The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930, December 24, 1901, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text1 WTO ASTORIA. OK IKON, TUliSlMY. DKCKMIJMK 21. VM. NO. l.3 VOL. IJV Lest You Forget! lll'.KMAN WISK givinn tirki-t with i very Man's and lloyit' Suit or (hereout. Out of every t.'ii SuiU nr (her fnnl iiiic cu.itoiin-r will p-t u Suit or I h i Trout Iri i. Ir,i in; fr tin- fn t Suits f n I OviivtmU takes la Juiiiiiiiy '.'. Y'o Imvc "M over I1' Mill's Suit uti'l I vi rinitls Mini ihiiiIv .'III tls' Slllts Mll'l IVrri 'iilt.s, iluriiijj thf la-l few ilavs. W'r li"' Vi'll ill I"' olio if lilt lllrk V din s. jtittunil 0t SUITABLE CHRISTMAS GIFTS Drop Head Sewing Machines FISHER ECllPSEJARWEi Plumbers Stcamfittcrs HOLG ACJCIMTH FOR Ji u 11 U L 1 lAl.u3s7l S27 BOND BooliH We hiivo n well selected stock In nil ittyli-w of bindings, pretty and Inexpensive. Wo also have all the Into ami popular fictions of tlio day. Cnlctidnrs A nice assortment, all shapes and sizes, neat anil pretty. Pictures nnd McdnlllonH A largo assortment neatly f ram oil, at reasonable price. j Albums The beat line In the city. We have other goods too numerous to j mention, IncluJInic. Toilet Coaea, Work-boxes, Manloure Seta, Sterling Silver Novell le, Leather Ootids, eta. I W ask you to call and look ua over. GRIFFIN & FEED, :,te. $17.50 BROS. SUPERIOR QTFFI PANftFS STREET MACLAV IS ASKED FOR RESIGNATION Makes a f ormal Demand lot Trial by Usual Naval Proceedings. INVOKES CIVIL SERVICE LAW i(i'iiirst lor Ills KmiKliatinn Wait Scut t Him l It' ur Ad miral linker, oiiuntinilcr I IrooU l i) Nut) Vuril. NEW V"HK. I -. 2.1 -KsUar (itiin- tmi Mm 111)'. whose I Mllll.-I ll'ifl Utltl till' Si bl.-y i iote led Pri-nl'li ril lltMirn-vi-ll to N- IU.nl 111" resignation UK II Spci llll lilli"l r III Hi'' Itu ' . made u follliul (I' ll. Hll'l to.luy fr ii t'lul by uuul naval proceedings IN' iiveirr.I Unit Ills nil"' iiinn' mi'li'i (In- i till i" rin'.' In iv inn! Hint In' riilll'l Hut I"' illKllilsS.il Willi- ..ill f 'tiiiul iliiUK'i. tilil mil I 'HVlc- II. -n Tl.i- li'i-l'Sl f-l lio. 1 1 ' 1 1; Hi ' i"t Va" M-iit I" tiltn l' ii.'tii Ailm.iiil lla i Kr, i 1 11 1 1 .i I. I l f the ll.il V V .ill nl lll""k- lii. iiii-l l.c i. t-.i.'l at i'I.i li; ! r. I lit i I ' f I lilt; ( Mill l ' nl'.l'ili, I ii ii-.ii.i: tin- i an-. M.i' l.iy kiul. Tin- 'H -i'li'llt i allliot buvc Ilia ills Hi!"'" I U I. I til' lull lis I kit It. 1 il l imi mt li ni h- i iiii f.iiiT' mi- oui. 1 u iii I Int. ill I I) till- I IV II Birvl. I' I.I IV Ti I'll- iii 1 - I l.y I 'litcti's. vvliusi- riiui'diii ills tin' i nl Irnl In bound to execute. Ili.S l.T SUNDAY. Senator Deis-w 1'ussi s Ijisi Sun lay of SliiKle Life guli-lly. NKW Y'MtK. Is-c. .a.-intttor ' hiiuii.-y M. la-is'W, In radium aplrtta mid r.'liiisi In-a I ih and Lronl.il by hla ua v.) sue. I'.iss.-.l In l'urla iUletly and loiiKi-nlully with a few frlenda. this, bis Inst Sunday of alngle life, mlili-s ihe I'arl cirreaKinednt of the Tribune, lie Ki'iiu deeply tmpreurd with the cordlul and widespread Inter est taken In hla forthcoming mnrrluge. Much to his astonishment his secretary brought hi in a collection of cUpplngi from the American newapapera rela ting to the Impending event, wtlKh 10 fur exceed four thousand In number. Si'iiator Ivpevv starts this evening for Nice, where hU wedding with Miss May 1'aliner will lie celebrated on Pat urduy at the Itrv. .Mr. Adamson'a American Epiavopal i'hurch. .Vnmor lh-H vv and hla bride will return to New York on the St. Louis aallng from I'hei bniirK on Jttnuury 4. WILL Ci'NTINl'K CAMJWlii.V. l'liue Movement Among Hoi-rs Una llroken Down. NKW Y'OltK Dec. M.