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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-04-22
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INTERESTING
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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-04-22
THE LOUVRE.

Strangers visiting In tue city will find
the Louvre an attractive resort wherein
TO spend the evening The ANIME Sisters
Ladies' Orchestra is still on the bills and
presents nightly musical program OF
exceptional merit, Handsome pool and
billiard rooms are feature in connection
with the house. Palatable lunches will
be served at all nours
Connecticut western news., 1900-02-08
FOREIGN NOTES OF INTEREST.

For the first time in months Havana is clear of yellow fever.
 Five thousand men are on strike In the cigar factories of Havana.
 NJ. Zola has been acquitted in Paris In the libel suit brought against him by the Petit Journal
 NJ. Clement Armand Fallieru. Rspub- lican, has been reelected president of the French senate.
 NJ. Paul Deschanel has been elected to the French academy to hll the vacancy caused by the death of NJ. Edouard Nerve.
 General Correa, formerly minister of war of Spain. Is dead. General Correa was minister of war when the war broke out with the United States.
 The Liberal national convention in the City of Mexico ordered a count of the votes cnst at the plebiscite to choose candidate for president. President DiaH was said to have a large majority.
 Since 1872 Emperor William of Ger many has killed a0,S22 pieces of game. The list includes 34,s18 small game and G.OO0 big game. besides 12i chamois, [ elk, 3 reindeer. bears and whale.
 Adviccs from Apia under date of Jan. 2I say that all Is quiet in Samoa and the natives are more settled than at any time since the disturbances between the native factions. At recent meeting of the Matnafans at which MRlietoa was present Matnafa made an address In which he counsclcd implicit obedience to fhe law
Connecticut western news., 1900-02-08
G~nsrsi Msrk@ss.

New York. Feb. c. FLoUR-State and western inactive and weak, but without quotable change; Mime. sota patanta, s3ssat.lo. winter utrmiRhta Sa t0a3b0. winter extras. t2eon1h5; winter patents, sS4b6aaso.
 wHEAT-opcned easy and afterward sold of because of bearish cables and favorable re. porte as to domestic winter wheat conditions after recent snowfall; March, 7ts.a7bytc.; May. 70 il-loaisltc.
 RYE Steady state. bac.. c. 1. f., New York. car lots. No. western. aItSc., f. Q. b. Rnoat CuRN-opened steady and was later firmly affected by higher cabler. bulilsh Argentine crop news and a good general demands May. 9s lb-lf a19 b-lGc.
 oATs-Dull, but steady. track. white. state. l0lsaa4c. track, white. western. aOltaatc. PORK. Strong, mess, sl0aii. family. siaa i3g0.
 LARD-Firmer. prime western steam. G.40c. BUTTER-Firm; state dairy, 1ssasssca siAts creamery. 2lae8c.
 CHEEsE-steady fall made. fancy, large. I2sxal3c.: fall made. fancy, small. l2s.aisc. EGGS-Steady at decline; state and Penn sylvania. ieaio4c.; western, ungraded h mark. ltAl6ltc.
 sUGAR-Raw steady fair refining, to. bidg centrifugal. 70 test, t1-iec.; refined quiet, but firm: crushed. b.60c.; powdered. h8oc.
 TURpENTtNE-Firm at 58aaStsc.
 MoLAssEs-ouiet. but firm New orleans. s4ab5c
 RIcE-stcadyi domestic, saessc. Japan. sss s5o.
 TALLow-Firmi city, E,ao., country, S,ss SAG.
 HAY-stoady; shipping. oSa7oca good 10 choice. soaSSc.
Connecticut western news., 1900-02-08
Machia. sent to Venezuela.

Washington, Feb. 7.-Disturbing events in Venezuela, reported to the state de partment by Minister Loomis, are re- sponsible for the dispatch of the gun boat Machias by Rear Admiral Far quhar to the Venezuelan port of Puerto Cabello. According to the department s information, General Hernandez has not given up his struggle to gain the presi- fency of Venezuela. With a considera- ble following he is making prepara s-.s to renew the war with General Castro. and it is expected that a conflict will soon occur. The Machias will remain in Venezuelan waters until foreign in- terests can be protected by the local gov ernment. The authorities have been in- formed that a disturbing condition of af- fairs also exists in Santo Domingo. As soon as the Machias can be relieved from duty in Venezuelan waters she will be ordered to proceed to Santo Domingo.
Connecticut western news., 1900-02-08
BrftIsh Home ProbIema.

