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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-10
MODERN RIFLES
TO Be EMPLOYED
Force Of 100000 Men to Be Thor
OnOhly Armed.
THE STRAIGHT PULL" GUN
Recommended BY GsasraI Niles, as IL Cas-
Be Used for Both Branches Of the
Goyesmeat Service.

Washington. March S.-The war depart
ment is arranging to secure a large sup
ply Of the most modern rifles. sufficient
in time Of emergency TO arm a force Of
5o0J) men.
GeaeraI Miles strongly favors the
straight pulr' gun. 1t Is Of American
make. and has been adopted by the Brit
fish government as the standard arm.
million being now in the hands Of Brit
ish soldiers. General Miles recommended
It's adoption IS years ago when member
Of the board, for the choice OF rifle.
He continued his advocacy OF It and In
view Of his ranking position In the army.
his view win have much weight. This
gun Is used by the United States navy
and this Is being urged as another point
In It's favor, as reserve supply would
be available for either branch Of the gov
ernment service.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-10
BRITISH OPINION.

London, March 9.-Slr George William
Dereveaux, formerly governor of the Ba-
hama islands and more recently governor
of Hong Kong, in an interview today on
the far eastern crisis said Great Britain
ought to seize the opportunity of express
ing cordial sympathy with the United
States in her efforts to secure autonomy
for Cuba, The time, he said, was oppro-
tune to express the disposition of Great
Britain to aid the United States with
her fleet against any attack on her coast.
This, he added, would prevent war with
Spain and would make general the Amer
lean sympathy with Great Britain which
now was only partial. This, he con-
cluded, would be enormously to the ad-
vantage of both nations while also assist
ing In the solution of the Chinese ques-
tion. He remarked In conclusion that
such an opportunity of "anneallng the
two English-speaking nations may never
recur."
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-10
SPAIN IS STILL
ON The HUNT
Looking for Narships But Hsndi-
capped by Poverty.
SHE MUST PAY IN ADVANCE
uuiIed States Will riad Spain a hard Nut
10 Crack. But viii Ma Ia
the LOag linn.

London. March s--The New York world
correspondent saw a member Of the house
~ commons and one Of the largest and
best known shipbullding firms on the
c!ydc who said:
II know positively that Spain Il hunt
lhg. not only for cruisers. but for eight
fnrt steamships which are 10 be con-
,cried into unarmorcd cruisers She has
been on the lookout for several weeks
but with tn dlficulty ~ the lack OF
money No British shlpbuilder would
permit her TO remove craft without
prepayment In fun have also just
heard that her contemplated purchases
which have been hanging nrc for dnan.
oial reasons, are about being completed
as the Spanish goyer1men, has loan
through a bank In Paris Sentiment as
wrll as financial reasons, prompts
France 10 assis, Spain against the United
States. and France Is the only European
country where Spain has a chance Of OBJ
tainlng financial help"
The gentleman quoted asked that his
name be not given. his arm having deal
ings with the Spanish government He
added.
II consider that the United States will
lind Spain a hard nu, TO crack I have
had large experience with Spanish sail
ors'and regard them as FIRST rate seamen.
Your country is bound TO win In the long
run. but IL will be no small affair for
your navy"
Another report current In the lobby was
that the United States government had
offered eo.ocO for McAlmont's famous
yacht Geralda. She steams % knots. has
displacement OF 1880 tons and is fitted
for the requirements Of naval use. She
has ten machine guns. She Is a, present
at Algiers and IL Is stated that the ofIer
Is conditional ON her being handed over
at Gibraltar within Is days. She is prob
ably wanted as a dispatch boat II at all.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-10
THE BILL HAS NOW
BECOME A LAW
Senate, Like the HOnSc. Unanimously
Votes $5O,OOO,OO0 for Delense.
PRESIDENT HAS SIGNED IT
No Division Of the Fuads Aads-Ships 20
BE Bought First rlsnty oi Ammu-
nitiOn Assured.

