The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930, May 22, 1900, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textmotion! Books, Periodicals, J!f ff ' Ubrary w. hwrt I'- sdl offense, UBRARf mSOM will be liable to promr VOL. JL ASTOKIA. OKKGON, TICS DAY, MAY 22, 1900. NO. 1 Investigate Your Plumbing.. Hco tliut it i'h nil right, before tho warm m-mnuii m-U in. Wo will fix everything right for you, at a reiiHonublo COHt. ECLIPSE HARDWARE GO. We Will Continue to Sell TliaSK FANCY hams and bacon At old prices fur few diiys longer. (Everything cIho Unit U hciuoiiiiblo and good in the line i FKKSII MKATS nnd FKUITS or OUO CKUIhS always on hand nt renxonublo ritrH. Ross, Higgins & Co. Spring (teds Fishing Tackle, Rods, Reels, Lines, Flies, Hooks, Leaders, Baskets, etc. Everything necessary to complete your outfit. 5pauldlng's Base Hall GoodjTlic lest in the world. Croquet Sets nnd Bird Cage. A large assortment to select from. GRIFFIN & REED When the City Dads Put Out the Lights KEMKMUER WE HAVE LANTERNS TO SUIT ALL FOARD & STOKES Atorm, Oregoni. CLATSOP MILL CO.: ASTORIA, ORE. Fir9 Spruce and Cedar Lumber Boxch, SohH nttd Doors, - Shingle and Mouldings W. F. SCHEIBE tlto Alwayit tollable A lull lint ol Plpci, Tobacco, nd 5miker' Artklri. 47.1 Conimorclol Hi. PHONIC NO. u,Kt. "La Belle Astoria" Cigar Schelbe's Opera Star Scheme's Special And OtHer Brnndi C. J. NCHARD, Commission. Brokerage, CuBtom Houao Urokcr. ASTORIA. .OREGON Insurance and Shipping:. Agent W. F, 4 Co., and Pacific Kxpreu Co'l. KRUGER HAS NOT SUED FOR PEACE Oom Paul Will Exhaust Every Resource Before Surrender. PEOPLE LEAVING PRETORIA evidently Expect the City le Be Sow 6c tlejce-BidcrPowcll Made Mijor Qcacral Will Bt Qluu Further Pre . nolloi- Mircfc to Mulcklaf. LONDON, May 22.-Brltlh hore men, according to a dlii(aU:h from I,ourrnro Maniue, are now close to the Vonl rlvi-r within forty (title of Johannesburg. Munition from Pretoria ho begun. Women and children are being sent In train to Machududorp on the way to Lydcnbuj g. Trulim are arriving at Ixiiirciiiu 11 u Pima filled with pascn Kcm, among whom are many German who are hound for Europe. Home detail of Ctionel Mahon' Ma fcklng relief expedition are now com li.g through from wayside point. It wu one long rush to Mufeklng. Twuity-iiiio war correspondent have been killed or have died of disease during the war. In llil respect the Dally Mull ho been unfortunate, ten of It n representative having been put out of service by death or nine. The war olllce announce tliut eleven vessel will leave home port daring the next JO da), with J.M olllcer and nu n and 2,35 horae. The promotion of Colonel Baden I'owell I generally expected to be followed by further honor, probably an Important command with the tem porary rank of Hi uunant-general- He only got hi colonelcy In is'.', and he now gov ahead of a lung lint of senior. LONDON, May 21. The Associated Pies I able to ay that no message from President Kruger. direct or Indi rect, tin been recently received by Lord Salisbury or by any department of th British government. The prox imity of H-aee, according to the gov ernment point of view, will remain a matter of military progress. How soon the hitter may bring about the former Is still too siippotltlous for a serious toi'vcusl on the part of any govern ment ollU'lul. The consensu of opinion, as gleaned by the Associated Press and the gov ernment olllcer. is that the Boer dele gate will exhaust every effort In the I'nlted State before resting. It I announced that Colonel Baden- Powell will be made a major-general Mufeklng vh actually relieved by Colonel Mahon. A dispatch form Kroonsiad, dated May 20, say a British convoy on Its way to Londlcy was attacked by Doers and obliged to halt. The result of the attack la not known, but It la evllent that the Boer facing the main Brit ish army are alert and aggrasslve. NEW YORK, May 21.