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The Portland daily press., 1900-05-18


We cannot predict thee timss OF eclipse
today Without q possibility OF error
Amounting to several seconds. Part Of
this error 10 due no doubt to insufficisnt
knowIsda 90 OF the IN sons siss, or TO the
possibility that ooptacs between sun ana
moon may OCCUR a. . very irrseuisr or
But each eclipse tends to improve QUE In
formation and raks our mathematical
theories more psrfeot.
The greatest interest, however, centres
abous the physiesl observations possible
during total eclipse. Our sun ]: NOS
mere y the biszing, brilliant. luminous
globe we see every day In the heavens.
Abe fiery central ball has vast outer
epps ndage, stretching millions OF miles
Into apaoe-tbs delicatelJ tinted. ten uous,
hlmy, unexplained corona. Ii Is this
corona that makes total eclipse SO beau
tiful, regarded merely ~ spectacle TO
re seen and enjoyed. Its light 10 much
faiutsr than that or the sun; We can see
ts only when the latter 10 com2letaly OF
scured. At all other times the bright
light OF the central pal iilumipatss the
air surrounding our earth 90 as TO make
II far sdperior In bright. ess to the faint
corona; and observers locking perforoa
through this iilumined air cannot dig
tinguish the delicate trncery Of the corona
itself. But when the advancing edge Of
the moon slowly covers the suns oentrel
o1ic, until At laEs only DhffOW SlOkiS-
shaped piece IL lsft. the waiting astrono-
mers have few moments OF jntsnss ex-
peoIation. The sickle parrows gradually
bot mers thread 10 left; yet even that
10 quite su fficient to mask the corona.
Then. suddenly, ell 10 covered. On the
instant, a. though at the touch OF
msgician's wand. out burtts the splendid
corona into view. IT'S . sight 4 beauty
Understandable. impressive beyond com-
parison. Men that have been privileged
to see It, ever after tell OF Its having given
one Of LIES most exciting moments,
never to be forgotten.
But the qrist scientific investigator
tries to make use Of these rare opportunt-
ties to obtain some knowledge OF the true
constitution OF our sun. Before the
corona's appearance just q. the brilliant
central disc is hsing totally obseursd,
there are vary few brief, impof tAnt SEQ
onds when we receive light direct from
the outer layers Of the solar globe, and
these moments cffse the only ohance to
examine directly the glowing gases that
make up the suns outside envelope.
n uch Of our solar knowledge has been
thus gathered painfully In ths few nest-
Ing u inutes OF observation made pofsihls
uy succs ssive total eolipses. Then 10 IL
that Wa see great red flames flashing
hundreds Of theusands Of miles out ilto
space. Curling. Interesting. ever chang
Ing, vsritabls oloudhufsss or living ira.
these are proofs Of ths power and violence
OF natures hidden forces.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-18

sAas be n sons % the bsst spssss~ns q
manhood our politics has producsd IN q
aeneration-a man who would bind him
self 70 TIE stake and iiGht the firs ~ be
thouGht b. 20 doing he could best ssrys
the cause Of the people," Let no one b.
surprised. therefore, II when she waves al
Brysnite enphusissm shall be .'brssking
high" ct Kanras City, Mr.. Charlss A.
Towne, the silvsrite Republican and red
hot sfouter for 10 10 I, shall be made
ths ss-oailsd Dsmooratte candidate for
Vioe President OF the United States.
BISHOP GOODMAN Is ALL RIGHT.
(Kennstso Jeurnal)
Bishop Goldman IL kept buy denying
that story about the iiiiteracy OF the
pscpls IN his district. -Bcstcn Tran
ecript.
No such shiss. That iistls incident has
been forgotten and forgiven. and, any
way 10 was all . mistake and misunder-
standing. Maine hes votsd unanimous
~ that Bisbop Codman 10 . good fellow
snd . good bishop, and the more 10 sees
Of him. the moro 10 likes him; While on
his part. Bishop Goldman has discovered
that the intsll'gsncs snd Industry Of
Maine people are only equailed BY
their Hospitality.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-18
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The Portland daily press., 1900-05-18

and thst % ths msnsy came wisheut 90
seizure no ssizurs would b made. What
more natural than that the idea that pro-
tsotion could Be bought should grow up
and take possession Of the lawbreaksrs.
and Of people looking about for means
of swelling their soanty inoomss.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-18
THE CANTEEN AGITATION.

