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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-19
ASSOCIATED PRESS WON.
Supreme Court OF Missouri Decided
That II Is Not Monopoly.

ST. LOUIS. Dec. ls.-The supreme
court Of Missouri. at Jefferson City, to-
day handed down an opinion In the
case Of the Star Publishing company
vs.. The Associated Press OF Illinois. de-
Gliding the case unanimously In favor Of
The Associated Press.
The Star Company was engaged In
publishing an evening newspaper in ~.
Louis known as The Star, and II
brought suit for writ OF mandamus 70
require The Associated Press to serve
Il with an evening news repJr,.
The Associated Press answered that
while II was In form a corporation Il
was essentially cooperative Fociety
based upon an agreement between It's
members to gather and furnish news TO
each other; that II was not engaged In
newsgatherlng az a commercial enter
prise and that II carried on It's business
without any effort at profit making.
Il denied that It's so-called executive
contracts were in violation Of the laws
OF the United States, the state OF Illi-
nois or the state OF Missouri.
The opinion sustains The Associated
Press at every point. 1t holds tina, The
Associated Press is not monopoly and
that II does not violate the antitrust
law OF the state OF Missouri.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-19

az the Hepburn bill now on the senate
calendar.
THAT BILL" says the report. is a
declaration Of policy Of the United
states for q canal under the control Of
this government" The report says;
"The passage Of the Hepburn bill BY
an almost unanimous vote in the house
must have called for a protest from
Great Britain II that government con-
siders that any right Of hers Is In con-
flct with that measure. II the pas
sage OF that measure through the sem
ate calls for any such protest then
VIII be an appropriate time for its con
sIderation and Tor taking measures TO
answer It. Until then we can never
know the grounds OF objections Great
Britain may choose to make.
The senate engaged in negotiations
with Great Britain which may or may
not result in an agreement. and can
not afford to refuse to consider a bill
so important 10 the country az the
Hepburn bin merely tc await the pleas
ure Of one-thIrd OF that body. The
senate as part Of the trsaty-malIing
power has no more Just right to sus-
pend legislation on this subject than
the president. who Is the other part OF
that power, has to suspend legislation
BY his order"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-19
INVESTIGATION OF
HAzING OF BOOz
----
Classmates Refute Charges Made
by Cadets Father.
H~-sasaa-
WAS NOT HIT NEAR HEART
saH=s-s-~
Nor Was He lHieheFsd With on Account Of
Ms Religious Belief or Tendencies
His Classmates Considered
Him q Coward.
WAS NOT HIT NEAR HEART

WEST POINT. n. y. Dec. ls.-The
military court Of inquiry, which began
taking testimony At Bristol. Pa, yes
terday arrived at the military academy
today ana continued its investigation
Of the charges Of ir.ircatmen, made
by the parents OF former Cadet Oscar
L. Booze. who died recently at his home
In Bristol.
sixty-eight members OF the class Of
1909. 10 which Booze belonged until he
resigned In September or October. 1885,
were summoned 20 the court
-Four Of the sixty cadets Of the sec
ond class were examined and all OF them
who knew Booz declared that his stand
ing with his classmates was not very
high as they looked upon him as
coward The story Of his fight with
Kellar in 1895 was told by Cadet o. n.
Tyler. who seconded Booz.
All denied that Booz had been inter-
fered with on accoun, Of his religious
belief or tendencies.
Cadet o. ". Tyler said:
Il was present az the night"
Was there a Knockout blow dellv-
ered?"
yes. sir. BooE was hit In the region
Of the stomach and when he was on the
ground he said the wind was knocked
out Of him."
Was there any blow delivered In tha
region OF the hearth"
mo. sir"
was It a fair fight7"
Yes. sir. II was"
Were there any marks on Booz af-
ter IL was over7"
Yes, sir He had black eye and .
cut over the left eye"
The witness said he had never been
made TO take hot sauce but he had seen
II given In the mess hall. He never
saw Il given 10 Booz
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-19
WHEAT TO BE SHUT OUT.
Having Excluded American Meats
Germany's Agrarians Now Want
to Shut Out Breadstuffs.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1S.-The Agrar-
ian party in Germany. having suece ss-
fully brought about law at the last
session Of the reichstag prohibiting. in
effect the importation Of American
canned meats. is now using Its DOW
ertul influence to increase heavily the
import duties on all grains entering the
empire. notably on wheat, reports Unit
ed States Consul Dietrich at Bremen
to the state department.
The aim Of the Agrarians. according
to the consul. is to make Germany en-
tirely independent Of all countries for
its breadstuffs and food supplies.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-19
BIDS FOR MEN-oF-wAR.
Board OF Naval Construction Has De-
cided to Accept Bids OF Union
Iron Works for Two
Vessels.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1s.-The board
OF naval construction, considering the
bids for the construction Of battleships
and cruisers, has settled these points:
One OF the big armored cruisers shall
go TO Cramps. one to Newport News
and one to the Union Iron Works in
California. One battleship shall go to
Fore River Engine Works. at Quincy.
Mass.
This leaves seven ships to be dis
posed OF, and while In view Of the fact
that another meeting OF the board is to
be held II is not possible to make pre-
dlotlon with absolute accuracy indica-
tions are that they win be distributed
as follows:
One cruiser and one battleship to
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-19
S6,OOO,OOO for Cutoff From Echo,
Wyoming, to Salt Lake.
WILL HAVE AN AIR LINE
Reported to Have Formed Deal Witt she
Recently incorporated Los Angeles
and Salt Lake Railroad
Company.

