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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-05-16
THE SULTAN IS
NOW VERY COOL
Feels His independence and Will Not
Yet Call OFF the Troops.
FOOLISH MOVE BY GREEKS
Resumption Of Figh Jag Orly GTss Inrks
Excuse TO Keinse Armistiee-lONers
Alarmed at Prestige Of Turks.

Loadon. May 1.-THE sultan's reply
70 the note Of the ambassadors at Con
stanupOple Offering mediation. saying
he would b. ready % discuss the mat
ter the after Great Bairam festival.
which ends on Sunday night. Is cool to
the point Of lnsolence. II Is that et a
sovereign with a powerful army be-
hind him and he is disposed 10 treat the
powers cavaHerly.
The articles published in the semi
Official press of the cOnNinent show
that the increase IN the prestige OF the
sultan Is the chief concern Of the T.u-
ropean cabinets. and that the prospects
Of an effective enforcement Of genersl
reform FOR the Turkish Empire are
thereby relegated 70 a very distant
future.
The Journal Des Debates declares that
the result Of the war has been to place
Turkey IN a position she has not held
for the pas, half century. addl9g: Her
tremendous military effort Is largely
In excess of what the struggle against
Greece required. II was done 10 re-
fute the allegation Of decreptitude and
10 demonstrate to the sultan's own sub
jccts and to those OF the smaller states,
and to the great powers. that Turkey Il
able to hold her own against Greece -
British. Russian and Austrian news
/ papers re-echo these remarks. and II Is
generally felt that this fact will have
I to be- reckoned with IN the negotiations
upon the conditions OF peace. In the
4 meanwhile the postponement OF the sui
tan's reply. until after the Great Bairan
/ festival. Is interpreted as meaning
/ that his majesty intends that his army
should continue its victorious advanc.
until every strategic point on th'
/ iOthryia mountain range Is in the nandf
OF The Turks. and tha. only then viii
/ Edhem PsSha receive orders 10 stoI
! aghtiag. The resumption OF fighting BY
( the Greeks in Epirus is regarded as a
[ foolish move and only furnishes Tur,
key with a plausible motive for refus-
/ Ing an arnistioe. 1t also hurts the
I progress Of peace negotiations.
! The chancelleries are also occupied
with the difficult problem Of how Greece
will pay the war indemnity, which Tur'
/ key seems certain to demand. NJ. Del
laymis, the former Greek premier, In his
newspaper, argues that Greece cannot
be expected to pay an indemnity be
cause the Turks declared war officially
without provocation." This view of the
question Is not shared elsewhere. an
an international commission 10 admin
ister the finances Of Greece on the lines
Of a similar Turkish commission L
mooted. The commission would, it Il
proposed, sit at Athens and take ovei
the Greek customs for the purpose o.
the Greek debt, and possibly for th'
war indemnity.
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SPAIN OBJECTS.

Madrid May 15.-The Heraldo, refer
ing to the possible action of the United
states for the relief of Americans in
Cuba. says: THE Spanish government
will have the universal opinion on its
side il it acts with energy in repelling
American interference in our affairs,
but this opinion will be hostile, unless
the government ceases making conces-
sions. These displays OF weakness, If
they do not increase the difficulty Of
solving the question. certainly do not
improve the situation in Cuba"
Correspondence announces the re-
ported increase in strength Of the
Spanish navy was decided upon In
view of the possibility Of international
conflicts.
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DEMOCRATS suBsIDE.

Washington, May 15.-The demo-
cratic members of the finance commit
tee were in consultation for two hours
on the tariff bill today. They decided
not to offer a substitute for the finance
committee bill, but to propose amend
ments which, while they will reduce
the rates would, If added to the rates OF
the Wilson law, producs SUFFICIENT rev.
enue to meet the demands of the gov
ernment. They regard the committees
bill as a revenue producer, and calcu-
late that without the proposed beer tax
and tariff duty 1t would bring surplus
into the treasury. On the other hand.
they regard the house bill as nearly
prohibitive on many of the schedules,
and think that on this account It will
be deficient in the production of revenue.
The democratic members are especial-
" critical of the sugar, glass ana wool
schedules ana expect to offer amend
ments on all of them. None of the
amendments have been formulated.
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JAPAN AND coREA.
Friction Between the Two on Account
Of American Railway Contracts.

