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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1900)
NOT Mi'ii i' f-bc:j.-.:ii.v;:r.:i.f;; C! I; 'l.-f I ... I . . 1 11 I 1 VOL. Lll. ASTOUIA. OKKGON. FH1DA , UECKM15EH 21, 1900. I WE ARE SELLING AGENTS IN ASTORIA FOR BRIDGE, Superior Stool Ranges I BEACH Sylph Hoator tt CO.'h Olio Heator COLE Hot Blast Heator for Coal MPO. Dome Top Hoater for Wood CO.'b Russia Iron Hoator lor Wood Wo aIho innnufacturo a Kiihmh Iron Queen Heater for Wooil. TIu'ho conipriHc tlio lent lino ofbtovw in tho ntnto. Wo M'H no wcond-eliiKs stovt. An in mection of our lino of stoves will pay you. ECLIPSE HARDWARE CO. . . .CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. . . To unit everybody, oM uwl young, tip, anl littlo. Our ntock never was m compli'to or prices o reasonable. Btoks in all styles of bindings. AlbT.nS, MULES AM) I'KAYKK U00KS, WATERMAN ? i'Ol'X TAIX 1'EXS, CELLILOIU NOVELTIES, IJOHEMIAX WAKE, LEATHl'K GOODS, MLVEK NOVELTIES, COLD I'ENS AM) HOLDEKS. I'lCTlKES, ETC., AND THOUSANDS 01' OTHEK INEXPENSIVE GIFTS. . . Ak to my Baby Gooso and Mr. Bunny and bis book, tho two leading juveniles of tho year. GRIFFIN & REED WE ARE READY FOR THE CHRISTMAS RUSH With a Huge Stock of Good Things Extra Fine Xmas Beef, Turkey, Geese, Chickens, etc. Candles, Fruits and Nuts of All Varieties, Plum Pud ding:, etc,, etc , ROSS, HIGGINS & CO. FOR CHRISTMAS PRIME... XI lDICVQ EASTERN I UiIC IO ORDER EARLY Foard 6t Stokes Co. A LONG RO W UUUQO W. J. Scully, 431 BOND STREET, Betwcea Math and Tenth Streets Of our now and up-to-dato Air tight Heaters aro still on hand. "Wo figured on considerable cold weather and purchased an un usual Quantity; but tho weather has moderated, consequently sales have boon slow. We are over stocked and must have tho room. From now on these splendid heat ing stoves will be sold at a reduc tion of 20 per cent FOR CASH. c. j. TRBNCHAR D, Commission, Brokerage, Insurance eel Shl&ping. Custom Houit Broker. ASTORIA, ORE. Ateut W, F. AOo., ut PaelCe Essreu Co'i. CUDAIIY PAID THE KIDNAPPERS WELL Gave Them $25,000 for Return ing Mis Son. TWO MEN HAD BOY CHAINED Mr. Cudahy Took ! Monty to a Spot Dei Ifaaicd aad the Bo w Tbri Snl Hoof li lltclt l's karsicd. OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 20.-The B-c, In an extra edition. ayi $25,000 In gold was the price paid by E. A. Cuduhy, Hi mllllonalr packer, for the return of hi son. I'M ward Cudahy. jr.. who ai abducted by a gang of kidnappers Jut Tuesduy nltjht, Yesterday about twin and several hour aftT the let- rr hud been left In the; front yurd of li Cuduhy residence, another missive waa delivered to Xlr. Cuduhy at hi residence, it came through the mall and contained a proposition to return the boy, af and unharmed, provide! the turn of 1:5,000 was puld that night. The money was secured by a trusted ni'im-iia-r. who wa aworn to secrecy and wo brought to the Cuduhy resi dence. It wu all In fold. After dinner Mr. Cuduhy had one of hla horses harnessed to a llirht bugiry. and taking the monry In It with hlrn left for the designated place. In the meantime the captor of the by hud seen the buggy coming; up the road and at aoon aa the buggy had dlniM-arPd again In the llrectlon from which It had come, they visited the apot, took away the money Bnd prepared to keep faith with the futher of the boy. The lud waa bundled Into a hack and set down clot by hla falher'i hou about 1 o'clock thla morning. The boy says that he waa seised on the atreet by two men. who told him he waa a fugitive from the reform school, and that they were deputy sher iff from another county. They placed him In a cloned carriiiKe and threw a lby shirt over his head, with which they KUKKfd j,jm They took him. ac cording to his best Judgment, to a lone ly cottHKe westl)f South Omaha, where he was chained to the floor and there kept a prisoner until put In a hack and returned to hla home this morning;. At the cottnge he was mmrded by two men and provided with sufficient food. called up '.he residence by telephone. Mr. Cuduhy refused to anawer all 'luestlon and would only y that her ton wa tare and wll. "I will not talk about It tonlht," she declared poHltlvty. "All that I can ay now Is that he was abducted." Tha rrowt Important light thrown up on the Cuduhy dlrapparance, after the anonyrw.u note, was found when W. S. Olynn, who runs a livery atab'e, stat ed that a mon had come to his barn Wednesday forenoon and asked to use the