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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 28, 1900)
I IP ffW VOL ill. AHTOIIIA. OKEGON. FK1DAY. DECKMBEK 28, 1900. jso. in i WE ARE SELLING AGENTS IN ASTORIA FOR BRIDGE, Suporior Stool Ranges BEACH Sylph Heater f& CO.'h Olio Heater COLE Hot Blast Heater for Coal M PO. Dome Top Heater for Wood CO.'h Russia Iron Heater lor Wood Wo alio manufacture a Kutwiu Iron Queen Heater for Wood. TIicho comprise the bcHt lino of utove in the state. We sell no wi'ond-clasfi stoves. An in miction of our lino of stoves will jny you. ECLIPSE HARDWARE CO. A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU If you have forgotten any ono wo still have many articles on hand miitublo for New Year (.'lifts NEW YEAR CARDS BOOKLETS CALENDARS DIARIES, ETC GRIFFIN & Extra Fine Xmas Beef, Turkey, Geese, Chickens, etc. Candles, Fruits and Nuts of All Varieties, Plum Pud ding, etc., - , ROSS, HIGGINS & CO. FOR CHRISTMAS WVVVVVVVVVSSVVVVtVVAV PRIME... "PI JDICVQ EASTERN 1 UllC I O ORDER EARLY Foard 6k Stokes Co. A LONG RO have W. J. Scully, 431 BOND STREET, Between Ninth aid Tenth Streets ing tion J. TRENCHARD, Commission, Brokerage, Insurance and Shaping.' REED WE ARE READY FOR THE CHRISTMAS RUSH With a Huge Stock of Good Things W Of our new and up-to-dttto Air tight Heaters are still on hand. Wo figured on considerable cold weather and purchased an un usual ouantity; but tho weather has moderated, consequently sales boen slow. Wo aro over stocked and must have tho room From now on these splendid heat stoves will bo sold at a reuuc of 20 per cent FOR CASH Custom House Broker. ASTORIA, ORE Meat W, F. Co sod Paclflo KmroM Co a. CHINA GETTING READY FOR WAR Stoncladcn Junks Prepared to Block Channel to Shanghai. EMPEROR OBJECTS TO NOTE Uiwllllaf la Reduce Forte tr Permit Per me cat Lfilloi Oui'tfi-Aaerkt Not Boiitf to Rtiune Hoillllllet II Note It Rrjcclcd. o.Mvmt.i n.- r war Junk, laden with .ton, have been anchored off Wu Suns; presumably to block ihe channel In ca of an emer gency. BRITISH ADVANCE MOVEMENT. TIEN T8IN. Dec. 27.-A force of 1100 British, wlih two nuns and a Maxim, has gone to Yang Tsung to attack the Boxers In that vicinity and protect the railroad. The Germans and Japanese clearing the river of pirates from Tnku to Tien Tsln. KWA.VO HSU HEARD FROM. PEKIN, Dec. 27.-LI Hung Chang and Prlr.ce Chlng. the Chinese peace com mlnslonera, have heard from tbe em. ...,......... . vU, . , td on the former for consultation. re - malnlng over an hour. The court ob-: lect. strenuously to reducing the forts. and also to allowing permanent le- tlon guards, which It ama to think could be made duffldently large at any . time It waa dealred to menace the court I Itself. ' After the conference It waa decided to hold further communication with the court before seeing the mlnlalers. CONGER 8IONED CONDITIONALLY. NEW YORK. Dec. :7.-A special to the Herald from Washington says: It has developed that Minister Conger signed the agreement drafted by the m ln I at rat In Ialr(fi mTA rrak.-n aI 1 - ... v--v Prince Chlng on Monday, with several reiervatlons are the following:, Rejection of the terms agreed upon evening President Hawley. of the Wll by the powers and presented to the j lamette University at Salem, addressed C'hlnew envoys d(ws not bind the t'nlt- teachers. ed Htatea to Join hl pther powers In re-1 umlng hoatllitlea,- WASHINGTON TEACHERS. The United States Is not bound to. maintain permanent guards In China or to prevent the Importation of arms and ammunition Other roservailona wer madA iv Mi. 1 - Conger, but their character will not be made public by Secretary Hay until : he recelvea from the minister the text of the language he employed. Mr. Conaer. of courw. acted under delivered a lecture on "Educational "Pretoria. Dec. 2S. Knox, with Bar Instructions In appending to the agree- j Progress." , ker, Pitcher and White. Is engaged ment a statement of the position of the j with De Wet's force, holding a position united B-ates. Tne authorities vr : apt! mi ubic uiai wiu powers in caw . I . . - .ft.. - I of the refusal of China to accede to tho demands, would be under the tm- j pre salon that by signing the agreement this government was pledged to en force compliance with the terms. The president did not propose to be placed In any such position and he directed , Mr. Conger, therefore, to make clear the attitude of the United States ESCAPE OP MISSIONARY. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 27. Rev, Father John Welg, a Catholic mission-1 try w ho went through the recent Box- er troubles In China and escaped after a series of ieeperate experiences. Is In San Francisco on his way to his former j home In Bavaria, Ho was stationed In Southern Shan , Tung, and sixty natives were under his Dr. Brown was regarded as a very skll chnrge. When the Boxers began their, ful operator and was frequently called murderous campaign he received an or der to get out of the ;ountry. He de cided to make his way to Kalo Chou and started for the grand canal, lie was accompanied by one native ser vant and the native head man gave him protection until he reached the canal. He secured a small Junk and at once embarked on his long Journey. He had not gone far before he fell Into tho hands of Boxers, who robbed htm of hla clothing and money. He was then attacked with typhoid fever and while desperately sick fell Into the hands of a second band of Boxers, They ( threatened to bind him and deliver him I ...STYLISH DINING Side Boards, Dining Room Tulles, Buffets, China Closets nnd Chairs, all of which we are offering at a very low price. A new lot of Iron and Brass Bedsteads just received. CHARLES HEILB0RN & SON I ov?r to the authorities, but finally per mitted him to go. BOOZ INVESTIGATION. Lrother of tho Ex-Cadet Denies That Oscar Wm a. Dull Student WEST POINT, Dee. 27.There was an unusually large attendance of upec tatora at the military court Inquiry to day. Horace C. Boos, of Buffalo, and P. O. Phlllppn, of East Cleveland, wera th chief witnesses. The former's tea tlmony was principally the refutation of atatements made about hla brother, ex-Cadet Oscar L. Boo. who died re cently. Lieutenant Cook, instructor of mathe matlca, last week stated that Boot waa n'jt poxaeaaed of aufflclent mental ra pacity to pan the neceasary examina tion at the academy. His brother stated today that thle waa not ao. aa the manner In which the ex-cadt had 'passed hla examinations at the pr!par- j ,orv cho" WM ,u,"c'ent L ? lect EATEN BT CANNIBALS, Raid by Blacks on the British Posse; j alona In Australasia, I VICTORIA. B. C Dec. 17. The I ouiivuiiuimb mat oursjocrs steamer Mlowera brlnge newa from wh() volunurlly aurrender will be al Queensland that a proepctor ramed P. , lowed to live with their families In Milan naa Been kiikm ana eawn Dy blrtckj Gold Is rcp-rt'.'d having been found In Samoa, near Apia, and a com pan? has tieen formed to develDp the mines. A raid on the Britlnh possesions was "" Nw 0uinea A flnt on tne water eltued , Mch the c.ptured or unk flve JunltJI It l, MllmuU(1 that over thlrty wrre thot or ,irownei. Af. ,Hrward, tne Tugerll, made another raid on the Morehead river vlllagea. killing ntlefn persona, ' OREGON TEACHERS MEET. , wcsion at Aioany Aaaressea ny rromi- ; I nent Educators. ' ALBANY, Ore.. Dec 27.-The State Tenchifrs Association met in mu city Wednesday evening. Superintendent Ackerman. Governor Geer and others spoke. Tho sessions today were large- i ... a . n -v J ij nufiiut'u. capers were rcau mu , ai,lIree. deliver by Professor Hoc- I verslty of Oregon, and others. This Hold the Annual Meeting of Their As- j aoclatlon at Ellensburg. Pr.t.PVdnt'nrl VTh rwv f7. At! " . . the State Teachers' Association today a doien papers were read, each being followed by a 20-mlnute discussion. This evening J. F. 8aylor, of Spokane. ' FOUND CLINGING TO WRECKAGE. Thirteen Seamen Rescued by United ; States Transport Garonne. SEATTLE, Dec. 27. The United States transport Garonne rescued thlr- uen shipwrecked seamen of the schoon- er Theresa Maria In Philippine waters I about the middle of November. The , sighted by the Garonne, EMINENT OCULIST DEAD. Ulysses Hlggins Brown, of Syra cuse, New York. Dr, NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-Dr. Ulyses Higgl" Blown., an oculist of Syracuse. waa found dead today In an areaway. to this city. Hla death was due natural causes. to VAN ANDA MINES SOLD. VANCOUVER.. B. C. Dec. 27. The Van Anda mines on Texada Island, B. C, have been sold to an English syn dicate, the purchasers paying M50.000. RUN OVER BY A STREET CAR. PORTLAND, Dec. 27. Frances, the 8-year-old daughter of Wnn E. Wood- grd, was run over and killed by a street car today at Irvlngton. ROOM FURNITURE... BOERS ARE NOW HELD IN CHECK Though Not Yet Expelled From Cape Colony. SURRENDER IS TALKED OF PracUnalloi by Kitchener Peralltlnt Sir- reatferea Boen to Lira Wilb Their Families a Qowramcat Laafert la Approved. LONDON, Dec. 27.