Washington. March 3-tspoclal 20 the
ASlorihn i- President McKlnlcy'a hands
have been upheld by both branches Of tho
American congress with an cnthuH-
aHm. fcryor ana promptnenr almost un.
pnrallelcd IN the senate In time Of peace.
that body today passed the emergency
appropriation bin carrying $500 of de-
fcicnclcs nnd placing ~ the disposal ~
the president r0000pl for national de-
fcnso The vote by which the measure
passed was unanimous Not only did
every senator present register hiH vote
In favor of the blil but for every absent
member authoritative announcement was
made that n prcsrnt be- would vote aye
Tho president signed tho bill and It ~
nov law
While the matter has been considered.
Il can be- stated that the fund hns not
yet been allotted among the various
branches of the government service. A.
ships aro to be- the first choice in the
steps FOR defense. until their cost h. as.
ecr'alncd 1, IL not possible To divide the
remainder u the appropriation among
the other branches of the military and
naval service,
Tho secretary of the navy Is making
every effort to secure from our naval
attaches. ana By diplomatic officers
abroad. all information ob,ainablc re-
'pcc,ing the number Of ships building.
their price and other data.
Up To this momen, not only has the
United States government bought no war.
ships bu, IL has not even secured an op.
ton on one.
There ls less dfhcul,y experienced In
securing tenders Of war material. such
AS shot and shell and powder aud the
navy department has almost assured It.
SELF Of an ahundan, supply OF certain
kinds of smokcless powder abroad at
shor, notice, oniclals Of the department
are In daily correspondence by mall and
telegraph with agents OF ammunition
houses, and besides are now fully ac-
qualn,cd with the plans of domestic pow
der makers for enlargins their plants 20
meet the emergency. The statement was
made NJ the navy department. today that
the report OF the Maine court OF inquiry
probably would come TO the department
some time next week. II does not ap-
pear. however that this statement was
founded on any direct report from the
court bu, was rather an estimate based
on the progress so far made as revealed
by change OF methods on the part OF
tho court.
Admiral sieard has been authorized to
enlist suitable men for the navy at Key
West II he can hnd material
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-10
RussIA ANp cHINA.
The Cars Troops Marching Into the
Celestial Kingdom.

Vancouver. b. c.. March s.-orlental
adyiees say that the Lao Tung province
IS In great alarm and many rumors are
aioat Of a Russian invasion and capture
by Russian troops OF vast territory in
China. The stories arose over the fact
that Chinese are fleeing from this pro-
vince leaving their homes unprotected.
owing TO the advance Of 5000 Russian
troops through the territory while the
600 Chinese troops left to guard that sec
tiOn Of the country can scarcely be kept
from throwing down their arms. The
Russians who have crossed the border
are divided into three corps. one corps
containing 300 Siberian outlaws, who
are given chance TO leave the mines
and serve in the army without pay. The
latest dispatch states that the Russians
are at Nuho. China. near the Amur river.
whers At is said fabulously rich gold
mines are being worked and gold is
stored. It is feared that some of the
troops are to seize the mine and gold in
case Of war breaking out and work the
mines with Siberian convicts and that the
rest are proceeding to other points OF
Importance
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-10
OUT
new REGIMENTS
KillistOn and Sinclair Advanced to
Grade Of COlonels.
HEADQUARTERS IN NEW YORK
Randolph sad Aecrel Promoted Latest
from Cuba Insurgents Fleeing Before
the Spanish 10 HaaIaailIo.

Washington. March s.-work in block.
Ing out the two new regiments Of artil-
lery. authorized BY congress. Is under
way by the war department.
Colonels Edward willston and william
Sinclair. who will be advanced to The
grade Of eolonels. will have command OF
the sixth and seventh regiments respec-
lively. while Majors Wallace F. Ran
dolph and Tully Mccrea win be ad-
vanced to the rank Of lieutenant-colon-
els. and will take the places held BY
williston and Sinclair In the third and
NTH artillery respectively. General Miles
has about decided finally to locate the
headquarters Of the two regiments al
Forts SlOcum and Wadsworth. New York.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-10
sI0sBEE WANTS TO RE RELIEvEl

