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HOT O Hi Bnoto, Periodical?, MoRzinee, Rre Ho! lo tc Ttksn From Tha. Library without permission. Any one UruJ i;ult of ouch ofonse, will be liable to prosecution. tSTOMAKBUiUBRiWiSSOIffllEBi. ASTOKIA, OltEOON, THURSDAY. MAKC1I 2 1900 NO. 254 VOL. L. mm ECLIPSE HARDWARE CO. t Blank Boohs, School Boohs School Supplies, Tldo Tnlflo, INmitlcol nnd Othor AlitiiitincN for IQOO llydrographic and Geodetic Survey Charts GRIFFIN o (I Fishermen, BEST BOAT PAINT COPPER PAINT: LUNCH BASKETS ...And ill FOARD & STOKES CO. ii "Acme" Health Coffee And ft full Ralston's Whole Wheat Flour and Health Goods . Golden Pheasant and Corvallis Flour Art, K.mrnntwd to please. VK AKE AGENTS A lino lln of Tnble Myrnp, RellohcM find Haiiecit JumI In. Ross, HlIns 8 Co. CLATSOP MILL CO.: ASTORIA, ORE. Flr9 Spruce and Cedar Lumber Boxes, SohIi and Doors, Shingles otid Mouldings One Hundred and Fifty Rolls of Japanese Warp and Chinese Straw Mattings 12 1-2 Cents Per Yard and Upwards Exquisite Colorings anil. Designs .... Charles Heilborn 8 Son C.J. TRENCH ARD, Commission, Brokerage, tarance and Shipping. Afsnt The Drain ilium yur puis will amount to very little If you hv us do your repairing and plumbing of ml kinds. Wo nro always reason Hlilu In our clmwK, prompt and obliging In rvl e, ana our work cannot lx) excelled In plumbing, in or strain fitting. How I your old plumbing wearing-let un knowj Fine Stationery, in & REED Attention ! things needed by )ou. lino of Custom House Broker. ASTORIA. .OREGON W. t, Oo and Pftolflo Kipreu Col. GENERAL JOUBERT DIED VESTERDAV Expired at Ills Home lo Pretoria From Stomach Complaint. THE TOWN IN MOURNING A Native of Cipe Colony, Tnlacd if Sol dlcr ssd Taufhl lo (Ute the BrilUb From Childhood; Wu Rcxtrdcd At ai Able (kacral. PRETORIA. March 28 General Jou trt difd Inst night at 11:30 o'clock. II Iiii.J been suffering from stomach trouble. The town la plunged Into niiturnliiR for the trots jntrl't, gallant general ami upright and honorable Kmtlrman, General Pletrus Jacobus Joulnrrt KiinnittiMlunt general of the Transvaal fonts, better known aa Pld Joubert, or Slim Peter, was born abciut 6K years mk. was born In Cape Colony, anl hi- wus taught from early childhood to shoot straight and hide the Hrlllrh. He came lo b no f cared by the na tlvi'M thiit the knowledge that he waa at tli hia. I of a punitive expedition usually resulted In their surrender. Hi- m clifted vice-president of the Tranavaul In P9. H defeated Sir lit-iMii. Colley at Miijuba Hill, In 1KN1, unit acted aii president of the repub lie In lHXa-S4. during Kruger's absence In Europe. CONSUL MACRUM'3 CHARGES. lie .Made No Complaint to State De partment, but Matter II a Been Investigated and Settled. WASHINGTON, March 2S.-S.cre-tury of State Hay today rent to the home committee on foreign affalra a li tter giving the official view of the opening of ex-Consul Macrum's mail by the lirltliih censor at Durban. Sec retary Hay aaya: "t'p to tli In date Mr. Macrviu, for nur consul of the United States at Pre toria, ha made no representations to thla ilepurtment In regard to the opening of liU null by the HrltUh au thoilttea. "Although without any Information except the allegations of Mr. Macrum. to hl'h reference was made In a reao lotluii of the house representatives making certain Imiulrlcs of thin de partment, I mentioned the mutter to the llritlHh unibuiouidor, who mudc in quiry In regard to It of the Brltlnh gnvernnient and was Informed In re turn that the lirltliih government was nut awn re of any such Incident having taken place, but If anything of the sort had occurred It "waa contrary to the Instructions of thut government. "I received no further Information In rcgurd to the matter until the list of this month, when this government was Informed by dispatch from J. G. Stovve. consul of the United Slates at Cape Town, that 'two letters from this consulate, one to Pretoria and one to Umnnco Marques, were opened by the censor at Durbun. Upon notice of this I called upon the high commis sioner who wired to Durbun and a very satisfactory apology was re turned.' "This la all the Information possessed by this department In regard to the In cMiut." I NITKD STATICS AN EXOKrTION. Only Nation Whose Mall England Does Not Censor In South Africa. NKW YOItK, March 28. A special to the Herald from Washington says: It