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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-11-13
HOLOCAUST in A
MISSOURI HOTEL
Many Guests SufiOcated and
Burned to Death.
MORE THAN SCORE INJURED
Number Of Dead Not Yet Known-OnIy Oue
or Two Of ths Foriy.iIp Sleeping
Guests Escaped Usharmed
-.Nothlng Saved.

POPLAR BLUFF. Mo-. Nov 12.-
Hemmed in by flames in the upper
stories Of the clifford House. an old
frame structure that burned like finder.
a number Of persons were burned or
suifocated TO death. others Ieaped from
the windows and suffered loss Of limbs
and other injuries from which some
died and only one or two Of the forty
five sleeping guests got out without
an injury and none saved anything but
the night clothes that we're worn at
1870. when the alarm was given.
-Four are known to be dead; one Is
missing; three are fatally injured and
more than twenty are burned or other
wise hurt.
In the halls Of the hotel a dozen or
more persons were overcome by heat
and smoke and this leads TO the belief
that the loss OF life win be much great
er than is now known. There were a
number OF unregistered guests at the
pluce.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-11-13
DEPARTMENT DISCONTINUED.
Porto Rico viii Hereafter Be District
Of the Department of the East.

WASHINGTON. Nov 1.-THE follow
ing order was made public at the war
department today:
The department Of Porto Rico will
be discontinued on December Is, 1900.
and the islands of Porto Rico and the
islands and keys adjacent to these will
be attached to the department Of the
east and designated the district Of Por-
10 Rico.
One battalion Of the Eleventh infan-
try and squadron Of the Fifth cavalry
now serving in Porto Rico will be re-
lieved from duty there and sent to New
York city. Brigadisr- General George
W. Davis. now in command of the de-
partment of Porto Rico. will repair to
Manila for assignment to duty as in
spector general Of that division.
This leaves in Porto Rico a native
regiment consisting of $50 men. a bat
TALON of the Eleventh infantry and bat
teries F and C Of the Fifth artillery.
These troops win be under command Of
Lieutenant-C Colonel James A. Buchanan.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-11-13
FOREIGN ENJOYS
DECIDE ON TERMS
-
intercourse With the Emperor
Must be Permitted.
ARMS NOT TO BE IMPORTED
FORTS Must be RaIsd, Monument Erected 10
kslteIer and Imperial Prince Sent
10 Germany 10 Apologize
Tor Ills Murder
ARMS NOT TO BE IMPORTED

LONDON. Nov i2.-Dr Morrison.
wiring 10 the Times from Pedn sun
day. says:
Pressed by common desire for a
,peedy termination of present condI-
,lons. the foreign enyoys have finally
agreed 10 the following terms 10 be
presented In a conjolni note which is
subject 90 the approval Of their gov
ernments, Il win be pressed upon Chi
nn as thu basis Of preliminary treaty:
"chInn shall erect a monument 10
Baron von Ketteler on the site where
he was murdered and send the imperial
prince to Germany TO convey an apol-
ogy.
she shall innlct the death penalty
upon eleven princes and officials al
ready named. and suspend the provln-
olal examinations FOR five years whence
the outrages occurred.
In future all officials falling to pre-
vent anti-forelgn ouirages within their
Jurisdiction shall be dismissed and pun
Ished.
Indemnity shan be paid to the states.
corporations and individuals injured.
"The Tsung Ii Yamun shall be abol-
ished and its functions vested In a
foreign minister.
Rational intercourse shall be permit
ted with the emperor as In civilized
countries.
"The forts nj Taku and other forts on
the coast OF Chi Ii shall be rased and
the Importation OF arms and war ma
terial prohibited.
Permanent legation guards shall be
maintained and also means Of commu-
nicatlon between Pcldn and the sea.
Imperial proclamAtloas shall be
posted for two years throughout the
empire Surpresslpg ;he Boxers.
"The indemnity is TO include COM
pensation for Chinese who suffered
through being employed by foreigners
but not compensation for native Chris
tlaas.
"The words Missionary and Chris
tlans do not occur In the note"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-11-13
RUSSIANS PRAISE THEMSELVES