New York. March "A dispatch to the
Herald from Havana says;
Captain sIgsbee has not communicated
with Washington regarding his recall,
hut Is nevertheless anxious to wind up
his work here and get away. His health
Is gradually failing since the Names de-
struction and now that the excitement no
longer sustains him he fears collapse,
His case is not serious, but he seldom ap-
pears In the city now, feeling unable to
get about,
The Dlario de Ia Marina declares that
Lieutenant Blandln talked so freely as
to make himself Objectionable to both
Madrid and Washington. The same pa
per continues;
at Is to the interest of both govern
monts that the court OF inquiry be OK
pliclt In its finding, and for the court to
say that the explosion was due to un-
known causes would be unsatisfactory
II must say whether the explosion was
due TO external or internal causes"
Tho same paper intlmates that Spain
may expect the United States to demand
heavy indemnity.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-10
PHILApELPHIA,s OFFER.

Philadelphia, March S.--At meeting
of the board of directors of the Union
League Club the following was adopted.
"Tle Union League of Philadelphia.
which during the war of the rebellion
raised, armed, and equipped and placed
in the field nine regiments of infantry
and battalion of cavalry, hereby pledge
to the president of the United States it's
legal support in war and peace and con-
graduates him upon his steadfast efforts
to maintain peace with honor"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-10
SPANISH pEsrRoYERs.

Glasgow, March s-The Spanish tor
pedo destrOyers. orado and Audez. left
the Clyde bank this afternoon fully
manned. and with all their guns and
other ornaments on board. They viii
embark ammunition tomorrow at Green
Oek and viii saIl Saturday. At their trials
they developed a speed Of % knots
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-10
FIVE BURNED TO DEATH.
A Hotel in skagway Burned and Three
Bodies Recovered.

--~~Nef
Bodies Recovered.
Seattle, March 9-Passengers on the
steamer Humboldt which arrived here
early this morning from Dyea and Skag-
way brings the news that on the night
of March a fire occurred in which 1t Is
thought five persons perished. The fire
broke out in Everyone's Home hotel,
completely destroying the hotel and the
adjoining saloon and dance house. over
twenty persons were sleeping in the ho-
tel. The bodies of Bert Meek, of Port
land. and Gus Keller, of Juneau. had
been taken out, Keller was still alive
but he was not expected to live. The
body of an unknown woman had also
been recovered, 1t was thought that the
remains of two more men were in the
ruins.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-10
AUSTRALIAN GOLD HUNTERS.
Forty-Five Coolgardie Miners Enroute to
the Klondlke.

San Francisco. March 9-The steamship
Moana, Captain Carey, arrived today
from Sydney via Honolulu with 2S4 pas
sengers of whom As are miners from the
Coolgardie fields enroute to the Klondike.
They repor THAT the Klondlke fever Is
very strong in Australia and that many
miners are preparing to try their luck in
Alaska this year.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-10
VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, March 9,-(Speclal to
the Astorlan)-The Jury In the case of
Sheriff Martin and deputies for shooting
the strikers at Lattimer, September /.
today returned verdict of not guilty
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-10
RoSECRANs DYING.

Los Angeles, March 9.-Therc has been
no material change In the condition of
General Rosecrans since yesterday, He
remains In scmi-conscious stupor from
which he rouses himself with an effort
II spoken to or disturbed In any way.
The probabilities are that he viii con-
tInue to sink rapidly until he passes
away,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-10
THE BESSIE K. SAFE.

Seattle March 9-The schooner Bessie
X. arrived at skagway last Friday even
ing with her cargo inatct.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-10

Los Angeles, Cal, March i0-General
w, s. Rosecrans at 12 o'clock was slowly
and peacefully passing away.
The Florence tribune., 1898-01-15
A FOUL ASSASSINATION.
The Remains M. L. Hasbrouck Found in
 Our Sister Republic.

