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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-02
CANADIAN TO CUT AGAIN.
But the American Lines Stand Ready TO
Meet the Reductions.


Chicago, March 1.-The Canadian Pacific
road is contemplating another sensational
cut in North Pacific coast rates. When
next 1t applies the knife 1t will. II reports
are true, take an additional cut OF $40 on
the rate. II was understood that this cut
was to be made as soon as the American
roads actually put in effect over their
lines the reduced rates 1t made in the
first place. So far, however. there has
been no official announcement OF the new
cut. Whenever the Canadian Pacific
makes the announcement, the American
lines. II Is said. will meet the new rates.
The American lines seem prepared to fol-
low the cut down to dollar Il necessary
to protect their business, They are ap-
parently In the fight to finish ana oiii-
clals hint that, should the contest be pro-
longed, one Canadian road may find it.
self shut out from doing business in
American territory. The agitation in that
direction has begun and congress is in
session.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-02
Disaster to the Maine 40 Considered
by the French.
GENERAL GOMEZ WILL STRIKE
Simultaneously With the firing 90 Havana
b, the White Squadron -cula NoN
AlaOsi free.

New York. March la dispatch 10 the
Herald from Paris says:
Ia the intransIgean,. Henry kochofort
writes:
"ro really grasp the situation. the er-
plosIon or tho Maine must Lc regarded
as the first battle between spain aud the
United States. A. for Us. We only see in
II the last stage Of the advance OF the
Cubans toward independence The en-
ihsrophe has caused the death OF 20 IN
fortunate sailors. but II mas also saved
the lives OF millions OF gombatints. for
Il insures the fnal triumph OF the insur-
rcctlon before many weeks
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-02
STRAIN BECOMING
VERY IRKSOME
Government Officials Praying for Re-
lief 10 Maine Matter.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SLOW
los, ol imdeia Mar hip Nothing to do
Win tts ,as.e,. n the la
.bfgenis.
TmEINvEsrIGArIoNToo SLOW

New York. March l.-Government oiii-
cihls are praying for relief from a strain
which thcy cannot endure i0uch longer
II ls not encouraging when officers Of
high rank IN the army who deplore the
Maine catastrophe as deeply and as sim
ccrciy ~ DO the American people. beg
to demand that n the United States in
tends 90 make thy disaster cause for
soing To war. u shall do so quickly. says
the Havana correspondent of the Tri-
hume, These expressions do not represent
the settled convictions Of ihore by whom
they arc uttered Tbcy arc utteraneca
~ men oycrburdenod with anxiety ard un-
certainty In their calmcr moments these
officers would be- the nri TO accept the
modlau.o al the United statvn as the
best means Of helping Spain out OF her
desperate situation 10 cuba Under the
prcrcn, strain they Do no, accept II
They complain that thorough and com
prchcnNyc investigation which the naval
court Of inquiry Is making 10 too SLOW
and thcy profess TO believe that instead
OF impartial inyrsugatlon 90 learn the
facts the court IL trying 20 make out
case of fom play.
There arc representatives Of the military
arm u the government, who DO not bo-
iicyc anything Of the Kind. They only
relieve their oycfburdcntd minds n
she clouds which IA, Main, disaster has
thrown over the relations OF Spain and
the United States were cleared away. the
international complications would not b.
lenscncd. Tho loss oi the American war
ship and IT, crew had nothing To do with
the series of minor military successes
which tho insurgents are gaining In AL
parts ~ the island. That IL due TO the
decentralization Of the Spanish troops Co
meg keeps aimos, within range OF the rail
road and telegraph In Santa Clara pro
vince lie could not do 50 u Spain was
able to carry on an elective campaign
The so,called crisis In the autonomist cab
inct Is another thing which the United
States has nothiHg 20 DO. The crisis IS
not dangerous one. because Gown and
his radical colleagues have the support
~ "a. l.uu.gu ,,,intatrV
.Galvez. Montoro and ZSyas, who arc all
that remain Of the conservative autono-
Mats. may not indorse the plan to open
negotiations with the insurgents and TO
oIcr Gomez a place In the Cuban gov
crnmcnt. but their rcslgnAtions are not
expected, The sagasta ministry approves /
the scheme OF making further concessions I
to the insurgents and with this knowledge
mombors OF the autonomist cabinet Uho
dlsapprove It are likely to be passive.
The junta In New York has also rcjeetod
the propositlon. That is not 30 important
~ the rcpudiatlon of them which will
come from Gomez. Then nothing will re-
main for the government OF Spain exceW
10 confess the failure OF autonomy ane
more than autonomy, to restore peace ana
,ave her sovereignty In cuba. The con-
ession cannot await the election OF the
,ortes In April,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-02
KNIGHTS TO THE FRONT.

