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Wo figurod on considerable cold
weather and purchased an un
usual quantity; but tho weather
lias moderated, consequently sales
Wl q havo been slow. We aro over-
J. SCUlly, stocked and must have the room,
iii d Aiurt Mtttr. From now on these splendid heat-
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, ASTORIA, ORE
Atent W. f. A Oo and PaclAo KzpreM Oe'a.
HOT PURSUIT OF
DE WET AND STEYN
Their Invasion of Cape Colony
Was Complete Failure.
KRUGER NOT PRESIDENT NOW
That Office U Held ty Vlce-PreaJdeal Schal
kcobcrfer- Farmer Member of Par
UanealDecUrriOrcedCaaaed Ih War.
1E A All, Tape Colony. Feb. 23. On.
D Wet. accompaOId by Mr. Btcyn.
r :rofH d the railroad north of Krana
kull and aouih of Orange river atallon
yesterday. Ttii-y are being clom-ly fo.
lov e, by CtH in ! Thtrneycroft, who l.u
left her?. H-veraJ othr column are
converging n On rjl De Wet.
1NVAKI0N DECIDED FAILURE.
NEW YORK. Vih. 25.-A dispatch to
the Trlbun frm Londoo say:
iMnpHicW which were issued by the
war oilire iHMt night must put an i-nd
t the rumor that J Wrt and IJolha
Iiiivp tilniijy Huriend'Tei. Thi-y how
vt. hnw that both their commander
lnv- li.-n bit'lly mnuk'il and that tho
Itiv'mlon of t'upt- Colony hi hc-a a df-iiil.-cl
fiillure. What may bf the out
1iiio of CJ'iicrul K'tchcncr't plan of
rampulirn, It l difflcult to forctfll.
YcHitrduy a paper otartli-d It rcad
cru hv the announr-cment, on allrsd
tfood uuthortty, that Kitchener hal
indicated Hint 1 tot ha had ke,l fop a
ineeiliiir with a view of arrauiclnir a
Rem ral hurrl-'d aurnndcr and that man-
iiukim were liwued for a cabinet conc
to consider the matter. No npla!
iiM-elln of the cabinet baa. ajt a niat(
of fact, yet been he 14 In view ff (he
repeated atatementa made by Mr.
chamberlain that the F5rltlh term are
unconditional surrender, military men
ilo not tblnk It likely that at the lev
enth hour the policy rT the (rovermnent
' Roinir to r changed In favt of
Krantlntr t-nria to a conquered enemy
WAFt CONCEIVED IN FRAVD.
NEW YOUK. Feb. 25.-Dr. Glvrn D
Clatk. who for aeveral yeara' haa rep
r.Hotitei Calthneji. Jn Si-otland, in the
Hrltih parliament, but who was de
rented for re-election a few week ago
lHtiue of what he call the khaki fev
er, poke at a recent meeting; nf the
Women Henry Gvorge Leui;u. Dr.
Clark haa been f(r yejir the leader of
the Scottish Itadlcal.
j ne tKer war. -'ie aald, "waa en-
Kiiieertd by a group wf men who were
after the control of the richest gold
mine and diamond field In the world
t waa conceived In fraud and mlarep.
renentatlon and the Boera have bcn
m.'illKned, alandered. ami lied about.
America did not go Into the Philippine
w.ir with her eyes open, a we did Into
the Iloer war, but on the other hand
we are only pursuing our traditional
policy, while you, who believe that all
men are free and ejual, have alnned
aealnxt the light.
Trannvaal, Mr, Pearnon talked at
length, Mylng among other thing:
' It l abfcolutety lmpMl)l to get
the true condition, owing to the fact
that all telegraphic Urn are controlled
by the Ifrltixh. I would not be aur
prlwd to har that both Dorrlen Smith
and French with their force had
been captured. The capture of De Wet
would not end th war. There are
other able general In the Doer army
and a capable Nuccenr to him would
be found."
Mr. I'carMon said he would go to
Wahlngton In a f-w day, but de
clined to vlate the nature of hi bu-
lues.
KltrOEIl NO I.ONOER PRESIDENT
NEW YOUK. Feb. 25.-S. Pearson
formerly a commissary In the Roer ar
my, who sailed for Rotterdam on the
Holland-Amerlcin liner Ptatendnm. on
Januoty IS. returned to New York on
he steamship Rotterdam. MohI of hta
linlted stay abroad was spent In Urus-
sels and at The Ilngue. Speaking of
IiIh trlu. Mr. Pearson lost night said:
I did jiot gee President Kruger. The
old gentleman la In bad health and Just
had his eyea operated on, bo I did not
ry to have an audience with him. He
1 no longer president of the South Af
rican Republic, that office having de-
oivta upon Vice-President Sehalk-
enberger."
