MOTrOR! CXkR, W i ili,..l .V, IVUiK.izlneS, rc Holla be lkcii The . i hiMry without; mission.. Any . mo !v ,nr f.uii'y i i zU offense, ' II be liable to .m ;.jculiar.v. TIE ASTORIAN haa tb Ur.tst circulation of any paper oa tba Columbia ftlvci J rt I TIB DAILY ASTORIA N I tal iljjest and test paper oa tba Colomfc.a K1t FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT. VOL. XLIX. AfSTOUIA, dl.KUON. FRIDAY MOUMfiG. MAY 6. J8!i9. a nil im . i in hi arnr s iki a -. i, 11 si a j. a i i w? ' III S J L W , k. A A .AAi hA- I I J, 1 J1! IHlrl 111 III OUR Stoves Aro not inudo or it) Eclipse Hardwcire Wo Glvo Trndlnu Htnmp. Si r ll rvl l'S -rfifoili . .. ( '.V v. I, v4 ,1- i GRIFFIN Pickles. OLtVICM. aWKKT I'ICKLEa. MIXKD I'tCKLCa. DILI. PICKLED. nor rEBT. (In Bulk.) AT A. HI HP ioo Rolls of Matting Of All Kinds. Our own iui.ortatuiH. futility Chas. Heilborn & Son. Columbian Soups, able, 16c New Made Cream ery Butter. Pyramid Washing Powder. Chace & Sanborn's Famous Coffee. ROSS, HIGGINS & CO BOYS' CLOTHING Thf weha gathered this spring is the most complete this town has ever seen. Our XiGTiDg ,B0YS' CLTHING BUSINESS aided us on to 5rw?i4e?5n, 8 l'ua1nd we Dever 8howed a more comprehensive line f!Lli?.?ijhat i" stand rough usage, before. Hoy '1 2. piece double breanted Reefer Suit, tailor made, sewed not ro rip, colors navy blue; age 4 to 8, per suit . . . .11.76 Shanahan Tinware from the Mcrap-jiilo a kiiHJprgnrtcii hcIiooI, Co BOOKS... Hlankjand Miscellaneous. PAPER... New Crape and Typewriting. Waterman fountain Pens liox Drcornlrd I 'a per ruitl Kn vclnjicw-ioc Sc REED Cheese. KI104IAOE DE HR)K. NEUfVHATEL. CAM FOKNIA. 8 WIHS. LlMltUItOKR Etc.. Etc, Etc. V. ALLEN'S unl I'mum lln Un Intot. fine and Palat a can. Cheese, Cream Hoy1 all w-ool Suit, large tailor collar, braid trimmed, nice dark mixed color; ages 4 fo ; per suit Hoy' All Wool Bulla, black cloy worst ed, double seat and knee, warranted not to rip; a very dresy suit; age 8 to 14: j r"r ""t $3.50 I liny' All Wool Suit. Invlnablo gray mixed plnld; we recommend this suit 10 wear wen; nges 10 14 years; per 14.00 Uoy' Knee Pant, !Ue 20c, 3.V, 40o und Wo each. Iloy' IJIouse, made of bet quality per- Clllo. tht, tt'.ill mil. I., heunil 90.. ittM I 30a niii'li Youth' All Wool U row 11 Mixed Cnssl. mere Suit; long paiitH; tailor made; per suit JK.IIO Vmi'tir All Wool Scotch Twcede Suit : nlcn mixtures, tlio imwi perfect lilting suit; wo recommend the wearing of t hla '.ul!; per suit I7.W Youth's Long Pont of all wool; nice mixed color.; per pair $1.23 We have a Inrire assortment of enp of all deBcrlptlons for boy and youth from 25 con1! up. Hoy'a Su.piMiders; good elastic webbing; nice patterns, pair 100 Improved Mikado and Empire Cream Separators. 'I in.) r. Hid .implr.t and mo.: efficient n ar.itor. nial, For by Ford & Stoker Co. Astoria (loud Meals Well Cooked With no trcub'.. r.d jtiu fUe art a. utni by th u. (f tr Stnr Estate Rane liiiluns l!.!f century In Ih. ;.J. nd .till th.re. W. J. ftd'LLT. Afnl. c: Hond 8trrt. SWISS WATCH REPAIR SHOP Victor Rost Chronometers (Hatches m Nautical Instruments Promptly fiid mo rplrA Alarm Clwks trom f 1 up. Warranted. 1 1 0 Elcvontli St. N.xt to Poaul Ticrli J. A. Fastabend idieral Contractor and Builder House-moving Tools for Kent Young Men' Sultg, all wool; blaok chev lot suit, lone pants, well lined and ewed; well worth $6.50; per ult...