SALT LAKE. Dec. Is.-A special to
the Tribune from Cheyenne. wyo..
says:
The Union Pacific Railroad Company
today awarded to Fitzpatrick Bros. and
Collins the contract for a cutoff
through Echo canyon from Echo. wyo..
to Salt Lake. a distance OF forty miles.
The contract price. se.O0O,0OO Is one
Of the largest in the history Of rail-
road construction In the West. The
contractors have four years In which to
complete the work.
It Is said that the Union Pacific has
formed a deal with the recently lncor-
norated Los Angeles and Salt Lake
Railroad Company which viii give
them practically an air lire from
Chicago to the Pacific coast via Salt
Lake.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-19
TWO BOEE FORCES
RAID CAPE COLONY
General Macdonald Reported to
Be Forcing Them Back.
BRITISH OFFICERS RESIGN
They Are Anxious 10 Return 10 Civil Life
Thanksgiving Services at ST. Psurs
Are Deferred Till lhe War
Is Over.

LONDON. Dec. 1s.-"The Beers have
ralded Cape Colony at two separate
points 100 miles distant" says the Cape
Town correspondent Of the Daily Mail.
"one commando advanced upon Phil
lippstown between colesberg and Kim
berley. The other supposed to be
Aerzeg's commando. crossed the Orange
river between odendaalstroom and
Bethulle, northwest OF Burghersdorp.
its objective apparently being Cradock.
General Macdonald is engaging the
invaders. who have guns. twenty miles
west Of Burghersdorp. The latest news
is that they are being slowly forced
back to the Orange river. whers warm
reception is being prepared for them"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-19
PANAMA CANAL ROUTE.
Colombian Government Explains Its At
titude In Regard to Concessions.

NEW YORK. Dec. ia dispatch to
the Herald from Panama says:
Senor Martinez Silvela. the Colombian
minister Of foreign affairs, cables from
Bogota this statement OF colombIa's at
titude on the construction Of an 18th
mian canal:
The Colombian government will do
everything within its power to faclII-
tate and hasten the opening Of canal
by the Panama route. whether 1t is
effected by the actual company holding
the concessions which expire in 1906
or by whomsoever may represent their
rights.
THE government will make reserva-
tions only 10 preserve national society
and to give assurance that free tran
sit by way OF the canal for all nations
shall be fully guaranteed.
THE Colombian minister to Washing
ton win leave soon to attend to this
matter"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-19
uNcoNFIRMEp RuMoRs.

NEW YORK. Dec. lS.-A dispatch to
the Tribune from London says:
RumUrs were current in London last
night that General Knox inflicted a
crushing defeat on the Boer comman-
does and that the Boer force had been
utterly routed on the Orange river,
At the war office no confirmation
could be obtained OF these reports.
News of a decisive British success at
this time would add considerably to the
average Englishman's enjoyment of
Christmas festivities.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-19
THANKSGIVING POSTPONED.

