The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930, March 24, 1900, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextNOTtOVU , , Hill . .: .. . ..li.Ia r.Mi(CUUUi . i- II be liable to prosecuUOv Wl VOL L AHTOUIA. i OREGON, d AT U It DAY. M AKCII U, 15HXV K0. 249 fA. oil - ' V- trr ... . V EFr B If ears 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 of the Eclipse Hardware Co. The best range in the world. You can buy one. The price in not out of sight. NO RELIEF FOR METIIUEN'S Jlft I The Gallant Colonel Apparently Left to Ills Fate. MOVEMENTS OF THE TROOPS Blank BcoSis, School Boo!($ ! School Supplies, Fine Stationery... o n (i n Tide TnlileM, Nautical nnd Other AlmnnncH for IQOO llydrograptilc and Geodetic Survey Charts t GRIFFIN & REED 1 ENTEN GOODS Salt and Smoked Herring Mackerel, Codfish, Plnnlnti HaddlH, Cunticd PIhIi, v ' New Fresh Goods,,. FOARD U STOKES CO. 4 Roberta' Mala Army Idle - Bullcr Rciliai Freoib Si I II Flihlinf. and Plumcr Muatlaf Cover. ' LONDON. March 21, M5 a. m.-Lord Roberta' main army continues wait Iiik at Jllocmfonteln. Sentimental In fcrcm In thi? fate of Marking ban been Intensified with Colonel F'lurnera furred retirement to Crocodile pools. where hi- wan two month ago. Belief from the n.irth now dwindles to an m probability. Iwi Mithuen la skirmishing with :he luT at Warn-nton, 1(7 miles away Although seemingly In force sudden In do pretty much an he likes, he has ml advanced thee Ave days. (.cncral French's cavalry and mount i iniamry, Becoming to rumor, are llh'htlng somewhere -nM of Rloemfon teln. Thin suKgcsts more Boer bad news, ait Commandant Oliver' com mando, llh 2.000 wagons, la reported on Uasutoland frontier, toil Inn north ward to Kruonstadt via Iady Brand. Thin enormous waicon train la pnos rd to be moving 25 ml lea a duy. General Buller haa not yet moved la Natal . The K!ihth dlvlMon will go dlre.-t to Hloeinfonti'ln. Ixird HiitMTta' effeetlve dlxpal At the front ten day a hence will be. It la entlmoted, 70.0W men, with an cany poaalbllliy of moving eastward, farcing- the lioera to evaruat the lUxsaniberg range, and J lnln- hand with tieneral fuller befoi continuing bla prauenade tu F rvtorU. Acme" Health Coffee And a full liuaof ! Falston's Whole Wheat Flour and Health Goods . . . Golden Pheasant and Corvallis Flour Am guaranteed to please. WK AKE AGENTS A fine Una of Tcsble flymps, Rllhcn and HnueeM Jitatt In. ' Ross, llllns 8 Co. aaFi CLATSOP MILL CO.: ASTORIA, ORE. Fir, Spruce and Cedar Lumber Boxes, Sash and Doors, Shingles and Mouldings IX)NfH)X, March il-OolonHI riumer has retired to Oacodll Poola and Ma feklng aeema farther off than ever from relict Tills wua was cvmtalned In iliMuuli h from Uuluwaya, dated March it, anl published :n the second edition of the Times. These advk'ea add that the haae of hospital supplies has been brought back to QabeTonea, though the rurn-apondcat further sa)- It la thought the object of the Uosr demonstration of March IS and II was to cover tile re moval of the siege guns from Mo f ek ing. General Trench" activity In the Orange Free State may weli be pre liminary to a forward movement by Lord Roberta, wlfh the main army. A dispatch from llloemlonteln, dat ed Morch 22, aaya that Irealdent Kru ger, la reported to have Imiwd a procla matliHi declaring that Great Urltain la In Ur dlstreaa and that the Russians are occupying Londen. A Sprlngfooteln telegram published In the nnrond ndlUon of the Times aaya: 'The apparently submissive attitude of the Free 8 Lasers should be accepted with caailon. Tbe large jinortlon of obsolete. Inferior weajions belag turned in by them to the British la giving the ImpreMdoa that large atorea of modern Mausers are being conoealed." The Outlmik sieclal correspuad .-nt at Cape Towa says: "Kc.llng is ruantng atrong against the leniency with which the rebels of Cape Colony and Xatul are being treat ed by the Jiritlxh Authorities." cully Adopts! In .'tips Colon v, but In Nut al where there Ut -A great loyalist n'a.'orlty, wh'i find vry bitterly toward their n.dgh-' irs who hnva "assisted to bring evils upon th" l ind'1 ui.ire severe titatrnent Is iisr Htly iletlred. "I cannot help thinking that this would ici ii mUtaH, her-aus..