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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-03-28
Unites With Japan and America
Against Manchurian Treaty.
CHINA REFUSED TO sign
Distinct Victory Gained by the Three Powers
Russians Pay Tributes Of Respect
and Affection 10 american
Dead,

WASHINGTON. March 27-The Brit
ish government is protesting against
the Chinese making convention with
any power touching territorial or fnan-
clai matters until the present troubles
IN that country are concluded. Al
though the Russian agreement is not
specifically referred to. the British
minister used Language similar to that
used by Secretary Hay In the American
protest.
The effect of the British action is to
place the United States. Japan and
Great Britain in formal opposition to
the signing OF a convention by China
with any power pending the settle
ment Of the Chinese troubles. The
course Of Great Britain is the more
significant from the fact that that gov
ernment and Germany have a written
alliance relating to Chinese affairs.
The concurrence Of these protests
probably explains why the Manchurian
agreement has not been signed.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-03-28
DEAL AN ACCOMPLISHED FACT.
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
interests Have Acquired Chica-
90. Burlington & Quincy.

NEW YORK. March 27.-The Tribune
says:
The acquisition Of the Chicago, Bur-
.ington & Quincy Railroad Company by
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
interests. which for many ~er',s nas
been regarded as a certain development
OF the near future-and that. too, des-
pite the emphatic and compr .ns1slVs
denlals Of President James }. Hill,
which have been taken 10 be 'tec,lli-
calls now by common consent an ac-
cCmplished fact ana close to the stage
of formal announcement, be.i=f grsa.-
ly strengthened by the course Of Bur-
lIngton and Northern Pacific IL the
stock market.
Various surmises and tips" were
afloat as to terms on which the cum
troll of the Burlington stock " as to be
retired in exchange for 81. per cent
collateral trust bonds guaranteed by the
Northera Pacific, according to the sew
eral reports, at the rate Of SlS7, $500 and
even 1920 in bonds for 800 in stock.
II was even declared that Mr.. HILL was
in Boston in conference with the lcaGing
Burlington interests; but at the offices
OF the Great Northern Railway Com
pany it was said that Mr.. Hill mad left
this city with his family on Sunday TO
go to Washington with the intention
OF taking a short cruise in his yacht
Wacouta on Chesapeake bay and 1t was
thought that he was in Baltimore. He
will return to New York this week.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-03-28
Largest Single Capture Of Beer
Guns Ever Made.
MANY DEAD AND WOUNDED
BubOuie Plague Spreading Amsug British
SoIdlers-Slr Alfred Mllser Threat
ems to Resign Unless dlyen
Free Hand.

LONDON, March 27.-A dispatch
from Lord Kitchener to the war once.
dated Pretoria. March q, says:
"Our casualties in General Babbing-
toms action we're two killed and seven
WOUNDED. The Beers left twenty-two
dead and thirty wounded. As their
pursuit was rapid. many more Boer
casualties are likely.
The operations Of March % drove
the enemy north from their positions a
Kaffirs' Kraal. March "a, the pursuit was
CONTINUED by mounted men only. Ths
enemy's rear guard was driven In BY
combined movement on both fianhn-
Their convoy was then sighted at lee
uwfonten. The convoy was routed ana
the enemy's retirement became rout-
The pursuit was continued until the
horses were exhausted"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-03-28

PUNISHMENT NOT DECIDED ON,
WASHINGTON. March 2T.-Ofical
news Of the capture OF Aguinaldo had
not reached the war department up TO
a late hour tonight. The president had
retired before the Associated Press bull
letln arrived and will hear the news
for the first time in the morning,
with the expected collapse Of further
opposition, which 1t Is confidently be-
leved will follow, hope is expressed
that II viii not be- necessary TO main
tain such large standing army In the
Islands as Is now contemplated.
The disposition Of Aguinaldo. now
that he has been apprehended, will BE-
interesting for the administration to
determine. As the leader Of an in
surrection against the United States
government, Aguinaldo may be tried
and executed. a lesser punishment met
ed out to him by executive clemency, OF
complete amnesty extended, While tins
question of punishment rests with the
military authorities, 1t Is believed that
the president will make the matter one
for determination primarily by the au-
thorlteS here.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-03-28
NO SHOW OF FORCE.
Cruiser New York Will Not Be Per.
mitted 10 Frighten Sultan Of
Morocco.

