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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-22
THE BoTKIN PROSECUTION
HAS BEEN CONCLUDED
Attorneys for the Defense Insisted Upon
Witness Dunnlng Dlvulglug Dis
gustlng Details.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec, 2i.-The prose-
cutIon In tho case OF Mrs. Cordelia Botkin
closed It's case today John P. Dunning.
who has besn In change OF the sheriff
for two days for refusing to answer GER
tain questions put 10 him by the defense,
was .eleased from custody today, the at
torney for the defense withdrawing the
objectionable question.
Dunning was hauled over the Goals by
the attorneys for tho defense, who per-
sisted In trying to introduce every dis
gusting detail OF the case, In spite OF
the protests OF the witness, who clothed
his language as well as the circumstances
would permit. but leaving no one In doubt
as to It's meaning. Nevertheless the Bot
kin attorneys persisted in asking pointed
questions and insisted upon answers being
given m absolutely unmistakeable Ian
guage-the language of the street.
Dunnlng's efforts to save the ears OF
his listeners mot with the approval OF
the more respectable Of those in the
court room. Dunning's testimony referred
mostly to the letters he had received from
and written to Mrs Botlln after ne left
San Francisco for Cuba. He explained
that his hostility towards Mrs Botkln
commenced on his receipt of news Of the
means used In causing his wife's death,
He said that Mrs. BotlSln was the first
person he thought of who would have
committed the crime
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-22
DEATH RATE
is TERRIBLE
OF All the PeSthOIes of the
World, the Cuban Capt.
tai Ranks Foremost.
CONDITIONS ARE AWFUL
Death Is So Often Seen That It
Has Become Commonplace
In Havana.
DISEASES RREn IN HOMES
Hospitals Are Also Infected Deaths
In Havana Will Exceed Those
10 -Four American Cities.
DISEASES BRED IN HOMES

NEW YORK. Dec. IA dispatch tC
tho Herald from Havana Aays:
Tho American officials and private eft.
liens alike. after casual inspection Of
IIayaA, generally declare the reports
Of i,s unsanitary and unhealthy oondl-
tion 20 be gross exaggerations.
:, requlrcs a careful inspection to re-
Veal how terrible the existing conditions
are lncubaiors OF disease exist In the
homes rathcr than In the streets. and
death ls 80 often seen tina; I, becomes
commonplace.
These facts are revea'-i IN their fullest
hedeousness only when framed with
ngurts
General Greene had a fair apprecia-
ton OF the seriousness OF the situation
when he FRS, ryached Havana. but IT
Is only now. when hIa stan officers have
made their reports that he realizes the
problem that win confront his sue
ccSsor. General Ludlow.
Captain Davis who has not yet COM
pleted his inspection OF the hospitals.
prisons and public buildings. shows In his
reports to General Greene such a condi-
tIon OF affairs as probably exists in no
other city In the world. Speaking today.
Davis made this striking comparison:
Vienna with a million and one half
people has been called the pest hole OF
Europe, because OF It's death rate OF
moro that 3 to the thousand. yet Ha-
vana, with less than one-sixth OF that
population, has moro deaths in eleven
months than Vienna has In twelve. The
deaths In Havana this year win outnum-
Der those in Chicago probably 5000. and
will exceed the tomls Of Boston. st.
Louis. Baltimore and sun Francisco
combined"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-22
SUCCESSFUL TRIAL OF
THE sTEERABLE BALLOON.
Two AeronaIts Made the Trip From Lon,
don to the Continent, Steering
1t Without Trouble.

