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ASTOltIA, OltEGON, SAT UK DAY, FKMUARY 10, 1900,
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for U Years
The Hrldc & Beach Manufacturing Co. have
always combined every known improvement for in
creasing the utility, operation and cooking qualities of
their ranges. Their latest can be seen in the window
of the "
Eclipse Hardware Co.
The best range in the world. You can buy, one. The
price is not out of sight,
DULLER HAS
AGAIN FAILED
Vaalkranti Impracticable for the
Guns to Support the Advance.
Valentines
ALL KINDS AM) 311:3
Fancy, Sentimental
and Comics
Full Assorlme tcf Masks
LADYSMITH'S HOPES DASHED
Another Endeavor May lie Made from
8 Different Direction lkfore the
Middle of Ntit Keck.
GRIFFIN & REED
..Columbia Bicycles..
Clmlnli-M, mnili-l 1900,
$75.00
Cliululca, model 1893,
$60.00
Columbia, model 190O,
$50.00
Columbia, model lS'.'D,
$42.50
lUrlford, model 11KX), $35,00 IVunmit, model I'.nKI, $25-00
Foard $ Stokes Co., Ayts.
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LOMxiN', Kdi. 10, ;20 a. m. London
m-cr-pm mm true the Boer statement that
General liuller hn fnIM again. These
Matcmnitt wrm t'Bnel by the British
censor at Aden und are read In the light
of Balfour announcement In the com
mon thut Ginrrul Hull, r I not press
ing Iiin advantage. Wlnln Cliurrhlll
lr'ii(M now In Houth Africa recently
nirntloti.il In lil speech tin. govern
mtiit had ib'tldid to ci' inl seventeen
wore battalions of militia and 3,000
yconi.inry, maLlng a total for the mi
litia if ar 2".yK) men ntid for the
yeomanry 8,00.
Tht- lotnl In frouth Africa, he nd). d,
would th'n b IM.'iOO effective, exclu
de of sick and wounded.
BRITISH HOLD
THEIR GROUND
General McDonald Pails to Receive
Needed Reinforcements to Sur
round the Enemy.
8 MA IX MEN ELIGIBLE.
English War Office Reduces the Stand
ard of Height to Five Feet,
LONDON. Feb. 9.-Tho fit Ht lord of;
admiralty. George J. Gom hen, U pre-,'
paring estimate for a large lni-rn
of the navy. It la thoUKlit possible that j
paillamctit will tanked for 20,000,000 j KtXjDOESDERU DRIFT, Feb. I.-The
for niw ship. The war i.ftlce baa to--(;,., yt.Mf.rdy Illtt,ie a determined at-
ouceu in.- minimum smmiara 01 ndgni , u.,11)t , unv. lhe Brllllfn from a
again, thla time . five feet three n-.,mnmnAU.K tne drif, Mountlng ,w0
chrs for infantry und five feet two for' piuulil.rt at lh northern x-
',,,"l"ry' ' tr. iiilty, they shelled the position Inter
inlttently the whole (lay.
THE DEWEY DINNER.
fr Ih- af.Te,iUcT ty mt Induatrlr If
offend, but enough are coming to pre
vent the atoppa?e. of worka or much
decline In prices.
In woolen kwJh new buHlnen of re
marKable volume auntafna the marked
Boer Attempt to Recover the a,lvame ln i"re ani n other iiue of
. I Impoitance, aa In machinery, the
PfKItinnc Talrn OtruUeA
iiiuww ord.r Ir.illcate aurirlainir foreign ,u.
inand. Meanwhile, though encouraged
by the abundance and eaae of money,
MODDER P'tulatlon do not In any direction
a yet go without check far enough
to do mlchlef.
The failures tt the week were 245 In
the-L'nlted States, against 217 lant
year, and 2Z In Cana la, agalnet 33 laat
year.
TAYLOR WILL
NOT SURRENDER
FETREAT FROM
Winn that the Viilkninll huh I mi
pra tii ani.- for the gun which werei'le Wua 1'ivaented With a IlandMoinv
old Mdal.
nerdi'il to ii.port a further advance.
ll.ii .ilil.-ti en icHVen Gen. Uuller on!.
