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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-08-06

The largest vegetables are found in
the garden seed catalogue.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-08-06

THE SALE FoR rHIRrY DAYs.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-08-06
WHY NOT BUY SHOES,

AT the Boston Shoe company's store?
Ladies Fine Kid Shoes for sl25. 4S5
Commercial street.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-05-26
LETTER WITH ANDREE'S STAMP
News of q Message From tho Explorer
Found In a Bottle In Iceland.

LElTH, Scotland, May 10.-The Nor
wegian ship Viking, which arrived
here yesterday from Soydisfjord,
Brought report of a letter written
by Professor Andrce, which was
found in bottle early in April near
Ritotang, on the northeast coast of
Iceland, by a farmer named Iohan
Magnusscn. The letter was then in q
bottle, was addressed to the polar ex-
petition at Goeteberg, and bore An
dree's own stamp with the request
that it be placed in the nearest post
Office.
Magnussen, it is said, gave the let
ter to a merchant, Eveinn Enaison,
at Thistilfjord, who mailed it, and it
is expected to arrive at its destination
in the course of a few days At the
same time the Viking brought n letter
to an Icelander, now in London, ad-
vising him of the facts and requesting
him to telegraph to the king Of Swed-
en- and to the polar expedition at
Gocteberg, which was done.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-05-26
HAIR MONY IN PEACE CONGRESS
Proceedings Have Begun In Broad
and Liberal Spirit

The HAGTE, May 20.--The chiefs OF
the different delegations to the peace
conference met yesterday, under the
presidency of the president of the
conference, NJ. De Staal, the Russian
ambassador to Great Britain, for the
purpose of discussing the business to
be transacted to-day.
The meeting, at which Andrew d.
White, head of the United States del
egation, and Sir Julian Pauncefote,
head of the British delegation, were
present, resulted in an agreement to
appoint three committees to deal with
the respective groups of questions pro-
posed for discussion, namely, disarm-
ment, laws of warfare and mediation
and arbitration.
The opinion of majority of the
delegates seems to be that the general
scheme to be presented to the confer
ence has been conceived in a broad
and liberal spirit Perfect harmony
has prevailed thus far regarding all
questions brought forward.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-05-26
PETER is A REPUBLICAN.
The Money Question, the Kansan Says
Has Settled Itsolf.

TOPEKA, Kan, May 10. FIX United
States Senator w. A. PETER has re.
nounced Populism and returned to the
Republican party. Mr.. PETER made
public his future political plans to-day.
He said: "Ihave always been Repub'
lican except on one main question, the
money question. That seems TO have
settled itself apparently now. The
Populist party has been eliminated
nationally by the Democrats, SO those
of us who don't want to flop by our
selves will have to vote our convic.
tions as best we can. The old Simon
pure Alliance man who left the Re-
publican party never was headed. for
the Democracy and he is not now.
The middle-of- theroaders are having
little pow-wow down at Kansas City
just now, but nothing will come of it.
They have nominated Wharton Bar
ker for president in 1900, but they
won't amount to anything.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-05-26
SHOT BY AN OUTLAW.
Horse Thief Bill Watson Kills Dr. =,
T. E,monI and Makes His Escape.

T. EsmonI and Makes His Escape.
WICHITA, Kan, May 20.-A special
from Shawnee, Ok, says there is great
excitement there over fight between
officers and outlaws, which resulted in
the death of one man and the injury
of another. Bill Watson, leader of a
gang OF horse thieves, shot and in
stantly killed DR.. j. L. Esmond OF
Shawnee, yesterday.
Esmond joined posse of deputies
to hunt down the thieves who had ex-
cited the whole country by their dep
radations. Four of the thieves were
captured about twenty-six miles south
of Shawnee.
The officers in pairs guarded each o.
the prisoners except Watson, who
was in front in charge of DR.. Els
mond, While the deputies were
watering the horses about ten miles
out of Shawnee, Watson drew
revolver which he had concealed in his
coat sleeve and shot Esmond In tho
confusion all of the thieves escaped,
Watson in the rear firing back at the
officers. One of the deputies was
slightly injured and signs OF blood
were found where the prisoners ran,
indicating that some of them were hit
by the shots of the officers.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-05-26
THEY ASK FOR An ARNISTICE
FiIipinos Make aProposltcn Which
Otis Rejects.
MAY ACCEPT ANY TERMS GIVEN