- for one surrendering relxd lund..'U(Tel and put In jail ten dep.rata n.en will renolve to (lent to the blrtr end with the Uocrs. "The tlrltlrh should not try for :helr pourd of flesh, but only to bring about a speedy and permanent peace. "A proclamation binding to encour age desertions from the republican ar mer similar to that Issued by Lord Kobi rts. mlnlit be effet'tive here. Many Nitul Iutch farmers are anxiously watching the treatment those who sur render receive, unmoved alike by loyal pulsion or Impractical sentiment. "The British government must estab Huh a uniform system of treating the unfortunate, misguided people, and I plead for a system in w hich mercy al ready treads close Bpon the heels of Justlee. The lirltUh have by ro meana a monopoly of right in this quarrel. Their African record does not entitle them to judge harshly and whatever the right and wrong, the only goal should lie a contented, happy South Africa." THE KENTUCKY TRIALS BEGUN Soldiers Goard tbe Coort Honse Oa Every Side. EVIDENCE AGAINST POWERS Tbe EuiUncai at Few Heal as4 Pabllc Paly Necdi tbe li(btesf la ceatire to Form a Mob. tbe CANADIANS HONOIt MAHAN. The Ureal American Naval Captain Writes Strong I'ro-Kngllsh Letters. LONDON. -March 23.-Aorordlng to specltil dispatch from Cape Town, dated .today, General Freoch'a cavalry fighting eustwnrd of iloemtante.ln. HOEIJ PIUSONEUi Pea.uliuritles of the Defeated Uuighe Many Cowards Among Them. NBW YOKK. March 53. Following la the full text of Winston Churchill': Iadysmlth dlsputch on the treatment of colonial lebels, lis ca4.1 to the World: "What shall Urltain do now with those she calls rebels? has become very Important question. They may De divided into lour classes tho ringleaders, those taken In arms, those who raa'e voluntary surrender otherwise than on the field nt hlLltla unit fhriHA whn i.n u,.lr i une nunarea ana rilty Kolis or Japanese Warp tnelr torm without going through any lurniuiuy. "The persona coming under the first two catagorlss, those who have Incited a district to rise or have plundered the farms of loyal farmers or have com mitted dlslitnorabla acta vf war, may be held to deserve severe unlshment whether surrendering or taken In arms for Insurrection has 11 to nil kinds of misery nnd destruction. Moreover, it muy seem niojt desirable to distinguish between this class and the other. But those who wish to rnak their peace, whether formally or not, may be aternly directed to remain on their farms, work'.na at their ordinary Dull ness until the queen's pleasure shall he made known to them. ' , "This policy, I understand, is practl- and Chinese Straw Mattings 12 1-3 Cents Per Yard and Upwards Exquisite Colorings und Designs ..... Charles Ilcllborn 8 Son C. J. TRENCHARD, Commission, Brokerage, Insurance add Shipping Custom House Brokar. ''.'. ASTORIA, jOREGON Agsat W. f. Oo and Paolflc kxereMOea. MONTKKAL, March 21 CapUin Mahan is to have the honorary degree of doctor of lawa conferred upon him on April 30 by McGIII university. Two Interesting letters from Captain Ma han to lrlnclpal Pateraon are made public here. In one, he aaya: 'I am very glad to know that any utterance of mine has given satisfac tion to the people of Canada. At this period of the world's history, what ever tenda to draw closer the tlea of kinship between the I'nited States and the Urituth empire, whether In its whole or in its parts, la a matter for congratulation. The result of cordial mutual understanding la sure to be reached, provided those of us who real ie the importance, can have the pa tience t bear with th extravagance of opponents on one aide or the other." In .the second letter he makes the fol lou lug observations of international arbitration: I do not greatly value arbitration, except in deciding pure matters of fact. As regards the relations of the two peoples, you do not dwell uion what. to my mind, is the crucial necessity, namely, patience on the part of those who think as we do, with the volatile. prejudice!!, unthinking or malevolent urta of the community. In a way. real Britain needs this more than we liecjiuse. your comparatively houicgen ous people find it hard to understand the violent utterances and professions of a nation which has not yet reached the stage even of being composite. It is simply hetrogenous with prejudices often akin to the soil. In this the Irish are conspicuous, but even the Germans o not wholly escape, although aa Americana they have a higher and more Intelligent patriotism. But if it is hard for Great Britain to bear, what la It to those of us who see the right eousness and policy of the atate en dangered by such folly and malevo lence as has been shown nere lately. There Is but one thing patience; faith that as the eleiuenta of future under standing between the English speaking IHoples exist so they will progress to perfection if only we are patient In ae tlon and endurance." ; .SOUTHWEST DAIRYMEN. Third Annual Meeting Closed Officers Elected for the Ensulmr Tear. .IIOSCOW, Ida.. March 23.