The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930, May 25, 1900, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textx v. AS r.v. Cr3 Sotto-be Taken Frop Utrrr without permission. An VOL. L. ASTOWA. OKKGON, IfHIDAY. MAY 25, 1900. NO. HHJ 1. ill Wt k ECLIPSE HARDWARE CO. We Will Continue to Sell TliaSB FANCY HAf.35 AND BACON At old ik'c for fow days longer. Everything else that is mwoiiiiMo nml ,hm1 itj the line oi FKlvSM MKAT8 ami VMV.m or liKO I'KKJLsS nlwnyn on hand nt reanonahlu prices. Ross, Higgins & Co. Spring (tails Fishing Tackle, Rods, Reels, Lines, Flies, I looks, , Lenders, Baskets, etc. . Everything necessary to complete your outfit. Spauldlng's Base Ball Gocdf The best in the world. Croquet Sets and Bird Cflgef A large assortment to select from. GRIFFIN 6 P.EED mm vw want Good Tea and Coffee CALL FOARD 0 STOKES COMPANY TICKETS CLATSOP MILL CO.: ASTORIA, ORE. Fir, Spruce and Cedar Lumber Boxch, Sosh end Doors, Shingles and Mouldings W. F. SCHEIBE, A hill Una PIP Tobacco, (aa 5mokor Article. 4jA Cowimarclal t. I'll ON It NO, 10H1. C. J. TRENCHARD, Commission. Brokerage, Insurance and Shipping. Cm A lent Investigate Your Plumbing.. Heo Unit it in ull rili t, beforo the warm whhou win in. Wo will fix everything right for yon, nt n renwuiallo cohI. ON GIVEN. Manufacturer of the Alwaya Reliable "La Belle Astoria" Clear Scheme's Opera Star Scheme's Special And Othr Brando attorn House Broker. ASTORIA, .OREGON W. F. 4 Co., mi Pacific Kxpreu Co I. 0011 PAUL WANTS TO SURRENDER Huberts' Advance Now Called a Parade to Pretoria. QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY FETES Her Subject everywhere Celebrate the Ai IvcrMry With I'lutual Drililanc - Ce cil Khodc Sprlnti New Minis, Scbeat la Ucrmii Wed Africa. LONDON. May 25.-Lord Hubert Infantry advance In 1-layetl at Ilh?n oster river for a day or two ly the '. pili of thu stream whicn U nut ford- fable. Tlw banks, which are preclpl lou. him forty fret high Pontoon anj teinporuty brldg" coiner nrl'iiia ur un der way. The Trannvuulra have of fended the Free fctuur by destroy ing thi'ir fIt ixlld bnilj.'-o while re tiring to Kroonsud. Tltcy refrained from doing thi .-u iih letreni fom l.liiiiont.-r, but iinw tliry nv destroying lall.vuy and bridges aluioU complete !y north of llhenoMc,". Tint I'lrltlih tr(i are In Hie frm of a (r.incnt. ulih horn thirty nilloi anrt, with On.-rul Fmich'a cavalry on the b-fi, with twtiity-three mllea friin tl anl. and Ufticrul lun Hamil ton'! nm'inivd Infuniry jn the right, v. Itl:ln thirty mil of the Vaul. "The crntrr of the cnnc-ent lit about forty mlli-M from the Vital. Seventy or eighty mlUra to the U-ft Lord Mi-lh'ien In advuncliiK upon the Vital. ISoit tt-li jfi uin fay thut 3.000 British, with tt-n guita, are near Vrccde fort, which l cloae to the Vital and clue to I'nry. One oorrvtpondent "titer to the advan?e u a "promenade" and another iUnrlle It a a "Boer hunt." A dlapatvlt from KhcuoDtvr, tay: "The general opinion I we will ar rive at I'retmlu a fuxt as we can nmn.li, Uiouxh the ItiH'r cnnmnced to till the country they Intended to fight to thu death." Native report that the Ootrs have burled two guns In the P.henoter river. A diHpatrh from Pretoria sa: "It I said thut the relief of Mufeklng was due to a blunder of one of the federal o'llrcr, by which General DeLarey wit felled In hi llun to cut oft the ndlef forvo after drlvlntf them away from Mololol river-" A Lourettco Muni'JJB correspondent of the Times, telegrnphlng Wednes tttiy, iiya: "Aocor'UnK to a private letter, xmug-KU- tlirous'h from Pretoria, President Kruger now favor'a a urrend-.'r, on the trrotind that a continuance of the war would ruin the properly of the burgh er. Under the ntlm ilu of the relief of MafekliiK. and Lord Uob?rt' raid and aucceiisful progress, the queen birth day ha been celebrated throughout the empire with uilnue and almost unprecedented rejoicing. The two fold nature of tha celebration gave the oc cnidon unuHual brilliancy. 