-The latest dis patches from South Africa snow imu Lord Kitchener has aucceeded In hold ing the Boers in check but be ha. not been euccesaful In expelling them from Cape Colony, while the different com mandoes continue to display actonUh- 1 ntr l,.r... , . vy an uamensely wide field. It la questionable whether his proc lamation announcing- that burs; tiers ; the government laagers until the guer- nna warrare has abated will have much effect until De Wet has been captured. The Boera are likely to re- gard it aa a sign of weakness and to I have a wholesome dread of vengeance ! ii tney surrender. The proclamation 1 approved by the party at home that favors conciliatory terms to the Boers as a step In the right direction. Queen Victoria. It Is said, has ap proved a proposal to institute a new order of knighthood to reward the of flcera who have served in South Africa. A dispatch from Vryburg, dated De cember 20. says that Boera in consid erable numbers were making a move- ment westward. Thev hart 1M .rnn. The dispatches auggeet that they were trekking to Damaraland. although the ;Boer, themselves denied any such ln- ten tlon. MARTIAL LAW PROCLAIMED. CAPE TOWN. Dec. 27.-Manlal law l k-. -.ii i u ., . . t pr2mrfJ the d'"r,cW BOERS MAY SURRENDER. BLOEMFONTEEN, Dec. 2.-Tliere are renewed but unconfirmed rumors jhere that General De Wet, President ! ; Steyn and General Haaebroek have had 1 a conference and decided to offer tn urrenar. providing the colonial rebels ! ! ctudlng themselves, are not deported. Tj"t7.i-.tj nnr. . -'t"u naiiuiAiLM,. LONDON, , Dec. 27. The following d'patch has been received from Lord Kitchener: In the neighborhood or Leuwkop. De I Wet hopes to break through and go I south again. "Tho Boers' eastern column In Cape fsilnM.. I - 1 -. !. , I.J v.. i .vtuii 19 ayimtiiiiy ucautru vy our troops about Reltport Spruit. The Boers' western column Is reported to have gone north In two portions, one towards Prleska and the other through Streydenburg. They are being followed The following dispatch from General ; Kitchener was received from Pretoria. under today's (Thursday's) date: "Yesterday 200 Boers attacked a small police post near Boksburg. The police gallantly drove them oft before reinforcements arrived from Johannes burg. The Boers damaged the mining machinery In the neighborhood. "The Boers attacked Utrecht at 2 o'clock this morning and were driven off. "The Boers held up a train three miles west of Pan and were driven off. "The eastern force of Boers In Cape Colony was headed yesterday and driv en In the direction of Ventersladt. The western force is still being driven north through Streydenburg.'" PRISONERS CARRIED OFF. BURGHERSDORP, Cape Colony, Dec. 25. Colonel Grenfell continues In touch with Krultxelnger's column of 700 men who, are carrying off the British pris oners. Krultxelnger has abandoned hla Maxims and carts. An attempt of the Ninth lancers to turn Krultxelnger's flank at Plalsterheuvel. December 24, resulted In eight casualties among the lancers. Including Lord Frederick Blackwood, who was wounded. BOERS REPULSED. CAPE TOWN. Dec. 27. A small par ty of Boers attacked Burghersdorp on December 24.They were repulsed after heavy fighting. The Boers are active and skirmishes In several places havs been reported. REVIEW OF SITUATION. NEW YORK. Dec. 27. A dispatch to the Tribune from London says: Little light is thrown upon the mil itary situation tn Cape Colony by the official and press dispatches. The sys tem of railroad and wire communlca- lions has evidently been thrown out of gear by the Boer Invasion, but no Important town or station has been oc cupied an the raiders are not In auf fklent force to accomplish any useful result. There is the worst possible weather, not only for military opera tion but hIso for ordinary railway traffic, for the rain, are Incessant, the river are at flood and drifts are 1m pasxakle. One body of raiders Is reported In Z'liirberg and another Is moving to ward Prleska. after cutting a wide cir cuit, but there Is no evidence that all theie rough riders In te ean and west number more than 2000, If they an? so many. Th pursuit of them Is difficult when they are ready to break up Into small squads whenever th- y are menaced with attack. Lord Kitchener