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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-01-12
ENGLISH GENERALS.
Pltiful descriptions of Their Woe and
disappointment

NEW YORK, Jan. Ii.-A dispatch
to the World from London says:
England's present situation is due
more TO trouble Within THE British
lines than without, declare the expert
military writers for tile London morn
ing newspapers who say more things
in private than the editos allow 10
get into print.
Colonel Cough, who commanded the
cavalry detachment in that battle, Is
in London pressing for a court mar
tlal upon Lord Methuen's report that
he declined TO carry out ordars given
HIM by the general In charge. Cough
has been temporarily placated and
urged to postpone his personal de-
mands until the war situation is more
settled.
General Yule, who conducted the re-
treat from Dundee, after General Sy-
mons death, Is also In London, but in
the strictest seclusion.
He is suffering. II is said, from
mental collapse. caused by his at
tempts to follow and save the troops
which were in deadly peril from try
ing to hold the advanced posts IN
Natal without sufficient strength of
cavalry and artillery.
The London newspapers, without
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-01-12

making any dlrvct charge, make an
uonncements that Generhl Bulbf is
not In good health. II is known here
that war officers receive llttle II any
Information from him directly while
Lady Butler gets message every day
from her husbind briefly announcing
that he Is well. The gosslps urge that
this ls exactly the step a thoughtful
husband would take 70 ycassure his
wife II he was not up 20 the mark.
The unccns,red mail reports assert
that Ganerll Gatacrc WIS sitting in
the MolteDn railway station with his
head IN his hands bewalllng the re-
pulse Of his tr)3ps whm the general
In command of the communications
nrE, reported the disaster 70 the suf-
folk regimen, undsr General French's
command
The first task Of Lori Roberts and
Kitchener who arrived In Cape Town
last Wednesday night, must be the
war critics urge. 70 roArrange tho
generals In charge of the various Brit
ish forces so that all may be brought
~ 10 an IN Give fighting point Gen
cral Hector Mcdonald and General
Tucber are now on thar way from In
dia to South Africa
The Daily Mails military writsr
says The appearance q the new
commander in chief upon the scene
should restore the confidence Of the
soldiers go sadly shaken by the past.
Let our men see that their lives arr
not being wasted and they may b.
called upun for any effort There Is
now unfor.u Iately no doubt thai Lord
Moihuen's health has completely
broken down. How long has ttls fact
been within the knowledge Of the wal
Officer
The London Morning Posts military
eNLcri observes: There is weapon
with which the mobile Beers IN GER
tain cases can be held fast-the spade
The British game h 10 put a line o
trenches along their front and pro
long II around one Of their tanks
Geierai Sherman used to drive back
General Johnston In this way. having
himself the superior force General
Buller's force may not be superior tc
that confronting him. but as soon a.
his men have dug themselves trenches
"A small part OF them can keep bach
a large party Of Bos;s His mounted
men can b. used TO push the line;
beyond ana round he Boar ilank, be,
/ ing relieved as soon as they have wcr
a position by infantry able 20 hold 1t
This would, In ordinary cases, end IL
forcing the retrsai OF the Beers. Il
Natal, whera II they retreat. they
free LadysmRh II would bring OK the
decisive battle under conditions less
unfavorable to the British than thos'
OF the 18th Of December"
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PettIgrew After Otis for Censor
Ing Manila Dispatches.
COLORED TO FAVOR MCKINLEY
How Brvsn Was Deprived Of News
Which Might Have Encouraged
the Free Silver ldiOcy.

wAsHINGToN Jan. il.-A spirited
and al all times Sensational debate
was preclpltated In thc senate today
on the Philippine question, the basis
FOR the speech making being the reso.
luton Of inquiry offered several days
ago by Pettlgrew OF South Dako,a,
b which aubststutes were propose1.
Pcttlgrew attacked the adminisira-
tion's policy In the Philippines and
ALSO made some startling charges
against those who are supporting the
administration.
lie declared that a Systematic ef-
fort was being made 20 prevent ac-
curaic informltlon from relching the
people Of the United stntcs ana that
81 was political scheme 60 further
the candidacy OF Mckinley for ne
nomination and Reelection.
The debate was terminate by q re-
sumption OF the consideration OF the
currency blll az o'clock
Stewart OF Neyade made an eabor-
ate speech On the question OF nation
al finances.
Before adjournment the senate, az
tel a prolonged debate passed a bin
comforting additional powers upon the
director OF the census.
IN sabs,antll.lon Of his charge that
dispatches from the Philippines were
censored In the interest of the nd
mlnlstratlon. reitigrew quoted from a
letter written by Rooert NJ. Collins,
an Associated Press representative al
Manila, In this letter Collins related
the substance OF an interview upon
the subject of censoring dispatches
which he had had with General OTIS
Pettigrw read the statements Of Col
llns In which he had said Il was ths
evident desire Of the officials TO pre-,
vent certain information from reach
ing the people Of the United States
When he CColhns) had filed a dis.
patch containing information which
he thought was proper TO send 10
the United States. he had been in
formed by the censor that he had
been instructed 70 cut out anything
that might hurt the administration.
subsequently, when he had desired
10 send story relating to the us
OF silver in the Philippines, the cen
sor had told him that his instruc
tions were TO allow nothing to pas,
him which would be helpful TO VII
liam Jennings Bryan IN the UniteC
States.
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METHUEN RECALLED.
His Hardships and Reverses Have
Unbalanced His Reason.

