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NOTIORI , m Hot to bo Taken From The jf''' ' '''''' v 9 ' VVHI UU ntw- r j VOL k AHT0U1A. OREGON, FK1DAY. MAKCH 21, 1900 NO. Via tie for S3 Years The Bridge 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 KRUGERAND STEYN QUARREL I The Former Attempts to Annex tbe Orange Free State. of the Eclipse Hardware Co. The best range, in the world. You can buy one. The price is not out of sight MAFEKING STILL IN DANGER Hoer Women In Pretoria, Maddened by Hritlsb Victories, Kant to Sboot tbe English Prisoners. -&&-HV-S-d-i!Ms-S i -H!HiMM!-H5-iH-i t Blank Boohs, School Boohs School Supplies, Fine Stationery... 4 ) I (I o 1) to Tide Tablet, INmitlcnl mid Other AltnnnncN for iOOO llydrographic and Geodetic Survey Charts GRIFFIN & REED H ENTEN GOODS Salt and Smoked Herring Mackerel, Codfish, Finnlan HoddlH, Canned Pish, -New FrcHli Goods.. FOARD 8 STOKES CO. LONDON, Marc h 23. The corre.pon- dent of the Time at Rloemiontcln tele graphing on Thursday, yn: "YntT1uy President Knigr Issued proclamation annexing the Free Siatt to the Transvaal. Preldenl Hteyn, of I lie Free Htate, Immediately Issued counter proclamation diiarlng the Free HlMtr. Intuit." INIXN, March 23, 4 a. mi -Again there I a jjcrnlnt.-nl rumor that Ma- fiklng liui been relieved. It lit even asic-rtej that the war office hui re ceived a dlHiintih positively announc ing the relief, but that the publication, of It la withheld because the form of the iiii-BHUrfi' admit nf the poHHlMllty of mistake. The war office, however, d'tiare that there la no confirmation of the rumor and that no further new. on the sub Jet t la at hand. No attention la paid In any quarter to the wild Boer rumor, of Commandant Oliver", victory over Cenernt Gutarre, which are only designed t. revive the droopliiK .pints of the burgher. It la reported from Lourenco Marque, that Pretirla I. prepared lo aland a Wge of two yearn, that the Boer wo- men, f rat. lie at the reverie to the Doer arm., are entreating to be allow- d to ahoot the British office Imprls- oned at Pretoria. A report from Kroon.tadt, via Pt. torla. that the Boer, have defeated the British troop. In the vicinity of Bethu He. la not believed here. A dispatch to the Nw. from Bprlnafonteln. dated March 20, say. General Galacre was "all well," and add. that he and Gen eral Brabant had not lout a dozen men In a fortnlttht. hud also heard. Disappointment again, A simple trench, or rather a double row of aimple trenche. deep to mid thlxh, very narrow and well protected by head cover of sand buy. and a slight breastwork. The trench waa aa simple aa the profile and confined It compli cation to a slight wavlnt-MM of plan and an occasional traverse to mini mlxe the effect of tIi-l lire. The most notlo'uble fuel with regurd to the trenche. waa the back of the front trench waa ulao ulway left quite clear ao a. not to Interfere with the fire of the second line. Along the trenche lay aktna, cook ing utensils, food and cartridge-, glv UiK u. the flrnt Indication we had that the retreat had been anything but an orderly one. From the trenche It wag a t.-p to the gun emplacement. Here our good friends, the gunboats, had told u. we ahould find traveling and disappearing carriage. Again wire greeted with th- very Riniplieiit plana to minimize the effect of tho .hell fire, a lilKh embrasure cov erlng the gun and .harp slope of the ground behind It and a deep recess, cut In the .olid rock, provMed all protec tion Decennary to enable Albrecht'. German. t live through neurly twelve week, of lyddite and common .hell One gun had. It la true, been demol ished, but the other had maintained a fairly regular and accurate Ore for two month of our winter at Modder river." MANY BUKGHKRH SURRENDER. Itotx rtB Obliged to Send Korc-a in the Country to Take Their Names. LONDON. March 22. Lord Hober!. date of March 21, aa follow: "Ho many burgher have expn-KHed a desire to surrender under the term, of the last proclamutkn that I have nt small column, in various direc tions to register their name." "Acme" Health Coffee And a full line of Ratston's Whole Wheat Floor and Health Goods ... Golden Pheasant and Corvallis Flour Are KimranleeJ lo please. WK A HE AGENTS A fine tin of Table Hyrwpa, HcIImIicm nttcJ Hatiec JiiMt In. Ross, Hlggins G Co. CLATSOP MILL CO; ASTORIA. ORE. Fir, Spruce and Cedar Lumber Boxes, Sash and Doors, Shingles and Mouldings ENGLAND WILL BE LKNIKNT. She Dm-. Not Propose to Inlll -t Hard ships on the Boer. CHICAGO. March 22.