The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930, October 21, 1900, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextHi. V!,Ms , '"'Til.;; t f j f : o f ' 7 ORIA PU BLIC I.I BK ARY asoci atioh. y w.j '"'"! miysio... It, I VOL. Ml. ASTOIUA, OKEOON, SUNDAY. UtTOBKK l, 1900. , , , WW WE ARE SELLING AGENTS IN ASTORIA FOR . BRIDGE, Superior Stool Ranges BEACH Sylpli Heater & CO.'h Olio Heater COLE Hot Blast Heator for Coal MFG. Dome Top Heater for Wood CO.'h Russia Iron Heator lor Wood Wo also inniiufiicturo n Kiifufia Iron Queen Heater for Wood. TIicno comprint tho boht lino of stoves in tho Htuto. Wo Bell 110 seeond-clnM tovc. An in opection of our lino of utovtu will pay you. ECLIPSE HARDWARE CO. School Boohs and Tablots, Pencils, Pens, Slates, Composition Books, Noto Books, Sponges and Inks , Everything Necessary for f chcol Ue ...GRIFFIN JUST ARRIVED . . . New Mince Meat New Crop Apple Butter C i Boiled Cider iji Sweet Cider ' Nuts, Apples, Popcorn, etc. Ross, Hiins ft Co. HUNTERS ATTENTION- AMMUNITION FOARD & STOKES CO, "The World Owes Every Man a Living" But what sort of living in It yon with a ooi stove or range in kitchen? Huyn Star Estate Range Thoy insure good W. J. Scully, Agent 431 BOND C. J. TRENCH ARD, Commission, Brokerage, Cu,,om Hou" Brokr. . ASTORIA, ORE Insurance and Shipping. Alol W. V. AOo., and Paolno Kjpre.i Co l. School Supplies & REED- got c3 your living STREET . . 11 mm. ' aa MtV KAISER PREVENTS INTERVENTION Wants Great Britain to Have Boer Republics. AID TO GERMAN COMMERCE Ffinci and RuiiIi Would lalcrvrae Bullcr Etplalsi III, Dlntlroui Camptlgi ol Lil Ycir-krucr Hat Sailed for Evropt. LONDON. Oct, :o.-' I believe," said ?"irx ror William recently, "that It la to Germany's advantage for England to have the Boer r 1 u t j 1 1 a." The complete accuracy of thla Impor tant quotation, which gained strength frm the fact thut It wan nt said with an 1ra of repetition or for the soke of mollifying some British diplomat, 'a vouched for. The riiinik waa mad In the tours; of a conversation between the empTor ami cne of th leading G'-r-maria wh' advice In maticra of com mercial poll, y hid n.ijnty greatly re li a upon Mild who, by th way. ! not lowr of Or.'iit Britain anil h.-r workf. Through a recent visit of this Individual to England, the Ao lated Presa secured knowledge of what may he fairly de scribed a. tho emperor's candid opto Ion (if the South Afr'.ian mntW. For several day, the English and con tinental .upfra hove contained hint, and even assertion, that Riiiwla, France and Germany are contemplating Joint action with 1 Idea of co-rcing Great Hrltaln Into granting at least a degree of Independence to the Boers. Several (nrreapomlenta have adduced the moot circumstantial d?talla to prove the ex istence o' thl undercurrent of project ed dlplonacy belwte n the powers men tioned and, while the EnirllHh public haa itrown Inurel to ini?rventon ru niora, thla Innt revival haa at-cured no aninll degree of credence and haa even affected the nuitketa. Whether Jtueala mil France ver coniempiatid audi an action l not known, but the clrvum aianciii und-T which Emn-ror William pike efi.oiually and definitely dlnpose of oil polbllity of any Kuropean In tervention, for It I. aoknowl,lg. U cn all .Me. that r.uxnli and France would not act without Germany. Tliire I. evm luritier .Isnlflcnnce in hU niaji'.ty'a proni'iinei-ment for, alnce he made the atatement referred to. hla Interviews ha conferred with the Itoer dipcat'-a. Tills occurred only a few day. g and It can be Inferred that It. !yda,(tlu diplomatic ngent of th Tran.vaal. wn Informed that It would be hopeleaa to exptvt any aid from Em peror William toward the Intervention campaign planned to aynchronlie with Mr. Kruger. a Ival In Europe. The HrltUli foreign office pixifoasea Ig norance of any eecret Inlentlona on the part of the continental powera In-regard to a a'ttlement of the trouble In South Africa and, Indeed, appear, genuinely to disbelieve the pnanlblllty of any aueh thln happenii f. How It would meet fuch an eventuality, however, ran be Judged from on expression uoJ by nn ( Hclal who la regarded aa nMna; more In Lord Sallntmry'a confidence thnn any ether man and who anld to 11 repre aentatlve of the ARcnclnted Prea: "What! Interference mooted agnln? Why, wo would fight nil Europe first." To whnt extnt Great Trltaln nmy be Indebted to