davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-12-01
BOERS REPULSED.

PRETORIA. Nov. SO.-The Beers on
the night of November 26 made a
general attempt to break the block
house Gordon along the railway west of
NIiddlesburg, but were repulsed with
considerable loss.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-12-01
DESTROYED BY FIRE.

HELENA Mont, Nov. 3O.-Fire to-
day destroyed the Peck Mounana Con-
centratol, located near this city. The
plant was totally destroyed, entailing
a loss OF $4,000 The first is supposed
to have been caused by a hot journal.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-12-01
A CLOSE CALL.
Denver City Hail Damaged by Incen-
diary Fire.

DENVER. Nov. 3O.-Fire this even
ing gutted the Denver city hall, caus-
ing damage 10 the extent Of $40, 900.
one man was seriously injured The
FIRE is believed to be OF incendiary orr
gin. as it was the third that had start
ed in the building within a few hours.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-12-01
[. OF o. DEFEATS P. L.

FOREST GROVE, Ore, Nov. 3d.
The football game here today between
the University Of Oregon and Pacific
University resulted in a score Of 100,
in favor OF the former.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-12-01
TO FILL VACANCIES.

WASHINGTON. Nov. SO.-Republi-
can senators will meet in caucus Mon
day for the purpose of selecting COM
mittee to fill vacancies on commit
tees.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-12-01
NOTED FENIAN DEAD.

NEW YORK, Nov. 3O-Thomas
Clarke Luby formerly a well-known
Fenian leader, is dead, aged 70.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-12-01

CHICAGO, Nov 3O-Wheat, Decem-
Der, opened, 1901; closed, 1915.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-12-01

TACOMA, Nov. 3O.-wheat. bluestem
59la; club. 5Sh.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-12-01
WHEAT MARKET.

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. SO.-Wheat,
cash, 1904.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-12-01
SILVER

NEW YORK. Nov. ss.-snver. So.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-22
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FORFTGN-I.ord Lansdowne announced in
Parliament that by agreement between the BRIT.
ism and Russian governments the danger OF
hlocdshed at Tien-Tsn had been aNerted Dy
each side agreeing 10 withdraw the troops from
the disnuted territory. leaving the merits of the
controversy To he settled by the two govern
ments Andrew Carnegie arrived in Lon
don. where he talked quite freely regarding his
gifts to New-York and Pittsburg, repeating his
statement that he had just begun to give away
his surplus wealth and did not propose 10 stop.
he declined TO consider :he talk of his candidacy
for Mayor Of New-Gork. and praised the ofil-
cials of this city = Charles p. Clark, the
We'll known New England railroad man, died in
Nice. -= Fourteen lives We're lost as result
of the collision Of the steamers Chemnitz and
Tay In Flushing rOadstead. -= Arthur Cham
berlain testified in the libel suits brought by
himself and his son against two London news
papers. == Fifteen lives were lost in floods in
Italy. - A ship with a case of bubonic
plague on board arrived at southampton from
Table Bay == Philip Botha, brother of the
Boer commander-in- chief killed in battle
in South Africa. -= Wintry weather prevails
throughout Europe. - A large number of
rebel officers and men We're captured by Ameri-
can troops i'm Cavite Province, Luzon.
DOMESTlC.-The report tha- ex-senator
Woicott was to succeed Mr.. Hitchcock Sec
retary Of the Interior denied in Washing
tcn; the President has not yet selected a sue
eessor to Attorney-Generai Griggs. - The
change from military to civil government in
fhe Philippines is TO take place on July L.
when Judge Taft viii be inaugurated as Gov
ernor Of the islands. = D. E. Thompson, the
brsska, gained two votes: Mr.. Hanna Is
deavOring 10 break the deadlock. == Bills
seeking 10 let down the bars to the practice Of
medicine 20 favored persons introduced
at Albany. == Charles & Wilbur was ap-
pointed inheritance tax appraiser 10 succeed
Charles B. Page. - The State Assembly
passed the bill cutting off the transfer tax fees
or Controller Coler. Members Of the new
Forest, Fish and Game Commission We're named
by the Governor ana confirmed. Gov
ernor odell signed and thus made law, Senator
krum's bin taxing trust companies on their
capital stock
tifn KS were strong and higher. -=
senator Fiat gave out a statement regarding
the differences Of opinion between himself and
Governor Odell as to further police legislation.
- -Four men were injured, one perhaps
fatally. by an explosion of dynamite in the
rapid transit tunnel at One hundred and
nrst-sI and Broadway. and the lives Of sixty
others, VINO were buried under debris were
endangered. == Through a mistake man
who went 10 Bellevue Hospital to call an amhu-
lance for his insane father was placed in the
pavilion and put 10 bed as the one in need of
treatment. --- IT was said that the District
attorney would make effort 10 have Murphy
ana DeveIN indicted. ---- Bishon Potter CON
nfned large class at the Pre-cathedraI
ThE MEATHER.-Forecas for to-day: Fair
The temperature yesterday: Highest IL de-
sfeesi lowest 43; average 1855
New-York tribune., 1901-03-22
QUTETING DOWN AT TTEN-TSIy.