In the event of the Boors finally
winning their Independence do you
think that Mr. Kruger would be rein-
started In the presidency?" Mr. Pearson
was asked.
"No. a new election would have to be
held and It Is doubtful If It would be
eld. The -choice would probably fall
upon President Steyn, of the Orange
ree tsiate.
Concerning the state of affair In the i
ANOTHEU MINE HORROR.
Fifty Miner and Fifteen Hor- En
tombed In a Wyoming Coal
Mine.
HALT LAKE, Feb. 25. -A special to
the Tribune from. Ketnmer. Wyoming,
say:
A dlnastrou lire In Diamondvlile
coal mine No. 1 lat ev.'tlng wa at
tended with erlouH loss of life and
great destruction of property. There
are imme fifty m'njr and fifteen horses
ntombed.
liut one miraculous escape wm made,
however, by John Anderson, who wa
working near tho mouth of the level.
When he reali"d that ihe mine wa
on Are he with ne difficulty reached
the nialn lead and by throwing a heavy
oven-rat over hi head and nhouldera
pushed hi way though the flame and
reached the main lead completely ex-
haunted and terribly burntd. but will
recover.
All effort to rescue those further
back have filled u the fierce flames
drove the rescuer back. That all have
K-rlshd I without question.
The scene around the mine were
heart rending; mothers, wive and
sweetheart weeping ami tearing their
hair In terrible agony and ail effort
to calm them pr vd of no avail.
The loss of proix-rty will reach enor
mous figure. Th" names of thoe 1m
tirlsoned ari unobtainable,
The caun of the fire 1 at present
unknown. The mine ha been plugged
at th - sixth ley.-t about two mil -s rrrini
the mouth.
NATIVE PRIESTS
NOT FEDERALISTS
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Claim That Party Is Merely Cloak
for Protestantism.
FILIPINO FORCES ROUTED
Three Warn Eor:ea.eoti Reported-New
Ooverataeot of Phlllpplac Will Be
Similar la That Which Ari
zona Mow Hat.
DELAWARE DEADLOCK.
Antl-Addlcks Republicans Begin Dis
tribution of Votes.
DOVER. Del., Feb. !3.-The anti-Ad
dicks Republican in the Delaware leg
islature begrin distributing their votes
among distinguished Uepuhllcan of the
state today la joint assembly. They
voted for Colonel Henry A. Dupont on
'.he first ballot, but on ihe short term
they bcg.in the distribution of favors.
The ballot was without result.
DEATH Of TWO OREGONIA5TS.
Well-Know n Physician apd
' County Sheep King.
MtVTOW
I"ORTUVND, Feb. 23.-Dr. E. P.
Fraier. a well-known physician vf
Oregvm, died at Lo Angiteji today if
heart tnmble.
A illiam Penland. a heei king f
Morrow county, died toilay at the hos
pital here, the result of an operation.
OVER A BILLION CAPITAL.
Immense Stock of the United Btfttes
Steel Corporation.
NEW YORK. Feb. I",. From a well-
Informed source comes the statement
that the United States Steel Corpora
tion will have $1.100.0M,000 of capital
stock. Of this M00.000.000 will be five
per cent general mortgage bonds, $400,- i
(HK'.OOA of SPVin per cent preferred stock
and S40n.0o0,000 ,f common stock.
SHRINKRS GO TO HONOLULU.
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich.. Feb. 2:..
An "Imperial speclU train" carrying
about 173 passengers of the Mystic
Shrine to San Francisco, en route to
Ionolulu. where th" shriners will in
stall "Aloaha" temple of the order.
eft here today.
HAMILTON SENTENCED.
MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. 25. Frank H
Hamilton, convicted of manslaughter
In the first degree, waa today sentenced
to seven years' hard labor at the state
penitentiary.
PRICE OF SILVER.
NEW YORK, Feb. 25. Silver, 61U-
REMOVAL SALE
Commencing Monday, February 4,
We shall make the following pricos;
Iron Beds with hrasH UnnUf fS.I.On
Iron Eeds with full brass roll 6.00
bxtctisioti Tobies 4.50 otid tin
Our Combination Book Cases and Writing De.sk
we make a 20 per cent discount from regular prices. Par
lor Chairs Reduced in price. On Carpets, Rugs, Linoleum,
Window Shades, we give 10 per cent from regular prices,
which includes, Sewing, Laying and Paper. '
CHARLES HEILBORN & SON
MANILA. Feb. 23-Rev. Father Mc
Kinner, who waa formerly private sec
retary to Mgr. Chappelie and who la
now pastor of the Ermlta Catholic
church. Informed a reprjentatlve of
the Associated Pre today that there
were more than 800 native priest In
the Philippine opposed to the Federal
party and that these Would refuse to
administer the"acrament to a Federal
ist. They bellve the Federal party to be
merelv a cloak for Protestant attempt
to weaken the po-cr of thd Church of
Rome. He aert?a that the Methodlat
and Presbyt ?r!an missionaries were us
ing unfair means :o Induce the Fili
pinos to leave the Catholic faith.