London. Feb. dispenser Wilkinson. in The Morning Post discusses the problem of arming the nation at home. He says:
 There is now such intense and wide spread interest in the army and its man. agement that the nation has itself to thank if the solving of the problem should not be the history of the next few months"
 He proceeds to argue that transcription would be valueless unless the general management of the army were first re- modelled" On this point he says:
 "A war office that for 30 years has not known what to do with the volunteers would not know what to do with half a million conscripts."
 MT. Wilkinson also discusses the use of the bayonet. remarking:
 'This weapon very seldom comes into actual use. Its effect is on the spirits of both sides rather than on the bodies of either The British, by using formations fit for charging, but not for shooting, have lost ten times as many men as the Boers have lost by British bayonets."
Connecticut western news., 1900-02-08
Honor to Lawton's Memory.

Indianapolis. Feb. 7.-The remains of Major General Lawton reached this city from Fort Wayne, and the coffin was transferred from the funeral car to the rotunda of the state capitol. The pro cessiou that attended the remains was made up of state. county and city officials and several military companies. Thou sands of people, brought from all parts of the state by excursion trains. lined the streets. The statehouse and the down town business buildings were draped with flags and black bunting. After the coffin had been placed upon catafalque ill the rotunda the doors were thrown open to the public and for several hours there was stream of people passing through the building. The casket was not opened. Mrs. Lawton was in one of the upper corridors of the capitol when the crowd was admitted, but was so much affected that she soon left the building. Another affecting scene was enacted when Mrs. Caroline Huffner presented Mrs. Lawton with pillow that she had loaned to the general when he was sick during the civil war and which he returned to her after using it three months.
Connecticut western news., 1900-02-08
THE WEEK IN CONGRESS.
Little but speechmaking I'm Either
 House.


 Representative Sibley Dem.l of Penn sylvania made an argument for expan- sion which aroused great enthusiasm in the house and galleries. Senator Allen of Nebraska in the senate on Thursday con tinued the attack on Secretary Gage. Senator Daniel spoke in opposition to the financial bill.
 In the Clark senatorial contest on Fri day the defense began its case. The Phil ippine commissions report was sent to congress. Senator Pettigrew was pre- vented by the presiding officer from hav- ing the statement of Aguinaldo printed in The Record. The house passed the bill granting Cuban vessels most favorable nation treatment. Quay's case will be taken up Wednesday.
 The Philippines were the subject of de- bate in both houses on Monday. Mir. Clark and Mir. Dinsmore assailed the ad- ministration in the house. and Mir Calf fiery in the senate. The belief prevails in Washington that Senator Clark will lose his seat.
 The senate committee on Tuesday re- ported on a section to be added to the financial bill, whereby it is provided that nothing in the measure should conflict with an international bimetallic agree ment. Other amendments were also of- fered. Senator Caffery continued his speech on the Philippines. Mir. Williams (Dem.l of Mississippi made what he termed the commercial argument against the annexation of the Philippines and appealed especially to the cotton plant
Connecticut western news., 1900-02-08
Soldier Becomes n Priest.

Notre Dame, Ind, Feb. 7.-General w. A. Olmstead, q veteran of the civil war, has been ordained deacon in the Church of the Sacred Heart at Notre Dame. and tomorrow he will receive holy orders and become a priest of the congregation of the Holy Cross. The ceremony of ordina- tion will be conducted by Bishop O'Gor- man. General Olmstead was mustered out of the army at the close of the civil war with the rank of brevet brigadier general He had entered the service as captain in the Second New York infantry and rose to the rank of colonel of the Fifty-n New York volunteers. As brig adler general he commanded the First brigade, Third division of the Second ar my corps. At the conclusion of the war he studied medicine and served a number of years as army surgeon. The general came to Notre Dame six years ago and entered the seminary. He is past com mander of the Notre Dame post of the Grand Army of the Republic and mem Der of the Loyal Legion.
Connecticut western news., 1900-02-08
THE EULER MYSTERY.
Message From Ladysmith Gives
 a Little Light.
COMMONS UPHoLDs THE CABINET.
Great Majority on Side of the Gov ernment - York Election Won by Overwhelming Unionist Vote - Ru- mors From Cape Town.