News from Tien-TSin is more pacific. 1t never
has been really bellicose during this latest Incl
dent" British and Russian soldiers have been
facing each other disputed strip of land.
But there has been no serious thought of war,
at least in the minds of serious and responsible
statesmen. The matter at issue there has not
been worth war. and there has been no rea-
son TO suspect either party of such desire for
war would lead il 10 magnify the case into a
cause. The announcement that danger of even
the least friction has now been obviated by the
withdrawal of the troops and the reference OF
the whole dispute TO judicial examination is
however. welcome. and ii was only natural that
il should be. rs il was received in the British
Parliament with every evidence of relief If, as
is intmated, Count Won WalderSec was the
mediator through whose good offices this modus
vivend was effected, he showed himself to be
Of probably more value in that than he has had
occasion 10 be in military affairs
The incident is chiefly scrviceable as an illus
tration Of the evils of the policy of loot" Dur
ing the International invasion of China for the
suppression of the Boxers last year there was
a vast amount Of lOoting, chiefly of movable
property. Russia however, saw fit 10 seize a
valuable bit of land ''by right of conquest" OF
course. IL was no more RussiaS by right of con-
quest than Peking MAS Americas by right of
conquest. There was a general understanding
all around that there should be no annexations
OF territory, at least in that region. But Russia
seized that land, commanding the Pei River
and thus. of course. the approach from the sea
TO Iien-Tsin and 10 Peking itself She also
seized the railroad which runs across that land
and which belongs to British capitalists She
afterward relinquished the railroad turning il
over to Count Won Waldersee, who in turn gave
IL hack TO its rightful owners. But she still in
slsts upon keeping the land through which the
railroad runs. The British claimed that under
iielr bargain with China they had a right to
construct such sidings were necessary for
the operation of the railroad But the Russians
objected that such sdngs would be a trespass
upon land which was theirs by right of con-
quest obviously. the way ont is through dIplo-
hiatie and judicial investigation and considera
! non OF the facts i'm the case
Such settlement will probably be effected hv
ehureiy friendly means. But il will none the
less ne or paramount importance 10 all who are
interested III property. industry or trade in
'hiha. lhe question is whether any nower by
| arbitrarily seizing biz of Chinese territory
| can abrogafe all concessions and contracts
which may previously have been made thereon.
| IT. for example Americans have leases of land
and mining and other concessions in Man.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-22
THE BOPPOWEP PAYS

- De most important Development of Wednes-
gay hearing on the Siranahan Mortgage Tax
bh WAS the practical agreement on the mart of
The Senators and Assemblymen that the tox
would ultimately be borne by The borrower II
would nol be fair 10 say that the members of
Tie Joint committee formally admitted as mucb
bui the discussions on hoth sides claarad ,,,
that phase Of the subject s, thar tbcr. s.o,,ad
10 be no disposition To question the fact ,bat
The tax would he an additional real estate levy
thouSf IL was held 10 be lefenSihle as = neas
Nle - raise revenue for the State Indirectly
Al this point ia the discussion Mr.. Ely made
one al The strongest answers yet given TO those
VINO argue that The Mortgage tax would sinner
sede ihe general property tax for State pur-
poses ana 80 would. Notwithstanding iiS falling
on The borrower. do no harm one of the COM
iuiIee had raised the question. assuming that
tie borrower pays the tax. Nha; of il: TO this
Mr' Ely replied. asking why. if il was conceded
'hat me tax would indirectly fan on the land
o|ner the Legislature did not say so frankly.
save the great expense OF the machinery for
getting at the mortgagee ana leaving him 10
pass the load ON 20 the borrower and Simpl,
make The new tax lien upon the real estate
OF course. the legislature dare do no such
thing. Tie idea Of taxing man one-hair of l
per cent on his debts IL too absurd when nra
senied IN all MS baldness. II is only when coy
ereG up Dy ctcud of misconception about the
possibility of reducing the returns from a small
class Of loans without making that sort of hor-
rowing more expensive and more difficult that
anybody can he brought 10 advocate the heavier
taxation of land held under mortgage than of
the lard thai is free Vet if the borrower NAYS
rs Mr. StranahaD in an interview recently ad-
mitted he did, Mr. Ely's point is a good one.
and the additional tax levied directly would he
more equitable than the proposed law Nn.
Stranahsn plans 10 exempt mortgages issued
by corporations and mortgages held by savings
banks. trust companies. Insurance companies
and building and loan associations. There
fore. Under his bill the borrowers who would
ay the additional tax would he only small
norton of all the borrowers The rich cor
ions could mortgage their property without
'rden and the lang owner with gilt
oan could place without tax with a
'orporationf The farmer who
econd mo II the householder
New-York tribune., 1901-03-22
BOSTON SYNPHONY ORCHESTRA.

