The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930, March 22, 1900, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textnot i oh i Books, Periodical,''. Mnazincfi, Ac, ..fro f'olto bo Tdi.on Frcn The Ubr;-;:y Without 'i , tii.:km. Any ASTORIA POEIJC IJBRffi JSSOCIAIW, cno !w.nrj-;mlty of !uui CHiiM.',, wH bo liable to prosKiutiorf VOL I. AHT0U1A. OKKGON. THURSDAY. MARCH 21, 190O NO. 217 Bkfc A m saw 01 IFer 3 kars The Bridge & Beach Manufacturing Co. have always combined every known improvement for in creasing the utility, operation and cooking qualities of their ranges. Their lutcst can be seen in the window of the clipse Hardware Co. The best range in the world. price is not out of sight, Clanli Boohs, School Boob i School Supplies, Tld Tnhlen, Nmitlcnl unci Otttor Alttionncn for IQOO I llydrographic and Geodetic Survey Charts GRIFFIN 4 I EPITEN GOODS Salt and Smoked Herring Mackerel, Codfish, Flnnlan'Haddlf. i A ... Canned Flh, New PrcHh Ooodta.. foard & stokes CO. "Acme" Health Coffee And a full Ralston's Whole Wheat Floor and Health Goods . . . Golden Pheasant and Corvallis Flour Are guaranUd to plcuM. WK A HE AGENTS A. fine lln of Tabic Byrwpa, Rclinhc and BautOM JuMt In. Ross, Wns 8 Co. CLATSOP MILL CO.: ASTORIA, ORE. Fir, Spruce and Cedar Lumber Boxes, Sash and Doors, Shingles and Mouldings One Hundred and Fifty Rolls of Japanese Warp and Chinese Straw Mattings 12 i-2 Cents Per Yard and Upwards Exquisite Colorings mid Designs .... Charles Hellborn 8 Son C. J. TRBNCHARD, Commission, Brokerage, Insurance and Shipping. Agsat You can buy one. The Fine Stationery... & REED 1 line of Cuitom House Broker. ASTORIA. .OREGON W. 9. Co.. ana Pacing Kxprtu Co I. THE SITUATION IS UNCHANGED Roberts' Preparations to Move on Pretoria Not Completed. GATACRE'S BRILLIANT WORK Sweeping the Country Like Cyclone In Readiness for Roberts Advance -Hallways Being Keballt. LONDON. March 22, i.U a. m.-Bv eral teli-gums have passed between President Knuc-r and the HrltlMh gov eminent In addition to the Salisbury Krug-r correspondence already pub llshcd. The foreign office received rilHputi-h from Preform yesterday. The contents of these communication tun not yet tut obtained. So far aa th military rltuatlon in concerned, there la practically no change. Lord Rou.-rts la quietly inak Inn preparation for the next move, As necessary to a beginning, General GiUa-re and llrabant are swiftly mov ing from point to point In the south ern districts of the Free Slate, dlspers In or accepting ihe aurrender of any retraining Boer, thua ensuring the anfety of Iird Roberts' communlca Hons before starting toward Pretoria, A correspondent of the Dally Newt at Hprlngfonteln, describing tlteae movements, aaya: "General Oatacre lit sweeping through the country like a cyclone, with flying columns In all directions. Ilia awlft neaa and strategy have proved of In estimable value to Lord Roberta." The rebuilding of the railway bridge at Nor vii In I'onl will occupy two month. A temporary bridge will be rornpleted In about ten day. Mean while auppllea are uanaported by an Aeiiul tramway arrows the gap. Theae work necessarily delay the providing of auppllea for the advance. Lord Methuen's movement nortn of Kluiberlcy are believed to be a pre Hide to the gathering of a column of ?0.0O0 men, with Klmberley ui a base, to strike eastward from the Fourteen Stream Into the Transvaal. DESl EltATE FIGHT PREDICTED. Krugcr Evidently Doea Not Regard Free State as Paelfled. LONDON. March 22. A dlHpatch to the Dally all from Pretoria, dated Monday, aaya: "President Krugcr returned from Krounstad yesterday. He nays the tight In the Freo State will be desper ate. I am Informed that the Trans vaal government has taken no reaolu tlor. to destroy the mines or property as a last resort" liilODKS OOINO TO ENGLAND. CAPE TOWN .March 21.- Cecil Rhodes sailed for England today. KAILROAD NEARLY DESTROYED, Hospital Train From Durban Has Started for Ladysmlth. NEW YORK, March 21. A dispatch to the World from Plelermarltxburg says: A temporary bridge across the Tu gclu ut Colenso Is now open for traffic and there Is at lost a direct railway service between Durban and Elands Lang to. The first train to cross the bridge was the Princess Christian's hospital train. This mngnlHcent train has been badly wanted In Natal since the begin nlng of the war. Major Brasler Creagh's improved hospital train has removed about 4,000 wounded, but, though every care was taken, the nar row doors of the carriage and the bumping and shunting haa caused much pain which with appliances now at hund may be avoided. There are still over 2,000 patients In the Ladysmlth hospital, so the train Is not too late. OSMAN PASHA DEAD. The Hero of Plevna and Called the the Greatest Turkish Soldier of Modern Times. NEW YORK. March 21.