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ASTOKIA, 0KE(,0N, THUKSDAY. JANUARY 3. 1901.
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REED
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Of our new' and up-to-date Air
tight Hcntcrs are still on hand.
We figured 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 tho room
From now on these splendid heat
stoves will be sold at a reduc
of 20 per cent FOR CASH
RENCHARD,
Custom IIoubo Rroker.
ASTORIA, ORE.
Agent W. F. ACo, and Paclflo Kxweu Co .
DOERS CONTINUE
THEIR INVASION
British Officers Tire of Fruitless
Pursuit.
BATTLESHIP LANDING GINS
Cipi Coloay as the Verge it a Paalc - (ka
eril IprUIng Ooly Prevented by a
Lack af Arm Dutch Sub
ject! Ala lavaderi.
CARNABTON, Jan. 2.-Th nrs
commanded by Hertsog. Weshet. Pre-
lonus and N'-luwenhaut are contlnu-
Ing their n arch on Frsxerburg. Lxt-
Ing continues. The Ihwrs' horses are
footwire and tln-re la great want of fod-tli-r
a 'he country ta barren.
irrii-ra Thurnyt rfi ami Colonel De-
IUI i continuing the chase but their
home and mul are wry tired.
SITUATION VEKY SERIOUS.
CAPE TOWN, Jan. 2. -The Urlllsh
battlinhlp Monarch will land Kuna to
morrow a a pmuuHonary measure
The situation la Tlou. It la true that
the Iut'h have not Joined the Inva
der In any considerable nutnlwra. hut
the lack of arma In believed to be the
true reason for thla abstention, lei
many plates horses are freely offered
and Information readily supplied to the
lioero.
Thu early tiroclamatlon of martial
law In the Cape Town division I ex
per led.
The latest reporta iihow the altuatlon
to be genr-rally aa follow:
Kuramun. If (till uninvested, prob
ably aiMin Kill be. Gririualund Weal la
tilled with amall partks of U-r who
are working aouth toward Prleska for
the purpose of co-opTatlon with or
supporting Commandant Hertsog,
whose advance force are In the neigh
borhood of Fraxerburg.
The Hoers are close to Graaf Ilelnet
where of late the Dutch have given
many demon! ratlona of extreme sym
pathy. In the eastern part of the col
ony the advance guard of the Boer
la close to Mnrleshurg, about twenty
five mllea north weft of Cradoek.
Many old realdenta, who are by no
mean alarmists, rcguAl a general up
rising of the Dutch a quite likely.
MARTIAL LAW PROCLAIMED,
LONDON. Jan. 2-"Martial law haa
been proclaimed In Worcestershire.
Prince Albert. Kraxerburg and Suther
land Jivlsi-ns." the t'ape Town
correspondent of the Dolly Mall.
"The enlistment of volunteers la go
ing on and the best authorities antici
pate favorable developments shortly.
The great trouble U the scarcity of
horse. .
KITCHEN EJVS FUTURE.
LONDON. Jan. 2. It la understood
that at the conclusion of the opera
tion In South Africa, Lord Kitchener
will become commander In chief of her
mnjesiy'a forces In India.
HOERS STILL ADVANCING.
CAPE TOWN. Jan. 2. The Invadera
have reached Obnharry. a few mllea
north of Graaf Relnet. In the heart
of the dlsuffected portion uf the col
ony. riOER HORSES CAPTURED.
LONDON. Jan. 2. The war office haa
received the following dispatch from
Lord Kitchener:
'De Wet trl"d to move toward
Bethlehem but he wan headed off by
Tllcher and retreated toward Llndley.
"One hundred and thirty Boer horse
have been captured near Thabanchu.
"The railway haa been damaged
south of Sarfonteln. Williams engaged
the Boer southeast of Mlddleburg.
Cape Colony, and the British now oc
cupy Grauf Relnet."
TILLAMOOK APPROPRIATION.
Preliminary Survey for Greater Depth
Across Bar Is Provided For.
WASHINGTON. Jan. S.-The river
and havbor committee of the house
today completed the final draft of the
river and harbor bill. The appropria
tions and contracts provided for in the
measure were given out Just before the
holiday recess, but the preliminary
surveys provided wera not completed
until today. Among them Is one for
Tlllnmook bay. with a view or securing
fifteen and twenty feet depth across
the outer tar.
