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T,!nMritficaT,s'M'"... l.IR I 'fit trt in i J. " ASIOxdA FUBUC LIBRARY ASSOCIATIOIi. ' Library w,lhout ty of 6? such offenatA w4 vvvvuuu www. VOL. LIV ASTORIA. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1902. NO. Si kuuun ONLY: AYS of the Great SALE and then there'll never be; another such a CUT, Don't Wait! tut tUtt YOU WILL FIND .. .. .. ON U1C SHELVES - .. All the late! book by prominent author. Every popular maitiuinf on the market. All tli local and the great KaaUiro paper. Your every want in writing and artist' material. A large line of op-to-dute vtantlard aporting good 10.000 Other Thlnji Griffin & Reed THE PALACE nniAAp n; a. r. a a. i . Va... a nnesi Kesiaurani id me uiy Regular Meals 25 cents Sunday Dinner a Specialty ; EVERYTHING THE W W Uhifi! IT lie Tfliippit COMMERCIAL ST MARKET AFFORDS AruvnAruuxnnnnnnnnAuinAnnnnAiuwinnnruuu Aunt Ebby's Rolled Oats in bulk at FISHER BROS. Special Sale Of Framed Pictures. We intend to devote this week rololy to closing out our line of framed pictures at prices which you can not re fuse to take advantage of. The line includos water colors and oil paintings artistically framed; platinum prints in beautiful Flemish Oak frames. : t ' New Stock cf Picture Moulding lust Received ; Chas. Heilborn & 5on,T S90-5JJ COMMERCIAL ST. ASTORIA, OREGON , WAR PROLONGED BY POLITICIANS England Would Soon Crush the Boers but (or Politics at London. AN AFRICAN VISITOR HERE George Jordan Tell An Inter' estlng Htory ot Conditions In the Transvaal and the Genera) Outlook; George Jordan, an attach of the British : enginerlng - corp'ia South Africa, wa a, ,Tli(o ,tn the'clty yes terday. Mr. Jordan .Jim Jut come from th eat of hostllltlv . in toe gaMy jn- Tronnvaal.jand tall ft rentar! li-restlng story of condition there. The traveler wa nw to dlncniMtflg M ter of a personal ruuure, but readily replied to general question asked by a representative of the Atorlan. He por tray the tjuib African situation in a far different light than the pre dis patches, and a . hi experience ha been very extensive, hi narrative i of much Intereet. t . , J'' Mr. Jordan I atlfied that the Boer war ha been dragged out purely for political purpoae, and In reply to a quenlon nld he thouxbt thor wa no Imniedlat propect of eettlement of the trouble. . "Afn-r long reldcnee In the Tran vaal and other part of South Africa I am analde ,to etate with which lde my eympathle He." said Mr. Jordan. "In a meaaure. the Voer ar. be held accountable, for the reason that they encouraged the Investment of EnglUh capital in mining enterpriae. and then, to employ an American txprel jn, un dertook to 'freeae ut' thf Invtu.T. Rut there I alio the .ro-Rir aide- of the matter, and .1 mut ror.fe T am at low to tell juat "who la most to blame for the war. ' ' "There la not trre atltrheat donl.t In by mind that politic nt the British capital I reponlble for the continu ance of the war. England could long ago have defeated, tne rtix.-n, Uut the war ha not been A-oiKHnited with t ig or, I regard th -ause of the 1'oer a a loKt one. becauae thy commit ted themMvea to the Inillto-tlon of Invading Englleh territory. Had they refrained from taking thl etep they probably would have entlnted at least the ympathy of antl-EnirU.id Euri pe, and might have e'entUBllyecured the abmriute lllwrty for which they con tend. "To my knowledge tVre are thou nand of Rrltlah officer In South Af rica who draw pay for nctlve eervloe that have never een a battle, or, fig uratively speaking, never tuord a ahot fired. Theee oflloer fan be found in the, conveniently l.vated campa, where alao may be found ' the 'nure' aent out to rare for the elck and wounded. Thf offlocr and nurse aeem to great ly enjoy themselves, but they are of no benefit whatever to the British gov ernment. Theee officer and nuraes should he sent home, for they are a nuisance. The women particularly are bothersome, for they require more care than wounded soldier. With the of ficer here referred to. they spend their time playing golf and croquet In the camps along the route, far removed from the scene of war. "Settlement of the Boer war will de pend entirely upon the atatus of af fair at home. Tt la perhapa not gener ally known, but there I no denying that Fnglund will soon have much trouble In India. It will he necessary for the government to provide a large army to cope with the situation, and It I probable the Boer wlH be final ly crushed before the Indian trouble commence. . "Englnnd has had many dlfllcultlea with which' to contend in South Afri ca, and only those who have been In the field appreciate the obstruction that must be aurmounted by the gov ernment troopa. The greatest difficul ty haa been experienced In keeping the natives In check. Had England, at the outbreak of the war, permitted the native to take a- hand, alt the whites in the Transvaal would J have been wiped off the face of the earth. 