London, Feb. T.-Lord Roberts cus- tomary phrase, "No change in the sittia- tion today" which alternates with the censor's "The situation is unchanged,' ,' was posted earlier han usual at the war office yesterday.
 The only occupants of the war office lobby at about ! o'clock last evening were two brawny constables, who had removed their helmets and were standing surveying with contented gaze the blank bulletin board and empty room. At II o'clock the conditions were the same.
 Absolutely no news of importance from the seat of war was allowed to reach London yesterday.
 What General Butler is doing is a seal ed mystery, but a hint is given in tele- gram from Ladysmith of Saturdays date via Estcourt. which states that the Boers were evidently in a state of alarm to the east of the besieged city, evidently ex- pecting an attack.
 In the north of Cape Colony, while there is no fresh intelligence, there is no doubt that General Gatacre is about to begin some hard fighting and make a movement simultaneously with Generals French, kelly-Kenny and Brabant.
 As to home affairs, the decisive vote on the amendment to the reply of the queens speech in favor of the govern ment in the house of commons last night and the result of the York parliamentary election, where Unionist was elected by an overwhelming majority to succeed Lord Charles Beresford, are taken to in- dicate that the country is standing behind Lord Salisbury's cabinet and will con tinue to do so until the war is brought to a successful conclusion.
Connecticut western news., 1900-02-08
EInur Trusf.

It is said that plans for the reor. ganization of the United States Floul Milling company are under way. The committee in charge includes Samuel Thomas, Edwin Gould, J. Edward Sim. mons, Warner Van Norden, Brayton Ives w. Lanman Bull and Thomas A. McIn. tyre. The company owns 16 flour mills three in New York state, eight in Wis consin and five in Minneapolis. After re. organization the combine will probably be known as the Standard Milling com. pany. The plan provides for the pur chase of the properties of the North western Consolidated Milling company This plan provides S2,900,000 in cash with which to pay of all existing floating debts of all the companies and leaves S1, 100000 in the treasury for working capi tai, in addition to which it will have ovei S1,000,000 new bonds in it's treasury. 0i new 6 per cent preferred stock there will be issued S9,S02. 900, and of new common stock there will be issued $3,500,000.
Connecticut western news., 1900-02-08
Cost of the spanish War.

Statistics show that from the begin ming of the war with Spain to the present time the total expenditures of the govern ment on account of that war and on ac- count of the hostilities in the Philippines amount to $355. 100000. The national defense fund of S50,000, 900 voted by con gress at the commencement of the war was placed at the disposal of the presi- dent without any limitations whatever, and allotments from 1t were made to the various departments to meet expenditures for which congress had not specifically
 appropriated. The largest allotment. S29,9T3, ,274.22, was made to the navy
 department and was principally used for the purchase of vessels, guns, ammuni- tion and supplies. Allotments of S325.- 11S.6S to the state department and $150.- 00S.09 to the treasury department were also made from this fund to be used for expenses incurred by these departments on account of the war.
Connecticut western news., 1900-02-08
FiIipinOs Attack Mae,

Manila, Feb. 7.-The insurgents yes terday attacked the First battalion of the Forty-fifth infantry near Mae. A major and q captain were wounded and one ser geant killed, but details of the engage nlent are lacking. Ships arriving from Legaspi report that the insurgent general Pana concentrated a large force about the town and made sharp night attack on Major Shipton's battalion of the For ty-seventh infantry, which occupied a large convent as a fort. One battalion md a battery have sailed as re-enforce- nents for Shipton. The casualties are unknown. corporal and four men while Iatrolling the railroad near Mabalacat re- tently disappeared and are supposed to nave been captured. A searching party ooking for them was ambushed and a corporal killed
Connecticut western news., 1900-02-08
CONN. THURSDAY FEBRUARY 8,
Did Ion Ever See a Horse Crys