is learned from an excellent diplo matic authority that the United States Is the only nation whose olllclul mall to and from Pretoria la not subject to the scrutiny of the British censors lu Cape Town and Durban. On the other hand, Oreat Britain recently notified the powers that, In acordance with ar tide eight of the Paris convention of IS', 7, she Intended to exerclso her dls cretlon with reference to stopping ca ble mesages Intended for Pretoria, It wua this declaration which caused KuhhIu to ask the United States for an expression of Its views, not for any use at this time, but for the guidance of the St. Petersburg government in the future. HI3 MOTHER'S DEFENSE. Chlcngo Boy Under Arrest Charged With Murder. CHICAGO, March 28. Albert Stedtfe, 17 years old, avenged the insults cast upon his mother, Mrs. Bridget Stedge, 4114 ABhland avenue, by William Hob son, a boarder, by dealing Hobson a futal blow over the head with a barrel Btave. Leaving his victim dead on the side walk in front of the bouse, the boy went to his room and was soon asleep. He was aroused an hour later by the arrival of the police. The murder was the outcome of a quarrel betw.'en Mrs. Htedge and Hob son and all the people living In the house, thlrteeii In number, were taken to th" police sMtlon, where oil but two were released, llobs m r-ame home In toxltati'd and quarrelml with Mr. KteilK. Albert Interfered and Hobson left the house. The enraged son followed and the fight was renewed outside. Al ii rt pb ked up a barrel stave lying on the ground and struck Hobson tn the head, killing him. He told his mother what had hapl"'ned. Agreeing t'i keep tl.e strife between them a si-cret they went to bed. leaving Hobson lly where It had lallen. Micha'-I disprove stumbled over the body und recognizing Hobson notified the police, with the result that Sledge and hlr mother wtre arrested. i IMKINa l.'H A ilAItliOlt. Important Naval Bute; to He Estab lished Close to PU rto Hleo. NKW YOUK, March K A special to the Tribune from Washington, says: The gunboat Vixen hits left San Juan for Isle de Verlques, or Crab Island, southeast of Puerto Klco, to look for a giMl harbor there. 8h lias a com plete surveying apparatus and will make n thorough Investigation of the locality. The exploration Is undertaken by the navy department at the suggestion of the naval war college; which has rea son t suspect that Crab Island has tremendous strategic possibilities, es-l-cliiHy In the event of the United Sim falling to acquire the Danish West Indies. It Is believed that should a good harbor lie found there, a fortified naval coaling base should be promptly established with the object of more effectively commanding the eastern en trant to the Caribbean sea than would be feasible from San Juan. NOT YET CONFIRMED. ! Senate's DcUy In Acting on Bynum Case Yesterday Due to Lack of Quorum. WASHINGTON, March IS.-The sen ate today failed to confirm the nomi nation of W. D. Bynum as general ap-pralst-r for the port of New York be cause of the abhence of a quorum. The opponents of rtj confirmation base their opposition on the ground thaf Bynum Is not a democrat, al though nominated as such. MR. HANNA BANQUETED. His Services In the Movement for the Financial Bill Fittingly . Celebrated. INDIANAPOLIS , March 2S.-Two hundred prominent residents tonight attended a banquet given under the nuiplces of the Commercial Club and board of trude In honor of Hon, Hugh II, TTanna, who was at the head of the monetary movement and prominent In securing the passage of the currency bill. Kx-Presldent Harrison presided.. BRYAN IN PORTLAND. (lets His Dinner and Goes Up to Pen dleton. PORTLAND, March 28. William J. Bryan today made two extended ad dresses In Oregon, one at Albany and the other at Salem, and arrived In this city at 7 p. m. Alter dining with a few well-known democratic politicians, he took the O. R. A N. train for Pendleton, where he will speak tomorrow. PREPARING FOR WAR. Goyernment Transport Garonne Brings News of Japan's Military Activity. SEATTLE, March 2S. The govern ment transport Garonne, from Manila, February 17, arrived today from quar antine with news of active prepara tions' in the military and naval de partments of Japan for war with Rus sia. THE TRUSTS' DASTARDLY WORK. Big Reduction In the Price of Sugar Announced. NEW YORK. March 2S.