Ono BLANco, Pima County, Arizona, January Especial to The Yuma Sun.-Two Mexicans have arrived from the Altar District of Sonora, Mexico, with the information that they dls- covered the remains of man on the trail sixty miles south of the boundary line. The remains were so scattered that it was impossible to arrive at the matter definitely, but he had protably been dead about c month, and the presence in the left side of the breast bone of hole made by bullet or I sharp pick. indicated that he came to his death by foul means
 As near as could be ascertaiued the dead man was midde-aged, about six feet tall, had dark hair, and wore suit of gray woolen clothes, duck hunting coat, blue flannel shirt, No. g of the old country Norwegian pattern, and pair of russet leggings. The color of his eyes could not be told, as animals had stripped the bones of flesh.
 In the dead mans clothes were found receipt for dues from the Pendleton, Oregon, Lodge No. g, I. o. o. F.,~one from the Portland, Oregon, Lodge No. 48, A. F. & A. M., and newspaper published in Pendleton, Oregon-the East Oregonian.
 The name appearing on the receipts was M. L. Hasbrouck, indicating that that was the name of the murdered man. [The. receipts and newspaper are now in possession of The Sum-
 The proofs of the mans identity, to- gether with a pocket-knife found in his pocket, were, after the remains were gathered together and given burial, brought to Gro Blanco and given to the Sun correspondent.
The Florence tribune., 1898-01-15
their waters

The Santa Fe railroad will spend 6 million dollars in the improvement of it's track in New Mexico, Arizona and California during the coming year. New steel rails and iron ana masonry bridges will be substituted for those at present in use. An especial reason for improving the roadbed in New Mexico, Arizona and California is the fact that on the present. track it is impossible for the Santa Fe through trains to make the desired time. West of Raton New Mexico, the running time of the trains, with an allowance made for the mountainous country, does not com pare with the time made on the eastern portion of the system.
The Florence tribune., 1898-01-15
FARMER AND mEGAPHonE.
4 Pilot on Q Boat stops Q Horse in Q
 Corndeld Near By.


 1 was on the upper Ohio this sum mer when the river was low and was much amused over the use to which pilot put megaphone. He bought the thing to call ashore any message that might have been given the boat to carry. This was to save time, for those little boats in the local trade are great deal like the old-fashioned mail carriers-anything to accommodate the people along the bank.
 We were in the pilot house, and the, boat was running up chute near the West Virginia side of the river. In a cornfeld was an old farmer who was following a blow behind an old flea bitten gray that only needed half in. vitation to stop at any time. The pilot put the megaphone to his mouth and shouted: "Whoai" and the old gray whoaed.
 The farmer heard the sound, and he thought, evidently, that neighbor was there or thereabout, for he looked around to see from whence the sound cane. Then he tossed clod at the old horse and started him up.
 "Whoal" said the pilot, and again the old horse stopped. Then the old Rube. went 10 the river bank and looked down in the willows, but not a soul could he see. He locked ID and down and then at the steamboat and scratched his head in surprise. He couldn't afford to waste any time in looking for the ghcst. for he went Lack to the blow and started On with his job.
 Once more the joking pilot said 'whoai" ard again the horse stopped dead sLil. You could see from the boat that the old fellow was all mixed up, for he looked up and down the river and then at the hillside behind him to see if he could find the man who was work ing him and his old horse. He made up his mind that he would take it out of the old gray, ard to fix for the ooca- sion he went to the underbrush and cut a stick that was ten feet long. He started the horse with a vengeance. When the pilot hollered ''whoal" again the old man gave the gray lick that sounded clear to the boat. We could almost hear him say:
 ''Thar, gol darn you, I'll teach you to stop when you hear spook hollerin' at ye.''
 But the pilot kept up the good work and hollered "whoa, whoa, whoai" and again and again the old man hit the gray. Finally it looked as if he had caught on, for he let the old horse stop while he watched the boat. Then the pilot thought he had had enough fun and he called out: Feed the old gray; feed him. He's so hungry that he can't work. That's l all the matter with him. Then old Rube got his voice and we heard him say: You go to thunder with your old voicel It'd stop rail- road train auywheres." = Cincinnati l Commercial.
The Florence tribune., 1898-01-15
Prosperous Mexico. lFrom the Denver Mining Industry and Re-


