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SCHEIBE, s-ss laclursr of mym KollablO A lull lln MP- Tobacco, .nd Smoker.' Article. I-HONIC NO, 10H1. "La Belle Astoria" Cigar Sctielte's Opera Star Schelbe's Special And Othar Brands C. J. TRENCHARD, ALMOST IN SIGHT OF TRANSVAAL British Flax Expected to FlyOvcr Pretoria in June. BOERS ARE QUARRELING Badi. P.well XchiKi I. Itv tbt Front a.d 0. floae end Rett- Roberta Pathlaf llli Army t. tbt Froit. , LONIMJN, May 2.-The laU'it InU-l- IlKeiire from Uitil Robert.' hcadquar O ik, ut Vredeforl station, IUrd Thurs day, 543 . m., wh thai Die British were rapidly advancing. General Ham ilton had iftV-tsd a Junction with Lord )t lii rt. The country In front of them wna r I. ir to VllJ."tm drift. The liner. were evuruuiln "II Hi If position. south if the Vftiil river and l.OW hud nlinoly crossed to thu north banl'a. Piohuhty lenral French', cavalry In already rvfiiiund'. frtnn the fords of the Vital- fhi war office oba.-rvera exxct that new dispatch from thu Ik-Id mar- thai Mill bo ilnt-d in ilKht vf the Tinmvnal frontl'T. Ili-iiiiHt IlurlflKh, wlilnj Ut the Dally TtUifi-a:U from v'rtMkforl Thuraday niornliik'. aald Um ItobcrU woul 1 dutititlca. cron th Voal river Saturday or Hunday, The Hrlllxli hiihihimu wh'-rv then at V.vi (ii-luk, nine mlU'. north f Vrrde tort and twcnty-nlx mile aoutb uf ihe Yaal rlvt-r. The railway U much luniaicd. Wliltt tho HiltlMh, with an over- tvlu-liiiliitf force, are thu rapidly ep- liront'hliiK th Trunavual, the tnov nii iua uf th Uoera are rnvjloju-d In inyHtery. Kvery one keeklnir to cro the Tortugt-as border from the Trana- aal li acarrhrd for neWHiaH'r and tl cm. TM.tiatehon and mall li tters. nrtaliilni even harmlcm reference, to th war are .upprenaed. The only n"W. that haa entered from the Tmnn- vaat Jtirlna; the lat ten duya haa uome by word of mouth. According to the., oral report, yesterday the lioers wer luarn-llng among ihemaelvea. Tranavaal paiM-r money waa ilrx-ulut- liiK at SO H-r cent diarount. Ktjui nd Kllnke, the engineer, who op- xat-d the blowing up of mlnea, have bren Oiamlwed. Commandant Schut- -r haa Ix tn appointed to defend Jo hannesburg and all Urtllth ulJect. avif been turned out. rtcrlouH trouble I. thrvatcnlng be- ivn Hrl'lah and Frviuh residents of Stellell'TH, ialanJ of Jewey, owing to thf pro-UiHT attitude of hitter. Theiv live been aevernl collialons and thl. merning troi. were forced to charge with fixed bayoltoU to prevent demon alrator. from Invading French quarter. Major Hadon-Powell decline, to act upon the MUKg..'.tlon of hi. friend, that he ahoulJ return to England for rest 0 la determln,?d to retain Ills active emmand at tho front. NEW VOUK. May 25.-A .pedal to the Herald from Waahlngton .ay.: Notwlthatandlng the declaration of ho president, that, the Vnlted State. will not In t erf ere In the South African war, the lloer commlsaloner. expect that political expediency will cause him to make a move which will be cm llclal to their cause. It la apparent to the commissioner that political agitation alone will aid their cause, and they Intend to take advantage of every opportunity to pit oh It upon the attention of the American people. It will be tho earnest effort of the South African sympathlxtr. In the United States, to make the failure of tho president to act In the interest of peace, one of the prominent Issue, of the campaign. Tha West 1. reported wrought up over the refusal of the president to Inter- er.e and it la proposed to keep the dls- cor.tent alive. Should Bryan be elect ed, the fact that the president-elect of the United State, haa made a decla ration of his Intentions to take meas ures to atop the war, will have the effect, it la believed, of causing the Brit ish to be more lenient In the term, they 111 propose. An ollktal of the administration, who la cloe to the prcMldnt, .aid the pol ity which tin I been adopted had h-en carefully considered ar.d there would lie no deviation from It, no matter how went inlglit be the pr'ture applied by dwno'Talli' politicians. Unless Great Hrliulii should require It, this oillclul said, the president would probably re fuse to even aid the Transvaal to get tern, of peace more P-nlent than I how which the Hrltlsh would Impose, pro vld-d President Kroger should offer to surrender. NKW YOftK, Slay 25.