$4.W Bros. "' " ' ' !feif ESfillfflSBl..., it INSURGENTS STILL RESIST Despite Peace Overtures MacArthur Fights His Way to the Filipino Capital. I SAN TOJHAS CAPTURED Orteon in J Minnesota Raiments In tbe Thick of tbe Battle Near Sao Fernando. COLONEL FUNSTON WOUNDED Four Americans Killed an J a Consider able Number Wounded -Enemy's Loss Reported to Be Slight. MANILA My f-ln iiie of tbo l.i'ful (nriur.'n f iiicif c'jminm-ioniT ihn Klliilii.) huvc vlforoualy riliirI tht Hiltnn'. ul M.k Arthur', tllvlmoii fnl Ap.llt lua.nl H.tii Friinn..i. Thr move. Hi ni ri.tlKtirlic. .1 .1 J (i the morutng A o.in th. entmf illM-ovrrril that the ii.iurr ul t!i. cuuntry auulil jHTmlt of mily fi ar i.kiiml-lir on rnch iMe .of Ui. rinii.iikmriit, thry r-(!.lrnHl rour.Ki .ml f uis hi ili.i..r.ti ly for thrr-iun-r uf n hour In tht- Imr of thp American v.,l.- mill in phi nr. fuilllailr. AU.ui noun Wh.toti irofw-d tho lirok !! hriiii. unit .(Ivamid tuaard 8n Fi-t. IidtiOo. I Ia.lv vllcclcd a trOrli:(j ilmul t.tiiHiiuly. Our up to that hour nmoni aa. two in. iiiImt of the Nebraska and one mt-m. )r of ihr M.inuim klllxl, and Captain AlhrTht. thn-p ini'ItllMT. of the Kinna. I'lilim-nt. tan of Hie Montana .nd f'ur .f th N'rliranka and oni- of th South lJjk Ha u- a.'UUdKt The rtifmy't los I KllKhi. Aftr a nhort rct tht advanir ixn. ilnu.d Whiaton cnuintrrliir the nr.; ttrUf of -ntrfiKhtn-nt. nrar Ban FT iinml.i Thp t-li'U n..a opi'iml a hot l!r (""ioiii-l Kunxton a woundvil; one lieu ifiunt klll.'d and four woundnl while liadliiK tlir four compantcw of the Kan. rnsimmt to outflank the enemy. Hale uhrd alon the road, flanking the tranche.. More than 10) .Irk and aound.d from Iawton'. liriRade a-ere brought to Manila from Mnlolo. la.t night. Tlie heat l unbearable. OTIS' AGURFSSIVB TACTICS. WASHINUTON. May 4.-The war de p.irtment 1. satisfied from dl.patcnes re reived frm General Otis today that the American commander ha. put a-IJe the Insurgent, temporising over peace and turned hi. attention to the mom aggre. lve lactic. The wisdom of this course I. fully approved by the offlcla's here. aim have foreseen that the rebels needed further rha.ti.'ement In order to bring them 10 a realisation of their position (lenenil MnrArthiir Is punhlng straight forward over the country between Oalum pit and the rebel stronghold. San Fit. nmiilo. and C.eneral Iiwton is directing 11 strong1 force under Colonel Summers to prevent the Insurgent from retreating fern San Fernando Inio the mountains The di fc.it of I. una a: Sun Tomas am the M Mtterliiit .f the Insurgent fori en leaves .M.n Arihur four miles from San Fernando. He will take tbo city tomor. row. according to General Oils' plans Law ton's mov,. northward touay to M.ialn Is designed to keep a body of the American troops to Die north of the rebels and between them and tht? line of retreat to th,. mountains. If the rebels do succeed In getting In- to the mountains the officials believe they cannot continue an organised re slsttim-e. as the mountain localities afTord I, ss opportunity for sustenance than the rice lands along the fomhUis and hot. loms. THK CAI'Tl'IlK OF SAX TOMAS. MANILA. May 4.-5:.' p. m.-Oeneral Mu. 'Arthur lis carried San Tomas. after encountering a strong resistance. Goner, ul Hale moved on the right and llrigadier General Wheeler attacked the left, in a daring charge. In which Colonel Funslon again distinguished himself. Tha Kan. sail was wounded In the hand, and sev. eral other officer and enlisted men were also wounded. Colonel Summers, with part of the Oregon and Minnesota regi ments, and a gun of the Utah battery, took Maslm on the right, resting four miles from San Fernando. The Filipinos atv retreating toward San Isador, and It is expected will make a stand at Ararat, at which place the whole of the rebel forces In the province of Panpanga Is concentrating. It Is reported that, Im. pressed by recent events, the Filipinos are wavcritur In their allegiance to the Insurrection, and are likely to assume a neutral attitude. It seems that General Luna's forces are destined to destruction within a few days, unless they surrender or scatter. Instead of inking this