NEW YORK. Dec. 2.-A dispatch to
the Times from London says:
The Daily Chronicle successfully carried
out the first trip from London to the con-
tinent in a steerable balloon. For weeks
past the large balloon in the grounds Of
the Crystal Palace has been awaiting a
northerly or nOrthwesberly wind. 1t
started at n;SS O'Clock in the morning.
The passengers were Perclval Spencer.
the famous aeornaut. to whom the balloon
belonged, and Lawrence swineburne, Of
tha Daily Chronicle staff.
The balloons cubic capacity is 5000 feet
and its weight empty, ten and half
hundredweight. The steering apparatus
consists Of sail Il feet square, weighing
10 pounds, and trail rope 500 feet long,
with lOO-pound weight at the end
When steering becomes necessary. the
balloon descends until the rope trails on
the ground ana. by attaching the upper
end to one side or other Of q ring above
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i think" was the reply. II can say
what l have to say without being sworn. /.
General Miles had large quantity Of
papers and had his own Stenographer
He weat into details regarding the san.
tiago and Porto Rico expeditions. He
opened by describing the railroad con
fusion in getting war munitions to TAMPA
and pointed to the lack Of governmen,
storehouse facilities there.
ut was most fortunate" he said, "tha,
the transports had good weather. If
theS had encountered severe storm the
loss Of life or suffering. at least must
have been fearful"
Were medical supplies at that time
sufficient for the needs Of the commando p.
was asked.
There was at no time" said General
Miles. sufficient medicines for the
troops"
de advised against the shipping OF
beet to Porto Rico. both because there
was an abundance OF 1t on the island
as we'll as because he thought II would
become detective Refrigerator beef OF
which there was s27 tons sent as "em-
balmed beef" and the canned fresh beef.
of which 1sS,OOO pounds had been shipped
there was condemned by the officers
whose commands used It.
who fixed that beef as an army ra-
tion?"
You'll have to ask some one here in
Washington. You had better ask the
secretary Of war, or the eOmmissary
general. 1t was sent as food. II they
had not taken that. they would have had
TO go hungry. II they had sent paymas-
ters down there, as 1 asked. we could
have bought food. but they did not do
that"
General Miles suggested that the food
was sent to his large army under the
pretense Of an experiment.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-22
CHANNEL CUT BY THE STORM

BOSTON. Dec. a-Reports are coming
in daily of the condition in which the
Massachusetts, coast was left by the re-
cent great storm. Chief ngineer Hodg-
don says that at the head OF Marble
Head harbor 500 tons OF paving stones
were lifted by the tide and deposited in
mass on the causeway to Marble
Head Neck. Between Scituate and Marsh
field engineers for long time have con-
sldered the possibility of cutting chan
mel through neck OF land at the mouth
Of North river. When John Quincy Adams
was president he looked the ground over
and the national government attempted
to make channel, but failed.
When the storm came, however It ac-
complished in few hours what seemed
impossible. and now there is a channel $50
feet wide and from 1S to l5 feet deep
at low water. which every tide makes
deeper.
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ANCIENT DOCUMENTS
DISCOVERED AT VATICAN.
Original Manuscripts Of Calico Found
Containing Treatise on the Tides, In
His Own Handwriting.

~ Dec. zl-A dispatch tc
tho World from London says:
Tho Daily Mail'S Rome dispatch say,
that while examining state document,
OF tho sixteenth century IN the vatican
library recently Able cozzaIlu1zi as
Sistant librarian. found the original man
uscript Of tho treatlse OF Calico on the
tides.
The manuscrip, u all in GaHIeo's own
handwriting. and ends with the words
written at Rome IN the Medlco Garden.
on January g. 1915.
Tho pope has taken the greatest n
teresc in tho discovery. and has ordered
that the manuscript be publIshe,, in an
elegar' edition at the expense Of the
vatican.
Besides this. other documents throw.
Ing good deal OF light on the question
Of Spanish dominion in America e.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-22
THE SPECIAL SQUADRON
WILL STOP AT cALLAo.
Large Amount Of Mail Forwarded to or
ficers and Men Of vessels--oreGon
Destined for the Philippines

