Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 8, 1900)
; NOTJOKJ , reoiiufce Men From The '-'?'-" y W,.,,fA, ,, ,,,ibbiori Any ' ' ' ' "'"y 'f Mich offens... IM YT v mm VOL. k AHTOHIA. OKEGON. UEUNESUAY. AtGtST 8, 1900. M). 325 ?r ECLIPSE HARDWARE CO. ty ww SPECIAL SALE PEACHES, APPLES, MELONS, ETC We hnvo received a large consign, incut, of choice fruits clirt-ct from grower") ntnl will give our customer fjxrial priies fir n few iluy ROSS, HIGGINS ift i it Oft m SUMMER BASEBALL GOODS, HAMMOCKS, PISHING TACKLE BIRD CAGBS, CROQUET SETS, CAMERAS, Etc., Etc. GRIFFIN 0 REED ...WAR IN Has raised the jirico often. before the raise and give TRY OUR TEAS AND COFFEES AND YOU WILL NEVER REGRET IT... FOARD & STOKES COMPANY CLATSOP MILL CO.: ASTORIA. ORE. Fir, Spruce and Cedar Lumber Boxes, Snwli and Doors, Shingles and Mouldings 5 ...The Esmond Hotel.. S PORTLAND, ORE., FRONT AND MORRISON STS. Buronesa plan, too to 11,50 ner day. OSCAR ANDERSON, Munng.r, J, American plmi, $1.00 to 12.00 pur day. C. J TRENCHARD, Commission. Brokerage, Insurance and Shipping. A(nt Investigate Your Plumbing.. Fco Dial it is all right, U'loru tho wnrm hohsou win in. Wo will fix everything right for you, at ii nnsonnblo COht. 'wr in" p hp m 8 CO Hhi- dlft ate 1 1 I GOODS. CHINA... We laid in n large stock our customers the benefit J. C. PKNDKGA8T, Chlof Clerk Cualotn House Broker. ' . ASTORIA. ORF W. F. 4CoH ud Pacllo Kxprtia Co t. , CONGER CABLES OF HIS DANGER Imperial Troops Again Firing on the Legations. CERTAIN DEATH TO LEAVE Prevl.looi aid Ammualtloa Almo.l Ethauiicd AnrriciBi, Jipiocu and Eat llita Fought Side by Side al Pel Tung. LONDON, Auir. J.-In cose the troop advance the Chinese must fight. The MIKKcMlon that th uUU-t vliould lc allowed to enter Pekln In rlr to -n-cirt th ministers ti Tl-n Tsln I ab solutely lmiH.iiMlt.lt. This In thi dictum u f LI II mm Chang. It win trauunl led IiikI evening to William Prltchard MoiKHn. member of Parliament fur Merthyr Tydvll. by his agent Kt Shang hai. Thi ufi.-nt hud carried to K.url LI a riKKXiiK from Morgan, urging that the allied troop rli"ti. nt enter tin- cap lt:il, anil !iilltlK that nettlcnienl (nul l be li'mli' lit Tl-ii Tuln. li-rcliy u wur vrt-l; Imt cvi-n i.i.ilfnlfiir LI r.tiL.-! of tlit Udtl.l UKlnt t'filim coul'l b (t hold out th? Kllxhti-Ht h"'e of 1 1 n friiHiblllty, althotiKli li" rltfinnil to Mr. Moikud'h nui'iit bin il"'limitlin that th minlht.'tK lunl b-ft IVkln, flxlnK the lati of tli'lr di'imrttirv it Aumi-t 2. Mi-routR'. have b'n tw nt to Lord Ha llflmry, n.'ctn.anlr. by th ntat-tn-nt by MiTKim, uiulnif that the nUli-n chould take no iti-'p to -inIani..r th live of thi iiilnlftor. A Mi'-HMiik'.' fiuin tho HrlKlun nilnlKtt-r, ilati-d I'. kin. Aiik'uxt !. nwitiii effectually to rilpoite of tlx rumor that the mlnlMten haw either left or ar Intendlnir to leave Pckln. Th I'ally Mnll'a correHiMindi-nt at Ch Foo. teleKraphlnar Monday, nayn: "'The flRhtltiK' lated even hour, and the allien, when my n-tmrt left, were purtulnR the Chlnite: but owlnx to the fl(M)d. prnxreM wa dllTlcult. "Thu. the hlniie will have to re form und to recover from the effects of the battle." All corr'fpondenti agree In praWnc the bravery and nririnlzatlon of the Jatmnene, but none of ihem brltiR the tory much beyond Oen.-rnl Chaff ee',a reimrt. The SelutHtoiiol rreiioitdent of the Pally Oraphlc aya that the Titin clan government will 'nd ad ditional trootm from Odena U the Far Knit Ivfote the end of the year. WASHINGTON'. Auk. 7.-Another ciihlelfram came to the mate department thla afternoon from Mlniater Conifer at Pekln, which In the neoond received direct from him lnce June 12. It In tr-e flrt which has come direct from the mlnlHter ulnce the above date, the oth er having been received thtvuKh Minis ter W'u. Today's telegram ihowe that the nit tintlon In the Chinese capital la of a erloug nature; that the minlxtera are III In daiiRer fnm the Chinese troops and that their supplier) of ammunition nn I provisions have been reduced to a wry ronslderiblp extent. So Im portant W TM the statements contained Ii the dispatch that a conference was held bv wire hetw-en several of the of ficial here and the president at Can ton, lasting for several hours. At Its conclusion tho cablegram from Conger wu ma le public. The cablegram came In the ofTlclal cipher of the