WORST STORM FOR YEARS.
Southern Oregon Burled Under Five
Feet of Snow,
ASITT.AVTY Or .lan. The worst
snow storm since the winter of I8S9
90 throughout southern Oregon and
nAiWn California hppo la uf nlirht
and has continued during the last 21
hours. Telegraph and tciepnone com
munication have been paralysed north
and south during the day, and tonight
...STYLISH DINING
Side Boards, Dining Room Tables, Buffets,
China Closets and Chairs, all of which we
are offering at a very low price. A new lot
of Iron and Brass Bedsteads just received.
CHARLES HEILBORN & SON
I the wlrea are down south of I'unsinulr.
I The Houthmi Pacific railroad ha
been having a dllllcult tak keeping the
track clear between Anhland and Duns
mulr. Mnow push plows have
teen working continuously since 7
o'clock this morning un the Hiklyuu.
where the snow Is seven feel deep on
levil and fourteen fet In the cuts
and drifts, and a rotary snow plow I
working north from Dunstnuir.
All passenger train have been able
to get through rive and six hour be
hind chedule time; but all freight
train are annuled. The railroad ofTl
clul have bci-n vigorously combating
the torri and despite Its severity be
lieve they will succeed in K' Uli.g all
paasenger trains through without any
serious delay.
The nVrm center aprars to have
been mi the south side of the Blsklyou
extending a far as Hurramento, with,
much drifting of snow on the south
side of thx mountain, while on the
(r-tron iJe It I wet and not drifted.
Following I the snow fall at the prtn
dlal point In the track of the storm;
Ashland, twelve Inches; Jacksonville,
thirteen Inches; Eureka, four feet; ais
on, five feet; Durimnulr, live feet;
Hlsklyou. .Ive icet. The Indication at
ID o'clock are that the backbone of the
storm Is broken. In the northern part
of the Rogue river valley it a rain
ing tonight.
POPULISTS TURN DEMOCRATS.
I Colorado Kllver Men Ail With Bryan
und the Democracy.
DENVER. Jan. !. Tho. Patterson.
In hla newspaper, the yocky Mountain
.Sew, commenting upon tne acuon oi
the eight Popullt senators who yester
.uy prtK-tdlined th-ir allegiance to the
I-mocratlc purty, declare that tney
I did "a commorisense and practical
' thing," and adds:
i "All silver nien must aland with Mr.
Bryan and the Wesb-rn Democracy In
thl fight. Tho silver men can best
aid their Democratic friends from with
in the Democratic citadel."
Thl utterance I considered signifi
cant In view of the fact that Patter
son, who was the permanent chairman
of the Populist national convention In
litoo. Is ime of the leading candidate
for United States senator before the
present legislature.
N. P. TELEGRAPHERS.
Are Muklng a Determined Stand for
Ten Per Cent Increase In
Wages.
ST. PAUL, Jan. I. The grievance
committee of the Northern Pacific tele
grapher Is still in St. Paul. It was
stated unofficially today that the tele
graphers have for the present laid ald
their request for new rule and are now
concentrating their attention on Induc
ing the company to increase th present
scale of wage. The committee Is Hik
ing for an Increase equal to about ten
per cent.
A report was current In railway cir
cle to the effect that Northern Pa
cific, officials had stated definitely that
they would grant no Increase.
COLLIDED WITH ICEBERG.
Narrow Escape From Destruction of
Steamer Dirlgo.
SEATTLE. Jan. 2 -The steamer Dirl
go of the Alaska StearnBhlp Company.
uhi,h auilfii from thin nort last week
for hkagway. collided with an Iceberg
on the morning or uecemDer z'n in
ISitstlneaux channel below Juneau and
had a narrow escape from destruction.
Her -"tern was badly shattered below
tho water line, resulting In springing a
leak. The Dirlgo was going ahead un
der full ateam when she struck the
Iceberg. Ehe continued on to Juneau
and ws temporarily repaired at that
place.
GREAT NORTHERN CUT-OFF.
Will Reduce Distance From Kallspell
to Butte by 200 Miles.
HELENA. Mont., Jan. J. The Great
Northern has decided to build a cut-off
line 55 miles long northwesterly from
Great Falls. Mont., to .Browning, a
point on the main line, and extending
Into the new Atlin mining district. It
will reduce the mileage between Kalls
pell and Butte by 200 miles.