MANILA, May 20 Two military and
two civil Filipino commissioners APP
pointed to cooperate with three cit
liens of Manila in negotiating terms
of peace arrived here at Sis a. M to-
day. They have submitted no new
proposition but want an armistlce
pending the session of the Filipino
congress. Major General Otis has re-
fused to entertain the proposal.
In conversation with American
officers they state that Filipino forces
have been for the last four days will
ing to secure peace on any terms Cen
eral Otis might see fit to offer. They
declare that General Lawton, by his
rapid and energetic advance from
Balinag, has not allowed their forces
moments cessation from fighting.
The delegates add, as their most
important information, that Aguin-
aldo himself will sue for peace through
the peace commission within two days
If he does not so act the Filipino
government will promptly repudiate
him, as four-ffths of the natives are
weary of war and desire the early
ending of hostilities.
General Luna is reported to be MAX
ing desperate efforts to restrain the
educated Filipinos within the limits
of his self-appointed jurisdiction, from
communicating to the Americans,
even to arrcsting Encamino and Her
rera, two of the most influential OIL
Gals, while on their way to Malolos to
ioin those who are coming via San Isl
dro.
This. and the removal of the seat OF
government to Tarlac, thirty miles
north of San Fernando, may lead to
complications and delay in the paciti-
cation. But it is generally conceded
that further opposition of American
sovereignty is useless and ridiculous.
Neither Generals Luna nor Pic del
Pillar have sufficient force to resist or
compel submission.
A board, consisting OF Colonel
French of the Twenty-second in
fantry, and Major Cabell and Captain
Randolph of the Third artillery, has
been appointed to proceed to Batavia,
for the purpose of investigating the
European methods of providing for
the health of the troops there, and to
report on the subject, for the benefit
of the Americans here.
The transport Warren has arrived
here from San Francisco.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-05-26
Automobiles for Missouri

TRENTON, N j., May 2O-Seventeen
electric vehicle transportation COM
panies were incorporated here to-day.
These companies were formed by the
Whitney Elkins. Widener syndicate to
operate automobiles in as many diff.
ferent states The several states for
which these companies are formed are:
Tennessee, Georgia, Ohio, Kentucky,
New Jersey, Louisiana, Delaware,
California, Michigan, MINI esota,
Iowa, Maryland, Wisconsin, Indiana,
Missouri, Virginia and District OF
Columbia.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-05-26
ATLANTIC STEAMER ON FIRE.
Barbarossa startS for Europe With
Blaze ms Part OF Her Cargo.

Blaze ms Part OF Her Cargo.
New YORK, May 2o.-The North
German Lloyd steamship Barbarossa,
which sailed for Southampton and
Bremen at II o'clock yesterday morn
ing, was discovered on fire while she
was passing Sandy Hook two hours
later and put back to port. The fire
was in the forward hold. The Barba-
rosso fought the fire with steam and
water, and with the aid Of wrecking
tugs and fireboats drowned it out two
hours later, while lying at quaran-
tine.
The vessel, while on her way up the
river after the fire in her hold had
been put out, hit the French liner, La
Bretagne, lying in her pier in the
North river, showing the Bretagnc's
bow through two ice barges, the Rich
ard Foster and the Leroy, sinking
them. No one was injured.
Passengers were allowed to go
ashore. Among the 336 cabin passen
gers on board were DR.. Charles A.
Briggs and family, and Mr.. and Mrs.
w. d.. Boyce of Chicago
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-05-26
An Editor NanQulshed.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo, May 2O.-Editor
Jake Spencer, of the Evening Record,
lies at his home in a frightfully bat
tered condition, the result of an as
sault committed on him by Michael
Kelley, saloonkeeper in who Sc place
of business Spencer and eX-Congress-
man D. D. Burnes were twitting one
another over the water works fight.
Kelley thought the men were quarrel
ing and took the part of Burnes, Kelly
used a revolver.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-05-26
IN A FRENZY OF ANGER.
Cubans Excited Over a Report of
ForcibIe Disarmament.
OBJECT TO GIVING UP ARMS,

