The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930, March 25, 1900, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextVOL. L. ASTOUIA. OREGON, SUN DAY. MAKCH n, IflOO KO. 23 The Drain tiMin your I'liihi will amount to very little If you hv in d your repairing nti'l IuiiiIjIiiii of all kinds. Wu uri' always riiixon In our thui ,, prompt und obliging in n rvl e, and our wm k 'NilMii be excelled In plumbing, Kun or steam fitting. How Id your ill. I plumbing went lit- U'l uh know. ECLIPSE HARDWARE CO. Blank Books, School Books School Supplies, Fine Stationery... o o (i n (i i o o o T T i) Tide TnhloH, Nmitlcnl nucJ Oilier AliiioniiCH for IOOO llydrographic and Geodetic Survey Charts GRIFFIN & REED !! f mm goods Salt arid Smoked Herring Mackerel, Codfish, Fltitiian HocIcIIh, Canned Fish, New FtchIi GooiIh... FOARD ft STOKES CO. "Acme" Health Coffee Autl full liiiouf Ralston's Whole Wheat Flour and Health Goods . Golden Pheasant and Corvallis Flour Aw KiiariiuLxtl to U-hm. WK AUE AGENTS A flno lln of Tlle Hrtip, UclUhCH ontl Bnuteit uhI In. Ross, Hiins 0 Co. CLATSOP MILL CO.: ASTORIA, ORE. Fir, Spruce and Cedar Lumber Boxes, Sash and Doors, Shingles otid Mouldings NO GOOD NEWS FROM MARKING Fears That the Relief Column Has Been Defeated. FOUR OFFICERS AMBUSHED Rortf Robert, Give No lokllflf ol Hit I ulare PliaiTbe Boers Seem la Mavt Agali Tikci Heart. LONDON, Manh 24.-AI a Lit., hour tli wnr oiilt t putted Ih j following iIih- put h from General Huberts: 'llloemfoiitcln, March 24 Yctti-tduy I.li'Uii-tmnt-Coloni'l Crabbe, Captain Trilli-r ami Lieutenant lion. Klygon, of the On-nadler Guards and Lleul-n-ant I'l.inn.'l CoilrliiKton of the Cold stream Guards, rode eight or nine miles beyond (heir camps on Mod-ler river without an escort, mn pt one trouper. Tiny were llred tiion by a puny of It. m-iii uti'l Lieutenant Klygon killed util Lieutenant Prubbe. I.U'Uii'tmut Colonel Cudiiugtoii ami fujituln Trotter wire scilouy,- wound ed. Tliv trooper was also wounded. "One of Ihe Wuundcd oIII.tm held up a white handkerchief aol tt.e Boer of the i onmiliti-e, Mr. Whw'lfr ub mllteil what In practically the ultima tuiii nt the men 'who stand with Mm. Hi' Hitl'l tl.at lie him! those who agreed wlili lilm wouM abandon the ir eonlm (Imi thtit some of the new- ship should In- liullt In navy yards; they wouM an ret' t authorize the payment of VM jtr ion for ttit- armor for the three battleships already uulh irlzi-'l and would iTiult lilt' secretary of the navy lo ci.iilrm t for aniiot' for lln- hlm to be uullioil.i'it by I In- pri-m nt hilt If tile lien! Ml'lllor I'oUl'l ii ohtlllneil for tin in ul a ri UMinulil- ont. Mr. Wliet-I er hukkikIi'iI IU.'i uh a reaitonuWe prlte. The roiHlltloii on whlrh Mr. Whet ler offireil ihew coin-iinioiis wan that If tin- net r-lary foul'J not rontrurt fur armor vtlthln tlif ''reaMoiuihle price, "un HpiiroprlHllon tif !2,0K),ii00 tshould Im- untile to tji' Itiiiii'.-dliitely availuMe for tin- coimlrurtlon of a government minor plant. No un i on nt vun real h.-il ami It In proliiilile that the matter will he cur- rleil Into the houw. tin? innjoiiiy of the committee IiihIkIIhk upon authorizing the neiretaiy to contract for urmor at JM.'i er ton. not only for the xhlp pre ImUhI authorlzeil hut for thoie- carried hy the uh well. The CANADA'S FINANCES. Piimliilon'R FinamUl Mlnlhter MakeR a Hplendld Showing ti r the Veur. OTTAWA. Mai eh 2I.