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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (July 11, 1900)
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Investigate Your Plumbing.. fico tlmt it U all right, before tho warm ncnon nets in. Wo will fix everything ri;;lit for you, at a rewwnablo COft and Bacon and of All Hinds III! GOODS. of liable "La Belle Astoria" Cigar Sctielbe's Opera Star Schelte'a Special And Ottiar Brand. Custom House Droker. ASTORIA, .OREGON Agent W. F, ACc asd Paclflo Express Co I. TIEN TSIN BOMBARDED Russians Lose 115 Men, and the British 30. JAPAN WILL SEND 63,000 UtilUai Reported Still Moldlaf Out-Mort American Will Oo Fron MaalU-Ru-tit, Friact i fltroiioy Die trait Jspss. LONDON, No authcntle news from Pekln la atlll th burden of tho dl- put'hr from the Eunt and although the disposition la to believa the opti mistic reporta from Chlnewe source, no real cunflili-nca U pollle until the Itgutiun arc permitted to communicate with their governments. According to a Che Too dlapatch, the lighting around Tien Tain on the third and fourth wa the severest yet ex perienced. The Clilnew had 35.000 men auaiklng almultuiieouMly from the north, rant tind weat. And mode execl- h nt printke with over 100 (tun. Tho d-fnd rt numbered 14.000 with scant tuHilli-a, and It waa only the preaence of n-ly arrived Japaneae and Ruaalan guna that prevented (llaaater. One Rus sian company of Infuntry. numbering 120 men, had 115 killed or wounded. The Ueruian contingent also suffered heav ily and the ErltUh caaualtk-s were thirty. ''Ull On July 6th. the Chinese renewed the attuik upon Tien Tain with two bat teries of four -Inch guns, but the allies, aided by two of H. !. 8. Terrible" s guns. succeeded In illenclng the Chinese ar tillery, after eight hours of fighting. SHANGHAI. July 10,-News from vtr. flilul sources was received at 10 o'clock Inat night to the effect that the em prra hiul June 30 reaumed the reins of government, and appointed Tung Lu Prime mlnlater. It Is said that she sent a dlapatch to Niuikln by courier at the rate of 100 miles pr day, thank ing the viceroys of fie Yangtue Klang provinces for their loyalty, and recom mending that they protect foreigners at any cost. WASHINOTuN. July 10. General MiicArthur cables the war department thut the Fourteenth Infantry and tho Fifth artillery will leave on Friday for Taku. Other troops are being sent to replace them. TJEN TSIN. July 10. It Is reported from Chlnesa sources that foreigners at 1'i'kln have tak.n popaeaslon of the prince's palncs opposite and command ing the British l-gatlin. and that the native ChrUtlins have been Installed therein. WASHINGTON. July 10,-The fol lowing dii-patch was received here to nlghl from China: "Che Foo, July 10 -Secretary of State. Washington. The Shan Tung governor wires his reports that on the fourth of July alt the legations In Fekln were safe except the German. "FOWLER, Consul." ST. TAUL. July lO.-The Great Northern railroad has given notice to all Its agents not to contract any freight for China destined to Interior points beyond Shanghai, Hong Kong and Can ton, until conditions in that empire have become more settled. The Great Northern and Northern rncltio will feel, to some extent, the Immediate effects of the Chinese anti- foreign uprising. The trouble hv already had a ten dency to disturb both east and west bound trans-Faclflo business. A railroad official sold today that the Great Northern might temporarily lose Its trans-I'aclflo connections In case the Chinese war reached an acute stage. LONDON, July II. The Che Foo cor- Screens and Screen frames, fire and Draught Screens.... A NEW CONSIGNMENT. JUST RECEIVED FOLDING BEDS MAiNTEL BEDS CHINA CLOSETS ond LIBRARY CASES CHARLES HEILB0RN & SON respondent of the Express, telegraph ing yntcrduy, Tuesday, says: "The Japanese force is iu!pped with t heavy mortars and 120 field guns, and has pontoon and balloon seeUons. It U expected either Marahal Nodzu or MiirnlH I Oyamo, will take command. Tho plun of campaign contemplates operation extending two or three y ars. "A further force of 13.000 men Will be landed at Taku a week hence, and 10,000 additional troops soon after that. "I Wore the rainy maaon Is well ad vanc.'d, Japan exptcts to have 43.000 troop In China. "These formidable preparations are viewed with great dlalruat by Ger many, Ruimla and France. NEW YORK, July 10.-A dispatch to the Tribune from London says: While there Is no IlKht there Is a sense of departing darkness In China. The southern viceroys, who have tak en a line of actl n of their own, under stand what Is going on both In Peklrt an1 In Europe, and are not In sympa thy with Prince Tuan and the Boxers. They have been waiting for a counter movement oifalnst the military uaur patlm, and now ihat a reaction has set In axalnat maa:rs and revolution, they are asserting their authority and sending tc the palace Information re spiting the armum.