-Arbuckle Brothers today announced the reduc tion of S points In the price of all grades of sugars. MURDER AT SPOKANE. SPOKANE, March 28.-The police are Investigating a mysterious Irag edy. Nell Salmon,. while sitting in a window on the fourth lloor of the arm ory building this evening, was shot through the head and killed. Alfred G. Moors Is under arrest. He ad mits that the gun was In his hands but claims the shot was accidental. SHINGLE MILLS TO SHUT DOWN. SEATTLE, March 2S. Sixty-nine shingle manufacturing firms of the slate of Washington have signed an agreement to cease work during the first week In April. The shut down la said to be necessary on acount of the great overproduction. PUERTO RICAN VOTE TUESDAY Agreement Readied to Submit the Matter to Final Passage. STRONG SPEECH BY DAVIS Mloottota Sesitor Favors Intersil Reve ise Tax lor tbe Sspport ( tbe Itlaad asd Advocates Free Trade. WASHINGTON, March 2S.-The sen ate today agreed to vote upon the Puerto Rlcan government and tariff bill Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock. An Important utterance was made later In the day by David, of Mlnne sola, who advocated free trade be. twetn the United States and Puerto Rico. His speech was comparatively brief. but his reasoning was so close that he crowded into a small space an immense amount of well digested Information and careful thought. Hia proposition was that the necessary money to be raised by taxa.loa should not be ra'sed by a duty levied upon Puerto Rican products, but by Internal revenue tax levied on the rum and tobacco pr "duels on the Island. This system, In hU opinion, would better suit the people of the United Slates and those of Puerto Rico than the proposed tariff, and would be Just, equitable and constitutional. An argument advanced to support the tariff, he said, was the protection the IS per cent would afford to our products and labor. He ridiculed such a proposition, as no protectionist would contend that 15 per cent of the Ding- ley rates would afford adequate pro tection for anything. Adverting to the Philippines as a factor in the Puerto Rlcan problem, Davis said: "When we come to deal with tbe Philippine question, we will take care or that Puerto Rico is little more than 700 miles from our coast; the Philippines are 8,000 miles. The Uland of Puerto Rico Is naturally a part of the North American Jurisdiction. The Philippines are a part of the domain of Asia. Against the products and people of the Philippines, when the time comes, the rights of American labor will be protected by any rarty that may be In power." Davis said It was Inconsistent to ex tend our laws relating to coastwise tridc to the island and not extend our tariff laws. THE IRREPRESSIBLE LENTZ. His Outbreaks Cause a Disgraceful Scene In the Wardner Investiga tion Yesterday. WASHINGTON, March IS. The fifth day of Governor Steunenberg's testl mony in the Coeur d'Alene Investlga tion began today. Lentz continued the cross-examination. Th governor Bald he hud been in the Coeur d'Alene region during two days In February before coming here. There were three state deputies on duty at that time and Dr. Francis, who has been in the service of the state continually throughout the trou ble. On one of his previous visits he talked with Stimson, one of the Im prisoned men. He had been told by Dr. Francis that there was evidence connecting Stimson with a conspiracy, and on April 15, prior to the blowing up of the mill, Stimson said to certain Individuals to get out of Wardner, as there was going to be trouble. The governor detailed a number of visits to Sun Francisco, Spokane and elsewhere, during which, he said, he met oiliclals of various mines. At a meeting at Spokane he told the mine owners there would be no modification of the permit system. The mineown ers were opposed to this system, and wanted to employ the men they chose, but the governor said he informed them that the state of Idaho would not permit the employment of crimi nal. He made no statement as to how long the permit system would continue, but he said he Intended to enforce It as long as it seemed neces sary to insure order. Lentz asked if this meant that the governor would do' as he pleased on the subject, to which the witness replied that he would do as his Judgment dic tated. If the permit system had re sulted In the loss to the mines of a half million dollars, as Lentz stated, the governor said he did not