NEW YORK, Jan. 11-A dispatch
10 the Tribune from London. says;
Lord Methuen has been recalled to
England. This statement is made on
the highest authority Ii is reported
he was laboring under great mental
excitement after the hattie Of Modder
river and that the war office has con-
sidered II necessary to disphce him
as he is evidently not in condition 10
command troops, Two members Of
his family are said to be weak minded.
Disappontments and reverses are
endured by the English men with for
titude and grim stoicism, but the ut
ter lack of trustworthy news from
General Buffers army has bsen borne
with Increasing signs of impatienca
and irritablllty. The summons Of the
ambulance corps TO the front last
week after every available battalion
and cavalry troop had been called into
Natal was accepted as the signal for
impending battle. but when Ladysmith
was hard press ID ON Saturday the re-
heving army was only capable Of
making harmless reconnaissance
worthy Of tranquil summers day
maneuvers at Aldershot.
General Buffers immediate advance
was regarded as the Inevitable sequel
to the desperate Boer assault upon
Ladysmith which had been well nigh
successful. But three days hive
passed in silence If not in inaction.
Probably no recent experience has
been more trying to the English tenn
per than this conspiracy Of silence in
Natal, when every man has felt in
his heart that there was no time to
lose and that an army of over 10000
British soldiers ought to be moving
with untiring energy and irresistible
force across the Tugela for the de-
liverance of Whites heroic garrison
The Morning Post has joined the
Daily Nail in attacking the ministry
and demanding the reconstruction of
the cabinet, but this campaign has not
made any progress outside the news
paper offices. The party whips smile
incredulously whenever it is suggested
that the government is in danger. The
Standard, which has neither hot nor
cold fits, represents uhe conservative
party more accurately than any other
English journal and II has not yet lost
its presence of mind.
What is evident TO all observers Is
that the loss OF Ladysmith without a
second attempt at relieving the army
across the Tugela would be more dis
creditable than a fresh reverse of Bull
ler's forces and that public confidence
In the government would be fatally
impaired. John Bull Is, indeed, in a
bad temper and in no mood for ex-
plantations from any source. What he
wants is news from the front and
under the censorship he gets little or
nothing. The military writer's for the
press have lost their public and the
veterans at the clubs talk to blank
walls when they explain that Butler
probably set in motion Warren's divl-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-01-12
THE ROBERTS CASE.
Members Of the Committee AgsN>e
as to His Exclusion, but Differ
as TO the Method

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.-THE Rob-
erts' investigating committee held u
proiracted executive session today in
the hope of reaching conclusion. but
so many legal questions were 6is-
cusscd that n Anal result was not
reached. Another meeting will he
held tomorrow morning.
A member OF the committee is au-
thorliy for the statement that the de-
lay is due mainly to a desire foi
unanimity and TO avoid. II possible,
two reports.
The members are practically agreed
on the facts involved. The difference
relates 10 the manner Of excluding
Roberts.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-01-12
ENGLAND SHORT
OF AMMUNITION
WIN Be Obliged TO Issue Expand
Ing BuIIetsfOr Home Practice.
LORD METHUEN'S RECALL
His Mental Condition Units Him for
GnzNaaAE--A
Further Duty Buffers Delay z
ArOuses Much Criticism.