-A dinpatch from Constantinople announces the oath of Daman Pasha, the hero of Plevna and the greatest Turkish hol dler of recent times. He was 68 years old. His defense of Plevna against an overwhelming RuBian force gave Os man foremost prestige. The Intrench ments he caused to be thrown up ar rested for four months the -advance of th.i Russians. In three pitched battles he overcame the finest troops of the Csar a armies. On July 1, 1876, he In flicted a loss of 3,000 killed and w ounded on his assailants. The next battle cost the Russians 170 officers and 7,138 men, and the three days' stubborn assault of SkobolofT later on. when the Rus slon grenadier gut within five' hun dred feet of the trench", but failed to puns the fatal fire vmv, ended In a KuMnlun loss of from 18,0)0 to 20,000 men, it wru rewdved to starve out ths army of Ostium, which originally num bered about liS.OOO men, and an army of U'n.couO Russians completed the Invest ment, At length, forty-five daya after the close (H-We had been established and 144 dsys aftr his own arrival at Plevna, Oilman determined on a desperate at tempt to cut hla way through. The struggle was of the fiercest sort, but many hours bayonet fighting ended at the Turks being driven back and the "Defender of Plevna" surrendered with Ihe honors of war. ' When the sultan I'-iem-1 of the death of the famous general he ex claimed, "Allah Is unmerciful. He haa deprived me of my hont, true friend and most valiant supporter." GOVERNMENT RAILROADS. Some Reasons Why They Are fk-tter Off In the Hands of Private Companies. NEW HAVEN, Conn., March 21. Presldent Hadley, of Yale, a leading American authority on rallroads.speak ing last night on public control of In dustrial activity, said: "The growth of large corporations and the Increasing ' consolidation of capital In every form of Industrial en terprises haa brought to the front now as never before that yirttt ,the ques tion of socialism whlnh g.lstea to the relations between govLament' and In dustrial enterprises, t '' "Whatever system Is adopted, the munageiuent will be In the hands of the few. It Is necessary for ihe successful conduct of modern Industry that It should be managed In this way. These few men In whom power is centralized are likely to be the same, whether the Industry be held In the name of pri vate corporations or In the name of the community. The same qualities which command success In business tend to command success in politics also. Much of the complaint with regard to the effect of the money power In politics la but a confession of the Inevitable-nt-hS of this fact. "It la sometimes said that state rail road will not have to pay the profits that are now distributed by private railroads. But what does that mean? The state gets the railroads for nothing? No. - It must borrow money to pay for them. The attempt to con fiscate them without pay would not on ly be unconstitutional, but would be destructive of all social order. On the money thus borrowed it must pay In terest. "The railroads of the country at pres ent, taking good years and bad years together are probably not earning more than thrw per cent. Should the gov ernment therefore borrow money at three per cent It would simply mean that the same amount of money would be distributed by government agents to holders of government stocks and b-inds. "A large part of the lltllculty about trusts at the present day lies in the fact that we are trying to carry Into an age of combination, the morals and the law developed In a time of free competition. We leave the producer free to make what prices he likes, be cause we assume that a failure to do so will evoke a competitor. In some cases this process Is so slow that some or all of the consumers are ruined be fore the cure has time to work it self out." THE AMERICAN GIRL SVccetiMful Casting of the Statute in Gold at New York Yesterday. NEW YORK, March 21.