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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-07
AMERICAN OCCUPATION
OF THE ISLE OF NEGRos.
Troops Were Warmly Welcomed by the
People Of the Island-Lucson's
Congratulations.


Troops Were Warmly Welcomed by the
People Of the Island-Lucson's
Congratulations.
WASHINGTON. March GA cablegram
from General Otis. at Manila, received in
Washington indicates satisfactory and
agreeable reception accorded 20 the
American troops which recently ian6ed
az the island Of Negros They were sent
there by General Miller at 10 Ilo In
command Of Co!one. Smith 10 take form
al possession for the United states. which
he did without trouble.
Previous to the time the troops landed
commission from the island visited
General Ous and said they were willing
to surrender. and asked that he take the
inhabitants under his protection. The
congra,ulatory address to General Miller
embodied In General Ous dispatch Is
particularly gratifying to the officials of
a. administration, as they believe that
'hiN afeeling among the inhabitants OF the
island Of Negros is such that there will
be no trouble in dealing with them here
after.
General OTIS dispatch is as follows:
The following was received from Ilo
IlO, on the 9Th instant: The government,
congress and inhabitants Of Negros to
General Miller. Ilo Ilo: We affectionately
salute you and congratulate ourselves
for the happy arrival Of Colonel Smith
and the troops under his orders, and
beg you to send this salute and congratu-
lations to General Otis. at Manila, as a
representative OF the government Of the
United States in the Philippines.
TUCSON
OTIS"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-07
SAILORS REFUSE DUTY
AND ARE SHOT Down.
Captain Torrance, Of the British steamer
Tancaryille. Shoots Three Mutin-
Gus Sailors on the High Seas.

PHILADELPHIA. March e.-captaln
Torrance commanding the British steam
or TancarvliIe, now in this port shot
three mutinous sailors on the last out.
ward passage for Belfast II was Janu-
ary 10 last. while wenthering a terrific
hurricane.
His vessel was diving into a tremen-
dous sea and spar propeller that was
lashed below got adrfft and threatened
to knock out the sides OF the ship Cap
tain Terrence ordered the crew TO secure
the propeller and they mutinled. Heroic
action was necessary to quell the disturb.
ance and Captain Torrance was com
PEELED to shoot three men. One. II Is
understood. has since died and second
has gone insane.
Captain Torrance's actions were inves-
tgated BY the board Of trade and he was
upheld By that body. He is reticent CON
cernlns the affair and feels keenIy tho
fact that such measures had TO BE-
adopted by him 10 save the ship.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-07
Two Thousand Men Ont of Work
at Santiago and a Disturb
ance May Occur.
BODIES OF FALLEN TROOPS
Transport Roumania VIII Bring Them
Home Wild Scramble Among
the Cutans for Rations.

NEW YORK. March GA dispatch 10
the Herald from Washington says: Pay
master General Carey has perfected ar
rangements FOR, going to Cuba next week
10 pay on the Cuban army.
General Carey will take the entire ap-
propriation OF 10000 to Cuba. s1.5O0.OOO
OF which wfll be in silver. and the re-
malnder in gold or bills. He viii leave
New York on one OF the government
transports, to which the money will be
transferred from the sub-treasury. and
upon his arrival at Havana he will report
10 General Brooke.
As General Gomez desires that the
American officers shall handle the mon
ey. the disbursements win be made by
American pay officers upon the direction
OF General Carey. who win be furnished
with a list OF the officers and men CON-
prising the Cuban army and the amount
Of money which should be paid to each.
II Is not intended by this government
TO furnish more that 100000
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-07
SCRAMBLE FOR RATIoNs.

