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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-31
MOySOy SENTENCED FOR FIVE YEARS.
HE WAS ACQUITTED FIVE YEARS AGO OF A
CHARGE OF MtTDER-Now FOUND
GUILTY OF FORGERY.

GUILTY OF FORGERY.
London, July 3O.-In the Old Bailey Court to-day
Alfred John Monson, OF Ardlamont murder mystery
notoriety who was arrested on July l, charged
with melting TO forgery and with attempting 10 de-
fraud the Norwich Union Assurance Society. and
Victor Honor a money-ender and confederate OF
Monsan. each sentenced to five years pena!
servtude.
Alfred John Monson, who Is about thirty-eight
years old. is the grandson OF the Hon. and the Rev
Thomas Monsoon, fifth OF the second Lord Mon
son. He was graduated at oxford. and eventually
became the tutor Of Cecil Hambrough a wealthy
young man, for whose murder Monson was in 1893
tried and acquitted. after one OF the most sensa-
tOnal trials record
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Exceptions 10 the referees report in the matter
OF the application of William Rockefeller Tor writ
Of certiorari the Of the town OF Mount
Pleasant have been fled in the County Clerk s
office in White Plains. The assessors IN their
contained in the referees report they except to six
conclusions OF law and to twenty-one OF the
rnfaraa'a rIinES
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NIGH PENTEcosT New Century Hal, NJ. 500 f.rh-
ave above 42d-st SUNDAY morning ii o'clock sub
4ast: Mind Your Own Business"
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Rcl,aicus Noiites.

CHURCH or THE HOLY TRINirls Tiintsn sne S sss
vices and sermon at II and 40
FIVE POINTS HOUSE OF INDUSTRY, i55 wor'h-et
wa 3 nARNAHD supt.-serNior OF song on sunaAy
At $50 D. Singing by the choir ol eh1fsa 9, .ns ~
shoes soliciie,.
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ASSESSMENT OF ROCKEFELLER ESTATE
HEARING ADJOURNED UPON THE CONFIRMATION
OF THE REFEREES REPORT

Poughkeepse. y. Y. July 3o-The hearing upon
the confirmation OF the report OF Referee Hoys-
radt ordering the assessment on William Rookie
felers estate in Westches,er County 10 be reduced
barnard to-day 10 next Friday at 10 a. m. The
adjournment was granted at the request OF counsel
for the assessors, who claimed that he had been
unable because OF sickness 10 prepare his argument
in opposition to the report.
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OBITUARY.
PROFESSOR JOHN CARD.

London. July so.-Professor John Card. D. D.
IL. D.. Is dead.
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POstoffice Notice.

(shouI be read DAILY by all interested as changes may
occur tirneb . 81.
Foreign mails for the ending August y 1850 VIII
close promptly all al the General fo-o0s -
foil Parcels Post Mails cose one hour ea'"e' '''
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-02-20
RuMoRs DENIED.

Washington. Feb. ia-Onclals Of IN,
war department are annoyed at the cir.
culation Of rumors that seem to connect
the activity now observed at the sea coas,
dcfcnsos with the Maine incident.
Tho attention Of Acting Secretary Mel.
keljohn was this morning called to sew
cral stories coming from widely sepa.
rated parts OF the country lie promptly
declared that this movement had no con.
ncc,lon with the Maine AFFAIR There hao
been increases Of garnsons Of the sea.
board posts. but this had been going on
Tor Nix months and Ia the only marked
step In the development OF the scheme OF
coast defense planned by the fertilization
board some time ago. Said Mr Meikel-
John.
~ h following out the policy OF the
department which has been pursued since
the ordnance department turned over to
the engineers the modern guns whicn
they had Manufactured Where these are
placed In coast fortlnoatlons Il viii be
necessary TO have them carefully pro-
tccted. and this work has been going on
for six months Congress has been aware
OF this and the department, has called It's
attention to the need Of at least two ad-
ditlopnl regiments Of artillery to man
these posts and take care OF these guns
as fast as they are installed"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-02-20
AN ABSORBING TOPIC,