-Lamb,it Tree returned to Chicago luat evening after a live month's absence In Kurope. Mott of that lime he spent In Kmrland. where his Interests In foreign affulrs, gained during his residence as Ameri can minister at Brussels and at St. Petersburg under Cleveland, caused him to devote much attention to the varied phuses of the Boer war. "1 nm Inclined to believe," naid Mr, Tree, "that Kngland will Impose no very severe condition on the Boer. In the term, of peace. There doe. not aeem to b-. any real feeling of bitter ness against the Boers In Kngland and revenge will not be one of the motive, to animate England In the settlement. "Englund will undoubtedly Insist on a full acknowledgement of her suter ainty and on a morn liberal extension of the frunchlse and better representa tion for ritlundcra so tliut they can have something to say In the taxing power. Furthermore, she will Insist on the right to have KngllNh taught, especially In those school, where a ma jority of the children are of English parentage." Thut these terms will be accepted by the Boers and thut they will settle down quietly again after the war Is over, Mr. Tree feels assured, as well aa of the fact that the end of hostill ties Is not fur off. P17EKTO RICAN TARIFF. K-.-nator Jore. of Nevada, Opposed to Admitting Our Island Possessions to the Rights of Statehood. NEW YORK, March 22 "I do not believe In free trade vlth Puerto Rico," remarked United Sta'."S Senator Jones of Nevada last night. ' I am opposed to making Puerto Rico" a territory of the United State. It was a mistake to make Hawaii a territory. We should have Cuba, Puerto Rico, Hawaii and the Philippine archlpelugo colonies of ttil. country with a colonial form of government. "Just so soon as we establish free trade relations with the islands named, just so soon do we bring hundreds of thousands of cheap laborers Into com petition with the free labor of this country. I favor the highest kind of J turlfT for Puerto Rico. "About Bryan! Well his platform Is all right enough in tho main. I do not know that he will be elected, but his rv nomination cannot be prevented." FEAR BLOODSHED IN KENTUCKY Examination of Gcctel Mcrder Suspects to Be Held Today. MOUNTAIN MEN IN ARMS Both Tijlor and Beckbam Hate Or dered Troops to Sceae of Trial ' and a Conflict Is Peired. One Hundred and Fifty Rolls of Japanese Warp and Chinese Straw Mattings 12 1-2 Cents Per Yard and Upwards Exquisite Colorings and Designs .... Charles Hcllborn 8 Son C. J. TRENCH ARD, Commission, Brokerage, CH,,om HOHM Broker. ASTORIA, .OREGON Insurance and Snipping If tat W. F. AOOh and Paclfl Kxprcu Cel. STRENGTH OVERESTIMATED. Description of the Defenses Found at Magersfontein by the British Troops. LONDON, March 22. tCorrespond ence of the Associated Press.) That many mistaken estimate, were made of Boer strength and guile, while Me theun'a forces remained pusslve In front of it, Is clear from the following accounts Of a personal Inspection of Magersfontein, written by the Dally Telegraph correspondent after the Boers had evacuated the slaughter place of the Highlander. "We looked in vain for the 'eight- foot wire entanglement,' of which we hud read so much from the pens of hys- terhal and probably rather frightened young soldiers after the Magersfontein mishap. Instead of an entanglement there was only a simple wire bound ary fence not continuous but placed at Intervals along the line of the trenches, and hung with strips of beef w as probably a more formidable obsta cle than the poor little fence on which It hung. Then we looked for the deep trenches underground dwelling, deep enough to engulf man and horse of which we CHINESE PIPE DREAM STORT. Alleged Uneensored Letter From the Philippines Contains Astounding Statements. SAN FRANCISCO, March 22. The steamer Hong Kong Maru brings from Hong Kong news of a surprising state of affair, existing in the Philippines. The correspondent of a Hong Kong pa per, .ends the following unceiiHored let ter to his journal: "Manila, Feb. 13. It Is a strange slate of affairs that exists In th Phil ippines today. Improvement is lslble in nearly every quarter. Civil govern ments arc rapidly being established In every town of Importance and garris ons and patrols are In process of ex tension wherever Americans hold the territory, and yet It Is an undeniable fact that since January I last the In surgent forces have captured a number of rifle, and quantities of ammunition from tho Americans. Besides this the casualty rate of the last two weeks will come very close to belny; heavier than a. any other period of the Insur rection, with the exception of the time at the outgrcak of the rebellion and the fortnight following, beginning with March 25, 1S99. These are hard facts to swallow. The threatened guerilla wavfere that Was heard on every side seems to be a stern reality and parties of fifty or smaller numbers are am bushed and 'Jumped' day after day. FRANKFORT, Ky.. March 22.