-A dispatch to the Tribune from London rays: The first rumor of peace has come Kroonstad, where Commandant De Wet I reported by a news agency to have offered to surrender with his en tire Free State force. There are similar report from Lou- renco Marques, where President Kru gvr Is alleged to have asked General Roberta to grant an armistice. De Wet's proposal la described as condi tional, and Ki tiger's offer Is said to be uccompanlcd by threats against Joh hannesburg nnd the mines. It Is not likely that Lord Robert will consider any term short of unconditional sur render, nor can President Kruger ex pect to dictate terms with a club In hlH hand and cases of dynamite and bl.iBtlng gelntlne behind him. The Dutch have made too gallant a fight ngnlnnt the resources of a mighty empire,' to accept the only terms on which Lord Salisbury can offer peace. ' The rumors are premature and ore de signed to strengthen the hands of the delegate in Washington, who are knocking at the door of the state de partment. There Is no probability that Kruger and Stoyn can propose any terms of pence which will be ac ceptable to England. They will not suggest annexation, and that I lb only practical basis of peace. The military situation Impllr the ne cessity for peace negotiation on (he Dutch ldo. The Boer have Wn driven out of Natal, The Fre Btate ha been overrun and the Transvaal I threatened with Invasion by Robert, Iluller, Huntington and Cariington. The iltuatbm 1 no utterly hopeles that It r,ay safely be assumed that President Kruger and Bteyn, In their consultation at Pretoria discussed the expediency of making proposition for peoc". A President Steyn started at once for Hellbron, It 1 not improbable that De Wei has offered to surrender on hi own term, nd It 1 reasonable to assume that President Kruger ha tent dispatcher to Washington which wilt arm the delegate with full power to solicit the good office of the United States government In bringing out a general armistice. There are rumor In (he air that the cabinet discussed on Friday offer of peace from Pretoria, and that the prime minister' vIhIi that night to Windsor wu madd for tha purpose of com municating the proposal to the queen, but I am unable to find confirm ation of theo report. The opinion of the well Informed last nl'ht wa that Krugr and Stcyn were making a determined effort to draw the American government Into an am buscade of some kind, and under cover of frlen-Ily acrvlee similar to that of f'Tcd by Fiunte at the close of the war with Spain, to obtain a vantage ground for negotiating term of pence. The opinion In L'nglund Is very strong on this ubject. Peace nego tiations ending In a fresh convention are not desired. An annexation proc lamation by Ird Roberts Is what par llnm"nt expect aid the empire de mands. What ha been going on In South Africa ha borne a close resemblance to i lvll war. and, as Englishmen are agreed, must end like the American civil conOlet. with magnamlty In tri umph, but without an armistice or pence negotiations or foreign Interven tion or any compromise. AHMED PASHA HAS ARRIVED. He Will Present His Cruiser Indemni ty Scheme to the State Depart ment Thi Week. NEW YORK, Mvk" 21.-According to a special to the Herald from Washing ton, All Ferrouh Bey, the Turkish min ister. Is expected to present Ahmed Pasha, rear-admiral of the Turkish navy sent to the I'nlted States to place a contract for a Turkish cruiser and to settle the American missionary claims, to the secretary of state this week. Ahemd Pasha Is expected to present himself today at the Turkish legation. His (statement that he would get his Instructions through the minister Is not understood In Turkish diplomatic circles here. The understanding of the authorities has been that the admiral would bring Instructions for the set tlement of the dispute. If the admiral's trip is only one of inspection then It is said the author!' ties will be certain that the Sublime Porte is only seeking delay and they will more vigorously exert pressure to force It to pay the Indemnity. M. E. GENKRAL CONFERENCE. This Week Will Be the Most Import ant of the Sitting So Far. CHICAGO, May 21. The present week Is looked upon as lu many way the most Important of the Methoilst general conference. During the next six diiys the bishops, the secretaries, the editors of the advocates and the publishing agent are to be elected. Some of the great questions which are to be solved will come to the point where the conference must dispose of them most immediate, the far reach ing time limit question. The standing- committees have their reports ready and are only seeking op portunities to present them. These re ports bring up the woman question, the amusement question, the dea conness problem, and other " im portant subjects. It is generally ad mitted that there will be a race be tween committee to get in their re ports, as there will be numerous rec ommendations thut cannot be acted upon at u II. The committees have had their most Important debates