Mr. Gericke and his men from Boston were in
mood the last of their evening con-
certs for the season at Carnegie Hall yesterday
They did not take the trouble to introduce solo
feature in their programme to give 1T orllilahcy
and variety it necessary to do So Greater
enthusiasm they could not have created with the
most attractive singer player now before The
public. and the delight of the auditor was all the
more gratifying and honorable from the fact that
il created by the orchestras playing of familiar
music. For the music was familiar. Having made
his mind 10 foreso the supposed advantage ac-
cruing TO a concert from a solo performer. MIR.
Gericke went farther still and ignored the charms
supposed to lie in new compositions. His pro-
gramme contained only three numhers-Dr
Dvoraks overture "Othello' Brahms's variations
on theme by Haydn. and schubert's great SYM
phony in @.
Here scheme largely composed of Austrian
music. and the players seemed 10 be in the Vienna
Carnival mood The gayety and spirit with which
the symphony was played were quite without par
alel in the recollectons of the hurrying
TO end. and it retreshment to listener
wearied with too much hearing of music To be rocked
and liltingy tossed the of its trio All the
delightful qualities of Schuberts marvellous crea
ton came out in the performance, in the reading
we'll as the execution as the loveliness of the
bands wood-wind tone had been disclosed in the
Brahms's variations which Mr.. Thomas years ago
made almost household word in New-York. The
least familiar work the overture by DVorah.
which had its first performance on the same plat
form nine years ago. shortly after its eomposlt'on
in the concert with which the composer introduced
himself 10 his American admirers. Then IT was
still a part of n tripartte work which DR.. Dvorak
for a reason that one has ever explained except
on the insufficient ground that the three compost
tiors were held in relationship by community OF
one theme insisted calling Triple Overture
1t was the artistic criticism of Brahms. we be-
Ieve. coupled with the practical objection OF the
publisher Simrock. which resolved the fanciful
trinity into three unties. In der Natur, Car
nval' and "Othello
New-York tribune., 1901-03-22

who wanted borrow more than 30 or 60 per
cent of the value of his property, would be
pSnalized. Al the same time the corporations
and the borrowers from ioaning institutions
would have their taxes reduced by just much
as the mortgage tax receipts cut down the gen
eral tax for State purposes.
This is the most unequal sort Of real estate
taxation. 1t merely shifts the present burden
10 the poorer land owners while reducing the
tax of the richer ones Would IL not he more
Just if the State needs this onehalf of per
cent and wants TO raise il from borrowers and
abolish general tax with the equalization bother.
frankly TO levy that sum upon every borrower
on real estate security. whether the lender is
a savings bank or a neighbor. whether the Dor
rover is a farmer. a trust company or great
railroad corporation: If the borrower pays hs
might as we'll pay directly, and all borrowers
instead of few. ought TO pay. If the borrower
pays. the proposed law with its exemptions is
A monstrosity. worse than existing law, and
not as represented. even half way improve
ment upon il, Better the present inequalities
than a delusive pretence of reform based on
wrong principles.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-22
RIG CHANGES IN POSTAL sERTICE.
To RELIEVE; THE NETWORK POSTOFFICE
FROM HANDLING ALL REGISTERED
MAI. PASSING THROUGH PORT.