-The situation In Kentucky tonight Is more strained than at any time since the murder of ex-Senator Goebel. Con servative citizens who have all along pmh poohed the idea of a conflict now admit that a battle between the rival faction lighting for the control of the state Is almost inevitable. Should the testimony at the preliminary trial of the suspects. Power., Davis, Whlttaker and , Coulton furnish anything like conclusive evidence of the guilt of any of the quartette In arranirfnir tnr ih. murd.-r jf Goebel, it is believed It will h Iropossible to control the friend, of the deceased ex-senator, who will at tempt to take the law into their own hands. They will be met with determined op position of both the Taylor and con servative Beckham faction and bloody conflict must ensue. Governor Beckham has Issued order. to various companlea of the state guard to report here tonight for the purpose of protecting the court house and jil during the examining trial, to morrow. Beckham's orders were issued secret ly after a conference with Adjutant General Castleman last night and It is nut known whether Governor Taylor will order his soldiers to go to the court house also. If he should take a similar action a clash is feared. A telegram to a local paper, doled from a town in tbe mountain section. aya that many friends of Power and Coulton, who are from that sec tion are organizing to come here tomorrow to attend the trials. A large consignment of guns and ammu nition was received here today and stored In the buildings adjacent to the juil where the suspects, Powers, Da vis. Whlttaker and Coulton are con fined. Thi action was ordered yester day when It was rumored that armed bodies of men from the mountain, might come here to the preliminary trials and that an attempt might be made to rescue the prisoners. CORBIN. Ky.. March 22. Sheriff Reese of Knox county has summoned as witnesses In the Goebel murder case, Ella Smith, Jane Catron and Lizzie Matthews of Barboursville, who are alleged to have said they heard John Powers remark that If some one did not kill Goebel he would do so. They will testify at the Powers hearing tomor row. mand for foundry pig. Is not what It should be. The outlook I becoming more favor able for export business In pig Iron. Foreign buyer, are now in this city negotiating for large lots. In one case 1H.0OO tons are wanted, and In another 10.000 tons. The foreign demand cover, bessemer, basic and foundry grades. Prlv In England have been advanc ing sharply. The English market has apparently been kept down by fear of American competition. With such a prospect for enlarging of trade abroad a moderate reduction In pig inn price here would not be a serious matter for all business Inter est concerned. The shortage of Iron In Europe offers an opportunity for the disposal of a surplus here. QUARRELING OVER COLONEL. Seattle and Tacoma at War Over Bry an' Prowed Visit to the Coast. FRANKFORT. Ky., March 22,-State troops recognizing democratic Governor Beckham are In possession of the coun ty court nouse and Jail tonight, and will do military duty here under orders from Governor Beckham during the ex amining trllals of the republican secre tary of state, Caleb Powers. Captain John W. Davis and W. H. Culton, which are set for hearinv iefore Judge Moore tomorrow. The military Is also reinforced by 75 special deputy sheriffs who were sworn In by civil authorities this afternoon. TO OBSERVE THE ECLIPSE. A California Millionaire Outfits a Par ty of Astronomers. SAN FRANCISCO, March 22. Wm. H. Crocker has offered to defray the expense of sending out a party from the Lick Observatory to observe the total eclipse of the sun oti May 26. A com plete outfit of instruments will be tak en. A station has not yet been definite ly chosen but It will probably be at Barnesvllle, a small town near Atlanta, Georgia. PROMINENT HAWAIIAN DEAD. OAKLAND. Cal., March 22. Volney D. Ashford, formerly a prominent Ha waiian political agitator and revolu tionist, Is dead. THE PUERTO RICO TARIFF. Senate and House Still Worrying About the Revenues of the New