HAVANA, March 6.-For the month
OF March the various provinces. except
ing the province OF Santiago, have made
requisitions for 100000 ratlons.
Thus, instead OF diminishing. the re-
QUESTION has doubled since that OF Janu-
ary l. This is due partly to the fact that
the Cubans use every possible opportun-
ity OF getting rations under false pre-
lenses and partly TO the fact that TIE
American distributors are unable to dis
eriminate properly between imposters and
the really necessitous.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-07
TWO OREGON CHINESE
WILL BE DEPoRTED.
Entered the Country Under the STU
dent" Permlt-Important Ruling
at San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 6-An I'm
portant decision bearing on the Chinese
immigration question was handed down
by Judge Morrow. Of the United States
circuit court OF appeals today. Judge
dorrow holds that Chinese entering this
country under the student" permit can
not do so II they were not students in
the mother country before embarking for
this country,
The case in question was that of two
young Chinese, sons OF laundryman Of
Eugene. ore. who secured admission
through the presentation of certificate
from the United States consul at Hong
kong. stating that they were born in
china. but that their father was bringing
them to America for educational pur-
poses. These boys were arrested after
two years residence, and the United
States district court OF oregon decided
that the boys belonged TO the exempt
class. The Judgment OF the district court
being reversed the boys will be deported.
When the boys reach China they can, Il
Is understood. Immediately return, as
they are now of the student class, and
therefore exempt.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-07
THE UNITED STATES
WILL REMAIN PASSIVE.
No Action to- Be Taken in the italian
Project for an Open Door on
the Chinese Coast.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE United
States government has remained abso-
lutel passive throughout the execution OF
the Italian project 10 secure an ''open
door" on the Chinese coast through the
acquisition OF San Nun bay and the
outlying island. One Of the highest au-
thoritles said:
''The government Of the United States
will not take any steps in regard to the
italian demand for Chinese territory"
In other words, our government has de-
termined definitely to keep Its hands Off
But one motive could induce the gov
ernment to change this policy and that
would be desire to protect our enorm-
ously valuable commerce with China
from the danger of being completely cut
OF through the gradual extensions Of
the lease-holders of Europe.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-07

NJ munitions Of war in small scho0ners
Admiral Dewey wants a large number Of
wafshlps at his disposal which can FOL
low such vessels into shallow water. The
Wheeling has already started for Manila
and the Vixen viii go by the last Of the
month The department may also send
others.
The authorities we're glad 10 hear that
General Lawton would arrive at Manila
about March 70. AZ be will then be put
In control OF the military operations,
thus giving General Otis an opportunity
10 aid IN the Philippine commission, as
well as 70 take care Of the many ques-
tons constantly arising. After General
Iawt0n's arrival, one Of the brigadler
generals al Manila VIII probably be sent
70 Ilo ilo TO relieve General Ailler. who
will 10 on the retired list March a.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-07
CONDITIONS AT DAWSON CITY.

SAN FRANCISCO. March IA letter
from Dawson City says: The first in
stallment Of the United States relief ex-
pedition reindeer arrived here January 9
in charge Of the LApland herders. The
last days run was % miles. Large mum
bers Of the reindeer are said to have
been slaughtered BY Indians, who mis-
took them for Wild game. The remnant
win be driven to Circle City.
The business outlook for Dawson dur
ing the year Is most unpromlsing. Hun
dreds Of people are migrating to more
congenial chimes. and the retail traders
complain that they have more outfits
offered for sale than purchases sought.
Even the saloons and gambling houses
are reported to be making no r.ohts.
No new gold discoveries Of importance
are reported.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-07
LABoRERs UNPAID.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA March s.-To-
day orders were received from Havana
directing the paymeat OF the provincial
officials. but these orders do not AFFECT
the 200 laborers out Of work, nor meet
the fact that the public works already in
itiated are suffering seriously from lack
Of prosecution.
Civil Governor Demetrius Castillo. as a
precaution against possible disturbance.
has sent word to the working gangs that
they should stay where they are for the
present. as. in all probability. they will
have orders to return to work in the
course OF two or three days. He further
explains that the delay was merely the
result OF red tape" in the relations be-
tween Santiago and Havana.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-07
APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS.

WASHINGTON, March s.-The war de-
partment has made announcement OF the
appointment OF l01 second Iieutenants.
created by the army reorganization bill.
among the various states and territories.
In addition there are % appointments at
large. The apportionment Is on the basis
Of population. Oregon and Washington
receive one each.
Secretary Long today cabled to Admiral
Dewey, at ManAa, and 70 Rear Admiral
Sampson, at Havana, announcing the en-
actment OF the naval personnel bin, and
lnstructlng them to have the officers at
tached to their respective fleets examined
In order to make ready for their re-
arrangement and promotion.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-07
TRANSPORT SHERIDAN SAILS.