New York, Feb, IA dispatch to the
Herald from Key wsct says
Public interest In the destruction OF the
Maine continues the all.absorblng topic
Of discussion In the city. on the arrival
of the mail steamer from Havana were
displayed four photographs taken from
different points OF view, each admirably
showing the wrecked battleship In all It's
hldeousncss, The gnarlcd and twisted
hon beams, the heavy steel plates. bent
like pieces Of cardboard, together with
the chaotic condition Of the massive tur-
rets ana other heavy iron work, made an
impressive picture. The forward part OF
the ship, which on the shock OF the cX-
ploslon had first lifted the bow out OF the
water, then thrown II back as II to break
the vessel In two and dropped It into the
water a wrecked mass, was reproduced
by the photograph In all It's horror.
These photographs fully confirm the
description given OF the explosion by the
survivors who are now being cared for
by the authorities In this city, These
photographs viii prove OF material as
slstanco TO the board OF inquiry during
Its investigation,
ono thing which tends to keep up the
interest In the Mainc disaster Is the con-
stant movement OF the vessels Of the fleet,
their frequent arrival and departure from
this port being In obedience to instruc-
tlons from Washington. The arrival or
departure Of n torpedo boat to or from
the flagship New York, which stlll rides
at anchor outside the bar, never falls to
attract n crowd of idlers, who are con-
vinced that In some manner 1t Is con-
nected with the deplorable accident
The presence on the street of n survivor
with bandaged head or injured body new
er fails to draw crowd. II the injured
bluejacket possesses garrulons tongue
he Is never without an attentive audi
enee.
Reports from the barracks and marine
hospitals show the wounded are rapidly
convalesoIng and the majority whose in
jurles were slight will shortly be dis
charged from the institution as cured
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TROUBLES OF KLoNDKERs,

Montreal, Feb, l9.-Thirteen young Eng
lishmen under the leadership of Viscount
Avonmore left here December Is last for
the Klondlke. Since their departure they
have had all kinds of bad luck.
From Montreal they proceeded to Ed
monton, N, W, T. A few days after ar
riving there Captain Alline died Of pneu-
monia. Dr. Hoops, another member of the
party, badly sprained his ankle few
days later, Then Captain Powell, while
on short trip into the country had his
feet frozen. Then Mr.. Bannerman was
arrested at the instance Of Captain
o'Brien on charge of embezzlement.
Captain o'Brien, who had assumed lead
ership of the party, was arrested on a
charge of assault for attempting to stab
a man in his employ The captain has
just been bound over to keep the peace
and the party is broken up.
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BANKRUPTCY BILL,

Washington, Feb, l9-After four days
Of consideration the house today passed
the bankruptcy bill. reported by the COM
mittce on judiciary, substitute for the
Nelson bill passed by the senate at an
extra session last summer, The bin is
known "a the Henderson bill and con-
tans both voluntary and involuntary fea-
turc. 1t is considered less drastic than
the measure passed by the last house by
vote Of l57 to 81. The voluntary feature,
however, mad been sixteen articles,
To-day the motion to strike out the in
voluntary features was defeated by ma
lority OF %, the vote being; Ayes l5S;
noes l25, Eighteen republicans voted
against the bill and twelve democrats for
1t. The populists, with one exception,
voted against the bill,
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ANOTHER SPANISH OPINION

New York. Feb. is.-Thc World says.
Lieutenant, J, J Sobria. naval a,tachc oI
the Spanish legation az Washington. wa,
In this city yesterday. cooperating with
tho authorities In preparing for the safety
ot the viEcaya during her stay In thl,
port Lieutenant sohrla was asked for
his opinion as 10 the explosion on tho
Maine. His reply was;
II know tie cause Of the explosion. q,
was the result OF an explosion inside the
ship which took place In one OF the for
ward magazines. The fact OF the matter
Is that the discipline and watch observed
ON the ship were very lax"
when Lieutenant sohrla was spoken to
M TO the possibility OF serious trouble
over tho Maine affair he said;
II do not think there will be war be-
tween the United States and Spain. but
should such an unfortunate condition
arise. shall OF course be In condition
to be OF much aid 10 my government as a
result OF such information as come 10 my
knowledge as naval attache at the Span
ish legation"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-02-20
MURDER IN SOUTHERN OREGON.
The Leader of the Van Pelt Clan Is
Killer From Ambush.