KiiiiTor William for ten dering auch a Hfrlona alternative ne cesnnry can only be surmised; but It Is not doubted here that the antl Jlrl tlsh feeling among the people of Trance and I!nilft daily gain virulence and that It l not likely to be decreased by the presence of ex-rtveldent Kruger In Europe. The Axsoclnted Tress learns thnt his majesty's conviction thnt It w n.ld be to Germany's advantage to have the Itrltlsh control the Ituvr re public spinng apparently not front any Idea of gaining counter concessions or from a general policy of friendship but from a dlntlnct Idea that Germany's eonimerci would be Immensely benefit ed thereby and thnt the adjacent Ger man territory -would be improved, be cause he Implicitly trusts that the Ger man manufacturers and German ship ping Interests can cut the ground from under their Hritlsh rivals., even In the latter's own territory. KRUGER HAS SAILED. LOUKENCO MARQUES. Oct. 20.- ..REMOVAL, SALB.. For the next sixty days our entire stock of furniture and carpets will be closed out at less than cost. Call early and avoid the rush. CHARLES HEILBORN it SON The Dutch cruder GeiderlanJ, with President Kruger on board, sailed at noon. Hh will call at frares-Balam, Tanga, Jlbutil and Maraelllea. UULLER'B DEFENSE. NEW YORK, Oct. M.-Ceiieral Ilul ler'a speech n Natal. In defenm of his plnn of campulgn a vear ago, Is the topic among Ilrltlsh military men, says the Tribune's London correspondent. Ills frankness appeals to the best In atlncta of EnglUh character and will se cure for him an enthusiastic reception when he return. His Judgment In mak ing the relief of Ladyamlth the first objective point of the campaign and In preventing th H'er occupation of lower Natal Is now vindicated by the unbiased opinion of military men In London. He was a victim of British over-onfldence, which had forecast a grand promenade from Cape Town to Pretoria. If he was unjustly censured for con ducting a campaign In a corner Instead of carrying out his original plan, he waa rlt;h:ly hell responsible for failure at Colenso and Pplonkop, although Col onel Long disobeyed orders In one bat tle and General Warren was unmanage able In the other. II was enabled to partially retrieve his reputation by sub sequent good work, but there will be no dissent from his own manly confession thnt he Justly lost the chief command. That Ceneral Huller was offered the chief command In surceslon to Lord Roberta and declined It Is not officially conlrmed. Il".ler' tribute to Sir Evelyn Wood will be helpful In keeping him at the post of adjutant-general, where his term will not expire for two years. Wood's deafness would have been a great ob stacle to success In the Held. Genernl Hull r's reference to the tre mendous strain on the Individual sol dier under Mre day after day ought to moderate thJ teal of the agitators for sweerlng and drastic military reforms. A system which develops heroism and patience! In the Individual soldier Is not so black as It has been painted. WRECK UN NORTHERN PACIFIC. One Passenger Fatally Injured and a Ton of Mall Lest. HELENA. Mont.. Oct. M. The first section of the Northern Paclflc west bound train that left St. Taul Tuesday night, with a large contingent of home- seekers, was wrecked near Eddy, six miles west of Missoula. An earth slide had displaced a roll and Ihe train left the track. The fnglncer and fireman '.'.ire Injured seriously, and Roy E. Dosley. of Missoula, fatally. A ton of mall went Into the river. TURKISH MASSACRES. Anotlw-r Outbreak of Horrible Atroci ties by Mussulmans. PARIS, Oct. W.-A special dispatch from Constantinople to Petit Bleu says new and frightful massacre of Ar menlnng have Just occurred In the district of Dlaibeklr. The Mussulmans, It Is arrested, pillaged, outraged and killed during five days without the Intervention of the Turkish troops. Eight villages. It Is added, were entire ly destroyed and burned. MRS. CROCKETT GUILTY. Pendleton Woman Will Get Life Im prisonment for Killing Her Husband. PENDLETON. Oct. SO.