needs sinews of Iron and nerves of steel In order to endure tbe Incessant strain of campaigning of this kind, but the force of his will and energy Is felt wherever be goes. What ever alarm there was In Cape Colony was dispelled when It became known that he was personally directing the operations at De Aar and Nauwpoort. There Is a tendency to credit the Cape Town report that a squadron of yeo manry has been entrapped by the Boers In Cape Colony. Lord Kitchener, In reporting yesterday the reoccupatiun of Britstown by Thorneycroft'a mounted Infantry, mentioned that the retreating commandoes were being followed up. From today's news It would seem that the Glamorgan and Gloucester yeoman ry were detailed for that purpose and after a smart action they were cap tured. Public Interest I centered upon the final stage of Lord Roberts' journey from Madeira and Gibraltar and upon the honors which will await him when he arrives In England. The rumors are revived that his name will head the New Year's list of honors, but a duke dom seems out of the question' and an earldom Is more probable, with pos sibly the blue ribbon of the Order of the Garter. The Queen has a ribbon to spare, since no successor has been ap pointed to the late Duke cf Argyll. Puller's friends would be sorely dis appointed If hla name does not appear In the New Year's list and White, Hun ter, French, Ian Hamilton and Pole Carew are regarded aa probable win ners in the lottery of decorations. Needless confusion has been caused by the exchange of formalities between Lord Hnpetoun and tha premier of the senior colony of Australia. Barton, by virtue of his leadership, was the only candidate for prime minister of the new commonwealth and Sir W. Lyne waa the proper -master of ceremonies for nominating blm for the post of honor. Barton Is an eminent colonial states man of the same class as Sir Wilfrid Laurler. The federation has been the dream of his political career. As an idealist and enthusiast he has not been Interested In anything else and be has lived to see bis dream carried out as a new principle of the empire. His name can hardly be, omitted from the New Year's list of honors. PRICE OF SILVER. NEW YORK. Dec. 27. Silver. 64. rr vvy uu Makes light, flaky, delicious hot biscuits, rolls, muffins and crusts. Makes hot bread wholesome. These are qualities peculiar to it alone. I have found the Royal Baking Powder superior to all others.--C. Gorju, late Chef, Delmonico's. 0YAl BAKINO POWDER CO., 100 WILLIAM 6T., NEW YORK. PROMINENT MASON SHOT BY A WOMAN No Trace of Murderess Can De Found. MYSTERY ABOUT THE AFFAIR lit Claimed That She Cam to file dike ana Aiked Permlttioi to I'm Mil Those but He Refuted -Slie Thea Shot Mm. INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 27. William H. Smythe, secretary of the Grand Ma sonic Lodge of this state, waa shot la his office In the Masonic building to day. Smythe says a woman did the shoot ing but the police have been unable so far to locate her. It Is thought b cannot live. The wounded man waa In a semi conscious condition when found but was able at Intervals to utter a few coherent words. He said that he wa seated at his desk when a woman en tered bis office and asked to use the telephone. He said she bad been In several times before and that the last call irritated blm and he refused her request. He claims that she then drew a re volver and fired. He said his son would give all the information desired, but his son disclaims any knowledge of the woman or of the shooting. DIVISION OF INSULAR AFFAIR3. Will Control AfTairs Connected Witt the Government of Cuba and the Philippines. WASHINGTON. Dec. 27.-In accord ance with on order Issued by the war department today, the divisions of cus toms and Insular affairs of the office of the secretary of war hereafter wilt be known as the "division of Insular affairs," and will have charge of mat ters pertaining to civil affairs connect ed wltt the government of Cuba and the Philippine Islands, as distinguished fm matters of a purely military char acter. MAYOR ON THE RACK. Ofllclals of Chicago Compelled to Ap pear Before the Grand Jury. CHICAGO. Dec. 27. Mayor Harrison. Chief of Police Klpley and other offi cials were put on the rack today by the grand Jury. From first to last they pleaded In nocence of any knowledge of vice or crime in Chicago. The grand Jury ad journed for the nlglit. split Into two factions. uduus