Colony. WASHINGTON. March 22. Almost tho entire session in the senate today was spent In the discussion of the con ference report upon the Puerto Rican appropriation bill. The democratic senators manifested a disposition to criticise the restoration of the house provision covering future collections of revenue, professing to find In this ac tlon a desire to continue the Dingley tariff. The republican peace committee met after the adjournment of the senate and practically ratified the offer of Senator Foraker to separate the house Puerto Illco tariff bill from the senate governmental bill and take a vote on the house measure. NO IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS. Iron Trade Situation Presents New Features. Some NEW YORK. March 22. The Iron Age says: No important developments have oc curred during the week suggestive of the future course of the iron trade. The situation in bessemar pig contin ues strong, with rather heavy trans actions at Pittsburg and In the East. Large customers are in need of more material of this character.' The de- S BATTLE. March 22--The clash which ha arisen between the Tacoma and Seattle committers appointed to arrange for Bryan during the visit to this coast of the democratic leader, renders It more than possible that Col onel William J. Bryan will cut thl. city out of hi. Itlnery. The .tate commit tee hail originally arranged to have Colonel Bryan speak in Seattle on Monday, April 2, and at Tacoma the day following. These date were trans posed at the request of the Tacoma committee. Later they wens placed as In the first instance, Seattle having in the meantime arranged to take Colonel Bryan nn a flying trip to Whatcom and other Northwestern cities after he had finished here. This arrangement, if carried out, would have left Colonel Bryan only time to speak at an evening meeting at Tacoma. The committee at the lat ter place objected and Secretary Ma. loney ruled In their favor, thus cut ting out the Whatcom trip. Tonight Secretary Malony was notified by the member, of the local reception commit tee that if he insisted in his position, the reception to Colonel Bryan would be dropped here. The democrats hope to have the matter patched up. WILL BUILD ROADS. Governor-Gener.U Davis Plans for Dis tributing the Puerto P.lcan Re lief Fund. NEW YORK, arch 22. -A dispatch to the Journal and Advertiser from San Juan. Puerto Rico, says: tieneral Davis, who has recovered from his Illness, said in an Interview: "We shall spend most of the money furnished by congress in bull ling roads. We w ill continue to feed the incapable and destitute. If a man Is able-bodied and will not work he mubt starve. If he cannot work he will be fed. As free trade and constitutional rights have become political questions I cannot enter into the controversy. I have given the government the true facts and have pointed out what I be. lleve to be the only sound policy for the government. That ends my duty, I cannot take part In questions of high statesmanship. "Tbe people of Puerto Rico are civ ilized and are more capable than the people of New Mexico, who were given territorial government fifty years ago. SHINGLE MEN RAISE PRICES. Dealers Who Fail to Keep Faith Made to Suffer A Shut Down of Mills Ordered. TACOMA. March 22. The Washing ton red shingle manufacturers asso ciation at a meeting today advanced the prices five cents and withdrew the former differential of ten cents In favor of Western dealers. This latter ac tion was taken, it is claimed, because dealers have not acted fairly with the association by maintaining prices. The association also ordered the shut down of all mills from March 31 until April 9, on account of the condition of the Eastern markets. Prices hereafter will be 11.40 for stars ami $1.60 for clears. WHY TROOPS WERE CALLED Governor Steunenterg Takes tfce Stand For the Defense. MARTIAL LAW A NECESSITY Scores of Telegrams Imploring Help Read Seasatloaal Cbarijes Are Ciplodcd. KILLED IN COLL BLOOD. Lrutal Murder of Thomas Eagleton at Baker City Shot Through the Heart. BAKER CITY, March 22. Thsmas Eagleton was shot and killed by Frank Turner and Thomas Keeton at Granite touay. xne men were mixed up in a gambling game in a saloon. All par ties to the quarrel left the saloon and In. mediately Turner shot Eagleton, the bullet entering his back and passing through the heart. Eagleton ran across the street and fell. Keeton followed and fired a bullet Into Eagleton's head. Turner and Keeton were taken Into custody. REPUBLICAN DOLLAR DINNER. Spokune Gives i Spread at Which a Thousand Guests Are Present. SPOKANE, March 22. The republi can dollar dinner tonight was the larg est banquet ever held in the state of Washington. A thousand republicans were present from all parts of Spokane county. Fifteen long tables were set in a large machinery warehouse and the spread was called "a dollar dinner," but In fact it cost J2 or $2.51 per plate. WASHINGTON. March 22.