Our third party Prohfhftion friends
are very much troubled because Attorney
General Griggs's ecision had the effect
OF prsctisally nanifying this ant,-oantssn
law. and are very wiathy with President
Mckinley bscauss he did noe rspudiase
10 and put upon the Law the construction
which tire Prohinstienists think 10 should
have and which Congress probably In
tended should be givsa 10. Doubtisss
there 10 no s,riet obligation upon the
President to follow the opinion Of HE
Law ofrcer, but It 10 the natural thing 10
do and It has almost Invariably been
done. Assuming that thsrs u blame
somewhere In shis business We should
say that the most OF 10 ought 10 b placed
on Congress and not on the President.
Congress has been in sessicn now for
o good many months. It has been fully
awarwall this tins Of the tschnisaiity on
which Attorney General arigss hassd his
interpretation Of shs status. 10 less
than . day g time, II u wanted the Law
interpreted IS opponents Of the cantsan
desire 10 could have relieved It Of all
obsouriries and made 10 90 plain that no
Attorney General could possibly have
misoonStrued 10. It has not done 90.
It 10 evidently well satisnsd with tins
construction put upon IL. Indeed 10 has
practically end ,r ssd It By keeping siisnt.
1t is uron Congress. rather than upon
the President therefore, that the Third
Party Prohibitionists should pour out
the walls OF their wrath.
When one gets down to the bottom OF
the Prohibitionists' agitation over the
construction which has been put on the
can teen law IL will be found to have liz
tie TO do with the real merits OF the
existsncs Of the oantesn is better for the
saldisr. They will not admit for mo
ment that there can be any thing honestly
snid on the side Of tbs existence Of TIE
canteen. Their argu ments run thusi
Liquor drinking IL an evil, therefore the
oanteen which provides liquor for drink
ing must be an evil also. That would bs
sli right II the sole question was whether
soldiers should drink or nos drink intoxi-
cetipg liquors. II abolishing toe cantesn
world abolish LIQUOR drinking In the
army than 1t would be clear that the
canteen should DO abolished. But that
Il will not do, and SO the real question is
how 20 control the iiouor drinking so
as to make 1t az harmiess a. may be.
Most of the army efiicsrs are In favor OF
tha canteen, and their opportun tiles OF
judging age certainly good deal better
than thoss OF psopls who have usver
lived at any station. Their claim Is that
when there 10 NJ cautesn the soldiers
drink the fiery liquids sold at the saioons
while where tine cAntsen exists he con-
fines his rotations largely to the milder
beverages which they dispense. This they
say is great gain, and therefore they
favor tbs cantesn. Their view may be
wrong and that Of the Third Party Pro-
hibitionist, may be right. but the cass
against the oantesn 10 not 90 oieaS as
the Prehibitionists profess 60 think It II.
We suspect IL they would make . tour o.
the army posts and observe facts al they
are and talk with army officers they
would return not quite so cook sure that
they are right as they now think they are.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-18

The Kaiser 10 having a good deal of
difficulty in getting his bill for the In
crease of the navy through the Reichstag.
The leader OF the Center party announces
that tie Catholics win oppose 10, unless
the provision for raising the money are
fatisfsotory, and their attitude Is be-
lievsd to seriously imperil the bill. Pow
srful as the Kaiser 10 he 10 yet occasion.
ally reminded that there are others In
Germany.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-18

The Senators who congratulated Clark
after hs made his hypocritloal spsech Of
fsrswsll and wrung his hand. must have
felt like kicking themselves when they
discovered what miserable trick that
speech wrs the prelude to and . part of
Still II they had hal much ssnss OF the
fitness of taings they would never have
congratulated him and wrung his hand
anyway. Treated according to his de-
ssrt his speech would have been listened
to In oontemptuons silence and when 1t
was over he would have been allowed to
silently depart Without any demonstra-
tion which could have bssn interpreted
as appro baton or sympAthy.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-18

