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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 10, 1901)
ttttt AO&NtNG ASTORIAX. THURSDAY. JANUARY 10. 1901. z OUR ANNUAL SALE IS NOW ON EVERYTHING REDUCED ..C. H. COOPER.. LARGE REINFORCEMENTS. KniM and the Uoers Will Be Made to See That Resistance Is IV'lfss. NEW YORK. Jan. 9.-A dispatch to the Tribune from London says: Earl Roberts has been closely occu pied at the war oflice and it is be lieved that reinforcements will be or dered on a large scale for the moral effect of convincing Krutfer and the Boers In the field that resistance is futile, and that Lord Kitchener's over tures should be accepted. The rapidity with which the details of the favorable military operations at Mai?alH'slurff are rwivil fxciw-s the suspicion that affairs are not going equally well In other quarters hence no authentic news "can be obtained. Gen. French's cavalry hns aaraln outniatieu ervd and defeated IVJarev. possibly has driven his force out of the Wtt watersand district, although this is not qi.lte clear from the dispatches. The mountain strongbulds are less important to the R.ers than formerly, wince they are making little use of ar tillery and depending almost en tirely on their rifles and horses. Gen eral French apparently has a body of n.ounted men requisite for the hot pur suit of IVlare's burghers, but they will probably break up into, small bands. From Knox's headquarters there U less information than from Majralies burg. which indicates that something hfcf' gone wjvnij. The scene o! or edi tions acainst De Wet Is. however, at a disiajice from the railway and com munications are slow. Defensive operations arsi'ist the raid ers who are roaming at will In the Dutch districts of Cape Colony are con ducted on a large scale, but no active measures for following or heading off invaders are reported. POWDER CAR EXPLODED. Heroic Act of Conductor Prevented More Terrible Accident. WILKE3BARR3. Penn., Jan 9.-By a collision on the Central railroad of New Jersey, c?ar Laurel Run. a car filled with black powder exploded with uch force that the report was. heard a distance of twenty miles. The car was attached to a freight train bound south and was the third tir from the rear. When near Laurel Run station an empty engine following crashed Into the freight. It plow ed its way through the taboos, a car fllUi with beer, and went half way through the powder car. The powdr dM not explode at once, but the coals from ih fire box of the wrecked engine set tire to It. Then every pound of powder In the car ex ploded. The locomotive was bent and twisted Into a shapeless mas and five cars were crushed into kindling. vd. The trucks of the cars wer? hurlel hundreds of feet away Jtnd unJern-at the powder car a great hole was torn In the ground. The crew of the empty nsiiie. see ing that the collision wjj unavoidable. Jumped after the engr.iecr had referred the locomotive. The engineer knew that there was a carload of powder on the train ahead and he told :he train men t- get away from the seen" of the collision as far as Possible. This Is the only thing that saved their lives. Peter Strome. the conductor of the freight train, performed a heroic act. Just before the powder car cxploied he "cut" a car loaded with dynamite which was coupled to the powder car and gave the engineer the signal to go ahead. The dynamite was thus moved to a place of safety before the explo sion occurred. Mf st stop rmzKruniT. New Jersey Grand Jry Directed to Mng In Indictments. NKW TORK, Jan. I. In his charge to the grand Jury at I-aierson. N. J Justice Dixon directed the attention ,f the Jurors to ' boxing matches" and In structed them to bring In Indictments, lit said: "It l regarded as a sort of com mon sport In the various sections of Hie country and perhaps Psulc coun ty la not fry from that snort. It Is a demoralising Intluenc and '.here aiu certainly quite enough of those Influ ences In the community and tlnwe to whom the enforcement of the laws Is entrusted cannot discharge their duty better than by exercising whatever power they have In the suppression of these various influences. "Our statutes