-The gold statue Jf "The American Girl," which Is to be exhibited at the Paris expo sition, was successfully cast today. Miss Maudij Adams, an actress, was 4he model, and Mrs. Resale Potter Ven- nah was the sculptor. The statute, mounted on Ha base, will be six feet In height. It weighs 712 pounds and the bullion used is val ued at $187,000. Mlsa Adam's gown Is of the simplest sort. The pose Is that of taking a step forward, denoting pro gress. SALOON KEEPER KILLED. Hans Moe, of Buckley, Wash., Shot Down by a Masked Robber. TACOMA, March 21. A special to the Ledger from Buckley, Washington, aays Hans Moe, a saloon keeper, was killed by an unknown man at 9 o'clock tonight. The murderer escaped. Moe was closing his saloon when a maskud man en tore J and demanded the contents of the cash drawer. Moe tried to grapple with the nun, but the let ter pulled a revolver and shot the sa loon-keeper, who died almost instant ly. The murderer then rilled the cash Imwer. FIRE AT KUSKANOOK. SI POKANE, March 21. A Kaslo, B. dispatch to the Spokesman-Review, reports that tho town of Kuskanook has been destroyed by fire. Fifty peo- pie lost everything. The loss was 115, with no insurance. Kuskanook Is 000, on the Kootenla river., near the border between Idaho -and British Columbia. OBJECTIONS TO BRYAN PLATFORM Prominent Democrats Do Not Like Some of Its Expressions. DON DICKINSON'S CRITICISMS Thinks tbe Democrats at Kansas City Hay Prefer to be Allowed to Write Their Own Platform. WASHINGTON, March 21.-Postmat-er-General Don M. Dickinson raid last night of the Nebraska democratic plat form: "I had hoped that the democratic party would be allowed to write Its platform th's year. When the Lincoln party begins by re-adopting the Chica go platform entire and then proceeds to reassert It In particulars and we are given to understand that thla plat form la to be offered to the democrats later on, perhaps we are to be disap pointed." Senator Jones, of Arkansas, chair man of the national committee, said: "I don't know why the newspapers should say that thla la Mr. Bryan's platform, but I think it a very admir able expression of what democrat all over the country are saying and think ing Just now. The plank about the Initiative and refvndum is perhaps an exception. Within certain limits the referendum Is a good thing. I don't be live, however, In submitting all kinda of legislation, and all public questions to the popular vote. "As to the plank about Imperialism I agree heartily with the first two prop ositions. I believe in giving the Fili pinos independence, but when it cornea to protecting them from outside Inter ference, as we hare protected the re publics of Central and South America, that Is a subject which requires consid eration. I don't think it practicable to extend the Monroe doctrine to the Philippines. Otherwise, I regard the platform, aa a very happy expression of democratic sentiment and strongly approve of It." NOW FOR THE OTHER SIDE. Sulrer Has at Last Rested His Side of the Couer d'Alene Investi gation. WASHINGTON. March 21. In the Couer d'Alun Investigation this after noon, Intx asked that Bartlett Sin clair be called to the witness stand. Sinclair la an official appointed by Governor Steunennerg to take charge of anuirs in the Couer d'Alene Dis trict. Chairman Hull said Sinclair could not be called at this point, as the com mittee had heretofore determined to hear all witnesses to support charges and there wen several yet to be heard. An animated discussion followed. Sui ter declared that the minority would not proceed further if the committee insisted on -'ailing Young Instead of Sinclair at thla time. Capron, of Rhode Island, character lied this as a threat. Uy a vote of 9 to 4 the committee de cided not to call Sinclair as a witness for ihe prosecution. Suiter thereupon announced that the prosecution would rest its case. This cleared the way for the opening of the defense, and it is expected Governor Stcunenberg will be called tomorrow ANOTHER DALY-CLARK FIGHT, This Time It Is in the Courts of Their Own Disreputable State. BUTTE, Mont.. March 21.