course, MacAr. thur swung towtiids 'the San Tonin route, which was almost unprotected. Iiwton brought his brigade In against Halsuam from the southeast, covering the line of retreat of the rebels towards the iiioiiiiliilns. and depriving tlicni of the refuge upon which they had already counted, ljtwton captured r4UH0 bushels of rice and an Important part of the stores established by the rebels. , Tho Spanish commissioners have made an other futile attempt for the relief of the I Spaniards held as prisoners by the Fili pinos. Their vessel, steamed to the port nearest Dagupan. Fearing to land, they sent a letter to Agulnaldo, saying they were aut horded to exchange 13,009 Fill. llnoa for flpanliih prlon.r.. Th rebU' reply wa. reeriv4 from Benor Mablnl. the letter twin dated May 1. .tallnrf that AijlnMo win nifHlallnf for pete, pi fid I n whlrh neicotlation. he could ool dlKfumi lhe guenllon of ex'-hang of prliu oner.. 8IIII' CAI'TAIN HO.S'OftBD ON VKWKVH RWOMMENDATION. Captain fiolihln. of the flrlilHh Ship Buc- c-leuch l're-nte with Chronom. eter-K.labll.hln Coallna; BUtlon.. SW YOKK, May i-A .pedal io th Herald front Waahlngtoo tar: In o mrdanr: with th. reque.t t Admiral l!W-y, Hecretary IJonf ha pretexted A. W. Kobbin.. mter of th Brltlib atilp Kuix'teuch. a fin. chronometer In recognition tf hla Mrvlcea to th Asi atic iuadron Immedlateiy after tb bat tle of May L In rommunlcatlng with the Hpanliih governor general at Manila for Admiral Dewey. Captain itobbln. plared hlmwtf at the dliK4 of Admiral Dewey to convey menNtgi-. tn lb. Hp&nrard. In Manila. The admiral .'nt a request 10 the Bpanl.h governor gmtral to be allowed to UK the cable connecting Manila and Hong. k"iig, threatening If the reuum waa not complied with lo cut the line. The Kpanlard. refuel and the in We wa cut. There were aeveral mat n r. which the admiral denlred to prexnt to the at. t.m l.ii of the Hpanlrh authorities, and Captain itobbln. aa generally the me. ilium of rommunli atlon. Ite.r Admlml l'radfrd ha completed arraiiK'-iTienr. by which the United State, all) have coaling .tat'on. well di.tiibuted .trategetli ally throughout the world and Invaluable to th, American navy In cae of war. Proceeding to endemn Ml. .Ion flock, Cal., are expected to be inmpli-ti-d noon, and a coallinr itailon will be e.labiiehed there. Coniman.l. r J. F. Merry, who ha. been aJO.:Kn'"l to command the naval coaling iitallon at Honolulu, wa In confereoc trxlay with Hear Admiral liradf.ird IV K.irdlng 1 he construction of waling .helii. lll and wharve at Honolulu, where there mill lie a coal pile of 51.'") ton. The coKler r.rutun. which ba nrobably arrived at Apia, lis 4 u ton of coat on Imard. and the Altaremta. en route ; to the ..me place, carrle. 3jf tone. I n the arrival 11 f the Toremlte at Uaum, C'ptaln Iary will determine the bet .ke for a coaling .tauon. and ten r nfteen thousand ton. will be kept at that place. Admiral Dewey now ha ton of cal at Cavite. IT.'" ton. on the way and S.OiO t'XU will leave ihl country today for Mani.a. In he Atlantic a cyal njUs of Id" J ton I. maintained at San Juan, a coal hu. with 1. n tun. I. tatkne.r at Guan. t.inamo and T,"" ton. at Key Went. TO WKP PIU SSIAX OOl XT. Mi' Julia (Irani Kicatr.'.) to Count Can (dcuxene. Uii, Military Attache at Rome. CHICAGO. May 4.