telephone. Frjink Olynn, a in of the proprietor, was In charge of the office at the time and readily av hit consent. The stranger without taking the trouble to look up the number In the telephone book caJh'd for Edward Cud- ahy's house. The Cudahy telephone was busy at the time and he hung up the ear trumpeter and stepped outside 'lie door and looked up and down the slret as If watching for sonr! one. In moment or two he returned and again called up Cudnhy's house. This time he wjs successful, and ho jald: Have you looked In the front yard for a letter." The answer evidently waa "no." for he add l: "Do so at once and you will find one." He then hung up the phone and tt'pped outside, mounted a pony he had come on and rodv rapidly west In i-eiivcnw-orth street. As soon as the man had finish d I talking, Officer Dempsey called up Olynn and axked that the men at the stable keep watch of th? direction the strang?r had taken. In Ave minute Dempsey and Officer Jorgenwn arrived at the barn, but the n.an who telephoned had disappeared. I hey ure In the Cudahy house when the man telephoned about the letter. INVASION OF CAPE COLONY SPREADING Boers Are Reported io Have 0c cupied Another Town. BATTLE NEAR KRUGERSDORP STOUY OF THE ABDUCTION. CHICAGO. Dec. 10. A special to the Tribune from Omaha anya: When a call waa made at the Cudahy rcildencc at S o'clock by the represen tative of the Tribune, It waa stated that Mr. Cudahy hod retired and could not be seen, The manager of the packing house, how-ever. told the following story: "The boy waa abducted shortly be fore 8 o'clock on Tuesday night and, as we now learn, wa taken out Into the country Ave mllea west of South Omaha and waa secured by the abduc tors, who blindfolded him and kept him In that condition until he returned home thla morning. He was at once convey ed Into the country and placed in a vacant house far wmovod from any other habitation and. thus Incarcerated, he waa guarded there all night and all of the succeeding 'day by part of the gang while other members were In Omaha endeavoring to secure a settle ment with Mr. Cudahy. "Ai to the nature of the gettlement. whether any jnoney wa paid or not, must decline to state." When It became known that the boy waa aafe at home, a number of friend PARENTS REFUSE TO TALK. CHICAGO, Dec. 10. A special to the Chronicle from Omaha. Neb., says: Mr. Cudahy.. when asked about the aafe return of her aon. refused to an swer all questions and would only say that her aon waa safe and well. "We are In no shape to talk tonight, aald Mr. Cudnhy. "Neither Is the boy. He can tell his story In the morning just well. He was abducted all right. I Just aa well. He waa abducted all right taken. He waa returned to th house late tonight by the men who took him away. They brought him to the gate and left him there. The reward will be paid. Further than that I positively decline to speak. Nothing beyond that will be given out now." GOVERNMENT ATTACKED. Cuban Superintendent of Schools Woul Drive Out the Anglo-Saxons. NEW YORK. Dec. 20.-A dispatch to the World from Havana says: Prof. Frye. the superintendent of pub lie schools In Cuba, has Just Issued over his official signature and through the Spanish newspaper, Dlario de la Ma rlna, a sensational "proclamation" to the Cuban people. He speaks In derogatory terms of the government and of Intervention In gen eral hy the Anglo-Saxon race. He urg es that all words offensive to Spain be blotted out of Cuban hymns and that others he aubstituted which would be calculated to Inspire the natives to pre pare to drive out and resist all foreign foes to the Island or to Us absolute Independence. ENORMOUS BRICK CONTRACT, i Southern Pacific Orders Fifty Million Bricks to Line Tunnels. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec, 20. The Southern Paclflo Company hat let contract to a local Arm for 60,000.000 brick to be used In lining the tunnels of the New Bay Shore road to run through the hills of South San Fran cisco. This Is said to be the largest con tract of the kind ever entered Into In the world. ...OUR STOCK OF HOLIDAY CHAIRS. HAS JUHT ARRIVED On account of their late arrival we have put an ex ceedingly low prico on them. The line includes Handsome Morris Reclining Chair withs Reversible Cushions upholstered in Velours. Largo Mahogany and Golden Oak Arm Chairs upholstered in Leather and Imported Tapestries. Also a large assortment of Re ception Chairs. In Framed and Unframed Pictures we have the largest assortment ever carried in Astoria. OUR PRICES ARE THE INVEST CHARLES HEILBOHN & SON Horna Kalbcr Tbaa Mco tittiti Brit Itk Will Hot Scad Urte Relaforcc call From Eoilaao-Boers Follow L SaccetMi. CAPE TOWN. Dec. 20.