-The Canadian hnnnce nilnlitter, W. S. Fielding, has tunt delivered hlii financial Matemcnt In the hiiune of common. It showed 'time to tht-lr uhkIMuikc und did u II ! u growing revenue, larg-. buxlnen ex- tin y piinrlhly could attending to their wouiidH. The liocr then coi.vcyed the wounded to the neareHt fui'mliiuH- whi le they ere taken care .if." In regurd to the genittal ultuutloii tliere Is atmolutel) nothing i.ew to re p irt. Iird ltob-it- dlKpatch riiylng h hail nothing pe,ul to reHirt, In geiier ally Interpreted to mean th.tt he hopen rixedily in announce Home lutelllKence giutlfjlng to the Jtrltlsh. The li Ii.IkIi even dedueo from a lumber of minor Item of ne rec-lved that Hob erta ha natldfactory net it from the m.uthweet by a aetour towaid Mafek- Ing. In tho niearitNhtle Oolon-I I'lumer'B Hinltlon l uruuslng anxiety. Id- ha with him three long trains f Mupplles for Msfeklng, the low of rh.t h woulil be nerloiiH, and further information about fommand.ini Kloff'a inuvrmeiit In awaited with ome trepidatinn. In view of the report from l'rctou.t tl.at he wae imiluting' Colonel l'lumer forceii near (i.t'ieiomii. Wt'lt-lnfornii-d penple in South Africa ar-f, however, more hopeful than thj inhaMtuiita of thin city. The former are preparing; all kind of celebrntiouii to take place on announcement of the ralma 'f .Ma- fcking'a Melgc. A aword of honor In in readlm-mi tr prem-lltathm to Colonel Httdeil 1'uwell. A dlnpatch fnon MaHi-ru. Iluxutuland under ytxterduy's date, Beemn to dig- poie t i the Btory that Cionerul French wan lighting yeKleiday, but It Indicated that a battle la Imminent. a tunpaicn irom iiioeiioii'.eui Hiiyn: The Intern ai- reported to Ik- retiring fr.iiu KrooiiHtadt, after huvlnir blown up the bridge. Spencer WllkiiiHon. reviewing the nll- untion ut the neat of war for the As- KtH'lutcd I'ichu, ut mtdnlvht khvh: "The two iolntH of acute intorewt are just now Mafeking and the liocr' column trekking north to SmithlL'ld and ltoux ville, along the lLtmito border. About Mafeklng we arc In the dark. Colo r.el riumer has but a handful of men ami In not trciig enough to atiacV. Commandant Snyinun ui. 1 mine the eigo. Comniaiulitiit Snynuin, there fore, has attacked him un! Colonel l'lumer him prudently retired, expect- liu u doubt t-i return after Coui- mandant Snynmii wherever tho latttir eocH back. "Lord Itoberts never forgets small thlnga while attending to givnt things. It may be taken as certain, that he knows how and when he .-"hall have Mafeklng relieved, supposing the garri son ecu hold out, but he does not din close his plans of advunoe. The design no doubt Is that General ltuller In his ii'-Nt adwince w ill move simultaneously with Lord Koberts. General ltuller per haps Is not ready. Lord Hobcrts will then have in his own hands 79.000 men and General Huller will hav9 40,0t0. Lord Huberts may be looked for north of the Vhitl at the end of April and before Pretoria If the Itoors tall buck to Hint place, in the first half of May." One Hundred and Fifty Rolls of Japanese Warp and Chinese Straw Mattings 12 1-2 Cents Per Yard and Upwards Kxquisilc Colorings and Designs .... Charles Heilborn S Son C. J. TRENCHARD, Commission, Brokerage, Insurance and Shipping. Custom House Broker. ASTORIA, .OREGON Agent W. F. A Co., and Paolflo Kxprei Co'l. ARMOR FOR WORSHIPS. Govcri'inent Will Hulld Its Own Plant I'nlehs It Can Get Lower Prices. NEW YORK. March 24. A special to the Herald from Washington suys: Efforts have been made by the mem bers of the house committee on naval a If n Irs to reach an agreement en the price of armor. A majority of the committee is in favor of creating the limit at "45 per ton for all the vessels under contract and for those author ised in previous laws and to be author ized by this year's bill. Some of the democrats, under the leadership of Representative Wheelei1 of Kentucky, objects to this and Intends to carry the fight Into the house when the bill Is taken up for consideration. At on Informal meeting of members piiiixion and a general prosperity all over the Dominion. Mr. Fielding ipoke fii about two hours. iH-allng with the figures for the past year ending June 30 lust, he showed the revenue to l- S4C.741.2I3 and the n-p-ndltures $41,!i3,Wn, having a surplus of $4,a7.749. The Increase in the re venu over the previous year was $6, 1N6.000. I el lug with the figures of the cur rent year