rend.T prtxeflg-itlng a misdemeanor, not only in thos who ac tually engage In the light, but In all those who aid and abet it, and alt those who voluntarily witness It. Now these encounters do not go by the name of prlseftghts. They are known a "box ing matches." "displays of pugilistic skill." and things of that sort. while there Is no doubt but that there my bo a boxing match which Is not a prlseright, far as my Informa tion goes, none of these exhibitions of fistic skill are anything else tlwn prise tights, for the object of those who en gige In them the object of each is to disable each other aid whenever that is fre object. It Is a fight, cull It by whatever name you will. It la the characteristic of a flijht that two men engage In an effort with their hands to injure each other. "So that If you find evidence of such exhibitions anywhere within the coun ty, il will e your plain duty'to In dict the participants engaged In the encounter, those who have aided and abetted It. and those w ho have vol untarily witnessed It. I trust that In this matter you w'll do your duty." Pears' Soap in stick form; con venience and economy in shaving. It is the best and cheap, est shaving soap in all the world. I tlnrtt Kit il. .ivully tiuwu. ROSC1UETER MURDER CASE. Separate Trial Granted George Kerr Because He Had No Share In Giving Knockout Drops. NEW TORK, Jan. 9.-Justice Dix m, in the court of oyer and terminer. Patterson, N. J., has announced that he had granted the application of counsel for a separate trial for George Kerr, indicted for the murder of Jen nie Boschleter. on the alleged ground that Kerr had not been present when the knockout drops bad been given the girl. sxownorxD since monday. Colorado and Southern Train Stuck at Alpine Tunnel. BCEXA VISTA. Col.. Jan. .-The Colorado and Southern train from Gunnison, due here Monday evening, was caught In a snow-slide at the Al pine tunnol and has been snowbound ever since. A rotary plow from Como is on the way here, but It Is doubtful if it will be able to accomplish any thing as th reports from the tunnel say the snow is falling fast and being driv en by high winds. The train Is a mix?d freight and pas senger. How many passengers there are on the tram it is Impossible to l.t.d out. Unl-ss they are released soon they will suffer from hunger and cold. The storm which commenced Monday evening has developed lnto a billiard All trains on the Colorado Midland nd Rio Grande are arriving In the city late and the Colorado and Southern la attempting to run no trains on ac count of the main snow-slides on Its line between here and the tunnel. HILL HAS NO GRIP OX C. P. R. But Great Xorth?m Will Purchase &0Q Tons of Coal Daily In British Columbia. MONTREAL. Jan. 9.-T. G. Shau 'h- nessy, president of the Canadian PactAo railroad, who has Just returned from a trip to Milwaukee, denied that th C, P. R. was Interested lit James J. Hill's consolidation of the Northern Pacific sod the Chicago Milwaukee and Si, Paul and other road, to tccni a new trans-continental line. The- story lhat individual directors or stockhold ers ct the company hav put up large uutounts of money, he mid, lo insure th success cf Mr. Hljl' suppos-J chcm. came to the men whose names were mentioned, as a surprise, ' I have known for some time twist," said Mr. Shaughnessy, "that negotia tions wer going on betwe-n th Crow's Nest Coal Company and James J. Hill, the president of the Great Northern. No doubt the stat.went mad bv Mr. Rogers, the managing director of the coal comp-vny. that the negotiations have m-rely resulted In a contract un der which the Great Northern Is to take St tons of cool a day, Is quite correct. "Hut In view of the fact that the coal company is unable now to meet any thing like the requirements of the tailroad companies, the smelters and other coal-consuming industries of British Columbia, a proposition to di vert such i large Additional tonnage causes a considerable degree of appre hension. It Is to be hoped that If the coal company has made any such con tract for thv shipment of coal to the I'nlted Stttes It will not lake erred mill the output of the company's mlim Is sufficient to