-A mining suit between the rival copper kings, Marcus Daly and United States Sen ator Wm. A. Clark, is on trial in the United States court. The mines Involved are the Never sweat of the Anaconda Company and the Colusa and Parrot, owned by the Colusa-Parrot Mining Company, of which Senator Clark Is the head. The question of apex is involved and the determination of the matter will mean a great many millions of dollars to the company securing the favorable decision. Both sides have been active ly preparing for the trial for a year. Mine models coating thousands of dollars have been constructed for the purpose of the trial, which will be one of the most notable ever tried in the West. PREDICTS M'KINLEY'S ELECTION. But It Will- be Because the Socialists and Populists Are Divided. NEW YORK, March 21.-Rev. W. D. P. Bliss, the Christian socialist lectur er, spoke last night before the Social Reform Club on "The Social Reform Movement In the West," and predicted the re-election of President McKinley, In consequence of an Immense vote that the social democracy will, he feels sure, poll In tbe Middle Western states. . "The . people . In , the. : or ..western st'it.-s." continued Mr. Hllst," rtre grow ing Hred of new parties and many are thoioiighly dlsgunted with the populist party, whose machine Is Ic-comlng cor rupt. "Although Debs spoke to packed h'niK. b in Lor Angeles and was warmly greet'!, the feeling analnnt new par ties n us predominant and there was a great inclination towards Bryan." Hrynn, the lexturer believed, would get a tremedous majority in the far western states, but Debs would get an overwhelming vote In the middle west ern states and the East, with the result that McKinley would be elected. At Ihe same time, Mr. Kiln noticed a great feeling of unrest in the West, and he believed that the people were pr?parlng for some great movement. The fanners were thoroughly tired of the trusts, as they were entirely at the trubts' mercy and ."lad to buy and sell at the trusts' prices. FURTHER TIME GRANTED. Naval Ve4rl Builders Unable to Se ure Steel Material Required. WASHINGTON, March 21.-The ec retary of fh navy has granted the shipbuilding concerns engaged In the construction of about forty torpedo boat destroyers and tornedo boats aa extension of one year's time for the completion of their contracts. This action was taken In consequence of the unforeseen difficulties of secur ing the necessary high grade structural steel for tl'e vessels. ' THAT FAMOUS DIVIDEND. Nebraska PopuliM Attorney-General Now After Standard Oil Com- . pany. LINCOLN. Neb., March 2L-Tbe su preme court this evening overruled the demurrer of the Standard Oil Company to a suit brought against it, and named April 1, next, as the date for the trial. The action is one brought by the at torney general, charging the Standard Oil Coir.pany with a violation of the anti-trust taws of Nebraska and seek ing to oust its agencies from the state. SMALL-POX OUTBREAK. Large Grading Camps of Great North ern at Fort Benton Infected. GREAT FALLS. Mont., March 21. Small-pox has broken out in the Great Northern grading camps near Fort Benton, where about 1,200 men are at work. Thirty cases are already report ed there. ... ALASKA STEAMER COMBINE. Enormous Rates Will Be Charged on All Atlin Business. VICTORIA, a C.,. March 21. A com bine was today completed by the Ca nadian Pacific Navigation Company, the White aiui and Yukon Railway Company and the John Irving Navi gation Company to control the Atlin transportation business during the present season. Through freight rates will be fixed at $97 a ton on general merchandise in less than five ton lots or S3 for larger shipments. The .mining machinery rate is 167, with the limit of measurement. IOWA MINERS STRIKE. Several Coal Mines at Booneville Closed Down by Union Men. BOONEVILLE, la., March 2L-Sev-eral hundred miners marched here to day from the surrounding country and closed the Wooley, llestor and Kelly mines, which are operated with non union men. The procession was formed ut the court house, union men who refused to Join being forced in by re volvers. There was a riot along the streets and several non-union miners were ladly hurt.. WHEELERS GOOD BERTH. The Old General Will He Assigned to Head of Lake Department at Chicago. CHICAGO. March 21. A special to the Times-Herald from Washington says: General Joseph Wheeler, It Is now re garded as pretty well settled, will be assigned to Chicago at the head of the department of the Lakes. PLAGUE IN AUSTRALIA. Sydney and Adelaide Are Both De clared Infected. , MELBOURNE, March Cl.