-nts of the foreign roers and the combined forces of the civilisation whic h Prince Tuan and the empress have defied. If little trustworthy news comes out of Pekln It doe not follow that a good d"l of truth and common sense are not going In through the foreign con aulfttes and provincial centres. For this reason some of the best Informed m'-n In and out of parliament are now convinced that the legations will be spared, and that a truce will be ordered from the palace and he China question adjusted by diplomatic means. Neith er official ncr press Jlspatches warrant this conclusion, but there are hopeful sl;ns In several quarters of the clouded sky. The emrress dowigor Is evidently playing off Prince Chlng against Prince Tuan. and throwing out an anchor to windward. This la a fact which Im presses the diplomatists here. They read with composure the details of des perate fighting at Tim Tsln and the repulse of the Chinese attacks upon the allied troops. They assert that tklrm Ishet In which casualties to European! and Americans are trivial are ot no account when there Is practical evi dence that the Chinese forces are di vided and that the legations are al lowed to hold their ground. UeUted details of the fighting at Tien Txln are conflicting and untrustworthy, but there are nw.iy slims that the antl-fonign movement is weakening, that the alllM forces-are preparing to make a successful advance upon the capital and that the diplomatists In European capitals are not wasting their time, but are doing useful work In a most practleil way. NEW YORK. July 10.-A dispatch to the Herald from Che Foo, dated Sun day, says: Refugees who have arrived from Tien Tln bring the following Information: The Chinese resumsd bombardment of tha foreign quarters last Tuesday, and non-combatants were ordered that day to leave. The bombardment Is de sirlb'd as the worn yet experienced but ther? w-re no civilian casualties, though many marvelous escopes are reported. A force of British and Rus sians tried to silence the Chinese guns, but reMr.-d without effecting their ob ject. Tw3 guns from the Terrible si lenced the Chinese runs of Thursday, but the artillery duel recommenced on Friday. Two hundred refuges, mostly women and children, left Thursday .ind Friday In lighters towed by launches, and reached Taku safely. Small bodies of Russians and Japanese were met at short Intervals all the way down. Sev eral burning bridges were passed. They are supposed to have !een set on fire by Russians, who occupy a fort midway between Tien Tsln and Taku, where they have a torpedo boat Seven hun dred Russians are occupying the rail way and station at Tong Ku. Japanese troops wre landing at Taku. The York town took 25 American refugees on board. ThJ Germans went aboard a Ger man warship, while the British were transferred to the Halnchl and Hal Loong. The former has reached Che Foo with 00 refugees on the way to Shanghai. The lattter, with one hun dred and fifty, Is proceeding to Naga saki. The British cruiser Alacrity soiled at (Continued on Fourth Page.) PLOT TO KILL H'KINLEY Spaniards and Cubans Plan His Assassination. o ONE OF THE GANG WEAKENS Member sf the Republics Nitlosal Commit tee fJett Lttttr if Wiraiaf-Detect-Ires Guars' tbi Preiltfest toi Ibe Plot Ii Fraitrated. NEW YORK, July 10,-The New York World reports the discovery of a Plot to assatislnale President McKIn ley, which was made known sufficient ly early to enable him to be warned and the plot frustrated. The heinous crime was planned by a group of Span ish and Cuban conspirators, who had their headquarters In New York City. Overcome by the enormity of the clime one of the plotters weakened and sent a letter of warning to a mem ber of the Republican national com mittee. The police were Immediately notified and a force of detectives la now clotK-ly guarding the president. MARTIAL LAW AT NOME. Steamer St. Paul Arrives at San Fran cisco With a Million and & Half In Gold. SAN" FRANCISCO, July lO.