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ASTORIA, OttKGON, StINDAY. DECKMBEJt 9, 1900.
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Of our new and up-to-date Air
light Ilcators nro still on hand.
We figurod on considerable cold
weather and purchased an un
usual quantity; but the weather
has moderated, consequently sales
have been slow. We are over
stocked and must have the room.
From now on these splendid heat
ing stoves will bo sold at a reduc
tion of 20 per cent FOR CASH.
Custom Ilouae Droker.
ASTORIA, ORE
Agtul W. V. A Co Mid Puclflo Kxpreu Co l.
THIRTEEN HUNDRED
OPERATORS STRIKE
Telegraphers on Santa FeSys
tern Quit Work.
MEN HAVE MANY GRIEVANCES
President ( lb Roid Sv They Will Net
Bi Reemployed it Tier Hid
Afretd to Olvt Thirty
Diyt' Nolle.
VlUC Ann, Dec. 8.-Wx hundred t.:le-
graph operator on the line of tha A.
T. A B. Fe struck tuday In ympathy
with operator on the Gulf, Colorado
and KhiKo Fe- railroad who went nut
Thursday. The foreg"lng statement is
according to the best Information ob-
t Inutile from the company's official
tonight.
The number of operator on the
tern la IMi, ,tt w hom SWO are mild to be
union men. Of the WK minlT of
the union 3K, It g stated, refused to
ctrikf. I'-uvlntf the system with about
half of In men at work.
Ol'Mala of h road dit-lare thot un-
d-r no ( Ircumntanci'H will they yield
to the strlk.-rs and that none of them
wilt ever ajiuln work fr the company
In any rapacity.
STATEMENT OP UNION.
WICHITA. Kan.. rc. 8.-Chalrman
J. A. Newman, of the Santa Fe dlvls
lon of the Order of Railroad Telegraph
er Including the Santa Fe system, If
ued a trlke ordT this afternoon and a
frw minute lutT he waa Informed that
Uw ocratora over the entire system
iult the ky.
In hla order calling out the men
Chairman Newman ayn:
' You will turn your boarda red for
the protection of life and property and
leave them In that position permanent
ly. -Carefully protect all the company
pioptTty In your care or possession and
allow no person access thereto until you
ore properly theckrd and released from
i.U responsibility by the com pony 'a ac
tual representative. Thla action Is
mud.. necessary to secure for you rea-
onable compensation and condttlona of
art-vice."
Newman ald: "The real grievance
of the mi-n on the Gulf system aa glv
tn to me In a special from National
President Dolphin, are a protest against
the proposed elimination of twelve sta
tion from the schedule and a proposed
reduction In wage at nineteen other
vtailoiii.
"To avoid thla strike the committee
agreed to accept the Santa Fe rule
amended by providing for eight cdnsec
utive houi's rent Ir. twenty-four hours,
except In canes of emergency. The
clause depriving men of a hearing
when discharged for Insubordination
was also to be eliminated. Another de
mand made was that there w-ua not U
be any reduction In wage at any of the
stations for the prescr.t.
"We will stand oy the men of the
Gulf road and fight this battle to a
finish."
AGREEMENT VIOLATED.
CHICAGO. Dec. 8. Most of the tele
graph operators' lines tf the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe went on a strike
late today In support of the strike In
nugurated on the Gulf, Colorado and
Santa Fe on Thursday. Earlier In the
day the men went out on the western
divisions but at i o'clock It wasex
tended over practically the entire sys
tem. Pretdt-cnt E. P. Hlpley. of the Atchi
son road, when he learned of the atrlke
of the main line operators said:
"These mn, having broken their
contract and left our employ without
cause and without notice will not be
re-employed."
"Thla action was taken," he contin
ued, "notwithstanding the fact that the
company made a contract with its oper
ators In service on the Atchison, To
peka and Santa Fe proper, July 1. and
with those In service on. the lines west
of Albuquerque, November 15, last, un
der the terms of which they bouud
themselves through their organisation
to give the company thirty days' no
tice of any dissatisfaction."
STATEMENT OF MANAGER.
