The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930, April 03, 1900, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textrooks, Periodic,-,!, Mnizinoa. to Not To bs Tckcn Frcrn Tha Library without prm.VJo. ,. Anf "IwliablolujjroscciitirtM. ft VST T I 1 A8T01IIA. OKKGON. TUESDAY, APRILS 1900 NO. 23S VOL L. 11 ii rs. mm ECLIPSE HARDWARE CO. Blank Books, School Boob School Supplies, Tide TnbloH, TSmitlcctl nml Othor Alitinnncn for IOOO llydrcgraphic and Geodetic Survey Charts GRIFFIN Fishermen, BEST BOAT PAINT COPPER -LUNCH BUCKETS ...And ill things needed by ou. FOARD 0 STOKES CO. "Acme" Health Coffee Ami it full line of Ralston's Whole Wheat Flour and Health Goods . . . Golden Pheasant and Corvaliis Flour Art guaranteed to plcaae. WK ARE AGENTS A fine tin of Tnble Byrupa, Rcllaihcfa nnd HnuMN umt In. Ross, Hlgglns 8 Co. CLATSOP flIILL CO.: ASTORIA, ORE. FlrP Spruce and Cedar Lumber Boxes, Sash and Doors, Shingles otid Mouldings One Hundred and Fifty and Chinese Straw Mattings 12 1-2 Cents Per Yard and Upwards Exquisite Colorings and. Designs .... Charles Hellborn 8 Son C. J. TRENCHARD, Commission. Brokerage, Insurance and Shipping. A The Drain upon your imrnr will amount to very Utile If yu havs u do your repairing and plumbing of all kind. Wo are alwy reason-itlil.- In our chawi, prompt and obliging In service, and our work riuiiiot be excelled In plumbing, in or (rum fitting. How li y.uir nl'J plumbing wcarlng-let ui know. Fine Stationery in & REED Attention! PAINT Rolls of Japanese Warp Cuatom House Broker. ASTORIA. .OREGON lent W. F. A Co,, and Paclfio Kxpreu Co I. COSTLY LESSON AGAIN TAUGHT Convoy Disaster Due to British Lack of Precaution. BR0ADW00D HAD NO SCOUTS Rode Right Into Trip From Which There Was No EKp-Boeri Are Actually livcillai Bloemfontcia-Water Supply Cut 0(1. Li'iMniN, April S, 4 50 a. in. The liit.nt news from the front adds little to the public knowledge of the convoy illmnti-r. No credcncj In given to the reports that the Boers numlercd be tween eight and ten thousand men. Tin general Iwllef Is thot there could tint have turn more than half that rum tier, but the mere fact thnt even so muny an half could have been col lected mo near headquarter without tlu. Knowledge of the I!rltlnh com manders prcvokei much uneasy criti cism. The dlMimifr In regarded an the direct rmult of the Inubillty of vVneral French to cut off the commandoes of General Oliver and other commandoeii when escaping frm the Orange river. The nioiy of the recapture of th gum looks doubtful. Thr report that the Hoera are mass Inn In the vicinity of Tminut and Kllpdnm Ii confirmed. Lord M 'thuen'a difficulties are apparently Increasing, lie hit I'oer laager or guerilla banda on three. rUK-.i ot him and hi will le obliged to watch carefully hta commu nication with the Orange river. GERMAN-AMERICAN COMMANDED 8I kcnlr.g Sight Presented at the Bcene of Proadwood'a Ambush. ... . BUSHMAN'S KOr, Sunday, April I. The Boers were hidden In the Spruit, when thvi British guna were captured, and were commanded by Reichmann, a German-American. The Boera re tired thin morning when they dlscov crcd the British scout. Following the acouta of General French' cavalry division to the acene of buttle, a correspondent witnessed one of the most terrible spectacles ot the war. Horses and human bodlea were lying together with the wrecks of wagon, food and forage. Every' thing told of a terrible tale of sur prlHe and carnage. It would be Impossible to conceive anything more Ingenious than the Hoer trap and the only wonder U thnt a single man escaped. The. Roer position, which ia protect ed by a partially constructed railway empankment, enable the enemy to pour In a galling fire on three sides as well aa a double tier of tire In front. FIGHTING AT MAFEKING. Colonel Plumer'a Columns Forced to Retire With Heavy Losses. rRirrORIA, April 2.