608.378 was passed by the noun
today. : ' ,