The bicyciists have won notable vtc-
tory In Massachusetts, In the passage OF
the law obliGing the railroad con pAnies
to carry bicycles for nothing when the
fare paid is not less than ten cents.
Maine bicyclIsts should sgitate for such
q Law, too They are numerous enough
to impress the Legislature II thsy get to-
esther.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-18

The preparations which Nicely 10 max
ing to take advantage OF all pcs'iols
tsohnicalitles ara not osioulased TO In
press the public with belief In his inno-
cspce. Men who have done nothing
wr1ng are not reluctant TO have their
conauct examined into on iss merits.
They do not seek to crawl insiis she'll
Of tsch n lities
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-18
BISHOP GOODMAN rs ALL RICH.
ECLIPSES.

Their Cause and Scientific Importance
--Totai Solar Eclipse Visible ia che
United States May es--where II Can
BE seen--The Beautiful Corons--As-
Economical Predictions For May.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-18

Happily there seems to be good reason
for believing that Clark's trick will nat
suocsed. Some Of the abless senators hold
that II Clsrk's election was the result OF
bribery there wss In fact no election, aud
the seat was not filled BY the legislature.
There will be strong inclination on the
part of all the senators to accept this
view, for his trick was 90 low down rs to
disgust even his populis, friends, and the
argument on the other side must be very
strong indeed. to keep them from follow.
lag their inclination. II the seat was
never filed BY the legislature thsn there
was nothing for Clark to resign and
the case becomes Identical with that of
Q1sy and Csrbstt In both of which the
senate took the ground that the governor
had no right to appoint
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-18

Young Richard Croker has Just bought
q bull dog for 5000 Tbs best thing to
do with him Is to set him on to thu los
trust which 10 just nav threatening his
fathers sovereignty over New York.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-18

Patrons OF the PRESS who are leaving town
temporarily may have the addresses OF their
papers changed az often as they may desire BY
poiiiying the office
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-18
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The Portland daily press., 1900-05-18
Reward.

THE Portland Electric Light Company win
Il pay eleo to any enc who win furnish evi-
dence that viii convict any person OF tamper-
ng with theft lines. lamps or machinery.
PORTLAND ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY
Geo. w. Brown. President
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-18

The CLARK ts.ck will hslp along the
movement for the election OF Senators By
the psopls.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-18

Tie Governor Of Montana admits that
Lieutenant Governor Sprigps had au'
ts-r,tv TO appoint Senator In his ab-
scnc6.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-18

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The Portland daily press., 1900-05-18
UNDERWOOD SPRING.

Spacious Dining Hall always open. Music
Card and smoking Rooms. all with open fires
brilliantly lighted by electricity and heated BY
steam. decorated with palms and eyergr sen:
An excellent menu from which, 70 order.
Game and nsh dinr ers specially.
Arrangements made for Dinner. Dancing or
Card parties with or without special ears ~
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The Portland daily press., 1900-05-18
CLOSING NOTICE
Cumberland Bar.

Members of the Cumberland Bar will
close their offices on Satnrdaysl at one
O'Clock p. M, and on other secular days
at four o'clock p. m, from May 18th to
September 10Th, 1900. my12diw
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-09-29
AGREEMENT HAS
BEEN REACHED
Germany, France and Russia
Unite on Chinese Program.
EXPECT OTHERS TO FOLLOW
Empress Ssid TO Have Removed Prince Tuan
From Office Powers Want Emperor
but DowaHer Refuses to
Release Him.

