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AST01UA. OKEGON; (SATl'ftDAY. MAY 19, 1900.
NO. 236
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ASTORIA. .OREGON
LONDON'S MILLIONS
GO WILD WITH JOY
News of the Relief of Ala f eking
Comes From Pretoria.
NO OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION
Bui Everybody It Satlifltd (bit Bidet-Powell
and Hl Heroei Have at Uil Bcca Rti
tw:d"TbMitiaa' el People Tbrong
lb Streets All Nlfbl.
LONDON, May 19,-London' mil
lion niftit half the night In the treet
and even at 4 o'clock thla morning,
troop of J'ouiik men are promenading,
Ringing ami cheering, arid there are
crowd n front of the Mansion house,
Marlborough liouw;, club or Pall Mull
and the war oillte, and In parliament
square, waving Hug and Joining l
national aim.
Sober, phlegmatic London la bc-Hide
Itself with emotion. (Juiila of patrlot
Initi have avt the town iulv rln twice
or thrice before during the lust few
month but (milling ham (julte equalled
tonlKht'a hundred nquure mile of al
moat furious tit-iiK-iiHt h 1 Ii.iim.
It wn a cuil'iim thliiK for the on
looker to solemn grey-haired men
torn their opera hats Into the air and
Join In a hurricane of cheer when
the wreath crowned banner, with a
port rult of Colonel Badcn-Powe on
It. waa borne along licndllly.
Smart women In brougham waved
the Union Jack nut of window.
Conventional family purlieu (topped
at street corner to take part In alng
In; "God Save the Queen" and the
"Holilicr of the Queen."
Everywhere were good feeling and
asliiihinff roar of humun voice.
All thla wfii brought about by a
twenty-word telegram from Pretoria
that Mafeklng had been relieved.
Although tho government did not re
ceive a word and although nothing
confirmatory hita been received from
any African miun'e. except Pretoria,
nobody apnr'nlly questions the news,
Arthur J. Balfour, the government
l"ndr In the house of common,
speaking from the government bench
lute butt evening, paid: 'Tile only
new I have In through the courtesy
of th press. We have no Informa
tion at the war ollhe, nor would we
have It a goon uh It- would arrive
through other channels. Therefore, the
fact that we have not received It
neither confirm nor disprove the ac
curacy of the Information. I need
hardly say that we all trust and have
giod reaaoii to think It la probably
true."
Performer In Lon Ion music ball
and theattra last evening had llltle.use
for rtage busl.icioj cr for line In their
plwi Theater-goer had no desire to
attend atage perforn.anccs. The first
Right of a blograph scene In the Trans
vaal, or the first glimpse of a mili
tary or naval costume on the atage
wns sufficient to create an uproar. A
leading actor stild:
"I did not attempt to read my lines
lust evening. It was of no use. The
public had no Interest in me beyond
the fact that I wore a military uni
form." At the rurlton hotel, which Is filled
with Americans, the bunds played
"Marching Through Georgia" (which
ha been recently adapted to tho Eng
lish (ng entitled "Marching to Pre
toria."), "Dixie" and other American
air. Ton thousand people stood in
front of Mr, Baden-Powell's house in
St. George's place, cheering and sing
ing. The dlHpatch of the Asosclated Press
announcing the relief of Mufeklng, was
posted outside the Mansion house and
the "news rapidly spread. Large
crow da ..assembled and at thla hour,
9:45 p. m., the streets are resounding
with cheers. Tho war office at 9 o'clock
announced that no news had been re
ceived. At 9:40 the Lord Mayor, A. J. New
ton, in hla official robes of office an
nounced the Joyful newa to crowds out
side. Manses of people outside the
Mansion house aoon grew to such dl
menslons that the police were com
pellet! to divert all traffic, omnibuses
etc., through the aide streets. Special
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CHARLES HEILBORN & SON
edition of the newspaper appeared
and tliHci anounced the new In all
the public resort.