Crescent City, Cal, Feb, 19.-Thomas
Van Pelt was shot and killed this morn
ing In the presence of two of his sons
near his home near Chetco, Oregon, by u
person in ambush as yet unknown, Van
Pelt was the leader of his clan In tho
Van Pelt-Coolldge fued through which
"Curly" Coolidge was killed last October.
Van Pelt and his five sons and son-in-
law were but recently released on bail
from custody at Gold Beach, the county
seat Of Curry county, where they were
under Indictment for the murder of Cool
idge. More troble is feared,
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ILL-FATED CLARA NEVADA.
II Il Supposed That Dynamite on Boara
Exploded. Causing the Disaster.

Skagwa, Alaska. Feb. H. via Seattle
Feb. BIT cannot be ascertained here
how many passengers were on the steam
er Clara Nevada which was lost In Ber-
ner's bay with al on board. One esti.
mate places the number that embarked
here at .. The wharnnger at the skag-
way docks says she did not carry more
than eight or ten from this port
Il Is reported here that the Clara Ne
yada carried large amount Of dynamite
for the Treadwell mine at Douglass ISL
and. and that the explosion OF this
caused the disaster
James f. scoville. Of Syracuse, New
York, arrived here yesterday from Daw-
son which place he left January 10. sco-
willie is the contractor for the Yukon tele-
graph and telephone syndicate which has
recently been Incorporated 10 construct
and maintain telegraph and telephone
lines in the Klondlke regions The first
line built will be between Dawson ana
Klondike City. and thereafter the line will
be built from Dawson to skagway or
I Dyea. The company is controlled solely
ly the mine owners Of the Bonanza and
Fldorado creeks. and the general mana
ger is Alex Mcdonald. the bonanza king
scovire brings an important piece OF
news which viii have a decided bearing
on the future output Of Klondike gold.
II is the formation OF a gigantic pool or
combine known as the Bonanza -Eldorado
company. capitalized at s9O.OOco which
proposes to control mining operations In
the Klondike country. He says it will
revolutionize the method Of mining. Hy-
draulIcing will he substituted for the pres
ent wasteful and expensive system, ana
the miner who is unable to work his
claim successfully. will be given an op-
portunity to sell 1t to a trust or syndicate
that will work II for him at rate mucn
cheaper than he could do It himself The
formation OF this syndicate Scoville says,
will have the effect OF reducing the out
put next spring quite materially.
Hundreds of people are arriving in
Skagway on every steamer. For the |
most part the argonauts are losing no |
time in getting their outfits to Lake Ben |
nett. 1t is estimated that there are at
least 5000 people scattered along the tran
between skagway and the lakes.
Since the shooting OF Andrew McGrath
and Deputy Marshal Rowan, by Ed Fay !
two weeks ago. the disorderly element
has kept quiet, owing to the fact that a
vigilance committee composed OF the best
citizens OF the town has been formed ana /
the general understanding is that the
next man who makes ''gun play will
hang.
The steamer Elder arrived Saturday
with the advance guard of the govern
ment relief expedition.
Cerrebro spinal meningitis is epedimlo
here, and six deaths have resulted in the
past few days,
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othcrs however. whose wounds are more

Others, however. whose wounds are more
serious must remain criDplea for llfe.
Frnnk o. Thomson. q petty officer Of the
Maine. now under treatment at the ma.
rino hospital. says that shortly before the
explosion he WIS on the port gangway
with % others who. like himself had gone
there to get a whlf Of fresh air. They
all turned In at o'clock Shortly after.
ward he heard the scnilnel's call of "alrs
well" at tho Spanish warship Alfonso
XIII. which wns answered by an echo
from the boats on either side Of the har-
bor Just as he fell asleep he felt a shock
like an earthquake. Opening his eyes he
saw what appeared 10 be- a hurricane OF
namo by which he was hurled into the al.
falling 10 the water whence he WAS res
cuod ana taken aboard the waahip He
was firm In the belief that there we're two
explosions
An Official examination OF the Maine
has been ordered Six divers with out.
nts have been sent 70 Havana BY the
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Passengers and Grew Desert Her Ia
Port Townsend.
APPEAL TO THE COLLECTOR
The Company Says the Boat Viii Kun aad
No Fares Will Be Returued-Nsw
Crew Ordered.