-The Pa cific. Northwest Dairy Association closed its third annual meeting here today. Officers were elected for the en suing year as follows: I'reaident, W. J. SpUlnian, Pullman secretary, D. C. Dilworth, Spokane treasurer, J. L. Smith, Spokane; vice presidents: Montana, S. M. Emery, Uoiemaa; Oregon, Dr. James Withy. combe, Corvallis; Idaho, 1L T. French, Moscow.; Washington, A. U. Leckenby, Rainier. .Executive committee: Mon tana, Dr. Knowles, Helena; D. N. Shaw, Boaemaiu Oregon, W. W. Cotton, Port land; J. C. Kauplsch, Portland; Idaho, Job. Robnett. Lewis ton; Theodore Reed, Moscow; Washington, Ward Eralgh, Walla Walla, Millard Freeman, Seat tle. ' FRANKFORT, Ky., March 23. Tbe preliminary examination of Secretary of State Caleb Powera, charged with abetting the assassination or William Goebel, began today before Judge Moore. The mountaineers failed to appear and no disorder occurred. ' Seventy-five extra police officers and deputy sheriffs guarded the outer en trance to the courthouse while a file of soldiers stood at the doors and pass ed on the credentials of persona enter ing the room. The general public was excluded. Lexington and Winchester mtlltla companies, armed with Wln rheatera, were scattered throughout the varioua rooms. Judge Moore convened court at 10 o'clock. The prisonera, the republican secretary of state. Caleb Powera. W. H. Culton and John Davis were brought Into the court-room and took seats by their counsel. The commonwealth wit nesses were called, numbering 40. The name of Sergeant Golden was not In the list. Ex-Governor Brown read the warrant against Powera, which charged Powera with being an accessory to the murder of Goebel. Brown asked for dismissal of the defendant. on the ground that the warrant was defective In not stating that the crime was com mitted In Franklin county and did not show the offense to nave been com mitted In Kentucky. Judge Moore overruled the objection on the form of the warrant. The witnesses today included War den Eph LilUrw. Detective rc Arm strong, Sheriff Doaworth of . Fayette county, who arrested Secretary Powers, Captain John Davis, and Silas Jones, who la now under bonds charged with complicity In the murder. The testimony tended to show that the shots came from that section of the executive building in which Secretary Powers' office la located, although no one swore that the shots were Bred ,'rom the secretary's office. The strong est evidence, perhaps, was given by Silas Jones, wbo was In Governor Tay lor's ante room when the shooting took place. It was his isnpressloa that the shots were fired ' from the executive building and he thought from the cor ner of the building in which Secretary Powera office is located. "Did you see any one try to open Caleb lowers' door?" asked Attorney Pol8sTove. "Yea, I saw- a man with sandy whis kers trying to open his door. He struck it with a hatchet," replied Jones. On cross examination Jones said he aw Powers leave his office during the morning for Louisville. This was pre vlous to the shooting. No evidence waa adduced today tending to show that the defendant uas implicated in any con spiracy, but the fact brought out that F. W. Golden, who is said to have made a confession, would be put on the witness atand before the hearing ends. An incident occurred during the after noon that showed how people are pre pared for emergencies, a soldier drop ped bis revolver on the stone tlaKBing and it exploded. In an instant every man .in the crowded courtroom was on his feet, fully a third of them with their hands on their rear pockets. atrip of Alaskan territory to the British government. ..... It havnot been determined whether the meeting will be In Washington or In Ottawa, nnr Just when the commis sion will be convened. . ; ' The proposal for " reconvening the commission comes from Great Britain and developments today seem to con firm the stattment of Sir Wilfred Lau rier, made In the Canadian parliament, that the commission will soon be called together. As is well known, there is much opposition to the May-Paunce-ftte treaty, which provided in ita ori ginal shape for a neutral canal, and one which could not be fortified by this country even In time of war. Senator Davis has proposed an amendment to the- treaty which gives this govern ment the right to control the canal ab solutely whenever the Cnited Etotea becomea Involved In a war with a for eign nation. Great Britain naturally opposes this amendment, bui. It Is said, that the government has pnipised to r convene the Joint high .;ommiion with the intention of effect'iiij negotia tions which will permit the United States to fcrtify the Nlcaraguan canal and In exchange for this CJreat Britain will ask for an outlet through A'aeka to the sea, which means the- cession of Pyramid harbor to the British govern ment. . THE WAR OF SWEETS. Sugar Refiners Trying to Settle Their ' Differences by Arbitration. -The Journal WILL CONTINUE MILITARY HULE StenacBierf of llito Says tts insurrection Is M laid. ASSUMES All RESPONSIBILITY NEW YORK. March 3 of Commerce aaya: It may be stated on excellent author ity that- the most serious negotiation! that hfl.v thlla fan tiMn a ttomrt.. 