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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-01-05
IT IS OUR DUTY
TO PREVENT IT
Dismemberment Of China Must Not
Be Permitted.
SENATOR TELLER SPEAKS OUT
should JOia Nith Great Bfitsia Ia a Notlcs
to Russia and Germany Oar Co.'S
neree Will Be Cut on.

New York Jan. l-"It Is our duty to
prevent tfls dismsmbsrrnen. OF China ;.
said Senator Teller 20 the World corre..
pondent IN Washington last night .eNs
should join With Great Britain IN a nat,ca
% Russia and Germany that dismember-
meDt will not he permitted Even WITH
out Great Britain. W. shouh give sp.,
NOTICE AlnlosS our very existence AZ n
nation Is involved. Should we permit Il
we would have no more chan mere
existence When It IS saii .aat The unlt.a
States cannot interfere. II should be nm.
derstood whak failure to interfere WIN
involve. The dismemosrment Of China
means the cutting on Of our commerce
In the Orient and the INTRODUCTION OF n
eompettnor who viii deprive us OF tbe
rest OF me word and even supply our.
own peope We annot permit this With
out becomins third or fourth rate ma
ton. We should have TO submit to the
domination Of an affsolutlsm among the
nations; our own institutions would take
on a decline and The civilization BY this
government and the English government
cease to progress.
We would suftsr more than any other
people We have mo-e involved ana
T1ouFi be more directly injursd. II ,n
folly therefore to say that we have Moth
Ing to say. II this disn smberuent ts
permitted. our treaties with China fan
and we shall have % deal with the powers
VINO take possession OF the Chinese terri
tory. Russia viii get the biggest slice
and II she is not pa-;fcalarly ccm-
petitor OF ours now. we win then become
one. Germany and Frame are not likely
to get much out Of the division Of the en-
pire. Russts win be the great power.
But however 1t hs divided, barrier will
be erected againts our trade. After the
dislnemberment we cannot say 10 the gov
ernments that have taken possesson OF
China thar we hsye certain treaty rights.
They will reply that there is no China.
and therefore no treaties.
But that Is not the worst OF II Tr
this disnemberment occurs the people OF
what is now China VIII become the pro-
ducers for the whole world A competi-
tive production and trade will be intro
tuced against which other people cannot
successfully contend. The people OF China
have a greater power OF production than
any other like number of people All they
need is 10 be aroused and TO have their
efforts properly directed. Inspired by
the enterprise and energy Of Germany and
Russia, they would become the producers
Of the globe and would produce SO cheaply
that There would be no sompetltion."
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-01-05
MULES FOR KLoNDTKE.

Portland, Or. Ian. +-United States
Packmasttr james Mcfarland, with q
pack mules. arrived today over the o. r.
g. n. from Fore WlSAakdie, Wyon and
left Immediately for Vancouver barra ks,
Nhcra pr .rations will be made to pro-
ceed to Alaska for the purpose Of assist
ing In taking relief to the Yukon miners.
one hundred and two pack mules have
been shipped to Vancouver by the gov
ernment TO be used In the expedition and
as soon as the contract for supplies is let
the pack animals will De shipped 70 skag-
way.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-01-05
OREGON LEADS
ALL THE STATES
Increase 10 Wheat Acreage Is 4.5
Per Cent.
PLANT LIFE NEARLY PERFECT
Area Of Water Wheat 10 the lnittd States
HAS Increased IA Per ctnt.-
Other States Gsis
PLANT LIFE NEARLY PERFECT

Now York, Jan i.--Tvhc special crop re.
port of The New York Jo,slTpAi OF Con-
m~rc and Commercial Bullctin rass;
Final feaprns mahc Of the ar~, % van.
ter what snos s.es@o nrros a. com
pared win 21.s2ocO0 acre. hryetei ia.t
year. 40 lnofrass Of ~ per cent.
Tho incrcas~ IN California. orrsoh. ana
Washington IL 60 pcr cent. tht approNi-
mate icrcag, bcing 5000 as against 3
-. go ACRE lart year There has boen a
material lncrrarr in whoai s,.siing In the
southern states. du" TO the low price OF
COTTON
On re Pacific coast IaaH; life Is IN
nearly perfect condition The average for
ptN son - - Washington -. und Califor-
mt 81 IN" av.rav. FOR the three ~iater
3. 80 pcr oeut as compared with sis last
month
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-01-05
DURRANT's PLANS.
How the Hanging Will Go. and What
His Orders Are.