-Mlss Julia D nt Grant, daughter of Rrigatller General Frederick D. Grant. Is engaged to Prince Cantacuaene. of Russia. Ute military at tache of his country's embassy at Roce, The report reached Chicago yesterday. General Grant, who Is In the city with his wife for a brief vUlt among friends before he departs for the Philippines. to serve on General Otis' taff. con firmed It when seen. Prince Cantacuiene 1 15 years otd and a lieutenant In th Imperial guards. His family Is one of the greatest and oldest In Russia, and he became the head of the house at the death of his father. He owns vast estates east of Mscoa where he maintains a magnificent cha teau. He Is said to be unusually talented and a young man of fine character. Miss Grant Is a years old and striking ly handsome. General Grant will not depart fr San Francisco as soon as he had planned. He exMrted to start today, hut an ac. Ident to the boilers of the transport on which he was to sail will delay her leaving for the Philippines until about May !4. Mrs. Grant will not accompany him. the dangers of a tropical climate being such that the general feared to risk her health. She expert to return to Xew York In a week. TO PURCHASE MORE REINDEER FOR ALASKA. An Agent of Interior Department Leaves North WHh Funds for That Purpose. SAX FRANCISCO. May 4.-Rev. Shel. don Jackson, attache of the Interior de partment, Is here on his way to Alaska. lie will leave tn a few day on the revenue cutter Thetis, which Is being fitted out for patrol duty In northern waters. His special mission ts to dls. burse a fund of $-Ui" set aside by the last congress for the purchase of reindeer of the Teller reindeer station. The sup. tly or reindeer at the station was largely reduced last winter. It being necessary 0 kill hundreds of the animals for food for the natives. The fund now at the disposal of Dr. Jackson will permit of he purchase of at least 1000 reindeer. The animals will be obtained on the coast of Siberia and transported by vessel to the tatlon. MURDER NEAR VANCOUVER. VANCOUVER. Wash. May 4 Acting oroner Smith received word today that a dead body was found In a cabin In the eastern part of the county. The body Is hat of Macintosh, a farmer living 10 miles from Washougal, and only a few miles from the place where the body 0 he Miller boy was found hanging yester- lay. The body had two bnllet wounds the head. There Is strong evidence hat the man was murdered. THE KENTUCKY DEBRY. LOUISVILLE. Ky., May 4. The Kth Kentuck derby was run today. Manuel won. with Cornlne second and Maxo third. Time. 2:13. NO FURTHER SMALL POX. SAN FRANCISCO. May 4.-N0 new eases of small pox have appeared among the soldiers at the Presidio or .on the transport and It Is believed the disease has been stamped out. SITUATION IS CHANGED General Men-Jam In Fell Con trol and Ratfdly Gather ing: in the Strikers. ALL AVENUES GUARDED Determination to Arrest Every Man Suspected of Connection With tbe Ute Plots. HUNDREDS ARE ARRESTED As Fast as Broufht la Strikers Art Herded la tbe Streets by Mer r Iain's Fefulirs. , WARDNER. Idaho. May l.-Four hund- ny Liiiicu oi&ic iiwf are ud BU.ru tonight in the Couer d' AWne mining dli-' trlct and martial law I in full force In ShoKhorie county, Idaho. General Merriam, who arrived to-lay, . ha determined to arre.t all who are Im. plicated In the blowing up of the Iiunker Hill and Sullivan mine. He ha been buiy all day sending dbipatcbe. through, out the mining district, disposing hi troop o a 10 protect property, and hut off the escape of those .u.pected of .luting In the lawles act. Every avenue of escape from the dl. trlct 1 guarded by one or more company. of trooi and the federal authorities be. Ileve the arrest of all suspected will now be made without serious trouble. One hundred and twentylght men have al ready been arretted and are under the guard of the United Slate troop near the railroad station here. General Mcrrtarn Haa Mtabllshed a strict censorship over the telegraph office and nothing Is allowed to go out regard, log the plan for the arrest of the re. maiolng suspect.. The taking of testi mony In the coroner' Inquest over the bodies of Smith and Cheyene commenced toil ay by Coroner France behind closed doors. Attorney