-Sydney, the capital of New South Wales and Adelaide, the capital of South Aus tralia, have been d'jclared Infected with the bubonic plague. SWITZERLAND ALSO DECLINED. BERNE. Switzerland, Mnrch 21.-The federal council has answered the Boer apptul for mediation, declining to take any steps on the lines of the request made by ' the presidents of the South African republics.. SENATOR DAVIS' STRONG FIGHT Has Completed a Document Fav oring tbe French Treaty. ITS ADVANTAGES EXPLAINED .V Market for Many Millieas ? America! Prod acts and Mana factares Wilt be Caiaef. NEW YORK, March 21. A special to the Herald from Washington says: An important document, presenting strong reasons for the ratification of the Frenrh reciprocity treaty, has been compiled by Senator Davis, chairman of the senate committee on foreign re lations and adopted by that committee as its report in favor of the pending; instrument It embraces a vast amount of infor mation relative to the commercial re lations between the United States and France, including detailed statements compiled by the government actuary, showing the proposed tariff rate on all articles embraced in the treaty; also a comparison of the actual concessions granted by the United States and , by France under its provisions. To enable senators and representa tives to observe' the relations of the' pending treaty to the relations of the respective states, it also Includes a list of the leading articles of production arranged by groups of states which will receive the advantages secured by the convention with France, together with the reductions of duty thereon. A significant part of . the report Is found in the statement of various in terests In support of the treaty which at one time were endeavoring to defeat it. With this document in the hands of every senator thoroughly explaining every point at issue. Senator Davis Is confident that much of the present op position will disappear and it Is his purpose t urge actios upon It at (b present session, of congress, notwith standing that the time limit for ratifi cation has been extended until the fourth of next March. ' THE KENTUCKY SITUATION. Non-Partisan Convention to He Held to -Retrive the Reputation Made by Goebel Politicians, j"j LEXINGTON, Ky.. March 21. A meeting was held here today, attend ed, byj the leading citixens of this city and the sun-rounding cities. The ob ject was to put on foot a nun-partisan move looking toward action to relieve the situation in Kentucky and oblit erate the reputation the present com plicated state of affairs and acts lead ing to them have given it. A slmllai move is on foot in Louisville and Cov ington. It was decided today to Issue an ad dress to all counties In the state, call ing conventions to select delegates April 2, to a state convention to bs held in Louisville April 24. FRANKFORT. Ky., March 21.-The report that a special train would be run from the various mountain coun ties to oring crowds here Friday, u,y day set for the examining trial ov Caleb Powers, John Davis and W. S. Coulton, charged with being accessories to the Goebel assassination, caused a stir here. ANOTHER KENTUCKY' SUSPECT. Ready to Submit to Arrest but Says He Can Prove an Alibi. LEXINGTON. Ky.. March 2l.-JUfige Robert Field, of Perry county, cams here from Beattyville today. On the train he mads the statement that he was in Beattyville, at the home of "Tallow" Dick Combs. He went to the barber-shop where Combs works and heard Combs say that he was not hid ing or in any way trying to avoid ar rest, that he was at work ewn, - - j way and would make no attempt to escaw ir tre omeers vantea mm. He said he could prov where he was every hour of the day on w hlch Goebei was killed and that he was not afraid of the consequences. BANK HOHBERS ARRKSTKD. Two Old Oregon Criminals Who Hav Been Operating in Washington, PORTLAND. March 21.--Charles fi Moore and George Betts have btn Identified by the cashier of the Flint National Bank at Seattle as the m who robbed that Institution of Monday. The identification was mU(ls! by means of photographs sent fr(,ni this city. Moore and Betta served -term in the Oregon penitent i,. . robbery In 1895. They were released twice on ril of habeas corpus, once at Sp(,Kane a ..." again at Walla Walla after th,.)r ajJ rest for tha .Portland robbery.