supply Canadian warn-," COLORADO SNOWED UNDER. Snow Slides of Large Dimension Have stopped Trains. DENVER. Jan. 9. A great snow storm has been raging at many points In the mountains. The Sllverton branch of the Rio Grande Southern road Is blocked. Two snow slides of large dimensions completely stopped all movements of trains on the branch and gangs of laborers are now clearing the track. The storm has been heavy In the re gion of Tennessee Pass, on the main line of the Denver and Rio Grande, at Florence, below Cripple Creek, and at Aspen, on one of the branches of the main line." The reports of the Colorado and Southern show the storm as the heaviest at Alpine Pass, where a moun tain of snow has accumulated. BOSTON CUP DEFENDER. BOSTON. Jan. 9. Designer Crownln shield states that he expects the ac tual work of construction of the Law son cup defender will begin In about two weeks. DUKE WAS INDISCREET. Norfolk Bald to Have Expressed to Pops Wish for Restoration of Papal Power. NI3W YORK, Jan. I.-A dispatch to the Tribune, from lmdon says: Th Duke of Norfolk has undoubtedly allowed his religious nihualasm to ex cced th bounds of prudence. Different versions are published of the exact words which he used In his address to the pop yesterday tin th occasion of the pilgrims- to Rom of th hading English Roman Catholics. Acr.lng tu the Express and Mall, lis exprewd a wish for the restoration vtf th p4pu temporal power, while Renter reports that he merely prayed for that position of temporal IndependiMc which III pop had declared necessary fur Jh ful fillment of tne duties of his r.wgo. In any ca- th reference to tne tem poral power a as untimely, for II Is tei tain to wound I hi. susceptlblulN s of lbs Italian press and wilt not be !k.l by Protestant Ki Kt-uid. The duk, It should be hirne In mind, was a num ber of the government until U... war, when h rrslgneu th oitliv of . muster-general to Serv as a volunteer with the British army In South Africa. BRIBERY IN CITY IXH'Mlt. Ex-Councllmen Who Resigned Charged With Perjury. Ai SCRANTON. Pa.. .-The thir teen ex-councllmen who resigned lo ape prosecution for bribery ar to b SCOTT'S EMULSION of cod-liver oil is the means of life and enjoyment of life to thousands: men women and children. When appetite fails, it rc stores it. When food is a burden, it lifts the burden. When you lose flesh, it brings the plumpness of health. When work is hard and duty is heavy, it makes life bright. It is the thin edee of the wedge; the thick end is food. Cut what is the use of food, when you hate it, and can't di gest it? Scott's emulsion of cod- liver oil is the food that makes you forget your stomach. WYtl tend jo a Ilttls to try, U jot Hk. tCOTT & HOWNE, Prf Mo, N York placed on th stand In th pending bribery cases and asked to dlsclosv wht they know of the alleged crook. dtiM In tin city hall. If they r fus tbry a is to b prosecuted for per. Jury. Kx-Councllmcn Simon Thomas, T. J, Coyn and M. V, Morris, thrvs who resigned and who, on Thursday Inst, denied that they ver knew of mosey bcinf oT-red for a councilman's vol or Intluonr, hsvs been charged llh perjury, Mr, Coyne was Rive.i a lleing brfor Aldernuin Fuller, Jos. Harris, th Now York uYtsclIvs who went among th councilman Inst spring, passing as a trolley company lobbyist and who claims to Imv glvvu money to sixteen of them, testirie that ht. uh I'M fe'iivtlt. 1LM1 tttl.t tull'wullinil utlh hint for iho delivery of fourteen voles Ml I.hm nploc, A. Whitney, anotlur detective, who claims he was In an ad lolnlnir room during the trnus.ictlon. owning through a crack In (lis door, cort'tibotati d Hunts, Coyne was held In l-ioo for the court. II secured aj bondsman. At ih postponed hearing of tit I" Hi- i ery cases, Richardson O'lirlen mad an I absoluiu denial or any knowled of I the us of money by th other Ul-1 phono company, to defeat the fran- , chia of in new company, n no mined giving 115 a a promt to K. ) W. Ilillauhpr. th lobbyist W lie WSS . working against Ih new c"niny. t v Tt'NNEL AFIRE. I 8'ime of Ih Best Producing Mines in Colorado Threatened. lllfO.M I..M S It ...1.1. .!..!. off shift discovered fir burning about