General Hay was pre, em at he Inquest on behalf of the state. He ha refused to disclose the nature of the testimony until all the witnesses 11 m v a m i n tA a, , , . . . infantry arrived last night and today and will probably be held at Burke. Wallace and Mullen. Troop A and C of the ruuno carairy arrived inis evening ana went on to Gem and Burke. Today the mountain are full of fleeing men. With the railroads all guarded the only safe way out of the country U over the old Glldden road to Thompson Fall. Montana. Arnold Murray, the fugitive seem to have the sympathy of a majority of the people. The fugi. lives expressed themselves as feeling ag- grieved that "hard working men should be driven out of the country by soldiers." Both the cavalry troops went direct to Burke, arrests commencing immediately. As fast as the men were found they were brought to the guard and herded In the streets. The expectation there Is that practically every man will be tuken cither as a prisoner or witness. Many men were taken In their beds. The day shift at the Tiger were taken as .they came from work. A special with troops left Burke with nearly every man in the town. The men of the Mammoth. Standard and Frls. co mines and the Gem will be cleaned up on coming down the canyon. Mullen re ports no arrests today. M'KINLBY'S QUESTIONS TO THE BEEF INQUISITION. Its Report Will Consist of a Series of Replies of Which no Notice Was Given General Miles. NE. WYORK, May 4.-A special to ihe Time from Washington says: From an administration source It Is learned that the beef Inquiry Is a reply In a series of answers to the questions put by the president to the members of the board. These questions. It I known, were not made until about the last week of the inquiry. They were presented by the re. ;order of the board a showing the ex pectations of the president. Neither eneral Miles nor Major Lee, hi repre. sentatlve before the board, had heard of he questions until they were read Just before the board wa ready to make a report: Indeed, at a time when It was ascertained that the board had pactly made up Its report. Frjm another source it Is ascertained hat the board found that It would be littleiilt to make a report that would be satisfactory unless some such a list of questions was propounded so as to give the board an opportunity to make categorical answers. The board did not possess wide powers. General Miles has held the opinion. It has been repeatedly asserted, that It had no legal form. It I was not a court of Inquiry, for such courts are called only at the request U a Makes the food more (Wviii bnitmo nurf A n v xy f 1 -. of an officer who wlohe tm be relieved. The pre.ldent called it together a a ort of board of urvy on beef, and In order that It nhoul.l re.pond to hi ex. pectaUon he ent io It mmbr th qtie.llon. read and published. The board ha o anawertd th In lulrle of thu pre.ld.nt, It I a.cerUlned, that when the replle of the board or officer U publlahed. Il I to be th laat word on the beef que.tlon. The flr.t r. ply la ald to be very volumlmiu, being an account of the method of preparing beef for market, every detail obenred by the board Inapectlng the different packing e.tablihment having been gone into. When It come, to queatlon about In. epectlon. there I a call for nxln; lb blame for neglect .and It 1 aiwertcd toikay that Oenera! Wade waa called to tbe White Huune to modify ome crtti cl.m considered by I he president to be too .ever. If any pointed crltlclxm of General Mile I in the report It la declared that II will be found in a reply toward th end cen.urlng him Indirectly, per bat)., for failing to report at once hi ob.er. vation about the beef .upplled to th army. Bt 111. it I evident that he gen. era! commanding i. not