Mr. Fielding estimated that tvheii ihe business of the' year closed on June SO next there would be a sur plus of I7.j00.0u0. The ImiKirtunt announcement was th.tt the preferential tariff In favor of 1'iUhIii was to be Increased from 15 per cent to 33 1-3 per cent. A proposal had uIo leen made to Trinidad, to give free trade beiweeh that island and Canada on all except a very few arti cles. Tlie only change In the regular tariff Is that machinery, to be used In the manufacture of beet toot iugar, will be admitted free of duty. Mr. Foster, the financial critic of the opposition was taken by surprise at the g-neial programme and asked an ad: Jotirnment of the debate, which was grunted. MOB RULE IN OLD VIRGINIA A Negro and a White Man Handed By Vigilantes. BODIES FILLED WITH BULLETS Peculiar Actios of the She rill in Sendinj the Military Guard Away Whea Vio lence VV'n a Forefoot Coacluiloa. RfCHM'.'.. Vs., March 24.-A ser ies of exciting evtnts In Greenville lounty during the past week culminat ed today In a double lynching at Km pnrU. Mob C'ottcn, a neifro, tho ac cording to his confession killed Sanders and Welter, and O'Orady, a w hite man, who was with hlin In his cabin when the murder occurred, were hanged by a miib. The sheriff of the county discharged the military and the officer In com mand iiotllled Governor Tyler, stating at the Mine time that he thought If the prisoners were left unprotected by the ml'ltary they would be lynched. The governor replied as follows: "The responslhllty Is on the sheriff. If he orders you to withdraw, you can do nothing but to obey. We have done everything pohsible to uphold the law and prevent mob violence and are still prepartd to render every aid neces sary." Hardly was the train bearing the mi litia out of sight when a mob entered the J til and took Cotton and banged him to a tree and fired forty bullets Into his body. letter, despite the pro tests of cooler heads who claimed that the guilt of the whit-? -man had not been established, another crowd, com posed largely of negroes, entered the Jail, took O'Grady out and hanged him also. HKMOCRATS IN COlNCIL. Leaders t-t the Party lu Congr.-ss Hold a Special Meeting and Organize. NKW YORK. March 2I.-A special to the Herald from Washington says: lViiuK ratlc campaign plans were dis cussed last night at a special meeting of the democratic congresional commit tee held at the Hotel Regent. Repre sentative Richardson, leader of the minority, and former Representative James Kerr, of Pennsylvania, was secretary. Mr. Kerr said of the meet ing: "The Puerto Rlc.in tariff question was freely discussed. The main object of the meeting was to formulate plans and methods of organizing that will be effective In the doubtful districts throughout the country." Plans were forinul'ited for the Im mediate opening of campaign head quarters in Washington nnd the send lug out of literature. J. L. Pearcy, of Tennessee, and George N. Jesfe, of Kentucky, were nppint'd a?f-lMiU secretaries. LOSS OF THE CHARLKSTON. Olllcers and Men of the Cruiser Ex onerated From P.Utme by Court of Inquiry. NEW YORK, March i'4. A special to the Herald from Washington says: Some important chanses in com mands on the Asiatic station will occur when Rear-Admiral Hemey hoists his Hag. It is said that the department has determined to order Commander E. D. TituesigB to return to the Asiatic station. Commander Taussig Is now on lighthouse duty. He was summar ily detached several months ago from the command of the gunboat tlennlng ton by Hear-Admiral Watson and or dered to return to the United States. He will be directed to sail for Manila on the Solace. His command on the Asiatic station will be determined by the department before he leaves. The navy department has received the report of the court of Inquiry con vened by near-Admiral Watson at Ma nila to investigate the loss of the cruiser Charleston. The court exon erates the oflicers and men from re sponsibility for the loss of the ship. REBELLION QUELLED. HUENOS AY RES, March 2 .