INSURGENTS ROUTED.
MANILA, Feb. 25.-Lleutenant West,
with a detachment of the crew of the
gunboat Laguana de Hay, attacked 20t
insurgents near Cavlnta. After a hard
light of forty minutes the Insurgent
were doqewd, losing six killed and
four captured.
A detachment of the Forty-seventh
volunteer Infantry encountered a body
of Insurgents in the provlace of Albay,
Killing eighteen 'and subsequently an
other body. Wiling nine. The Ameri
cana had no casualties.
A party -of the Eighteenth Infantry
surprised a band of ladrone at Moosin,
island of Panay, kilEng six.
NEW PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT.
NEW YORK. Feb. 23. A special to
the Herald from Washington says:
Secretary Root has practically com
pleted preparation for establishing
civil government in the Philippines a
goon he necessary legislation is en
acted by congress. The secretary has
beeu in communication with Judge Taft
and hi associates on the subject.
One at ihe schemes suggested was to
divide the archipelago Into departments
over acJi of which a member of the
Philippine commission would preside,
all to report to Chairman Taft, who
would occupy the office of governor-
generaL
The plaa that will probably be adop
ted Is to keep ihe commission Intact,
but tu make former Judge Taft the
go ernor-general nd his associates
members of bis cabinet, and Jbad of
the supreme court It is possible that
inltuential native may be admitted
to membership In the cabinet,
Major-General MaeArthur will be re
lieved In the'apring by Major-General
Chaffee. The latter' functions will be
purely military. HI troops will be at
the disposal of former Judge Taft fo
the suppression of disorders, Just as
the troops of a state are available for
the maintenance of pence at the call of
the governor. It is stated that, as
near a possible, the new government
will be much like that the territory of
Arizona ha today. Military officers
will be relieved of duty of whatever
character and Americans and natives
will be employed to attend to all civil
matters.
for United Sta'es senator that ha jut
closed, while fojr of their friend
equally and solemnly pledged to stand
firmly by the twenty-eight and each
other, until the end.'unlesx the oppo
ltlon Republican should nre-'t In cau
cus and aeelct a candidate. If the four
bid Mood flnn with their friends the
result would evidently have been dif
ferent, "The result I now known. The Re
publican party of the state has been
aold by Mr. Mitchell to the Democrat
of Portland for a few office to be de
livered und-r -?ontract to the faithful
for their vote for senator. How far
the contract can be executed and ful
filled I yet to be demonstrate. It
speak not well for the party when
one man can 311 and deliver his party
and Its principle for hi personal bene
fit and end. Ha the Republican par
ty descended so low that uelf and
principle may be bartered, old and de
livered to gratify the ambition of a
nondescript partisan?
"It matt?r little to me personally
but to our party, much. We have
fought forty year for the principles of
the party and It Integrity. When they
i-an be trafficked away for so bae a
purpose, well may w Inquire, on what
meat doth thl, our Caesar, feed, that
he ha grown so great In the Republi
can r.artv?"
SOLACE NOT SEARCHED.
Commander of Navy Transport
fused . Permission to Customs
Inspectors.
DISTRICT COURT SUSTAINED.
End of Litigation Over Estate of Late
Millionaire Andrew P. Davis.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 23.-The de
cision of the district court of Montana
In the suit growing out' of litigatlm
over the estate vt the late Andrew J.
Davis, a millionaire, was affirmed by
the United States circuit court of ap
peals today. The case" waa entitled
Harriet S. Holton a executrix of the
estate of Harriet -Wcod, -deeca-d. vs.
Andrw J. Davis, the First National
Bank, of Montana, et aL
Mrs. Wood ued to enjoin Andrew
J. Davis from securing 950 share of
the capital Btock of the First National
Bank of Butte awarded by the district
court of Montana. It waa claimed that
ttu-udtment-'M precred by fraud
and collusion. Mrs. Wood was the sia
ter of the late Andrew J. Davis and
the Davis who was deendunt In the
suit Is a nephew of the deceased mill
ionaine.
Judge Ross dissents from the opin
Ion. Judges Gilbert and Hawley hold
that there Is no evidence of fraud and
that they cannot give the plaintiff the
relief prayed for.
ROCKIIILL TAKES
CHARGE LEGATION
Minister Conger Will Have Six
Months' Vacation.
DIFFICULTIES ALL ADJUSTED
MONTANA DECISION REVERSED.