-Mrs. Minnie Crockett was today found guilty of murder In the second degree for killing her husband near this city on October 2nd. The penalty Is life imprisonment. The case will be appealed. CIVIL WAR CONTINUES. Naturally Rich and Fertile Country of Colombia Is Devastated. (Correspondence of Associated Press.) FANAMA. Colombia. Oct. 8. The civ il war goes merrily on In Colombia. The country Is being drained of all Its resources and the most pitiful poverty prevails In all dlrectlons t The Interior of this naturally fertile and rich land Is devastated. Colombia will, at the end of the war. be a coun- try of paupers. NEW YORK'S REGISTRATION. NEW YORK. Oct. 20. The total reg- Istratlon In greater New York for 1900 is 62(1.154. CHINA WILL NOT BE PARTITIONED Agreement Entered Into Between England and Germany. OTHERS ASKED TO JOIN Opts Door Aiinred-I'prltlgf of Peformtri Oalolof StrtB(lh Near Cutoa WiMcrcet May Sooi Be Recalled. LONDON. Oct. 21. The agreement between Great Britain and Germany to maintain the territorial Integrity of China, while It savors of Independent action and would doubtless be alhered to despite the protest of any other power. U iioi looked tipen here as form. Ing an obstacle to the progress of ne gotiations upon the basis laid down In the last French note or indeed upon a.iy propositions which will not in fringe upon the essential principles of the Ar.glo-German compact. The Associated Pr?ss la Informed that Lord Salisbury's recommendations when answering recent notes, especially that of France, all bid fair either to be accepted In toto or to result In such mollification that Great Britain will be assured tht territorial Integrity will be conserved and will be able to Join whc'.c-heartedly In the negotiations which may already be said to be start ed In Pekln. Apart from gratification over thj agreement with Germany, a much more hopeful spirit Is evinced at the foreign office at the end of this week than was shown last week, over the prospect of a successful termination of negotia tions. There Is no effort to conceal the fact that the new compact Is prac tically a repetition Df Secretary Hay's open door note to the powers. That Lord Salisbury should have se lected Germany, or vice versa, to be a party of this pronouncement is tak en to be highly significant of the close relations between the two powers In question and may almost be said to constitute an alliance which for pur poses of the Immediate future bids fair to bring Germany into even closer touch with Great Britain than she is with the other members of the triple alliance, though It can be safely as serted that Austria and Italy will read ily accept the Invitation to concur In the principles enunciated by the Salis-bury-Hatxefeldt agreement. That :he United States will fellow suit Is taken here as a foregone conclusion, while the British foreign office expects Japan and hopes France will do the same. Russia, of course, is a difficult factor In the situation but it Is not believed she will stand out against the world. ANGLO-AMERICAN ALLIANCE. LONDON. Oct. 20.-Germany and England have formed an alliance to maintain territorial Integrity of China and to keep ports open. The terms of this agreement, which was arrived at October 16 between Lord Salisbury and Count Von Hatsfeld. German ambassa dor to England, are officially given out as follows: "The German government and her majesty's government, being desirous of maintaining their fnterests In China, and their rights under existing trea ties, have agreed to observe the fol lowing principles regarding mutual pol icy In China: "Firstly It Is a matter of joint per manent International interest that the ports on the rivers and littoral of Chi na should remain free and open to trade and to every other legitimate form of economic activity for the peo ples of alt countries, without distinc tion, and the two governments agree on their part to uphold the same for all Chinese territory as far as they can exercise Influence. "Secondly Both governments agree that they will not on their part make use of the present complication to obtain for themselves any territorial advantage In Chinese dominion, and will direct their policy towards maintaining undi minished the territorial condition of the Chinese empire. "Thirdly In case of another power making use of the complications In Chi- na In order to obtain under any form whatever such territorial advantages, the two contracting parties reserve to themselves the right to come to a pre liminary understanding regarding the eventual step to be taken for the pro tection of their own Interests In Chi na. "Fourthly The two governments will communicate this agreement to the oth er powers Interested, esceclally