-Cannonading was ngaln heard In the direction of Rrnndfort Saturday and It Is stated that fighting occurred Saturday around Mafeklng. It Is added that Colonel Plumer'a column was forced to retire with heavy loss. No details have been recel cd. THE CONVOY DISASTER. Rroadwood Carried His Men Into a Deliberately Laid Trap. LONDON, April 2. The war office has received the following alspatch from Roberta, dated Bloemfotneln, on Sunday: "I received news late yesterday even' lug from Colonel Brondwood at Tha boachu, 33 miles east of here, that In' formation had reached Mm that the enemy was approaching In two forces from the north and east. He btated that If the report proved true, he would retire towards the waterworks, 17 miles nearer Bloemfonteln, where we have had a detachment of mounted lnfan try for the protection of the works. "Broadwood was told in reply that the Ninth division, with Marty'a mounted Infantry, would march at day light to support Mm and that If he considered It necessary he should re' tire to the waterworks. He moved there during the night and bivouacked. At dawn today he was thelled by the enemy, who attacked, him on three sides. He Immediately dispatched two artillery batteries and his baggage tO' ward Bloemfonteln, covering some of them with his cavalry. "Some' two mlbs from the water works, the road crosses a deep mullah or spruit, in which during the night a force of Boers had concealed them selves. So well were they hidden that our leading scouts passed over the drift without discovering them, and It waa not until the wsgons and guns were entering the drift ' that the Boers showed them Ives and opened fire. Many of the drivers of artillery horse were linmudiutely shot down at short range, and several gun were captur ed. The remainder galloped away, cov ered by Roberts' Horse, which suffered heavily, Meanw hile Lieutenant Chester Mas ters, of the Remington Scouts, found a, pannuge ikthm the spruit unoccupied by the enemy, by which the remainder of Jlioadwood's fjree crotMei. They re formed with great steadiness, not withstanding what had previously oc curred, nniudwiMMl's report, which has just reached me, contains no tie alls, but states thnt he had lost sevn guns and all of hi baggage. He estimates all Ma casualties at about Z'tO, Includ ing 2"0 mutNlng. '(in hearing ibis morning that Hroudwnod wus hard pressed, I Im mediately ordered General French, with the two remaining cavalry brl- gudca, to follow in support of the Ninth division. The latter, after a magnificent march, urrlved on the seen of action shortly after 2 p. m. Ilroadwood a fine consisted of the lloyut Houaehold cavalry, the Tenth Huars, th Q. and V. battert-s of the Royal Horsa artillery and Pitcher's battalion of mounted. The strength of lh nicmv liAemlmated at $.000 to 10 - 00, with gui, the number of which Is not yet .retorted." LONDON NOT PACIFIED. Rumored Retaking of Broadwood'a Guns Not Compensate for His Blunder. LONDON. April 2. A rumor of the recapture br the British of seven guns taken from Colonel Broadwood's force, based on a dispatch to the Chronicle from Bloemfonteln, which la In all probability correct, falls to compensate London for the severe shock experienc ed by the humiliating defeat sustained wllhls) a few miles of headquarters of the British army of occupation. The public Is painfully surprised to learn after all that British officers of high position can still neglect pre cautions which the veriest tyro might be expected to observe, and blunder Into a trap which observance r.f mili tary rules wonld have revealed. There Is no attempt here to minimise the dlscredltablenesa ot the whole affair, so far as the British are concerned, or detract from the dexttrlty of the Boers, whu were apparently command ed by General Dewlt. The tactics of the burghers were evidently excellent ly conceived, and boldly carried out, anil unless the reinforcements sent by Roberts have turned the tide, and re- raptuted the prisoners, a couple of hundred men from two crack regiments of the Household cavalry and the Tenth Huspars, are now on their way to swell the growing dcpot.lt of British prisoners at Pretoria. President Kruger Is said to have promised to reoccupy Bloemfonteln this week, and the stubborn burghers seem to be closing around the place in such force as promises to be trou blesome, especially when It is real ized that the activity of a strong Boer force In the vicinity of Paardeberg haa already Interrupted direct commu nlcatloii between Roberts and Kim berley. But for the overwhelming numbers at the disposal of Roberts, the situation would Justly cause Great Britain anxiety. As It Is, the nation Is beginning to realise, from the nature of the guerilla warfare, that It Is liable to embarrass the future movement of British trc.ops. A special dispatch from Bloemfon teln this morning says that the water supply of th place has been cut off. This Is a natural seuuence of the Boer success at the water-works. But the authorities are hopeful that the strong reinforcements sent by the commander In-chief will promptly remedy this. It Is evident from Roberts' dispatch that a big engagement is in progress. Al though It Is difficult to estimate the number of British engaged, they prob ably exceed even the S.000 or 10,000 men which the Boers are estimated to num ber. The scene of the British disaster appears to be Mealle Spruit, where the Bloemfonteln road crosses a tributary of the Modder river. TAXES TO BE REDUCED. WASHINGTON. April 2. The possl ble reduction of war taxes was fore shadowed In a resolution adopted by the house today, calling upon the sec retary of the treasury for Information aa to the probable surplus that the existing revenue laws would create during the coming fiscal year. The resolution was presented by Payne, the floor leader of the majority. THE MARCH SURPLUS. WASHINGTON, April 2.