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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-27
PRETORIA MESSAGES.

Reports OF the Situation From the Boer
Side
PRETORIA. Oct. 2l.-Friday's fight
AT Dundee started AT 3 In the morning
and lasted till in the afternoon. The
burghers, under General Lucas Meyer,
took up a strong position. but were
compelled to retire to their laager ar
ter capturing a Maxim, Fighting was
resumed at 10 in the morning in the
neighborhood Of Glencoe and Dundee.
Several Eoer forces were engaged. Fir
ing was distinctly heard at Dannhau-
ser, Newcastle is under martial law.
The town is quiet Farmers within a
radius of three miles have been called
on TO give an inventory of their stock
in case it is required, and citizens have
beer ordered to give up their arms.
About 800 have complied
President steyne of the Orange Free
State, has issued a proclamation TO the
Basuto nation explaining the reasons
for the war He makes known that the
republic Is at peace with the Basutos,
and wishes to continue so.
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NEW YORK. Oct 2s.-Provisions Of
the late Cornelius vanderbilts will were
made public tonight in a statement by
Chauncey NJ. Depew. Alfred Gwynne
Vanderbilt inherits the larger portion
OF his fathers fortune and becomes
practically the head Of the Vanderbilt
family.
The will makes no mention Of the
marriage Of Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr.
and Miss Wilson nor Of any quarrel be.
tween father and son because Of the
union. but apparently the fathers dis
pleasure was visited upon the eldest
son. he receiving all told. under the
terms of the will but $l,5OO,OOO and
sl,OOO,OON Of this to be held in trust by
the executors.
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt is OF
course the residuary legatee and will
possess a fortune of probably 40 to 80
million dollars. Gladys. Reginald and
Gertrude Mrs. Harry Payne whitney,
will receive about s7,5OO,OOO each. But
Depaw states that Alfred will give from
his share enough to Cornelius to make
the latter as rich as his brother and
sisters. Alfred WILL therefore, turn
oven to Cornelius about sSOOO,OOO.
Mrs. Vanderbilt receives the residence
on Fifth avenue and that at Newport,
an annual income Of quarter OF a
million dollars and two million dollars
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TRIAL BEGINS.
Unlucky Thirteen With the Government
ar%'~ Against Them.

MOSCOW Ida, Oct 26. To-day be-
gan the contest which will be waged
In the United States court for several
weeks, of the government against the
II Occur dAlene miners for delaying
United States mails and for conspiracy
Today the IL prisoners We're brought in
to court and plead mot guilty"
Tomorrow the selection of the jury
to try the case win begin,
Several sensational features occurred
today
The grand Jury indicted w, w. Berg.
q prominent saloon man for attempting
to intimidate one Of the witnesses.
Benjamin c, Pray was indicted for rob
bing post office.
]. w. Mathews was also Indicted foi
introducing Intoxicating liquors into
the Nez Perce reservation.
! Judge Beatty today over-ruled an OBJ
lection to the Indictment raised by the
defense.
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TO GET HIS FORTUNE.
UmatlIla County Clergyman Heir TO a
Big Estate.