Gknball, Neb,, March L--InGormation
from Major-GonecNl Carnahon that he
had rendered the president the services
OF 1900 Uniform Rank knights OF Pyth-
las In the United States when required
for war. Prospects of war causes activity
at state headquarters, Orders were is
sued mastering IN new company at
Blair todsy The order in Nebraska has
a comnanies.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-02
THE DOLPHIN.

New York, March 1.-The dispatch boat
Dolphin has been iloated in the dry dock
at the navy yard where she has been un-
dergoing repairs for several months. 1t
Is the intention to have the Dolphin ready
to 60 into commission by March 81,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-02
MURDER AT poRT ANGELES

Seattle, March LA Times special from
Port Angeles, wash, says that Charles
Hendricks was shot and killed this morn
ing from ambush by Fred Edwards, who
then committed suicide, The men were
neighbors and quarreled over trivial af-
fair a few days ago.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-02
Ass1srANcr COR rHn noARn.

ASSISIANUE F'UR THE BOAItD.
washington. March 1.-The indications
are that the Maine court Of inquiry ii
either far from reaching any conclasion.
or else is disposed, with view 10 meeting
future criticism. to collect all evidence.
whether II be deemed essential or not.
and to call to its assistance the aid Of
experts. 1t had already bean matter OF
comment that, with all the ability COM
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-02
THE DANGERS OF sKAawAY.
Graphic Description OF Conditions There
by DIR. o. B. Estes.

DR.. O. b. Estes arrived nome yesterday
from Skagway on the Oregon. where he
had gone in hopes the sea voyage would
benefit his health. The doctor during his
stay in skagway had seen mining life in
various forms in that famous country.
He was in skagway at the time the sick
ness. now prevalent there. spinal menin-
gifts. broke out. and was OF much assist
ance to the sufferers. He was seen last
night by an Astorian representative and
in speaking OF the disease said:
when l left skagway between Is ana
% had died OF spinal meningitis and sew
erai others were sick. / did not hear OF
single case that recovered. 1t is invar-
iably fatal and lasts from three 10 nine
days. The sickness. so far. is confined to
within four blocks wide and eight blocks
long. The disease Is Infectious but not
contagious. No two fatalities have been
known to occur in the same family. There
are also several people there suffering
from lagrippe. When milder weather
sets in the danger will be passed, but
there are already many persons leaving
and many more of the citizens tolking
of moving their business away from
there. The condition of affairs Is appall-
ing, and the people see the danger that
eonfronts them. The cause Of the sick
ness is due to strata of air that comes
down from the mountains and meets the /
moist and milder air that comes out from
the gulehes. The effect produces a chill.
and may be more accurately described by
Saying that it is like rushing in about
five minutes from an extreme cold TO
mtlder climate The Indians win not live
in Skagway in the winter dany cases
reported as being frozen to death died
from cerebro spinal meningitis. AS 1 said
before the condition of affairs is appalling,
desperate. There are between three and
four thousand dead horses lying within a
radius Of twelve miles of the town, and
when warmer weather sets in no one can
ioretell the disasters that may result from
he decomposition Of these carcasses. One
feature of the town is the list
ess condition of the people. They sit
around in their cabins and in the hotels
md boarding houses without hope or am
oition, their state of mind, no doubt, being
produced by the sickness now ravishlng
he town. Yet people will not stay away
rom there; the prospects OF becoming
rich magnet-like, draws them thither
Sunday last we passed ten crafts, all
srowded with freight and passengers.
rhey are floclSing in there in all kinds
II conceivable vessels-scows, barges,
sailing boats-anything that win trans
'ort them to the country. 1t would be a
Messing and philanthropic act il some
me could stop the frantic rush and in
luce the people to stay away from there,
IS they are more liable to meet with mis-
ortune than they are to meet with
iches,"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-02
MORE TROOPS
FOR The NORTH
Government to Make Investigations
for the Safety Of Alaskan Trade.
MANY SURVEYS TO BE MADE
sss5sh for ssitatls csssssls for Eausnss
to the YsEou usd Oihsr ilassuu
Stssas sOoa TO be Besua