-Unusual Interest attached to the Coucr d'Alcne investigation today, a the prosecution, after presenting testimony almost In terruptedly for five weeks, closed It. caw and gave way to the defense. Governor Steunenb.-rg, of Idaho, was the first witness called in rebuttal of the charge made. As he took the s.and, he spread before him several hundred telegraphic dispatches. He read tekgram. dated several days prior to the blowing up it the Bunker Hill mill. Fred K. Burbrldge, of the Bun ker Hill mine, telegraphed that an armed mob had stopped the Bunker Hill men from working and called for protection. He also read many tele grams to and from the sheriff and other, showing the steps taken . lo maintain order. The governor suggest ed arbitration of the differences, but irt answer, Burbrldge stated there waa nothing to arbitrate, and again called for protection. On April 29, the day of the blowing up of the mill, Steunenberg said he re ceived a dispatch stating that all the miners of Canyon creek had laid off and were coming to Wardner to men ace the Bunker Hill men. This was accompanied by another request for protection. At the same time dispatches were received from tbe Oregon Railway lc Navigation Company, stating that' an armed force had taken possession of the railroad track, at Wardner, and then at 4 p. m. stating that the rioters hud set fire to the mill: that tlwy hud placed dynamite under the mill and that it would be blown up. Sheriff Young also telegraphed him from Wardner that the mill was blown up and giving the gravity of the situ ation. At p. m., the governor said he sent a dispatch to the president, calling for federal aid. as the Idaho troops were absent in the Philippines. In the Cour d'Alene investigation dur ing the aftern-)on. Governor Steun.-n-berg was asked where the insurrection had its Inception and what mining camps engaged lit It. He said that ia his opinion the mining district of Sho shone county had been in a .tate of in surrection since li'JZ. The insurrection of April 29, he saU, Harted at Burke. The goverr-or's description was extend ed and circumstantial, and brought out frequent objections on the part of Lentz, on the ground that it was hear say. Governor Steunenberg was asked wha-. part of the United States troops took in the arrest and detention of the imprisoned miners. He answered that the position they occupied was the same as that which the state militia would have occupied if they iiad been available. The governor said, the course of the United States troops, such as had been under his observation and investiga tion, was at all times proper and con siderate of the men they had In charge, ar.d in obedience to their superior of- i-ers. He said he did not see any abuse of prisoners, although he had mingled freely with them, and w hlle complaints were made on other matters thuv was no complaint as to the conduct of the troops. He had investigated the report the giai.d army man, Miller, was prodded by a bayonet when arrested and was told by Miller's brother, who Is a mem ber of the legislature, that the prod ding did not occur, although there wa a controversy. The cross examination of Governor Steunenberg was conducted by Mr. Robinson, attorney for the miners. The governor stated that he considered hi proclamation as to the insurrei'tioa equivalent to a declaration of martial law. He was asked by what right the arrests were made without warrant prior to May 3, when the proclamation was issued. It was done, he said, under the gen eral requirement of the governor to protect life and property. Robinson al so asked if this would permit arrest without warrant. The governor said he was not aware than any such arrests had occurred. The navy department has issued or ders for the repair of the cruiser Bos ton, now at Mare Island navy yard, the cost of w hich will be about fciOO.'KK). HELD IN QUARANTINE SAN FRANCISCO, March 22. Tue Japanese liner Hong Kong Maru has arrived from the Orient via Honolulu. No mails nor passengers will be land ed until the vessel has been passed by the quarantine Inspectors.