-The steamer St. Paul arrived tonight from St. Michael. Alaska, with news that martial law had been proclaimed at Cape Nonw. The St. Paul brought tl.5O0.O0O In gold, consigned to the Alaska Commercial Company, and 0 passengers. The necessity for martial law arose out of the Jumping of mining claim and other acts of lawlessness. The St. Paul also reports a great many cases ot smallpox and typhoid fever at Nome. Among the passengers from Cape Nome there were some who re turned disappointed. These report that about 30.000 men are there, many of whom are unable to find employment. They say that many will return by the next steamers. WINTER WHEAT DECLINES. Statistics From the Department of Agriculture. WASHINGTON. July 10. Returns to the department of agriculture show a further decline in the condition of win ter wheat during June, it being S0.1 on July 1 as compared with '82.7 June 1, and a ten year average ot 79.8. The average condition of spring wheat Is 53.2 compared with 87.S one month ago, and a ten year average of S9.5. The condition In Minnesota has fallen to 4S, in South Dakota to 44 and In North Dakota to 30. The condition of spring and winter wheat combined. July 1 was 69.3 agnlntt 76.2 a year ago. The amount of wheat In the hands of farm era July 1 Is estimated at 51 million bushels, or an equivalent of 9.3 per cent of the crop of 1S99. AGAIN THE BUS LINE. Three Hundred and Fifty Wagons Compete With the St. Louis Car Lines. ST. LOCIS, July lO.-The boycott, which hurt the Transit Company con siderably during the recent contest, was renewed today, and wagons are ai;.i!n earrying passengers, especially In tb? North and South sides. There has been no trouble reported. Donations for the fund to buy wagons for the strikers' bus line are again being vig orously solicited. . "Before the strike was declared off," said Treasurer Isaacs, of the executive board, "we had 350 wagons in commis sion. We have not disposed of any, and we expect to largely increase the number." FITZ WILL MEET SHARKEY. Two First-Class Matches Arranged for Next Month. NEW YORK. July 10. Two heavy weight boxing matches between first class pugilists were arranged today to take plaoe before the repeal of the Hortcn Boxing Law, which goes Into efect the 1st of September. The first match will be August 10. between Fltz f Immons and Gus Ruhlin, who recently defeated Sharkey, and the second will be between Fitzslmmong and Tom Sharkey about August 23. . ' HOLLIS REPRIMANDED. Consul-General at Lourenco Marques Too Friendly With the Rnrs. WASHINGTON, July 10. It Is learn ed that the announcement from Lou renco Marques that Hollls, the Ameri can consul-' iieral. had been recallel Is erroneous. Hollls has not been dis creet. In the judgimnt of the depart ment, in such reprecilun of bis person al sympathies as becomes a United Stales ofti'lul charged with such d-.ll-catc duties as have developed upon the consul at Lourenco Marques, and the department ha b":n obliged to remind him of that fact, but It hos not re cille'l him. DEATH OF DR. M DONALD. Famous For His Improvement of the Money Order System. NEW YORK. July lO.-The death 1 announced at Hamilton, Ontario, of Dr. Charles F. McDonald, sged 71 years. While connected with the postofHce de partment In Washington, the postal money order system waa organized through hi efforts. President Lincoln appointed him superintendent of the money order department, which office he hell until 18W, when President Cleveland appointed him consul at Hamilton. Through Dr. McDonald' efforts, aUo. the exchange of money order was effec'.el between the United Htates and the principal civilized coun tries of the world. He drafted 32 con ventions for the exchange of money or der ' RECORD SMASHED. Mile and a Sixteenth Reduced to 1:451-5 at Brlghtpn Reach. NEW YORK, July lO.-The world's record for a mile and a sixteenth and a head and head flnnltrti In the Unit attempt stakes were features of the racing at Brighton Peach today. Stand In?, a three-year-old chestnut colt by Candlemas the lioness, was responsi ble for the new record. The time was 145 1-5. ELKS MEET. Annual Assembly Elects a Grand Ex altsi Ruler. ATLANTIC CITY. N. J- July 10. The thlrty-tixth annual meeting of the rational lodge of the benevolent and protective order of Elks opened here today. James Fisher, of Jamestown, N. Y was elected Grand Exalted Ruler. GOES TO WEST POINT. A. B. Barber, of Portland. Appointed Cadet to That Institution. PORTLAND. July 10.-A. B. Barber, the 17-year-old son of Dr. S. J. Bar ber, of this city, has been recommend ed by Congressman Moody for appoint ment as cadet to West Point AMERICANS WIN. American Jo.keys Sweep the Board at London. LONDON, July 10. American Jockeys had the run of wins today at the sec ond day's races of the Nottingham July meeting, sweeping the board. COTTAGE CITY ARRIVES. ' Brings J300.WO and a Lot of Klondik era. VICTORIA. B. C, July 10. The steamer Cottage City arrived here to day, bringing a number of Klondikers end MOO.OOO In gold. CHICAGO DISGRACED. Booiller Aldnmen Play the Fool and. Scorn the Desires of the People. CHICAGO, July 10. The presenta tion of a petition signed by 21,000 peo ple asking the pissage of an ordinance granting the right of operating over head trolley cars on North Side thor oughfares, and thi extension of the present lines to a projected exposition building on the lake front, gave the members of the city council an oppor tunity for horse play last night. For five minutes the petitions, composed of six rolls of paper, each over 100 feet long, were thrown, batted and kicked around the council chamber and then torn to bits and used as bandages with which the playful aldermen blind folded each other. During the time that the petitioa was being tossed about, 20 members of the North Side Business Men's Association, including President C. F.