Tu.-Hduy nliihl rrtidlng a freBh brlKftdej NKW YoitK. Ib. 9.-Admlial and
to r.ll-ve the md holders of Hie,1"1. !-'"' were the iiueta of honor j
VnulkranU. j.it a altin-f fri at the Tnlon League i
The .1' K. rlptlve wrltem with (ienc-r- ' lu, Urvjklyn butt tilRht. Admlnl '
' The Sea forth Highlanders gained a
J position n the rcl;y summit and kept
up a well sustained rille fire, but suf-
.il liull. r weie allowed a rather five 'th-w. j was neaied at the rUhl and Mrs.
h ind og iln In explaining the uly po
ult ion whl( b the Hrltlnh held and tlx
iewey at th. left of the president. At!
the com IuhI iii of the dlnn r, letters of
t f.-red somev hat from the Boers' sheil-
. Ir.tr. A battery was nt and succeeded
In sll.'ncInK the Iloer fire.
Meanwhile two corni anles of the Ar
gyll lllfehlan'.'er udvsnced along the
plain In westerly direction found the
Moers entrenched at a small drift A
hliarp engagement followed, lasting the
NEW BRITISH CKCISER.
HAN FK A NCI 8 CO, Feb. .-A tele
gram received from the south says tht
lli lllsh cruiser Arethuaw, 4,300 tons, U
Jue at San Wego harbjr on her way to
Esquimau, wlwre she Is scheduled to
arrive February 16. The cruiser Is dl
rea from Plymouth, England, and has
never touched at a United States port
Siif will take the place of the Atnphi-
tnie which recently alled for the
jouth. The Brit'sh gunboat Pliasanl
!h also on her way north.
'iiitutul oltaclet which had to be over- rrK'ct t.re wij from IVsldent Mc-;
loin. Ho It Is easy to Infer thut with Klnlcy, l:ui-Adinliul I hlllp. Anifctant
the lUe-r rlilemen and artillery defend-' A . rd.ir Allen, and Governor l:oe-
Ing them, thine hills ravine and Jung-
, whole day.
General Macbonald now only re
vel t.
The h-alth of Mr. McKlnley was
drunk in sll'-nce, ijIko that of the ad
miral and Mis. L'ewey, after which
three chieis and a tiger were given for
each.
I'rcsid- nt Willluui E. FulKlffer, In a
l&-a----!-H&-S-H-S
SOHE EXTRA FINE
RIPE HISSION OLIVES
JUST OPENED
"HCISU" f AM01S TICKLES,
RELISHES, AND CATSITS
GORDON DILK0RTHS
JELLIES AND TKESERYES
1'IXC TEAS AND C01TEES
CHASE X SANDORN'S
ROSS, HIGGINS & CO.
X.. K .V TN -V . M.
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Us have t.ot leen overcome and thus
the public Is prepared In advance for
bad news.
Heliographs from Ladysmlth, dated
Monday, describe the effect of General
Iluller's cannonade on the worn garrl-
ron. Hope ran high that the long per
iod of lnuc(iity mid tedium was draw
ing to u close,
was almost continuous for ten hours,' bun a handsome gold medal.
and at times It teemed as If as many t'jMtiiKif to Pusldent PuUJfer's address,
an twenty shells burst In a inlnutej Admiral Dewey said:
The Hoers, pn-parlng .always for the! "For this beautiful gift I thank you
pcslblllty of d'.ftat, Were driving herd 1 from the bottom of my heart, and I
pletely surround the Boers. General
. Itublngton was dispatched from Mod
: der river with a large force of cavalry
I and two horse batteries but failed to
I teach here, although he started early
I enough ln the day to enable htm to get
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here this evening.
This morning the Infantry still re-
DON'T WANT IMMIGRANTS.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 9.-Acting
Immigration Commissioner Schell at
this port has forwarded to National
Immigration Commissioner Powderly
at Washington a protest against the
intended colonization of a large tract
of land in California with 1,500 Russian
emigrants now In the Northwest territory.
SUICIDE OR ACCIDENT?
and sending long wagon trains towtud; wish to say that all that my friend,
the Drakensburg passes. ",..