WASHINGTON. March 27.-Secretary
Long today cabled an order to Admir-
al Rogers on board the cruiser New
York at Taugfer to proceed at once
with that vessel to Manila This is an
abandonment Of the plan to have the
New York convey United States Con-
sui General Gunnere from Tangier to
Ma2argan, in the attempt to collect
American claims, 1t is the purpose of
the state department to endeavor to ad-
just these claims and other outside is
sues against Morocco without any show
of force. ana in the ordinary practice
Of diplomacy.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-03-28

claimed his brother. Mohammed Resha
Effendi. to be sultan. with the title Of
Mohammed V. The young Turks par
" has adhered 20 the Arabian procla-
nation and the open enmity Of Abdul
Hamd. the sultan. has spread to the
palace and he sultan's advisers. L.
zet Bey Is said to be preparing for fight.
The patrols Of COnstantlnOple have been
doubled. Mohammedans and Chris
tlans are arrested hourly. and large
numbers are daily shipped to Asia
Minor.
The tension between Bulgarians and
Mussulmans in Macedonia ls extreme.
It Is reported that another band OF ma
rauders has crossed Bulgaria into Ma
cedonia.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-03-28
IMPERIAL DECREE.

LONDON. Marsh 27.-The officials Of
the JAPANESE embassy confirm the re-
port that an imperial decree has been
issued by the court at Sian Flu, through
I..u Kun vi. the viceroy Of Nankin,
ordering that the Manchurian conven-
tion should not De signed March 26, the
date fixed by Russia. An intimation Of
this decree has been telegraphed to the
various governments.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-03-28

N 10000 men In the Philippines until
stable government had been establish
ed. but II has been found TO be- I'm.
practicable 10 do 80 under existing cir
cumstances with the short time inter-
vening un.Il the flrst n July next. when
the entire volunteer army must be dis
banded.
rhe failure Of the plan Is due 10 a
lack Of available officers In this country
TO organize the new regiments authoriz-
ed by congress. and not 10 much to the
difficulty Of recruiting regiments.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-03-28
Low RATE FROM EAST.
Northern Pacific Offers Home and
Pleasure Seekers Special Sum
mer Rate.

ST. PAUL. March 27.-For the bene-
fit Of those desiring to seek new homes
in the Wes; and far Northwest as well
az for pleasure seekers. the Northern
Pacific announces that July 9Th it will
place in effect low first-clasS round
trip rate of s45 from its Eastern term
inals to Seattle and Tacoma and Port
land.
The dates of sale at the Eastern ter
minals will be from July 9Th till July
18th inclusive. and the final limit for
return will be August 81, 1901. The
destination must be reached not later
than July IS. stop-overs being allowed
in either direction within transit lin
its.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-03-28
REBELLION GAINING sTRENGTl
Brother of Sultan of Turkey proclaimed
Ruler in His Stead

LONDON, March 27.-AdNces receiv-
ed from Constautinople are to the ef-
feet that affairs are rapidly reaching a
dangerous pass there. Turkish finances
are in an inextricable confusion. Gov
ernment salaries are from six to eight
months in arrears, Upward Of el,OVO,-
900 (Turkish) are due for war mater
ial, while the military expenditures are
daily increasing, in order to cope with
the rebellion in the province of Yemen,
in Southern Arabia, and the possible
rising in Macedonia.
There Is no doubt that the ottoman
troops received a severe check at the
hands of the Arab insurgents who, In
manifesto denouncIng the sultan, pro-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-03-28
PARTITION IN SIGHT.


NEW YORK. March 27,-The Tribune
says:
WI Ting Fang, the Chinese minister,
who was in this city last night see'he1
to BE- much concerned about the seizure
Of Manchuria by Russia and inchheu
to believe that if other powers allowed
China to be forced to part with the
province the result would be the paru-
ton and dismemberment of China.
His inquiries indicated that he felt
much concerned and thought American
intervention at this time would be the
most effective aid China could have.
He said he had no information about
the attitude of the powers toward China
other than has been given in the news
papers.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-03-28
ARMY To BE REDUCED.