San Quentin. Cal, Jan. 4-Durrant has
rehearsed the scene of his own death. AT
his own request. made absolutely without
emotion, he has bean told every incident
that will mark the minutes OF his hast
hours OF life. From the moment that he
wwakens next Friday morning until War
den Hale gives the signal TO spring the
gaIlows trap. Theodore Durrant krows
what is expected of him. A book and
several papers on religious subjects were
received at the prison yesterday for Dur
rant. They are offerings from a woman
who resides in Toronto. She was resi-
dent Of San Francisco three years ago
and has displayed an interest in Durrant's
affairs since his arrest for the murder
Of Blanche Lamont Deputy Warden Ed
gar made thorough inspection of the
book and papers and then permitted Dur
rant TO have them.
The authorities suspect that some of
Durrant's legal advisers may attempt
some play at the very moment of the eN-
ecution. Drrant may invite five of the
50 psople who will be present, but Warden
Hale will revise the list so it Is unlikely
that any of his attorneys will be seen
beside the gallows.
The condemneNi man has made the fol-
lowing requests;
First. that the rope used to hang him
shall be destroyed Immediately after his
death SO that no person can say that he
hobs a piece Of It as memento; ceccnd,
tl,at none of the spectators shall be al
lowed to gaze upon his features after
he is executed: third. that TO autopsy
shall be held after his death and that nc
physician be allowed to examine his body
fourth. that after ne rs pronounced dead
his remains shaAl be delivered to his par
ents as soon as possible.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-01-05

Of me country" cootinI,s Mr. sherman.
"Thess banks would De conducted with
great economy. and therefore could fur
Bi,sh tho means of exchange at but a rlisht
wdvance oysr the cOB Of exchanges In
the cities They would have practically
bS.t as good information ~ the city banks
have becninc every morning they would
be advised by telegraph Of every change
IN affairs w4,ach the csniral bank ton-
,adegs-d important IN the management Of
its own transactions; the amount Of actual
money IN each Of these branch banks
would he extremely small: and yet the
amount Of actual money available In enoh
OF ti,spe IN case Of sosne ;ocal pressure.
would be Rfty times ~ great. since all
the rcsourcn Of the central bank would
bs b-sHnd h.
the effectiveness Of the branch bank
rjTrcm In solving The currency problem
~ sufficiently proyidd by the example
IN Canada where THIS system Is In foil
operation and me currency question i'
never raised.
Ms a consequence Of permission 20 cs-
taidlsh branchcs the preSnt bank and
every branch thereof should b. required
10 Accept the certified checks Of any
hanks on deposit 40 equivalent 10 casn
which. however. .hey wO;ili undoubtedly
10 vatiloH cOmpnls.>1. n the central
bank issu.d bank notes all thr brinche'
shoaild be- required 20 r-iecm ths7e notes
up 20 such moderate amoun; as might
be- reasonablc. AZ n furthe- condition
every bank establishing branches should
b. r-uqired 10 accept on d.sposit and col
lect without c4Esrge checks upon any ma
ilonal bank. though. not OF course, "a
cussht the amount of such cheeks 40 casi
until collected"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-01-05
WHEAT GOES Cp IN SMOKE.
Big Fire IN Stockton Elevation Dos
Mueh Damage