LONDON. Jan. 12., a. m.-Lee-
Metford cartridges ape running short
In the British magazines and accord
ing to a semi-ofIiclal report. the war
Office purposes 10 fan back temper
arly upon 100000 mark "" ex-
pandlng bullets. most Of which are
already in storage in South Africa
The war office. however. has issued
a strict order 20 volunteers that the
Fifty rounds Of mark ~" given them
must be used in pracuice al home,
nothing being taken TO South Africa
After the public announcement that
no such bullet would b. used in ths
war. SIS employment, the Daily Chron.
icle thinks, would be a serious breach
Of faith. especially as the British
commanders have complained that
the Beers occasionally use such pro.
jectiles.
The newspapers were reconciled
during the early days Of the war e
the cable censorship. taking it FOL
granted that full narratives sent by
mail would supply all deficiencies. Fo
some weeks. however. even the cor
respondence thaS has arrived in Lon
don has shown signs Of hab.tua
scissoring by the censor. Pages nr'
re-numbered without chronological ol
logical connection, leaving happen
ings described quite unintslligible in
m1ny cases.
Editors. acting possibly in concert
are laying these facts before tht
public and insisting that they be per
mit;ed TO know and prink the facts.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-01-12
FUTURE OF ADMIRAL DEWEY.
Naval Changes May Cause Him to
Retura 70 Sea Duty.

NEW YORK, Jan. ll.-A special to
the Herald from Washington. says:
II Secretary Long approves the re-
commendation Of the board of officers
engaged in revising the naval regula-
tions, Admiral Dewey will continue
To be available COR sea duty. A pro-
vision inserted in the regulations per-
mits his Rsignmaat to command a
fleet and to sphare of duty as the
secretary Of the navy may direct.
II is not expected that the admiral
VIII again SO to sea- though IL he
were to make appdcAtion for a sea
assignment, the department would
undoubtedly be glad TO give It to him.
The admiral is officially on duty as
a member of the Philippine commits
sion. He is not expected to return 20
Manila with any members OF the COM
mission, but will be detached from
that body after 1t has submitted hs
dlal report.
Instructions have been sent to Rear-
Admiral Philip. commandant OF the
Brooklyn navy yard, TO have the bat
tleshlp Texas ready For duty by jan
uary 20. No decision has yet been re-
ported as to the officer who will be
assigned 70 succeed Captain Sigsbee,
who is under orders to relieve Com
mander Glover. Of the duties Of chief
OF the naval intelligence bureau on
February /. The Texas will join the
New York in the West Indies.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-01-12
LAST LADYsMITH BATTLE.
Enormous Losses on Both Sides
British Eight Hundred.

LONDON, Jan. 1.-THE Daily Mail
says: we learn that in the attack
on Ladysmith last Saturday. January
8. the British losses were "A officers
killed. "a wounded and over 500 non
commissioned officers and men killed
and wounded.
The Boer losses, We hear, are esti-
mated at between 1000 ard 3OOO."
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slor on a turning movement east OF
coIenso. which depends for success
upon secrecy and that II VIII proba-
bly, end in the capture Of a large por-
ton OF the Boer forces
Equally indifferent to details are
The groups of club men gathering
about the croaksr's who assert that
Butler Is waIting to discover by hook
Or crook where the enemy's guns are
concealed, or to stpsignten out HIS
mule transport service. or to get Lord
Roberts opinion before striking
another blow. No Engllshman wishes
to believe that General Butler is walt.
Ing for anything except the chance
to defeat the enemy Dy strong at.
tack and strategic combinations.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-01-12
ANOTHER BRITISH SEIZURE.

LONDON, Jan. 12-The Cape Town
correspondent of the Daily Mail tele-
graphing Monday, says:
H. VI: S. Fearless seized the bark
Maria L, which arrived at Port Eliz-
abeth Saturday from Argentine with
sulphur
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-01-12
STATE TAX LEVY.

SALEM, Jan. 1.-THE state tax
levy for the current years expenses
made today is six an three-tenths
mills.
On a taxable valuation Of $120,2S2,
$40, this will raise $757,7S2.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-01-12
LAYTON FUND NOW s7a,ssO.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.-Adjutant-
General Corbin has received altogether
$72sS0 for the Lawton fund.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-10-10
WILSON'S ADDITION
Is but two minutes walk from the postoffice
and contains the choicest business and resi-
dence lots.
WILSON'S ADDITION

Business lots, 400 feet from the business center
of the city on the main street. The whole ad-
dition is situated for electric lights and water
service. Situated on stage roads leading to the
Cracker Creek, Granite and Red Boy districts.
Evening journal., 1900-11-02
JONES CONFESSES CONNECTION
With THE RICE MURDER, THEN
ATTEMPTS TO COMMIT SUICIDE
Other Arrests May be Made as the Result Of Jones'
Statement, But No Step in This Direction will
be Taken Until IL Is Verified