tiO feci from th mouth of th Cowru hoven tunnel, Th fir was on ih side nexi in inr notuamrr ni'ne nu il is supposed to have started In tli black hale. Theiv Is wherv the great Hintig' gler fire to year ago originated. t'n ..!..... fen.. k.M.1. .t.lliti.H.1 . t ir. Vent the sprett.tlng of Ih fire. Th i o.nioivi-) lunori ip inv im-nup ii gler mountain, Should th tunnel he. comn Mionsrki pniiuji.iT ll wnuni piii work In a number of th famous ni. ducera of this camti. STEAMBOAT CAI'OHT riRTO. rittines Honttered Along the Ili'imklya , Water Front, . NEW YORK. Jan. I,-Tli harbor rursion boat Idlowlld, which was tid up for Hi winter at Beard's "farm" dink, at th foot of Ittctmrda street, Kit basin, Brooklyn, caught llr early this morning. Hh iliifunl from hr mourlnits Into the basin and collided with tin) steamship SI. Ounstan, of LlwrpiMil, owned by Duiuajt and Oil more, which also caught fire, The dock ut Richards was also In flames from th hurtling vessel, Cap lain Hurley, of th Ht, Dtiiislnn, and hla crew of thirty-eight men were res i in d In sum II boat,. Tim Idlew lld then drifted to snot her dock at th fool of Van Brunt street, which, likewise, wa set on Mrs, Beard s stores, at Van Brunt street, a foiu"sioiy strut lui voulnlnltiK Jute, llMrivte of snila and other material, was In Mnn.es at this time also. Jh lim ning l Itiat of soda resulted III sev cm I explosions. At 3 o'chnk 0m firs was .under control, The store wer slightly ilamna-xd. Th Idlowlld was a. most totally destroyed, th Ht. Dunstan practically so, Ih two d'H'ka biully damaged and two lighters wer also consumed. Th loss Is estimated at I1W.W0, j KUJ.ICD BY TUAMPB, , YUMA, Arts.. Jan. l.-CiidersherlfT Matthew B, Itevtn was murdered last I night by gang of three tramps. II suspected th men of having rohbt m pwimtii mi .ii-iii'iimi .in prarvu iiirm, when on of th trio fired two shots at him, with fatal results. A sheriff's poss Is In pursuit of th murderers, IlLOWN TO ATOMS. TUCSON. Art... Jan. -..-By the acci dental discharge of a blast In th Mai B.hllo mln at Mlndle Pnsa, Jack O'Brien was blown lo atoms and hi working rliirr. Claud Merrill, peri lously Injured, New all w as thrown over I 160 yards but managed lo drag litms. lf i lo rump and Ml of th accident. POUTM TO BE CUWKR Military Government ai Manila Hope to Prevent Communication Between Insurgents, MANILA. Jan. 9 The military gov ernment la considering the question of ctiwing certain ports In the southern Islands In onbr to prevent mure rf. fictuully communication htwccn ih Insurgents. The port of I 'bay. on Bo hoi Island, has already tteen ordered closed, as th garrison stationed Uier has Iwn withdrawn. Th act for th organisation of met ropolitan poi-e has been passed by th l'htllplii' commission. The force will consist of three companies, s'lectrd from th volunteer soldiery. OFFICERS ELWTKH. Annual Meeting of th Daughter of is IS. NEW TOUK. Jan." .-Two ..meer ver elected ttt ih annual meeting of the V. S. Daughters of IMS In Uelmonl co's last iilght-Mrs. Robert tj. Barry, of Marylnnil, as curator-general, and Mrs. J. It. HU hards n. of Umlslann. historian-general. RECEIVER Foil CI'BAN CtMl'ANY, TUENToN, N. J.. Jan -Appll.a. (Inn ha been made to the I'nlted Stair cli-tiilt court for the apMiliif mcnt of a receiver for the Cuban Ind and Steamship Company, 'flu. application is made by llriijamlit K. Taylor, limn M luiiiibitt and Jo. 11 Young, who i hiu lie that the company has been nds managed and that II Is now Insolvent, PARIS EXHIBITION PRIZES, Th flllled States received imr prlii at tlie Parts ciiiii.hi than any other nation, exi-ept France. The total te'tiig IV!1. It Is n! a nmiarkabl (act, that though th luhnbltani of every uthrr Hiuntry suffer from dlgn live trouble, and though every dim offer pome allevlatlv therefrom. Il remain for America to pniliK- ait h solutely n liable remedy for such run moil ilisea.-. This reiiKily Is Ill ler's Stomach Bitters. Half a century ago. It was placed Usn th market, and from that day to this, II has nev er b-'on equalled. It has an almost unparalleled record for the cur of dys-. I lla. Iiidlg'-sitim constipation, sick h.