care for that, as it was a necessary recourse by the state. "Like Louis XIV, you are the state," remarked Lentz. Lentz' allusion to Louis ZIV caused prolonged discussion. A sensational episode occurred at this point. Lsntz asserted that some of the state deputies were living with dis reputable women. Cheney, an attorney appearing in behalf of the state of Idaho, interposed a protest, and said: "I hurl back at you that statement The deputies are reputable men." Lentz Indignantly resented the Inter ference, of a private counsel, and ad dressing tbe attorney, said: 'You ought to be kicked out of the window, and you would be If you had not the majority of this committee behind you." Here Lentz attempted to read from previous testimony concerning the Im proper conduct of deputies. Chairman Hull overruled this course. This fur ther nettled Lentz. and addressing Hull, he exclaimed: "I want to say In your ti-eth that If you are a party to protecting this at torney In a lie. you are a party to It." Amid much confusion, Hull declared that Lentz had insulted the commit tee and Its members as far. as he could, and It would have to stop. Hay arose to say that the attorney had better not give the lie to him, and Cox said: "If any man Insults me, I'll hit him." l.entz asked the chairman why be did not call the attorney to order. "He was out of order, entirely out of order." ruled Hull emphatically. Cox said that when the attorney accused a member of the committee of false hood, he forfeited his right to be pres ent "If he says that to me," said Cox. "either he or I goes out of the window." Representative Jett uald as a means of protecting the committee b- would move that the attorney be expelled from the committee room. Many members were on their feet trying to secure recognition, when Jett made his motion. Before taking action, the committee gave Cheney an opportunity to be heard. He explained thut he did not intend to hay that Lentz had told a falsehood, but sim ply to deny the statement that the Idiiho deputies lived with disreputable women. He apologized for any mis apprehension. Cox remarked that a man must either "fight or apologize in such a cune," and the apology set tled it Jett withdrew his motion for expulsion, and the outbreak was brought to a close. Steunenberg then proceeded with bis testimony. He said he had frequently received a petition addressed to the secretary of war concerning the re tention of troops in Soeur d'Alene. He disclaiming knowledge of men being discharged for refusing to sign a peti tion or of the state deputies circulat ing petitions. The committee then ad journed until tomorrow, when Steunen berg will continue his evidence. While the members were separating after the adjournment,. Hull said to Lentz that the latter 's personal attacks on him had gone as far as they could, and if they were renewed the "room would not be big enough to hold .us iKith." Lentz replied that he could take care of himself. The intense feel ing aroused was manifest long after the proceedings closed. WILL NOT INTERFERE. McKinley Again Declines to Involve His Administration With the Kentucky Affair. WASHINGTON, March 28. The president haa Informed the Kenturky republicans that while he cannot in terfere In the Kentucky affair of dis arming the militia of eithir faction, he is willing, so far as he can legiti mately do so, to recognize the repub lican officials of that state as the de facto officials. He told them he would give directions that mall addressed to an official by title only, as to "The Governor" or "Secretary of State" should be delivered to republicans holding those offices and not to the democrats. SCHLEY AGAIN IN THE WAY. Personnel ol Naval Policy Board Com pleted Without Recognition of Sampson's Santiago Ser vices. WASHINGTON, March 2S.