'Vill Rhodes, At fro .1 Belt and Juliua W'ehner, with Mhor South African mining milllonnlrea, are about to devel op a glxnntlo mining enterprise In Ger man West Africa. The Dully Exprexs asserts tl at gold, Oliver, copper and lead have been found In abundance within 400 miles of Walflnch bay. One hundred thousand pounds will bo spent In prospecting and then, If the results warrant the outlay, 2,000,000 pounds will be ex ponded In constructing a railroad. A dispatch to the Dally Mall from Tien Tsln, dated Tuesday, Bays: ''The massacre of seventy native Catholics at Koa Lau Tsun on May 14, Is ascribed to the equivocal attitude of Takns, the virtual governor of the province of Pe Chi LI, who Is accused of favoring the boxers." JOUpEKTS LAST LETTER. The Great Boer General Begs America to Stop tlw Transvaal War. NEW YORK, May 24,-General Jou bert on March 11, eight days before his death, wrote a letter to George W. Van Slclen, of this city, In which he said: "Our small, but noble Christian peo V'E ARE SOLE VILD'S INLAID LINGBM.. Thoro is nothing better in the market for floors. Colors run clear through to the back. We also handle an extensive lino of plain and printed linoleum. We call special attention to our line of All Wool Ingrain Carpets ranging in price from 50c to $1-00 CHARLES HEILB0RN St SON ple, nre at present In a very straitened arid, I rnny well say, mlxerable and dark condition. "Drlvn to war and, I may well ray, to a ruinous wur, but tint presumptu ous and overpowering KriKlish govern- in -fit, our small number of flailing men, with few guns and little ammu tilllon, did wonders; with God's help. RK.-tlrmt a wtstly greater force; but the superiority of ICriKlund, by which thut power cun furnish ag.ilnnt our two. thret.' or four cannon, 20, 40 or even more, and thouaund of men against our 100 or 2'K) Is such that any one can alrendy foretell, a cording to hu man nature, what the result must and will be after thousands of brave Eng llxlt soldier and hundreds of valiant KiiKlikh officers have ben killed by us or taken prisoners; tlat we yet. in the end. will be compelled to yield b-for.f a force of 1W.0O0 soldiers with our three or four thouoand. "And now our God, who rules heaven and earth, has mode many nations great upon earth. Among thote also Is the' great American republic, the I'lilt'-d States of America. All these powers are great. They naturally have no necessity to yield to England. Th.f only small Christian slates up on earth are the Orange Free State and the Transvaal, and they will not only be chocked In their development, but will be swept from the world and annihilated by the English overpow ering force. If It Is God's will, and this I unler the eye of the great nations and without their sympathy. "Must It be so? Why Is It. then, th'tt our God gave power and domin ion to these great nations. And how stutll their rulers answer in the day of Ju. lenient to the Almighty Governor end dlsi-oser in regard to their rule of the nations? "Where stands the great American republic In . the matter? - Shutl It be the. ni-ans, In' God's hand for securing the continuance and pro motion of bo:h these states in South Africa, or Is Us motto. 'Might is right?' "'We expect something better. There fore our envoys, the bearers of this, are now sent to your president and It will bo a pleasure to me to become aware that these envoys have met with success anj hat your government shall uso this opportunity to make Itself highly worthy of Its vocation, to be come a glory and a, -.Cleaning In the hands of our Almighty God and heav enly father In bringing peace, rest and prosperity, not only to the great state of America, but also to her little sla ters In South Africa, whose eyes are looking out and always have been looking out, toward the example of their elder brother, America, whose helping hand they now ask and wish to see outstretched and for whose wel fnte they alwuyg shall pray to the Ond of peace." FIUE UPON TOUNG BOYS. St. Louis Street Car Strike Takes on a Very Serious Aspect. ST. LOUIS. May 24. Tonight there occurred a repetition of yesterday's events In the street car strike. An at ini k wes made on a train on the Park division of the Transit Company at Compton and Park avenues. Several shots were lired by the guards and three persons were wounded, one ser lously. Two car were sent out to make the trip from Union, station to the car sheds. A number of boys begun to race along with the car, Jeering at the crew, ond rocks were, thrown. The guards opened fire, about fifteen shots being fired. One of the bullets hit a spectator In the heel. Another bullet passed through the gloss front of a cafe and lodged in the right leg of Dnve Watts, a striking motormon. J. S. Harding', also a motorman, receiv ed a bullet in the right side of the chest. Ills condition Is serious. Postmaster Maumhood thinks 'hat substantial old from the United