-adiiche, ,ur stomach,1 belching, heart, burn, nervoustie, fatigue, itimminla. or any other illsturbanc of the stom ach, B sure to glv" It a trial. OUR ELEVENTH CLEA EANCE SALE Commences Wednesday Morning, January 2, 1901, at 8 o'clock and will continue for thirty days HERE IS YOUR CHANCE. GOODS AT YOUR PRICE. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE BARGAINS. Buy Now and You Will Make Money. Our Loss is Your Gain LADIES' GOODS LADIES' HEAVY PLAID BACK rainy day skirts, deep stitching round bottom, regular price $5.00 SALE PRICE $3.59 LADIES' AND MISSES' PLAID Skirts, lined throughout with good quality lining, regular price $2.25 SALE PRICE $L6 LADIES' BLACK FIGURED DRESS SKIRTS, well made and lined, worth $2.25 SALE PRICE $1.29 LADIES' HEAVY BLACK CHEVIOT DRESS SKIRTS. Tailor made, best linings, regular price $4.00 SALE PRICE $2.89 WE HAVE ABOUT TWENTY-FIVE CHILDREN'S LONO CLOAKS LEFT Some very fine ones. Ages run from about six years to fourteen years. You can have them In two lots. LOT NO. 1 FOR $1.49 LOT NO. 2 FOR $2.29 EVERY WOOL SHIRT WATST IN the house. Some were $2.50, $3.50 and $4.00. They all go at $1.50 WE ARE COIX1 TO SELL ALL OF OUR LEFT-OVER LADIES' COATS at prices that will astonish the moat shrewd buyer. Prices will start from $L50 for the lowest and $5.90 for the best ones. 20 DOZEN LADIES' COTTON SHIRT WAISTS TO BE CLOSED OUT AT 25 CENTS. FIVE DOZ. LADIES' SLEEVELESS COTTON RIBBED VESTS, colored. worth 20c SALE PRICE 11c 25-CENT LADIES' OR MISSES' JER SEY RIBBED PANTS, knee length SALE PRICE lie LADIES' nEAVY COTTON RD3BED VEST AND PANTS, worth 35c SALE PRICE 29c REDUCTIONS IN ALL OUR UNDERWEAR .CHILDREN'S HEAVY WOOL DRESS Well r.iade and nicely trimmed worth $2 50 SALE PRICE $1.95 9S-CENT LADIES' EIDERDOWN DRESSING BACKS. .SALE PRICE 69c ODD CORSETS IN ODD SIZES AT ODD PRICES. To close out at 19c. SEE THE LINE OF LADIES' WRAPPERS we are offering at tbis sale for 25 cents. A CHOICE LINE OF LADIES' FLAN NELETTE WRAPPERS, made with flounce, for 79 cents. 2S-CENT LADIES' STOCKING IN stripes and fancy colors, pairs,, .25c A 50-CENT LINE OF CHILDREN'S IMPORTED STOCKINGS, tor sale price, per pair, 25c. 4- WE WILL PELL THE BES1? AND STRONGEST DOUBLE KNEE AND FAST BLACK HTOCKINfJ IS THE CITY, 2 PAIRS FOR 25 CENTS. - For 10 cents you can buy the latest songs and Sheet inuttlc from uh. 20 dozen Kid Gloves, lightly soiled, sold for $1.25; sale price, to close them out quick, we have marked them to 25c Remnants of dress goods, remnants of Klnj-harns, percales, flannels etc., at your own price. Children's Caps for 15c 25c Ladle.' White Muslin Underskirts, ale price 19c $1.25 Ladles' line cambric drawers, trim med with fine lace, sale price ...G9c $2.00 Ladles' fine cambric lonfcchemlite, wide flounce ruffle, trimmed with fine lace, sale price 85c Full-size white bed spreads worth 85c, sale price , 45c Umbrellas at Reduced Priccw. 1 j ; p. 1 I li il "irA jm Jrk 111! Jt-m Or: "' " .. .. ia MMISP-SPpSill -- t il 1 - I . 1 11 in 111, 11 11, pin 1 w , 1, , 1 1 - , lllllljll 11 Hl Reduction In Silk Ribbons Bee the wide silk, linen apd cotton loo -a we are selling at 8c per yard. Beaded jet trimming braids, silk grlmps per yard lo All our dress goods marked away down In prices. MEN'S GOODS Men's Heavy Fleeced Undershirts and Drawers, each - 4Go Men's Heavy All Wool Undershirts or Drawers, each 7Go 125 Men's all-wool undershirts or drawers In stripes and plain colors, sale price $1.00 Mim's heavy cotton overshlrts triad e of the best material and well sewed, each , 68c - Men's and Boys' all wool caps, sale price 20(1 Roys' extra heavy cotton undershirts or drawers, each 2So Men's sUHpenders, each 15a Men's Leather Gloves, , , lie Boys' suits, double breasted, innda of heavy Scotch tweed, worth $3.25, wile price $1.98 Hoys' Knee Pants ., 19a Boys' walxts, each 19c Boys' all-wool sweaters $1.09 Boys' long pants made of heavy cot tonade, per pair 50c Special In men's suits, only a few left, well worth $5.50, sale price $3.95 Men's strong working pants, sale price, per pair $1.26 Don't fall to give ui a call, W save you money. We offer the beat bargains at our ' i ANNUAL SALE " 576-.57S-580 'CGr.3C31EEClAL SIRE? .J