LONDON. Dec. 1S.--The contemplated
Thanksgiving service in St. Paurs ca
thedral in connection with the return OF
Lord Roberts from South Africa has
been abandoned owing. as the govern
ment announces, ito its being consid-
cred desirable to defer the general
thanksgiving until the close or opera
tons In South Africa"
The program now is for Lord Roberts
to debark in the Solent to visit the
queen at Osborne house. January 2.
to reembark and to finally land at
Southampton. coming from that point
to London.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-19
STRIKE WAS A MISTAKE.
Telegraphers Want Nothing Now but
to Be Reinstated.

CHICAGO. Dec. 1S.-Aceording to a
statement issued tonight by ]. NJ. Barr,
vice-president of the Santa Fe railroad
company. a committee composed Of diff
ferent railroad trainmen's organizations
who have taken up the grievances Of
the striking telegraphers consider the
strike a mistake and at tomorrow's
conference, to be held here with officials
Of the Santa Fe, nothing but the retire.
ment of the non-union telegraphers viii
be requested from the company.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-19
REPORT ON CANAL QUESTION.
Senator Morgan Thinks That if Eng
land Did Not Like the Hepburn
Bill a Protest Would Have
Been Made.

WASHINGTON. Dec. Ex-senator
Morgan. chairman of the senate COM
mittee on inter-oceanic canals, to which
the isthmlan canal commission today
submitted a partial report thereon in
connection with the protocols Of agree
ments with Costa Rica and Nicara-
qua relating to the proposed canal
which were submitted recently to the
senate.
In the course of the report 1t is said
that the statements Of the Walker COM
mission and the protocols referred to
have direct bearing on what is known
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-19
NOT LIBERTY BUT LICENSE.
New Zealander Denies Men Should BE
Allowed to Strike When
They Please

CHICAGO. Dec. lS.-The conference
on arbitration and Cancellation was en-
livened during the day by debate
between Samuel Gompers, president OF
the American Federation OF Labor and
Hugh II. Lusk. ex-member of the par
lament Of New Zealand.
The venerable New zealander ex-
pressed displeasure at declaration
made by Gompers in his address last
night. The labor leader asserted that
he wanted to see the labor organiza-
tlons retain the privilege OF striking
when they pleased, or merely because
they pleased. THAT is not liberty"
cried Lusk, 1T is license"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-19
CLAIMS AGAINST CUBA.
Many win BE Presented When Ameri-
can Control OF the Island Is
withdrawn.

WASHINGTON. Dec. is.-The state
department has rendered an opinion to
the effect that the United States gov
ernment cannot Intervene in favor OF
Porto Rico in the matter Of her claim
against Cuba for s2.500.0O0.
The Spanish government raised
loan TO this amount for the Porto Ric-
ans 20 help prosecute military opera
tlons in Cuba. baslng the loan upon
the revenues OF the latter island In
substance the decision Of the United
States government is to the effect that,
leaving aside the question OF equity in
this case. to sanction the collection OF
this claim against Cuba would now be
to cpen the door to numberless other
claims which would exhaust the finan-
cial resources Of the island,
II Is known to the authorities that
most Of the claims sought to be includ-
ed In the treaty OF reace at Paris but
resolutely excluded by the United States
commissioners are not regarded by the
claimants as dead by any means but
are simply held in allegiance to be pre-
sented and enforced by the full pow
ers Of foreign governments IL they can
be evoked by the claimants as soon as
the United States control OF the ISL
and ceases.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-19
SLIM ATTENDANCE.
Cold Shoulder Given Governor Pin
gree's Banquet.

LANSING. Mich. Dec. 1S.-Governor
Pingree's banquet. which was announc-
cd in honor of the members of the
state legislature. justices Of the su-
preme court and railroad officials of
the state. was given in the hall of the
house Of representatives.
None of the justices Of the supreme
court or railroad officials invited were
present. while only three state sena-
tors and forty-six representatives at
tended. Not one of the state officials
elect accepted Governor Pingree's in
vitatlon to be present.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-19
)RIA OREGON. WEDNESDAY DECEMBER II, 1900.

Cramps. making three for them; one
cruiser and one battleshlp to Newport
News. making three for them; one crui-
ser and one battleshlp 70 the Union
Iron Works. making three for them and
one batileshlp TO Bath Iron Works.
There IL still possibility that Moran
Bros. OF Seattle. may get the battle
ship slated Tor the Union iron Works or
the Bath Iron Works.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-19
PRINCE OF WALES cGNsuRED.
DR.. Parker Attacks Gambling Habits
OF the British Aristocracy.