NEW YORK. March GA dispatch to
the World from Gibraltar says: The
United transport Sheridan. which arrived
here Friday and was put into strict guar
antlne on account OF contagion. left las;
night for Port Said without quarantine
being raised. She may have to go into
quarantine again at the Suez canal II Is
admitted that two Of the men we're down
with measles and IL was reported that
there was one case Of smallpox aboard.
though the United States surgeon denied
the existence OF smallpox. The Official
list showed % sick soldisrs, but 1t is
said that only three OF the cases were
serious. The transport carries the
Twelfth United States regulars and a
battalion OF the Seventeenth.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-07
CITED FOR CONTEMPT.

SEATTLE, March 6.-Another chapter
in the sensational Van Alstine divorce
case was opened today by the arrest of
Mrs. Lou Van Alstine and her sister,
Emma Norton. for contempt Of court.
They refused to pay into the court the
$4,000 which Judge Moore decided they
had fradulently obtained through mar
riage from Con Van Alstine, Klon-
diker. They were released on bonds.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-07
STOCK DEPOSITED.

NEW YORK. March cit is announced
that more than 10 per cent of the entire
capital stock of the oregon Short Line
Railroad Company has been deposited for
exchange under the offer of the Union
Pacific Railroad Company, previously
published. Notice is given that after
March Is the privilege OF exchange win
ha withdrawn
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-07
QUEEN yrcToRIAs THANKS.

WASHINGTON. March 6-The follow
ing message from Queen Victoria to the
president has been received at the exc
cutive mansion:
Windsor. March ITO the president
Of the United States:-I thank you sim
cerely. and the American nation, for the
honors PAID to the memory Of Lord Hers
chell. and for the friendly sympathIes
shown to my country In its bereavement.
VICTORIA. r. H.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-07
TERMS OF REORGANIZATION.

NEW YORK. March 6.-The reorganlz-
alton committee Of the Tacoma Land
Company notifies the bondholders, stock
holders and creditors of that company
that il they desire to avail themselves
Of the benefits Of the plan Of reorganiza-
tion, promulgated July %, 1898, under
which there has been deposited over "a
per cent of the capital stock of the COM
pany, that they must deposit their Sc
curities and file their claims with the
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-07
WARM SPELL ~ cALIFoRNIA.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 6.-caiIfornia
is in the throes OF another warm speIl,
and this March day was more like day
in July than anything else The ther-
mometer in many places went past the
S5-degree mark. and in one or two places
almost touched SO Should this warm
weather be very extended, crops will
suffer considerably.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-07
NEW WASHINGTON LAWS.

OLYMPIA, March 6-The house tonight
passed the bill relating to the stealing OF
rides on railroad trains and making
tralnmen peace officers. The bill relating
to penalty and interest on taxes to and
including the year 1897 has passed both
houses, also the bill repeating the act
Of 1897 providing a uniform system OF
public blanks.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-07
EAR.REAoHINa DECISION.

SEATTLE. March 6-United states
District Judge Hanford decided today
that a sailor boarding house keeper could
retain the clothing of a seaman to secure
payment of board and lodging.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-07
JOSEPHINE KIPLING DEAD.

NEW YORK. March 6.-Josephine Kip
line, the 6-year old daughter Of Rudyard
Kipling. and the oldest of his three chill
dren, died this morning from pneumonia.
The Improvement of Kipling's condition
continues.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-07
SAILS FROM LA GUIRA.

NEW YORK, March GA dispatch to
the Herald from La Guira. Venezuela,
announces that the United States gun
boats Annapolis and Vicksburg have
sailed from La Guira for Jamaica
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-07
ANOTHER ADVANCE.

BETHLEHEM. Pa, March s.-The
Bethlehem Iron Company today an
nounced raise Of wages OF 10 per cent
affecting common laborers, of which
more than 500 are on the payroll.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-07
JUDGE BRoNAUGH DEAD.