Washington. March 1.-The government
work In the way Of establishing a record
Of channels. anchorages, harborS. naviga-
ton water bodies and other important
features OF geographic In Alaska VIII be
carried on this summer and expedited as
rapidly as possible. Superintendent
Pritchett, Of the coast and geogetic sur
vey. has completed plans for seasoa in
Alaska. when the season opens LIeuten-
ant Helm. with the coast survey steamer
Gedney and steam launch. will begin the
work at Cocks Inlet. As the ice leaves
the vicinity OF the mouth OF the Yukon
river. a seach win b. made for anchor
ages and harbors south Of the delta ana
for channel into KusiIyah slough. This
feature OF the field campaign Il Of the
greatest importance 70 navigation. as at
present vessels entering the Yukon have
to follow the channel running from a
point many miles north OF the delta. Ex-
perts. however. expect to find an easy ana
direct entrance to the Yukon. II these
anchorages and harbors are found. imme-
date publicity will be given the facts.
so nilvigaiors may take advantage OF
them during the coming season. A sur
vey win be made of the section from Cape
Dyca TO st. Mlchaels. extending inland
through various sloughs to the head OF
the delta. Two parties will make a CON-
prehensive survey OF the shoals lying on
the rivers mouth. The lower potion OF
Copper .rher. now becoming prominent
through extensive gold discoveries. will be
Investigated and the practisablilty OF It's
navigation definitely determined. Other
parties win make detailed examinations
of ChilcOot. Dyea and skagway posses.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-05-11
There Will be no Rush to Move From
Tampa.

TAMPA, FLA, May 9.-Capt. j. II.
Miley, senior aide to Major General
Shafter, left Tampa very quietly last
night for Washington, and tomorrow
will report to Gen. Miles. Capt.
Miley's visit to Washington has an
important bearing on the future course
of events here, as it is said on good
authority that he bears with him the
report of Capt. j. Fl. Dorst as to the
results of the latters meeting last
week with Gen. Dalgado Of the Cuban
insurgents near Habana. Capt. Miley
also has Lieut.. Col. Lawton's report
on his meeting at Key West on Friday
with officers Of the American block
aiding squadron, Major Gen. Shafter 8
recommendations as to the plan Of
campaign in the contemplated Cuban
invasion and plans Of Lieut.. Col. Lud-
low, chief of engineers, regarding for
tifications, etc., at the point of landing
in Cuba. Capt. Miley will return to
Tampa Immediately after his mission
is accomplished. 1t is almost certain
that no move in the direction Of Cuba
will be made from here for some time.
Much yet remains to be done before
everything is in readiness for the en-
barkation. The work of preparing
the transports has been delayed a good
deal by the non-arrival of material,
and it will be Wednesday, perhaps
later in the week before this work is
accomplished.
But outside of the delay in the
preparations, no American troops will
be landed on Cuban soil until the
question of superiority on the Atlantic
is settled between Admiral Sampson
squadron and the Spanish fleet, and
settled decisively. High army officials
make this statement. They say it
would be taking needless chances to
send an army into Cuba before the
Spanish fleet is disposed Of and until
the meeting of the American and
Spanish fleets takes place no one here
believes that orders to move will be
received.
Services were held at both the
Tampa and Port Tampa grounds to-
day by the regimental chaplains. There
was no drilling and thousands of the
soldiers attended the services. The
sermons in every case were of an ln-
teresting and patriotic character.
Reports of the breaking out of yell
low fever at Key West among the
prize crew of the Argonauta have
caused some uncasiness among the
soldiers here, probably in view of the
fact that two companies OF the 10th
regiment arrived from Key West yes
terday and are now in camp here.
Should these reports prove true, it Is
very probable that rigid quarantine
will be established.
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STATE NEWS.
= A postotiice has been established
in Darlington County called Cuba.