LONDON. Dec. ls.-Rev. Or. Joseph
Parker. pastor OF the City Temple. who
has assumed for week the editorshlp
OF the London Sun, in today's issue
OF the paper, under the heading. Bet
ting and Gambling Forecasts" tilts at
the Prince OF Wales and Lord Roseber-
ry as follows:
Woe TO any country In which the
heirs to the throne and prime minis
ters favor the race course. as II exists
among us today. II princes are gull
", II is a poor consolation for us to
rebuke peasants. II the premier can
blaspheme he has no right to rebuke
ribaldry upon the street would ra,h-'
er have as premier n man Of solid
character than one OF brilliant mind
addicted to habits that may have the
effect OF pestilence upon the rising
generation"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-19
CAUSE OF THE WRECK,
Captain of the Alpha Chose the Inside
Passage.

VANCOUVER. B. c.. Dec. 1S.-The
latest news of the laundering of the
steamer Alpha with the loss Of nine
lives indicates that the cause of the
disaster was primarily the taking Of an
unusual course into the coaling station
at Union bay.
Encounterlng a fierce southwest gale
while steaming up the stream, the cap
tain decided to take what is known
as the inside passage and kept on the
inside of Denman island.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-19
NoRDBERG WANTS DAMAGES.
San Francisco Captain Was Forclbly
Elected From His Ship by
the Owners.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 1S.-E. NJ.
Nordberg, formerly master Of the Amer
lean schooner Carrie and Annie. has
filed a suit in the u S. district court to
recover s499 alleged to be due for wages
and damages. The damages consist in
libellant being forcibly elected from the
ship at Golovln bay while en- route
to Alaska.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-19
OFFICIALS wANr 40 ouIr.

LONDON. Dec. 1s.-The government
requests employers who have kept open
situations for the yeomanry, eoloniaIs
and volunteers to continue their pa
triotic efforts to minimize the sacri-
fees OF these men in the service OF
their country.
Numerous volunteer officers rssigna-
tlons are gazetted tonight-lawyers.
physicians and business men who have
urgently represented that their affairs
are going to ruin,
The war office. on account OF these
representations, has let them of.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-19
cENrENNIAL OVERDUE.
Considerable Anxiety at san Francisco
over on-Appearanca Of Seattle
Steamer.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec, 1s.-consld-
cradle anxiety is expressed in shipping
circles as to the fate OF the steamer
Centennial, now overdue at this port
from. Seattle. 1t is thought she may
be disabled or that the recent storm
compelled her to put to sea.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-19
ALL RECORDS SMASHED.
Membership on New York Stock Ex-
change Sold for s50.5eO.

NEW YORK. Dec. 1s.--Records in the
price of stock exchange seats have been
smashed. S5C,5OO having been paid for
membership. This compares with s1S.-
500. the lowest record made in 1898. and
$47,5OO the old high record made few
weeks ago.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-19
PUT INTO MARsHFIELD.
Whaling Steamer Fearless In After a
Two Years Cruise.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. ls.--Advices
to the Merchants Exchange state that
the whaling steamer Fearless put into
Marshfield. Oregon. today for coal and
provisions. The Fearless was built in
Norway and has been out two years
ON her maiden cruise.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-19
COMMUNIST scHwAB DEAD.

NEW YORK. Dec. 1s.-Justus H.
schwab. the communist who was sent
tc the penitentiary for his alleged par
ticipation in the Tompkins Square riots
in January, 1874. and who was pardoned
by Governor Dix, is dead.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-19
CLEMENTS BARELY ESCAPES.

0GEaAHlkN 4 > DANIEL A<H~<AA A~@s
JOHANNESBURG. Dec. l7.-Details
OF the defeat Of the British, at Nooit-
gedacht indicate that General Clements
entire force had a narrow escape from
capture. The Boer plans were splen-
didly laid. II the main British column
had tarried a little longer, there would
have been a complete success for the
Beers. who exposed themselves un-
dauntedly. yelling and waving their
arms. Their rushes were only stemmed
by artillery.
After the British retreat the Beers
held a prayer meeting. Their hymns
could be heard by the retiring British.
All accounts indicate a heavy Boer
loss.
Colonel Legg exhibited splendid brav-
cry. He shot five Beers with his re-
volver before he fell with three bullets
in his body.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-19
STEAMER OVERDUE.