and their sessions from now on will diminish In Inter est. Several of the committees will ad journ at their first meeting this week to meet again upon call of the chair man. Elections, when the two bishops have been chosen, will go more swiftly, as there are sure to be numerous re-elections among the editors and secretaries, lvicgates nre required to stay until the lat day anil there will be little falling ot( in attendance. The date now fix e.l for adjournment Is May 29. M'KINLEY WILL REMAIN NEUTRAL Tells Boer Delegates Uncle Sam Will Not Interfere. BOERS REFUSE TO TALK Secretary Hay Rcctivti Them mi Lliteii to All Their Ariumtntf, Bat Syi Re Ci De Ketfalif- Dealt the Floor ' entie Seute. KB AKE SOLE AGENT? I'OK VILD'S INLAID UNOLEDK Tliero is notliing k'ttor in the market forjloors. Colors run clear through to the back. Wc also handle an extensive lino of plain nnd printed , linoleum. Wo call special attention to our line of All Wool Ingrain Carpets ranging in price from,50c to $1.00 CHARLES HE1LB0RN & SON WASHINGTON, May 21.-The tate department ha met the Issue raised by the coming to Washington of the Boer delegation, by declining to Inter fere In behalf of the South African republic In the present struggle. In view of thi announced decision all question a to the character of the recognition to be extended to the dele gate and the sufficiency of their ere dentlals, dropped at once Into the background. It was, after all, of little moment whether or not the B-r were received as diplomatic agents or ministers, no long a they were powerless to pro mote the prime object of their mis sion, namely, to cause the United State government to Intervene to bring about peace. The meeting between the delegate and Secretary Hay was brought about In the simplest manner. The Boers, in departing, stated to a number of newspaper men that they had and would have nothing to say as to what happened. The secretary of state gave out, through hi secretary, the following statement: "Messrs- A. Fischer, C. Wessel and Dr. A. D. Wolmarens, delegates In this country of the South African re publics, called today by appointment at the state department. They were cordially received and remained with the secretary of state for more than an hour. They laid before the secre tary, at much. lnUt and with great energy and eloquence the merit of the controversy In South Africa and the desire of the Boer republics that the Unitod State should Intervene In the interests of peace and use Its efforts to that end with the British govern ment." The secretary of state made the fol lowing reply: "The president sympa thies heartily 'n the sincere desire of all the people of the United States that the war which is now afflicting South Africa may, for the sake of both par ties engaged, come to a speedy close; but he feels that, In the present cir cumstances, no course Is open to him except to persist In the policy of Im partial neutrality." A resolution offeied on Saturday by Allen, of Nebraska, extending to the Boer delegates, now In Washington, the privileges of the floor of the senate, was laid on the table today by a vote of 36 to 21. EXCEEDED THE ESTIMATES. Six Miles of Military Railroad in Ha vana Cost the Government NEW YORK. May 21. A special to the Herald from Washington, says: Assistant Secretary of War Meiklejohn has made an official statement In which he says that the total cost of the six miles of railroad built by the govern ment to connect the piers In Havana harbor with the railroads of Havana was $312,611.84. This Is $130,000 more than the cost as fixed by Colonel Helk er, the president of the board which built the road. Mr. Meiklejohn says that the road was built as a military necessity In order that the troops could be trans ferred to the Interior of the Island with out being conducted through the city of Havana. The work was done as ex peditiously as possible and the govern ment consequently had to pay for the haste. Yet Mr. Meiklejohn states that the cost of construction 'and equipment was $2ti4,617.47 The warehouse cost J41.S70.30; grading ballasting and other Incidental expenses amounted to $36, 124.07. and the total cost was J342.611.S4. H3 states he- figured the cost of the road was only $32,000 per mile. PRESIDENT M'KINLEY'S HEALTH. An Important Fact3r In Selecting tlje Republican Vice-Presidential CanJIdate. NEW YORK. May 21.