New York. May 15.-The Herald pub
fishes the following correspondence
from Seoul. Conea:
There is no little hard feeling al pres
ent between Corea and Japan, and
this for two reagOns. In the first place.
the two ohief foreign counseliors of the
Corean cabinet. General Charles Le-
gendre and former Consul General
Geathouse-both Americans. BY the
way-have advised the cabinet to keep
as far as possible from any entangle-
ment with either Japan or a continent
al power. ENHANCEMENT in the Sense Of
oyer-hasty concessions, contracts or
the like
The result Is that. after repeatedly
half promising Japan TO let her build
the first railways m the kingdom. an
American syndicate represented by T.
Coleman. Of Denver. has not only OBJ
tained the contract for the railroad and
will practically own it, but has com.
menced the work of this novel rs
mlles Of railway and will finish It with
in the year.
Moreover. It Is an open secret that
this is merely the beginning. The syn
dicate proposes TO build altogether 800
to 500 miles Of lire within the next five
years btween the seaports of F'lsan and
Enchhon and the capital; then north
ward over a very easy country to Ply
ong -An-Do. the most fertile and wealth
lest of the Corean provinces.
This has given great umbrage to ia
pan. as one OF Coun: Inouy's special
missions was directed toward getting
the concession for these lines. Japan
mad made made this concession a sine
qua non in renting 2 part of Core4's
I old Indebtedness 70 herself and made
the first loan Of 100000 yen. or 81 .5Oo,-
900 United States gold. 1t is al the
same time understood that Japan can
not give full vent 70 her demand be-
cause Of the necessity for keeping tht
United states in a good humor at pres
elt.
It seems evident that Japan has lost
all control Of Corea's counsels, ant
that much Of the main result of he
war with China has thus been for
feited. There is another factor In this
feeling Of dissatisfaction. The present
| Corean cabinet is far and away tht
best ever brought together. Its mem
bers are without exception progressiv,
and ardent advocates Of the new Co
rean" movement. Former Vice Minis
ter of Education and Communication
Min Sang-Ho. who was given just be
fore his departure an honorary col
onelcy in the royal guards, not yet cn'
full regiment in strength, is grea
favorite with the present cabinet anC
one of the leading spirits in the neV
popular reform agitation. He is lik
his fellow thinkers anti rather THAI
pro-Japanese. Now that COrea is de
sirous Of entering the postal union, an'
this step Japan again views with dis
favor. it is said, urging that 1t woult
be both untimely and absurd. Their
is nothing to be feared on the part o
Japan in all this, and the Coreans ar
jubilant ON the strength of it, Blu
Crown Prince Wo Hwa is still on ia
panese soil and finds unexpected oo
stacles put in his path whenever h
thinks Of returning. The Coreans ar
most anxious TO see this hope of tn
: progressive party once again in Seul.
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FOR QUEENSLAND.
An Immigrant Agcnt NoN IN This
Country.

san Francisco. May l5--Joseph ..
Russell. commercial agent Of the
Queensland government. Is here on be-
half of the colony Of Queensland ana
hopes go induos goodly number 81
farmers and skilled artisans TO em:-
CRATE.
We have several milll0Es Of acres
of the finest land that ever lay OUT
doors" said Mr. Russell last night.
and We can raise everything from
sardlne cans TO sugar and mangoes.
What We want Is for people u the
middle classes with experience and
some capital 20 cmlKrate 90 Queens
land aud develop the natural resources
OF the country. There is an abundance
u good government land that may
be- rented or purchased for a song. Out
of G6s. i97 square miles Of land in thi
colony. the government has only sold
thus Tar p .2o5 square miles. over iSo.'
goo SQUARE mics anve been released ana
miles opcn to settlement.
THE MINERAL deposits In the colony
are rich and varied. We have tin. cop
per and precious metals IN abundance
aad the names only await develop
ment. During the year 1896 We export
"a 5000 tons OF tin. valued az i6o'
pounds sterling and our other exports
may h. given as follows:
wool. $1,000 tons. valued al $l5oo0'o0o
10000 tons OF tallow, valued at $1,000.
600: 10000 tons Of sugar only a por
ton OF which was exported and
brought s422, 900; skins, A,OoO,OO0; hides
N.eOOO0O; fruits 100000,
In any and all Of these industries
people With experience and small capt
tai can make better living in my
opinion, thin in any other country II
the world"
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CONSUL CLARK IN TROUBLE.