WASHINGTON. March 2I,-The pres
ent plans Of the war department con-
template the maintenance Of $4,000 men
in the Philippines until order has been
completely established under the "ro-
posed civil government and the garri-
sons can be safely reduced to n peace
footing.
There are now about $1,000 troops in
the Philippines and China and the ori-
ginal plan was to maintain an army
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-03-28
JOINT MEETING CALLED.
Question Of Declaring Miners Strike
Will Be Decided Tomorrow.

WII.KESBARRE. Pa, March 81
President Mitchell. of the United Mine
workers. has ISSUED a call for a joint
meeting of the national executive board
and the presidents Of the three anthra-
cite coal districts Of Pennsylvania, to
be held here Friday. The action to
be taken at Fridays meeting will prob
ably remove the uncertainty as to
whether strike will be declared April
1St
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-03-28
WILL REPLACE JAPANESE.
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
Have Ordered Two Thousand
italian Laborers.

TACOMA. March 27.-The Northern
Pacific and Great Northsrn Companies
have placed orders in the East for
two thousand Italian laborers to do
construction work in Washington and
adjoining states this summer. They
will take the place of oriental laborers
and are expected to arrive early next
month
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-03-28
TWELVE NEW CASES OF PLAGUE
CAPE TOWN. March 7.-Twelve
fresh cases Of bubonic plague were of
ficially reported today.
PLAGUE ATTACKING SOLDIERS

PLAGUE ATTACKING SOLDIERS
CAFE TOWN, March 27.-The bubon-
ic plague situation is assuming a graver
aspect. The proportion Of European
victims Of the disease Is increasing
Among those attacked yesterday were
three soldiers belonging to different
corps. A native employed In the
navy died at Simonstown. Eight other
co bred cases and two Of Europeans are
reported from there md one native has
died. :
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-03-28
funston CAPTURES
FILIPINO LEADER
=---=-a-
AguinaIdO Taken TO Manila on
American GunbOat.
-
ARMY CAN NOW BE REDUCED
Confidently Believed That Collapse Of Further
Opposition Is at Hand 0nly $4,000
Men WIN Be Kept 10 the
Philippines.
ARMY CAN NOW BE REDUCED

MANILA, March 2s,-General Fred
crick Funston's daring project for the
capture Of Agulnaldo In his hiding place
In the province al Isabella. island OF
Luzon. has proved completely success
iul Agunaido was captured there ON
March %.
tn United states eunboat Vlcksburg.
commander .. 49, Barry. with General
Funston ana Aguinaldo on board. ar
rived here this morning.
The pr1vince Of Isabella. where the
capture of Aguiaaldo occurred. Is on
the island u Lnzon about 200 miles
northeast of Manila and about 10 miles
norlh ~ Balsr on the eastern coast
which place was made memorable by
the capture Of Lieutenant Gilmore and
his party from III" gunboat yorktown
in April 1899, Isabella province Is Wild
ana mountainous II IL part Of the
island that had never before been yIs-
! tied by Am-rlcan troops.
General Funslons plans. as outlined
| In a dispatch from Manila TO the Ass0-
caled Press few days ago, were to
make a trip over ihe Isabella noun
tains to Agllnaldo's hiding place. ac-
companied by Major Harris and Cap
tain Newton. Of the Thirty fourth in
fantry. Leutenan, Admir-, Of the Twcn-
ty-second infantry; Lieutenant Mitchell
Of the Fortlcth infantry six veteran
scouts and n company OF native scouts,
all picked men.
They were TO be- landed By the gun
/ boat NicksburR on q remote beach TO
the north OF Baler and were TO proceed
overland guided by former officer Of
ARuualdo who had betrayed TO Funs-
ton the Filipino leaders, abode. To de-
cylvc ,hs enemy II was arranged that
Aguinaldo's representative Who had
given the information to the Americans
should lead the native scouts. they to
assume the character OF insurgents still
| loyal 10 the rebel cause. They were to
! make IL appear that they had cap
tured General Funston and other Amer
lean officers Of high rank and were taxi
Ing them into the camp Of the insur-
gent chief To be delivered as prison
trs Of war. The pretended prisoners
" ere 10 throw aside their assumed char
aotcr and seize Aguinaldo
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-03-28
NEW ATI oRNEY- GENERAL.
Believed Position viii Be offered p. c.
Knox

PITTSBURG. March 27.-P. c. Knox
left this city for Washington today In
answer to the summons Of President
Mckinley. 1t is understood that Knox
will be rendered the position of att0r-
general by ;he president
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-03-28
FIRE IN NEW YORK,

NEW YORK. March 27.-The seven
story building at No. 44O Canal street.
owned by the Trinity Corporation, was
badly damaged by fire last night. The
loss is estimated at $4,000.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-03-28

Also a new line of Ladies'
Writing Desks in Flemish
Golden Oak and Birds Eye
Maple. le......................
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-03-28
Just Received. =.