VICTORIA. B. c.. Dec. 1S.-The
steamer Royalist is out thirty-one days
from Moii. Japan. with sugar for Brit
ish Columbia Even with the stormy
weather she should be here by now.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-19
ANoTHER RoER VICTORY.

CAPE TOWN. Dec. 1S.-The Beers
who crossed the Orange river into Cape
Colony. west Of Aliwal North. on Sat
urday, encountered the Cape Rifles
and Brabant's force, who retired with
loss.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-19
WHEAT MARKET.

PORTLAND. Dec. 1S.-wheat. waIla
Walla. 81.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 1s.-Wheat.
May 1O3T; cash. s6k.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-19

LIVERPOOL, Dec. ia wheat
March. s.. "a.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-19

CHICAGO, Dec. Is.-Wheat, May,
opening. 7sh@739s: closing. 7zz.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-09-10

timent. should be liberal. and should be
}liberally administered and preference
should be given wherever practicable with
respect acknowledgement in the public. service
to soldiers and sailors n to their widows
and orphans.
AN EFFICIENT CIVIL SERVICE.
We commend the policy of the republican
party In maintaining the efficiency of the
civil service. The administration has act-
ed wisely In its effort to secure for public
service III Cuba, Porto Rico, Hawaii and
the Philippine Islands only those whose fit
ness has been determined by training and
experience. We believe that employment
In the public service in these territories
should be confined as far as practicable to
their Inhabitants.
1t was the plain purpose of the fifteenth
amendment to the constitution to prevent
discrimination on account of race or color
in regulating the elective franchise. De-
vices of state governments, whether stat
utory or constitutional enactment, to avoid
the purpose of this amendment, are reyo-
%lutionary and should be condemned.
GOOD ROADS.
Public movement looking to a perma-
nent improvement of the roads and high
way of the country meet with our cordial
approval and we recommend this subject to
the earnest consideration of the people and
the legislatures of the several states.
We favor the extension of the rural free
delivery service wherever its extension may
be justified.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-09-10
Executive Committee
STATE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

The republicans of North Dakota In
convention assembled reaff1rm the prin-
ciples of the platform of the republican
national convention held at Philadelphia
in Jun 1900.
The present happy and prosperous con-
dition Of the American people is the result
of the wise administration of the repub-
lican party and the enactment into law of
form of 1896.
Four years of democratic rule had para
iyzed the industries of the country, rem
dered farming unrenumeratiye, impoyer-
ished labor, unsettled all monetary values
and practically b~ankrupted the United
States treasury. In a time of profound
peace a democratic administration was
forced to sell government bonds to pay the
necessary and current expenses of the gov
and patriotic administration of President
Mckinley these conditions have all been
changed. All branches of industry remain
active and successful; agricultural interests
and continuously employed and better paid
than at any previous time. Monetary
values have been fixed and settled and in
the treasury of the United States, instead.
Of a deficit. one Of the marked features Of
a democratic administration, we find a
revenue adequate to meet all the demands
of the government.
We favor such legislation as will de-;
stroy all unlawful combinations of capital
formed for the purpose of limiting produce
ton or Increasing the price Of manufactured
products. All aggregation of capital
formed for this purpose are detrimental to
the best interests of trade and hostile to
the laboring people.
The Spanish-American war was de-.
clared in obedience to the universal de-
mands under a republican administration
and the splendid achievements of our SOL
diers and sailors in that war formed some
of the brightest pages in American history.
Cuba has been made free from Spanish
misrule and a stable government es-.
tablished there. Porto Rico and the Philip
pine islands have become possessions Of
the United States as the Inevitable and
unavoidable results of that war, and we
compliment the North Dakota volunteers
upon their splendid record in both the
Cuban and Philippine wars.
We congratulate the people Of the coun-
try upon the enactment into law of the
currency bill, which provides the gold
standard as the monetary unit of value.
Financial discussions no longer disturb the
business conditions of our people and all
business transactions have been placed on
a basis that sasnres protection to capital.
and encouragement to the employment OF
labor.
We are heartily in accord with the policy
of the national administration toward our
newly acquired possessions.
We favor the present prohibition law
and a faithful enforcement OF the same as
well as all other laws of the safe, especi-
ally those in the penal and crimina codes
and their strict and impartial enforcement
in all parts of the state at all times.