1 The troop have held the natives In check, and the war haa been rendered more burdensome In consequence. Those officer who have seen active ervlce have done exceptionally well. "The war haa proved on great truth. It haa : demonstrated to a certainty that no power, no matter how great, can ever again crush at one blow a smaller nation which Is provided with modern arm. For a time the English troop had no proper guns, and I remember that on one oc casion our (oife were compelled to march ten mile over; a plain before WALLACE, they could get within range of the liorr. The latter, armed with modern gun, were enabled to pour In a dead ly fire on the troop during the long march over exposed ground. It I my belief that Switzerland, armed with the Implement of war now manufac tured, could surreasfutly withstand the onslaught of any European power. "I believe Freldrt teyn, of Orange Free Htate, made a gr-at mistake when he compromised hi country for the sake of the Roer. A a consequence his people have been reduced to straits. Krtigpr, of course, wa compelled to fight, and was In position to battle. All hi relation are Immensely wealthy. owning vast farm In the Transvaal When Krugwr fled from Tretorla he took with trim everything of value, even to the hands of the clock In the big church which he had caused to be erected opposite 'his residence. ' The clock wa a square affair and there were four set of hand. "The Indica tor were of pure gold,' ' "The Transvaa mine ar certainly worth the Immense sum which Eng land has thus far spent In carrying on the war. ..One, mine could not . be bought for the U.WO.OOO.ftOO which En land ,1s, said to , have, spent.. So im mensely wealthy ae the gold deposits thai I bellev the output of gold will eventually be limited, lest the market should be'ovrraupptled.. This is what haa been dime at the Klmberiey dia mond mine. Were the UUier mines to be worked to , tbeir full capacity. on puld buy damond by the buck etful. The gold ; deposit are simply marvelous, and future discuverle will doubtless prove aa rich as those heretofore made, South Africa is a magnificent country, and the war I deeply to be deplored." FOUR BURNED TO DEATH awki l itimir or a fire AT MACK, IOAHO. Ltxlirinff House Burned " Forty JiiMtti Were t'nt 4 Off From Em-ape, ttud Ide, Feb. J5. Dorsey R. Mann, Eungene 'Bang. J. W. Ed wards and Edward Moore were burn ed to deaUi In the Standard board ing bouse at Mace last night. Tom Yarbough. D. MoCallum, John H. IX Bowhay, Frank Towneend. K. Mack enxle, Thomas Dower, I V. Eber hardt. B. D. Bond, John McAuMff, 3. C McConnell, A- H. Adams and R. N. Band are in the hospital from burn or injurtea received while ' jumping from the econd tory. There la no "hope for the recovery of McCallum or Bowhay. and Yarbough" recovery is doubtful. The bodies recovered' from the ruins were burned beyond recog nition, two of them bearing no re semblance to human beings. The fire was discovered about 2:38 a. m. and almost Immediately the whole building j was aflame. Fortv men asleep upstair were cut off from the stairway, all but four Jumping from the window. The bunk-hous adjoining burned, but trie Inmates es caped. The dwelling of WtlHara Fletcher also burned. The property loss is $17,000; Insur ance, 110,000. The origin ot the fire Is a mystery. TEXAS TOWN BURNED. DALLAS. Tex.. Feb. S5.-A special to the Tiroes-Herald from Thurber. Tfxus. aya that fire destroyed the greater portion of the business dis trict ot that town today. The loss la $100,000. PROMOTION FOR W. B. SCOTT. ' CLEBURNE. Tex.. Feb. 86. W. B. Scott. , division superintendent of the Southern and Western divisions of the Santa Fe, has been promoted to the general auperintendency of the Pecos Valley division of the Santa Fe sys tem. ... Comfort! Economy! Bay your ahoe ot a practical shoe maker and get a com fortable fit and good wear ing qualities. Buy during my special sale and get shoe for less money than tbey can be bought elsewhere. Actu ally at coat. Bay now. S. A. Glmrc. FiNE REPAIRING- . 