TOPEKA. Kas., Dec. 8. In speaking'
SPECIAL FOR
A NEW
Mantel Folding Beds
JUST RECEIVED
Ladles' Dressing Table
In Golden Oak, Mahogany and Birds' Eyo Maple
IRON BEDSTEADS, FULL BRASS TOP, $6.50
CHARLES HEILB0RN & SON
of the strike situation, OVn'-ral Manage
MuiJim of the Hatila Fe said tonight;
"The strike Is cauved by trouble over
the rul'-H and regulation. The wage
rcale was up for connldi'ratlon but the
road agreed to arbitrate on that point,
New rule and regulations have been
up and were not settled. The road will
not agree to rul's axked by the men
and the strike results."
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HIIOP8 CLOSED,
TOI'EK A, Kas., Dec. .-The officials
of the Hants Fe decided In conference
tonight that the hoj here would be
closed Monday morning until further
order. The ordr throws ivtr 2000 men
out of employment.
QUEEN 18 FAILING.
Clreiitest Monarch of the Century
Probably Nearlng Her End.
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NEW YORK, Dee. 8.-A dispatch to
the world from Windsor, England
say:
Much anxiety again prevails In court
circles respecting the queen'e health
Hhc has brokwi up noticeably since she
was Informed that tha Empr?a Freder
lik was Buffering from cancer of the
throat and cannot live many months,
Queen Victoria, who Invariably eat
and slwps well, has now lost her ap
petite and passes sleplesg nights. For
year she never missed her morning
ride In a donkey chaise around the
private gardens until the last couple
of week, when this was forbidden by
her doctor, who ordered her Instead to
drive through the park in a closed car
riage. flunday last the queen kept her
room the entire day. a thing she has
not been known to do for years, ane
the report goes it the castle that she
said she would not be surprised to har
of the death of Empress Frederick any
day, as the doctors were afraid to per
form an operation.
It is also whispered that her majes
ty falls Into a dose at meal times, and
the other day, when putting on a brave
front and pretending to review the col
onial volunteers, she fell fast asleep
In her carriage. The windows were
shut and she was rapidly driven home.
A belief undoubtedly prevails among
the around her that the queen la fall
ing. The paper In London assert that
the queen is In her usual health, but
the above are the true facts.
ANOTHER CUP DEFENDER.
Yncht Will B- Pullt In Boston to Com
pete for Ho.ior of Defending
America's Cup.
BOSTON. Dec, 8. After a conference
with Boston designers, Boston builders
and a number of representatives t Bos
ton yachtsmen, Thomas W. Lawson. a
well, known tlnancler and horse fancier
of this city, announced tonight that he
wodld personally stand the expense of
building another yacht to compet for
the honor of defending America's cup
against Sir Thomas Llpton'a Sham
rock II.
i no new yacnt, acoraing to Ia arson
w III be designed by B. B. Crownlnshleld
of this city, who has already had much
sticees with smaller boats, while Geo.
La wlcy of South Boston, builder of the
former cup defenders Puritan and May
flower and outfitter of still another, the
Volunteer, will probably construct the
new boat.
It Is expected that Captain Nat
Watson, one of the best skippers in
the East, will act ns sailing master. All
matters pertaining to the construction
t the new boat will be pen at all
times to any one interested.
OVER A MILE A MINUTE.
Remarkable Bun Made by Fast Mall
Train on Burlington Road.
CHICAGO. Dec. 8. The fast ma'.l on
the Burlington road made a remark
able run last night from Chicago to
Galcvburg of lt24 miles In 157 mln
uten. Allowing nine minutes for stops
the net time was 148 minutes or an
average of 66 miles an hour.
VANDEREILTS WANT RAILS.
Order for 100,000 Tons Keeps Up the
Prioe.
CLEVELAND, Dec. 8.-The Vander
bllt Interests have placed orders with
three mills for 100,009 tons of steel
rails at $26 per ton. This breaks up
the organlxed efforts of the railroads
to force the price down to 820.
PRICE OF SILVER.
NEW YORK, Dec. 8. Silver. 644.