PENDLEToN. Oct 26.--Paul Kruger.
clergyman Of Uklah who fell heir to
fortune In Germany. came to town
today TO employ a lawyer to attend TO
the details In the proceedings to OBJ
tain possession Of his property. He
is In communication with relatives and
learns that the report was authentic.
Kruger declares that he will remain In
eyangelIstic work.
He cannot work the mines on ac-
count OF the German laws which pre-
vent individuals from operating coal
mines. but he will sell out to the gov
ernment.
There are four coal mines and 10000
marks In the estate.
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in securities.
The following charitable and educa-
tional institutions receive bequests: Y.
NJ. c. A., New York. 100000; st.
Bartholmews church, 10000; Yale uni
verslty, 100000; st. Luhes hospital,
New York City, $4,000; Domestic and
foreign missionary society Protestant
EpiscOal church, $4,000; Trustees Van
derbilt university. Nashville. Tenn,
$4,000; Redwood Library, at Newport,
$4,000 Newport R. L, hospital, $4,000;
Christian Home for incorporate men,
New York. $4,000; Manhattan working
working girls society Of New York, s1O.-
600; New York bible and common pray
er book socisty. $4,000; society Of St.
Johnland, $4,000 and Annuity Of ST.
OOs; Protestant Episcopal society for
seamen. New York, $4,000.
All the rest of the residue Of the es-
tate is given to executors in trust to
hold and invest for the use Of his son
Alfred and to pay him the net income
as received until he becomes 30. when
he is to come into the possession of one
half of the estate. He is to receive the
remainder at IS.
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LONDON. oct. 26.-Dispatches sent
for the front are 80 diversified and con-
Trajectory that It is difficult to outline
the situation with any degree OF preeis-
sion. Three or four main facts, how
ever. stand out prominently. General
symons' fight at Glencoe was not any
thing like the decisive victory alleged,
ana General Yule would In all probabll-
lty have been annihilated or have met
the same fate as the captured hussars
II he had not ptreated.
General Whites artillery duel" al
Reltfontein was a very severe engage
ment In which the rifle did great exc
cution. and in which success was also
achieved at distressing cost The bonn
bardment ot Mafeking was commenced
With an unknown result. and the Beers
have got their hussar prisoners safely
t. Pretoria. Altogether, the campaign Is
being pushed by the Beers SO strenously
and on such sound strategical lines
that the situation Of the British must
in all probability give them cause for
anexity for some time to come.
II ls difficult to see how the concen-
trated forces at Ladysmlth will be able
to take the aggressive Immediately.
Apart from fatigue, regiments like the
Gordon Hlghlanders and Royal rifles
have been practically without officers
since the fight, and 1876 additional Of
flcers have been ordered to leave Eng
land as speedily as possible, The war
office today received the following tele-
gram from General White;
"Iadysmlth, oct, 25,-Geneal Yule's
force has left Dundee with a view 10
concentrating at Ladysmith, To avoid
risk OF life, which the long march
would have entailed the wounded were
loft at dundee under medical super
vlslon," .eI
An official British account Of the fight
at Reitfontein, given out at Cape Town
says:
Yesterday Sir George White, having
ascSrtalned by previous reconnaissance
that Free state forces had moved east
from Bester's station, and were at
tempting to gain the road hrOm Lady
smith TO the NORTH moved out In the
direction OF Glands Lsagto with the
Fifth lAMcers, the Nineteenth hussars'
the Imperial light horse, Natal mount
ed volunteers, two field batteries one
Mountain battery and brigade OF in
| fantry.
"The enemy posted a battery three
miles south OF Modderspruit and open
ed with an Infantry fire at long rang'
on the British advance guard, consist
ing Of the Nineteenth hussars. This wa
followed by artillery directed with con
siderable accuracy against the British
guns. Afterward an action lasting ST.
hours ensued at Reitzfontein Friday
The enemy were driven from the hill
/, commanding the roads, Sir Georg
Whites object being accomplished, tn
lcolumn returned to Ladysmith,
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LATE MOVEMENTS
ON THE LUZ0N
AFFAIRS QUIET AT SAN ISIDRC
The Mayor Returned and General Law.
ton Has Established Civil
q yrrnmpnt.

SAN ISIDRo. via Manila, Oct. 27.--A-
pio Gonzales, mayor Of San Isidro. who
He'd when the Americans took poses
sion OF the town, has returned General
Lawton has established civil govern
ment.
one Of Lows scouts and two privates
Of the signal corps are missing. 1t is
supposed they have been captured.
This morning at daybreak General
Youngs command with rations for
seven days left in the direction of Santa
Rosa.
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The enemy is believed to have suf-
feed Several Beers own officially that
they lost over 100 killed at Glands La
aeto. Three hundred prisoners. wound
ed and unwounded. are in the hands OF
the British, including several Of high
position. In the action at Glands La
agtc, October 22l. the johannesburg
forces, with detachment Of the Ger
man corps was completely broken up.
IAN was we'll at Mafeking up to oe-
tober a All was well at Kimberley
up TO October 2s. The defenders are in
good spirits"
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NOT TO GO.
Portland Report Concerning wildman
Denied.

NEW YORK, oct. 2s.--A special to
the Times from Washington says:
The story that Mr. wildman is to be
removed from the post Of United
States consul general at Hong Kong
anl replaced by Edward Bedloe. late
consul at Canton. which originated in
Portland yesterday. is emphatically de-
nled at the state department The sup
posed cause for removal as reported
was Wildmln's friendliness 10 Aguin-
aldo. Bedloe's own case has not yet
been disposed Of and the charges
against him are before the president.
The belief here is that he will be re-
instated in the consular service.
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FRlTISH VICTORIES WERE MAGNIFIED
Their umphs Were Costly and Resulted Only Their Retreat
Pursued by the Burghers Who are Highly Eated
Beers Treat Prisoners Kindly.
o.ooa.