After seeing what l had seen l went
and lay Oh my bed.
Mr. Rice grew very sick. Patrick
said to me: Go get a doctor" l
went for one. He pronounced Mr..
Rice dead.
In addition 70 the confession obtain
cd from Jones much information was
obtained from the valet ia regard TO
the finances Of the old millionaire and
the various documents he signed. This
w'n prove OF great value to the Texas
heirs in event Of civil litigation.
ether arrests may be made as q re-
suit OF Jones confession. but no step
In this direction will be made until the
statements of the valet have been veri-
fed.
Attorney Patrick denies having fur
nished Jones the penknife, and he also
denies the statements in the confess
sion.
Jones, after his suicidal attempt,
was taken to Bellevue hospital, hastily
summoned physicians having just been
in time to save him from death through
loss OF blood At midnight the hos
pital surgeons said he was slightly bet
ter. and the chances are that in a few
days he will again be placed in the
Tombs.
The corOner's investigation into the
death OF Millionaire Rice, which was TO
have been held yesterday. and which
had previously been adjourned to await
the report Of the chemist, was again
adjourned because of the new develop
monfs ~ tho oa~-
frederick y. House, attorney Tor
Patrick and Jones, has made a later
statement concerning the alleged con-
fession OF Jones. He says he does not
believe Jones ever confessed, and bases
his belief on what he says Jones told
him on Wednesday. He declares an
effort was made to frighten Jones into
making a confession, but without avail
DR.. Walter Curry, who attended Mr.
Rice during the lness which preceded
his death and who was called in after.
ward. said today that when he was
called in on the day of Mr.. Rice'i
death he saw no towel or sponge neal
the body nor did he detect any odoI
Of chloroform or other anaesthetic in
the room. He cannot recall anything
about the appearance or feeling of the
! body that would indicate that death
was caused by poison or ananaesthetie
Evening journal., 1900-11-02
Marquis Says George Gould
will Be Harsh
FATHER WANTED STEWARDSHIP
Countess Anna RcepS on Account
Of Her Dear Husbands
Feelings"

raris, Nov. 2.-Further details re-
gardlng the appointment Of George j.
Gould as trustee for his sister, the
Countess of Castellane. show the in
dehtedness OF Count Boui and his wife
TO be about 2S.500,0 900 francs OF THIS
sum mere was expended on real es-
tate In connection with the Charity
Bazaar and their private home on the
Avenue Malakod 3,702 900 francs;
mortgages, 6,5S5,260 francs; loans,
notes and tradesmen's bills. 1928, 155
francs; art and bric-a-brac. 9.100 900.
Count Boni is particularly Indignant
that the court should have appointed
a foreigner to watch over the countess
fortune. He wanted his father ap-
pointed If a trustee was to be named.
Thinking that he could secure this con-
cession, the count signed an agreement
not to oppose trustee proceedings when
George Gould advanced millions
enough to keep the Red Marble Pal
ace from being sold for debts.
MY son, said the Marquis de Cas-
tellane, thought l could serve him
equally we'll Boni and the Gould
brothers won't agree We both feel
that George Gould will administer the
- "'NN FAAh A-AAl aA HHANAAAion1H' DUN
with difficulty will bear this bondage. 2"
The pernicious old marquis wanted
to secure the commission on the hand
ling OF all the money which would
have been a fortune in itself and a
godsond 20 the poor marquis. Bat
George Gould took the wind out OF his
sails by Offering to administer the trust
gratis.
The Countess de Ccstellane saw a
correspondent at her beautiful man
sion In the Avenue du Bois de Bou-
logne, but she wouldn't go into details
Of the case. Tears welled to her eyes
as she spoke.
Please, please make light OF the
matter che begged 1T will only re-
yive stories which will hurt my dear
husbands feelings He already suffers
kccnly the exposure OF his present att
uatiCn"
Evening journal., 1900-11-02
Cut His Throat With Knife
Patrick Furnished
PATRICK SAYS IT Is A LIE
His Attorney Asserts Confession Vas
Obtained After Jones Had Been
TerrOriEed by Authorities