100 pairs Bobbinet Ruffled
Curtains. The Swell Window
Display, on which We are
making a SPECIAL SALE.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-20
OVER
100 MILLION DOLLARS
For Dividends
READ THE PROOFS
United States Official Report
MADE TO
MADE TO
COMMISSIONER OF THE UNITED
STATES. GENERAL LAND OF
FICE. WASHINGTON.

by geoogIst and mining expert Of
worldwide reputation. Professor Ben
jamln Siliman, who spent several
months there, then being connected
with the United States surveying corps,
and In his official report says:
Here are countless millions OF tons
of rich gold quartz reduced by the
great forces OF nature TO condition
ready for the application OF the hydraul-
ic process. while the entire bed OF the
Rio Grande for over forty miles is a
sluce. on the bars OF which the gold
derived from the wearing away OF the
gravel banks has been accumulatlng
for countless ages, and now lies ready
for extraction by the most approved
methods OF river mining The thick
ness Of the Rio Grande gold gravel ex-
ceeds In many places 600 feet, or nearly
three times that OF the like beds in
California. while the average value per
cubic yard Is believed to be greater
In the New Mexico beds than In any
other such accumulat!ous yet dlscov-
cred
Il have made a reconnaisance Of the
whole Of this gravel along the
Rio Grande and have examined with
all the care possible in the time at my
command the character OF the gravel
and It's contents Of gold. Nothing, /
am persuaded. ainco the dlscov-
cry Of California and Australia IL COM
parable for Its immeasurable resources
OF gold available by the hydraulic pro-
cess to the deep placers Of the Rio
Grande."
Other reports from eminent mining
experts Of national reputation pro-
nounce the property OF this company
the richest and most extensive known.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-20

upon the British government the ncces-
slty for immediate action upon the
Hay Pauncefote treaty.
MIR. Choate win call upon Lord Lans.
dcwne and tell him the United states
expects decision on the treaty before
March I. MIR, Choate has been Informed
unohielally OF the disposition " the
United States senate to repeal the Clay
tom Bulwer treaty and pass the Me
araguan canal bill II the pending trea-
ty be not accepted And ne win tel
the secretary of state for foreign ar
fairs just what the situation In the
senate Is
He has received No intlmaDl ion ot any
sort from the British government as
to what its decision viii be. but there
is good reason for saying that England
is inclined to temporigr. feeling that
by delay and perhaps by alternative
suggestions she may obtain some III, di-
ication of the terms ot the treaty IL
self or some set Oft against What she
considers her concessions.
Ambassador Choates lns,ruo lions
from Washington are Imperative aud
he will make Lord Lansdowne r"lltEe
that whatever he intends to 10 must
be done quickly.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-20
COAL STRIKE PROBABLE.
officials of Anthracite Coal Railroads
win Ignore President Mitchell.

NEW YORK, Feb. is-The Herald
says:
officials OF the anthracite coal rail-
roads expressed very little concern yes
terday over the call issued by Presl-
dent Mitchell OF the United Mine Work
crs' Association for conference be-
tween operators and the de.egates OF
the union TO he held early In March,
10 determine the wage scale for the
year beginning April /, when the prss-
ent schedule expires
1T is an open secret among the coal
roads that the ten per cent advance
eNacted by President Mitchell from the
lcal companies was granted as mat
ter OF political eXpediency during tn,
heat Of the national campaign and the
disposition is general 10 ignore the
call for the conference and thus
carry out what the operators said at
the time Of the strike settlement last
fall that they had not recognized
President Mitchell or his organization.
by so doing the anthracite railroad
men and mine operators hops to restore
the conditions to tho position existing
before the strike. when organized labor
in the mining district had no rec e.
mixed status.
The railroad men think it not un-
tsttl
determination TO ignore President Nit
thell. II that course be determined up
on His demands they say. are ruin
Gus and amount to an increase ot ten
pcr cent over even the present scale
~ wages for both inside ana outsid,
labor. and the granting Of such an ad-
vauce making twenty per cent more
than the scale OF one year ago. is more
than they can stand"
\ representative OF n financial nsti-
tuition closely Identified with the an
thracite coal trade said yesterday:
III a strike should ensue it would be
the best thing for us, Ths question
whether We should manage our own
or have the management die
,ated by some one else should be de-
termined now and determined finally
and for all time. The railroads have
been mining freely and have good
stocks on hand II would be cheaper
for them to fight the matter out now
than 10 delay or temporize,"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-20
TRIUMPH FOR HAY.