NEW YORK. Dec. 2l.--A special to the
Tribune from Washington says:
The special squadron as 1t Is on
ciaily DESIGNATED at the navy depart
ment. composed OF the battieshlps ore.
gon and Iowa. the refrigerator supply
ship Celtic, the distiliing ship Iris and
the coIliers Justin. scandLn and sterling.
win remain az callao, Peru, where they
ara expected in a day or two. until Jan
uary s or TO- awaiting an enormous auan-
tity Of mail asgregating more than S..
900 pieces, which has accumulated in the
three months since the iieet started from
New York for the Pacific.
This mail the remarkable proportions
Of which indicate how many friends the
officers and men Of these ships have left
in the United States. went forward
through the office Of the dispatch agent
in New York yesterday. to be sent BY
stsamer to Colon. whence It viii cross
the isthmus and go down the west eoas.
Of South America unrl fnally delivered
to the ships.
Much Of this mail consists OF Christ
mas presents. which win be nearly two
weeks late. but 1t has been impossible
under the orders OF the special squadron
TO send any communications to thesa
ships except BY cable up to the present
time.
The orders Of Captain Barker. senior
officer Of the squadron. viii be fully ex-
ecuted when his ships assemble at the
rendezvous at callao Although It has
been the general understanding that the
two battleships at least were destined for
Honolulu to eventually reinforce Ad-
mirL Dewey at Manila. no orders what
ever for the voyage beyond caIlao have
up to this time been sent to Captain
Barker, but 1t is practically decided that
he Will be ordered early In January to
continue his voyage in the Oregon. ac-
companled by the distilling ship Iris to
Honolulu, and thence to the Philippines.
The Iowa and the other ships win make
their way up the coast to San Francisco.
reaching the Mare Island navy yard
about the middle OF February when es-
sential repairs to the Iowa's boilers win
be undertaken in order that the battleship
may be in condition to hurry across the
Pacific in case of an emergency.
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NO. lSa

tho car, the san Is brought round to catch
the wind. In this manner a course Of fur
or hve points from the direction Of the
wind can be sailed.
The balloon wss reported by LIoyds sle.
nal man to bo crossing Keaohy Head AZ
100. Soon after O'Clock II was reported
to be passing over Fecamp. Mr. Swine.
burne teIegraphed the Chronicle that the
balloon descended safely at 81 Romain.
II miles east Of Havre. NJ l:a5. ana that
the steering Apparatus was Employed
twice during the trip. The aeronauts had
ono narrow eScaps. when the balloon de-
Scsnded too close TO the waves and ship
ped water in mid-channeI
Although the general purpose a ne
Trip was to add to the knowledge con-
corning stesrabie balloons. special Interest
stsaehes % It OWING TO the light & may
throw upon the fate Of Andre, whose
balloon. In which he attempted to rsarh
the north pole. was rigged with preoaAav
similar steering apparatus.
This - the fourteenth successful orcss-
channel trip. several other attempts hnv-
ing had fatal results.
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pecially in cuba, have been found in the
vatican archives.
THE pope originally intended to present
these documents to the queen regent OF
Spain. but was dissuaded from doing 50
by Cardinal La Pecelatro. who said It
would be a pity to deprive the vatican
library Of such a treasure.
These political documents will shortly
be published by the holy see The pope
will present richly bound copy Of the
queen regent Of Spain and one to the
president OF the United States. although
this latter act of courtesy is not viewed
with favor by a number of the prelates
OF :Ss pontlhcal court who are doing all
n their power to prevent It.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-22
GOVERNMENT FOR HAWAII.

WASHINGTON. Dec. M.-The senate
committee on foreign relations today con-
cluded its revision of the provision pro
vidlng territorial government for Ha-
wall, and Senator Cullom reported the
cha, res to the senate There were num-
arJus changes, the most important being
as follows: The section defining citizen
ship was amended by striking out the
word white" and also explicit reference
to Portuguese, and left to read as fol-
lows; "That all persons who were clti-
gems Of the republic of Hawaii on August
81, 1895, are hereby declared to be citizens
OF the United States"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-22
EXPLOSION OF DYNAMITE
MAY RESULT FATALLY.
Heavy Blast Went on Without Warning,
Injuring Five Men. Two OF Whom
May Die

LA GRANDE. ore. Dec. IA bridge
four miles west of Huron. where Contrsc.
tors Hale and Smith. OF Portland. are
blasting new channel for Meacham
creek to straighten the o. R. & N track,
an accident occurred this morning.
Three heavy blasts OF dynamite were
placed in the rocky side of the canyon to
be excaNated, and hred Two exploded,
and one was slow.
The men thought the fuse had failed,
and. after waiting while, returned to
the hole. when the charge exploded with
terrific force, seriously injuring Ave men,
two Of whom are not expected to live,
One man was completely buried under
pile OF rocks. The names OF the injured
men could not be learned.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-22
FILrPINos ASSURED OF
OUR GOOD INTENTIONS,
General Otis win Issue Proclamation
FOR the President Asking the In
surgents' Cooperation,

WASHINGTON. Dec 2l--The cabinet to-
day issued instructions to be sent to
General Otis at Manila, which viii be
promulgated there as proclamation by
the president They assure the FilipinOs
that the United States assumes military
contlol of the philippines In spirit Of
pence and friendship. and that all thecivll
rights and privileges that they hitherto
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-22
BIG ORDER FOR POWDER.