-The Herald says: Republican members of congress who were in the city last night said the se lection of a candidate for vice-president to run with President McKlnley was as perplexing a problem as ever, and that the matter had taken a new phase. This is caused by the state of the president's health. The information that comes from Washington is that, while the Presi dent's condition Is not alarming, It is of a character to cause uneaslne among hi Intimate friends, to whom the fact are known. They will not even breathe ft doubt that the presi dent Is likely to serve four year more, yet they are satisfied that more than usual car-s must be taken In providing for the presidential succession. t Usually the vlci-presldenoy has been thrown as a sop to the defeated fac tion. This wilt not be the case this year. The vice-president, it I said, will be nominated with equal reference to hl fitness for the presidency from the Ohio standpoint, his ability to ac ceptably preilde over the senate and hi strength and popularity with the voter. At recent conference In Washington It ha i been assumed that Governor Roosevelt was entirely out of consider ation, and hi name was not pressed. At the meeting lii Washington other names were considered, among them being those of Cornelius N. Bliss, Sec retary Long. Senator Lodge, Governor Shaw, of Iowa; Senator Cullom, of Illinois; Senator Wolcott, of Colorado, and General F. S. Otis, of Rochester, N. T. When all wa said and done. It wac agreed that the candidate for vice-president who met all present and other exlgencels had not been discovered. THE WIRELESS TELEGRAPH. Navy Department Will Conduct Ex periments At Newport This Summer- NEW YORK, May, 21. Instruction In the operation of wireless telegraphy will be given to one class of navy offi cers which will be formed In Newp-irt. R. I., during the coming summer. Two sets of instruments have been pur chased and are being Installed In New port. Order will be Issued from Washing ton today detaching 12 cadets from duty on the New York and Texas and assigning them to duty at the torpedo station In Newpcrt. Ten officers will also be attached to the station. These officers will receive the wireles tele graphy instruction. These officer will also witness the experiments with the Holland submarine torpedo boat. Sec retary Long has given instructions that the ret airs to the New York and Texas shall be completed In time to permit them to steam up the Hudson to Grant's tomb on Decoration day and fire the usual salute. Secretary Iong has received from the governor of Hong Kong $1,000, Mexi can currency, collected from British residents of that port for distribution among the families of the two enlls ed men of the gunboat Wheeling, who were killed by an explosion of a box of cartridges on that vessel, while firing a salute last January in honor of the anniversary of the German empe ror's birth. DEMOCRATS WIN OUT. Supreme Court Declares Beckham Governor of Kentucky. . WASHINGTON, May 21. The United States supreme court today decided the Kentucky governorship case In favor of Governor Beckham, dismissing the writ of. error from the Kentucky court of appeals. The opinion was handed down by Chief justice Fuller and a vigorous dissenting opinion was de livered by Justice Harlan, Justices Brewer, Brown and MeKenna also dis senting from portions of the opinion. The ease was dismissed for want of jurisdiction, it being held that deter mination of cases of this character and all contests for stat offices must nec aessrily be settled by the political branch of the government. " The case was purely a state case. Kentucky was In full possession of its faculties, as a member of the Union and there was no emergency whicn called for Interference- FRANKFORT, Ky.. Fire bells rvere rung and wild demonstrations followed on the streets on the part of the demo crats when the n?ws of the decision at Washington came. The decision of the United States su preme court In favor of Governor Beckham means there will be the hot test election In Kentucky for gover nor r.ext November that was ever known In this commonwealth. Beck ham, as lieutenant-governor, can serve only till the election of his successor at the next election. It is thought Beckham will be the democratic nominee and former gov ernor Taylor the republican nomine?. The n.ain republican issue will be for a repeal of the Goebol law. SENSATION IN A CHURCH. Craxy Man at Rock Island Disturbs Catholic Funeral Ceremony. ROCK ISLAND. 