4 having In view the termination of t ! troubles of, the sugar refiners b J been in progress for a week or r v" These negotiations have been uui.i.ci4 vj mi. rfaiun 11. ruvi, or 1 AJ Howell, Son & Co., agents of t H. lenhauer and National refinerk ' . 4L Tp ran refineries were virtually the . "j pendent refineries before the V ? " and Doscher entered the fiel i operated apparently 'under . 1.Were , . . a tacit un derstanding which allow e a -v. . Jm what they mens tig under the Lively Time . Aohs( I be Mcsteri el tbe laestlratia Ccmmtttee Saltif to tbe : Frost Wlfi a Vljeraaa Pretest. WASHINGTON, ifi tch 25. In ta Coeur d'Alene Invea igmon tbla after noon, Governor St. jCnenberg waa ques tioned on his ex riSion of the procla mation on the .rmit iystem so as to include men a' ve grouml as well aa r underground Wnen Mked If he gave "blank ' aulnority" to make ar rests, he sr lhe autnorlty given went to the ex- r o maknfC ts of all persons jturblnK the peace and order and vis lBC marlU1 uw. He did not know that Dr. France, coroner, bad n ade j . . ,h. permit aya- f .rreiiLB, uv" r .Yaii nnt ben observed. ut. whatever Dr. France did," ne avernor said, I will awnd by." Aiuestiona were directed to showing tliat the writ of habeas corpus had Wn suspended. The governor main tained, however, that there was no dec laration that the writ was suspended, lie mated that while he did not repudi ate any action the attorney-gen rai aook, 4t pleading that the writ was auspeilded that officer acted on his own responsibility en the law pleadings, tie did -not' believe the condition of th insurrection vaa auppressed at thla time and he saad it would be difficult to a how much", longer this condition E would continue. When asked If he Intended to con ilnue miiitanr 'rol Indefinitely, he . J .UI tern fineries, named to obta considered a fair ahare L, , T Bnald it would be ro itlnued until thare rrZl ranee t - order waa res- without, as a rule. American Sugar Re prices. ; .. The conferences during the progrer have been largel not, ' It is unde officially by rer kat kmve been held of the negotiations informal and have fatood, been attended ffsentatlvea nt lha In. terested parUe h.ve bov been attended y Menda of he intereats of Mumcit.nt importance to Justify the , . agreement, -been reached, it would have received twnedderable weight with the refiners themselves. DEMAND HEAVY DAMAGES. Schooner Injured by Collision With the British Ship Reliance. SAN FRANCISCO. March 23. A libel suit has been filed In the United States district court by G. S. Hinsdale and other owners of the schooner Zampa, iHlmlng damages of $5,260 from the 'rltlsh ship Reliance for damages al- ogeil to have been sustained In a col lision with the Reliance at sea on Jan uary 28 lust. The owners of the Re liance deny the blama for the collision and have a counter libel for dam ajee pending against the Zampa. WASHINGTON, March 23. Colonel Andrew Cowan, a merchant of Louis ville: Samuel J. Roberts, editor of the Lexington Leader, and John Marshall, republican lieutenant governor of the state, all prominent republicans and friends of Governor Taylor, called at the white house today and had a half hour'a conversation with the president on the situation in Kentucky. On leaving the White House tonight, they stated they called on McKiniey for the sole purpose of explaining to him the exact situation ir. the state and what had led up to the present sondltlon of affairs. - ' They said they had assured the pres ident they did not want federal troops to be sent to the state or any fed eral interference whatever. COLOMBIAN INSURGENTS WIN. Rebellion r, That Republic Afsuming a ery Serious Aspect. NEW YORK. March 23,-The reports oi.me i-oiomhian government to the nect that the rebellion haa been crushed are contradicted by cable and mail advices received in this city by vr. a. iiax uuerra, which tell of In surgent victories in Cnlnml.iu r b DV " erfll rklnrM T-K .. t . - , serious state or &r- taira in Colombia is further demon strated by the order sent out by the minister of war at Rogota to all reserve army officers to report Immediately for oui. une or these. General Manuel Narvaex, has Just arrived here from London on the steamer Kaiserin Maria l neresia. He is the minister of Colom bia to London. Dr. Guerra's Informa tion is to the effect that the revolu tionists have defeated the government forces in battle at Rio Hache. Cerro Libre and Villa Vincencia. In the fight at the last named place thirteen gov ernment officers were captured. The rebels are still sanguine of eventual success and say the war will not end Delore June. we in. I . . . 