In the West I'.nd the leading thor
ouglifures were Impeded by a constant
stream of the populace, ' cheering
ttr.fii-M-lv.-B hoarse and singing "God
Hiive the (jui.-en" and "Moldlcra of the
Colleen-" Tli tiitliuxluatu as thla dl
puUh In sent ulrtady promUe to out
rival even the acelii; which followed
llo. relief of Lady mill th. The dlxpaluh
of th ANK'K-lutid Press, containing the
lie w a of the relief of the loiig-beaelged
place, hui stmt to the house of pur
lUniiul, where It cieated great ex
ciierneriL '
General Uullor In a dl (patch to the
Mar uflke, dated Newcamle, May 18,
tiya;
"Newiastle waa 'occupied laat night
and today lii whol becond division
and Third cavalry brigade will be
Cuiicviitiatod there. 1 have c-nt a
mounted Joi'.' througti Noqtu to xpvl
a sniuil furec of the enemy and to re
Msuie the natives. The enemy have
burnd the chapel, broken much giaas,
piuii'K-ied nuny houa and taken
tah from the bank, but otherwise
they have nut doito much harm. . The
railway la badly damaged, ingaganr
and .Skauer biidgea are destroyed,
are many cuiverta and pumping sta
tiutH and water work. Of the 7,00u
men Mylng before u alniut l.tHW seem
to luvu gonu to Wakkerslrom and
suiue by Miller's Pass to the Free
ttale. The remainder, who are de
scribed as u UltHirganizvd rabble, have
gono north and say that they Intend
to n.itkt a stand at Lulug'a Nek."
PKKIOIIIA, May 1?. President
Sleyn arrived here last night.'
LONDON. May 1S.-A special dia
putch from Lourenco Mariues, dated
yesterday, says:
"The lost JO") refuge who arrived
here agiee in stating that Mafeklng
hns been relieved.
' The end of the war Is anticipated
by 'the iuci.-n' birthday, May 24."
It is stated at the war office that
no news as to the relief of .Mafeklng
had been received up to 8 o'clock this
morning.
h.ANNIIAI-'SEIl, Thursday. May 17.
General Buller entered Pannhauser
at 10 o'clock this roornlnp. The
houses In the town were found to be
nut much dumaged, rwiiig to the
synipalbles of the Boer Inhabitants.
A number of rebels were found at their
hoim and arrested. The railway Is
little damaged.
The Iloor north of Newcastle are
falling back.
General Hulbr ha received a mes
sage from the queen, congratulating
him upon the taking of Dundee and
expressing appreciation of the work of
the troops to which he has replied.
The Hocrs left two doctors and an
ambulance here.
SALISBURY'S SPEECH.
Redmond and Other Irish Leaders See
an Important Political Mean
ing In it.
NEW YORK, May 1S.-A dispatch
to the World from London, says:
The Irish parliamentary party lead
era, John Redmond and John Dillon,
regard the recent anti-home rule
speeches of Salisbury, Balfour and
Chamberlain as simply a political
move to weaken, if possible, the posi
tion of the Irish party, which In the
next parliament will command a solid
phalanx of from SO to 65 votes.
That party will not be committed to
either th liberals or torl?s. but in the
natural course of events 1U strength
must mainly be thrown for the liberals
and may be the deciding factor. There
always is some secret movement In
Ireland but certainly It is not suffi
ciently alive at the present time to give
the least ground for alarm.
Lord Salisbury and ' hla colleagues
were getting anxious about the possi
ble electoral effect of the wave of pro
Irish sentjment caused by the gallant
ry of the Irish troopa and the ruccess
of the queen's visit- So they wished to
Check the spread of the idea fostered
by the Dully Mall, and other unionist
papers that the golden moment h.ad
come at which some large concession
could be aafely made In response to
the Irish national demand.
Their antl-Irlsh utterances are re
garded by the Irish leaders as calcu
lated to act aa tonlo on the Irish na
tionalists at preventing them from ex
pecting anything from the British par
liament except what can be extor:ed
by the exigencies of the English par
tics. AGENTS POK
GOVERNOR SMITH
DENOUNCES SPRIGOS
Says His Appointment of Clark
Was an Act of Fraud.