COMMISSION APPOINTED.
Text Book Bmrd Selected by Gover
nor Geer.
SALEM, Jun. 2.-Governor Geer to
day made the appointments for the
state text hook commission as follows:
Harvey W. Scott and W. M. Ladd, of
Portland: W. M. Colvlg. of Jackson
ville; P. L. Campbell, of Monmouth; S.
A. Lowell, of Pendleton.
WHEAT MARKET.
PORTLAND. Jan. !. Wheat. Walla
Walla, UVv&56.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 2. Wheat.
May. 10fi;: cash. 91.
CHICAGO, Jan. J. Wheat, May.
opening. 77 closing. 7714.
Wheat was Irregular, excited and Im-
nnnlnr In volume. A roil eh estimate
based on the reports of the two lead
ing commlsslop nouses places ine quan
tity of wheat to change during the ses
sion today at 15.000.000 bushels.
ROOM FURNITURE.-.
RUSSIA MAKES
DEAL WITH CHINA
Seeks Special Advantages Ex
pecting; American Support.
OFFERS A PROTECTORATE
Skepticism Ii Earoac Coscerslnj Chinese
Uvc For Peace -Sad del Acceptance
ol Peace Term hi Chios
Sarprlted Minister.
LONDON, Jan. 2.-The pekln corres
pondent of the Dally Mall says:
Russia by conciliation Is trying to
aecure special advantages and there is
strong belief that she will receive the
Americana' support.
It Is hinted that Russia Inspired un
founded charges of barbarity agulnxt
the Oerman troops, the motive being to
sow dissension between Great Britain
and Germany."
In a dispatch to the Times from Pe
kln. dated December 31, Dr. Morrison
gives the text of a ltunso-Cliltie
agreement for Russian protection of
the Manchurliin province of Fen Ting.
"Russia." he says, "consents that
China shall resume civil government on
the following conditions: The Tartar
Geful T-ng undertakes to proteet
aid paclf the provinces. He must
treat feed and lodge Russians engaged
In military operations and the construc
tion of the railway. He must disband
the Chinese soldiers, delivering to the
Russians all their ammunition.
"All fcrts and defenxe In the prov
tnce mutit be dismantled In the pres
ence of Russian officials. Nleu Chwang
and other places now In Russian occu
pation shall be restored to the Chlnene
civil administration when Russia is
satisfied that the pacification of the
province Is complete.
"A Russian political resident with
general power of control shall be sta
tioned at Mukden, to whonj the Tartar
General Tseng must give all Informa
tion respecting any important meas
ures." "The functions given the Rus
sian resident." says Dr. Morrison, "are
similar to those of the British residents
in the native Ftates nf India.
"The agreement will necessarily be
followed by similar agreements with
reference to two other provinces. The
Manchuria government will be a de
facto Russian protectorate."
MINISTERS ALL AT SEA.
NEW YORK. Jan. 2. A dispatch to
the Herald from Pekln says:
The prompt acceptance by the Chinese
government of the preliminary demands
of the powers has taken away the
breath of the foreign ministers, w ho are
not prepared to go on. If they do so
the differences of an apparently Irrecon
cilable nature which the question of In
demnity creates In diplomatic quarters
will be revealed.
As a precaution for the sake of de
lay, the ministers have asked the Chi
nese plenipotentiaries to put the ac
ceptance of the note in solemn form.
It is generally believed that Paris and
Washington will take the Initiative in
future negotiations.
Reliable Information came from the
court today that the emperor had suc
ceeded in sending General Tung Fuh
Slang and his army westward. Hla
majesty la preparing to return to Pe
kln by slow marches. He will not enter
the city until the allies leave.
MAY BE TRIUMPH FOR CHINA.
NEW YORK. Jan. 2. A dispatch to
the Herald front Vienna says:
The latest developments In the Chi
nese question are favorably received in
officlai quarters here. Remarks are
heard In some quarters, however,
ngainat too optimistic a view of future
events.
The acceptance of the Joint note may,
after all. result in a triumph for China,
because she hopes thereby to obtain ai
armistice and possibly may have al
ready done so. It will be asc?rtained in
a few days, when negotiations are in
progress, whether the arrangement will
work. The entire course of events has
thus far left some skepticism here re
garding the sincerity of the Chinese
love for peace.