department. It Is checked by the tel'grnph company as having been put on the wires at Tsl Nan, a large city about eighty miles southeast of Pekln, on August 7. The dispatch reached the department at i-"0 p. m. That the dlspa'ch will stimulate the energies of tho government to Its ut most endeavor to press forward the ad vance movement ovard Pekln Is cer tain, for Conger's message makes It clear that for the oilnlsters to leave Pekln would result In their death. The otflclals had been led to believe that the condition of the legatloners was much Improved, but today's advices show a very different aspect of affairs. Tho Information which came today thnt tho Amerlcnn troops were engaged In battle at Pel Tsang established pos itively for the first time that notwith standing the dllllcultles which General Sea Side Strait ie VERANDA FURNITURE , CHAIRS AND SETTEES A new lino of these just received. Steamer Chairs, Folding Camp Chairs, Canvas and Wire Gets always cn Handa CHARLES HEILB0RN & SON Chaff e bad encountered In debarking troops and supplies, at least part and a considerable part of our forte was In tho vanguard of the forward move merit. Oeueral Chaff '' dispatch to the war department conveyed most satisfactory evidence that the commander had thoroughly agreed In advance upon a plan of action and that there Is every Indication that this plan had been fol lowed, as Oeueral Chaffee on Friday sent a cablegram saying that an attack upon the Chltiso at Pel Tsang would be made Hund.ry, the day when Admiral rt-mcy and thi press correspond'nts sny the fighting occurred. Oencnil Chaffee's announcement that the present objective- point of the' In ternational column Is Yang Tsun Is Interpreted by officials at the war de. partiTM-nt to mean that this point, where river, railroad and wagon road meet Is to be mad an advance base for orerutlons on Pekln. The Ninth and Fourteenth Infantry. Itellly's battery and marines were In the battle of Tel Tsang. It was this force which with the Japunese bore the brunt of the attack on the l-ft flank, which was tj turn the enemy's posi tion. No light has yet h-en throgn upon the subject of whether the commanders of the International forces have agr.ed iixn a commander. The Chaffee dis patch would seem to Indicate that none hud been agreed upon. This movement was Planned evldi ntly by the com mander In conference, and the part '.villi h each command was to play was agreed uiKin In advance. It Is per haps noteworthy and significant that In this plan of attack upon the enemy at Pel Tsang the Americans. P.rliUh and Japanese were Joined In a move ment to turn the enemy's flunk, while the lJuslans and French operated to gether on the opposite side of the river against theen- my's left. This may Indi cate a line of cleavage among the al lies, whose general dissensions were re ported at Tien Tsln. It Is also exceedingly significant that Gcn'T.il Chaffee does not mention the German force at all. The war de partment official, do not believe that this could have been due to nn over sight on his part. If It was arranged that they were to participate In the movement. It, therefore, seems like ly that the Germans were not engaged at Pel Tsang. It Is thought possible that they may be acting Independent:)-. WASHINGTON. Aug. 7.-The follow ing cablegram from Minister Conger was received tonight by the state de partment: "Tsl Nan Vam-n. Aug. 7. Secretary of. State, Washington: Still besieged. Position more precarious. Chinese gov ernment insisting on our leaving Pekln, which would be certain death. Rifle firing upon us dally by imperial troops. Have abundant courage but little am munition or provisions. Two progres sive Yamen ministers beheaded. All connected with legation of United States well at present moment. "(Signed) CONGER." LONDON, Aug. 7. A special dispatch from Shanghai, dated today, says: "It Is reported that heavy fighting took place last Sunday east of Peltsang, the allies losing 400, of whom 63 were British. "Japanese artillery did splendid ser vice In the face of a galling Chinese cross Arc, under which they lost heav ily. "The Chinese were forced to retreat, but saved their guns. Their rear guard was attacked and practically decimated." SHANGHAI. Aug. 7. The Japanese consul here received by wire today a message to the effect that the foreign ministers at Pekln were safe August 1, but that they expected a renewal of the attack by the Chinese at any mo ment. It was added that only twenty five cartridges each and six days' pro visions were left. It was nlso said that the Japanese secretary' had died of his wounds. WASHINGTON. Aug. 7.