Mate Supreme Court Overruled Ap
pointment of Receiver for Min
nie Holly Mine.
nt.Lc.AiA, ueD. .'a. The supreme
court today revet sed the action of
Judge Clancy, or Butte, In appointing
E. T. Wilson receiver for the Minnie
Holly mine, rich copper property in
litlgaticn between F. A. Heinze and the
Boston and Montana Company. Heinze
procured the appointment and, it was
claimed by 'the Boston and Montana
Company, which owns adjoining prop
erty. that the receiver was working up
on its ground.
CALIFORNIA COURT- SUSTAINED
Supreme Court Decides In Favor
Florence Hinckley.
of
WASHINGTON. Feb. 25.-In the su
preme court of the United States, the
case of Roswell M. Blythe vs. Florence
Hinckley was summarily disposed of
In the opinion by Justice Peckham. the
decision being In favor of Hinckley as
In the supreme court of California,
from which court the case waa brought
to the United States supreme court on
a writ of erri.r.
Re-
ALLEJO, Cal., Feb. 25. The navat
transport Solace, direct from Manila and
Honolulu, came to the navy yard Sun
day and the same evening she was fol
lowed by four customs Inspectors from
San Francisco.
When the officers attempted to board
the vessel for the purpose of making
a search for dutiable goods they were
met with a protest by Commander Wln-
skw. who refused them permission and
denied their right to make a search.
T" 1 . l i ,
i-iiur me iaw me commanaer or
man-of-war !s recognized as an officer
of the customs service.
CARD FROM CORBETT.
He Prals?s Hlsi Friends and Abuses His
Opponents.
PORTLAND, Feb. 25. The following
card addressed io "The Stalw art Twen
ty-eight Republicans" will appear in
the Oregonlan tomorrow over the slgna-
I ture of H. W. Corb:tt, who was a can
didate ror United States senator before
the recent legislature:
"My heartfelt thanks are due and are
hjeby tendered to, the united twenty
eight who remained true to their pledge
and to each other In the trying contest
BROWN'S BILL VETOED.
OLYMPIA. Feb. 25,-Governor Rog
ers today vetoed Brown's bill regulat
ing the Dractice o' --ediclne.
Today Chlaeie Officials Will Be Executed an
Same Spot Where Pro-Forclja Man'
darlai Were Beheaded Last . :
Saer.
PEKIN, Feb. 23.-Thla morning Min
later Conger turned over the affaire of
the United State legation to W. W.
Rotkhlll, particularly the conduct of
the negotiation with the Chinese plen
ipotentiaries, and he will shortly re
turn to the United State for aix
months' vacation. Americans here feel
that this arrangement I a confirmation
of the report tha everything I prac
tically settled, for Conger felt It his
dutv to finish the negotiations satisfac
torily.
ThePei Ho river will open next week
and then the exodus of diplomats, cor
respondent and others will begin.
Li Hung Chang say he expects that
the imperial court will return to Ptkln
a soon as notification Is given that tba
troooa of the allies are evacuating the
capital. He also asserts that no fur
ther difficulty in the negotiations js
possible.
Some old residents' here think there
may be some difficulty In connection
with the ceremonial of receiving tba
ministers of the power by the court,
but the ministers themselves do not an
ticipate any.
EXECUTIONS TODAY.
BERLIN, Feb. 25. The Lokftl Anzel
ger has the following from Pekln:
'The .execution, of Chin Chlu. former
grand secretary, and Cheng Fu, son of
the notorious Hsu Tung, tomorrow by
the hangman will occur upon the aame
place where last summer two pro-clvlll
zation mandarins were beheaded. The)
spot Is within the German zone.
"The opinion largely prevails In. Pe
kin that Prince Tuan's punishment will
necessitate the choosing of another heir
to the throne than his son." , .
FORF.IGN TROOPS! TO LEAVE.
PARIS, Feb. 25. A dispatch to the
Temps from Shanghai says It' fa be-,
lieved the evacuation of the foreign
troops from China will begin at the'
end of Marc.i. . , ,
MANY CHINESE KILLED. .
BERLIN. Feb. 25.-A dispatch from'
Count Von Waldersee says over 300
Chinese wer; killed when they attacked
the Germans at Kueng Chang recent-
Hoffmelster's column, which start
ed thence, will return to Pao- Ting Fu,
AGREEMENT OF PUBLISHERS.
Includes Heavy Reduction on Price of
Copyrighted Books.
CHICAGO. Feb. 25.-The Post today
says:
The leading publishers of the country
at last have reached a definite agreem
ent upon the question of preventing
demoralizing cuts In book prices anT
their plan is to become operative' on
copyright books published after May
inis agreement, according to the
Fost. Includes a reduction of 25 nee
ent in prices of copyrighted book.
BANQUET TO MITCHELL.
PORTLAND. Feb. 25.-Sena tor-elect
ohn H. Mitchell waa tendered a ban-
uet tcnight by abmt one hundred of
his friends. .
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