Austria-Hungary, France, Italy, Japan, Russia and the United States, and in vite them to accept the principles re corded in It." MISSIONARIES MASSACRED. WASHINGTON, Oct. 20. The state department has received a dispatch from the consul at Che Foo, under date of September 9, transmitting an ac count, based on apparently trustworthy Information from a Chinese source, of i the massacre of missionaries In Shan SI province. Those murdered were: Mian Whltethurch, Miss Hearll, Mr. ami Mrs. T. W. Plggtt and son. Mr. Robinson, Miss Duvall, and two daugh ters of Rev. E. R. Atwater .Mr. Stokes an! wife, Mr. Deynon, wife and three children, Mr. Farthing, wife and three children. Dr. Lovett, wife and ene child, Mr. Whltehouse and wife. Mr. fllmpon and wife, Dr. Miller Wilson and wife, ten Roman Catholic prl-sts (French). F. W. Davis, O. E. Williams, Dr. D, II. Ciapp and wife, and Misses Rowena Bird and Susan Partridge, one hundred and forty native Christians, Mr. and Mr. Atwater and two children, Mr. and Mrs. 0. W. Price and son, Mr. and Mrs. Langren, Mlag Eldred. CAMPAIGN OVER. PEKlN,Oct.20.-Fleld Maraha! Count Von Waldersee said this morning that he regarded the campaign aa over and exoected to be recalled, personally, soon. CANTON THREATENED. CANTON, Oct. 20.-The rebellion Is gathering strength along; the East riv er, and the officials here are preparing to defend the city. The acting viceroy and other officials subscribed several hundred dollars for the relief of the Christian refugees. MISSIONS IN DANGER. HONG KONG. Oct. 20. The Chinese here say October 23 is the day ap pointed for the destruction of the mis sions In Kwang Tsun province. ARBITRATION IM PRACTICABLE. NEW YORK. Oct. 20. A special to the Herald from Washington says: Arbitration of the entire Chinese ques tion has not yet been given serious con sideration by officials and diplomat here, out Its demands are so manifest that some of the powers would welcome a solution effected by this peaceful means. One important reason why Its adop. tion haa not been urged Is tba: Ger many would probably not consent to al low arbitration of claims she will pre sent growing out of the murder of Baron Von Ketteler, her minister to China, taking the ground that her na tional honor Is involved and this cannot be a subject of arbitration. As officials think of the matter they can see another reason against arbi tration and that is that as all the great powers are Involved It would be im possible to obtain arbitrators free from prejudice. It Is further pointed out that the peace negotiators who are to sit at Pekln can do as effective work In the way of bringing about peace as would a board formed of the representatives of the powars at any other place. Notwithstanding the failure of the Imperial court to return to Pekin. there is reason to believe that pressure Is still being exerted upon the emperor and empress dowager to Induce them to go to their capital. It is understood that this government has gone so far as to express a willingness to reduce the strength of Its legation guards If the Imperial court will resume Us seat at Pekin. Minister Wu has cabled this fact to 14 Hung Chang for presenta tlon to the emperor and empress dow ager. So long, however, as other ra tions maintain armies In the capital It Is unlikely that the court will return. FAMOUS AUTHOR DEAD. . HARTFORD, Conn.. Oct. 20. Charles Dudley Warner died suddenly this evening. HARMON FOR BRYAN. Ex-Attorney-General Forsakes the Gold Democrats. CINCINNATI. O.. Oct. 20. Judson Harmon, who supported Palmer and Buckner four years ago, declared him self today for Bryan. Judg? Harmon was on the bench here for many years and succeeded Secretary Olney as attorney-general n the cabinet of Grovcr Cleveland. Today he gave out a letter In reply to a let ter from Mr. Irwin, 'an attorney at Colorado Springs, Colorado-. Harmon said: ' While I disagree with Mr. Bryan as strongly as ever about many things, the free coinage of silver Included. I Intend to vote for him because, like him and the- Democratic convention, I believe those things are r.ot so import ant nor so urgent as others on which I heartily agree with him. REPORT OF GENERAL SHAFTER. Department of the Columbia Is Defi cient In Artillery Equipments. WASHINGTON. Oct. 20. General Shafter, in command of the department of the Columbia, has made a report to the adjutant-general. A portion of It Is devoted