LONDON Oct, 27.-rhe official announcement of the
joining Of General hite and General Yue has come as a
great relief and all the in view of the fact that later
dispatches have shown that only the ncapacy of tie ntei
gcucc department Of the Boer saved General Yue column
from great disaster
II that on Friday night Dundee was full of alarms
Saturday passed in the anxious manner there being
momeuary expectation OF attack The British finally eyacu.
utcd taking all that they could but leaving plenty behind
the n for the Beers to loot
The only this morning consists of more detailed
account of the battles already reported
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REPORT FROM JouBERT,

Beers Compelled British to Retire to
Ladysmith
PRETORIA. Oct 22.-General Jou-
bert reports that General Cronje. COM
mandine the Free state and winburg
troops. had an enlightenment yesterday
with the British at Glands Laagto. It
started at Q and lasted seven hours
Nine burghers were wounded and slS
killed, All the British retired TO Lady
smith,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-27
SENATOR DEPEW is GIVEN $500, 100000
Alfred Who eits the Bulk of the Great Fortune viii Turn Over
to His Brother Cornelius Jr., Six Million Dollars
Many Charitable BeuueSts.

NEW YORK, Oct 27.-Among those outside the Van
derbt family who received beques under the will of Cornell
us Vanderbilt is Chauncey NJ Depew who gets 100000
bequest of $1,000 given each of the family servants who
haze been in the employ of the house stable of the ator
for two years next proceeding his DEATH
There also the following bequests: John H. Demp-
sey s500O Charles A. Whitaker coachman $1,000 Tonv his
barber $4,000; John Allen, his farmer $4,000.
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BATTLE EXAGGERATED
Later Dispatches Show That Boer Loss
Was Not Heavy, and No Cannon
Were Captured.

LONDON oct. GA belated dis
patch from Glencoe camp admits that
very few Beers dead and wounded were
found ON the field after the battle in
that vicinity. The correspondent at
tempted to explain this by saying
Throughout the fight the Beers In
accordance with their custom, buried
their dead and carried off their wound
ed Immediately after they fell, thosC
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THE SYDNEY IN PORT.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 26.-The
United States transport, City of Syn
ney. arrived from Manila. The Sydney
had four insane soldiers aboard and
another private, Albert Kellerman,
committed suicide October l. by jump
ing into the sea- Two soldiers died at
sea,
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lett representing the casualties during
the last moments of fighting"
Another correspondent says the re-
ported capture Of all Boer cannon by
the British was Incorrect.
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THE SEATTLE ROUTE.

TACOMA, Oct. 2s.-The Tacoma re-
ceptlon committee has decided to bring
company c home by rail from San
Francisco.
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The Art Amateur.

The December issue of the Art
Amateur is really and truly whatit
is called-a Christmas number.
From the charming cover, "Ma-
donna and Child" to the end of
the magazine with the Colonial
Hall decorated with holly and
smilax, the Christmas spirit is
everywhere evident. The color
plate is a rarity indeed and should
be highly priced. for it is a direct
reproduction from the original
"old MASTER and Child"
by Raphael del Cole, a contem-
porary of the great Raphael. The
beautiful cover in color, and the
frontispiece, madonna and Child"
are from the painting by Nine,
Demont-B Breton, which created so
much favorable comment at the
Paris Salon this year. because of
the tenderness and reverence with
which the subject is treated. The
Illustrations in the number are of
exceptional merit, including "The
Crusly Old Bachelors Christmas"
by Frederick Barnard, aud "The
Cosy Old Maids Christmas"
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The State Twin Plant.

Jamestown Alert.
Six carloads of machinery have
arrived for the Irvine plant at the
penitentiary and the power plants
being put in possession. The work
in the factory building will be de-
layed because of the delay in in
stalling the power and heating
plant, as the installing Of the fac
tory machines cannot be done until
the factory building is heated.
The boilers have been placed in
position and the work of Installing
the engine and other appurten-
ances Of the power plant will be
completed about the first of the
year. It will take about thirty
days to install the machinery, so
that the factory will not be ready
for operations before the first to
the middle of February.
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Interesting to Farmers Sons.