-The Invasion of Cape Colony I spreading. It Is re ported that the Boers have occupied Colesburg, outh of Phllllppollg, and near the Orange niver Colony frontier The people here are much disturbed. A mixed force of 1000 men waa dl pauhed north yesterday evening. HEAVY CANNONADING HEARD. NEW YORK. Dec. M.-A dispatch to the Journal and Advertiser from Jo hannesburg says: Heavy cannonading was heard this morning northward of Krugersdorp. Marauding Boer parties still Infest that district, t HEVIEW OF SITUATION. rtSW YORK. Dec. 20. A dispatch to Ihc Tribune from London says: There are persistent rumors that Gen eral Kitchener has asked for large re inforcements of mounted men. Various figures ranging from 20.000 to 40,000 men are named, but the war office Is silent and the reports are not credited by mil itary men. No action In the direction of strengthening the army In South Af rica Is probable until Lord Roberts' re turn. If reinforcements are sent It la not believed that they wlU exceed ten thousand men. A picked body of mounted infan'ry la already under or der to sail early In January, but It will not outrun one thousand men. The supply of horse Is reported to be scant in South Africa. Some ex perts consider that there are men enough already In the field and that the proper course would be to send horse by the thousands and put In tee saddle the infantry now suffering from Inac tion and weariness of camp routine. At tempts on the part of the press agencies to magnify the services of mounted In fantry under Clements and explain away the recent reverse are not con vincing. The strictures of veteran offi cers here upon the management of the British forces In that engagement ars most severe. Lord Kitchener maintains silence with refpect to the Invasion of Cape Colony and there Is bound to be considerable anxiety until the truth Is known. It is difficult to believe that the Boers who cro3ed the Orange river can be In aufflclent numbers to frighten the war office authorities or to cause General Kitchener much annoyance. One of the commando? la, however, reported to be in the neighborhood of Aliwal North, which la about the worst center of disaffection In the whole colony. The Invading Boers are probably re ceiving considerable assistance from the local Dutch and In case of a general up rising the troops at the disposal of the British authorities would not be suffi cient to cope with the situation, which advices depict as somewhat imlnous Delarey seems disposed to follow up his success at Noltgedacht. Hitherto the Boer generals have been content to rest op their oars after a victory, but Delarey, If he intended profiting by h's defeat of General Clements, should not have given the latter time to be JotneU y General French. As was generally expected, the losses of the Northumberland fusiliers at Noltgedacht a week ago were much heuvier than official accounts at first reported. Owing to the aJtered arrangements for Lord Roberts' return and the short route In London which the field mar shal will cover In his drive to Buck ingham palace, it is feared by a good many people that the crush will be very great. The authorities are. how ever, determined to prevent a repetition of the scandalous scene which marked the return of the city volunteers. Society gossip now proposes to re ward Lord Roberts with an earldom and 50.00. St Paul's was well filled at the ser vice In memory of the aoldlers and sail ors who have fallen during the war. The lord mayor and sheriffs attended In state and there were files of gtld streams and blues with a full military band. Lord Wolseley and Mr. Broder lck represented headquarters and the war office. The service waa Impressive with funeral marches and dirges by Beethoven, Wagner and Chopin. favoring the anti-canteen section of the army bill has been held here. The bodies represented by the delegates or communications were the permanent committees on temperance In the Pres byterian church In the United States, the M. E. church, the Evangelical Lutheran church, the Disciple of Christ, the Universalis! church, th-s Friends, the National W. C. T. U.. the National Non-Partisan W. C. T. U.. and the division of the Sons of Tem perance of North America. Representatives of the Bnptln