Port Townsend. Feb 1s.-The steamer
North Pacific which arrived this morning
from Seattle en- route to Alaske, Is stin
here and Is likely to remain for somo
time. Owing to rough weather. the vessel
did not attempt TO cross the straits OF
Fuca untll late yesterday and when half
way over was forced to put back on ac-
count Of heavy seas which caused the
steamer to ship large quantities Of water.
This morning all but three OF the steam
er's crew deserted her. and also the pas
sengers, who number 80. They decline to
proceed further on this steamer, as they
say she is not seaworthy.
Fifty Of the passengers visited Collector
Of Customs Huesiis at the United States
custom house this morning in a body
and asked him to allow the North Paci-
hc to go to sea. The managers telegraphed
TO Seattle for a new crew, which will
reach here tonight. Unless prevented by
the authorities the managers assert that
they will start the North Pacific as soon
as the new crew arrives and the weather
and that those passengers who
DO not want to go can stay behind, bus
no money viii be refunded.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-02-20
GENERAL MERRIAM.
Pays Visit to Astoria While on an In.
spection Trip.

You may rest assured that II will be
week or more before the result Of the in
yesiigatlon ~ TO tho cause OF the disaster
10 the Maine can become known" sai,
General Merriam. commanding this dlyls
Ion Of the army. Vancouver Barracks
Washington. 70 an AstorIan reporter last
evening.
The general arrived here yesterday
morning In company with Captain Fiske
U. s.fshrdlu cmfwyp shrdul cmfwyp shrdl
United States engineer. Portland. ana
Lieutenant Bennett. Vancouver. on the
L. $. $. columblne, and will return 10
Portland early this morning.
While here the party inspected the new
Qualifications at the mouth Of the colun-
Tia When asked the condition Of the for
tihcations In case OF war in the near fu-
ilse. the general. with smile. said.
That might not be best for publication
iou can say. however, that 80 far as the
difficulties In the way Of moving the
Klondike relief expedition are concerned.
they have been removed and the expedl-
tion Will move. The trouble over the tug
towing the Lucille. now stranded at Ma
nalmo. will probably be arranged in the
morning. and all differences with Canada
as to duties. etc. have been arranged.
Yes. matter Of 80 much Importance
as the explosion Of the battleshlp Maine
requires time to unraveL The physical
difficulties alone are too great to be over
come In a short time. In the meantime
all else will be mere speculation"
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RUMoREp SALE.
Washington and Columbia River Railroad
Sold to Northern Pacific.

walla Walla. Feb. i9-From what Is
considered reliable source It Is ascer-
talncd that the Washington and Column
bla River Railway Company's line from
Pcndleton to Hunts Junction. from Day
ton to Hunts, and all the branches roll
lng stock. depots and grounds were trans
ferred to the Northern Pacific Railway
Company
The board OF directors OF the Washing
ton and Columbia River Railway Com
pany have been In session since Wednes-
day, They closed up business today,
Soon after rumor was circulated that
the Northern Pacific had purchased the
road and was soon the topic OF conversa-
tion around the city. At meeting OF the
board this morning President d. W, Tyler
and Secretary A. r, Burford rendered
their designations, which were accepted
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-02-20
THE lNYEsrlGArloN

Washington. Fob. Ban interesting fca.
turc of ,oiayu news AZ the navy de.
partner, was the decision N the govern.
mon, 10 allow concurrent Investigations
~ tho cause of the Maine disaster ana
FOR is own part In making independent
Inquiry through q naval cour, Of inquiry
already appointed
while permitting the Spanish au,horl.
ties 10 make such investigation as they
desire. this arrangement commended Il.
scl! 10 naval men alike or fair 20 an ana
ht the same time calculated to develop the
exact facts In manner that could not be-
questioned
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on THE ALLEYS.


Bowling has taken a great spurt at the
A. F. c. alleys. and many games TO de-
eide supremacy are being played daily.
The pleasant visit OF the Multnomah la
dies has done much to encourage bowling.
They played a beautiful and dashlng
game that Is only seen once in a life
time. Although the visitors lost on pins,
their style is very much admired. as they
demonstrated that women can be ath-
letes, and the losing team were athletic
TO perfection.
The team contests are getting very In
terestlng. The defeat in two straight
games the sardines received from the
Trouts places the latter ahead on points,
and the Crabs and Halibuts are very
anxious TO go against the invlncfble
Trouts to lower their colors. as both
teams are well up on pins. and when the
teams come together there will be hot
time on the alleys.
Mrs. ingalls,. who plays for the Tom
Gods. has a grand average OF 4s for six
games. while W, Laws. captain Of the
CLANS, has an average OF g for four
games.
The monthly tournament will take
Place ladies Tuesday. February %. ana
gentlemen Thursday. February a, all con-
testants can enter at the time Of bowling.
as their classes will not be changed. The
high rollers are looking to this contest
with more than usual eagerness. to de-
feat Laws and Miss Gilbert, as both have
won the medal twice, and one more win
will give them the medals for all time.
The standing of the fish teams is as
follows:
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-02-20
DoLE's RETURN.