-The re volution in the province of Entre Rlos hus been quelled completely by the federal troops. TAKING SOUTH AMERICAN TRADE Germany Gradually Cutting the Ground Under Uncle Sam's Tee't. NEW YORK. March 24. -A special to the Herald from Washington rays: Not only are Get man subjects colon Ulng Rrazll, but many tire settling In Guatemala and at other points in Cen tral and South America. As the colonization Is being done by German subjects ond not by the Ger man government the United States can not arply the Monroe dix-trine. It Is apparent to the authorises, however, that the German government, by Its Judicious system of fostering German immigration to points where Its sub jects will not lose their nationality, is preparing for future aggrandizement, commercially, if not politically. Information which has been received here from South America rhows that the loss of trade suffered by the United States has in port been due to the activity of the Germans. An official, discussing the matter, raid that the loss of trade was not so impirtant. "The relations of a nation with another grow closer as their trade relations prosper," he observed. It was his opinion that the X'nlted States should, as it has done in the case of Mexico, endeavor to induce its capitalists to spend their money in Cen tral and South America. Such a policy would induce trade in return and would result beneficially to American interests. Orient with a view to the extension of American commerce. Aft!r t brief and spirited debate the house ti1ay took the lnt congressional stvp In completing the Puerto ftiro bill agreeing to the conh-r'-n'e report by a vote e-f )35 to 87. The till turns over to the president for th use of Puerto Rlro about I2.0u0.Mt, of the customs re ceipts collected on Pu-rto Klcan goods up to January 1st last and such amounts as may hereafter accrue until oth-rwlse provi li d by law. The debate lasted bu. an hour, but In this time the whole range i f Puerto Rl'-o legisla tion vs diM ussed. An Important bill paused during the day appropriated J10.000 for designs for a suitable memorial In Washington to U. B. Grant. This Is the first step In a movement to secure an arch similar to the arch c-T triumph In Taris com memorating the Illustrious soldier statesman. A resolution was passed asking the secretary of state for Infor mation on the "iin do)r" negotiations conceriilng China. The vote on the Puerto Rico bill was on party line except thit a number of democrats and Independents voted with the republicans for the report, viz; Hell tC.'l.). Chundler iN. Y.), Cochran Mi.).' Cumniins (X. Y.), Davenport ar.d Stanley (Pa.), Davey (La.), De Vries Cal ), Meekison tO.), Newlands (Ne.), Scudder IS. Y.), Shaforth (Col.) Thayer (Mass.), Wilson (Ida.), and Wil son (S. C). The Puerto Clean appropriation bill was signed by the president this after noon. ' - PHILIPPINE COMMISSION. Transport Hancock to Be Fitted Up for Their Home While in the Tropics. NEW YORK, March 24. A special to the Tribune from Washington wtjs: The war department has fciven orders to have the transport Hancock pre pared for the use of the Philippine com mlsion. She is one of the finest vessels in the service and w ill be put In perfect condition for the accommodation of the members of the commission and their staff of cL-rlcal assistants. The com mission will sail from San Francisco on April 15. The first meeting has been called by Judge Taft to be held In the headquarters of the rlrst commission here next Wednesday when an organi zation will be formed and the staff of the Schunnann commission continued under Secretary McArthur. Little time will 1 siient in Washington as much of the preliminary work has already been accomplished. Dally meetings meetings will be held on the voyage across