-A dispatch from London to the Tribune says The retreat of I'-otha's force, from the Ithenoster to the Vaal serve, to con vince military men that the end of tho war is rapidly drawing near. This is without doubt the official view al though nobody connected with either the war office or the headquarters staff la willing to be quoted to that effect The dale for the occupation of Preto ria, which Is usually named among or fleers, Is June 14. It U assumed among them that there will be no delay el trier In- the passige of the VaaJ, or In the occupation of Johannesburg, since General Itoberta can turn the Boers out of every defensive pcsltlon which they may attempt to hold. Thy expect to see the British flag Hying over Johannesburg by the end of another week and Pretoria under leg early In June. General Hebcrts himself has been too wary to make any fortcatts respecting the duration of hostilities. The offl.-lala may have n.a- ritia of their own fcr oncludjng that thern v.111 be cace at the end of three weeks but they are not neglecting to tend out reinforcements from England. Kvery week witnesses the movement of fresh levies and details for strength ening the battalions and cavalry squad rons at the seat of war- Another matter which la discussed in oillclul circles with Increasing Inter est la the I'uKh responsibilities. South African, arc not agreed uim the finan cial aspects of the problem and upon the most practical method of distribut ing the burdens of a costly war on the basis of population. I-and taxes lev ied upon the Boer, will yield little when they are Impoverished nad the only adequate reource for the payment of a large Indemnity is the mining ter ritory of the Hand. WAItnENTON. Thursday. May 24. Operations have been pushed forward 8) mile, one of General Hunter's brigades having occupied Vrlburg laat night. Considering tho diiikulllc. of the road, this Is a remarkable achievement for a mixed force, short of rations, making forced marches. Water Is scarce. 3om portions of the brigade covered IS mile without a break. General Hunter personally goes to Vryburg today by train. KIIOONSTAP, Thursday. May 24. Although the Boers retreated without a shot their late position showed that they meant to fight. Along the steep sides of the south bank were cunningly constructed rllle pits resembling the de fenses cf raardeberg. These pits ex tended for 10 miles. A number of gun emplacements, had been blasted In the rocks and for seven miles the grass had been .burned In patches with a view of marking the ranges. APPROPRIATION FOR THE COLUMBIA Emergency River and Harbor Bill Favorably Reported. NO INCREASE OF THE ARMY Both Scoate o House Hard at Work Pcatioas for tbc Widow, of Gallant Offi cers -Trying to Kill tbe NIc rifai Caaal Bill. SMALL EUUOPEAN TRAVEL. N'e'w York Steamship Men Have Not Heaped the Expected Harvest NEW YORK. May 25 Although the month of May has proved disappointing to steamship men In the number of passengers going to Europe they are of the opinion that June and July will tell a different atory. It is not possible as yet to forecast accurately the volume of the July passenger trafllc but several steamship men say they are able to predict with confidence, a rush of travel In June. They say that the report, of the Incom plete condition of the Paris exposition. and of the exorbitant hotel rates pre valent In Paris have kept many tour ists on this side who planned to go across In May. They also point to the Increased fa cilities for passenger traffic thl. sum mer. It 1. a fact that there are accommo dations for taking to Europe from 8,000 to 10,000 more pasengers thl. sum mer than could have been taken last summer. Several posseenger boats In the trans-Atlantic business a year ago have been laid off. but a larger number have been added. It 1. common knowledge, however, that only a fraction of the expected May rush of trans-Atlantic passenger traftlo has materialised. 'E ARE SOLE AGENTS POK Commission. Brokerage, Insurance 2nd Shipping. . Aiemw. f. 4co.,DardfloKipr(Mco'i CuKtom House Broker. ASTORIA, .OREGON 'BLD' INLAID LEfMiMl There is. nothing better in the market for floors. . Colors run clear through to tho back. We also bniullo an extensive lino of plain and printed linoleum. Wo call special attention to our line of All Wool Ingrain Carpets ranging: from 50c to $1-00 CHARLES HEILB0RN & SON WASHINGTON, May 2i-The dli cusslon of the Spooner Philippine bill wa. continued in the senate today by Morgan (dem.j of Alebema. On the general -luestlon of ownership and gov ernment by the United State, of the Phlllpiplne Islands, he wa. in acord with Senators Spooner and Lodge, but he regarded the pending bill as un nlse and dangerous legislation, because of the great power It placed in the hands of the president. He wa. satis fled, however, that the measure would not be passed by this congress, and jctiureu mat 11 waa being usel as foil to thrust aalde the Nicaragua canal bill. . Much of hi. spo-?