RUSSIANS PRAISE THEMSELVES.
NEW YORK. Nov. i2,-The Yalta,
Russia. correspondent OF the Herald ca
bles that he has been authorized to
state that the story Of General Line
Witch having notified the oonsuls Of Tlen
Tsln OF the annexation OF land opposite
the British and German concessions is
false. II Is added that Russia is not at
war with China and that there can be
no question OF annexing territory, which
Is against all Russia's ideas.
on the subject OF railroads the Her
aid correspondent authority says:
1T is true that certain roads had
been damaged and that the Russians
repaired and held them until a state
ment Of expense for repairing had been
made up. That Is quite fair, but a big
fuss Is made by the English who, II Is
said. took SO conspicuous a part in the
lootng and held a public auction in
the British embassy. All the reports
received here point TO the conduct Of
the Russian troops having been exem-
plary in every way"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-11-13
opEN1NG up oF CHINA.

NEW YORK, Nov, l2-The opening
of the interior of China to modern civ
llizatlon is regarded at Washington,
says a Journal and Advertiser special,
as a probable outcome OF ;he present
negotiations between China and the
powers. While the details are being
left to the ministers at Pekin, In order
to secure basis Of agreement, the in
formation which is reaching the state
department and the various represen-
tatlves OF the powers in Washington In
dIcates that several important steps
VIII probably be taken, in the negotla-
tions now going on, which win tend to
make easier the adoption Of modern
economic Ideas In the celestial empire.
The steps to be taken turn to a con-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-11-13
NEGRO SOLDIERS TO BE TRIEr
Murdered a Policeman in Texas Last
Winter.

Ell PASO. Tex. Nov. IA special
venire OF 800 men has been summoned
from which to select a Jury to try six
negro soldiers Of the Twenty-fifth in
fantry. accused Of raiding the city po-
lice station here last winter and MUIR
dering Policeman Newton Stewart.
The incident attracted widespread at
tention at the time. The soldiers stole
guns and axes at Fort Bliss and went
to the city Jail to nberate one Of their
comrades. Officer Stewart. after par
leying with them, opened fire and killed
corporal. The soldiers fired many
shots into the building and killed Stew
art. Their alleged leader, Sergeant
John Kipper. has been tried. found
guilty Of murder and sentenced to life
Imprisonment.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-11-13
BOUNDARY TO BE LOCATED.
Soon as the Winters Shows Disappear
Surveyors VIII Work on
Disputed Territory.

VANCOUVER. B. c.. Nov. 12.--It Is
said that letter has been received here
from Hon. Sidney Fisher. dominion
minister u Agriculture. stating that
Canadian and American surveyors will
officially locate the boundary line in
disputed territory comprising the val
uable Mount Baker mining district.
This work to be begun as soon as the
winters SHOWS disappear.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-11-13
mIraI o.NelI. ehIef q lhe bursau y ora.

miral o'Neil chief Of the bureau Of ord
nances.
The approximate amount Of smoke
less powder required for each charge
Of the 12-lnch Is 400 pounds. The pro-
jecfile weighs $50 pounds. Rear-Admr-
al O'NciI estimates that the muzzle We
locity win reach. II It does not exceed.
1900 feet a second and the energy Is
estimated at 4s.442 foot tons. A she'll
fired by this gun will perforate 255 in
ches Of Ha-veylzed steel and 2O4 in
ches Of Krupp steel. BY using capped
projectIIss still greater thickness Of
Krupp armor can be perforated.
The latest 12-inch gun built abroad
has only produced a maximum velocity
Of 26O0 feet a second at its muzzle. The
l3-inch gun now on board the Oregon
and other battleships Of her class has
maximum velocity Of 200 feet a Sec
ond with smokeIess powder.
Rear-Admlral Bradford. chief OF the
bureau Of equipment. will estimate in
his forthcoming annual report for $500.
900 for the construction Of new coalinR
stations. He has awarded New York
firm contract for construction OF a
coaling station at Frenchmen's Bay
Mains This station will accommodate
1900 tons OF coal. He has concluded
negotiations for the purchase Of site
for a coaling station on Narraganseti
Bay. obtaining a tract OF 14s acres pos
sessIng water front Of three-quarters
Of mile. The price paid for the land
was $4,000.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-11-13
NEW NAVAL GUNS.
Uncle Sam Has the Most Powerful of
Their Callbre in the World.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-TWO naval
guns, the most powerful Of their respec-
tive calibres in the world, will be test
ed this week at the Indian Head prov
ing grounds, says a Washington dis
patch to the Herald.
One OF these weapons is twelve In
ches and the other six inches in calibre.
They are intended for the monitors Of
the Arkansas class and the battleships.
armored cruisers and protected cruisers
under construction and projected.
Roth big guns were built In the naval
gun factory in the Washington navy
yard under plans passed by Rear-Ad-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-11-13
NEW BICYCLE RECORD.
Nelson Makes Fifteen Miles in 25;4sls
Behind a Motor