New York. Nov. 2.-The death Of the
wealthy William Marsh Rice at his
Madison avenue apartments on Sept.
20, the attempt of his New York at
torney, Albert T. Patrick, to cash
checks for large amounts which pur-
ported to be signed by the millionaire,
the refusal of one bank to cash the
checks drawn on it and the discovery
by the bank officials that Mr.. Rice was
lying dead at the time the checks were
presented, the subsequent claim by
Patrick that Mr.. Rice had made him
by will the trustee of his estate, which
amounts to anywhere from $4,000, 900
to $4,000 900, the charge of forgery,
both as regards the checks and the
will, placed against Patrick and Mr..
Rice's valet, Charles f. Jones, the ar
rest of Patrick and Jones and their
lodgment in Jail have kept New York
interested for over a month in what,
by the developments OF yesterday.
promises to become the most celebrated
OF the many celebrated crimes which
the courts of this city have been called
on to investigate.
The first incident which led up TO
yesterdays climax was the fact dis
closed "Wednesday that Valet Jones
Evening journal., 1900-11-02
THANKS PUBLIC
FOR ITS SUPPORT
Mitchell Talks Of the Victory
of Anthracite Coal
Miners

Brooklyn, Nov 2.-About 500 peo-
pie gathered in the rink last night in
response to a call for a mass meeting
to listen to John Mitchell. president Of
the mine workers union, tell the
story of the coal strike. Henry
George, Jr., presided, and the first
speaker was John Swinton, and he was
followed by the Rev. Father Thomas
]. Ducey and Ernest II. Crosby.
Mr.. Mitchell was heartily cheered
when he was introduced to the audi
ence. He briefly told the story of the
great strike in the anthracite regions,
which he called the greatest strike for
living wages ever known in the
world, and labor had won, not won by
John Mitchell, but by the brave men,
boys and women of the coal region.
/ Those who lived in the arctics, he
said, could not understand the condi-
tions which prevailed in the coal re-
gions. There were 100000 people from
all the countries of the world. with
racial and religious prejudices, and it
was no easy matter to organize such a
body. They had started with 5000, and
in S9 days 100000 had joined the
strike, which was but an inaugural of
better things.
Politics should be kept out Of the
organization, Mr.. Mitchell said.
Mr.. Mitchell then sketched the life
Of miner from the day the latter was
II years of age until he reached that OF
old age, and he said the average wage
of miner was S257.50 a year. He said
the miners were compelled to patron
ize the company stores and contribute
, so cents a month to pay for the COM
pany doctor. One company had two
doctors and two nurses, and for these
checked of from the wages Of the men
$40 900 a year, paid 81 1000 to the nurses
and doctors and put the other $4,000
in their pockets.
Mr.. Mitchell thanked the generous
public for its siinnnrt in the strika-
Evening journal., 1900-11-02
MANY TEACHERS
WILL ATTEND
Annual Meeting Of Institute
to be Held in High
School Building

For the Teachers Institute which
opens in the High School ON Monday
morning at o'clock Superintendent
George W. Twitmyer has prepared an
excellent program which he presents for
the first time to-day.
The order OF exercises follows:
Professor Charles IL. Albert. State
Normal School, Bloomsbury. Pa. Geog-
raphy- Negative and positive views of
geography. The psychology of geograph-
zeal teaching. The child's world in geog
raphy. The course of study In geography.
A commercial tour Of the world. Under
lying principles in teaching.
DIR. E. Dram Lyte, principal State Nor
NAL School. Millersville, Pa. English
Language and -Elomentar,
English in primary and lower grammar
grades. Elements Of grammar and COM
position in upper grammar grades, Ian.
guage and literature ia the different
grades. grammar in the high school.
DrM Y. O'Shea, professor Of the Sci.
eneo and Art OF Education. University OF
Wisconsin, Madison. Wis. Aspects o.
Mental Economy in Education- Sugges
tion in education and the affairs OF life
Mental fatigue as potent source o
dullness ana disorder. Recapitulation n
the development Of the child. Individual
ity and adolescence, Principles of ex
preston
Miss Ada Stone Harris. Supervisor o
kindergarten and Primary Schools
Newark. n. J. Primary Methods -Occu
patton work; necessity, aim, material
and methods, Literature: suitable selec
tions as 10 the child's age and compre.
hension; storytelling, fables, FOLKLORE
myth and poetry.
Evening Characteristic anl
Training Of Youth" DIR. NJ. V. O'Shea
IN the drawing room OF the New Century
Club, Monday evening, November 8, at
o'clock. building a Brain as an Instru
ment Of Mind" DIR. NJ. V. O'Shea. II
High School Assembly Hall. Tuesda,
evening, November G. s o'clock.
Parents and fricnds of the school ar
most cordially invited TO attend the da,
and the evening sessions The day ses
sions will begin at 9 o'clock "a. M, ana
o'clock p. m. The evening session vii
open at o'clock p. m.
1t is expected that large number OF
teachers will be in attendance.