-'h wa. devoted to the canal bill and to a denunciation of til's effort, to prevent Its enactment at this session. The 'house today devoted two hours to a consideration of the Alaskan civ il government bill without completing It. The session from noon until ad Journment. wa. devoted under rule to private pension bill.. Talbert (deir..) of South Carolina, who abandoned his obstructive tactl?. a few weeks ago, wa. again in evidence today. After 1W bllU had been favorably acted upon by the house committee of whole, Talbert blocked their passage In tho house with a point of no quorum, Among the bill, favorably acted upon today were senate bill, to pension the widow of thi late Captain Orldley. who commanded the Olympla In the battle of Manila, at 8M per month; th- widow of the lat-j Commodore W. S. Meade, at H per month, and the widow of the late General M. F. Force, of Ohio, at J'i" per month- The latter case is a very pathetic one. General Force waa the republi can candidate for governor of Ohio In 18T3. Subsequently he was minister to France. Since his death, Mrs- Force has fallen Into destitute ilrcunistance. ruid is now engaged hi truck farming near Cincinnati. Senator Carter, of Montana, today presented the certificate of Governor Smith appointing Honorable Martin Maitinula to All the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Senator Clark. Through Its charge here, Mr. Helso- ro Nabel Shlmo, of the Japanese gov eminent, haa Joined the Chinese gov eminent in a strong protest against the compulsory Inoculation of Japanese and Chinese in San Francisco with an tl-plague serum. The Japanese protest is much more energetic and forcible In Its terms than that lodged by the Chinese government. The Japonee claim that the rule must be general and Include Caucasians as well as yel low men. Chairman Hull of the iouse com mittee on military affairs today stated definitely that owing to the lateness of the session It would be Impossible to consider the bill to increase the etH clency of the army.- The senate committee on commerce. through Senator McMillan, today re- ported the emergency river and harbor bill. The general appropriation made by the bill was increased from $200,000 U- 82,".0,OOO and the following addition al harbors, rivers, etc., of which sur veys are to be mads, were authorlxed: Columbia river, Oregon; for a canal at The Dalles rapids; Snake liver, Ida ho and Washington, from the head of navigation to the Columbia river. WASHINGTON, May 25.-The war department has made public the re port of Brigadier-General Young, com manding a provisional cavalry bri gade, of his campaign- In Northern Lur.on from Oct. 11, to Jan. 1, last, dur ing which he rode entirely around the opposing forces of Agulnaldo and MacArthur, a distance of about 150 miles and harried and broke up the Insurgent forces so that MacArthur was enabled to move forward without any formidable organized resistance. General Young's command was com posed at various times of portions of the Third and Fourth cavalry, the Maccabeebe battalion of native scouts under Major Batson; the Twenty-Sec ond, Twenty-Fourth, Thirty-Third, Thirty-Fourth and Thirty-Seventh In fantry. This ride through the enemy'B country was. General Young says, ac companied by many hardships and a deal of sharp and at times exception ally fierce fighting. The attack upon and capture of San Isldro by Major Ballance and a battalion of the Twenty Second infantry gained special mention and high commendation In General Young', report. "It Is the finest and most efficient battalion I have ever seen In the American army," sh!,j he, "and not withstanding a deplorable scarcity and total absence at times of food, cloth ing and shelter, did most remarkable work In the fate of the greatest diffi culty." TI.e town was occupied by Young's force, only after the most stubborn attack and perhaps the live liest engagement of the whole cam paign. Ceneral Young