WASHINGTON. Feb. l9.-Consul
Hay secured a distinct diplomats sue
cess at Pretoria before leaving there.
Lord Kitchener had issued a procam1-
tion at johannesburg which. while al
lowing the English and Dutch tn buy
food from the government stores, pro-
hibited this privilege to foreigners.
There is no food in shops and II IS diff
ficult to obtain food in any direction;
so it looked like starvation for the 400
foreigners on the Rand
TIE consular corps at johannesburg
exhausted all their resources without
avail. and at last dispatched Mr. Cor
don. the American consular agent, to
Pretoria to enlist the hep of the con-
sui. Mr.. Hay. hearing that Lord
Kitchener was about to leave town.
went to him Immediately without coz
sulting with his colleagues. laid the
matter before him and succeeded in get
ting an order to the military governor
at johannesburg to allow not only
Americans, but all foreigners to obtain
food at the government stores on GER
tificates from their representatives.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-20
FEDERATION OF LABOR.
Workmen Of Porto Rico Being Organ
lied and Supplied With Uni
Literature.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 19.-Prasident
Samuel GOmpers. of the American Fed
GRAFTON Of Labor. presided over a meet
ing Of the executive council OF that
body last night In reference to the
controversy between the plumbers and
steam filters national unions and the
matters in dispute between organized
labor Of Covington, KY, and Cincin-
natl. a committee was appointed con-
sisting Of President Gompers and Vice
Presidents Mitchell and Kidd to take
up the consideration Of these several
matters.
President Gompers reported for the
present twelve salaried organizers In
the field in various parts Of the coun-
Try directly employed by the Amerl-
can Federation Of Labor to further the
trade union movement; that conferences
have been held with Mr.. Degatau and
Mr. Iglesias. relative to the organiza-
tiOn Of the workmen Of Porto Rico and
for the attainment Of the rights to
which the Porto Rican people are en-
titled; that much Of the literature Of
the American Federation Of Labor has
been translated into the Spanish Ian
guage and is ready for distribution
among the workers of that island; that
all the organizers, salaried and volun-
teer. have been communicated with
relative to the establishment OF the
-ight-hour work day in the near future.
and also the effort Of the machlnists to
enforce the nine-hour day May /; that
there is continued demand by colleges
and universities in various parts Of
the country for service Of representa-
tive trade unionists to place the labor
ers' side Of the labor question before
institutions Of learning.
The status Of the legislation in which
the working people of the country are
particularly interested was then taken
up and the legislative committee re-
ported concerning the eight-hour bill,
and the prison labor bill. which are be-
fore the senate Congressman were re-
quested to defeat the anti-injunction or
conspiracy bill so long as the house
judiciary committee amendments are
retained
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-20
QUICK SHIPMENT DEMANDED.
California Fruit Growers Want Fruits
Landed in New York in Eight
Days.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 19-At the
recent convention Of the California
fruit growers in Sacramento. a COM
mittee was appointed to urge the rail-
roads TO give quick shipment Of green
fruits to Eastern points. It was asked
that fruits shipped at Sacramento be
delivered in Chicago in six days and in
New York in eight days. The trans
pOrtation companies have agreed to de-
liver the fruit in Chicago in six days,
but think that eight and a half days
will be the shortest time they can guar
antee to New York
It is understood that the Sante Fe's
participation in green fruit shipments
is to be the same as last year. Prac-
tically no fruit will be taken via Mo-
jave, its proportion of tha shipments to
be turned over to it al Pueblo in con-
nection with the Central Pacific and
Rio Grande roads.