- Gillman. stood around the council chamber and looked on. After the council had finished the game of football, broad paper ribbons were hanging from the galleries, chan deliers and the mayor's desk. The aldermen were Inclosed by a web of paper which wound among the desks and chairs. A few minutes before the North Siders appeared, Alderman Foreman had presented the report of the street railway commission recommending that the ordinance asked by the North Side Business Mjn's Association be placed on file, and the council had promptly acted on the suggestion. Fol lowing this action. Alderman Foreman presented a resjlutlon pledging the city ronnril to pa-s an ordinance extending the cross town lines to the exposition building when the building shall be ready for use. It was passed. BETHLEHEM CAPTURED Boer Capital Now in the Hands of the British. BOERS IN FULL RETREAT Boers Also Retire Fron Seaelcal tai th British Tblsklfae E4 Is Ncar-Fifteea British Officers and 130 Mei killta- Is tbe Last Week. LONDON, July 10. Lord Roberts has sent the following dispatch to the war office: "Prctcria, July 10. Clement's and Faget' forces reached Bethlehem July 4. The former on nearlnjr the towa sent In a flag of truce, demanding sur render, which was refused by De Wet, when Paget, making a wide turning movement, aucceeded In getting bold of tbe enemy's most Important position, commanding the town. This was car ried by the Ulsters and Yorkshire light infantry. This morning the attack was continued and by noon the town was In our hands and the enemy In full re treat. Our casualties were four officers and thirty-two men of the Ulsters wounded, one missing. Captains McPherson and Wakes and Lieutenant Conway severely wounded, and Lieutenant Boyd-Roche-fort, Scottish riff-.', slightly wounded; seven men of the Yorkshires wounded; one killed, two wounded of the Imperial Yeomanry. "Baden-Powjll reached Rustenberg July 8 without opposition. "The Clstrict west of this is some what unsettled. "Further Information icgarding the capture of Bethlehem has been receiv ed from Clements. Clements attacked one- -position while Paget attacked an- -othr. The position assaulted by Cle ments was gallantly captured by the Roval Irish. The list of casualties has net yet been reported, but Clements states that they are few considering the strength of the positions assault ed. Hunter's c-ivalry under Broadwood, reached Bethlehem July 8." The war office Issued today another casualty list from South Africa showing that during the week: ending July 7, there were killed, wounded or cap tured fifteen officers and ISO men; ac cidental deaths1, two men; died of dis ease, four officer and 141 men; invalid ed home, 72 officers and 3!5 men. Total casualties as a result of th war are IS 1SS officers and men. SENEKAL, Orange River Colony, Monday, July 9. An etxended recon naissance today resulted In the discov ery that the Boers had evacuated all their positions around Senekal. Num bers appear to have gone toward FIrk3burg. and the remainder in the ' direction of Bethlehem. The British commanders express the opinion that tho retirement of the Boers foreshadows a speedy end of the war in this section of th country, i CHILEAN WAR INDEMNITY. Will Amount to Three Thousand Mil lions. , NEW YORK. July 10. A dispatch to the Herald from Lima, Peru, says: Garland's new pamphlet, treating of the war Indemnity collected by Chile from Peru and Bolivia since 1879, has made a deep Impression here. Figures are given which show that by 1W5 Chile will have received from nitrate and Iodine from the Peru vian province of Tarapaca, twenty throe hundred and fifty million Chilean dollars, and from Bolivia six hundred and fifty million dollars. Thus the war Indemnity ' paid to Chile will reach three ' thousand million dollars a greater sum than France paid to Ger many. GOOD TRADE WITH SPAIN. Spanish Steamship Line Does a Prod . table Business With New York. NEW YORK, July 10. The Companla Transatlontla Espanola steamer Leon XIII fcr Cadiz, Barcelona and Genoa, took out a complete cargo of general merchandise. The agents of the line are pleased with the prospect of busi ness increasing with Spain. There were 2,500 bales of cotton on board the Loon XIII for Barcelona alone. SEATTLE ARRIVES FROM NOME. SEATTLE, July 10. The steamer City of Seattle returned from Alaska this morning with 3900,000 In gold. WHEAT MARKET. PORTLAND, July 10. WJna-i, Vi'ai'.a Walla and Valley. 55c 57c; blu-.-etc-m. 60c. .