-The war de partment has received the following cablegram from General Chaffee: "Che Foo, Aug. 7. Adjutant General. Washington: Tien Tsln, Aug. 8. Con ference today decided to give battle on Sunday. Chinese are entrenched east and west through Tel Tsang. Rest of Chinese are protected by flooded ground which is practically unassailable. Jap enese, English and American fi.rces. about 10,000 strong, will attack the (Continued on fourth page.) TOWNE DECLINES THE NOMINATION Refuses to Be Considered for the Vice-Presidency. HIS CANDIDACY A PHANTOM Momlnilfoa Wai la tbc "Strtoe I'pper Air f True Civic Herolum," bat Later Eveati Altered Coadltioa of Affair. UCLUTH. Minn.. Aug. 7.-Former Congressman C, A. Towne. who was nominated for vice-president by the Populist convention held In Sioux Fails in May, has sent a letter to the com mittee on notification declining the nomination. Towne says: "After mature Consideration of all the factors Involved that concern the welfare of the cause of political reform in this country, and my own duty there to, I am constrained to Inform you In (ill rtspect that I must decline the nom ination tendered me by that conven tion. "To my mind tola action of the Sioux Falls convention In nominating for presld'-nt a repreentatlve of the Demo cratic party and for vice-president a presentatlve of the silver Republican party Is one of the most encouraging and Inspiring spectacles In recent poli tics. Its magnanimity, Its testimony to the precedence of the cause of the people over anv merely partisan ad vantage, raised the procedure of that convention Into the serene upper air of true civic heroism. When Mr. Stevenson was nominated. what was It my duty to do? My nam' bad been before the convention along with his and I had been beaten. The nomination had been made decisively and with absolute fairness. The can didate chosen waa positively unexcep tionable. Manifestly It waa my duty to support that nomination. In what light should I appear before the Amer ican people If. while advocating the election of one ticket. I should be go ing through the form of running on another? Nobody In the United States would think I had the slightest chance of b"lng elected and nobody would believe that I considered myself as a candidate unless at the same time he believed me to be absolutely lacking In common sense. Whom could such a phantom candidacy deceive? "Consistency and candor in politics, therefore, my own Relf-respect. proper deference to the People's party and sincere regard for the welfare of the cause of political reform In the United States, all counsel that I now respect fully place In your hands the honor able trust which your party commit ted to me in contemplation of a differ ent complexion of affairs than that which has resulted." BKESSI'S FRIENDS JAILED. Brother, Brother-ln-Law and Young Lady Friend Detained by Police. ROME, Aug. 7. The brother and brother-in-law of Bressi. the assassin of King Humbert of Italy, have been detained by the police on the charge that they had foreknowledge of the murderer's Intention. The former says Bressi frequently practiced with a re volver. NEW YORK, Aup. 7.-Anent the ar rest In Rome of Marie Cazze In con nection with the plot to kill King Humbert, and an alleged confession from her. It Is now stated that she is probably the same girl who was known In Paterson, N. J., as Emma QuazzI, and w ho lived for a long time In Pat erson. Her father still lives there and says that undoubtedly the girl mention ed In the cablegram Is his pretty daughter Emma. This conclusion does not rest alto gether upon the Judgment of Mr. Quai zl. He has evidence In the form of a letter written by the girl on May IS and mailed at a later date In Italy. In this letter Emma QuazzI says that she met a very nice young man on the steamer named Gaeteno Bressi. She speaks of the fact that Bressi had worked In Paterson. and that It was strange that she had not met him be fore. According to statements In the letter the young girl had been for eight days In close companionship with Bres