to the defenses of Puget sound and the Columbia river, showing that they are in a natlsfactory condi tion. The report of General Shafter con tains a report from Major Hess, of the Third artillery, who says that there has been an essential lack of Instru ments and equipments for the artillery department Efforts have been made to keep the :;uns and material in the best condition but thre has been a lack of artillery men for this purpose, they having been drafted for duty elsewhere. ARCHBISHOP IS FOR M'KINLEY Great Catholic Prelate Explains His Position. REPUBLICAN PARTY BEST Rt. Rev. Ireland Sayi Vole for It Servei Beit Intertill of Country aid Aids li Beit Solution of New Problem. NEW YORK, Oct. 20.-ArchblshoD Ireland today gave out the following personal statement as to his attitude In the political campaign: "It cannot at first sight seem mora or less Important for any citlren to tell the public how he Intends to vote. In voting, each citizen obeys the die- tales of his own sense of civic duty; he rhould almply do this and leave others to do likewise. "However, alnce a certain number of newspapers have jndertaken to say hw I Intend to vote and In so doing rgvo misinterpreted my Intention and have not been unwilling to make polit ical capital out of my supposed vote. I will give to the question how I Intend to vote a categorical and unmistak able reply. I Intend to vote for William Mchinley and Theodore Roosevelt. "In giving my voie for the candidates of the Rjpubllcaa party I am satisfied In my own conscience that I serve the best interests of the country at home and abroad, that I contribute to the maintenance of the country's material prosperity and of peace and good will between the several classes of Its popu lation, that I aid th country In bring ing the safest and most honorable so lutions of the complex problems which confront It as a result of the late war and In retaining for Itself the exalted position which It holds at present com mercially and diplomatically before the other nations of the earth." . m AMERICA RANKS SECOND. , Next to Great Brlralnr Has the Largest Tonnage In Shipping Under Construction. LONDON. Oct. 20.-A quarterly re turn has been Issued by the Lloyds showing that the United States at the end of the last quarter has next to Great Britain the largest tonnage In shipping under construction. This return Is attracting much at tention and the Statist publishes a long article in which It points out that the actual and prospective development of shlp-bulldlnj in America is even much greater than might be Inferred from Lloyds' report. The Statist considers that the Impe tus to ship-building given by cheap materials and the large demand for tonnage will receive further stimulus from the marketing of American coal abroad which, the paper says, is one of th most remarkable economic evo lutions of our time. SEVENTEEN SPEECHES. Bryn Finished the Tour of New York State With a Hard Day's Work. BUFFALO. N. Y.. Oct. 20.-Mr. Bry an concluded his four days' campaign tour of the state of New York with two larsre meetings in this city tonight. Refor reaching Buffalo he had made fifteen addresses during the day. The attendance at most of the day meetings was good and at some of thm quite larue. The audlenc?s could not be said to be enthusiastic as a rule, but every where the 'Democratic party candidate was accorded the most careful atten tion and respectful treatment. During his state tour Bryan has made about sixty-five speeches, ne left this city tonight at 12 o'clock for Hun tington. VT. Va where he will begin a day's trip across West Virginia on Monday. FAST TIME FOR BRYAN. Train Put on Extra Speed to Get Him to Rochester on Time. NEW YORK. Oot. CO.-The railroads did some very rapid work to get Mr. Bryan to Rochester somewhere near on time, says a special to the Times. On the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western, between Ithaca and Rochester, a speed of sixty-five miles an hour was reachd, although the road winds considerably. At one point the train lurched so vio lently that the sauce bottles and glasses were whirled oft the dining tables. ELECTION LAW PASSED. ' End of the Long Fight In the Kentucky Legislature. FRANKFORT, Ky.. Oct. 20.-The two houses of the legislature thla afternoon nassed the non-nartiMn ei-eti'.u !- agreed upon by the legislature. Gov ernor Beckham will sign it.