THIS WEEK
LINE OP
DE WET'S FORCE
IS RETREATING
Swollen Rivers in Front and
British on Three Sides.
WILHELMINA RECEIVED PAIL
Ns Hope of lolerveatJoi Fro Holland War
Office Promise rjratallv to Every
Mai Wk Served Is Soslk
Africa.
LONDON, Dec. 8. The war odlce has
received the following dispatch from
General Kitchener at Bloemfonteln,
dated December 8:
"Have Just received news from Knox,
at Rouxvllle, that De Wef forae, hav
ing failed to force Coomale bridge,
whli h we held, haa trekked northeast,
abandoning 600 horses and carts. HI
attempt on Cape Colony, therefore, has
failed. He la being pressed on all
aides."
DE WET HEMMED IN.
ALIWAL NORTH. Cape Colony. Fri
day, December 7. General De "Wet ap-
peark to be in a most dangerous po
sition, and to need alt his strategy to
extricate his force. With strong British
columns on three sides and two swollen
river hirr!ng hi front, the British
commanders begin to be hopeful that
a general chase by four columns, which
has been one of the mont exciting oper
ations of the war. will result In the
capture of De Wet
Definite newa of his whereabouts was
first received December 2. The next
morning General Knox started In hot
pursuit. Tilcher's and Herbert's col
umns were detached to make a turning
movement. After three hours' march
General Knox learned that .luring the
night De Wet bad doubled back past
the British right, necessitating a com
plete change of plans. During the night
of December Jrd General Knox en
camped on the Carmel farm, the site
of the Boer laager, which evidently was
recently and hurriedly moved. General
Knox started again at daylight, hoping
to corner De Wet while crossing Karre
poort drift, but he arrived too late.
The British experienced very great
difficulty in following De Wet, owing to
the rise In the river, but they succeed
ed in crossing without the loss of a
man or beast. Prom that time on the
pursuit of the Boers was taken ud
without baggage, the troops being sup
plied cy foragers, enabling them to
make more rapid movements and keep
In, touch with the republicans.
GRATUITY FOR VETERANS.
LONDON. Dec. 8.-The war office an
nounces that a gratuity will be paid
to every officer and man who has serv
ed South Africa since October 10, 1S99.
The least amount will be 5.
It is roughly estimated that It will
take 1,000.000 to complete the pay
ment.
QCEEN RECEIVES KRUGER.
THE HAGUE, Dec. 8. Queen Wllhel-
mina received Mr. Kruger In audience
today. As the Boer statesman was
traveling Incognita, the visit was aot
attended hy the ceremony usually paid
to a ftolef of state. A court official
proceeded to his hotel and accompanied
Mr. Kruger to the royal palace lu a
state carriage. Dr. Leyds received Mr.
Kruger at the door of the palace, but
was not present at the audience.
THANKS AMERICAN FRIENDS.
NEW TORK. Dec. 8. The consul-
general of the Orange Free State has
received the following reply to a cable
gram of good wishes aent to Paul Kru
ger by the American Transvaal League.
"I thank the directors of the Amer
ican Transvaal League and all sympa
thies Americana for their greetings
and hope their kind wishes will be
fulfilled. KRUGER.'
BOERS CAPTURE SHEEP.
JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 8. The
Boers have captured 17,000 sheep from
a small detachment of British troops in
the vicinity of Knigersdorp.
HOLLAND WON'T INTERVENE.
ANTWERP. Dec. 8. A special dis
patch from The Hague says Holland
has no Intention to intervene in fa.
vor of arbitration In the Transvaal
troubles.
RECEPTION FOR ROBERTS.
CAFE TOWN. Dec. 8. Lord Roberts
arrived here today from Port Elizabeth.
He was accorded a splendid reception.
The mayor, councllmeo, the cltlsens,
committee and thousands of sightseers
met him at the docks and escorted him
to the government house.
KRUGER'S GIFT CONFISCATED.
NEW YORK, Dec. 8. A dispatch to
the Herald from Vienna says:
Mr. Kruger will receive no present
urn Vienna. This la not because h
has lost the sympathies of the non-po-
lltli al section of the Vienna population,
hut because the police have confiscated
the prew-nt In question.