SANTA CRUZ, Cal, Deo IA local
powder company has just received con-
tract calling for 5000 kegs of blasting
powder. which viii be used in construct
tlon Of railroad in Oregon, This Is the
largest single order for blasting powder
ever given IN the country.
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have enjoyed viii bo continued. and that
II Is the pi rptso Of this government ia
relieve In All possible ways the unjust
bmdens they have borne The co-opera-
ton Of all good citizens is asked IN main.
lsinins order, TO tho end that peace and
prosperity may be restored.
The cabinet also decided that tho ex-
ishng conditions justified the reduction
ef tho military forces Of the United
States. and tho secretary Of war was in.
strucfed 70 arrange for the immedla,e
muster-Out Of 5000 volunteers
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-22

SUITS
FIannigan's Definition
Of Them.

~ phAta dress suits. anyway Ths
difference botchoon leddys an msn'l
dress suit In IN tho way yez look At IL
/ they's both cut do collect. which In plair
Saxon names: cut low down frim the
top " tho collar bone 10 tho middle iy the
wish bonn; but there IL a differences.
A glnteman. whln he wears driss suit
he displays the bosom Nv a white shirt;
Teddy. whin she wears dress suit
displays tho bosom " no white shirt.
wore a droaa suit wansi. an that was
al oHoollhRn's wake. T'ho hostess inter-
joocsd mo 20 Mr. o'Donayan. an who
is this Mr.. o'Donayan. ser /: Oh. he's a
civil engineer. BeS she: a civil engineer.
sea I: tho nixt thing / know. I'll meet a
civil eondooctor. or a civil pointer
they're all oiyli enough whin 70 don't hey
any business with 'em.
Tahlking about dress suits. In cooruo
ws hez 'em. but our shtrong pint is. solid
sensible business suits; wo have tho
sack suit with round or square cohrners.
three Of four button odtaways-for that
matter. they're all cut away In the
price.
We also have shmall byo's suits. an
suits tharll ~ larger byea and byea.
An then wo have hats with a little
German band an French Innings an Turk
ish bath sweat bands.
An then We have a hat machine ,hatil
iron tho wrinkles out " yer hat. the
mohrning after ye have ahworn on
An then wo have soft hats. Fcdooras
an Lapadooras: wo have eaps-night caps
an caps do climax uhats Frinch.)
An thin wo have Xmas prolSents that's
both useful and ornAmintaL
I'd like TO WROTE moro about our goods
an our prices. an about what happened
20 Jones. but I've kstched a oowld in me
head. 20 that can't 20 ahead with me
sh,ory, 20 long
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This morning the Touring mill Of R. B.
Buckman at Summerville 1s miles from
here, in the eastern part of the valley,
was completely destroyed by fire, except
the engine and boiler. The origin OF the
fire is unknown, The capacity Of the mill
was 75 barrels.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-22
HAD Bad Weather Been EncOun-
tered by Transports. Many
wOuId Have Been Lost.
MEDICINE WAS INSUFFICIENT
At No Time Could Troops Be Properly
SuppIIed-Dsfeetivs Beef Fed
to the Soldiers.

WARRINGTON Dec. n.-Generai Miles
testified before the war investigating
commission today.
Are you willing to be swornr' he was
asked.
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TO MAKE ASTORIA STARTING
POINT FOR HAWAIIAN CABLE

WASHINGTON, Dec 2l.-senator Mcbride, of Oregon,
today introduced bill providing for the amendment of the
measure heretofore introduced for cable line between the
United States and Hawaii to make Astoria instead of
San Francisco, the terminus in this country
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FLANNIoAN.