States government to insure prompt operation of the mall cars is Imperative. THE LANE LEAVES FOR NOME. SAN FRANCISCO, May 24. The steamer Charles D. Lane sailed for Capo Nome today with 300 passengers. At Seattle sha will take aboard 100 more. The transport Lawton also sailed for Alaska, via Seattle, where she will take on board a body of troops and distribute them among the various Alaskan headquarters. OHIO OFF FOR NOME. ' SEATTLE, May 24. The steamship Ohio sailed for Nome today with 706 passengers. AGENT? P0K COTTON BROKERS FAIL FOR MILLIONS Firm Controlled the Markets of the World for Months. SHARKEY TO MEET JEFFRIES Boers Begin Their Campili by Meetfaf t Cooper's I'aloi-Tbc Presides! De sounccd bra Detniiotue, ai Usual Tae Kkb Beiaoat Sukc Race. NEW YORK. May 24. -Announce-roent of the failure of Price, McCor Mick ft Co., was mtula today on the stock exchange. The firm was one of the most active and had large out-of-town connections. The announce ment of the suspension created great excitement on the cotton exchange, and led to general selling. Price. McCormlck Ic Co., one of the largest brokerage houses In the city, which failed today, with liabilities esti mated at 113.000,000, Is a member of the ttock and produce exchanges and has the Chicago stock exchange and lias branch oHlces In about thirty cities throughout the United States. The failure Is ascribed to the fact that the firm wa "long" on cotton. In the face of a fast falling market. Mr. Cromwell said the total liabilities are about 113,000.000 nearly all of which is secured. The firm Is composed of Theodore H. Price, Wm. G. McCormlck. It G. M. Stewart-Wortley and Walter W. Price, with George Crocker of San Francis co, as a special partner on an Invest ment of 1)0.000. McCormlck Is of the well-known Chicago family of agricul tural Implement fame and Stewart- Wortley Is a son-in-law of Rear Ad miral Schley. The firm was organixed In 1S79. The cotton market was one great sensation today. No official record of transactions was kept, but conserva tive estimates placed the aggregate of th- day's dealings at considerably above the million mark. From start to finish of this most ex traordinary session, there was one enormous outpour of long cotton, sup plemented by most uggressive conduct on the part of the bears, who added lurgely to their short Interest. The Im mediate reason for today's collapse was the failure of Price. McCormlck & Comrany. who had for months dic tated the price of cotton the world over. - Ildorim won the rich Belmont stakes today at Morris Park. The distance was a mile and three-eights and the stakfl was worth I15.P00- Petruchlo was second; Missionary third, time 2:21Vi. Jim Jeffries and Tom Sharkey were matched today to fight August ISih before the club offering the best purse. If Sharkey loses to McCoy on June 25, or to Rhulln on July 16, the fife'ht with Jeffries will be off and Jeffries will offer to meet Sharkey's con queror. A meeting to advocate "an American policy In the Philippines" was held to night In Cooper Union under the aus pices of the Anti-Imperialist League of New York. The speakers were Geo. S. Eoutell of Mashachusetts, Carl Schura and Captain Patrick O'Farrel of Washington. Captain O'Farrel, who stumped the country for McKinley in '9C, was very bitter In his criticism of the president. CUBANS WANT IT ALL. Dissatisfied With Appointments and Election Laws, Although the Lat ter Were Changed to Please Them. HAVANA, May 24. Except- among the Cuban politicians there is compar atively little interest In the approach' lng elections. This is shown by the very light registration. One of the worst features of the situation is the fact that as soon as a party sees it Is not likely to win In a particular quar ter, It withdraws Its candidate and de clares that everything has been ar ranged unfairly with a view of defeat ing him. The democratic union ond the repub lican parties have both withdrawn their candidates In Havana, leaving the election a practical walk-over for the national party. - On the other hand, at Mutanzas and Santa Clara, the republicans are likely to have easy victories, the nationalists there objecting to the election laws. Santiago wilt be controlled by the conservative party, of whom Demlt rlus Castillo Is the leader. Plnar del Rio has only a national ticket, and this only applies to the myoralty. General Wood has Issued a modifica tion of the electoral law for the city of