-The Dally News' apeclal correspondent In South Afrlcn stales thut the ieuce muvi inent niiiong the lioera haa broken down and thut the object of recent meetings was to make fresh plana for continuing the cumpnlgn. according to the Tribune's uoi.ton correspondent. A descent on Natal through the Dra- kensburg Is contemplated. IX- Wet Is to be th- rhlef actor In thla move and tlcncrul lloihu will co-operute with him from the norlh. The correspondent adds the surprising Inforinutalon that Svvnal duplicity resulted In arm, am munition and correspondence fr.mi Ku- iok In getllng across the border and that the lloers ure well mounted and rovlsloned. UETl'KNINO HOME. I'hlef Engineer of Japunese Navy Yl3- 11. O .... II' .. . . . no -. i'ii iv ay iiouie to japan. N HW YOUK, iK-c. 23. llollaio t'h ilnrhl, chief engineer of the Imm-rlnl Jiipiinese navy, has Just arrived on the ( elilc. He Is on his way home to Jap an by way of Sun Franclaco. I have been to the different coun tries of Europe on mutters of slate." said he. "Yes, part of my mission has been to look Into the latest develop ment of submarine navigation for the Japanese navy." Mr. Ohdavhl was chief engineer on the battleship Kmo In the Chlnu-Japu- nese war, and on It termination vvua promoted for hi Hcrvlcea to his pres- nl rank. OO V Kit NOUS' CON FIULENCE. Coventor Van Sunt Receives Replies Accepting Suggestion. ST. P-ATTL, Dec. 23,-Altorney Gener al Douglas today announced the ap pointment of M. D. Munn, of St. Paul, and George P. Wilson, of Minneapolis, a his associates In the legal Ight the state will make against the consolida tion of the Great Northern, Northern I'acinc and Burlington roads. Governor Van Sant has received re plies from governors of Montana and Dakota In his auggeatlon that a con ference of Kovrriiura of th alati-a In-ii-ri'Sto'1 In IlKhtlnK tli NorthwiaUrn rnllvvay tiirrni-r t tm h"M at IM'-na, Mont , Iiim i'IiiIht SO. (iovi-'finr Toole .ippnivea. nri'l wi-lrom-a Ow K"ver oora to Motiluriu. (lovernor While, of North Diikota, prornlwa to uttenil, with Attorney Olienil I'll of Ihut state, iiovertior Vun Hunt a-nt Invitations to ihe Kusemora of North riakola, Mon innii, Maho, Houth Iiikotn, Wushlnn ion ami Oregon, aii'l UKK''t"'l that In U'Mltlon to the governor, the attorney general of each Mute atlen'l. CAK Jl'MI'KI TIU' K. Hlx I'eople Killed In an Klectrlc Car Accident. AI-UCNTOWN. Ia., le. U -Bit lr.ron were killed and a numlxT In jured today by reason of an electric ' ar Jumi'lng the truck at a aharp curve hi the fimt of a high mountain be tween hiTe and CoopernburK. The uc il'letil una due to wet rails and anow. The diud are: ItKV. TolllAS jr-SHTKIl. AI.HKItT YKA'iKIt, Alhntown. JA''ill KKTZKlt, Coi'iM-rsliurg. AMIiltuSK HI. I N II Al'.li. Kne.l.ns. villi-. lltVMN li KNN Kit, Zion Hill. I'ltANK WK.-KY. Alb'lituwn- I USASTIf 'L'S A' VI DI.NT. Kxploslull III U Kuse ili.X Sets l ilt- 10 a Tram. LIVKIUS x.'l., LK-v. 2;. -An npl iM'.n ill U fuse b'.X .'l fllf t-, 1 tialll I'll ilie i-lei Hi. overload rullwiiy at Ding " y t 11 1 mil l'..l,iy. Seven 01 iln- nil -way eiii ..)es wen- killed. Tin- bum lni train entered u tunnel stored with iim.K "1 !,, M.,.j rullioad sKejn-rs. Tin se were uls.i s- t on lire. The tunml Ix-iaiiK' it blaxlng tiiriiuce und the Ilie brigade bat the gmalesl dllll culty In extinguishing th llumea. NOTBD WinilAN DIES. Jennie June," Journalist and Organn er of Women Ciubs. NEW YORK, Dec. 23. Mr. - Jennie June" Croley, a Journalist and organ tier of women' club, died today In this city from heart failure. Mrs. Cro ley. who was T years old, was born in England. She became a newspaper writer in thla dtp under the nom de plume of "Jennie June" In lSii. She organlxed "Sorosls" over JO year ago und through her effort the federation of women club In this country wa formed. will akmtrate. Argentine and Chile Have So Agreed and Signed Protocol. VALPARAISO. Dec. 23. Il I report ed here thut the government of Ar gentine and Chile huvc signed a pro tocol by which they agree to aubmlt the questions pending between them to the arbitration of Oreat Britain. AMERICAN SHIPPERS JOIN IN IMCOTi:sT AGAINST "I.ONOON liiAlSH," I njuM Discrimination Is Malle oli Cargoes Oritrinatiii"; in American Ports Onlj. NEW YORK, Dec. 23. According to the Journal of Commerce the lumber ib alt is hav e Joined Issue with the mil lers of the Northwest in objecting to the "London clause" which the London steamship Hues still Insist shall be in serted in all bills of lading. Elliott Lang, secretary of the National Lum ber Dealers Association, lias forward ed to Senator Krye a statement show ing the Interest of the lumber people la ihe mutter. Mr. Lung. In part said: The lines engaged in the Loudon trade- have Inserted lit their bills of lading u clause know n as the London I clause and it is aguinst this clause J that most particular objections are 1 raised. The principal ground for com plaint aguinst this clause is thut it is not enforced aguinst any cargo except that originating In American ports. I am in receipt of authentic Informa tion from London importers to this ef fect and am cited, us a particular in stance, to muhogany moving from Mexico. My correspondent states that his mahogany consignments moving from Mexico to the Port of London direct are landed on the quay free of charge; but where such cargo moves by way of the Port of New York for Instance and Is transported at that port by way of the'London line even under a through bill of lading, the New York to. London liner, assesses this charge against the cargo and we are Informed that In some Instance where the English consignee refuses to pay the charge because It la nut provided for In the bill of lading, the New York to London line re-charges this ex pense against lta Mexican connection." PROTECT PEOPLE AGAINST TRUST! State of W ashington Can Alain tain Proceedings in Court Without Legislation. SAYS ATTORNEY GENERAL Opinion Itciiilrri'd on (Jiii"tlon of tin- I.c'iilil) thf (in-lit Northwestern llullrouil ( oiKoliiliition. OI.YMf'IA, Wash, I-c. a. Attor ney C-n.ral Siratton t'xl.iy handed down 11 n.-vi-n iage opinion on the Northern S.i urlll.s Cumpiiny. The opinion wan briefly summed up In the ( lo.-lhg paiacniph as follow. "I urn of tin- opinion, frjm an ex uinlmuion ,.f the au'horltp, that without further lcglKlailve enactment, he stn'e. (hfugh Its attorney gener al may mainiln pro. 'e lin,i In court ! to pmle. t iii people against trust and ' 111 "tio oIIim aii'l unlaw ful combinations, Jeith-r under the (.oii.itltutlo.-ial provla lo!,s prohibiting them, or un-lyr ew jmon law. While the law Is thus clear. , th- facts win. h I have len able to I gather are so f. w . th- real transaction 'so littl. known, thai It is not KWHlhle f .r m- to fay at this time whether farts exist uiin whi. h u suit could lie sui ' '-ssfully maintained by the atate. Li's, TED l!Y REBELS. Commissary of Manganeae Mining Company Plundered. fYiLON, Colombia, Dec. 23. During the absence of government soldiers, the Liberal returned to Nombre De Din and looted the commissary of the Manganeze Mining Company, an Amer ican concern. The company Is pre senting a claim to the government for the loss sustained by It. On the ar rival of the United States gunboat Marietta at Nombre De Dios, and sub sequently when the Colomblaa gun boat General Pinion reached the same place with 50 soldiers on board, the Liberals again disappeared. FOR CONGRES3. Hotting New Y'ork Democrats Joseph F. O'Orady. Name NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-.Ioseph F. O'Grady was nominated for congress in the Seventh district tonight by the Ivmocrata who refused to participate in the convention last week which nominated Perry Helmont. 