CONSUL GOODNOW HOME AGAIN.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 2. John
Goodnow, United States consul-general
to China, with residence at Shanghai,
arrived in this city on the City of Pekin.
After a brief visit to Washington he
will spend his sixty days' leave of ab
semt' at his old home In Minnesota.
In speaking of the probable outcome
of the Chinese troubles, he said:
"I believe a satisfactory settlement
will be reached along the lines laid
down by the president. Those Chinese
who are working for the integrity of
their country are friendly toward the
United States and are ready to assist in
a prompt and amicable settlement. The
uprising was by no means a popular
move with the great mass of the peace
able Chinese population. From the very
first they deplored the acts of their fel
low countrymen."
In regard to the missionaries and
their position in China. Mr. Goodnow
thinks there Is still a great field for
successful work and their continued
presence In the Orient should be en
couraged. He, however, is of the opin
ion tliut It. would not be best to send
missionaries outside the treaty ports
until peace has been proclaimed.
Mr. Goodnow haa a good word for
the American troops which were sent
to China, and he also praises the work
of the little band of women sent by a
philanthropic committee of New York
people, of which Mrs. Whltelaw Reid
was chairman, to provide the sick and
needy with hospital supplier and com
forts. Two members of thla band re
turned on the Peking, i They are Miss
E. B. Ridley and Miss M. Henehaw.
A. F. Chanot, proprietor of the Hotel
de Peking, which was destroyed dur
ing the Boxer outrages, is also here.
He and his wife were entrenched in the
hpt-l during the terrible st. snd mir
aculously escaped the deadly tire of
shrapnel which ultimately leveled 'he
hotel building to the ground. Chanot
brought with him a pony wiilch was to
have been sacrificed for food on th
very day that rescue came from the
allied armies.
PLAN4 OF NEW CUP DEFENDER.
She Will lie Broader and Longer Than
the Columbia but of Lighter
Draught.
PROVIDENCE. R. I., Jan. 2.-Th
Evening Telfgram today printed Illus
trated plans of the new Herreschoff cup
defi-ndi r and says In regard to the mat
ter that the length and beam of the
new boat will be greater than the
Columbia's or Defender's while the
draught will be less.
The form will be easier, power large
ly Increased and speed estimated at
fully aight minutes faster over a 30
mile course, aa compared with the Co
lumbia. COLDEST FOR YEARS.
Great Loss of Sheep on the Colorado
Range.
WALSENBURO. Col., Jan. 2 The
weather In this vicinity Is tne coldest
In recent years. This condition was
preceded by a snow storm lasting sev
eral days. The snow was fine and the
wind drove It rlifht to the hide of ex
posed stock. This, followed by xuch
severe cold, will cause the hws of con
siderable stock cn the range.
Iteporta are coming In of heavy losses
of sheep. One herd ranging earn of
this city is reverted to have lost fully
50 per ceiit. Most of this loss was oc
casioned by the sheep piling on top of
tath other to escape the cold and snow
and smothering those underneath. Loss
es of caul are also reported.
PERU CELEBRATED.
Fireworks and a Military Salute Greet
ed the New Century.
LIMA, Peru. Jan. 2. The government
festivities in honor of the birth of the
new century were being celebrated New
Tear's eve. There were fireworks,
torchlight processions and military
music.
At midnight a salute was fired. The
festivities continued Tuesday. A new
carriage drive was opened and there
were exhibitions in the parks.
German Cisnero. attache of the Per
uvian legatioa In Paris, haa been trans
ferred as second secretary of the lega
tion at Rio de Janeiro.
STRIKE AT HAVANA.
Firmness of Governor-General
Soon Ended It.
Wood
HAVANA, Jan. t Two .thousand
stevedores struck here this morning on
account of the employment of non-union
men.
Governor-General Wood notified the
leaders that the police would preserve
pence, protect the non-union men and
bring ships to wharves to offset the
strike of the lightermen. This brought
the strikers to terms promptly and the
strike was declared off.
BRYAN IN TEXAS.
Takes Turns Shooting at Ducks and
Audiences.
GALVESTON. Tex.. Jan. 2.-William
J. Bryan has returned from Lake Sur
prise, where he haa been since last
Sunday shooting ducks. Mr. Bryan left
here tonight for Palestine and Shoeman
here he will speak on the three re
maining evenings of this week.
MISS DALY MARRIED.