si at the date of writing. The girl sailed on the Gascogne with her uncle, Pianl Federico, of Paterson, his wife, Marianne, and his daughter. C&rmellna. At Havre these relations left her and, as stated In the letter, Bressi volunteered to escort her to the home of a friend from Paterson, Luigl Brlna, now living In Paris. She remain ed In Paris for some days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Brlna, while Bressi slopped at a hotel near by. The girl, after this stay In Paris with BrlssI and his friends, went on to Italy to the house of her mother In Mosso, Santa Maria, near Blella. This Is all the father knows of his dftughW'g trip. It will be seen that Kmma QuazzI was In a position to hear all about the plot and to get at tho whole truth. She must have known of the meeting of Urestl with Qulntavalle and Lnna. and probably knew of conferences with Ma b testa, whoso headquarters are now In London; but who Is as mysterious ai ever In his comings and goings. Kmma QuazzI t described as rather a tall girl, with dark hair and eyes, and olive complexion. She la plump and very attractive. The girl was but a humble silk weaver, like her father In Paterson. She worked In the Paragon mill, on Straight street, where ErnMtlna Cra velle, who has already acquired con siderable fame In connection with the anarchists, was employed. The father denies that she Is a socialist, and saya that the only paper she read was n Marlmento, not an anarchist paper. She planned for months her trip to Europe, but her father Insists her only purpose In going was to see her moth er and brothers In Italy. QuazzI says he Is sure It was a mere coincidence that brought the girl and Eressl to gether on the steamer on the way across the Atlantic. GUARD ON MAIL TRAINS. President Huntington Thinks the Gov ernment Should Furnish One. NEW YORK. Aug. ".-Speaking on the subject of train robberies In gsn eral and the recent robbery of a Un ion Paclflo train. President C. P. Hunt ington, of the Southern Pacific Railway, says In an Interview printed today: "Passengers on railroad trains are en titled to protection. People in New York are also entitled to protection, but some of them get sand-bagged every night. I think the government should put one ' man. well armed, on every mall train. As to whether or not the railroad companies should put on arm ed guards as a protection against rob bers, that Is a question for considera tion and not to be decided off-hand." Mr. Huntington further said that if It was known that a government guard was on each mall train, robbers would not attack the train. STRIKE ALMOST CERTAIN. San Francisco Mill Men Will Walk Out In a Body. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. ' 7. The threatened strike of the three or four hundred mill men employed In various capacities In the planing mills of this city is approaching a climax. The mill men's urlon. a branch of the Build ing Trades Council. Is adding names to its roll every day. and now has over ninety-five per cent of their men em ployed. The owners are apparently determin ed to close their doors if the men are not satisfied with the terms ofTered. The men will walk out next Monday morning unless amicable relations are in the meantime established. GAMBLED AWAY A FORTUNE. Thousands of Dollars Lost in a Hours by a New Yorker. Few NEW YORK, Aug. 7.-The Herald says: Steve L'Hommedleu, is in financial difficulties. How deeply he is Involved no one besides himself knows, though L'Hommedieu would confer a favor upon some of his friends by furnishing them w ith a statement of his accounts, and explaining how soon he can pay. After having won and lost fortunes at all manner of gambling. L'Homme dleu wound up his career In this city in a meteoric manner, losing thousands of dollars In a few hours. MRS. TEVIS GETS THE CASH. Judge Coffey Orders the Distribution of the Millionaire's Estate. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 7.