DENIES ALL RESPONSIBILITY
MonUaa'i Chief Eiecallve Siy He Was
Eatlces Oat of the Stale Sa That the
Job Might Be Pat Tbrib.M.
ll MaaK.
BUTTE, Mont., May IS. Governor
Smith today sent dispatches from here
to' Senator XV. A. Clark, Senator Chan
dler, chairman of the committee on
privilege and elections, and Senator
Frye, president of the senate, saying
he bad disregarded and revoked the
action of Lieutenant-Governor Hprigga
in naming Clark to succeed to the va-J
cancy caused by his own resignation;
and saying he had named Martin Ma
glnnK of Helena, to fill the vacancy.
Tlie governor gives, a Jiis reasons,
hit opinion that the appointment Of
Clark by the lieutenant-governor wa
tainted by collusion and fraud.
The dispatches are practically the
same, that to" Mr. Clark reading: "I
have this day disregarded and revoked
your appointment aa United States
senator, made by Governor Sprtgga on
the 15th Inst., as being tainted with
collusion and fraud, and have thla day
appointed Hon. Martin Maginnls. Unit
ed States senator to Oil the vacancy
caused by your resignation."
The dispatches to Frye and Chand
ler ore of the same tenjr, notifying
them of his action. The governor al
so sent a formal protest to Chandler,
detailing h.ls reasons. He has also Is
sued an open letter to the people of the
slate denying that he had any know
ledge of the contemplated step when
he left Montana for California.
He gays he went to California at
the rtuest of Thomas R, Hinds to
look Into the title of some mining
property In which Miles Flnlen was
Inteiested. He owed Flnlen two thou
sand dollars and thought by going he
miht earn a fee that would be ap
plied on the Indebtedness.
''I shall prove by my conduct In the
future," he conclud-s, "that I waa not
guilty of any wrong-doing or had any
IJ-a of wrong."
Miles Finlen Is one of the democrats
in the legislature ho voted against
Clark. Martin Maginnla was a dele
gate In congress for the territory when
Montana became a state-
IMPORTANT CUSTOMS RULING.
Defect in the Law Admits French Llq
oura Lower Than Was Intended
NEW YORK, May 18. A decision
Just rendered by Judge Townsend,
who is hearing In the United States cir
cuit court the appeals from the deci
sion of tbe board of general appraisers
under the custom's admlnstratton act,
lessens the duties on French brandies
and liquors 50 cents a gallon and In
the particular suit which was brought
by George S. Nicholas, an importer,
takes J45.000 out of the treasury of the
government.
Nicholas, on June 10, 1898, received
from France 80,000 gallons of the cor
dial known as "Chartreuse." Collector
Bldwell assessed the duty on this Im
portation at $2.25 per gallon. The Im
porter appealed to the board of general
appraisers and they affirmed the col
lector's action. Then the matter was
brought Into the circuit court and
when the hearing came up,, counsel
for Nicholas Insisted that under the
next treaty with France, made In 1S98,
a year later, the passage of the tariff
under which the appraisement had
been made, the duty should have been
only $1J5 per gallon. Copies of the
treaties made between France and the
United States were produced 'as evi
dence and In the French copy the word
"liquors" appears, while from the
American copy the word "liquors" is
missing.
"Thla decision la In favor of the im
porters and if It holds, means a loss of
many million dollars to the govern
ment annually. '
POLITICS IN HAVANA.
Prominent Natives Have Decided to
Organize a Branch of the Demo
cratic Party.
CHICAGO. May 18. A special to the
Record from Honolulu, under date of
May 3tb, via Victoria, says:
Special Agent of the United States,
Harold M. Sewall, who has been the
candidate for governor,- says, In an In
terview, that he received a letter some
days ago saying that his name could
not receive further consideration. .
The American party territorial con
vention in the Hawaiian Islands will
he held May 30, In Honolulu, to organ
Ue the party and select delegates to
I the national republican convention In
Philadelphia. Primaries will be held
In every precinct In the Island on
May 19.