 view.l
 Western journals have lately told their readers much about the growth of manufacturing, railroad building and general remarkable development in Mexico, and the causes for the same. 4 pretty careful reading of the eastern journals shows that this same news is not published there We cannot help but think that it is suppressed because 1t is very favorable to the claims Of the advocates of free silver. Such action is only in accord with the lying policy of most of the eastern gold organs.
 The truth about Mexico is that rail- roads are rapidly building ttere manu factories of every kind are building all over the Republic; it's agricultural re- sources are being developed at a re- markab ble rate; capital by the tens of millions of dollars is seeking invest ment there, and no country on earth is more prosperous. The cause of this is AOuhA III bACH 4ISC ollNcT COlAdS C AdW6y which have there sent gold to premi- um of 100 per cent. This premium acts as a tremendous bounty on home manufactures, or is equal to protec- tive tariff of 100 per cent. Its practi- cal operation is like this: A Mexican wishes to buy cotton or woolen cloth, or nails, or hardware, or other articles which must be imported, say from this country. These things, when. bought in this country, must be paid for in gold, and it takes two dollars in their money to buy one dollar in gold. This makes these articles very costly in Mexico, and offers good induce ments for the establishment of manu- factories to make them there. This is the cause of the general prosperity in Mexico. Agricultural prosperity comes from the same cause. It costs little o. no more in their money to raise cotton tobacco, coffee or any other agricul tural product thar it did before golC went to premium of 100 per cent. I costs, say, Il cents B pound in theil money to raise coffee, which is practi cally what it cost twenty years ago The pound of coffee sells in this coun' try for Il cents in gold. which will ex change for p cents of their money thus giving them great profits. One result of this is to make good agricul tural land sought for, and the result is great advance in their price. Lant which we could buy ten years ago fol 56 cents an acre is now selling at $1t on acre.
The Florence tribune., 1898-01-15
sTRATTon AND THE BOARD.
Some of the Facts Attending Their Re-
 lations.
IFrorn the Pheenix Gazette.l

From the Phoenix 6azette.l
 The removal of E. Q. Stratton from the position of chairman of the Terri torial Live Stock Sanitary commission has created much interest among live stock men. At the same time some misinformation on the subject is more or less prevalent, as the following from the Tucson Star will demon stre4e
 @Itfs reported hereabouta that E. Q. stra1son, chairman of the Live Stodk sanitaFg board has resigned. A Paoe. nix dispatch under date of Janasspl says |. O. stratton has resigned h ts office as chairman of the Territorial Live Stock Sanitary commission, an nc- tion understood to have been founded upon his unsuccessful prosecution of Charles w. Pugh, former secretary of the commission. No successor has been named by Governor McCord.' , Of course this is big surprise to his many friends here, and further inform ation is looked for with considerable curiosity"
 The press dispatch quoted is incor- rect in making the statement that Rir. Stratton resigned, or that his alleged resignation was due to his "unsuccess- ful prosecution of Charles w. Pugh." ," The fact is that Mir. Stratton was re- moved as chairman on account of diff fering radically in policy with the board, and Mir. Barnes occupies that position at the present time. The prosecution of Mir. Pugh, it is positive ly asserted, was not conducted at the instance of the sanitary board. Its members were summoned to appear before the grand jury, to their sur prise, and furnished what information they were able on the spur of the mo- ment.
 Mir. Stratton's resignation as a mem Der of the board is daily expected in Phoenix. It has been asked for. and will doubtless come in due season. As chairman of the board Mir. Stratton has had charge of its funds, and the board finds itslf embarrassed at the present time ii not being able to pay off claims that arrive in the course of business. Mr. stratton, it seems, has banked the money-severai ther ssnd .dollars-in his own name, in Phoenix institution
The Florence tribune., 1898-01-15

Che of the regulations at the new Congressional library in Washington is that visitors must carry no parcels into the building. So says the Post, of that city, and then goes on to relates an anus ing occurrence: A rather tall, broad shouldered young woman arrived at the door of the library, having in her hand a neat brown paper package. "No bum dIcs are allowed inside the building, i" said the attendant. You must leave it here till you come out" The young woman objected. The man said it was the rule. The young woman said it was absurd. The man was firm. He must obey orders. The young woman hesi- tated; then she undid the parcel, hung several pairs of black hose over her ar1nr handed the man the paper, and said: s'There, you may keep that until ] come out."