543 BOND ST. Oppoclte Rots, Hlalai ft C. LAUNCHING OF YACHT METEOR Event Occured at New York Yes terday With jVlucb Pomp and Ceremony. GREAT CROWD WAS PRESENT Mis Alice liooKevelt Broke the Dottle and Hevered the Itope that Held the Yacht on the 'ay. , NEW YORK, Feb. 2S.-The all-Important event In the itinerary, of Prince Henry, of Prussia, ' todaf 'wa the launching of . the schooner "yacht Meteor, built for the prince brother, the German emperor. The jlstenlng cermony wa performed by Mis Alice Roosevelt, daughter of the president of the United States, 1n the presence of the president, prince, German Ambas sador Von Holleben and a brilliant as semblage. .;,...( ...v. . Soon after 8 o'clock, the president and prince and their suites embarked on a boat for Shooters' Island. The party proceeded directly from the ferry-boat to a stand which had been erected at -the end of the .war on which the Meteor rested, guns mean while booming salutes and the crowd cheering enthusiastically. The presi dent and the prince, with Mrs. and Miss Roosevelt, arrived on the plat form at' 10:2!. ' " ' , ": Precisely at 10:3 ' Miss Roosevelt raised a bottle of 'champagne, which had been encased In a beautiful sil ver filigree and which was suspended by a 35-foot silver chain. . Dashing the bottle against the lde, of the vessel, M' Roosevelt id: '..... lf.,--. .... "In the name of the German emper or, I christen thee 'Meteor." ' Then she raised the silver ax and severed the ' rope holding the weights which kept the ship In the ways, and the vessel went gracefully Into the water. " '- Simultaneously cannon boomed, but the noise of the guns was lost in that resulting from the roar, of human, voices. , Soon after the launching the presi dential party and the -prinee proceed ed to a hall where luncheon had leen prepared. , . From Shooters Island the resident nnd the prCnee wrent to the Hohenxol lern, where luncheon was served.. Before luncheon" a golden bracelet. In which Is set a small r.lctnre cf Kaiser Wllhe-lm, was presented by Prince Henry to Miss Alice Roosevelt The bracelet is studded with diamonds and other precious tonesN It was the gift of the emperor. Luncheon wa finished about 3 o'clock. At 3:10 the president and Mrs. Roosevelt were driven to the Twenty-third street ferry, and, went to their special train, leaving Jersey City at 8:65 p. m., for Washington. , Later the prince was escorted to the city hall, where Mayor Low formally presented him with the freedom cf the city. Then the royal party were driv en up Broadway' to Thirty-fourth street and to the Hohensollern. Along the route the prince was given a con tinuous ovation. In the evening the party were the mayor's guests at a dinner at the Metropolitan Club, and then attended a gala performance at the Metropolitan opera house. their belonging were thoroughly soak ed 1y the rain. CORBETT AND M'OOVBRN. CINCINNATI Feb. 25.-Young Cor- bett and Terry McOovern were match ed today for a 25-round boxing eon test, to take place on or before Oc tober 13. FINANCE COMMITTEE NAMED. Will Bolldt Subscription for the Lewis and Clark Fund. ' PORTLAND. 'Fe. 2S.H. W. Cor. beet, prertderft of the Lewi and Clark centennial,, today selected the follow ing citizen to act a the committee of ways and means: W. D. Fenton. Adolph Wolfe. John F. O-fThea. G. W. Hate. Leo Friede. A. H. Dever and I. N. fleischener . The purpose of appointing the rom mtttee Is to have H take cnarare o. ths detail ot soliciting and collecting ruh- seriptlons for the additional capital stock recently authorized. ' TRANSPORT HANCOCK ARRIVES. Had Rough "" Trip, Two ' Men"' Being' ' 'Washed Overboard. ' ' ' SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. J5.-Th United States transport-Hancock ar rived from the Philippines early this morning with 51 cabin passengers, 1022 soldiers and 51 'military '' prisoner. There were three deaths on the voy age, which was a stormy one, and two men were swept overboard and drown ed. ' " :" ' The Rosecrans, which arrived last night, brought 501 returning soldier Most of the troops beionar to the Twenty-second infantry. FIVE KILLED IN WRECK BAD COLLISION... OX THE NEW YORK CENTRAL: PaKKeiiger and Wren-king Train 'Came .Together, at .Full Speed on a Curve. , AUBURN. N. Y., Feb. 25. Five men were, killed and two fatally, injured In i a wreck early today on the Auburn ) ... 