de.tlned to b very roughly handle:, for It I aiierted at the war department In aeveral offlcea that there will be no auggeatlon of pun. I.hment f ir General Mile. The friend of General Mile are mani. fealty anxlou le.t, after tha report I h l" llln pn ,h iject by renewing the aimertlon he made A rat at Ponce, Porto Rico. It doe not a p. pear that General Mile. ha. aaaerUd hla j Intention 10 ak congrea to make any I inoulrv next winter. Th Mnort fhnt ha ! contemplate doing to i probably con jecture, for the report ha been pub. l,hed and tneral Mile know poltlvely Just what it contain, and he I .llent on the subject. 8ECTRIN0 HOME8TBAD3. I j DURANOO. Col., May i-Many per sons who have been holding places In line at the land office changed their mind today and joined the rush for Io. cations on Che I'te lands, which openo for settlement at noon. It l estimated 1M people .ought In various way to e. cure land. M'n were scattered along the Colorado and New Mexico line for 40 mile awaiting the hour. From Durango hundreds of well-mounted and well- armed men began pushing to the front at daylight. Many homeseekers will pur. chase farm and orchards outright In Colorado and New Mexico Instead of taking homesteads on the reservation. M KIXLEY TO LEAVE WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON. May t-Presldent Mc Klnley today decided to leave the city next Monday and remain away for two, or possibly three weeks. ! According to his prestnt Intention, the president will spend a vacation at Hot : Springs. Va. He Is uffer!ng from a sllgtrt ' attack of rheumatism and Is also feeling , the strain which has been upon him for , many months. He Is anxious to enjoy perfect rest, and at the same time to himself of the hot bath, j"1 wn0Ve blS umat!sm. j which , k HUNTING FOR HER HUSBAND. NEW YORK. May 1-Mr. Kate Tetta .Trimborn, of Great Fall. Mont., today asked the police here to send out a gen. eral alarm with a view to learning th 1 whereabouts of her husband. Joseph Trimbone, manager of the Montana Brewing Company. Great Falls, who mys. teriously disappeared last Sunday from the Grand hotel, this city. Trimbone had considerable money with him at the lime of his disappearance. TO SMUGCeLE CHINESE. AUSTIN. Tex., May 4 Customs auth. orllies In the western district of Texas received information today that a glgan. tic plot Is under way to smuggle Chinese imo this rountry from Mexico. The Mex ican Central Railway Company imported U) Chinese to work on ext-nslons of that line. A professional American Chinese smuggler caused many of them to desert and they are making their way toward the R!o Grande frontier. POWDER WORKS EXPLOSION. PINOLE. Cal.. May 4.-A terrific ex plosion took place today In the California powder works. The foreman, detecting an odor of burning wood pulp and not being able to discover where the Are was located, gave orders for 30 Chinese to run. All barely reached places of safety when the explosion occurred. The entire plant was more or less damaged. JEFFRIE AND FITK MATCHED. DENVER, Col.. May 4.-Manager Floto, or the Colorado Athletic Association, re ceived a telegram from Brady and Julian, representing Jeffries and Fitzsimmons. accepting his offer and agreeing to fight In Denver on a date not yet decided upon. LIVING ON MULES AND DOGS. VICTORIA, B. C May i-The mall carrier arrived from the Upper Stlkecn river, after making a haxardous trip, to get relief for the prospectors who ar starving at Deose lake, on the Ashcroft trail. He reports they have eaten all the supplies and horses, and are mow )lvlnt on mules and dogs. THE BILL DEFEATED. HARTFORD, Conn., May 4. The house of representatives today defeated the bill providing for women suffrage. I f T . f. Mae ifmymu delicious and wholesome powof co trtw vow.