1 HEAVY BRITISH LOSSES SIIARI'FMillTINt; IN TKANS VAAI. COLON! ICS. Kiiiit'iiii'iits Occurcd Dpwiii her IS, H. anil 20, at Points AVMel.v Apart. LONDON. Deo. 23.-Lord Kitchener, In a dispatch from Johannesburg, dat ed Saturday, December 21. sends re ports of sharp fighting in Orange River and Transvaal Colonies. The engage ments occurred December IS, 19 and 20, nt points widely apart. The casualties, so far ns known, ag gregate about U0. equally divided; hut heavy Rrltish losses, the total of which have not yet been reported, have oc curred in the Transvaal. PEACE NOT NEAR. News From South Africa Dispels Hopes for End of War. LONDON, Doc. 23. No lurther de tails have been received here of fight ing In South Africa. The news re ceived yesterday convinced the news papers that It is hopeless to expect peace In the Immediate future. That this Is also the government's under standing of the situation Is apparent from the fact that between now and January, troops proceeding from home and from the colonies aggregate 15,000 men. ENGLISH HOUSES. Jockey Ballard Thinks They Are Bet ter Than the American. NEW YORK, Dec. J3.-C. A. Ballard, the Jockey, Just returned from Eng land, In an Interview said: "I'm getting too heavy for a Jockey and 1 shall not ride next year. ex pect to train, Instead, for J. Pe Leon. I've been in England now 18 months and I like the English tracks and the I'mtllsh horses better than the Amer- an. The turf I certainly hotter than he hard American road bed and the English ae-m to have better bone and siibstanr than those over hre. Take auch horse a St. fllmon for instance. The American do not pos ies urh txats a this one. The Eng lish horse have the blood and the ICngllsh have the money to educate them. The most popular American Joky In England today, I think, I l-ianny Maher." APPLICATION WITIIDriA.WN. K. J. Hanley Withdraw Suit Against Empire Mine. VUTLAND, Dec. 2J.-The applica tion of K. J. Hanley for an Injunction and the appointment of a receiver of the Empire Mine, at Wardoer, Idaho, wa up before Judge 0llb.;rt of the t'nited Slates court today. Upon an Intimation from the court that the re ceiver would not be appointed or In junction granted, attorney for the ! plaintiff asked leave to withdraw their application, which was done. MACLAT MUST Go. Will Hi- flounced If He Dot Not Re sign. WASHINGTON. Dec. K.-Ser r-tary Long sail tonight that he had not re rrlve l the ie ly of Ma. lay to request f .r his resignation. Secretary Ling made li iierfwtly plain that th" pr- si lent's Intentions in regard to M.o lay would be carried out regarll-ss of the latter' declaration that he is protected by civil service rules. It is exj.ecti-1 that tf he dots not reilgn, he will be removed sum marily. CONVICTED OF MURDER. And Sentenced to Be Decapitated by the Guillotine. OHARTRES, France. Dec. 23 After a week' trial which attracted the at tention of the whole of France, Briere, a fanner of thla vicinity, who on April 21 murdered four of hi daughters, and his son, stabbing and beating them to death while the were In bed. was found guilty today and condemned to be decapitated by the guillotine. TENDERED GOV. SHAW. Portfolio of Scretary of Treasury to Succeed Gage. "WASHINGTON. Dec. 23.