Many people believe that horses do not weep, but those who have much to do with these faithful creatures know that on several occasions they will shed tears az well as express sorrow iu the most lr.s r.sr.treaking manner. In the west, w.l.'re the hardness of thu ponies causes the riders to almost over look the necessity of providing for thei. needs, 1t is nuf!e common when the. weather is extremely cold to leave au unblanketed pony tied up for two W three hours when the temperature is nearly zero and while it's owner Is transacting business or getting drunk IF this case the suffering is evidenced by the crieS, which are almost like sobs, and un:niatakable tears freeze on to the cheeks lixn icicles.
 When a horse falls in the street ana gets injured. .he shock generally numbs the senses SC much that it does not ei ther cry or gco6h, but under some con ditions an injuhfd horse will sollci, l remember feyorite horse of my own which trod on a nall long enough t, pierce It's fort. The poor thing hob bled up to n. G ui. three legs and cried as nearly like child In trouble as any thing l can describe. The sight was T very touching one. as was also the crip- pied animals gratitude when the nall was pulled out and the wound dressed St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Connecticut western news., 1900-02-08
fcnunIIy Divided.

During the civil war;" says the Boston Transcript, 'the Law school at Cambridge was presided over by Pro fessors Parsons, Parker and Wash burn. They were divided in their po- litical views. and each did his best to maintain his opinion.
 Professor Parker was one day ask ed, How do you get along on politics at the Law schoolp
 Nicely he answered. We are equally divided.
 "'But how can that beg continued the inquirer. There are three of youT
 Easy enough replied the profess or. Parsons writes on one side and on the other, and Washburn-he speaks on one side and votes on the other'"
Connecticut western news., 1900-02-08
Major General Averin Dead.

Major General William Woods Averill, conspicuous cavalry leader on the Union side during the civil war and since then prominent in business circles in New York city, has died at Bath, N. Y. He was born in Steuben county in 1882 and was of colonial ancestry. He was gradu- ated from the West Point Military acad- emy in 1855 and went tc the front as an Indian fighter, where he ,:on reputation for bravery and was severely wounded. At the breaking out of the civil war he was appointed colonel of a Pennsylvania cavalry troop attached to the army of the Potomac, and in March, 1868, he be- gan the series of raids which made his name famous. He was placed in com mand of the Second cavalry division in February, 1864, and was wounded in a skirmish at Wytheville, but remained on the field. At the close of the war Gener. al Averill resigned his commission and was appointed United States consul gen eral at Montreal, which post he filled for the three years following 1866.
Connecticut western news., 1900-02-08
American New. Win Iondon

Another case of going abroad to get other day: New York is on the eve of a fierce social struggle. The per sistence with which Boss Croker, Mayor Van Wyck and the other mag mates of Tammany have been ignored by the Vanderbilts, the Astors. the Gerrys, the Goelets, the Livingstons and the other members ofsNew York's exclusive Four Hundred has so gallcd and irritated the families of the for mer that they have resolved upon founding a new and still more exclu. sive society of their own, which Is to take the sails out of its rival"
Connecticut western news., 1900-02-08
Covington Honors GoebeI.

Covington, Ky, Feb. 7.-Citizens of Kentucky paid honor yesterday to the memory of William Goebel, who formerly represented this district in the state sen ate. The body lay in state in Odd Eel lows hall during the day and was taken to Frankfort this morning, where the funeral will be held tomorrow. The body was received by guard of honor consist ing of 90 of Senator Goebel's former neighbors. A detail of police led the pro- cession to Odd Fellows hall, followed by guards of honor, members of the legisla- ture and of the court of appeals and va rious local organizations. A multitude of citizens who had assembled at the station also fell into line. During the first hour after the arrival of the funeral train only small portion of the crowd could gain entrance to Odd Fellows hall, and a steady procession moved past the bier all 0av
Connecticut western news., 1900-02-08
A Cure That Killed.