LOS ANGELES, Cal. Nov. 12.-At
the opening Of the Veledrome Indoor
Bicycle Track. the worlds 15-mile mo-
tor-paced record was beaten by Johnny
Nelson. Of Boston. who defeated
H. B. Stone, of Denver. in a
match race. his time being 25:49lS.
Nelson's fastest time was made in 1884,
breaking the track record. Gus Law
son. Of Buffalo. won the mile prefes-
sional handicap from scratch in 2:1i%.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-11-13
NATION is PROSPEROUS.
Annual Report of Treasurer Roberts
Submitted TO Secretary Gage.

wAsHINGToN. Nov 12.-The annual
report OF Treasurer Ellis P. Roberts
on the operations of the treasury was
submitted to Secretary Gage today.
Roberts says that the growth and pros
perity of the country and the general
activity of business are reflected in
the transactions of his office. The net
ordinary revenues Of the government
for the fiscal year were s5s7, 7,24OS52, the
largest in the history of the country
excepting those Of 1866.
On the side of expenditures there was
a net decrease of s117,S5S,SSS in COM
parlson with 1899 so that the deficiency
of $S9,1l1. $50 for that year was convert
ed into a surplus of $7s,527OSO in 1900.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-11-13
CLAIMS AGAINST BoERs.
Alleged Americans Claim Damages
From, Beers for Destruction Of
Property.

WASHINGTON. Nov IA number
OF persons claiming to be American
citizens have submitted TO the state de-
partment claims against the Beers for
destruction OF their property and iniur-
les 10 their business IN the late South
African Republic and Orange Free
State war.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-11-13
PRICE OF SALT DOUBLED.
National Salt Company Has Put Up
the Price Of Table Salt to $3.50
Per Hundred Pounds.

CHICAGO. Nov. 1.-THE Chronicle
tomorrow will say:
The National Salt Company yester-
day put up the price of common table
salt Of fair quality to $3.50 per hundred
pounds. The price before was $1.1O
per hundred pounds for the same grade.
The National Salt Company controls
directly s5 per cent of the salt output
of the country and is able to dominate
the remaining 5 per cent Of production.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-11-13
sMUGGLnD IN DIAMONDS.
Two Mexicans Caught With Jewels
Valued at $4,000

NEW YORK. Nov. 1.-TWO Mexl-
cans who gave their names as velo NJ.
Preza and Aleganudro A. Marqucci
We're arrested today CHARGED with
slnuggling into this country a part OF
the famous jewels at one time worn
by Carlotta. widow OF the Emperor
Macmillan Of Mexico. The jewels In
the mems possession are said to be
worth $4,000.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-11-13
SENATOR DAVIS WORSE.
Eminent Chicago Surgeon Has Been
Summoned to His Bedside.

ST. PAUL. Nov. 1.-THE condition OF
Senator C. K. Davis took a turn for
the worse today. new complications de-
velcping and Or. Murphy, an eminent
Chicago surgeon. has again been tele-
graphed for and will reach here to-
morrow morning.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-11-13
HENRY WILLARD DEAD.

NEW YORK, Nov, 12.-Henry Willard.
the well-known railway magnate. died
at his country home at Dobbs Ferry
today.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-11-13
PUGET SOUND NAVAL STATION.
Win Probably Be Provided With a
Torpedo Storage Plant.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 12.-Among the
estimates in the annual report Of the
navy is one asking for 100000 for a tor
pedo storage plant at the Puget Sound
naval station.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-11-13
WHEAT MARKET.

PORTLAND. Nov. 12.-Wheat, Walla
Walla. 55,
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 12.-Wheat.
December, 1O1%; cash, 100.
CHICAGO. Nov. 12.-Wheat, Decem-
ber opening "A, 74h; closing, 74lS.
LIVERPOOL, Nov. 12-Wheat. De-
cember. 6s. sd.
METAL MARKET.
NEW YORK, Nov 1G.-silver, s4ls.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-25
weight of EIephnnts' Tu.k..