At a conference of many prominent
natives h'M yesterday It was decided
to advise for the present that the Ha
wailfins hold aloof from both the re-pi'hll'-an
and democratic parties, and
organize a Hawaiian party. J. O. Por
ter was Indorv-d for delegate to con
gress. BLESSING IN DISGUISE.
I.os of Spain' Colonies Will Result
In Her National Rejuvenation.
NliW YORK, May 18.-A dispatch to
the Herald from London says:
General Stewart L. Woodford, for
merly United States minister at Mad
rid. saklng tonight to a correspond
ent, painted a glowing picture of the
future of Spain.
"The loss of her colonies," he ald,
"mean Spain's national rejuvenation.
Relief after year of ceaselea.
strength-aapping anxieties Incident to
the government of her scattered Isl
and possessions, leaves her statesmen
free to work out the destiny of their
own country. The war with the Uni
ted States will prove a blessing In dis
guise. "J hav unbounded faith in the na
tion's future. A Spaniard Is essen
tially honest. He want to pay his
debt. He la Jealous of his country's
name and credit. The preoent agita
tion because of Increased taxes will
subside a soon as King Alfonso's sub
jects realize that additional revenue
Is necessary to maintain the national
honor."
RUSSIAN-AMERICAN COMMERCE.
Distinguished Russian Prince Here u,
Promote Trade With Siberia
and China.
CHCAGO, May IS. The Tribune
seys:
Prince Alexis Dalgaroukoff, of , St.
Petersburg, has been at the Audito
rium hotel for the last three days. He
Is here as the representative of both
the Russian government and of private
interests In that country, to consult
with the Americans Interested in the
Russia-American Commercial Com
pany, organize! for the purpose of op
erating along1 the line of the trans
Siberian railway. -
The prince left Chicago last night
for San Francisco, where he win meet
several California and Montana men,
who are Interested In the enterprise.
The company, which is capitalized at
$5,000,000. contemplates a broad field of
business. Including the operation of
steamship lines between the ports of
China and American Pacific coast
points, fur sealing, Ashing, mining,
lumbering and general merchandis
ing, including the ercetlon of ware
houses, etc.
THE SQUARED CIRCLE.
McCi.y Defeats Creadon in Six Rounds
Could Have Finished Him
Anytime.
NEW YORK. May 18. Kid McCoy
easily defeated Dan Crtedon at the
Broadway Athletic Club tonight In the
sixth round- McCoy could have
brought the fight to speedier conclu
sions had he been so disposed. Cree-
don made a poor showing. McCoy
knocked Creedon down in the sixth
and Creedon's seconds threw up the
eponge.
BUTTE. Mont., May 18. Dick Ogles
by, of Helena, and Jerry McCarthy of
Butte fought 20 rounds to a draw to
night at Walkervilie.
GIGANTIC STRIKE.
All the Labor Unions In St. Louis Join
to Oppose Capital.
ST. LOUIS. May lS.-At a meeting
of one hundred heads of labor unions,
called last night, it was resolved to
recommend to the controlling central
bodies that a sympathetic strike be
inaugurated today of all the labor un
ions in St- Louis.
John Kenna, a saloon keeper, was
probably fatally wounded, and Robert
Nelson, colore!, and Emergency Officer
Jacob HUIingsworth, slightly wound
ed, tonight in a riot. Several other
cases of Phootlng were reported dur
ing the day.
FAMOUS MINE SOLD.
An English Syndicate Has Paid $S50,
000 for Rawhide.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 18. Nego
tiations for the sale of the Rawhide
mine, the once famous gold producer
of Tuolumne county, to an English
syndicate, have been practically com
pleted and the documents transfer
ring the property are said to be In
the hands of attorneys awaiting the
settlement of the claim by Wells, Fargo
ft Co. The price named Is $850,000.
Three or four years ago, prior to
the litigation by the three stockhol
ders of the mine, the Rawhide was
estimated to be worth $1,500,000, al
most double the sum now offered.
AHEAD AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS. May 18. The result of
tho vot of the St. Louis branch ty
pographical union for International
president was:
Lynch, 214; Donnelly, 203.