= A postotiice has been established
in Darlington County called Cuba.
= Constable S. G. Lafar has been
appointed Chief State detective Of up
per Carolina by the governor.
Snow is reported to have fallen in
Oconee County last Saturday. At
Highlands, n. c.. it was two inches
deep.
Several months ago there were
twenty-threc original package
stores in Spartanburg Nowhere are
three.
S. Z. Parrott. editor of the Horny
Independent, is the only South Carroll
ma editor who has volunteered dofor the
war so far as reported.
y The upper portion of Marion
County was visited by a:serious hail
and wind storm last week. which was
very destructive to the crops in gen
eral.
= There was one case Of smallpox
developed at Newberry on Saturday,
and it was taken in charge by the
health authorities and removed on
Sunday night to the pest house.
= The fvc-ycar-old daughter Of Mr..
j. a. Horne, in the Kirksey s section,
fell out of rocking chair Monday af-
ternoon and was killed instantly, her
neck being broken.-Greenmood IN
dec.
: The eruptive disease prevalent
in Columbia has been declared by DR..
c. p. Wertenbacher, Of the United
States Marine hospital service, an cx-
pert on epidemic diseases, to be genu-
ine smallpox in mild form.
: The Lancaster Ledger says that
Congressman Strait has been seriously
i'll in Washington. His attack. was of
an apoplectic nature. He came home
Thursday, but has been confined to
his bed ever since.
Thirty-six years Friday, Orr's
Regiment of Rifles, comprising the
finest body of volunteers that ever
left any country, was moved from Sui
livan' Island and started to Richmond.
Col. j. Foster Marshall was in com
mand.
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Major-General Lee.

The entire nation will hail with en-
thusiasm the announcement that Pres
ident Mckinley has determined to ap-
point Fitzhugh Lee a major-general Of
volunteers to lead one of the divisions
of the army intended for service in
Cuba. The appointment is prc-cmi-
nently proper for.:tw reasons of con-
vincing cogency. General Lee comes
of race of soldiers. and is himself a
soldier of approved valor and capaci-
ty. He has served his country as
consul general at Havana in manner
that demands recognition at the hands
of the government. The appoint
ment, moreover, marks, as nothing
else could do, the complete and eter-
nal reconciliation of the sections.
1t is to be hoped that the president
will couple the name of Gordon with
the name of Lee in the list of major
generals. The chief of the Confedcr-
ate veterans is as good a soldier as
ever fought, aud as noble man as
ever breathed. No man in this coun
try has done more than General Cor
don to fan the flame of the passionate
patriotism which is the south dis
tinctivc note at the present crisis.
Gordon possesses the combination of
caution and dash which is nceded for
the speedy termination Of the war.
The appointment of Lee and Cor
don would complete the most glorious
page in the countrys history. The
spectacle now presented by the Blue
and Gray commingled is the perfect
fruit of the lofty magnanimity which
Grant displayed at Appomattox. His
tory presents no companion picture to
this.
Our civil war was the most tremen
dous in the annals of history. In the
end millions of Americans had to sur
render principles for which, through
four years of incessant combat, they
had stood ready to sacrifice their lives
and fortunes. Yet, within brief
period we find the leaders of the van
quished section taking their places in
cabinet and legislative assembly,
while men like Lamar and Jackson
gave authoritative Interpretation to
the laws Of the country from the
bench OF its supreme tribunal. The
feuds bred of European civil wars
have deied times destroying hand,
because prescription was given the
part which magnanimity should have
been allowed to play. The conjoint
appointments of Lee and Gordon
would be the most American thing
ever done by an American president.
1t would thrill the southern heart
like the blast of bugle.-Neao Or
Znrnv Times- Dpnlncrnf
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Troops to Go to Cuba.

WAsHlkGroN, May S.-The Wash
ipgton Post tomorrow will say:
Between so, 900 and 80, 900 men will
be landed on Cuban soil at once.
They will wear the uniform of the
United States, and they will not re-
turn until they have defeated the
Spanish forces on the island and the
American flag floats as proudly over
Habana as it does over the ruins of
the Cavite fortress in Manila harbor.
This is the idea of the military ad-
visers Of the administration. and the
President has approved the plans.
The first section of the army to IN
wade Cuba will be the 5000 or $1,000
troops now assembled at New Orleans
and Tampa. 4hey are all regulars and
most of them are men who have seen
fighting on the plains. They are sea-
soned, disciplined effectively. They
will be followed at once by another
army of 10000 volunteers, who will
be concentrated at southern ports as
quickly as the trains can carry them,
and will be transported as fast as the
necessary ships can be collected; 1t
is estimated that it will take at least
800 vessels to move this immense
army to Cuba. Nearly everything
that floats has already been secured
by the government, and last night the
wires were hot in all directions direct
ing contracts to be closed Immediately
in the principal seapors towns.
Other details of the great expedi-
ton have been arranged. Within 40
hours there will be 1000 wagons at
Tampa and $1,000 mules. Several
hundred ambulances will also be hur-
ried to Tampa. They may be needed.
Battles are not oil like the one which
has inst been fought in Manila har-
bor
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-05-11
: The Columbia Hospital Associa-