LONDON, Sept. 20 Apparently
GermaEy's retreat from her untenable
position has been virtually accomplish
ed, The Paris correspondent Of the
Morning Post says:
IAN agreement on the Chinese pro-
gram has been arranged between Ger
many. France and Russia.
1T viii be submitted to the other
powers within a few days. The action
recommended will be mllder than Ger
many's original proposal and II Is ex-
pected that all the powers WIN accept
the program"
The Cologne Gazette. in a seml-offic-
ial statement apparently intended for
consumption in the United States and
England. points out the serious posi-.
tion resulting from Prince Tuan's as
cendancy.
THE continued massacre Of mission
aries and converts" says the Gazette.
Indicates that the anti-foreign move
ment Is directed from an influential
center"
1t thinks that the situation thus Gre
ated must appear 'ntolerable even to
those powers favoring a policy Of indul
sence and forbearance."
The Tien Tsin correspondent OF the
Standard says:
II learn that Ii Hung Chang has
declared that vice-Admiral Allexiff has
gone to Port Arthur to avoid meeting
Count Won waIdersee. who is to hold
a conference with nim and vice-Admir-
ais Remey and Sir Alfred Gaselee."
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-09-29
BOXER POWER WANING.

NEW YORK. Sept. 2S.-From relia-
Bile Chinese sources of information
comes the statement that Kang VI, the
notorious Boxer leader, has committed
suicide in Pel<in, Says the Herald's
Shanghai correspondent. 1t is also said
that the empress dowager has replaced
Prince Tuan by WanCWen Chao, who
is an intelligent and strong man. If
these facts be true, they show that the
Boxer power is breaking with the Chi
nese government.
General Kang vi, the Manchu presi-
dent Of the war department and a
member of the grand secretariat, is
said to have embraced the Boxer prop
uganda with ardor and to have parti-
cipated In the destruction Of the lega-
tions in Pekin. 1t was recently an
nounced that he was to supersede
Shlng as taotai of Shanghai: that the
foreign consuls there protested against
the selection and Liu Kun Ki. vlceroy
Of Nankin, took their objection under
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-09-29
NO SETTLEMENT
OF COAL STRIKE
a--.----.-s
More Miners Have Been Induced
to Quit Work.
--------
HANNA THE CENTRAL FIGURE
-------=--
Operators Say Wages Cannot Be Raised
Without Increase 10 Price Of Coal,
but Prices Went Down
Yesterday.
THE CENTRAL FIGURE

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 2s.-The coal
strike remains unsettled Reports OF a
conference Of mine operators and lead
ing officials of the coal carrying rail-
roads were plentiful.
Beyond the general statement that
the principal point under discussion
was the advisabiliiy or prartlcabllity
of granting the mine workers a ten
per cent advance in wages. very 1T
tie OF The details of the meeting could
be learned.
Operators generally expressed the
opinion that an increase cnuld not be
granted and operating expenses met
unless there was an advance In the
price OF coal,
The larger operating companies, how
ever. took a rather hesitating view Of
the proposals 10 further increase the
price OF anthracite contendlng that
the competition Of bituminous coal was
now too sharp.
President Mitchell OF the United Mine
Workers Is rctlcent on the general
question OF accepting a ten per cent
Increase without other concessions. and
declined to be interviewed on that
point.
Meantime the strike leaders are con-
tlnuing their efforts to induce the
working miners 10 Join in the strike.
Quiet prevailed today throughout the
mine region. All eyes were turned to-
ward New York In the expectancy OF
some important announcement from
there.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-09-29
PARTICULARS OF THE SIEGE.