HAVANA, May 90 Havana is in a
fcrment again over the idea that the
Washington administration has deter
mined to take the arms of the Cuban
troops, and to retain them in military
possession. This view of the latest
news from Washington has been tele-
graphed to the various cities.
Governor General Brooke is thus far
unaware, save through the press tele-
grams, of any dissatisfaction on the
part of General Alger, secretary of
war, with his General BroolSe's) plan
to have the arms deposited in the
care of the mayors of the municipal
tiles, nor has he received any inkling
Of the secretary's purpose to lay the
matter before President Mckinley.
Consequently, unless instructions to
the contrary are received from the
Washington administration, the gov
ernor generals order respecting the
distribution of the SO, 100000, as mod
flied, will be issued to-day. The sec
rotary of war has been informed as to
the substance of this order, in the
usual course of business.
Havana's midday papers publish the
Washington news, some of them COM
menting editorially upon it. AS the
point about where the arms are to be
kept appears to be thought of vital i'm
portance in Washington, the convic-
ton announced there that the mayors
cannot be trusted with them is cause
of fresh discomfort, just at the mo-
ment when the various complications
appeared to be unraveled. The may
ors are the appointees of the governor
general, and when the military as
sembly dissolved they were made its
representatives to receive the arms.
Article 4 of the agreement between
General Gomez and Robert P. Porter,
President McKinley's special represen-
tative, runs as follows:
1.-THE Cubans shall surrender their
arms to the Cuban assembly or to its
representatives.
General Gomez, who at the time of
coming to the agreement with Mr..
Porter, had not quarreled with the
assembly, insisted upon this point.
Since the quarrel, he has again raised
the point repeatedly, saying also that
Mr.. Porter brought full written au-
thority from President Mckinley and
in the Presidents name agreed that
the arms should go into the custody
of the assembly or it's representatives
At Monday nights meeting of the
Society of Veterans of Independence
by former members of the
assembly-the members dilated upon
article 4, asserting bad faith, the pres
ident's plenipotentiary having agreed
to deposit the arms with the represen-
tatives of the assembly, while,
the connivance OF Gomez,
they were to be surrendered to the
American army.
La Discussion says: Secretary AL
ger appears to wish to provoke con-
hict here. He is more distinguished
in the United States as business
man than as politician, and his rela-
tions with certain syndicates are well
known. He opposes everything that
Cuba wants and favors verything
that would cause feeling and provoke
excitement. His attitude prompts the
question, What does he want? Docs
he desire a war here similar to that in
the Philippines? We are forced to be-
lieve that he only approves what is
to Cuba "
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-05-26
Used BallnG Wire.

GALENA, Kan, May 2O.-John Mar
tin, aged about 40 years, committed
suicide by hanging himself in his bed
room with piece of baling wire, tied
to the ceiling above his bed. Martin
had been on u protracted drunk for
the past three weeks. lie leaves a
wife and six children, and has fol-
lowed mining for the past fifteen
years Several brothers and one SIS
ter of the deceased met with violent
deaths at different times by suicide
and otherwise.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-05-26
clerks SOLD DEAD BODIES.
New Feature Brought Out by the
Mazet Committee.
CITY CLERKS WERE BRlBED.

New YORK, May 20. Tho feature OF
yesterdays session of the Mazet inves'
tigating committee was the unearth'
ing of an alleged system of corruption
in the disposition of dead bodies from
city hospitals a ghoulish tale that
was well corroborated and replete
with detail. BY several witnesses
it was stated that an undertaken
named Marren illegally secured the
funerals of all bodies taken to Harlem
hospital and that he was enabled to
do this by bribing clerks in the en-
ploy of the city to break the rules. 1t
was also shown that apparently an
acquaintanceship existed between
Marren and Messrs. Croker and Car
roll.
A large number Of witnesses were
called and multiplicity of subjects
were touched upon during the exami-
nation.
The old question Of sewer pipe and
the connection between the Contract
ors' Supply company and the city de-
partments was gone into, but the only
apparent important point elected was
that Richard Croker had objected to
his sons going into this concern when
he learned that it intended to supply
city departments.
James A. Mahoney, the book
maker, was the first witness be-
fore the committee Mahoney de-
clined to say whether or not
full page story i'll the New York
Herald calling him the pool room
king" and describing his alleged pool
rooms, was true or not. He refused
to deny the truth of the statements.
The article in question stated that
reporter went to Mahoney and said he
intended to open a pool room, where
upon Mahoney said:
go ahead, and when you are ready
to open, come over and sec me-
Mahoney refused to answer any
questions in regard to this When
asked if he intended to sue the Herald
for libel, Mahoney said: "What? Sue
a paper that made me a lling!" and the
SDeCbdLOI5 NCLC WIN uioSt NiNAA Aou6
ter.
In declining to answer Mahoney
made several humorous remarks, and
he was excused, having added nothing
of Importance to the record.
Wyndon Lynn, formerly employed
by j. p Marren, an undertaken, to
whom unclaimed bodies at the Harlem
morgue are delivered, testified that on
Marrens behalf he had on two or
three occasions paid two clerks at the
morgue So for bodies that were not
properly delivered to Marren. Mar
rep. Lynn said, had told him that
so long as Croker and Car
roll controlled affairs, he could
continue the present arrangement
with the morguc keeper. Lynn also
testified that Linen bought from the
morgue for fifty cents to 81 each cof-
fms made for the city at greater
cost. Lynn added that he had come
to the committee direct from the
Tombs, where he was cofned on COM
plant of Marrcn charging petit lar
ceny. Lynn said that he had pleaded
guilty to the charge.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-05-26
KILLED A KANSAS SHERIFF.
A 1O-Year Boy at Hollenbeck Shot q
Washington County Omcer.