A series of British mines, laid fur
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 9. The boiy
speech which rt cited the battle and vie-j r rmrlnn V H ir.'iman cousin of Mrs
I main In the old position. General Me- "f uurln ar-.iraan, cousin oi jirs.
J. K. Miller, of Cakland, better known
in the literary world as Florence Har-
dunan Miller, has been washed ashore
cn Angel Island Ir. the bay of San
Fianciscj. Whether deathwas caused
by suicide or by accident Is unknown.
Hardiman's home was in Oswego, Kan.,
where, his mother and one sister reside.
Ini-v ,if Miinl'n Imv Momiiled the urAlfiea
t I thuen or.lir.(l a retirement to the
The crash of tin. nini of Ailmiml Lew-ev nnit ireit..ntel to'
iiier nter which is iio I'roieeuuiK. liie
in re-:
i unti.sn losses were nrty.
Attempt Will Be Maje to Force
tbe London Legislature.
DEMOCRATS TO BE ARRESTED
But They Kill Hold Their Meeting
nt Louisville and Defy the Offi
cers to Come After Them.
LONDON, Ky Feb. lO.-Sergcant at
Arms Cecil, of the house, and Sergeant
at Armj Howard, of the senate, left
nfler 1 o'clock this (Saturday) morn
ing on the north-bound train armed
with warrants for the arrest of absent
democratic members of both houses.
Late last evening it was finally de
cided by the senate officers to make
out warrants for the arrest of demo
cratic senators without waiting for the
arrival of Lieutenant Governor Mar
shall, and send Howard with Cecil, who
had already been given the warrants
from the bouse.
Where the two were going could not
be ascertained here as no tickets were
purchased and they refused to tell. The
significant remark was dropped that
something vt ould be heard tomorrow.
CRAZY MAN IN THE HOUSE.
; Talbert of South Carolina Runs Amuck
on Pens-Ion Legislation.
the Iloer, exploded accldently, shaking ' have the wealth of the world." (polnt-
and alarming the city and camp.
Ociieral MAcDonnld'a retirement pu
ties the military commentors. The
Lieutenant Hers wished for men on a;
former occasion has txen fultllled. I
' WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The threat
Ing to Mrs. Dewey.) j of Talbert (dem.), of South Carolina
At ih? close of these ceremonies, the 10 blk a11 I''n !&is!atbn on Frl
numlral and Mrs. Dewey were present- J "sht unless a quorum was pres-
ent. had the effect of bringing out a
was ordeix-d by Lord Roberts, and (descended to the lower floor, where ajRe attendance In the house tonight,
th.it both General Buller's and General general rvceptlon was held by the club Talbert created a sensation by rush
MacDonald s operations were by the 1 member and their friends, for which! '"S down the aisle, demanding recog-
director of the commander In chief, In 200 Invitations had been Issued,
order to occupy the Boers at widely,
separated point so they would be un- ABANDONS MONROE DOCTRINE. l"K the speaker for his arbitrary rul
lltllM tn trunyfrti. nu w.iI..m KI! InES.
... " ...... .h enforcement
force to oppofce the uroiected central U'hulrman flenburn Ha Objections to! After a scene of great excitement, the
.k . t ... u-uk c.i iiriisin ' sneaker recoirnlaed Talbert. who Stat'
I ed he simply desired to state that the "''"'"S
nltion from the speaker. A dozen
i
! democrats were on their feet denounc-
OUR NEWjOOODS
JuhI arrived from tbe East und now ready for our 19(H) customer arc:
Combination Hook fuses, Writing Dosk,
Clilnn Oliwvts, Musio Cabinets,
Library Cases, In Ooldcn Uak and Mnjjonany.
These gooJa were bctight before the ripe In price und will be told accordingly,
Charles Hellborn 8 Son
(SO S S SS S ! S
INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN. ' ORDERS SOLICITED
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Tall Line ol Newest embroid
ery Materials,
1 a. Initials i Specialty.
f I Choice Selection of Slamplnn
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Koom HUO D.knm Hlilldlng, 31 and Wa.liliigtnii NU., I'ortliinil, Or.
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itdvance.