particularly mentions the deplorable condition of the roads and trails. Although there was at time, stub born resistance by the Filipino., the rapid and complete manner In which they were deposed of at some points wa. most ludicrous. Some distance from Ordaneto, where General Young was received by the native, with great rejoicing. Major Swlgert, with a .quad ron of the Third cavalry encountered at nightfall an insurgent column, 600 atrong following In the rear of Aguln aldo'. pa:k train. "The unexpected approach," .ay. the report, "of the big horses with big men astride galloping madly through the dust with the troopers yelling like mad men soon found the panic stricken na tives, , officers and men, crawling through thicket, in wholesale retreat, throwing their arm. away." CHANGING THE CHURCH CREEDS Both Methodists End Presbyter ians at Work. CONSIDER CARD PLAYING Also tbe QuMlioa of Dancing, Tbcattr Goinf Other AaiDscmeati Prohibited by the Laws of tbe Church-Warm Debate Expected. CARPET BAGGERS IN CUBA. Statement Issued By the War Depart ment of Americans in the Civil Service. NEW YORK, May 23. A special to the Tribune from Washington, says; The war department haa Issued a statement from the division of cus tons and insular affairs designed to show that the lumber of "carpet-baggers" in Cuba, had been overestimated so for as the custom.s service of the island Is concerned. According to .he latest returns which were of those of December 31 last there were 6C3 custom', employes, of whom 515 were Cubans, 99 were Spaniards and only 50 were Americans, of whom 20 were employed in Havana, principally at headquarters. The to tal number of employe, in the Havana custom house was 323, of whom 260 were Cubans, 5 Sp.inlards, 12 Ameri cans and three belonged to other na tionalities- At the sub-port of Bata bano all three employe, were Cubans. At Clenfuegos 53 were Cubans. Il Spaniards and two Americans. At Santiago there were 42 Cubans, four Spaniards and three Americans. At Matanzas there were 24 Cubans, three Spaniards and one American. The nationalities at the other ports were as fellows: Cardenas. 14 Cubans, 10 Spaniards. Nevltas, 13 Cubans, two Spaniards, two Americans. Manzanillo and sub- ports, Santa Crux and Jucaro, 19 Cu bans, one Spaniard. Gibara, 10 Cubans, one American. Guantanamo.'seven Cu bans, three Spaniards, one American. Sasrua La Grande, nine Cubans, two Spaniards, one American. Caibarein, even Cubans, .three Spaniards, one American. Trinidad, seven Cubans, one' Spaniard. Baracoa, six Cubans, Tunas de Zaxa, four Cubans, one Span iard. GERMAN MEAT BILL. Its Passage Now Assured, But Ameri can Packers Say Its Effects Will Not Hurt Them. CHICAGO. May 25. The passage of the German meat bill by the bundes rath, which now seems assured since It has passed the retchstag, is viewed diffeiently by Chicago packers. Most of the pack?rg have little hope of any action favoring American meat until Germany has tried the law for some time. Prices will advance in Germany as soon as the law goes Into effect," said one packer, rne poorer classes win be unable to pay the Increased figure. When the German people understand what the bill has done, there will be a new one, but political conditions are such that at present there is no hope of expecting anything." Norris Epstein, of the German-Amer lean Provision Company, said: The passage of this bill Is an outrage against the American packer. Ameri can goods are absolutely pure and wholesome. I know the laboring peo ple of Germany want our products." "England Is our best customer," said Martin Cudahy, "and her trade is worth more to the United States in the meat trade than all the world be side." "I don't consider it a serious blow to American packing interests," said C. M. Favorite, of Armour & Co. While It is true that quite a little business is done with Germany in the sausage and canned meat way, it doe. not cut enough figure to affect the markets In this country. FO RAKER WILL NAME M KINLEY. Ohio Statesman Will a Second Time Nominate the President, at Philadelphia, CHICAGO, May 23. A special to the Tribune from Columbus, O., says: Senator Foraker said today that he would present the name of President McKlnley to the Philadelphia conven tion for nomination. It was Mr. For aker who placed McKlnley in nomi nation at the St. Louis convention In 1S94 CHICAGO. May 2r.. With but four exception, the Methodist general con