fNN 100 af'AHf''Af
stockton. cal. Jan. IA 1880 this
mnsuing nr- wyts discovered IN warehouse
No . Of thc Farm RS Cnlou Il Milling
Co. and b.'forv ne department eouli
respond tle flames wer. hcyoni control.
The hro quickly spN'ad 10 warehouse No,
and II was soon seen that neither ware
hour csHih be- saved and N. attention
" The department was turned 10 saving
he wareho,isr % IN. Navigation A. Im
provsmcut co. WHICH was separated from
No, only by ireStll ard the Eureka.
~ crDsn mills va,r'lnus" which had
only the same pro- eciion from No O.
SuNurus We're Wtuldrawn from tn, crnira,
portion of the doomed structures and ST
az work on the others with some efrsc,
and by CONTINUOUS nFatlns aevinsi the
iron sides and roof, Of the burning build.
insp. which helped 90 shut them on The
mr. mrn we're Niccassf,il
THE warehouses we've well filed with
grun Tor both ,hc Unio,s and it's clients
have h~en among those who were walt
ms FOR the pvtce Of wheat TO advance.
tn lowest estimate Of tho amount or
wheat destroyed ls loeo tons and many
pat n higher, There was besides con.
j siderable barley and rye. Much of the
grain was the property of the Union. but
hy FAR the larger proportion was held
In stofOgr by farmers The loss Is prob.
! ably more than $4,000. though tho ter
ritory covered by the flrc was not large.
The loss on the warehouses will be heavy.
though bJth Of the buildings are insured
for a reasonably large part Of their value.
Tie IRE started IN the machinery OF a
grader and cleaner, Tn, warehouses are
bnilt partly on a pile foundation along
the bank OF the channel While the fire.
men we're lighting the flames two other
alarms were turned In from other portions
Of tho city but fortunately they amount
el to nothing. The steamer Ellen with
tho barge Crickes was lying alongside No.
6, taking on q cargo but was towed out
OF danger by towtboats The Gre continues
to burn in the great piles OF wheat which
are in places "a high as the ware hous.s
themselves. ami they viii continue TO
shoulder for days There has besn some
slight damage In paris OF the other two
Warehouses by smoke.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-01-05
FINAL EFFORT.

San Francico. Jan THE father OF
Theodore Durrant hats received from
Meridian. Tex, a document which rur-
ports to be the original alleged confes-
sion of Joseph T. BlanJher, TO the muir
ders of Blanche Lamont and Minnie WI
liams. 1t will be used in the final efforts
TO secure stay OF execution.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-01-05
DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS LOADED

San jose Cal. jan. ar sbeccl Smith,
the 5-yesrr-old daughter Of George r.
Smith. was fatally shot by her lO-year-
old brother The children were playing
in the garret and the boy found an old
revolver He pointed it at his sister and
pulled the trigger. A bullet penetrated
the chfldis eye and she died in 5 minutes.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-03-15
England and tho United States.

London, March 14.-In the house of commons to-day the parliamentary secretary for the foreign office, George N. Curzon, replying to Michael Davitt, anti-Parnellite member for South Mayo, who asked the government whether Great Britain had offered to in the event of conflict between the United States and European power, said that the government had not made such an offer.
 Answering a series of questions which MT. Davitt put with view of eliciting whether there have been any negotiations for an alliance between Great Britain and the United States, or whether Great Britain has offered to mediate in the Cuban crisis, Mr. Curzon said these questions were of such a nature that it was inexpedient to reply to them.
 MT. Curzon's reply was received with loud Hear" Hear" from the Union ist benches.
 MT. Davitt, in an interview on the subject, said: T put the question as to the ships because the question was not proceeded with last week. I want ed to elicit the truth. I knew, of course, that the statement made to the effect that warships would possibly be loaned was absurd as the rumored alliance or reapproachment, and I re- ceived exactly the answer I expected Mr CurZOn is too clever a 0jD1On1at to give any answer which would dispel the idea that an American alliance is on the tapis, as of course, it never will be. MT. CurZon knows it, but it serves England's purpose to let the Continental nations think it is possible in the near future"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-03-15
EIGHT NEW REVENUE CUTTERS.

Bill Authorizing Their Construction
 Passes senate-An International Bank.
 Washington, March 15.-During it's sesison the senate to-day passed a considerable number of bills from the calendar, among them being one au- thorizing the construction of eight new revenue cutters not exceeding in ag- gregate cost $2,O25,OOO. The national quarantine bill was made the regular order of business and will be taken up on Wednesday,.
 The resolution offered last Thursday by MT. Chandler, rep, of New Hamp- shire, authorizing the committee on naval affairs to send for persons and papers in the course of the investiga- tion of the Maine disaster, was adopt ed. At the suggestion of MT. Foraker the bill for the incorporation of the in ternational bank was called up. The bill provides that the bank shall have a capital of $5,O0O,00O, which may be in- creased to $20,000,000. A bill to increase the pension of Mrs. Letia Tyler Sample, a daughter of John Tyler, to $25 a month was passed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-03-15
EXPIRED IN CUBA.
Wife of Senator Thurston-Were Members CongressiOnal Party.