'I T " .branch of the New York Central, two ! and one-half miles west of Aurelius.' A passenger train and a wrecking train collided head-on while rounding a curve at full speed. The dead are: ' John Haxeman. of Rochester, engi neer of the passenger train. Frank Hines, of Rochester, fireman of the pasenger train. Edward Vine, of Rochester, bag gageman. Engineer Durand. of Syracuse, of the wrecking train Fireman Schmuch, of Syracuse, of the wrecking train. The injured. Trainman EX H. Renner, of Rochs ter. Evan, member of wreck crew. Both engines and the baggage car of the pasenger train were demolished. ORIEAT STORM RAGES ON ON SOUTHERN COAST Wind Blows a Gale at San Francisco - and Does Much Damage to : Shipping. SAN FRANCI9CO. Feb. J5.-6ne of tbe heaviest storm experienced In many years struck this city this morn ing. The wind attained a velocity of 54 miles an hour In the city, while at Point Reyes it reaohed 50 . miles. The full force of the storm was felt on th bay. and craft ot all sorts . were tossed about like egg shells.'. A violent wind stirred the bay Into a rolling, tempestuous sea, against which an chor Were almost futile. Tow boat were busily enagged in eoffrts to pre vent dlsaater. , The transport Solace broke from her anchorage and careened about the bay like a drunker sailor. San Francisco lightship No. 70. lo cated, seven mll from Point Lobos. parted her moorings during the storm and drifted into the harbor. , . Three three-story house were blown down in the Mission dlstrlot. The gale, as it. swept over the Pre sidio reservation, wrecked dozens of tents, causing aeriou loss to the sol diers, for a majority of them had ail their possessions under the tents and THIS LADY WAS VICIOUS. Nome Actress Cut Oft ' Her Lover's Head With a Rasor. VANCOUVER, B. C. Feb. 25. While her companion. Jack Kirk, was asleep, Lulu Watts, a variety actress of Nome, attacked him In a fit of Jeal ousy, and severed his head from his bodywith a razor. ' The news was 'brought down by the steamer City ot Seattle. FEAR INCREASE OF MORMONIS'l Women Petition House Judiciary Committee for Stringent Amendment. THE PRACTICE SPREADING Haw Finn Hold In Western States and l Invading the East Houie Paime An . i propfiatlon Bill. WASHINGTON. Feb. 25.-A large number of ladles representing women's clubs and kindred associations : were heard by tbe house committee on Ju diciary today is favor of a stringent constitutional amendment against po lygamy practices. It wa staled that Mormoniftm and polygamy wei-e large ly increasing in several fir l Western State and rapidly invading the East ern states. West Virginia, it t t'Mti. furnished 3009 converts to Momontam last year, and Pennsylvania and other states were being systematically can vassed by Mormon missionaries. The committee did not take final action. PASSED BY THE HOUSE. Diplomatic and Consular Appropria tion Bill Sent to Senate. WASHINGTON. Feb. 25. The house today passed the diplomatic and con sular appropriation bilL It was Che fifth of the annual supply measures to be aent to the senate at thl ses sion. No amendments ot importance were adopted. . , The feature of the day was tb speech of Richardson, of Alabama, 1n reply to Corliss' speech a few day ago in favor of the construction of the Pacific cable by the -government. ' The question of reforming the con sular service was debated at some length, but no amendments on mat subject were offered. ,- NO AGREEMENT REACHED. WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. The ' Re publican members of tbe house met m caucus this evening to consider the question of Cuban reciprocity. No decision was reached and the caucus adjourned until next Monday. SICKNESS DECREASING. WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. Surgeon- General Sternberg has received a letter from Colonel L. Maus, commissioner of public health in Manila, which says sickness among ,the . soldiers In the Philippines appears to be decreasing and there are no longer complains In regard to proper care of patients. TWO BODIES RECOVERED. VANCOUVER. B. C. Feb. 25. Fire which had been burning several months In the Extension mine on Vancouver Island Is extinguished. Search is be ing made for bodies of 17 men who perished In number 2 slope. Two bod ies have been recovered, those of Da vid Griffith and George Southoombe. HERMAN A. BRAUN DEAD. MILWAUKEE, Feb. 25.-Hefman A. Braun, known In G. A. R. circles all over the country as Corporal Braun, died tonight, aged 7. St. Louis, Feb. ist, 1902. ... ,. i . 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