Lima. Peru, May l5.-In consequence
Of a declaration by Emilio Clark, United
states consular agent at Piura, that his
office had been searched and an import
ant document, money and other valu-
ahles stolen, which allegation the pre-
feet Of police denied. saying the only
seizure made was that Of furniture the
newspapers Of Lima and Callao demand
that the Peruvian government cancel
the exequatur Of Consul Clark
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firm Of F. s. Dreyer & Co. which went
down IN the crash with the National
Bank VI Ilhnols. several months ago,
voted indictments this afternoon
against f. s. Dreyer. Robert Berger,
Dreyers partner; Carl Moll, ex-cash-
Ter Of the National Bank Of Illinois.
and Adolph Nissen The indictments
charge them with enbezzIement Of
10000
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a NOVEL VERDICT.

Portland, Or, May 15.-After ten
hours deliberaton a jury tonight re-
turned a novel verdict 1t was In the
case of Lee Donough VS.. the City \
Suburban railroad The jury decided
that the railway company should pay
the costs of the ruf,uuhsin &pSv&
with a wooden leg and give him em-
ployment DonouGh was sums the
COMPANY to recover $4,000 for the loss
of a leg, sustained by him while In
the employ of the company as motor
man.
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durng the week. ia yixlt 90 Mr. Glad
stone ~ ilawarden with thu Princes,
NJ Wales ana Princess Victoria on Mon
day has attracted much approving
comment. The DAILY News remarks
1T II but one more sign Of the gener-
GUS SENSE Of ths duties of their position
which has pnaearcd the royal PAIR I,
an classes"
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BASE BALL SCORES.

Cleveland, May 15.-Cleveland 5, Bos-
ton 1
Cleveland. O.. May 15,-Second game
Cleveland g. Boston Z.
st. Louis, May 15.-St. Louis 8, Balti-
more 20.
Chicago, May 15.-Chicago 6, Brooklyn
a.
Plttsburg. May 15-PlMsburg 2
Washington 0.
Cincinnati May 15.-Cinelnnat .
New York Z.
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BRITISH STEEL.
Manufacturers Urge Lower Freight
Rates 20 Compete with America


LonIon. May i5.--At the annual meet
Ing Of the Iron and Steel Institute this
wrck, American competition was one
n the chief TOPICS u discussion wa, one
ldon; Pftchard Martin spoke Of ;be
enormous outpui u the American steel
works and po!uied out that Americans
were oupiistanoing 30" British ~ the
use u steel. He lnstanced the steel
buildings bsiag erected In nearly all of
the large citics OF tho United states.
and urgei lower freight rates, saying
that the present cost of transpor,auoH
was severely handialpptng British in
dustry. an the rates. not only in Amer
lea. but in Belgium and Germany. we're
greatly below thc English rates.
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wAsH1GroN STATUE UNVEILED.

Special to the Astorian.
Philadelphia, May l5.-The bronze
statue of George Washington was un-
veiled today with appropriate cerenlo-
nies. President Mckinley, Vice Pres
ideat Hobart, and the cabinet officers
We're present.
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THE MARKETS.

san Francisco, May 15.-Hops-S and
12c.
New York. May 15.-Hops-6 and
11l@c.
London, May 15.-Hops-Sp 15s.
Liverpool, May 15.-Wheat-steady-
No. 1 standard California, Sls Sd.
Portland. May 15-Wheat-Unchans
al
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rExAs WOMAN RUNS AMucK.
She Slashes and cuts Her Fellow op
orators In a Faotory.

Dallas. Tex. May l5.-In fight be-
tween three women. employees Of the
Dallas cotton factory. two were ia
tally and the third slightly wounded.
Mrs. Addie Turner quarreled with a
boy named Huisey and struck him.
Hulsey's two sisters, who were standing
near by. took sides with their brother,
and one OF them hit Mrs. Turner on
the head with tool she was using.
The unequal contest made Mrs. Tur-
ner desperate, and seizing knife she
began slashing right and left. Several
men ran In and stopped the battle.
When quiet had been restored II was
found that the two sisters of the boy
over whom the trouble started were
mortally wounded, and the boy was
practically unhurt, having received a
few scratches only. His older sister,
Mrs. Eva Bennett, was stabbed In the
abdomen. Miss Eta Hulsey, the other
sister, was stabbed five times. Mrs.
Turner received severe bruises an1 a
scalp wound, She was taken into GUS
tody and remanded without bail,
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The sultan OF Turkey Is nov rivalhag
Emperor William OF Germany as a
sender Of kilograms and as a patron OF
.he arts. Abiul HOmid sent a dispatch
10 President Faure expressing SYM
pathy with the families Of the victims
OF the charity bazaar fire and the sui
tan has now instructed Edhem Pasha,
the Turkish commander In Thessaly, to
take especial care Of the works on an
tiduIty In Greece and to prevent his
soldiers from doing any damage TO
thcm. The Turkish general was further
Instructed to dispatch all the movable
articles Of value to the ottoman mus
cum at Constantinople.
The sultan OF Turkey proposes 10
send his son, Mohemned Seltm Ehendi'
TO represent him at the queens jubilee
II his majesty carries out his intention
il is more than likely that there VIII
pe some exciting scenes during the pro-
cessIon through the streets of London
The liberal newspapers are furious at
the suggestion and the daily Chronicle
protests against the dissertation OF tne
queens peaceful festival by the pr'S'
ence OF a murderer
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PREPARING FOR
THE JUBILEE
The Queen In u COndescending Mood
Drives Freely About London.
AMBASSADOR HAY RECEIVED
STANDARD oil Company Get, Good Deal
u Roasting Ia the London
fTrss.
AMBASSADOR HAY RECEIVED

