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NOTION! Nooks, Periodicals, Magazines, &e., Are Not to he Jaken From The Library without permission. Any ono !'v.;ni guilty of such offense, will be liable to prosecution. AST02IA PUBLIC UBRASf ASSGCIATIOJL VOL. I. ASTORIA, OltEGON, SUNDAY. MAY (J, 1900 NO. 283 The Drain upon your purse will amount to very little If you Imva us do your n piilrliirf and plumbing of all , kinds. Wo are ulwoyv reason ul'Io In our chaws, prompt and obliging tn service, ami our work mnnnt hi excelled In plumbing, gnu or steam fitting. How la your ol'l plumbing wearing let ui know. ECLIPSE HARDWARE CO. ALL PACKING HOUSES.. Advanced Hams and Lard about i cent per pound yesterday. We Will Sell Today At the Old Price. Ross, Higgins & Co. I 23 Spring (Goods Fishing Tackle, Rods, Reels, Lines, Flicn, Hooks, Lenders, Haskcts, etc. Everything necessary to complete your outfit. 5pauldlng's Base Hall Good; The test in the world. Croquet Sets and Bird Cage A hirge assortment to select from. GRIFFIN U REED ..The Empire and.. Mikado Separators NONE BETTOR CAM- ON... rOARD & STOKES CO. A;i'.NTS, Aatorlu, Ore. and h convinced that when you got mi Umpire or a Mikado that you will get the Best Separator manufactured. Investigate before you buy elsewhere. CLATSOP MILL CO.: ASTORIA, ORE. Fir, Spruce and Cedar Lumber Boxch, Sash and Doors, Shingles ntid Mouldings W. F. SCHEIBE, t ivlnnulactMpei of ho Always UellabU A lull Una of Pipe., Tob.cco, nil .Smoker.' Article.. 41A Comnierclnl Ml, 1-1 IONIC NO, icjHj. "La Belle Astoria" Clear Schelbe's Opera Star Schelte's Special And Other Brands C. J. TRENCH ARD, BRITISH ARMY IS SLOWLY ADVANCING Boers Stubbornly Contest Every lioot of Way Toward Pretoria. MA PEKING CONSIDERED SAFE Utile Nrwi from the Fronl Kuberlf llai rverybodr (Jurislng at to lilt Plant, But Keep Ibe Troop Movlnj Ae American lo (Jrive Trouble. LONDON, Muy .-Jiiilon ha lieon confidently expelling in iiiivn ilie news of Ihi relief of Muf.-kliiK iH'f.irt mid night, but at 'hat ln.ur tin- ur office staled (tint no further Intelligence hail lM-eii received of MuiHcru column, t which. Ihv ub!l' Ijill-vi'l hud been assigned the work of relieving the town. iwyon-j iiirini-r uetmi or the oc cupation of Ilrunlf'rt, little or no new ban cutiu' during Hi' night. A dispatch rroin inuiiaitciiu, dated amy j, rnyn the situation In pincU'-ally unchanged tli,- liixia holding tht'ir position uml sending ( iihIipiiiiI shell Into the Brit lull inmp. Tin country through which a number of IWrs are trekking In ex c.N-tiiiKly dlmVult. dispatch from Aliwal North, dated M.iv S, says: "The wnaidod are being KiU'lunlly ntov.nl h.-ie front Mufeklng." A dispatch from Cupe Town ay "Tli. general feeling here, in which oflninl circle participate. In that Lord Roberts' advance toward Pretoria will bt ra M. The Iloer prlamer do not anticipate that any effective resist ance will 'o encountered." Anxiety In fell rcKurdlng the fat of leghio, who has been urrcntt'il In connection with the blowing i,p of the shell factory. Socrtary liny in watch K the aoHH-1 man' Interests. WARREN'TON. Muy 5. evcnlnB.- Thc Vaal river ha boon aucct-Hnfully rro-d at Wlmlirtrlon by llarton'a brlKitdc. with whom U Ocncrul Hunter, coimtinndlns the dlvlxlon. The Ho.r have cvnciiatcd WlmlMor ton aiul Kllpdnm. Thi-y arc trokklnK northward uivl arc tlKhtini; for all they nrv worth. Uurton Ib hanKliiK on t their rear and hIu'IIIiik them vigor- oUBly, Jinlk'lntt from the iloiiiln of dUMt, tlu- rctroHtlnif llocra muKt Im In very Uubo number. LONPON May S.-Uoberts Ih evi dently lotting mi time In following up the mtmtnntlal advuiitnRc Rained by the occupation of Hrandfort, and hln whole fores Ih uppurenlly moving on U Inburg. The place mentioned. In IrJ Hub erts' dlnpatch to the war oltlce this morning; aa "Neal Wclkot," rnnnot be found on the maptt. and It In likely that It la a cable error, meaning; Vet k"p. Generul Inn Hamilton seeniB to be midway between Houtnek and Wln- burir. nn1 ha thu9 got between Wln burc anJ General Oliver's cotiunand from Wcpener, which Ih occupyinK Thulta ratchoa. Hetwcen Thabanchu, I-Ady brant and Wlnburfl, the country rough and suited for Uoer tactli-g. so the British are !!able to be conbld- ernbly hanws.'d before they capture the stronghold. Expert differ aa to whether Lord Huberts la bound towards Kroonstudt or In