-The sec retary of the navy, Long, today com pleted the personnel of the naval pol icy board by appointing as members. Captain Robley D. Evans, Captain Henry C. Taylor, Captain F. Clark, Captain Frank E. Chadwick and Cap tain George C. Reld. The other members of the board are Admiral Dewey, president: Rear-Admiral A. S. Crownlnshleld, Captain Charles D. Siprsbee, Captain H. Stock ton and Captain Asa Walker. WEBSTER TO BE HANGED. The Investigation of His Case Leaves No Doubt of His Rightful Conviction. SPOKANE, W., March 28. Superior Judge Prather and County Attorney Moore today completed the quasl-Judl-clal proceedings in the case of Webs ter, condemned for the murder of Mrs. Aspland three years ago, and the of ficials telegraphed Governor Rogers that nothing new had been developed that would rulse a reasonable doubt as to the Identity of the man who fired the fatal shot. Websttr's attorneys declared that they considered the hearing a Judicial proceeding and would appeal to the su preme court, but Judge Prather said no appeal could lie. There Is scarcely a doubt that Webs ter will be hanged Friday. ROBERTS' ADVANCE TO BEGIN MONDAY No Decisive Battle, However Likely Before Two Weeks. JOUBERT'S DEATH DEPLORED His Ability as a Gestral Recoiilied sad His Moderslloi as a CoaanclWr Praltcd bj tkt Wbok Britlsk Prtss. LONDON. March 29.-Lord Boberta hajj sent 10,000 troops to GJen, ten mile north of Bloemfonteln on the railway. This g preliminary to a general ad vance. Immense quantities of stores have now ln accumulated at Bloemfonteln and Lord Roberts' Infantry Is seem ingly about to move. An Imnrefwion which connot be traced to the war o.Uce, is abroad that the advance will begin next Monday. Boer observation parties are hover ing near Bloemfonteln, but Lord Rob erts has one hundred and thirty-five miles to cover before reaching the great position which the Boers are pre paring at Kroonstad. Moving ten miles a day is probably the best he can do with his field trans ports. Therefore he can Kardly engage the Boer in force for two weeks. Tho reconstruction of the railway behind mm may even delay the Invasion of the Transvaal until May. Meanwhile all the important towns in the Free State within Lord Roberts' reach are being garrisoned. Sir Alfred Mllner Is tourinir In h disturbed section of the acquired terri tory, investigating conditions an1 ar. ranging the administration. He is nderstood to be getting materials for report to Chamberlain concerning a lan for a civil government All the morning papers nrlnt slnru- larly kind editorials concerning Gen eral Joubert. They praise his military succewi, uphold his chivalrous eon- duct and regret that so strong and moderate a mind should be absent from the final settlement of the dispute. Although some of the younger com manders thought the old soldier want- Ing In dash and enterprise, his raw Into the country south of the Tugel is considered the best piece of Boer leadership during the whole war. It Is now known that he crossed the Tu- gela with only 3.000 riflemen and six guns, but so bold and rapid were his movements that the British command ers thought 10,000 Boers were marching on Pietermarltzburg. The foreign office, according to the Dally Chronicle, Is arranging with Portugal for some thousand of British troops to be landed at Belra and sent to Rhodesia on the railroad from Maa-si-Kesso to Umtall. A permanent arrangement Is under stood to exist for the use on this route to transfer the Rhodesia police. The possibility of foreign protest Is sug gested by the Dally Chronicle. THE GOEBEL ASSASSINATION. No Developments Yesterday Much Comment on Culton's Conference With Ccmmonwealth At- torneys. FRANKFORT. Ky.. March 2S. There were no developments In the assassi nation case today, though the air was nlled with rumors of more arrests and other reports. The visit of W. H. Cullon to the at torneys for the commonwealth at the capitol hotH yesterday has caused a great deal of talking on both sides, and while the democrats claim that he made a confession, the republicans stale that he told nothing whatever about the tragedy as he knew nothing to tell beyond the Importation of the mountaineers to Frankfort. ADMIRAL DAT RETIRES. Captain Terry Will Be Promoted to the Vacancy. , WASHINGTON. March 28.-Rear-Admlral Benjamin F. Day has volun tarily applied for retirement from the active list of the nary and his name will be placed on the retired list to day. Admiral Day has been a member of the retiring board since Septem ber. 1!97. Captain Terry, commanding the Washington navy yard, will be pro moted to the vacancy as rear-admiral. HEAVY SNOW IN DAKOTA. HURON, S. D., March 28. -The heav iest snow of the season has fallen since midnight over the state. Nearly a foot of snow covers the ground and It Is still snowing. BAD FOR NEW YORK CITY. AX.BANY, N. Y March 28. The bill repealing the Horton boxing law pars ed the senate today and now goes to the governor. ;t v.' 1 ' '