the Pacific and the commission Is expected to reach Manila about May 10. ready to begin the actual work of organizing a territorial government without delay. AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN. Govirnoi Geer W ill Hear Bryan Mere ly as an Individual. EX-GOVERNOIl STONE DYING. He Is at the Home of His Niece Illness of Long Standing. HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss.. March 24. Ex-Governor John P. Stone Is seriously ill at the home of his niece, Mrs. Ern est McKie. He arrived here Sunday 111 and weak and Immediately went to bed and has been more or less delirious ever since. His physicians do not conceal thou anxiety as to the final Issue of the case." PUERTO FUCAN BILL SIGNED. Foraker Creates a Sensation In the Senat-? Money Enough to Re lieve the Island's Distress. WASHINGTON, March 24.-For a fcw minutes In the senate today a sur prise, bordering almost on consternation in some quarters, was created by the request of Fornker that the Puerto Rlcan government bill be recommitted to the Tuerto Rican committee. The request precipitated a Uvely colloquy but It finally was developed that the bill Foraker wanted recommitted was the government measure now on the calendar and not unfinished business. During the elucidation of his request, however, Foraker plainly Indicated that it was his purpose to separate the bills and press the Puerto Rlcan tariff bill to an early rote, Ms desire be ing to have a vote taken not later than next Thursday. The measure was pass ed providing for the appointment by the president cf a commission to Inves tigate the trade and commerce of the SALEM, Or., March 25. Governor eleer has declined to ride in a carriage In the Bryan parade or ai pear on the platform with Bryan as the governor of Oregon. He says he admires Mr. Bry an but lealtzes that he is merely on a stump-speaking tour and hence de serves no more recognition than any ether political campaigner. Governor Geer says he will hear Bryan, but will go on fiMt with the common people, to which class he belongs. FIREMEN KILLED. Crushed Into a Basement Filled With .Water and Drowntd. NEW YORK, March IM.-Through. the bi-v.kimi dmvn of the first floor la a f.u toiy building at 123 and 125 East Forty-fourth street, whiih was totally destroyed by fire today, three firemen were killed and two injured. The men were pi-cipluted into the basement, in which was about six feet of water, and pinned under the debris. It is supposed they were drowned. MURDER IN FIRST DEGREE. TACOMA. March 24. Ebcn L. Boyce was this morning found guilty of mur der in the first degree. He brutally shot his wife on February 10 while she was acting a cashier In a restaurant In this city. MURDERER GOES FREE. WALLACE, Idaho, March 24. Peter Bernler. charged with complicity in the niuider of Fred Whitney two years aco, was discharged today, the prose cuting1 witness failing to appear. BRYAN NEARING NORTHWEST. OGDEN. Utah, March 24. Colonel William J. Bryan was greeted here by a large and enthusiastic crowd when he reached Ogden today In company with ex-Senator- DuBois of Idaho. Af ter addressing the party he left for the Northwest. INTERNATIONAL CHES3. LONDON. March 24. The Interna tional chess match between English and American teams resulted in favor of the American today by six pames to four. F1TZ AND M COY TO MEET. NEW. York. Marh 24.-I!ob Fitz- siminons and Kid McCoy were 'oatched today to tight on July 4 next 25 rounds at catch weights. HIRED NEGROES TO KILL GOEBEL Sensational Testimony in tfce Kentccky Conspiracy Case. GOLDEN TAKES THE STAND Startling Story ef a Plot (for KbokMk Morder Orer a 1000 Araicd Mouataift ttra Brought lo (be Capital. FRANKFORT. Ky., March 4. -"John Powers told me tbey had two negroes he-re to kill Go-.