San Francisco, Feb. D-The chamber OF
commerce mas completed Its arrange
ments for the public reception to Presi-
dent Dole of Hawaii on Monday after
noon, the date having been approved by
the guest Of honor. Invitations have been
Issued to military and civil organizations
and to federal and state and civic officers.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-02-20
LETTERS ENORMOUS ACCOUNT
Two Chicago Banks Have Turned Int,
Cash S6,OOOOOO.

Chica Feb 19,-The Journal today says:
1t is pretty wen established in inside
circles about the board of trade that
within the past 10 days there has been
turned into cash by two Chicago banks
on lie Sale street about s6,OOO,OOO for
Joseph Letters account. This is confr-
nation of the sale of his wheat, when in
a hours the ocean tonnage has been TAX
en- at very low rate for 100000 bushels
to the leading English ports. The favored
people who had tip on heavy deposits
with banks were getting all the wheat
possible on soft spots yesterday.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-02-20
LEUTGERT's CASE.

Chicago, Feb. ia motion for new
trial was made today on behalf of Luet-
CERT, the sausage maker, sentenced to
life Imprisonment for wife murder, Judge
Gary denied the motion for a new trial
and formally sentenced Luetgert to life
Imprisonment, An appeal will be made
to the state supreme court.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-02-20
IN MOURNING

Sacramento, Feb. BIN view OF the
disaster to the Maine Governor Budd has
requested all citizens and directed the
officers In charge OF state buildings ana
nrmorics 10 place the flags at half-mast
On Monday, February g. out OF respect
TO the officers and men who lost their
lives
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-02-20
Law and Order Must BE Maintained
at All Cost.
THEORY OF NEVADA ACCIDENT
The Uaioftunate Vessel Vas Carrying
Dynamite-Biq Syndicate Forming 10
ilsska--Ihs hSsh Continues.

Seattle. Feb. is.-COmpanles A and G.
Fourteenth infantry. under command OF
Captain r. F. Eastman. left here this
afternoon on the steamer Queen for skag.
way where they will be stationed for the
purpose Of preserving order.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-02-20

Tomorrow night the Halibuts won't do
a thing to Coopers Smelts and the Grabs
will try conclusions with the oysters.
The alleys were tested yesterday and
We're found to be in perfect order
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SPANISH ApMrRAEs OPINION.

Madrid. Feb is-A dispatch from Rear
Admiral Materola. naval commander NJ
Havana, says the proofs are that no
dead rsh came TO the surface after tho
explosion that wrecked the Maine ana
that when the disaster occurred there
was no, the slirhtcs, uphcaval Of water
such M would follow marine explosion
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-02-20

SOME SPANISH OPINIONS
The All ib'ofbiaq Topic Ia uaysaa icii,-
iiy 10 Coast Dsiensss Nolhag 70 do
With Maine Disaster

Hayana. Feb ~ The United states nag
IL az half mas, from the poop OF the
Maine today and two divers with assist.
ants are at work about the wreck under
the direction of Captain slgubce.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-02-20

The true word spoken has its chance or
somewhere alghting and striking root.
Look not to that. Seeds perish in nature;
good men fail Look to the truth In you,
and deliver 1t, with no other thought OF
hope.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-02-20

BY the will of the late Mrs. Julia Beden
wife of the deceased Bishop Bedell, $50, 900
was left to the Ohio diocese of the Prot
estant Episcopal church.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-02-20

Representative Pearson, Of North Caro-
lima, has decided to accept the extra mile
age voted the other day on account of the
extra session.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-02-20

Tritan d'Acunha's yearly mail has been
dispatched from st. Helena. 1t consists
Of ten letters, three newspapers, and two
packages of books,