ference today elected, to serve during the next quadrennial, all secretaries and assistant secretaries of the church. benevolence, and editor, of varlou. church papers, the present officer, be ing in most Instance, re-elected. The exception, were one secretary of Freed- men's aid crnd Southern Educational Society; assistant secretary of the mis sionary society and editors of the Central and Western Christian Advo cates The conference also took up the final disposition, the report of the commit tee on the state of the church In re gard to the attitude of the Methodist church on card playing, theater-going and other prohibited amusement., and the prospects appear favorable for an exceedingly lively debate tomorrow. The majority report, aa presented by Governcr Pattlscn, of Pennsylvania, favor the reinoval.from the penal code of the code of discipline, of matter bearing on this subject and placing It on th3 advisory. The mln- nrltv rprtnrt fnvttra n.- nrttnn The committee on state of the church recommended that no action be taken lit regard to licensing of women a. nraarhr. anrl tMa waa nrr-, ,-u.l Kv the conference today. ST. LOUIS, May 25. The most Im portant feature of the afternoon se- ... Ik. a-HnAMt . 1 . ..... bobbing up again of the Peoria over ture, which was thought to have been given a rest by the adoption, at the morning session, and the appointment of a creed revision committee. One of the New Y'ork commislsoners offer-; ed two amendments, as substitutes to sections of the Peoria overture, which provide for the number of mem bers of standing committees and the appointment of a chairman. The sub stitutes provide that an additional member shall be on each committee, and that the moderator shall appoint the chairmen of the committees. Ac tion will be taken on the amendment, before the final adjournment of the a.embly. During the discussion of the report ot the committee on temperance, Rev. Hugh, Lamont, of the Presbytery of Puget sound, offered an amendment protesting against the existence, by of ficial permission, of liquor selling In the canteens of the army of the Unit ed States. The amendment was adopt ed. Philadelphia was selected aa the place of meeting in 1901. THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY. Some Notable Utterances at the Chi cago Celebration By Leading Americans. CHICAGO, May 25. Queen Victo ria and the Anglo-American Harmony were cheered to the echo last night, at tbj banquet in honor of the eighty first birthday of Great Britain's ruler at th3 Wellington Hotel. Over 109 men were seated ut the tables. Among the speakers were former Controller of the Currency Jani?s H. Tckels. Cap tain Wyndham. Bishop Thorburn, Gen eral J. B. Leake and Bishop Hartzell. George E. Gooch, chairman of the committee whbh arranged the dinner, acted as toastmas'er and regrets were read from Secretary Hay, the premier, of the Canadian provinces and from the foreign consul. In Chicago. Before the toasts were made, a mo tion was carried amid great enthusi asm to request Captain Windham British cnneul in Chicago, to cable to -his ruler the sincere congratulations of those present. To the music of the "Star firmd.i Banner," the assemblage toasted "The President of the United States." James H. Eckels made the reapers, saying in part: At no time In the nnst hii.4 year, has the president of the United States not been a- patriot 'before a " partisan. He may be the most rigid of uarti- sans before taking his position hut tbe conserving proprieties of the ofllce bring him to act for country first and always before party Interests " rererence made by Mr. Eckels in ::x-Presluent 'Jl iveliuid .1' ample of a president sacrificing, sartv prestige to the dictates of his con science, aroused one of the demonstra tions of the evening. Mr. Eckels oca,h. lngly denounced th rif.,rta ...i sought to arouse hatred of EnKlanl It America to secure partisan advantage declaring that the commerce of the two nations would Increase from mutual good will and action. uul The toast 'The Queen." h..,,, enthusiasm of the evenintr ? and when Captain Wyndham. the i'-"it ..... t-..r,u, tu rehporis-, It ro -ued for several minutes. f .'.'. '.' W).lli.,oi i--f-rrvct tr, ::.- vencratloD with which Que,.n Vict" !,! mil in un parw or 'ireat Bri'-iin1. possessions. The reference m.l(1 j" the consul to .the war in s.,tw a o'uevj uu. m-n mud a nmvcu Miu me rnuippine strife it