-Tender of the portfolio of secretary of the treas ury to succeed Secretary Gage has been made to Governor Leslie M. Shaw, but It Is understood that up to a late hour there has ben no response received from Governor Shaw. GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER. JEFFERSON VILLE, Ind., Dec. 23. Newell C. Rathbun, who w.is tried on the charge of murdering Charles Good man by giving him poison, was found guilty of manslaughter and his pun ishment fixed at from two to fourteen years In the penitentiary. CALLED ON PRESIDENT. WASHINGTON, Dec. 23-Booker T. Washington was with the president for a considerable time today. Mr. Wash ington declined to make any ttatement as to his business with the president but It Is believed that they discussed Southern appointments. PORTLAND DOCK BURNED. PORTLAND, Dec. 23.-Schaffer dock, owned by Northwest Door Company, was destroyed by fire tonight. Loss, J10.000; partly Insured. Hundreds of millions of tir of Royal Baking Powder ha been used in making biscuit, cake and hot breads, and every spoonful of every tin has turned out even, perfect work, always making the bread, cake and biscuit light, delicious and wholesome. Was there ever another such record for any article of food in the world? ROYAL BAKINQ POWDER CO., 100 WILLIAM ST., NEW YORK. UGANDA RAILWAY REACHES NYANZA Completion by Great Britain of a Colossal Undertaking of Political and COMMERCIAL SIGNIFICANCE t (icrnian l'ax-r Make the Occa sion One Tor Melancholy Itc-flection-Kiitfllsh Kntcr ri.s t'oiiratulat('l. NEW YORK. Dec. 2S.-The fact that (he Uganda railway ha reached the ( Victoria Nyanaz, says the Berlin cor respondent of the London Times and New Por!; Times provide the Nation al Zellung with food for melancholy j rejection. It say Great Britain must again be congratulated on the com- 'pletion of a colossal undertaking of which the commercial and political significance tan hardly be over-eatl-niated. This spectacle of British en lerprl.se and succe.-s. says the Nation al Zeitung. cannot but arouae a feeling of humiliation on the part of the Ger mans when considering the situation in their own Eaut African possessions. The construction of the German East African Central Railawy proposed years. ago. Is a matter ol vital Im- ', portance to the future prospects of i the German possessions. It w ill be well, the paper says. If Germany real- : lies the precious time lost through i ' The pettiness of the short-sighted col onial politicians." HEAVY FAILURE. CHICAGO, Dec. 23. -Robert Berger. ex-partner of Edward 8. Dryer, bank er, who after several trials was con victed of embezzlement of the funds of the Park Board, of Chicago, filed a petition In bankruptcy today, sched uling J2.0O3.6I4 liabilities. There or no assets. SCHLEY'S PORTION. WaSHXNGON, Dec. 23.-The treas ury department today drew a warrant in favor of Rear-Admlral Schley for (3331, bis share of the prize money due the destruction of the Spanish fleet at Santiago, July 3, 1S9S. NEW TRAFFIC MANAGER. MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 2J.-J. W. Ela bon, Western traffic manager of the Great Northern, will succeed Darius Miller as traffic manager of the sys tem, the latter having been named for a similar position on the Burlington. NEWSPAPER MAN DEAD. COLORADO, SRINGS, Dec. 23. Cas sius M. Coe, a well-known newspaper man of the Pacific coast, died in this city today, of tuberculosis. He has been engaged in newspaper work In Tacoma, Seattle and San Francisco. WHEAT MARKET. CHICAGO, Dec. 23. May, opening, 80fSl; closing, &2S2H. PORTLAND. Dec. 23. Wheat. Walla Walla, 60g61; bluestem. 2; Valley, 61H. TACOMA. Dec. 23. Wheat, bluestem, 62; club, 6L PRICE OF SILVER. NEW YORK. Dec. 23. Silver, 554.