z
 Congressional Party.
 Washington, March 14.-General Lee has notified the state department of the death to-day at Sangua la Grande of the wife of Senator Thurston of Ne braska on board the yacht Anita Sen- ator and Mrs. Thurston were members of a congressional party which left Fort Monroe March for trip to Cuba on the yatcht Anita. The party had a stormy night off Hatteras and put into Charleston. The trip was continued after few days rest. The Anita first touched Cuba at Havana and after ward went on to Matanzas and Sagua la Grande. The brief announcement of Mrs. Thurston's death was quite un- satisfactory to her many acquaintances in this city and every effort was made to secure details Mrs. Thurston was in excellent health when she left the city, having taken an active part in the international convention of the Daugh- ters of the Revolution, which met here a week before her departure. Mrs. Thurston before her marriage was Miss Martha Poland niece of Luke Poland of Vermont, prominent years ago in the house of representatives. MT. and Mrs. Thurston celebrated their silver wedding here last fall.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-03-15
MAY BUY 4 WHOLE FLEET.
Mission of a Representative of the Govern
 ment in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, March 14.-The Press will say to-morrow: A representative of the United States government has been in the city several days on special mission to the Philadelphia and Reading company in regard to finding what the company wants for it's fleet. The question was put to one of the Of ficers and he said that the company did not desire to part with it's feet un- less it was an absolute necessity but if there was war the company would do all it could to help the government. The Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron company owns seven steam collieries It also has three schooner sea barges, two having capacity of 800 tons each. It has three seagoing tugs of great strength. Besides these vessels the company owns thirty tugs in New York harbor and three in the Delaware river. This brings the com- pany's entire fleet up to sixty-six
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-03-15
INTENTION OF THE POWERS.
Vienna Correspondent of London Times
 Says They sympathize With Spain.

vienna correspondent Or London Times
 Says They sympathize With Spain.
 London, March 15.--The Vienna cor respondent of the Times telegraphs an abstract of an article in the St. Peters burg Novoe Vremeya, which he thinks deserves attention as giving an accur- ate account of the views and intentions of at least three of the great powers. The correspondent says: "The article asserts that the United States is well aware that in declaring war against Spain they could not count upon the approval of any of the European pow CTS. All, 1t alleges, are in sympathy with Spain. This is also we'll known at Madrid. Therefore it is hoped that Spain will not fall into the trap laid by Washington, for she has so far no se- rious grounds for declaring war; and measures should immediately be taken in order that she may not have such grounds in the future. The European representatives will notify the Wash ington government that war is not de- sirable, and it is to be hoped that Pres- ident Mckinley will realize the disad- vantage of such general censure and will not allow himself to be egged into war by American spectators.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-03-15
MT DuttOr,s Lecture.

In College street hall last night Sam
 esting and able lecture before the pub
 lie school teachers on the subject "The
 Relation of Educa ton to Social Service'' 9
 MT. Dutton was for years superinten-
 dent of the public schools in this city and is at present holding similar po- sition in Brookline, Mass. There was a very large attendance and the lecture was closely listened to by all. The principal part of the address was to show the proper function of education is to serve the aims of vocation and culture. The forces of education have changed the old idea, which has gen. erally been accepted that education is for the sake of the individual.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-03-15
A,sENs4rIoNA1 nNCoUNrnn.
Two Prominent Atlanta Men Clash in
 Hotel Dining Room.


 Atlanta, Ga, March 14.-The dining room of the Kimball hotel was the scene tonight of a sensational encoun- ter between Judge John Berry of the city court of Atlanta and Orth Stein, 8 well known newspaper man and at present editor of the Looking Glass, a weekly publication. The dining-room was well filled and the affair created the greatest excitement, many ladies and gentlemen on seeing the blood-be- smeared face of one of the combatants and a pistol flashing in the hands of the other becoming panic-stricken.
 Both Judge Berry and MT. Stein board at the Kimball and were at din- ner at the same hour tonight. Ac- cording to Stein, Judge Berry walked up to him and without a word struck him across the forehead with a bottle of catsup, cutting an ugly gash and knocking Stein out of his chair to the floor. Berry then, Stein says, kicked him several times in the face, making Ddu WOuIluS. olGlll uIGW HIS ISNoiNVA, but in getting it out of his pocket he loosened the breech. Berry then seized the revolver and pummeled Stein with it. The walters separated the two men and removed them from the dining room.
 Judge Berry's story is that he walk ed up to Stein and spoke to him, say ing, How do you do?" Stein did not reply and Berry then struck him. The revolver, Judge Berry says, was drawn intact from Stein's pocket and in or der to prevent him using 1t he IBerry) unbreeched it. Berry was arrested, and his case will be heard tomorrow. The direct cause of to-day's attack was an article in the last issue of Stein's paper, but the real trouble dates back some months and has a bearing on the support given MT. Stein's paper.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-03-15
SENATOR MAsoa CHALLENGED.
Spanish Editor Wishes to Fight With
 Swords-American Flag Insulted.