-The gov ernment receipts during March were $B.i2,S37; expenditures 32,1SS,271, leaving a surplus for the month of H6,- 538.566. AN ESKIMO PREACHER. CHICAGO. April 2. OJariek Rock, an Eskimo from Alaskan, was ordained as a minister of the gospel at the North Side Missionary Church last eve nlng. He has been doing evangelical work for the last seven years among his own people and expects to return to his task the last of May. SIMON COMING ' TO THE FRONT Takes a Prominent Hand ia Puerto Rican Debate. SPEAKS FOR ALL OREGON Sayt Everybody Here is la Eatlrc Accord With Hli Policy of Oppotltloi to Ike Atfmlablrtttoi ss4 the Repub lics Party. WASHINGTON. April 2.-The advo cates and apponents of the Puerto Rico tariff and government bill waged a vigorous war' in the senate today for more than sever hours. In a brief speech Elmon (rep.), of Oregon, declared that he should vote against the pending measure, and while he disliked to separate from a major ity of the republican side of the chamber, he felt fully Justllled in hla course. - He was assured, however, he said, the people of Oregon were entirely in accord with him In opposing the meas ure. They were, he said, earnestly in favor of free trade between Puerto Rico and the United States as a matter of good faith. He did not. think the enatement of the bill into law would cause the loss of a state to the repub lican party, "but if there Is any one one act passed by this congress that will render It doubtful, this Is the one." Simon was proceeding to elaborate. He said free trade had been promised to the people of Puerto Rico, when he was Interrupted by Foraker. "What single pledge or promise baa been made to the people of Puerto Rico which is not kept In this bilir Simon was about to read what Gen eral Miles had announced to the Isl anders In his proclamation, when For aker took'the' words out of hla mouth, so to say, remarking that the pending measure waa perfectly In line with that proclamation. Spooner called attention to the fact that In any event, even if General Miles' promises had not been kept, bis proclamation was in no sense binding upon congress. r Simon took the ground that the pro posed art was a serious party blun der, as well as wrong in Itself. He maintained that the people of the isl and were under our flag and therefore It should not be held for colonial ex ploitation. The assertion of our pow er t to levy the proposed tariff waa In violation of a tacit but well understood agreement with them and he could not, therefore, give It his support. LONDON MONEY MARKET. The Delagoa Award Has Had a Bad Effect on Finances. NEW YORK, April 2.-The Times Ixindon financial correspondent cables: Last week was hard on borrowers, but the worst is now probably over for a short spell. The market, however at the end of the quarter is some 10.000,040 in debt to the Bank of Eng land, so that It all depends on the lib erality of government disbursements as to whether this money can be paid back or not. At present the government is pouring out money at the rate of seven or eiht million pounds a week and the quarterly dividends will be paid this week both on the British and Indian d-bts. Also about 1,300,000 in treasury bills will be paid off. With these various helps, and with currency soon coming back from circulation as well as the release of. say 5,000,000 In credits ac cumulated by the Joint strike banks for their monthly balance sheets shows "window dressings" we call them the market may shake itself free from control. This freedom, however, can not be maintained and I consequently as much aa ever expect contrary mon ey rates all the spring. Up to last Thursday- discount kept hard at four per cent but in anticipa tion of greater ease soon the rate waa yesterday about 3Ts per cent. In an other direction also this hope Is reveal lng Its influence. We had more bids for support by new