the direction of Bethlehem. The latter place la the terminus of the line lining with the naval railroad at Van Heenan's ras, and the capture of that place would probably compel, the Iioera to leave the Drakensberg range, and thus open the way for General Uullera' advance. The BrltlHh will have to reirosH the bridge over the Vet before the railroad between Hrandfort and Wlnburg becomes available. MAY LEAD TO TROUBLE. Canadian Ofllclals Sentence an Amer ican to Prison Ills Case on In ternational Affair. VANCOUVER. H. C, May 5,-Mar- tln Everett, an American citizen, wna ntenced today nt Vernon, B. C, to 14 j ears Imprisonment for highway robbery alleged to have been commit ted about a year ago at Grand Forks, H. C. rilx months ago the caae was laid be fore United Btates Consul Dudley and he proMiiicd it to the state depart ment at Washington. The s'-nt.-nee cuiisod great surprise, lis It was known that the case had become an liiirnatlnal matter. Consul Dudley tonight i.pprlned fceo riiiiry liny of the s-iitence. His prior renresentnttonM to the state depart ment i-re fitvorable to liver.-tt's con tention that his arrest by Canadian ol'liinlx et Ki-pulIU-, Washlngion, was iinuiirmiiteil. WENT !)WN WITH ALL HANDS. K. Ii.mpiht Dora H. Ist In Alaskan Wati-rs Five Passenger! and Crew Perished. SEATTLE, May 5,-The American Miinmner Hi'ilha, whlrh arrived today friiu Kakutat and Juneau, brings the news of the loas of the sc hooner Dora II. and Ave men who were aboard of her. The muster of the Iti-rtha con tracted to tow ihe two master schoon er D'ira It. from Juneau to I-aluya bay. The Iii-rtha was unable to land at I.alnya bay and towed the Dora on, Intending to land her at Yakutat bay. About 4'i miles south of Yakutat buy the tow line parted. When last seen the crew of the schooner were hard at the pumps. Kile wa still under suit, Nothing alnci has been heard from her, but the dead body of Peter VanBuren, a miner, aged 35, who v.ua a passenger on the schooner, was found on the shore at Cape Philips on April 2.': also a mass of wreckage, part of the sihooiu-r. There were four other persons on the schooner, all of whom undoubtedly perished. Their names are unknown. LONDON RESUMES ITS USUAL GAIETY Slumbering Society Awakened by the Queen's Return. ALBERT IS HIMSELF AGAIN He lUi Introduced tbe New Fusion ol Viewing III Fellow Dinner Gueiti Tnroni a Spy Cl-Hfjb Church Dispute It Still OoiDj On. THE 8ANDON FIKE. Property Loss Now Figures Up IrOO, 000 and One Person Known to Have Perished. SPOKANE, May D.-A Kaslo. B. C, mutIuI t i the Spokesman-Review says: Sandon presented a frightful scene of desolation this morning. Miles Itam baugh, a gambler, perished In the Clif ton, hotel. His headless body being taken from the ruins to-lay. Property loss Is now Mgured at 1700, OoO. J. M. Harris, owner of the town site, Is the heaviest loser. His losses nggtegute $200,000, Offers of assistance are pouring In. Kaslo took the lead in relief with a special train load of supplies. Vancouver, New Denver, Slocnn City, Nelson and other points came promptly to the rescue, while V lunepeg wired "draw on us for $:.ooo." All the big miners around the town Placed their large boarding houses a the disposal of the homeless. . CALIFORNIA. WAS DEFEATED. Yule Proved Too Much for the Pacific Coast Boys In the Athletic Meet. NEW HAVEN. Conn.. May ,r..-The dual track athletic meet between Yale and the University of California today resulted In a well-earned victory for Yale, with eight firsts and one tie to her credit. The visitors took three events and lied In another. Technically, the score would be written 34 to 14. The Yale track athlates proved stronger than even best Informed persons had believed, but the Californlans put up game tight. Yale won the 220 yard dash, the 440 yard dash, the half mile, the mile and 120 yards hurdle, the 120 yards hur die, the shot put, the pole vault and tied In the broad jump. California took the 100 yard dash, the hummer throw, the high Jump and tied the broad Jump. ELECTION'S IN FRANCE. Great Interest Being Taken by the People- Want a Settled Policy. PARIS. May 5. Foreign visitors to Paris thin week find the dead walls covered with huge colored rosters set ting forth the electorlal manifestos of candidates at the municipal elections, w hich are to be held tomorrow (Sun day) throughout France. The results