OMAHA, Neb., May 17.-Sheriff Ed
ward Coleman of Washington county,
Kansas, was killed about 1 o'clock
this morning at Hollenbeck on the
state line, by William Hoxie, whom he
was arresting for stealing. When put
under arrest Hoxie sprang at the
sheriff's throat The officer shot him
through the body. Hoxie fred back,
hitting the sheriff in the neck, killing
him. Hoxie, who is 10 years old, viii
probably not recover.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-05-26
FORT SCOTT HAS A FRAKER.
Cofin Supposed to Contain Remains OF
OToole Filled with Stones.

FoRT SCOTT, Kan, May 20.-lt is
stated here that the grave supposed
to contain the remains of Thomas
O'Toole, the patent medicine manufac-
turer whose wife claimed that he died
in Texas from smallpox thirty days
ago, has been opened and the coffin
found to contain u lot of stones wrap.
ped up in an old blanket The frater'
nal orders which carried the insur-
ance on O'Toole's life have been MAX
ing a very thorough investigation aud
will, it is stated, make it hot for
O'Toole, if possible.
Mrs. O'Toole disappeared from the
city a day or two since, leaving all
her furniture, but no word as to where
she had gone.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-05-26
VIII of Late Governor Flower.

NEW YORK, May 90 The will OF
the late Governor Flower was filed for
probate yesterday. He left bequesta
of $40, 900 to each of his brothers and
sisters or their heirs, and a number of
smaller requests to charity. The res
idue is left to his widow and daugh-
ter, share and share alike. Mrs
Sarah NJ. Flower is executrix; his SON.
in-law, John B. Taylor, and Arson r
Flower are executors.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-05-26
Volunteer Convicted of Murder.

WASHINGTON, May 90 Charles Har-
ris, Company II, Third United States
volunteer infantry, was found guilty
of murder by a court-martial in San
tiago, Cuba, and was sentenced to be
shot The case was sent to the Presi-
dent for review, and the death sem
tence has been committed to life i'm
prisonment and dishonorable dis
charge from the army. The President
directs that the prisoner be confined
at Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-05-26
Banker Stabbed by n Beggar

New YORK, May 9O.-Johu II. Englis
ex-president of the Wallabout bank
Brooklyn, was stabbed in the neck to-
day by Christopher DAILY, a beggar
The wound is severe one and danger
ously close to the jugular vein. DAILY
had been to Englis' house few days
ago to ask for aims and was dissatis-
fed with the food given him. He lay
in wait and abused Englis for this to-
day, ending by stabbing him. The
wounded man is 81 years of age. DAILY
was arrested.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-05-26
ROBERT GILLIAN is DEAD
sucoumbs to Pneumonia After an Illness
of Six Days.

succumbs TO Pnoumonia After an Illness
of Six Days
KANSAS CITY, Mo, May 20.-Robert
Gillian died of pneumonia last night
at his home, 400 Independence ave-
nue.. He had been i'll less than ono
week, so short time that many of
his most intimate friends knew moth
ing of it. Pneumonia did not develop
until Thursday, but he was SO weak
ened by malarial fever that he sank
rapidly.
Robert Gillian was the builder of
Kansas City's street railway system
He engineered the street railway sys-
TENS of all the other large cities of
the West. He was not only skillful
engineer, but promoter and organ
izer of rare ability. OF late years the
Pittsburg & Gulf railroad had occu-
pied the greater part of his attention,
but he was interested in nearly every
important public enterprise in Kansas
City. AS member of the city park
board he helped to pan the magnifi-
cent system of parks and boulevards
of which the city is just coming into
possession.
Barely A years old, Mr.. Gillian had
accomplished many wonderful things,
and gave promise of accomplishing
more and greater. He was recognized
by engineering experts all over tho
world as one of the foremost of their
number, and man from whom any
degree of greatness might be ex'
pected.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-05-26
To End EXlle TO siberia.