Havana, so that amon? tha councllmcn the minority will be represented. The city will be divided into six districts, each having four councillors- No one will be allowed to vote for more than three candidates, thus assuring to the minority at kast six representatives. In view of this arrangement, another we:k will be allowed for nominations. Mgr. Donato Sbarretto, bishop of Havana, accompanied by a number of priests, representing the clergy, and by a lay commission, representing the lay Catholics of the diocese, have pre sented to Gpnerul Wood petitions, signed by 31,000 people, requesting that the d're Isued by General Brook, while military governor of Cuba, or dering that all civil murriages should be considered lawful, may be so al tered as to allow marriages celebrated according to the rite of any religion to be considered lawful, provided a record of the ceremony Is duly handed In by the church or religious body, for civil registration within 20 days. Senor Checa. one of the Spaniards who inscribed, ha been appointed an Inspector of cust ma and general agent. La Lucha, commenting upon the ap pointment favorably, says: "Benor Checa Is an old and well-tried servant, without a blemish on his reputation." La Discussion says: "The Spanish papers are naturally Jubilant over the appointment of Senor Checa. The Cu bans, however, .view the matter with deep disappointment and chagrin, not because Senor Checa was born in Spain, but because the appointment of a foreigner Is an indignity to the Cubans. '"Cuba for the Cubans," and the public positions In Cuba belong to them. They should protest until no tice is tak-n of It by Washington. Se nor Checa was fifth on the list of In scribed Spaniards, clearly showing that he did not want to be a Cuban. Collector Bliss says: "Senor Checa was extremely well recommended to mo, both by Cuban and Spanish mer chants, as Just the man for the posi tion. If I am to be responsible for the good administration of the customs service, It Is Indispensable that I should have the right to control its employes." THE SHOE IS PINCHING. Germany Not Finding Her Restrictions Against America Profitable. NEW YORK, May 24. A special" to the Herald from Washington, says: In answer to the complaints made by the United States against the restric tions Imposed upon American meats, Germany Is complaining of vexatious regulations enforced with respect to her manufactures. Under the rule of the treasury de partment, consular officers are re quired to report on the composition of manufactures imported from Germany into the United States. The manufact urers are averse to communicating to foreign consular officers the Ingredi ents they employ and the German government has sustained them In their refusal to do so. The Berlin authorities think that the regulations might be amended so as to remove the cause of complaint. Ac tion will not be taken by this gov ernment, however, until It learns the final decision of the German leglsla ture on the meat inspection bill. It is the hope of the state department that the Bundesrath will amend the bill so as to remove the prohibition upon canned meats and sausage which the Reichstag bill imposes. There Is no expectation among offi cials that negotiations for a treaty of reciprocity with Germany will be re sumed for some time. AHMED PASHA'S MISTAKE. He Takes a Parade of the Mystic Shrlners for a Demonstation In His Honor. NEW YORK. May 24 The World, describing Ahmed Pasha's arrival in Washington, says that, as he was driven up Pennsylvania avenue, he ex claimed. "By Alah, these Christians do me great honor." The envoy of the Sultan saw In the windows. In the flash of electric lights, the crescent and sword Insignia of his native land, and on the streets, the parade of a multitude wearing the fezes of Turkey and its baggy trousers. It was like a street In Constantinople, He rose in his carriage and bowed profoundly. Down the avenue came a band In the uniform of the Orient. It was playing the "Turkish Patrol." When It passed the admiral clapped his hands with great enthusiasm and shouted Joy fully to the musicians in his native tongue. No one has had the hardihood as yet to reveal to the Turkish envoy that the celebration was not arranged In his honor, but was the climax of the gay elites of the Mystic Shrlners. who have been in very active session for several days. SUMPTUARY LAW DEFEATED. BERNE. May 24. A bill which the assembly had adopted making com- nulsory the Insurance against accident and illness of all persons not earning their own living, the confederation contributing toward the expense was, upon belnsr submitted to the people, according to Swiss law, defeated on Mav 20. by a majority of 170,000, the vote standing 320,000 against the meas ure to IDO.000 In its favor. SPOONER SCORES AOUINALDO'S ANTIS Quotes the Word? of Brave Law ton and Calls Them Traitors. ANOTHER YVAPA1 DEBATE Authorities Forbid tbe Sale of Railroad Ticket to Sa Francisco Chinese Whs Have Not Beta InocuUtcd - A!ank' Civil Ooveraraeal DIksssIoi. WASHINGTON, May 24.