-Superlor Judge Coffey has ordered a final dis tribution to Mrs. Susan G. Tevls of the estate left by her husband, the late Lloyd Tevls. which Is valued at J7.S37, 531." The estate consists of $167,220 in cash, 7.500 shares In the Rancho del Paso Land Company, and large tracts of land in many counties of California. PORTLAND IS NOWHERE. James J. Hill Says the Great Struggle for Western Trade Is Between Seattle and San Francisco. SEATTLE. Aug. 7. James J. Hill to day gave the following Interview: "There is a great struggle going on for the control of the trade of the west ern coast of the United States and it will result In one great cosmopolite city and port, and that struggle will be between Puget Sound and San Fran cisco. ''The advantage at present is with San Francisco because of the amount of ready capital and large investments made in that city. But in the long run Puget Sound will win because of the great advantage derived from "cheap coal." WHEAT MARKET. PORTLAND. Aug. 7. Wheat. Walla Walla and Valley. 64c & 65c; bluestem, 67o Ke. KRUOER READY TO SURRENDER Only Waiting to Learn What Would Be Done With Him. HEAVY BATTLE IN PROGRESS Beer Position Said to Be Pitiable Buif ben Are Divided on Ike Question ol Peace or a C.ntlnustloa ol tbc War. PRETORIA. Monday. Aug. 6. It Is stated positively that President Kru ger Is willing and anxious to surren der, providing a satisfactory promise Is given as to his ultimate destination. CAPE TOWN. Aug. 7.-Rallway com munlcatlon with Natal has been re established by General MacDonald'a capture of Harrismith. Heavy lighting at Elands River com menced on Sunday and continued Mon day. No details are obtainable, but It is believed that General Carrington and General Ian Hamilton relieved the gar rison at Ru3tenberg. which Is retiring to Seerust. NEW Y'O RK, Aug. 7.-A dispatch to the H?rald from London says that a London Marques correspondent of the Daily Telegraph states that a French man Just returned from the Boer fron tier confirms tho telegrams which have been received during the last few days descrlblnsr the pitiable character of the Boer position. General Botha's commando, origin ally seven hundred and fifty now con sists of only sixty-three, and other com mandoes have been reduced In like proportion owing to desertions. The re maining, burghers have divided Into two parts, one for peace and one for war. The peace party is the stronger. BRYAN AND STEVENSON READY, Arrive at Indianapolis to Receive the Notification of Their Nomi nation. INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. 7.-The spec ial train bringing Bryan and Steven son to this city, where they are to morrow to be officially notified of their respective nominations by the Demo cratic party for the presidency and vice-presidency, reached Indianapolis at 7:20 p. m. today. The run from Chicago was delayed somewhat by the demonstrations of the crowds which gathered along the route. The train was In charge of the coun ty Democracy of Chicago, and it was composed of tw elve coaches, all of them filled to the brim with Democratic workers. Mr. Bryan and Mayor Har rison rode on the engine, at the Invi tation of the railroad authorities, be tween Lafayette and Lebanon. After dir.ner Bryan and Stevenson were given a general reception at the Grand Hotel. MUST GIVE QUOTATIONS. Telegraph Companies Lose a Point In Their Fight Over Stock Quotations'. KANSAS CITY, Aug. 7. Judge Hen ry, In the circuit court today, grant ed the Christie-Street Commission Company, and the Brokerage Grain Company, both of this city, perma nent injunctions restraining the Western Union and Postal Telegraph Companies from discontinuing the send ing of grain quotations to the com plainants. In his decision Judge Henry held that "quotations of the Chicago board of trade are impressed with pub lic Interest." and that telegraph com panies handling such quotations must deliver them to commission companies that desire them. VICE-PRESIDENT IN CONTROL. Titular President of the United States of Colombia Turned Down. NEW YORK, Aug. 7. A special to the Herald from Bogota states that Dr. Marloquln, vice-president, has as sumed the presidency of the Republic of Colombia. In the place of Dr. San Clemente. titular president. General Qulntero Calder ia minister of war. . .. HAYTI WILL USE GOLD. New Law Now Before the Chambers at Port Au Prince. NEW YORK. Aug. 7. A special to the Herald from Washington, says: Minister Powell has sent to the state department from Port Au Prince the text of a, law now before the cham bers, which proposes td pay the bond and interest of the slnkir-cr fvrid s they fall due In gold. Instead of paper as heretofore. . , METAL MARKET. NEW YORK, Aug. 7. Silver, Lead, ancbanged.