ST. PETERSBURG, May 90.-The czal
presided yesterday at "a meeting of the
council called to discuss the ques
ton of abolishing exile to Siberia
upon the ground that it had become
prejudcial to the interests of the
country and was a serious obstacle to
the progress of Siberia The car or
dered commission, to be presided
over by the minister of justice to con-
slider the question of substituting an
other penalty for transportation tc
the Siberian mines.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-05-26
.1ohb,nr prurrlsts to Combine.

DETROIT, Mich, May 2O.-The latest
proposition to establish trust at
fects the drug jobbing trade, and the
project is being promoted by Elliott
Burris, a New York attorney 1t is
proposed to include OIL concerns east
of the Rocky mountains and north OF
and including Memphis and Richmond
whose combined capital is estimated
at SIT, 600, 900, and whose annual sales
probably reach 100000, 000.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-05-26
To Leave Their Tents In Manila,

WASHINGTON, May 29.-General Otis
at Manila was notified by cable nos to
send home any of the tents with
which the volunteer troops in the
Philippines are equipped. These are
new tents procured especially for the
Philippine campaign, and in the in
terest of economy and cxpediency it
has been decided to keep them in the
Philippines for the benefit of the
troops to be sent there to relieve the
volunteers.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-05-26
AGREED ON THE CANAL COST.
The Commission to Report That 1t Can
Be Built for S125,OOO;OOO.

WASHINGTON, May 2O.-The Mica
ragua canal commissioners, Admiral
Walker, Colonel Hams and Mr.. Haupt,
are understood to have settled the
serious disagreements which have SO
long delayed the report of the COM
mission and for time threatened to
make necessary the appointment by
the President of another commission
under the authority conferred by the
last session of Congress.
The compromise effected among the
commissioners results in their fixing
the cost of the proposed waterway,
which is pronounced entirely feasible,
at $125,OOO, 900. 1t is believed the re-
port will be signed and delivered to
the President Immediately upon his
return from Hot Springs to Washing
ton.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-05-26
JOY Killed Him.

SOUTH MCALEsTER, l. T., May 90 -
ut Wilburton John Deneefe, section
foreman for the Choctaw railway,
while meeting his mother at the
train, suddenly fell to the ground
dead, just as he was going to embrace
her. 1t is supposed that the joy of
meeting his mother, whom he had not
seen for long time, combined with
heart disease, produced the fatal re-
suit.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-05-26
FUNSTON GIVEN A BRIGADE.

Wheaton Relieved for Special Duty
Kansans Again Uuder Him.
MANILA, May 20.-General Wheaton
has been releaved of the command of
the Second division for special assign
ment, and General Fun ston has been
assigned to his brigade The brigade
consists of the Twentieth Kansas,
First Montana and part of the third
United States artillery.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-05-26
Bids For Next Year, Bee.

CHICAGO, May 20. Proposals for
furnishing the war department with
moro than 5000, 600 pounds of beef for
the troops in Cuba and Porto Rico
during the year beginning July 1 have
been received by Colonel IL c. Sharpe,
in charge of the Chicago subsistence
station.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-05-26
Kruger's Reform Proposal.

PRETORIA, May 2O.-President Kru-
gers reform proposals have been pre-
scented to the raad. They suggest that
the franchise be conferred on aliens
five years after eligibility to the Sec
ond raad instead of ten years after
such eligibility, as is now the case,
thus making nine years residence in
the Transvaal qualify for the full
franchise.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-05-26
Gigantic Chinese scheme.

VANCOUVER, B. c., May 2o.-Kang
WI Wei, the Chinese reformer, who
fed from China, is reported to be be-
hind scheme to form companies in
every city Of consequence in the
United States, Canada and Australia,
which will attempt to control Chinese
capital in order to further all Oriental
Industries