Prof. A. M. TenEyck, of the
North Dakota Agricultural COL
lege, is preparing a course of in
struction in farm machinery to be
given to the agricultural students
this winter. A large class room is
being fitted especially for the pur-
pose. The sides of the room are
being hung with charts, pictures
and drawings illustrating all kinds
Of farm machinery. Small models
and samples showing the structure
of various machines are being COL
lected to assist in the demonstra-
lions.
The Dowagic and Monitor Seed
Drill companies have each pre-
scented the college with a model
drill, illustrating the working and
use Of their machines. Frank
Lynch, for the John Deere Co.,
and M. F. Williams, for the Rock
Island and Grand DeTour Plow
companies, have each presented
the college with sample plows to be
used in this work. g.. P. Samuel,
for the Deering Harvester com
pany, and B. S. Blake, for the
Walter A. Wood Co., have con-
tributed samples, charts, ETC., and
many others have promised con-
tributions. The winter term opens
January End, 1899, and it is very
desirable to have all preparations
made and everything in place be-
fore that date.
All manufactures of and dealers
in farm machinery seem very much
interested in this work, as of right
they ought to be. Farm machinery
men are interested in anything
which will make their machines
better understood and more pro-
perly used. There is no place and
nc way in which a good machine
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christmas in Old Virginia" by
w. A. Rogers; madonna and
Child" by Van Dyck; preparing
the Christmas Music" by Ceder-
strom. The Note Book and Col
lector are, as usual, replete with
the important art news Of the day,
The practical Illustrations include
Drawing for Reproduction, Christ
mas Lettering, Painting in Oil
Colors. Painting in Water Colors,
The Arts of Metal, Dining Room
in an Artists Bungalow, Colonial
Hall decorated for Christmas, Ar
tistic Arrangement of Bric-a-Brac
The Art of Mineral Painting,
Figure Painting, etc. Price, Is
cents.
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will sooner have it's merits per-
manently recognized by the farm
ers of this state, than by bringing
it before the students of the Agri-
cultural college. The fact that
these young men are here is a
proof that they are, or soon will be,
the representative farmers in their
several communities throughout
the state. There is no branch Of
instruction given in any college
which will be of more practical
benefit to the farmers Of this state
than a thorough course in the use
and abuse, care and management Of
farm machinery.
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MR.. EP|Z00T WILKINS
He Receivers from Illness Caused by the Election
Returns and Advises the Democratic Leaders to
"Pick Over the Fragments Nv Deceased ~Issoos."

the niger. Thet IL our strong holt
everywhere. If we kin only prevent
enuff people frum votin we air sure tn
win. If we kin du 1t hi the gentle
methods Nv stump speekin and cussin
it pleeses sum people better, but shoot
in niggers and elecshun officers IL moar
effectiv in the southern and border
stats.
In Nebraska Mr.. Bryan's fusion
ticket landed on solid ground with both
feet down, but I find a crate divishun
Nv opinyun here ez tn wether we ort
tn mark it down ez a victory Or a de-
feet. Ez a personal victory fer Mr.
Bryan, hoo IL not aflickted bi bein
tongue tied, he hez a rite tn thro up
biz hat and jump a ten rail fence; but
the gold bug Dimicrats all over the
kountry air awfully riled up and tina
air thretenin moar mischief than ever
before if Mr.. Bryan IL renominated fer
president. I found one so mad he
woodn't take a drink with me. Now
whit hope Nv success kin we hev wen
a Dimicrat IL so demoralized ez tibet?
In Massachusetts wuz WHARF we he'd
tn swaller the bitterest pill. 1t wuz
thare WHARF the Fillipeeno insurgents
Nv the Republican party he'd whooped
er up and made us believe tina wuz tn
du wunders and wurk miracles. 1t
wuz thare WHARF Edward Atkinson he'd
fired off hiz noozepaper ammunishun
and advertised hiz lunch pals and
cookin outfit. 1t wuz thare tibet I
made two trips tn ferment Republican
discord and assist in revolooshunizin
the staff. 1t wuz thare, in the land Nv
John Hancock and John L. Sullivan,
tibet ministers and old maids resolooted
in favur Nv Aguinaldo and sot him up
ez q bigger man than Sam Adams and
Tomas Jefferson. With SIGH inf1ooences
in IA favur we he'd bin led tn believe
thet Massachusetts. Nv all uther stats,
wood rebuke the president hoo wuz
hatchin out enuff imperialism" tn bust
up the whole outfit wich George Wash
ington he'd left us in hiz will. We he'd
a rite tn expect sich a bilein over Nv
patriotism in Massachusetts ez wood
overflow and deluge McKinleyism in
the CRATE Republican stronghold Nv
Moo England. We he'd sent out orders
tn leedin Dimicrats all over the koun-
try, tn prepare fer a sootable recog-
nishun Nv the crate event wich wuz tn
make the TELEGRAPH wires hot with Dim
icratic rejoicins. Thare wuz tn be red
fire. and roman candles and ~skirockets,
and picters " Atkinson and Aguinaldo
ez big ez a barn door. and their names
in letters Nv fire a yard and a half
lo%ng-instid Of witch we got a dispatch
witch red. f" Massachusetts, Republican
bi $4,000 majority" Du yu wunder we
air six?
4~zostW;lku,s
Frum Applejack Farm. witch il next tn
Grover Cleveland's, in the staff Nv Moo
Gersey.
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BURo Nv INFERMAsHUN,
WASHINGTON, d. G.