enterprises and more money asked for existing corpor ations last week than In any week before during the year and as a mat ter of course another colony, South Australia this time, has come for the regulation million. But credit Is still shy and subscrip tions by no means enthusiastic as the fact that a good electric lighting comrany has to offer four per cent commission for underwriting a small Issue of debentures sufficiently proves, Even colonial loans are now tinder written. The Delagoa .Bay Railway award has been a regular floorer and the lan guage addresed In the direction of the arbitrators is quite unfit for publlca tlcn. No wonder, for small holders of the company's securities exceed an award 2,000,400 as a sort of minimum and behold, the court says: "You are only entitled to about 932.000 Includ ing accumulated Interest." "No more Swiss arbitration courts for me." the angry stockholders cry, and promise themselves fun. If not re venge when your people begin to speak. The award is undoubtedly Inadequate In that no damages are given against th Portuguese, or may both the Port uguese and Transvaal governments, for a shameless confiscation, without a shadow of decent pretext. Before, however, condemning the court It Is necessary to know the exact terms of reference. If limited to finding out the amounts spent on the line, then the award Is ample, since It works out at over 12,000 a mile, and the blame for the inadequacy must lie at the door of those who settled the reference, Portugal Is reported to be pleased and alleged to have the money ready to pay. If so. political complications may not arise, which is so far good. COLONEL BROADWOOD'S MISHAP. His Losses May Be Regained but the Reverse Has Encouraged the Boers. NEW YORK, April 2. A dispatch to the Tribune from London says: The wonderful run of succses which for so long attended the movements of the British army in South Africa waa broken on Saturday, when Col onel Broadwood's troops walked into a Boer ambush east of Bloemfonteln. The loss of guns is not In Itself a very serious matter and. indeed, the mishap is not of intrinsic military Im portance, but Its moral effect may be considerable. Many Boers who had been disheartened by successive de feats will now recover their spirits and fight with renewed vigor. It Is not by any means clear how the affair happened, but probably when Commandant Oliver's force retreated through Ladybrand a strong detach ment waa left there to watch the Brit ish flank and this detachment has scored a success. Of course, the Boers may yet be prevented from carrying off the captured guna and wagons, but unless General Colvltle can delay them they will make good their retreat. Owing, no doubt, to the fact that the action at Karee Klof, north of Glen, lost Thursday, was not of great Ira portance, the military censor has dealt lightiy with the copy of the various war correspondents In telegraphing it, General Roberts evidently desired to bring about the surrender of the whole force of Boers, but they succeeded in getting away over the .tat country with ail their S'ins and wagons. The escape of the Boers is attribut ed by the Standard's correspondent to the delay of the cavalry in complet ing the encirclelns movement. General French being under the impression that the Boers had already gone. On the whole, it is doub'.ful whether the re sults of the operation were commensu rate with the loss of life it entailed. Although the opinion is freely ex pressed In official circles that Mafekfhg Is quite safe, the uncertainty as to the state of the food supply in the beleag uered town causes great anxiety here. The impression prevails in many quar ters that a column has crossed the Vaal and Is marching northward to the relief ot the garrison, but no af ficlal information has been received to that effect. The most northerly point that any British force Is known to have reached from the south is Warrenton. and even Lthe war ofiice seems to be unaware of the whereabouts of Colonel Plumer. In reply to a telegram from the mayor of East London, General Rob erts has stated that the relief of Ma fekirg is engaging his earnest atten tion. Orders have been cabled to the gov ernor of Belra to allow British sol diers, stores and ammunition to pass through Rhodesia. This news is tele graphed by a Mull correspondent In Lisbon and it is likely to cause con siderable excitement In France If it is not contradicted. TRAINING SHIP BUFFALO. She Will Leave Norfolk In a Few Days With Over 500 Landsmen Aboard. NEW YORK, April 