111., May 21. Pat rick Cassldy, crazed over religion, caused a panic in St. Joseph's Catholic church yesterday by Interrupting the priest, tha Rev. Thomas Qulnn, and ordering that the pallbearers remove the bier from the church. When the pastor remonstrated with him, Cassldy Ore wa pocket knife, artd, threatened to kill him If he further interfered with blm. He then en deavored to place his arnia around lite cofl'n and carry It from tha church. After a sensational dash through the church, the police cucceeded In captur ing Cassidy. INNOVATION PROVES FATAL Chinese Dying From Injection of the Plague Scruia. HIGHBINDERS TAKE A HAND Sai Francltca Bord of Health Having Herd Tim et It The Cblaete Refuse to Submit to TreatmentOS Them Dylof From loaocuUilo. SAN FRANCISCO, May Li.-Chlnes highbinders and the board (f health have had a clash over the bubonic plague question and. up to the present time, the highbinders se.m to be ahead. So far, by threats to assassi nate any Chinese who ubmit to In oculation against the plague, they have prevented the Chinese from taking the treatment. There are 23,iWO Chinese in the Chinese quarter and they are terrorised at the prospect of vaccina tion with haffklne 'prophylactic At first the Chinese vere willing to undergo the treatment but the high binder element circulated the rtport that the whites had conspired to kill off Chines? and had adopted this means to do It. This story had Immediate effect and it will require force to make the Chi nese submit The Chinese merchant have closed their stores on account of the fear that they will be wrecked by Ignorant Chinese masses who hold them responsible for the action of the board of health. No new cases of the plague have been dlccvered. A Chinese clerk. In the empby of the Chinese consul, was compelled to submit to inoculation and has since been very sick, his life being des paired of. CHICAGO. May 2L Regarding the possibility of the plague making It appearance In Chicago, the commis sioner of health was of the opinion that such a thing was not probable if the railroads running out of San Fran cisco haie been Instructed to refuse to sell tickets to Chinese residents wishing to leave the city. JAPAN'S SPINNING TRUST. Latest Quotations on Cotton Will Be Watched With the View of Hold ing Up Home Market Prices. NEW YORK, May 21 Further de tails have been received regarding the proposed spinners' trust at Osaka, Ja pan. According to a local authority, the head office is to be located at Osaka and a branch office in Toklo, Nagaya, Okavama and Kyushu. The limit of time of the trust will extend to January, IDOL The managers of the head office will arrange to receive dally by wire the latest quotations on cotton at Bombay, New York, Liverpool, and Shanghai, and proceeding on the basis of these reports and taking Into account at the same time the cost of production, will fix the price, making it so that sales in home markets will bring a profit of seven yen a bale to the manufacturer-ers. BANKER RICHARDSON MISSING. Many Detectives Seeking the Large Rewards Being Offered by Relatives. NEW YORK, May 21. Charles A. Richardson, of Worcester, Mass., a railroad builder, bank director" and member of several big corporations, has been missing from his apartments In the Waldorf-Astoria, Manhattan, for over Ave weeks. His wife and father-in-law, Horace W. Wilson, who lives at the Hotel Albert, In University Place, have offered large rewards for him and detectives have searched the city in vain. .Mrs. Richardson Is prostrated and her physicians have or dered her to East Orange, N. J., for her health. It was April 11 that he was last seen. He had In his possession a valuable gold watch, two costly ring3, one of which is valued at not less than $1000, and plenty of money. The detectives learntd thut the less valuable ring had been pawned fur $2iU on the Friday after Mr. Richard son's disappearance. It had been re deemed on the Tuesday following. Then It was learned that a cabman had been seen, to whom. It Is alleged; Mr. Richardson had given $u0 to re deem the ring. A search Is now beln- conducted for this man. BERLIN STRIKE RIOTS. Several Policemen and Many Work men Seriously Injured. BERLIN, May 21.-The strike dis turbances yesterday were mostly con fined to the Roseyhalerthor district. Elsewhere they were unimportant, order being rentored t miiiv. Two policemen were seriously In jured and two workmen have died from wounds inflicted with sabers. Fifty others were Injured and 1'j3 arrest were made.