Quiet Wedding of Eldest Daughter of
Late Marcus Daly.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2. Miss Margaret
Daly, eldest daughter of the late Mar
cus Daly, of Montana, was quietly wed
ded today to H. Carroll Brown, of Bal
timore, at the home of the bride's
mother -on Fifth avenue.
DINNER TO THE CABINET.
President and Mrs. McKinley Enter
tained at the White House
Yesterday.
WASHINGTON. Jan. '.The social
life of the new year at the White House
was opened tonight when President
McKinley gave a dinner In honor of the
cabinet members and their ladies.
SENATOR FRYE RENOMINATED.
AUGUSTA. Maine, Jan. 2. United
States Senator Frye was unanimously
renominated by a Joint Republican cau
cus this evening.
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CIGARS
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Distributors,
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DEATH PENALTY
FOR KIDNAPPERS
Bill Introduced in Nebraska Sen
ate Yesterday.
W RONG MEN WERE ARRESTED
CuiJahy Hopes to Trau Crisilsalt kjr Markes
Cold tit Gave TbeMRrcclve' As
other Utter DeatBrflar, With
drawal ( Reward.
LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 2.-8enator
Ransome introduced a bill In the sen
ate today making kidnapping und.-r
certain conditions punishable by d-ath.
MONEY WAS MARKED.
DALLAS. Tex.. Jan. J. All the banks
in Dulla todav received .!.,,.rir.H,,.
the money paid by Cudahy at Omaha
for the ransom of his son. It Is claim
ed that marks were placed on the
money.
When any of It I attempted to be
passed the arrest of pereons offering
the marked money s to follow. All
bank throughout tho I'niiorf ct-
Canada and Mexico have received
similar notices.
ANOTHER LETTER RECEIVED.
OMAHA. Jan ' A i,.t
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wiiii .end fttm-ii wai iwi- vr) iw
A.
Cudahy this affirm
the
iiaurawa oi tne reward for the kid
nappe rs.
The fact that the nUrrx nrini
ed In similar style to the former one
gave rise to the suspicion before it
was opened that it was from the same
source, but Cudahv stated tonlirht thar
it was a rank Imitation and xaJd h
did not attach the slightest significance
to it.
J. J. CROWE NOT GUILTY.
OMAHA, Jan. 2. Edward Cudahy, Jr.,
failed today to Identify J. J. Crowe aa
one of the men who kidnapped him.
Cudahy appeared at the city Jail and
confronted Crowe. After looking at the
suspect for five minutes or more jroung
Cudahy remarked:
''I never saw that man before."
Crowe was then released.
WRONG MAN ARRESTED.
OMAHA. Jan.' 2. The stranger sup
posed to b "Pat" Crowe, overhauled
in a chase near the Pine Ridge agency,
at Chadron. Neb., proved to be an
innocent collector of curios, named
Dennis, from Boston, and "was not de
tained. BELIEVED TO BE ANDRADA.
Ship Sighted Bottom Up Off Cape Men
docino. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 2. Captain
Johnson of the schooner W. F. Jew-
ett, which arrived today from Astoria,
reports that on December 31, thirty
miles west southwest of Cape Mendoci
no, he sighted an unknown vessel bot
tom side up. It was about 130 feet
In length and stood ten feet out of the
water. This is another and larger ves
sel than was sighted bottom side up
a few das ago by the schooner Sacra
mento In latitude 47 degrees north. The
wrecked ship reported by the Chilean
bark Temucoa as having been passed
near Vancouver Island a few days ago
is believed by many persons to be the
British thiD Andrada. 52 days out from
Rosalia for Portland.
COINAGE OF MINTS. ; '. 3
Yearly Statement of Mint Director
Shows Coinage Minted to Value
of 1137,599.401.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. The yearly
coinage statement of the director of the
mint shows that the total coinage of
the minu of the United States was
$137,599,401. as follows:
Gold, I99.272.942; silver, $36,295,321;
minor coins. 12,031,138.
SECOND DAY OF RACE.
Five Hundred Miles Covered In About
25 Hours.
T?r,e'TViV Tun 9 Viva hundred
IIVU A -J . ' . W U 111 . -
li.- In thd ilv.ilav International hl-
I1I'I9 11 ,11V '
cycle race were covered In 25 hours.
ol minutes. 3 seconds, ivaser Deiug iu
the lead.
FOR . . .
LEWIS,
Portland, Oregon
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