are awaited with particu lar Interest, owing to the announced intention of nationalists to utilize the election as a field of battle to test the feeling of the country on the govern ment's policy, especially In domestic matters. Commission, Brokerage, Insurance and Shipping. Custom Houbo Broker. ASTORIA, .0REG01 A enl W. F. 4 Co., and Paclflo Kxpreu Co'l. KE AKE SOLE AGENT? POK wfiws inlaid umim Tlicro is nothing letter in the market for floors. Colors run clear through to the hack. Wc also handle an extensive lino of plain ami printed linoleum. We call special attention to our lino of All Wool Ingrain Carpets ranging In price from 50c to $1.00 CHARLES HEILB0RN & SON (Correspondence of Asso-iated Pr.ss.) LONIJON. May S.-Thls has been a week of dinners and spi.-eches, the lat ter 'iulie Inferior to the former. So long had Ireland been monopolizing gaiety that London had almost for gotten how to celebrate and was threatened with a period of depression under the cloud of war and mourning. But, now that the royalties and their suites have trooped back across the Iilsh channel, many with Just a tinge of brogue, seml-polltlcal and private dinner! have made the nights of the metropolis gay. while the racing at Newmarket scarcely ever before drew a more fashionable attendance. The victory of the Prince of Wales, w hose horse. Diamond Jubilee, won the two thousand guinea stakes Wednes day, added to the enthusiasm and the great race course became the prome nade for the most aristocratic person ages In the country who chatted, bet, lunched and cheered Just as heartily aa though there was no death struggle being waged on the plains of South Africa. Among thoxe at Newmarket wpre the Prince of Wales, the king of Sweden, Prime Christian of Schles wis-Holsteln, the duke of Cambridge and the duke and duchess of Devon shire, Lord and Lady Howe, Lord and Lady Rothschild and almost all the- leading members of the nobility and In addition to a prlnkllnjjp( Americans, which Included Richard Croker and Reginald Ward, the latter being the guest of Lord and Lady Howe. Though late In in-ginning, the season promises to be brilliant unless unex pected war reverses knock out the hearts of the people. The first drawing room will be held May 11. at which the queen will be present and will be brilliantly attended. The second draw ing room set down for -May 14 will co incide with the first night of the opera and will doubtless be a great society occasion. The Prince of Wales and a long list of royalties and other prom inent personages have re-engaged their operatic season. The queen's birthday. May 24, in ad public rejoicing will be made the oc casion for a great national bazaar for the urmy societies which will be pa tronized by all the members of the roy al family. Of the recent dinners none was more striking than the banquet given at the Hotel Cecil, Monday evening, last, by the British Empire League In honor of the colonial troops In South Africa and of the Australian Federation dele gates, w hen the Prince of Wales made his first public appearance alter the attempt to assassinate him. As he rose to reply to a toast he received a tremendous ovation. He was unusual ly pale and the nervous tone In which he said "We are all In the hands of Qod." betrayed the intense emotion he was undergoing. But as the gorgeous banquet proceeded. Great Britain's fu ture king regained that geniality for which he Is distinguished and mirth ful laughter prevailed at the royal ta ble. His royal highness also on this oc casion Inaug&rated a custom which may become popular at large public dinners where the guests are so nu merous that they can scarcely recog nize each other. With his coffee and cigars the prince's special attendant brought him a huge pair of field glas ses, with- which he carefully ecrutlnized the long tables and the galaxy of be jewelled women who tilled the balcon ies in order to hear the speeches. Prince Katohlto, of Japan, Is having a busy time in Ronton, combining an inspection of rapid fire and other gun works and various military researches with visits to the queen, the Prince of Wales and Lord Salisbury. Prince Katohlto is a cousin of the emperor of Japan, who adopted him. He is now a cavalry colonel tn the Japanese army, having reo.ived his education in France. The prince will leave London May S and will visit the principal Eu