Notwithstanding the spread of edu- cation in Galicia, superstition is still alive among the Polish peasantry. The wife of a well to do country man in Nieporenta, Kaspar Kafka, had a ma lignant ulcer and was in a very dan gerous state. Her husband decided to call In shepherd renowned for his wonderful healing powers.
 The latter, having examined his pa tient proceeded to tie her left elbow to her right knee and her left knee to her right elbow, announced that she was possessed with a devil and direct ed them to anoint the ulcer with a mixture of soft soap and 15 chopped hairs from a horses tail. If the pa- tient screamed, it was the devil screaming within her, and she was to be left alone, securely bound to the bed, that she might not remove the appliance. He then took his fee and left.
 His orders were conscientiously car ried out. with the result that after a night of indescribable agony the poor woman died of exhaustion.-Cracow Letter in Chicago Record.
Connecticut western news., 1900-02-08

Mr. Damcll, the United States consul at Nogales, Mexico, has telegraphed to the state department that there Is no truth In the story that six Americans were shot by order of General Torres near Guayamas because they were found with the hostile Yaqui Indians.
 The war department gives out the ca. hled statement that the total receipts of the Philippine Islands for the month of January were S557 sos The receipts were derived from the following; Gus toms, S420,3o0: internal revenue xa7,. 900; miscellaneous, x39. .S0S.50.
 A statement by x. c. 1T. Dodge, solicit or of the Standard oil company, concern. ing dividends of that company from 1882 to the present year has been made public by the industrial commission. It shows that the company's dividends have varied from 5A per cent per annum In 1882 to 33 per cent in 1897.
 A daring burglary was recently com mitted in the Staten Island fcrryhouse opposite Elizabethport Five burglars entered the building and overpowered the agent, Joseph Loof. and bound and gag. ged him. They then blew open the safe door with dynamite. They obtained Si50 and made good their escape.
 The steamer Tees has arrived at Vic toria, R. C., bringing news from Daw. son up 10 Jan. 90. Dawson men report the trail open and the railway clear and in operation. On Jan. % a train wreck occurred a mile and a half from SkaguAy. in which John Phillips was killed and several others, all Indians, injured.
 Secretary of State John Hay, on behalf of the United States, and EmbaEnAdor Pauncefote, on the part of Great Britain. have signed convention ahrogatina those features of the Clayton Bulwer treaty which prevent the United States from obtaining and maintaining any ex- elusive control over an isthmlan canal
 The Japanese steamship Nsnyo Maru has arrived at Port Townshend, Wash, from Honolulu, bringing 4S passengers She had a clean bill of health from tho American authorities at Honolulu. Her officers report that on Jan. 17, the day she sailed, hubonic plague was under con trol that no new cases had been reported and that a feeling of security prevailed nt Honolulu.
Connecticut western news., 1900-02-08
Governors Island.

There Is large expanse of rolling sward on Governors island kept at all times in the pink of condition. This little island ofr Battery park. is con ceded to be the best kept army post on the Atlantic coast. There are two reasons for this Fort Columbus Is the headquarters of the department of the east It must assume an appearance in keeping with It's high standing In the department.
 It also has a military prison, and the convicts sent there for terms of months or years are sentenced to hard labor. Under the supervision of sentinels these men keep the walks and prone nades scrupulously clean and the sward closely clipped and free from falling leaves and other litter. They also give proper attention to the vari- ous buildings and their immediate sur roundings New York Press.
Connecticut western news., 1900-02-08
Honolulu Reports Plague Checked.

Washington, Feb. T.-Surgeon Gener- al Walter Wyman said last night that his latest information from Honolulu showed that the plague situation there had greatly improved. For the pur- pose of taking adequate measures for preventing the spread of the disease" he said, another regular officer of the marine hospital service, Dr. Stanford, was sent to Honolulu to assist Dr. Car michael, the officer stationed there. The city of Honolulu is assisting these off cers in every possible way and has ap- propriated $11S,000, the expenditure of which was approved by the secretary of state, for the erection of filtration plant to insure pure water supply. The city has also made arrangements for the con struction of a new drainage system, which will naturally improve the health conditions
Connecticut western news., 1900-02-08
Strike of Standard Oil Workers.

Findlay, O., Feb. IA general strike within 24 hours of all bumpers employed by the Ohio Oil company, a branch of the Standard Oil company, is threatened. Last fall wages were raised from S55 to $60 per month. An order was issued Saturday last for the men to work Sun day. Many refused and were discharged Monday when they came to work. The strong Oil Well Bumpers union has talk en their cases up and unless concessions are made by the company will call a strike affecting all northwestern Ohio and Indiana. If strike is ordered, it is probable drillers and tool dressers will also go out, thus completely tying up the industry So far the Ohio company has refused to arbitrate