1 j 4nlng Company's , d M TT 'Tir r - ' " lence. Tfc ... ted tiit If any v aKV-vwraUVX nu. . arrests were made prla r to ln l8u" ance of, his proclamatio u va wlt! his autborlzaUon and appry "val' ani cause of his general author, lt' hltf exei-utive of the state. Befc, r G "W"1 Merriam. went to the scene oV ' diso der the sovernnr hait tolk i.k lltn awid i.i. . i told hitc to take such stena a "s i necestary to maintain order. Wht further questioned as to Just whA ' wa responsible for the arrests, SteuneiAerg said; "I assume the responsibility for ery ,n cnosnooe county by General Merriam or any one else." He was asked if he asumed this resiionsibllity in the case of a man brought from Montana, and amounting It is alleged., "kidnapping." Steunen berg answered that if it amounted to that, he assumed responsibility for it. EATEN WHILE ALIVE. MAY CEDE PYRAMID HARBOU. ureat urltain Will Ask for a Slice of Alaska for Agreeing to the Davis Canal Amendment CHICAGO, March 23. A special to the Tribune from Washington aays: It was learned here today from re liable sources that the Joint high com mission will assemble In the imme diate future to consider questions of great Importance, including the forti fication of the Nicaraguan canal and the possible relinquishment of a small CLAIMS THE LODGE FORTUNE. An tngnsn Heir Tuts in a Claim for the Dead Callfornian's Money. SANTA ROSA. Cal., March 23.-A pe tition has been filed In court here in behalf of Robert D. Lodge ,of York shire, England, who alleges that he Is the son and heir of the late John D. Lodge, whose entate Is appraised at over $100,000. The petition alleges that the deceased left his wife and two chil dren in England In 1853 and came to ma. n.e mea last octooer, soon after the death of a second wife. He left three children here. The petition alleges that Lodge was never divorced trom his first wife, the mother of R. o. L)dge, who asks the court to re. voke the letters of administration is sued to J. P. Overton, of this city. iiiere promises to be a bitter contest over the estate. Naval Officers Subjected to Hoirihi. Tortures by Cannibals In Dutch New Guinea. VANCOUVER, B. C, March 23.-Th. steamer Warimoo, from AuRtmH brings a shocking story from Dutch New Guinea of the capture bv nui... of three officers of the steamer Gen eral Pel. The captives were subject ed to the most horrible tortures and were discovered devoured whll .i living by cannibalistic natives. Whit. the General Pel was in Dutch n Guinea, four of her officers went ashore and were about to take nhotoeranh- of views, when they were surrounded vy names ana three of the naval men ere tuken prisoners. Ernest Wiln.i uun-ri, escaped aitnough wounded. He lingered In the woods long enough to see his comrades tied to trees and used as targets by the natives who sub-si-quently sliced off portions of their living flesh and finally devoured- all three after roasting their fet and legs The Dutch government haa sent th man-of-war "Sumatra" to the scene to avenge these atrocities. CHARGES WERE NOT PROVEN Portland's District Attorney and His Deputy Are Acquitted of Corrup tion in Office. FAILURES FOR THE WEEK. Gain Over the Corresponding Week of Last Year Canada Shows an Increase, NEW YORK. March 23,-Duna' Re- view will aay: Failures for the week have been 1SJ in the United States, agalr.at 200 last year, and 27 in Canada against 23 last year. PORTLAND, March 23.-The com mittee appointed by the republican bar association to investigate the charges of corruption made by ex-Judge Hen ry E. McGinn against District At torney R E. Bewail and his deputy, r R. Giltner, reported tonight that the charses were not proven. Judge McGinn charged that the dis trict attorney and his deputy receive $1,100 per month from the Chinese lot ttrles for protection. Action on the report of the commltt- was deferred until next Tuesday. CANS GETS A riwr'on.xir. NEW YORK .March 23.-Fran F. of Buffalo, successfully defended hl3 ti ne or llgntweight champion of the world against Joe Gans (coloreil), Cf Baltimore, before the Broadway Athe letlc Club tonight.