ropean courts, apparently with the semt-ofllclal purpose of strengthening the cordiality between the mikado and the European sovereigns. - Many preparations are on foot for the yachting season which, though It may not be productive of particularly good racing, will none the less be pa tronized by those who make yachting an amusement rather than a Bport. The stum yacht White Ladye, former ly wnej l,y Mrs. Langtry, Is fitted out sumptuously for the reception of Mr. Lnwson Johnston and his bride, nee Dunlup, of New York, who will tak an extended cruise. The famous Her-reshoff-bullt cutter, Isolde, whl h was recently sol 1 at auetloi, In London, brought the low figure of 230. 'I One of the most tiotleealile cul. of works of art in London began May 3, when the collection of the late Mrs. Bloomfl.-M-Mrr.ire. of Philadelphia, was sold at auction. A pair of sevres vaes, which once belonged to Mme. De Pom padour, brought il.I22, while a rose water ewer realized no less than 2. ?C2. The opening of the crlekt season this week was favored by fine weather and there was no apparent diminu tion of public Interest. The derisions of the archbishops of Canterbury and York, made public on May 1, on the subject f the reservation of the sacrament, In which they said they were obliged to decide that the church of England did not allow reser vation l-i any form and that those be lieving It ought to be permitted, while Justified In endeavoring to get the law altered, were not Justified in practicing reservation until the law waa changed, has created widespread speculation among the laiety and clergy regarding the outcome. S The extreme ritualists have always demurred against civil authority but the contentions are now under the ban of the highest espiscopate which they swore to obey when ordained. Yet, It does not appear that they are more willlrg to give up their practices than before. As the Dally Graphic, which Is a churchman's paper, says, "It needs no gift of prophecy to foretell that the church of England cannot continue as an organized body if any large section of the clergy follow the advice of the extreme ritualists. If the high church clergy claim to be a law unto them selves they must either leave the church or shatter It." Many churchmen and conservative papers not engaged In the controversy are seriously considering the question of disestablishment, a remedy hitherto so repugnant to them that they would scarcely tllscuss it. v Most of the theatres are doing re markably well. The fashionable sue cesses of the day are the comedy "Kit ty Grey" at the Vaudeville, with Ellis Jeffreys and Miriam Clements in the cast, and Careton's new comedy, "Lady Huntworth's Experiment," at the Criterion, in which Miss Compton again achieves great success and Ger trude Elliott, In a minor part, also con tinucs to win the applause of the Eng lish critics. These two plays, at the Gaiety and Dalys, are absorbing most of the fashionable patronage; but the Garrlck, with "Zaza" and a number of other houses are crowded nightly. Ihree lady managers are about to enter the field of theatrical enterprise. Marie Tempest will forsake musical for serious comedy and appear as Nell Gwynne, In Anthony Hope's and Ed ward Rose's adaptation of Hope's nov el. 'Simon Dale." Julia Ntelson will also present Kester's play, dealing with the adventures of the same actress, when Harrison and Maude vacate the Haymarket for the summer holidays and Jeanette Steer is to open the com edy theatre with a play by Charles Brookfield. BRYAN AGAIN EXPLAINING. He Will Oppose Everything and Any thing the Republicans Favor . Therefore. He Still Stands for Free Silver. NEW YORK, May 5.-In an inter view with a New York paper's corres pondent, W. J. Bryan makes this posi tive declaration: 'I have not dropped silver. I have never said that other questions were more important than the money ques tion.' I have said many times and now repeat, that at present three questions, viz., money, trusts and Imperialism, are dividing public attention. Men dif fer as lo their relative importance, but I have never attempted to fix their relative Importance. The republicans are wrong on all three questions, and I expect to continue to oppose the gold standard, the trusts and Imperialism." MORE JAPANESE COMING. Enormous Numbers Will Arrive In This Country and British Columbia. TACOMA, May 