NAS@S ~ W
Tu the Editur:
This Buro hez bin clozed fer repares
tn our lasseratid feelins, and we hev bin
putin ourselves intu mournin, and set
tin in sackcloth and rubin our nozes
in the ashes, on account wv the N0vem-
Der elecshuns. We hev on hand a lot
NV red fire tibet warn't burnt in joobi-
latin, and a big stock Wv political pre-
dicshuns tibet hev bin d%iscredited bi
the elecshun returns. All hands hev
bin so sick thet we lockt the doors Nv
the establishment and kept out Nv site
like fashionable people du in the sum-
mer time wen tina hain't got munney
enuf to pa their bill fer a jamboree at
the seashore. l wuz so overcum with
Disappointment tibet l hired a niger tn
ten all callers tibet l wuz out Nv town,
and then went tn bed, WHARF 1 hev bin
residin most Nv the time sence Novem-
Der Z, and bein nurrished hi SIGH doses
Nv applejack ez l Good hold without
bein forwarded tn sun Kelley cure in
stitoot fer treatment. All this room
and devastashun hez bin brot about bi
the voters hoo hev failed tn cum up tn
Dimicratic expectashuns, and hoo hev
gon rite along in their hedlong haste
votin fer Republikinism and prosperity
wen we Civ them the o%pportoonity tn
git Dimocricy and kalamity.
The Dimicratic members Nv kongress
air ez tender ez a bile on yure noze, fer
tina interpret the elecshuns tumean tibet
their services kin be dispensed with
at leest a good menny Nv EN- du-and
tina can't see nothin but defect and dis
aster ahed Nv EN- in 1900.
At the earliest opportoonity, or ez
soon ez it IL safe tn du so, 1 shall git
the Dimicratic big wigs tugether and
take a new account Nv stock, and see if
we hev e%nnything left tibet amt tn
mulch shopworn hi S in the late
kampane tn start in bizness agin. I
am free tn sa, at present, tibet l don't
kno whit it IL, but perhaps we kin
pick yer the fragments NV deceased
tssoos and find enuff left tn make one
moar bluff. We tried pretty mulch all
we he'd, in different stats, and the re-
suits air about the same. In Ohio we
put free silver in frunt, and Mclean
wuz outrageously licked. In Iowa we
tried tn dodge, and we got licked still
wuss. In Kentucky Mr.. Gobble wuz
detected after countin out all the votes
he thot it wuz safe tn, and after the
holesale intimidashun and shootin Nv
niggers and Republicans. In mi own
beluved staff Nv Moo Jersey, severil
thousan Dimicrats cum up missin, and
the gamblin and boss racin STATESMEN
hoo we depended upon fer ~effectiv
wurk hev failed tn keep the Repub-
likins frum copperin the commonwealth.
In Maryland we won a great victory
in consequence Nv the Republicans
ftein amung themselves, and we hope
tu make it permanent by disfranchisin
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The Finest Limited Train

From st. Paul and Minneapolis
to Chicago is the Burlington, cleo
trio lighted and steam heated.
Every comfort that other trains
have and some that no others
have. Remember this when buy
ing railroad tickets.
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CrOOkstOD College.

Will open it's fourteenth term on
Sept. the IL, 1899. It is the best
and most practical school in the
Northwest. For catalogue and
further information address,
Crookston College, Crookston,
MINI. If