The man who organized this homage
to Mr. Krug'.-r, Defter Kapuscha, has
been found to be a swindler. He has
been arreatel, and the present, con
sisting of two valuable fi:igs, two fine
water colors and a box weighing a
thousand kilos, containing Ave hund
red thousand signatures, hus been seized
In the Interest of Its victims. The In
cident has caused a most deplorable
Impression.
IIi. LEYDS WAS TOO SMART.
BERLIN, Dec. 8. The Vossiche Zfl
tun?, discussing Mr. Kruger's move
ments, says:
"Presumably the frustrated visit to
Berlin would have met with Judgment
when the visit to The Hague was over
and surely It vould not have provoked
indignation M the original prc
gramr.e had been followed and Mr.
Kruger had first gone to The Hague.
Dr. Iyds, however, thought he was
doing something extra smart wh?n he
changed the plan. His attempt was to
take the Berlin government unawares
and he alone must carry the burden of
the failure."
REVIEW OF SITUATION.
NEW YORK, Dec. 8. A diopatch to
the Tribune from London says:
Mr. Chamberlain' statement as to
the lines of settlement In South Africa
which the government propows to
adopt has undoubtedly produced a very
great Impression and the feeling In the
parliamentary lobbies last night was
that It had gone far to shorten not only
the winter sesnion but the campaign
against tha Boers. The colonial secre
tary, by the moderation of his tone and
by the generosity of his terms, has
completely cut the ground from under
the feet of the opposition and left them
with no real excuse to resist the grant
ing of supplies within the shortest pos
sible time.
Although the colonial secretary did
not expressly state in his masterly
speech last night in the house of com-mons-on
the future of South Africa that
Sir Alfred Milner will be relieved of the.
duties of governor of Cape Colony, it
Is generally understood that Sir Al
frd will be succeeded in that position
by. Sir W. F. Heyl-Hudginson. present
governor of Natal.
The Unionist newspapers are delight
ed at Mr. Chamberlain's statement. The
Telegraph calls it the rational speech
of a rational man.
The fox chase near Allwal North ex
reeds In interest anything done In par
liament, where the debate on the ad
dress Is artificial and l,000,0O0 repre
sent only a small fraction of the
amount needed for the winding up of
the war. General Kitchener's dispatch,
posted in the war office during the
evening, contained evidence that De Wet
was hard pressed since all his prisoners
except the officers taken at Dewetsdorp
had been released and a gun had been
captured by Knox's force. He had re
peated the tactics which were effec
tive when he was pursued through
Llndley and Phenoster to the Vaal.
When his advance was cut oft toward
the Orange river. De Wet marched
northeast for two days and then turned
about and doubled about southeast up
on his own tracks, crossing the Caledon
and heading for Odendal. The British
mounted force remained in hot pursuit
and when he came into touch with the
garrison at Allwal North he again re
tired eastward.
It is not clear from the meagre dis
patches whether ' the road through
Rouxvllle to Wepener Is still open to
him. If It be closed he may be run
down In the southeastern corner of the
Orange River Colony. General Kitch
ener has evidently made the capture of
De Wet the first object of his cam
paign and Is not leaving a stone un
turned. General MacDonald has bjen
sent to Allwal North and Knox's forces
include several mobile mounted col
umns.
The explanation offered for the re
turn of the Household cavalry when
mounted forces are needed for pursuit
of the guerrilla bands Is that It was too
heavily accoutred and armed for mo
bile operations. If this be true, the
British army will have to depend In
time of war upon mounted bodies of
yeomanry and colonials for a cavalry
service. The suggestion has already
been made that a permanent body of
cavalry reserves can be recruited in
Canada and Australia. This force
would not be called upon to perform
work In the colonies but would receive
pay as reserves from the Imperial gov
ernment during a time of peace and be
liable for service In war time for the
defense of the empire at the highest
rates paid for local military services
In Canada and Australia. Advocates of
this plan assert that ten thousand cav
alry reserves could be enrolled In Can
ada and the same number In Australia.