and Congregational churches and Indepen dent Order of Good Templars partici pated as Individuals. Rev, E. C. Dinwiddle, legislative tuo- erintendent of the Anti-Saloon L ague, subsequently said: "The conference Indicated that the bodies represented, having a constitu ency of about f.OOO.OOO, will not b' con tent with any compromise such as has been reported by the sub-committee of the senate committee on military af fairs, but will insist UDon the anti- canteen provision as It paased the houe. It la not true that we are opposed to the post exchange system, we believe In It and desire to have it extended and Improved, but we are opposed to the sale of beer and other Intoxicating liquors in the canteen section of the exchange." HAY-PAUNCEFOTE TREATY PASSED Provision for Fortifications In cluded by the Senate. VOTE WAS 55 AYES, 18 NOES NO MONEY FOR AMERICANS. Unscrupulous English Claim Agents Live by Raising False Hopes. NEW YORK. Dec. 20. A dispatch to the Journal and Advertiser from Lon don says: Bo rhflny expectant American heirs of va"t fortunes supposed to be held In the English court of chancery are be ing fooled by unscrupulous agents that the American embassy made a formal request- to the court for a statement of unclaimed property In which Ameri can might be Interested. The court sent to Mr. Cboate an offl clil statement showing the absurdity of the American expectation. The court holds a total of S2O0,C0O,0bO worth of property, of which IISO.OOO.OOO are desig nated trusts for wards In chancery and known heirs of estates in process of adjustment, leaving a balance of $20, 000.000 open for claim. But a large part of the latter sum Is already claimed and only awaiting a decision of the court for settling. Mott of these un claimed estates are very small, only one being more than half a million.' ' A coterie pf claim agents In London has been living off the contrlbutljns of American heirs for many years. . . ... - Will Now Be Coasiderrd by President oai Secretary of Stale Whs Aro Opposed to Provltlos lor Fortlfl-calloa. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-The Hay Pauncefote treaty, as amended, waa ratified by the senats today. The vot was 65 to 18. The roll-call was as follows: Ayes Aidrlch. Allison, Bacon, Bever Idge, Burrows, Carter. Chandler. Clay. Cullom, Deboe, Dillingham. Elkins. Fairbanks, Foraker, Foster, Frye, Gal linger, Hale, Hanna, Hansbrough, Har ris. Hawl?y, Hoar. Jone of Nevada, Kean, Kenny, Lindsay. Lodge, McBride. McComaa, McCumber, MeEnery, Mc Laurln, McMillan. Mallory, Morgan. Nelson, Penrose, Perkins. Pettus. Piatt of NVw York. Pritchard. Proctor. Quar ks, Scott, Shoup, Spooner, Stewart. Sul livan. Tallafero. Thurston, Turner. Warren. Wetmore, Wolcott 55. Noes Allen, Bard, Bate, Berry, But ler. Cockrell. Culberson, Daniel, Helt feld, Martin, Mason, Money, Pettigrew. Teller, Tillman, Turley, Vest, Wellingr ton 18. MEN FOR MANILA FLEET. Buffalo Will Take Out Four Hundred and Fifty Via Cape of Good Hope. WASHINGTON. Dec. 20. Tbe Buf falo which is now at Hsmpton Roods, has been ordered to make ready to carry another draft of men for the fleet at Manila, She will take about 430 landsmen and. apprentices to Trinidad, where she will fall in with the training, ships Hartford and Monongahela. She will exchange her green men for aa equal number of trained sailors on the Hartford and Monongahela a,nd will proceed to Manila, going by way of the Cape of Good Hope and the Indian ocean. Balding I! DOvTT A T7 rJl Tn rw duo ANTI-CANTEEN CONFERENCE. Prominent Churchmen Insist That Sen ate Must Paas Provision. Passed by the House, "WASHINGTON. Deo. 20. A. confer ence of church and temperance societies mew The manufacturers of Royal Baking Powder have always declined to produce a cheap baking powder at the sacrifice of quality. The Royal is made from the most highly refined and wholesome ingredients, and is the embodiment of all the excellence possible to be attained in the highest class baking powder. Royal Baking Powder costs only a fair price, and is cheaper at its . price than any similar article. Samples of mixtures made in imitation of baking powders, but containing alum, are frequently dis tributed from door to door, or given away in grocery stores. Such mixtures are dangerous to use in food, and in many cities their sale is prohibited by law. Alum is a corrosive poison, and all physicians condemn baking powders containing it. ROYAL BAKING POWDES. CO., 100 WILLIAM ST., NEW YORK.