Sir Samuel Baker gives the weights
Of the largest African elephant tusks
he ever saw as 1T2 and 1SS pounds re-
spectively. Tiffany II Co. OF New York
have now a par Weighing respectively
224 and 239 pounds. Their correspond
ing sizes are: Length, 10 feet 0a4 inch
and 10 feet 80 inches; circumference.
% inches and 2iia inches. The tusks
of the extinct Elephas ganest were
sometimes II feet 4 inches long and =
feet 3 inches around. 4 mammoth
tusk from Alaska is II feet 10 inches
long and 22ia inches around, but the
average tusks of this animal are feet
to feet long and only GO to 80 pounds
in weight. The tusks of the mastodon
are thicker than those of the man.
moth, a large one being 8 feet inches
long and % inches around.-London
Globe.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-25
suffer terribly from famine.

suffer terribly from famine.
During October the dervisheS Will
start an agitation which may attain
formidable proportions.
In November the kingdom of Holland
will attract attention by its dangerous
and novel diplomatic policy, and the
statesmen in the various foreign offices
will have to exercise all their skill il
they would avoid a conflict.
In December there will be insurrec-
lions, revolts and strikes in various
quarters of the globe. AS n rule they
may not be of great Importance, yet
they will occur at this time, and they
will be the striking features of the
month.
AS will be seen, "Old Moore's" pre-
dictions for 1901 are startling. to say
the least. His statement in regard to
Holland is especially curious, and
many persons are puzzling their brains
to discover how this little kingdom
can ever manage to attract attention
by dangerous and novel diplomatic
policy" which will cause European
statesmen to lie awake at night.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-25

Grapes should do their ripening on
the vine.
All small apples and other defective,
infirm or damaged by worms have
their best market on the farm as food
for animals. If packed with sound
fruit. they reduce the price OF all
In planning out the planting of the
orchard the aim should be to plant the
trees at such distances from each other
as to secure the development of the
natural characteristics of the kind.
To destroy aphides or plant lice dip
the ends OF the twigs into strong tea
made by sleeping tobacco stems In hot
water or syringe the foliage thorough
ly with whale oil soapsuds.-St. Louis
Republic.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-25
STIRRING TIMES IN 1901.
Some of "OId Moore's" Predictions
For the Coming Year.

For the Coming Year.
In his London almanac for 1900 "Old
Moore" predicted more than one great
war, the assassination of monarch
and Il terrible famine in India. and as
all these predictions proved true many
persons not only in Europe. but also in
this country. have been for some time
curious to know what kind of predic-
tons he would make in his almanac
for 1901. Their curiosity can now be
satisfied. for his almanac for the COM
ing year has just appeared.
Here are the principal predictions in
it:
In January there will be formula
BILE agitation in France, and Il severe
attack will he made upon the republic.
In February and March most notable
events will take place in the extreme
east. and India will threaten to rise up
against British domination.
Though there will be trouble in Va
rious quarters during the entire year.
April will be comparatively quiet
month.
In May Ireland will follow the exam
pie of India and will rebel against
England.
In June the anarchists Will again
come to the front and will give the
world much to talk about. During the
same month the young king of Spain
will be in danger from his political en-
emies, and he is cautioned to guard
against them.
July will he a month of catastrophes,
the whole world being threatened at
this time with misfortunes of various
kinds. Those who are planning to take
a journey during this month will do
we'll to remain at home.
August will be comparatively quiet.
During September India will again
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-25
Teaching the Germans.

X. Dorndorf's shoe factory at Breslau
has engaged an American and his wife
to take charge of and reform the
works. The factory, the largest In
Germany. employs $50 hands and is en-
tfrely equipped with American machin-
cry. The American is engaged for one
year at a salary of $50 a month, his
wlfe receives $50 a month. and travel
ing expenses to and from the United
States are paid. The wages paid in
the factory to the different hands vary
from S4.2S to 5.95 a week.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-25
MONEY FOR SCHOOLS
HOW IT'S PROPOSED TO SPEND
1T.
A Talk With the Superintendent,
NhO Says the Parks Are Safe
Strono Movement In the Fourth
Ward For a School House.