Londuu May is.-tCypyrghic1 by
the Associated Press The Few days
which queen Victoria passed In town
gave il great impetus To- the season.
The crowds which assembled whenever
her majesty drove out exceeded an
records 10 poin, II numbers.
Th queen scohis remarkably we'll and
takes the gr~ni,rt Interest IN tht prep.
arat!ons being made 20 celcbrat, her
diamond jubl.ee Her mnjcstya outings
were n,, confined 90 drives In the park
but IN al open landau with p0stillions
ard an rqucrry on either side OF her car.
viagc she drove down lhs Thames
rmbnnkucut almost 90 the city ard
through Trafalgar square. The Hay mar
kct ana other streets not often fire.
quonlcd by the sovereign Dunas the
drives her majesty wore dark spec,a-
Giles.
The dfawins-uom Oh Wednesday las,
at Buckingham palace was the most
largely attended and most brilliant
which the queen has held since 1857
Contrary 10 her custom Tor years past.
queen Victoria not only received the
members OF tAr diplomatic corps but
remained over for AN hour receiving the
general crowd An The Americans pre-
s,ntcd. much to their delight we're
personally received by he queen, and
her majesty was especially gracious to
Mi~. Hay. wife VI thy United State
ambassador. Colonel John Hay, aud 70
Miss Hay
Tae festivities mapped out foi TIE
llblIe,, have now received the queens
Sanction. They viii begin on june 20,
the du,r of her maj s;y.s accession 10
the .ar1n. Co yeais age with a religions
service "a, Fruhgmorc Windsor the site
OF th. maug,vum erected to the mem
ory ~ the prince cunslrt ana the queen
mother the late Duchess of Ken, The
queen and royal family viii De present
on the Monday following the court
viii move IN scmi-state 90 London and
,ha, evening there win be a banquet
al buckingham palace In honor OF the
royal guests. 1t viii be followed by n
reception FOR the mmbcrs OF the dipl '-
matte corps and the special ENJOYS.
on Tuesday. June 22d, the royal pro-
cesSion through the streets OF London
viii be the grcat feature Of the lay
and II will be followed by numinations
al night. on Wednesday there will be
garden party at buckingham palace
To which thousands have been invited.
The court on Thursday, June 2iin'
viii move la seml-stutc 10 Ni&fsor
The troops will line the route to Pad
dngton station, Her majesty will leave
the train al Slough and will drive with
an escort Of the life guards by way of
Eton to Windsor taking this route IN
order TO enable the boys OF the Etoa
publlc school to receive her majesty
on Friday there will b. another ban
ouet at windsor and on Saturday viii
take place the naval reviaw at Spit
hold. which the uueen will not attend
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DREYER INDICTED.

Chicago, May 15.-The special grand
Jury investigating the affairs of the
grain inspectors office, the Globe saw
ings Bank and the private banking
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The star Is flooding London with
startling placards announcing coming
articles on "the STANDARD on Trust
and says;
THE Paris horrors surpassed Men,
women and children here are roasted
alive IN order TO put money into the
pockets Of the American trust koeNe-
Teller has obtained absolute control OF
the oil trade Of Great Britain by forcing
retailers to sell the refuse oil prohibit
ed In America and is responsible FOR the
terrible series Of lamp explosions
The Star urges the government
legislate in the matter.
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WILLIAMS ITALIAN HAND.