PORTLAND, March 6-Judge q, G.
Bronaugh a well known lawyer, died
tonight after an illness Of three months.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-07

Atlantic Trust Company on or bsfore
March iS After that date no deposits
will be received except upon such terms
as the committee imposes.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-07
IIGHT DRAFT VESSELS NEEDED.

NEW YORK, March "a dispatch to
the Herald from Washington says: The
necessity Of suppresslng filibustering ex-
petitions 10 the cause OF Admiral Dewey
asking that the department send him
more vessels Of light draught.
On account Of the number OF Philippine
islands. the natives are able to transport
from the Asiatic coast a large quantity
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-17
1weofy~sevenh Street and Roanoke Avenue
THE BROWN TuRASHER.
Beautiful Notes o? the Lur;scE: S,a.
bird to BE Found In the
United States.

OF all the song birds in these parts the
brown thraslcr, a cousin OF the mock
ingbird, and himself often called tie
sandy mockingbirA, = considerably the
largest. He is a full inch longer than
the robin. The fact THAT lie looks like
al enlarged and much lcnrthcn,l copy
Of the wood thrush has earned for him
the name Of the brown thrush His
,fcndness for the public road and the
bold fashion in which dc runs along be-
fore approaching vehicles have won for
him further south still another name,
tie rut runner
Anyone who knows the region lying
Immediately above and below Mason
ard Dixon $ line must be struck with
tie fact that the brown thrashcr is
m uch more common there than near
here. One hundred miles south Of New
ork he sings all through the spring in
every orchard and hedge row. Here he
IS heard perhaps half dozen times in
season. lie scems to quit singing soon
after the nesting season begins, and
nowadays his song is seldom heard
When the brown thrasilcr ceases to
sing the bird orchcstr;. loses ono Of It's
AA+'N.Ss
lard upon the wood thrush in the mat
ter Of music, and his song has one quail
ity that the song Of the wood thrush
lacks--variety OF birds may be com
pared with poets-the song Of the wood
thrush may be called a Single exquisite
GIc, While that OF the brown thrashcr
IS a complete poem, perhaps properly
"a sonnet. The nearest approach to the
song Of the brown thrasher in bird mu-
sic is the song Of lis near cousin, the
catbird. The latter has the same length
and variety, but not the same richness
and fashion. That last word Is TIC one
that most nearly conveys a certain rare
quality Of the brown 1hraslcr's song
1he bird delights TO Sit in 4 loyv tree
or upon telegraph pole and pour fol7h
Itor many minutes together his Won
idtrful succession 81 notcs-a high, low.
now throaty. nov clear, thrilling in
their Intensity, almost human in Their
feeling. Whoever has heard that song
q! early morning. when i, comes clear
and lnsisteEt atnWart the bird chorus,
can never forget it, though he may at
times mistake it for the cat;,rG' S music.
One need not hunt The woodlands 10
make acquaintance with the brown
thrasher. 1ie loves the hannts Of men,
to sun himself on a garden fence, to
rush with ilu,tcring wing il sudden
sensational fashion from one orchard
tree TO another, to haunt Enclosure
hedges, to dust himself in the public
highway. Tie is a great foxy red fel-
low with long tail that serves TO ex-
press his iselicst feelings, though it
dcroops low when he sings, ard spcck-
led red breast amazingly like that Of
tie wood thrush The coInmonest bird
OF his size, though not in the least like
him. is the graceful black-billed cuckoo
Or rain crow, whose mournfn! dovclikc
moaning is heard nowadays In the
northern suburbs, sound full Of
dreamy 1nidsummer- sadness and echo
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-17
ing as Of things long ago and far a73a,rc
IN. Y. Sun.
DID NOT FEAR MOSQUITOES.
Novel hut Effective Device OF G
Southerncr to Ward OF the
Attacks OF the Pests.