2. The auxil iary cruiser Buffalo, which has been ly ing in the Brooklyn navy yard since she returned from Manila last sum mer, is to be commissioned again to morrow as a training ship for the sec ond batch of landsmen, of whom the United States Is trying to make able seamen. She will sail later in the week for Norfolk, where she will take on part of her crew, and then start for a Mediterranean cruise. The Buffalo will have 200 young men on board when she loaves the Brook lyn navy yard and will pick up 250 more at Norfolk. She will follow the route of the Dixie, which took out the Hist lot of "rookies." as the bluejack ets call them, some months ago. The young men have all been enlisted Inland. Most of them come from farms, and many hove never seen a ship before. They are a healthy lot, however, and the government has found that they pick up seamen's lore pretty quickly. THE CONSPIRACY FULLY EXPOSED Sensational Scene in Cour d'Alene Inquiry Yesterday. STEUNENBERG'S TESTIMONY He ObUlaed the Hlrtorjr ! the Plot From t James G. Sevcreira Threat! a Fries. Who Was Pretest aad Named la the Committee Room. WASHINGTON, April 2.-A stir was caused In the committee room of the Coeur d'Alene Investigation today when Governor Steunenberg, in answering a question as to what he knew of the conspiracy In connection with the blowing up of the Bunker Hill mill, said: , "I learned that Ed Boyce, president of the Western federation of miners, was In the country 10 days before the explosion of the Bunker Hill and Sul livan mill and that at that time ha inaugurated or perfected this conspir acy by choosing twenty men from dif ferent organizations in that country and swearing them. ' These 20 men chose one iarh and eworc him and the forty each chose a man and snore Mm and the eighty each chose a man and swore him. In -.hat way there were at least Ui men" in this conspiracy to do this thing sworn to secrecy. Representative Hay (dem.), of Vir ginia, questioned the governor sharp ly as to his sources of information. The governor hesitated and then said: "I learned these facts from James R. Sovereign, through a mutual friend." When Hay wanted the name of th friend there was some question' to giv ing Ms name, but the governor fnal ly gave it as A. B. Campbell. Hay asked If Campbell was In the committee room and the answer came that he waa Sovereign was also pres ent. ' The governor said he had not been able to get further evidence as the people who lived in the country were afraid they would be assassinated if they were known to have given any information. At the afternoon session. Hay moved to strikeout .all of Governor Steunen berg's testimony of the events prior to the conspiracy. This motion was de feated, five to two; On cross examination the governor said he did not charge the death of Superintendent Whitney of the Fris co mine to the minter's union. Governor Steunenberg's testimony was completed after he had been on the stand for twelve days and he waa excused. ELECTION YESTERDAY. - - .. Jjj Substantial Gains Made by the Repub licans In Ohio and Montana Municipal Contests. CINCINNATI, April J. Republicans elected their entire city ticket today. They also have the members of the new board of public service, the board of legislation and the board of educa tion. Three years ago the fusion ticket was elected by a plurality of 7,445. Colonel Julius Fleischmann, the millionaire Hebrew, was elected mayor by 8,000 mapority. He Is only 2i years of age but very popular. He was colonel on the staff of Gov ernor McKlnley and Is a very close friend of Senator Hanna. State Senator Alfred H. Cohen was the candidate of the fuslonlsts. HELENA. Mont., April 2. In. the municipal election today the republican ticket, headed by Edwards for mayor, was elected by a large majority. The republicans also elected six of the seven aldermen. ANACONDA. Mont.Aprtl 2.-Three democratic and three republican alder men were elected today. BUTTE, Mont., April 2.-The demo crats elected five out of the eight al dermen today. This Is a loss of two for the democrats and makes the city council a tie with a democratic mayor. SALT LAKE, April 2. The flection today for member of congress to suc ceed Brigham H. Roberts, King (dem ) was elected over Hammond (rep.) by about two thousand majority. LAND LOCATOR ARRESTED. ALBANY, Or., April 2. H. G. J.;.j. Klnley, a tlmtr lar.d Iccct.:.:-, u... rested today on a charge of defraul lng the government by hiring men 1 1 take up claims and agreeing to pur chase them. McKlnley was held in J i bonds.