BIG MISSOURI FAILURE.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 8. The Missouri
Guarantee Savings and Building Asso
ciation made an assignment In the sum
of $1,00,000 this afternoon for the bene
fit of its creditors and stockholders.
RESERVATION RELINQUISHED.
WASHINGTON, Dt-c. S.-The secre
tary of the Interior has sent to the
house an agreement with the Klamath
Indians relinquishing their reservation
In Oregon.
NARROW ESCAPE 1
OF BELGIAN KINS
Transport Nearly Destroyed by
Fire and Storm.
COAL. BURNED THREE DAYS
Vessel Stood oa Her Bum Ead tor Forty
eljht Hoan lad All 01 Board
Awaited toe Deals Wbich
Seemed laevltable.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 8.- The
transport Belgian King is in port after
a voyage of fifty-five day from Ma
nila made memorable by disaster and!
by narrow escape from total det mo
tion. Shortly after leaving Manila the ves
sel encountered a typhoon and for tw
days those on board waited for the
(Ualh that seemed inevitable. The eoai
In her bunkers shifted and the trans
port was for 48 hours on her beam
ends. Only sudden abatement of the
storm saved the transport.
The Belgian King was laid up seven
teen days for repairs at Hong Kong
and after leaving the latter port hiT
coal caught lire and burned three days.
The Are gained such haedway that at
the time the state rooms were too hot
to be occupied.
PORTLAND RAILWAY SOLD.
Mortgage Foreclosed on Property of
East Side Railway Company.
PORTLAND, Dec. ?. The property or
the East Side Railway Company waa
sold today to Fred 3. Morris for H33,
O. subject to court costs, which will
amount to about $20,000. The sale was
in pursuance of a decree of the United
States court In November In a suit
by Morris and Witheld against the East
Side Railway Company to foreclose a
mortgage against the company.
The property comprises twenty-three
miles of electric railway with equip
ment as follows: Fifteen miles of track
between Portland and Oregon City, four
miles of track between Portland and
Mount Tabor and four miles to Mount
Scott, all standard guage. The road
was built by James Steel and George A.
Steel.
INNOCENT MAN RELEASED.
Served Half of a Long Sentence for
Making' a Careless Mistake
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 8.- After
serving seven years of his 13-year sen
tence In the eastern penitentiary here,
James Parker, of Elllsdale. N. J., has
been released as Innocent. Parker whea
not 27 years old was convicted of steal
ing a suit of clothes .from a hotel He
left his own. claiming that he mads
a mistake.
The matter was Investigated and It
was found that the ault which Parker
had left at the hotel was of better qual
ity than the one he had put on in mis
take. The board of pardons unanimous
ly gave Parker his liberty.
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Y. M. C. A. IN RUSSIA.
Success of the New Organization in St,
Petersburg Is Phenomenal.
(Correspondence of Associated Press.)
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 23.-The SL
Petersburg Young Men's Christian As
sociation Is having phenomenal suc
cess. The rooms were opened less than
two months ago. There are now over
100 members or applicants for member
ship. In the evenings one can usually find
230 members at the classes, in the room
playing games or drinking tea. Alcohol
and tobacco are barred, but no pledges
to abstain from their use are expected
from members.
EXPECTS TO BE ACQUITTED.
Jessie Morrison Is Confident That She
Will Soon Be Free.
ELDORADO, Kas.. Dec. ' 8. Smiling
and confident, Jessie Morrison today sat
through three hours of pleading, the
last stage but one In her trial for
the murder of Mrs. Castle.
Since she left the stand yesterday the
prisoner has gained strength and evry
movement she made today depicted the
feeling of joy she felt over the belief
that she would soon be free.
ASTRONOMICAL EXPEDITION.
Will Be Sent to the Southern Hemis
phere by the University of
California.
BERKELEY, Cal.. Dec. 8. D. O.
Mills, a New York capitalist, at the
request of President Benjamin Ma
Wheeler, has promised the University
of California to defray the expenses
aliOUt 524.(XSV 4)f () IWrt yoo-'
mical expedition from thTJck observa
tory to South America or Australia.
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