Charle W illiams, the military writer,
who Is understood to be ln confident.
relation with Lord Wolseley, say that
beyond a doubt the most authorltive; inter-state and foreign commerce com-
opinion In London regards It as proba- j mlttee, which has charge of the Nlca
ble that an endeavor will bo made to.rague canal appropriation, opposes the
force tbe line of the Orange river be-!CHnn treaty with Great Britain, nowj
fore Wednesday
Monday.
ROSS LAND MINES SHUT DOWN.
The Enforcement of Eight-Hour Law
Will Suspend All Work.
ROSS LAND, R C. Feb. 9.-The min
ing community Is In a condition of
genuine consternation ow Ing to the
discharge today of 100 men by the Le-
roi Mlnlr.g Company, and the an
nouncement from Nelson that the Hall
mine and smelter had also shut dovn
of the eight-hour law for underground
DEMOCRATS AT LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE. Feb. 9.-The demo,
tiraic legislature met here today, hav
ing a quorum present In each house."
Governor Bec kham made the announce
ment this afternoon that he Is prepared
to protect the legislature from arrest
and that he will do so.
These developments of today mark
the first steps toward carrying out the
plans announced Sunday last by the
democrats.. to set up the state govern
ment here. The legislative sessions to
day were held in the court house.
The events of the past ten days have
served to solidify the democratic forces
j In the legislature and to strengthen the
party"? position there.
Among the members who answered to
their names today were a number whe
have been classed as anti-Goebel men
and who. on several political issues,
have voted with the republicans. -j
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. A DAT OF CONFERENCES.
FRANKFORT, K", Feb. 9.-ThIs has
been a day of conferences in Frank,
fort. They were in full swing from
10::o in the morning until late tonight,
and outwardly nothing tangible result
ed from them.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. Represent- j presence of a quorum had vindicated
atlve Henburn. chairman of the house his position.
OTIS' CASUALTY LIST.
! WASHINGTON. Feb. 9.-The follow-
nlght, possibly by
DULLER STILL HALTING.
He Has Not Attempted Any Advance
From the Position He Occupies.
LONDON Feb. 9,-Mr. Balfour, the!
government lender, replying to a ques
tion In the house of common this even
ing as to whether any Information had
been received from the scene of war,
said:'
"Our Information points to the fact
that General Buller Is not pressing the
advance from the position he has oc
cupied. We do not consider It right to
pres him for details of the operations
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pending In the senate. 'I think," he,"1 "sl "l
said, "that the negotiations of this!" e war department today from
treaty Is very unfortunate ami that It; (itnti'al Otis:
ought not to be ratified by the senate.! Killed: Luzon. Twcnty-llflh iufun
I don't know that the pendency of the '. January 3. at Iba, Sherman Shop
treaty will Interfere with the action by ;"; Third cavalry. January H. at Blm
d .. r, th Nlearaaua canal bill, mauya, George Mitchell; Thirty-sixth
but the ratlllcatlon of the treaty would, infantry, January 22, at Dasol, Zam
cerlalnlv Inn air the value of the canal ! beles, George C. Knapp; Thirty-fourth
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C. J. TRENCHARD,
Commission, Brokerage,
Insurance and Shipping.
Custom House Uroker.
ASTORIA, .OREGON
Agent W". F. A Co., and Pacific Kxprria Co t.
which are ln progress, nor if he gives
such Information, do we deem it proper
to make this public until such opera
tions are completed.
"The government has no Information
as to whether General MacDonald had
retired."
TOTAL BRITISH FORCES.
One Hundred and Ninety-four Thous
and Effective Men Now In
Africa.
LONDON, Feb, 9. Speaking in the
house of common George Wyndham,
parliamentary secretary of the wa- of
fice, said that in addition to the 150,000
when constructed.
'This treaty reaffirms the principles
of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, conced
ing all the claims and contentions of
Great Britain, though Great Britain
has, by her own action, given us the
right at any time to abrogate the Clay
ton-Bulwer treaty. It surrenders every
thing to Great Britain, abandoning our
contention of years that we might ab
rogate the treaty at will.
"Moreover, It recognizes the right of
any foreign power to Interfere and dic
tate with reference to our negotiations
with the Independent governments of
this continent. It abandons the Monroe
doctrine."