5. Officers of the steamship Tacoma, which arrived from Yokohama yesterday, in speaking of the great number of Japanese flock ing to the United States and British Columbia, say it was current talk in Yokohama that there would be 30,000 Japanese leave their native country for British Columbia alone this sum mer, and It Is understood the number coming to the United States will be enormous. The steam?r Tobu Maru Is now due on the Sound with 1600 Jap anese on board, and the Dalynvostock one of the Tacoma liners, will be here in a few days with 900 more. SELF-GOVERNMENT FOR PHILIPPINES Otis Promulgates an Order for Holdin-r .Municipal Election. THE FRANCHISE CONDITIONAL Elector! Must Have Six Months' Residence, Be Able lo Read, Pay Taxes and Take Aa Oath of Allejiince Order , Recallinf Oils. WASHINGTON. May 5. Secretary Root today sent to congress a copy of the order Issued by General Otis and lust received here providing for a sys tem of civil municipal government.! for the Philippines and for the elec tion of municipal ofllclals by the pto ple. The order says In part. ' It is with great satisfaction that the United States authorities, in con sonance wltn former promises, promul gates In this ordr a law by which the municipalities of the towm of the Philippines are to be established and governed In future. 'The electors must be male persons 23 years or over, who have resided In the town six months and are not sub ject to any foreign power. It also Is a condition of being an elector that the person should have held one of certain designated offices or pay thirty pesotes taxes annually or speak, rtad and write English or Spanish. "The elector also must take and sub set Ibe to wn oath embodying the fore going and stating: "I recognize and accept the supreme authority of the L nited Stat-js and will maintain true faith and allegiance thereto, etc' " An order Issued by the war Cepart ment yesterday, -ellevlng General Otis of the command of the division of the Philippines, and assigning , General MacArthur thereto, concludes as fol lows: "Major General Oits Is reliev ed from command only In compliance with his own expressed wish. The president directs that this order shall record his high appreciation of that officer's distinguished and successful service In the Philippine islands both their civil and military admin Istration. They entitle him to gratitude and honor from hs country. AN OFFICE FOR CLEVELAND. in McKinley Is Considering His Name as One of the United States Rep reseptatlves on the Hague Arbitration Board. WASHINGTON. May 5.-The presi dent bas resolv.'d that in selecting jur ists who shall represent the United States on the permanent board of ar bitration provided for by The Hague treaties, he will consider only the names of persons of the highest char acter and of national reputation. Among those mentioned, as meeting the president's requirements, ere Ben jamin Harrison, Grover Cleveland and Richard Olney. SUNDRY CIVIL BILL PASSED. No Appropriations for Harbor Work Appears to Have Been In. eluded. WASHINGTON, May 5. The house -today passed the sundry civil bill. It carries slightly more than $61,500,000, about $10,000,000 more than any pre vious sundry civil bill. The general deficiency and military academy ap propriation bills are now the only gen eral supply bills unacted upon by the house. CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT. Maryland Congressman Has Intro duced a Bill Repealing the Law. WASHINGTON, May 5.-Represent- ative Laker, of Maryland, has intro duced a bill repealing the Chinese ex clusion laws and making- the general immigration laws applicable to Chinese who shall prove themselves able to read the constitution of the United States In English or the Chinese lan guage. WOLCOTT FOR CHAIRMAN. . The Colorado Senator Will Tempora rily Preside Over National Convention. NEW YORK, May 5. Joseph H. Manley, of Maine, at the Fifth Ave nue hotel, had talks with several local politicians. Some of the local leaders who talked with Mr. Manley said that It had been practically settled by the national republican managers that Senator Wolcott, of Colorado, will be temporary chairman of the convention and Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, permanent chairman. It had been also settled that Senator Foraker, of Ohio, should make the speech renominating President Mc Kinley.