-tie-l. They were Hecker fcmlth and Dick Coombs." This statement was made today by Wharton Golden, a frail, consumptive looking Kentucky mountaineer, whiltt on Ihe witness stand in the preliminary examination of Secretary of State Ca leb Powers, charged with conspiracy to kill Goebel. Golden told a story of events leading up to the murder that if substantiated will. In the minds of those connected with the prosecution, at least, probably go far toward prov ing the contention of the common wealth that th -j murder ,of Goebel wo the result of a plan in which several prominent men were Involved. Wheth-r the defense will seek to Im peach Gol-leu's testimony In this pre liminary examination is not known, as the attorneys for the defense will not tall, on the subject, but unless such an attempt is made the commonwealth will rest Its case, both County Attor ney Polsgrove and Attorney Campbell being satisfied that enough evidence hus been presented to hold the defend ant on the charges. Golden, who claims to have been at trienu of Secretary Powers and his brother, John Powers, for years, gave testimony that was particularly dam aging to John Powers, but he also brought in the names of many others. Including Charles Flnley, W. H. Coul ten and Governor Taylor, In his recent story of the bringing of mountaineers to Frankfort previous to the assassina tion. Governor Taylor, however, was not directly implicated and the attor iieys for the commonwealth Intimat ed todty that they Jo not exiiect to have his name brought forth promi nently in the story of the alleged con spiracy. Golden bvt-ume so wean under the strain of the examination in the after-l-oon that he befcged to be allowed a fespite. Gulden's testimony tended to t-lww that the plan was male to bring to Frankfort several hundiej "regular mountain feudists," who would, if nec essary, as Golden expressed It, "go Into the legislative nail and kill off enough, demociuts to make It our way." The testimony did not show that the all-ged plot to kill Goebel w as a part ef me original plan, nor did it contain the names of thos-.- who conceived that idea, but the commonwealth sought to show by Golden's conversations with, various people that not only John and Caleb Powers, but others as well, had tull knowledge of the alleged plan of assassination. "When did you have the conversation about the conspiracy with Secretary Powe:-b?" was attorney Cumpbell's first question. "When Powers and I left here togeth er, Powers told me to go to Harlan county ami tell Postmaster Hirst to seni down ten rtgular mountain fued ists." "What was your understanding of that request If" "Well, men who would stand up, and it necessary, go into that leetsuitlve bail and kill off enough to make it in cur favor." Witness stated that Powers said he wanted a regular army of mountain eers to come to Frankfort. "Did you have any further conver sation with Powers regarding the work to be done by the men coming?" "No, sir; they understood what they were kept here tor. We knew tho.ss nK-n were here to go Into that legHla tlve hall and if necessary to clean out enough democrats to make a majority en our fide." The answer creuted a sensation. Dur ing a lengthy argument over a technical point Golden became 111 and the court adjourned until 1:30 p. m. When court re-conve.ned Golden re sumed the stand. He testified that twelve or fifteen hundred mountaineers were brought to Frankfort. They were fed back of the state-houne. Captain Davis and Charles Kinley provided the provisions. Continuing, Golden said: "We sent most of them back that night. By e 1 mean myself, Powers, Davis, Coultori and Governor Taylor." "Finley, Taylor and Powers decided to send back all but teu or fifteen from each county, . I selected twelve arm,. a men to be kept from Knox county; Deputy Marshal George Thomas select ed tie- i:i"tt fr-.ii! Ijiarel (cur.ly. "About 175 men of the mountahn-ers brought to Frankfort remained r to see that we got Justice." Tiie cross examination of Golden v ii begin Monday. i