Paris. May 15.-It is stated that the
delay of the sultan of Turkey in ar
ranging for the cessation Of hostihties
is due to the direct advice of Emperor
William. of Germany. not to grant an
armistice until the Greeks have re-
treated.
treated again.
OVATION TO THE SOLDIERS.
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GREEKS STILL IN IT.

Athens. May IA private dispatch
from Arta says that the Turkish garri-
son at Preyesa Is ready 70 capltulate.
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THE INDEMNITY.

Constantinople, May 15.-The sum OF
sixteen million pounds is mentioned
here as the amount of the indemnity
Turkey will demand from Greece.
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Athens. May $500 Greek soldiers
and 90 officers arrived here today from
the island Of Crete. They received an
ovation from the pOpulace.
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CORNELL AHEAD.

Annapolis. Nd, May 15,-cornell won
by two lengths in the boat race with the
naval cadets.
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STILL FIGHTING.

Athens, May l5.-The Greeks have
been bombarding Nillopolis since early
this morning.
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The Prince of Wales has been busy
The age-herald., 1897-09-29
DRAMATlCS.

'1492," the musical extravagaE a With New York city by similar entertain ment, will be presented at OBrien's tomorrow, matinee and evening. The piece is in reality a spectacular bur lesque, and is conspicuous for it's anus ing comedy and it's fine music. It is wei filled with bright jokes and hits at passing events, and is razzle-dazzle of fun, song and dance from the first scene to the final curtain. There is a vast display of elaborate and costly scenery, costumes and accessories, and a success sion of bewildering stage pictures of wondrous beauty One animated pie ture follows another In rapid succ: ssion, making a feast to the eye that is cal culated to please the most exacting. Not for an instant does the interest flag, but is constantly sustained by the clever company engaged in the interpo-s lation of it's kaleidoscopic features. An augmented orchestra, under the direc- ton of Prof. Milton c. Smith and large and well drilled chorus, are potent fac-, tors in making the extravaganza a. :. most enjoyable entertainment. In the company of seventy artists are Stuart, the male Patti," who impersonates Queen Isabella; Miss Zelma Rawlston, whom a New York critic describes as the "queen of burlesque"; Master Thoss, Meade, the famous boy tenor; the Her. aid Square quartette, John H. W. Byrne. Frank Gardiner Marie Godoy, Connie Thompson, Arthur R. Seaton, Sara Maclaren, Thomas H. Ince, George D. Cunningham, H. J.s Turner, Jay N Binkly, George Ovey and others of repute.
 Tickets now on sale at the box office.
The age-herald., 1897-09-29

pacing race produced a great surprise in Minnie F., which lowered her own rec ord of 2:14%, and beat Democracy, The hot favoIfte. in the orly heat paced. The time is within half a second of The track record. In the first ralee Max.mi1- ban was evi1enllly held for a "hog-kill- ing" which did not come off. The at- tendance was light. Summarizes:
 2:33 Glass, Pacfng-ndaximilla won thfd, fourth and fifth and race. Tune, 2:20A, 2s22, 2:25. Etua Moore won second heat. Time, 2:19A Ernest Mccaffee won first heat. Time, 2:10A. Robert w, Director, Bornie Weet, Egeria, L.zzle Myers and Pat S. also started.
 2:40 Glass, Tnotting-Dress G5ods won first three heats ard race. Time, 2:20%, 2:20, 2:21. Nellie Conway, Valeo, Day time, Luttie Dawson, Springfield, w. D. A, Barn, Reed Bird and Dean Forrest also s.alted.
 2:14 Glass, Pacing, Unt1n 'shed-Mlnn.e P. won first heat. Time, 2:10h. Belle T. Democracy, O. M. c. and Mary Garrstt also started.
The age-herald., 1897-09-29
Trying to Shirk

From the Minneapolis Tribune.
 Americans residing in Switzerland are all torn up over a new law compelling foreigners to serve in the civic guard, and are holding meetings to protest. They will doubtless appeal to the Amer ican government to protect them. We have very lDttle sympathy with these Americans who expatriate themselves by residing abroad. They thus seek to dodge their obligations as citizens of the United States, and at the same time to avoid assuming any obligations as citi- zens of another country. In case of war in this country, if Uncle Sam should desire to draft them into the army, they couldn't be reached: and when Switzerland desires to draft them, they set up the plea that they are American citizens. It Is to be hoped that our government will not exert itself very hard to shield Americans who are try ing to Shirk