JOHNNY RED TO BE
PAID HIS JUST DUES
Grant's Agreement With Lee at
Appomattox Ratified.
COMING OF BOER ENVOYS
Will Be Received by McKlaley a Private
Cltlieii Oily Japanese Swrm!nf Info
tbe 1'iltea' SUtes-Seoale and tbe
Paeamatlc Tabe Steal.
WASHINGTON, May IS. For tha
first time since the rebellion the house
today passed a measure to pay con
federate soldiers for losses growing out
of the civil war.
It waa a bill Introduced by Cox
(dem.) of Tennessee, to pay confeder
ate soldier who surrendered at Ap
pomattox for the loss of horses and
other personal effects taken from them
In violation of Lee' capitulation to
Grant, by which the officers and nvn
of Lee's army were allowed to retain
their baggage,' side arms and horses.
The bill originally carried $o0,0u0.
but the specific sum waa stricken out
and the appropriation was made In
definite. The bill was passed out of
it order as a special compliment to
Cox, who, after ten years of service
In the house. Is to retire at the end
of his present term. Many other
claim bills were passed.
A statement from the secretary of
the treasury today, given to the sen
ate, shows that 7.1M entered the Unit
ed States during the ten months end
ing April iO. This does not Include
those who have come via Canada, and
It is said a large number have come -that
way. (
At a cabinet meeting today, the
qt-etlon of the reception of the Boer
envoys was discussed. It Is under
stood they rrobably will be present
el to the president by the secretary
of state. They" will be received with
every courtesy, but enly as private
citizens and not In any diplomatic ca
pacity. . .
Nearly the entire day In the senate
was devoted to the pneumatic tube
system service In the postofflce appro
priation bill. The debate at tlmea
was sharp and almost personal. Sen
ator Morgan Introduced a resolution
to Investigate the Panama Canal Com
pany and, In a speech, severely criti
cised that company-
n M
RAILROAD FOR NOME.
San Francisco Company Organized to
Build One Along the Beach.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 18. Articles
of incorporation of the Nome Railroad
Company have been filed. The "com
pany proposes to have a main line four
miles long with a branch line two and
a half miles long. The Incorporator
are C. D. Lane, E. J. Cutchen, C. X
WUIard, P. J. Muller and F. W. Wynn.
The capital stock Is $100,000.
The road will run from Nome to
ward Anvil Creek In Alaska. The
same persons have Incorporated the
Wild Goose Railway Company, with
$100,000 capital stock to operate four
and a half miles of road from the shore
of Behring Sea near Nome tow.irda
Anvil Creek, with a branch line a
mile and a half long.
THE COLOMBIAN REBELS.
Have Fitted Out Vessels Under a False
Flag and are Liable To Capture.
NEW YORK. May 18. A dispatch to
the Herald from Panama, says:
The Colombian government has In
formed all consuls here that, vessels
now cruising on the coast In the ser
vice of the revolutionists can be fol
lowed and captured by the warships
of other nations-
It is alleged that the revolutionists
have no right to hoist the Colombian
flag and sail under it. This fact has
been eommunlcatsd to the United
States minister in Bogota, who has In
formed the government in Washington.
MEXICAN STEEL PLANT SOLD.
CITY OF MEXICO, May 18. A deal
is pending for the transfer from the
hands of local capitalists in 'Monterey
of the steel plant there to the Well-man-Sea
ver Engineering Company, of
Cleveland, O. The authpiized capital
for the Monterey company is $10,000,
0O0. ' '
" Upon request of Ambassador Cluy
ton, Pablo Corrales and Catioa La Tor
re, two Spaniards who recently embez
zled large sums of money In Havana,
have been arrested In Vera Cruz.
LYNCH WAS ELECTED.
SYRACUSE, N. Y., May 18. From
returns already received from numer
ous local unions, the Lynch campaign
committee in this city claim the elec
tion of JameM ?.T. T.y !!!, er ;-r;:cu;,
as president of the International Ty
pographical Union by a plurality of
about 2.300-