In Care " HERMAN WISE.
The RsliAblo clothier a Halter.
p. s.-Johnson. the rain maker. SEE It'll
b. q clear day on Xmas mohrning. II Il
don't rain be,ohoon II O'Clock Xmas eve
an II O'Clock Xmas evening. I'll write on
pants IN me mkt efloort.
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GOLD
SEEKERS

AHOY.
DO rot WANT 10 get cut 81 Seattle
and into the gold country az once- join
our second party from Seattle. leaving
here about May 10Th, for Ashcroft. Brit
tsh Columbia. and then by overland
trail through the celebrated Cariooo and
Cassiar districts 10 Lake Teslin: good
prospecting all the way. horses furnish
ed for transportation of outnts enc
years provisions, placer mining tools
and two hundred and fifsy shares or our
Capital stock all for $50. MASSACHUSETTS,
and Alaska Gold Mining. Tracing ana
Transportation Company. Seattle OF
nee. Room Boston block
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PUBLISHERS NoTICE-Tfe Only au-
thorixed travelling agent OF the Post-In-
teIlieeflcsf- In + w Hanna CITY Collectors
are y A Cathcarf r.. +. Hawisy, j. l.
Hawley C. II MCGOWAN and Arno; john
ston Postmaxters everywhere are our
agents. Pay money only 70 these and 20
our resident agents IN the various cities
and towns OF the Northwest.
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information leading ~ the convlctl0n OF
any person stealing copies OF this paper
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untn II p. M Sunday hours, open
.. n. to II p. m. Classified advertisements
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recaived up TO 1870 p. m Advertisement.
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Mt the rate OF cent a word each iHser-
ton. Payment always IN advance No
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The following letters await advertisers
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SOCIETY NOTICES.
THE LADIES Of Miller Relief Corps. No.
g. G.. A. r.. will give social dance at
Marion hall Western hotel building cor
f,er Third and Marinn. Wednesday even-
ing. May IS ISIS; admission &c: Corps
members iar: refreshments free; DANE
Ing III $50 sharp.
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LOOK at these prices on Kiondike hard
ware: Sxfe wal tents $3.50; oak sleds.
$3.50: Winchester repeating rifles, $3.50:
Robert Mann double-bit axes Ssc: single
bit, e5c: Disston 6-foot whipsaws $50;
one-man saws. si.65; miners lamps. 15e:
pitch, Sc: manila rope. &c: spring point
shovels, Csc; picks, s0c: 1910 other arti-
cles al right prices. We have no big rent
to pay and although you have to pay
street car fare to come and see Us, you
win save 40 per cent Martins. aa2l First
avenue.
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SPECIAL. INFORMATION FURNISHED
manufacturers. business houses ard pub
(Aliea'se. roem u Mckay building. Port
iAnG- Or.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

BRING your letters and Packages foi
Dawson City 30 room S. Butler hotel ana
have them safely delivered hy the DaIsoE
Pony Express Co; references Isexte,
Horton & Co.. bankers; Pacific Coast
Steamship CO.
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ARcANA Lodge. No. 81. r. and A. NJ.
meets second ana fourth Monday each
month
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/ WILL guide hunting, exploring or pros
perftng parties 10 sousneast Alaska,
fakutat or the Alaska peninsula. L. l..
Bales. no Second avenue. upstairs, with
Mosquito Proof Tent CO. p. o. Box -.
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FOR sALE-LoDGING HOUSES.

LODGING HOUSE Of So rooms on monthly
instal,ments; 2a-room house, close In,
cheap for cash: 60-room hotel on month
" payments: good leases and furniture
at nearly cost. Spencer. S94 New York
building Tel Main 5s5.
FOR SAIE-At a sacrifice. lodging
house: must sell at once. 500 Fourth
avenue
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RUBBER TYPE coo fonts. srar., Tas On.
Price Ensrkers.' signs and Rouse numbers.
IA Iexles NAY
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men who are going light over trail on
special mission for us win carry a limsteo
amount OF mail to points as far down -
Circle City at 50 cents per letter. postage
prepaid; letters may be LETT al our
office until May - Seattle-Yukon
transportation Co.. 9e-aa Columbia street.
Seattle.
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v An tx


WANTED-A few more nassenrn-. J.
complete party 20 Dawson VIA aha N
water route. Apply 10 T. III. DsnsrsrS
LIE Columbia.