The school board will meet in regu-
lar session Monday. November 5, and
the question of the disposition of the
seventy-fve thousand dollars recent
ly voted to it. will doubtless then be
| fully discussed.
The bond issue was for the explicit
purpose of improving the facilities of
the present schools. for purchasing
school sites and for the erection of a
high school building. The people who
authorized the bond issue will watch
the work of the board with the closest
| interest
The exact amount of money to be
expended for the various purposes for
which the bonds were issued is yet
| to be determined. 1t is roughly esti-
mated that at least s1S,0O0 ought to be
expended in repairing and charging
the present buildings. The Mesa school
will get an addition that ought to cost
in the neighborhood of $4,000 and then
there will be additions to the Franklin
the Mexican and the colored schools.
The proposition to erect a new school
building in the fourth ward will also
be considered. although just what ac-
ton the board will take is a matter
of conjecture only. The taxpayers of
the fourth are clamoring for a school
house of their own and suggest that
the Congregational training school
building. large edifice of ten rooms
.e purchased and converted into the
fourth ward school. Should this be
done several hundred pupils from the
fourth now attending the various 9TH
er schools. would be withdrawn and
kept within the limits of their own
ward, thus greatly decreasing the pres
sure at other places. The arguments
advanced by fourth warders will be
found in a card from a taxpayer pub
lished in this issue.
superintendent Putnam gave it as
his casual opinion this morning that
the residents OF the fourth ward ought
to have a school house of their own.
In reference to the use of the public
park near Buckler square for high
school site. he requested that is be
stated emphatically that the school
board has no designs whatever on the
park and will not even consider it
as place for the location of the new
building. He hopes that this assur-
ance will allay the fears of interested
persons and put an end to the discus
sion. He says discussion of the project
merely irritate those opposed to using
the park as a high school site and
nothing can be accomplished by it. as
the. board does not want the park. but
will buy an available tract of land pos
sibly a whole block on which to erect
the high school
AS yet no site has been chosen. but
there are several suitable for the pur-
pose and there will doubtless be plenty
of offers from persons who want to
majority of the members of the board
want an entire block for the building
and will endeavor to buy that much |
property at as low a figure as possible |
Prof. Putnam says not a dollar of |
the sacred school funds will be useless
ly expended. Contracts for the work |
will be let as soon as practicable and |
everything will be completed before |
the next scholastic year begins Sep
1901.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-10-20
Jake Shuts

Is making a quiet, effective and
successful campaign for County
ATTORNEY and his election by 300
majority is generally conceded,
some saying 500.
As an able young attorney he is
continually showing his ability II
conducting cases in court, and is
continually studying to be more
proficient. He is at all time pei
feet gentlemen, agreeable and oblig
ing, an honor to the county.
When County Attorney before
he conducted the Office cred1tablY
and never put the county to a dol
lars expense when he could pre-
vent it, always examining into it,
but prosecuting energeticallY eve
~ whiskey or any other case if
the complaint or evidence showed
guilt He never prosecuted any
case to make fees for the officers.
He IS worthy of every vote and
such candidates should be encour-
aged by your vote, for it means
competent officials IN the court
house. Il FRIEND.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-10-20
Don't get caught.

Some of the fellows who though
they had a secured homesteads on
the Reservation are now awful
anxious to sell out their rights as
they don't want to move here, and
on the land and several letters are
here wanting an offer for theiI
rights, a kind of Quit claim.
Don't bite yet. The Commission
er decided this or that man, nam
ing him, could have a homestead.
but when that man releases, he
don't release to y but back to the
Government, 1T then becomes again
part of the Reservation, and that
was Withdrawn from Settlement
Aug. "a, 1899 and when your pa
pers get to Washington may be re
jected and you be out your money.
Again, remember that any set
tier there must pay the appraised
value 3 non residant appraisers ap
pointed at Washington say, paya
BILE in 5 annual lnstallments with
interest, IN addition TO living on 1t
5 years as a homestead
Let DR.. Jones, Register of deeds
HInkle, merchant Moore, editor
Olson of Wakeeney and father
Monroe of Iowa, and others break
up their old homes and housekeep
ing and business, and move on
their farms here, we welcome such
good citizens with their wealth,