-The duly of the United States towards Its "isl and possessions" was tbe subject of a heated discussion In the senate galn today. Spooner declared that "nobody but on ami-imperialist who, by his words and actions, desired the dishonor of hi country, and the -rtaklng of cam paign material In a presidential year, could hav? so little of good faith as to make the brutal charge against the president of the United States that "he had been responsible for the precipi tation of hostilities In the Philippines." Spooner said the last words of chival rous I-awton were, that men over here, so-called anti-lmperalists, were pro longing and Inciting the Philippine rebellion. "I wish to God," said General Law ton. "the whole truth of this Filipino situation could be known as I know It. If I am shot by a Filipino bull-t, It might as well be by one of my own men." The federal authorities have Issued or ders to all transportation companies not to sell tickets to Chinese in San Francisco who have not been inocu lated. The candidacy of Rcpresenattlve George B. McClellan of New York, for the democratic vice-presidential nomi nation, was announced today by hla friends In congress. The house practically devoted eight hours today to the consideration of the Alaska civil government bill but pt 0i ess was slow. An amendment was adopted authorizing the secre tary of war to issue permits to exca vate or dredge for golj below the low water mark on the beach at Cape Nome. Postmaster-General Smith has re ceived a report from the director of pos'.s of the Philippine islands, un der the date of April 14, in which he states, that with all expenses paid, there will be a profit of over J16.000 for the eleven months from May 1, 1S09. This, he says, makes absolutely cer tain a continuance of the service until June without a deficit. During the last quarter, with four stations to be heard from, the receipts on account of sales of stamps, were $27,612, from box rents and second class matter, $334. The ac counts for the quarter were not all paid, but the expenses were consider ably less than the receipts. The on ly accounts outstanding were those for foreign service and for supplies from the states. The money order business of the Manila office for the quarter was as follows: Domestic orders Issued 8,555, amount ing to $357,051; international ordors 2S5, amounting to $7,390; fees received for money orders $1,5S0; orders paid and repaid $1,702, amounting to $100,577. WASHINGTON, May 24. Admiral Ahmed Pasha, of the Turkish navy, arrived in Washington last night. He confirmed the report that his visit Is tor the purpose of making arrange ments for the purchase of a cruiser In the United States for the Turkish gov ernment. The admiral expressed himself as being surprised at the statements, which have appeared in the press, that his visit here was a, diplomatic as well as a business one, and added that the Turkish government has a minister here, who ottends to all diplomatic matters. His mission here, he declared, was a technical and professional one, and was for the purpose of obtaining Infor mation regarding the construction of a vessel for his government. Our facilities In these lines he re garded as equal, tf not superior, to any in existence In England or on the Con tinent. An effort was made to obtain from the admiral Information as to whether the Turkish government, In negotiating for a cruiser in America, was to settle, in an Indirect manner, the American indemnity claims against Turkey, but he simply replied that his mission was entirely a business one. NEW YORK DELEGATION. NEW YORK, May 24.-The follow ing are statistics concerning the d'.le- JTa'.es to th; y.Qv: Ycrl; sts.: , Ic convention: Total number of delegates 450; ne cessary to Instruct 226; elected to Ut ? 300; for Bryan 171; unlnmructed Wi, to be elected l'.O.