= The Columbia Hospital Assocla-
ton is in receipt Of a gift for 800 for
the hospital from Mrs. George Smith.
The same unfailing friend0has also
renovated and refurnished room No. 5,
the room in the hospital she has taken
under her own special care.
= Forest fires are beginning to rage
again. On Sunday a body Of woods
belonging to W. NJ. Banister, who
lives six miles below Greenville, near
Rcedy River factory, caught fire and
thirty-eight cords Of timber were de-
stroyed. Nothing could be done to
quench the conAagration.
= Mr.. Robert E. Lee, Jr., Of Fairfax
County, Va, a son of Gen. VIM. Fl.
E. Lee and grandson Of Gen. Robert
e. Lee, has accepted an invitation to
be the anniversary orator of the Ab
beville Is. CO. County Confederate
Survivors Association. Mr.. Lee is
said to be an eloquent speaker.
The new County Of Bamberg
made the following rather remarkable
record in her Criminal Court Friday:
Charles Zissett was convicted of mur-
der for the killing of Stark Wilson,
both white. Bill Rice was convicted
Of murder. with recommendation to
mercy, for killing Ben Bradley, both
colored. James Murdough was con-
victed of manslaughtcr for killing
William Haynes, both colored.
: Mr.. Jno. r. Holiday, who lives
in Westminster, shot and killed Grun-
by Sullivan, colored, Saturday morn
ing, April Both. Sullivan came to his
house, raised row and drew pistol,
and was persuaded away by his uncle,
but told Mr.. Holiday that he would
come back and kill him. Mr.. Holli-
day, not having any weapon, sent to a
neighbors and borrowed rife. In a
very short time the darkey returned,
brandishing his pistol and making all
kinds of threats, whereupon Mr.. Hol-
liday stepped out and lifted the top Of
his head off with bullet from his RI
Ac. The jury Of inquest exonerated
Mr.. Holiday. Mr.. Holiday was ia
ken to Jail and will be released on writ
of habeas corpus. His bond was fixed
at 81, 900.
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H0W'S This,

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any
case Caiarrh that cannot be cured ny HAIRS
Catarrh Care.
We. the undersigned have known F j. Cheney
for the asst Is years. aud believe him pcrIecAy
honorable In all business transactions aud hnnn
ciaIy able to carry out any Obligations made Dy
WEST TRuA1, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. O..
WALp1NG KINhAH 4 MARVIN. Wholesale Drug :
gsts, Toledo. O. r. ..,.,.
Halls Catarlh Cure Ia taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
tho system. Testimonials sent free. Price 7se
per bottle Sold by all druggists.
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: A little boy was coming home
With his mother from church, when he
heard her saying that the sermon was
not worth much. The little boy i'm
mediatcly turned around and said,
"Oh, mother, what could you expec7
for halfpenny?"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-05-11
: The Madison (Ga.) Advertiser

The Madison (Ga.) Advertiser
says: Some low down, thieving scoun-
drel invaded the premises of the Rev.
J. w. Baker the other night and
stole nearly all the meat from a pig
which the old gentleman had Just
killed. Talk about the Armenian
massacrcs, Cuban atrocities, Maine
disasters and murders galore, but
this is crime that equals them all.
There is hot place in HI reserved
for a scoundrel who would deliberately
steal the meat intended to sustain the
life of dear. old, superannuatcd
preacher. who is almost deaf and
blind.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-05-11

Our entire line of Mems
MEMS Suits to be sold actually
ci OTHlMG at New York Cost.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-05-11

$50 dozen Mems Felt Hats,
MEMS of high grade, all the latest
HATS Spring Styles and shades,
regularly sold for $500,
Dissolution Price &c.
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Choice Of 200 pairs Of
CORSET extra fine quality Sa-
BARGAINS teen Corsets, all neatly
trimmed, an exception
ally good quality, worth sl.O0 and
S1.25, to 90 at 47c.
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Spring Shirt Waists, made
LADIES' of French Percale, with
WAISTS yoke back and pouch front,
in plaids and stripes, real
yolna e1 90 for this sale 47c.