CHICAGO. Sept. ga letter from
Mrs. Conger. wife Of the United States
minister In Pekin. was received yester-
day by Mrs. J. s. Mcconnell. a sister
n Mrs. Conger. who lives in this city.
II was the first mail communication 70
come from Pekln since the siege and
rec0unts briefly the horrors endured by
those who were imprisoned. The let
ter came through the state department.
Mrs. COnger refers TO Mrs. Wood
ward for detailed account Of the siege
and speaks of her as about to ,eave
for home. Mrs Woodward IS expected
10 arrive in San Francisco on the
steamer Coptic on SATURDAY.. Mr..
Woodward Is in San Francisco await
ing her coming Mrs. Woodward is
accompanied by her daughter lone and
Miss Cecile Payne Of Milwaukee.
Mrs. C0ngsr's letter Is as follows:
''PEKIN. August IS. 1900-We are
alive and safe. Our troops arrived on
the 14th. Oh what a rejoicingl What
a day II wasl II you could only have
seen us you conld realize a little the
true feeling Of the heart. Heart spoke
to heart.
I'VE had been besieged in the British
legation ever since June 20. under fire
day and night At times the battle
would be terrific. II would seem that
they were right upon us. But they
were net. They tried to shoot us and
kill Us with their bullets and shells.
then to burn US up. then to blow US up
with their mines and at last 10 starve
us out. No, this is rot all; they kept
LAYING trans IN get MS 10 come out Of
our fortified city with promises to es-
cort us to Tien Tsln or to 20 to the
Tsung II Yamun to be under their pro-
lection. We did not listen to them. We
ate horse and mule meat and II was
good; we ate rice, rice and rice. and 1t
was good.
II WIN tell.you we are grateful: We
know how 10 hs. For two days we
killed dogs for the Chinese. The night
Of the 18th was the most terrific night
nf all. We were under fierce and angry
firing the night through. They again
oDened their cannon on us 1t seemed
as though they would break through
and come down on US. The bell in the
tower Of the legation tolled and tolled
for every man to come to his post. A
general attack was upon us.
Il cannot tell YOU how dreadful all
OF this has been. But the almighty
hand of God alone has saved us No
human power could. OF course de-
pend upon Mrs. Woodward 70 tell you.
Mr. Conger has much to do here and 50
have most Of the other ministers. All
have worked with a will Our barri-
cades. bitches. etc. are wonderful.
The troOns came into the city with lit
tie firing at last.
Your affectionate sister.
MRS. E. Fl. CONGER."
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-09-29
American GunbOat and Fifty.
three Volunteers Taken.
MEN WERE FROM ATLANTA
Led by Captain Shields, Of hatcher, Mss.
Reverse Was at Small Island Of
Mahnduqus, 800 Niles South
Of Manila.


WASHINGTON. Sept. 2s.-The war
department has received the following
cablegram from General Macarthur:
Manila, September 2s.--AdJutant-
General. Washington: September 18th.
Captain Devereaux Shields. with 81
men Of Company F, Twenty-nlnth regi-
ment United States volunteer infantry,
and one hospital CORPS man. left Santa
Cruz. Marinduque, by the gunboat VII
lalobos. for Torriios. intending 10 re-
turn overland to Santa Cruz. Have
heard nothing since from Shields.
Scarcely doubt that the entire party
has been captured with many killed
and wounded. Shields among the lat
ter Information sent by letter from
the commanding officer at Boac. dated
10th. received September "a. consisted
Of rumors through natives.
The Yorktown and two gunboats.
George Anderson (coIonel Of Thirty
eighth volunteer infantry. with two
companies ThIrty-eighth volunteer in
fantry, sent to Marinduque Immediate
ly. Anderson confirms the first re-
port as to capture. but was unable. on
September "a. to give details and pres
ent whereabouts Of Shields and party.
or names Of the killed and wounded
His information will probably be avail
able soon. Anderson has orders to
commence operations Immediately and
move relentIessly. until Shields and
his party are rescued. Logan will be
sent to Marinduque. If necessary. to
clear up the situation.
IS y, = MACARTHUR"
The Twenty-ninth infantry was re-
eruited at Fort Mcpherson (Atlanta,
Ga.) Captain Shields was lieutenant
colonel Of the Second Mississippi dur
ing the Spanish war He was made
captain in the Twenty-ninth infantry
July s. 1899. He was resident Of Nat
chez. Miss. where his wife now resides.
The scene Of this latest reverse is
a small island lying due south Of the
southern coast Of Luzon and about 800
miles from Manila. Martinique is
about twenty-four miles in diameter
and was garrisoned by two small de-
tachments of United States troops. One
of these was at Boac. on the west
coast Of the island. and the other was
at Santa Cruz the principal port on the
north side. Captain Shields appears to
have started from Santa Cruz on
as we'll as the body OF troops under
that officer has been captured, for the
dispatch makes no reference to her re-
turn.