KILLED BY A TRAIN.
VICTORIA. B. C, Feb. 9. Miss Emi
ly Howard Crease, sister of Sir Henry
Creaso of Pentrclew, was killed at
Lytton lost ntsht. Miss Crease was a
passenger on the east bound express
and had stepped off the train for a mo
ment when the west bound train came
along, passing over her.
infantry. January 14, at Carrlnflan
Nueva Ecilla, Thomas Griffin; Forty
llrst Infantry, February 2, at Mabala
cut, August Costa; Thirty-second In
fantry, February 6, near Dlnaiupijan
F.ataan, Lee S. Murphy, corporal;
Leonard T. Brann, Bert R. Lane, Oli
ver H. Martin, Algeron S. Fressley,
Georgo Welsh; Eighteenth infantry,
Pnnay, January 11, at PanRan, John H.
Denny; Forty-third infantry, Samar,
January 2S, at Catalabagan, Edward
Logan. Wounded: Facrick Duffy, cor
poral, leg, severe.
Other mines are expected to close
down before tbe middle of the present
month.
ATLANTIC STEAMER WRECKED.
NEW YORK, Feb. 9. The Ocean
Steamship Company's steamer Gate
City from Savanah for Boston, went
ashore last night near Moriches, Long
Island, during a heavy fog. The steam-1
tr carried a crew of 49 persons and sev
eral passengers, including three wo
men. Her cargo is S.COO bales of cot-
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ton. The passengers were laKen asswre
by the Moriches life saving crew. The
steamer Is hard and fast In the sand
and as the sea is steadily rising she
is in danger of destruction.
CAPE NOME MINES SOLD.
TACOMA, Feb. 9. A quarter Interest
In a group of twenty-four claims , on
Nome and Snake rivers, tributaries in
the Cape Nome district, have been sold
here to Philadelphia capitalists for S0,-
000.
STOLEN MONEY FOUND.
DUN'S WEEKLY REPORT. LONDON, Feb. 9.-The sum ofjEM,
000, the balance of 60,000 stolen from
Continued Activity In All Lines of In- Parr's bank a year ago has been mys-
dustry; Particularly Woolen I teriously returned. The notes Were
Manufactures. found this morning enclosed in a
steamer pass book
NEW ORK. Feb. 9. R.. G. Dun & MOLINEUX CASE ENDED.
Co.'s weekly review of. trade will say
tomorrow: v NEW YCRK. Feb. 9. Assistant Pis
The Industries are still surpassing in trict Attorney Osborne tonight, com-
i
actual output of work any previous pleted the argument ln the trial of Ro
year. Their new business is not cor- land B. Mollntux and the case will go
reSpondirgly "large, nor could such ord-lto tbe Jury tomorrow.
WONDERFUL GOLD STRIKE.
Cjuartz Mine Discovered That Runs
$100,X.i) to the Ton.
LEWISTON, Ida., Feb. 9.-Ira Lam
oreaux, a miner, has arrived at Grange
ville, Idiiho county, and reports a
fabulous strike on his quartz claim,
located one and one-half miles from the
Elk City mining camp.
He sunk six feet when he struck a
U'-lnch vein of quartz -that is literally
ribbed with gold. In a few minutes he
mortered out $150 and then continued
extracting ore. He now has one ton
of ore on the dump that is estimated
to be worth $100,0uo.
Mining men who have been to the
strike corroborate Lamoreaux's state,
ment. Great excitement now prevails
In mining circles throughout Idaho
county as a result of the strike.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
Timber Syndicate on Puget Sound Pre
paring for Business.
TACOMA. Feb. 9.-The Weyerbaus
syndicate which has purchased 800,000
acres from the Northern Pacific three
Months ago, met here yesterday and
elected the following officers;
Frederick' Weyerhauser, of St Paul,
president and treasurer; Wm. H. Laird
of Wisconsin, vice-president; Robert
L. McCorniack, ct Hayward, secretary;
Fred S. Lee, of Winona, assistant sec
retary. Ali the stockholders w-r .rc
In person.
This was made the headquarters of
the company which is to be known as
the Weyherhauser Timber Company.