when / was down in Alabama the
other Montgomery was the town,
to be precise" said d knight Of the road
at one Of the city hotels the other night,
II saw n most ingenious continuance
put to very practical use. ! had re-
paired 70 the sidewalk in front Of the
hotel after supper, but found the usual
curbstone chairs almost untcnable on
account Of the fcrociOus, man eating
mosquitoes. Everybody was Shaping
and swearing, myself among the num-
Der, when out walked a tall, cookbook
ing gentleman wearing a linen suit and
a straw hat With wide, stiff briIn.
lie took OF the hat and reached into
the crown and extracted a mosquito
net made on the principle Of Il Very am
PIE Mother Hubbard wrapper without
sleeves. 1t was attached at the TOP to
4 steel hoop about the diameter Of the
hat. lie slipped this hoop over the
crown and the netting fell down all
around, like a small balloon. All he
had then to do was to insert himself
at the bottom and put the hat On his
| head. The broad brm kept the bar
away from his face and rs he took
char ana gathered the bottom iullHcSs
around his legs noticed that he wore
! . pair Of bicycle guards on his trousers
In other words. he was armed cap-a-pic,
and when he calmly lit cigarette and
crossed his hands on his abdomen /
was lost in admiration. He told me lie
had been using the device for {; couple
Of years ana found it Invaluable The
hoop held it securely inside lis hat
when not in service, and as the whole
thing weighed only 4 few ounces it was
no trouble to carry On the railway
train, out driving and loufng around
hotels and depots he declared it was
worth its weight in diamonds. I asked
him whether he wasn't afraid Of setting
himself on fire and he explained that
:hc netting was nonnnammabla. AS
understood him, il had been treated
with some sort Of a solution Of potash"
Chicago Chronicle.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-17
His Preferences

Brown--Did you ever try to reduce
weight? I think if you took more cxcr-
else and drank no beer You could knock
off 20 pounds.
Schmidt-yell, would RAIDER be hap
py dan ahk'nny-Paoh.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-17

Miss Harriet Cowles and Miss Gcor-
ga Fitzpatrick, Of Hampton, are the
guests Of Mrs n. II. Turner.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-10-12
Extent of the Fund.
SENT BY DEWEY's ADVICE.
Wants AguinnldO to Know that He
FavOrs the Complete Subsection
of the InsurrcctiOn.

Washington, Oct. tt want Agui-
naldo and the Filipino insurgents to
know that it was at my request that
President Mckinley has ordered the
naval re-enforcements to our Asiatic
squadron, now stationed at Manila
Admiral Dewey made this significant
remark to Assistant Secretary of the
Navy Allen at the navy department
yesterday morning, and he added: lit
is reported that have been in favor of
giving the Filipinos their independ-
ence. Aguinaldo has, L believe, cir
culated this report among the insur-
gents, and |, therefore, particularly
desire that in sending out the orders
to the Brooklyn and the other ships
that are to go to the Philippines, the
instructions shall be accompanied by
the statement that they were sent at
my request"
Secretary Allen said that the adj
miral's request would be granted at
once Gen. Corbin, who was present,
said that he would see to it that n
similar statement would be made to
the general in command of the United
States forces in the Philippines
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-10-12
ALMOST IRREPARABLE LOSS.
The Slams Cargo of Trained Pack
Mules and Horses Nearly All
Lost During TSphoOn.

Washington, Oct. "A cable mes,
sage from Gen. Otis to the war depart
ment brings word of the loss of sew
eral hundred mules and horses on the
transport Siam. The message follows:
Manila, Oct. 6.-Steamer Siam, which
left San Francisco, August 10 with 45
horses and 32S mules encountered ty-
phOon on the 1st inst, in northern
Luzon, in which all but 16 of the mules
were lost. The animals were killed by
the pitching of the vessel and the lack
of air from the necessary closing of
the matches. No casualties among pas
sengers. OTIS"
1t is stated at the quartermaster's
department that the mules which were
lost on the Siam were the trained pack
mules, which were considered the
most valuable sent to the Philippines.
The Siam, which left Honolulu 81
days ago, encountered the typhoons
early this week. One lasted 40 hours.
Most of the forage, which was on deck.
was swept overheard, all the boats
were smashed and the steamer rolled
tremendously in the trough of the sea,
although the officers made every eff
fort to bring her about.
When the storm abated the injured
animals We're killed and their carcasses
thrown overheard