Spanish Editor Wishes to Fight With
 swords-American Flag Tnsulted.
 Washington, March 14.-Senator Ma son to-day received the challenge sent him by the editor of the Spanish Illus trated paper Fl Cardo. The document is printed and is signed by the editor, the Marquis De Alta Villa. The chal- lenge is for combat with swords and is preceded by column of personal abuse in which MT. Mason is described as sAn ignoble Yankee senator who scolds like woman and who has not the valor to fight like a man and who would take a slap in the face without resenting it." The American people are referred to as a people who deal in pigs and whose flag is the almighty dollar" The senator accepts the chal- lenge In a jocose spirit. He says he will have to see the marquis before he decides whether he will accept, but that it scarcely accords with Spanish modes for the challenging party to name the weapons, as is done in this instance
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-03-15
Sensation in Madrid.

Madrid, March 14--A great sensation has been caused here by an official dis patch from Havana saying that the in surgent leaders, Cayito Alvarez and Nunez, have been killed by other in surgents while the former were on their way to tender their submission to the spaniards. Official circes here claim that the action of Cayito and his companions is proof that an impor- tant section of insurgents is anxious to acceptrti1e legal regime.''
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-03-15
Congregational Club,

The Congregational club held a la dies meeting yesterday afternoon and evening at the Church of the Redeem CT. A fine collation. was served by the ladies of the church and was enjoyed by about 250 persons. At the evening session President Parsons was in the chair. The feature of the meeting was the address by Miss Mary French on the history of hymn music. The ad- dress was instructive and interesting to high degree and was much enjoy ed by all who heard it. Miss French traced the various stages of develop ment of hymn music from the Latin hymns chanted in the Roman churches to the present time. The hymn music of certain periods were illustrated by selections beautifully rendered by the choir.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-03-15
LORD SALISBURY WEAKENS
ADVISED BY HIS PHYSICIAN TO
 TAKE SOMPLETE REST.

Report That Ne is to Resign is Said to be
 Groundless, but He Will Leave Shortly
 for the South of France-Confidence in
 Balfour's Handling of the Foreign
 Affairs.
 London March 14.-It is officially an- nounced that the Marquis of Salisbury, the premier and minister of foreign af- fairs, was greatly fatigued and worn out by Fridays cabinet council and 8 return of the weakness he has suffered from following the attacks of inf1uen- ga, supervened, with the result that Sir William Broadbent, the famous physi- elan, advised the premier to take a complete rest in the south of France A. J. Ba1four, the first lord of the treas- ury and government leader in the house of commons, so far as necessary, is now dealing with the foreign office business. The Press Association says it is authorized to declare that the ru- nor that the Marquis of Salisbury contemplates resigning either of his of fices Is absolutely groundless. The marquis starts for Beaulieu in about a weeks time and will stay there about a fortnight.
 Lord Salisbury's temporary retire ment at the present critical period will be the subject of articles in all the morning papers tomorrow expressing regret and concern, but also full con- fdence in the ability of Arthur J. Bal four to carry on the work of the for eign office. The matter was much dis cussed in the Hobbies of parliament this evening, many expressing fears that Lord Salisbury will be compelled to drop his double duty as prime minister and foreign secretary. There are no serious symptoms, but Lord Salisbury is experiencing the lassitude and other effects of influenza, any attempt at work resulting in 8 rise in temperature. The rl1fnor that Baron Cromer, Brit ish agent and consul general in Egypt, will succeed him as foreign minister, is revived.