Washington, March 21,-By direction Of Postmas-
ter-GeneraI Smith Superintendent Beavers of the
Salary and Allowance Division Of the Postofhce
Department has instituted important changes In
the New-York postal service which. il is believed
will reduce the clerical work in the main office in
New-York at least 80 per and expedite all mails
destined for points in the United States outside
of New-York City. On May I about thirty clerks
will be transferred from the registry division or the
main postofFice to the foreign at Morton and
West SITS. to handle foreign outgoing mails ex-
cusiveIy.
While in New-York Mr. Beavers authorized Post
master Van Cott employ in the registry division
twenty experienced men, taken from other divisions.
Station ir New-York. except Station p which is at
the Produce Exchange. will be allowed TO send out
through the main office. This is expected materi-
offce
AS soon as correspondence can be had with the
various European governments this government
registered mails instead of one, as at present
These will ne made up separstely at New dT5H- {bs
throSrb The Sew-York ofice The mails from Eu-
In in tnrn instead of being concentrated in
New-York. now. will be forwarded IN closed
sacks from the European countries 10 the cities
An additional allowance of least hundred
clerks will be authorized later In the f2rthconns @ ming
will be several hundred promotions, mainly from
the lower graGes
Postmaster Van Cott said yesterday afternoon
that twenty new clerks had already been sworn in
under the new arrangement, at annual salaries OF
5000 each He added that the increased force would
go largely TO the registry department. which has
grown enormou,l ,ly in its volume of business in
the last year He said also that the protest against
the proposed distribution Of rented lock boxes IN
or the 300 lock boxes. about thousand nave
gradually been cut oq{ fp0 pSero and enabing
the authorities To give better box service.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-22
1 nERT TO BE PAID.
dispelled

The victorious campaign of the Merchants
Association against the Ramapo company In
volved a large expenditure. and an Indebtedness
of $4,000 still remains 10 he discharged. The
president of the association, realizing the ur-
gency of the case and the immediate need of
funds 10 carry il OH. made himself personally
responsible for its cost. but il is not to he sup
posed that his fellow citizens whom ne mas
served with perfect unselfishness and conspicu-
Ous success will permit him to bear the burden
of this deficiency. AS we have said. the reSt0ra-
tion TO the city of its rights in the matter or
water supply necessarily cost n good deal of
money. but in comparison with the results
achieved the outlay is TO he trivial. In
deed. il would be difficult 10 point To another
equally profitable investment in the history of
the city.
The community. rescued after eighteen
months of persistent work from a situation
which seemed wcllnigh hopeless. has been put
under an oblicati which il has no means of
directly rcpaying, but there should he no diff
Guilty or delay in finding the money to settle
this debt Of $1,000.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-22
Amu6cmcnfs.

ACADEMY OF MUsIC-s.Uncie Tens casin r,,,,s,.
lWFRFcaN THDATRE-2--s; ;l5-The Sporting Duchess
FIJOU-s .lb-The climbers.
AA-s- Price of Peace
,-sRNEGTF Halls :3O-Josef licfmann
STTTTRToN TFIEATRE-s:i5-when Knighthood was IN
rDaI.y's THEATRE-s:lO-s Toy
rrrStrN M SF-F-The World Wax
FNpIHT TfEEATRE-s ;20-Mrs. Danes Defenoe =.
"a. .RTEIJNTH STREET TfIEATRB-s-A Romance q
n. n1F,N THEATRE-s:i5-Under Two Flags.
GhpRTr-K THEATRE :3O-Captain Jinks OF me h"fse
<RkSe OPERA ForsE-s-cuo Vsdis. - ,,,
-ssPr.EM OPERA HOUSE-s.i5 Nei OF o'o
xsrPALB SQUARE THEATRE -s15-The Girl from Up
-ry-iNci PLACE THEATRE-s:I5-womeno Of To-day
FTTfI'S-continuous Perfornenoe - H., - To
ROSTER & Halls .4l-T:s5-v Vaudeville. ~
F.TCEUM THEATRE :l,--Tle Lasn q ~ - ~ Gn,e,
MariISGN SQUARE THEATRE -2n-Dn the Quie'-
asF-ncfsF,I SSCFIN HALI--s 3t-I1ecture
Tr-TROTOIITAN OPERA HOTSE-l;8o-'fot
a,f-RRtY Hill ;TIIIFATRE-2-s-Hoy Temperance
Town
NEW YORK-s.l5-N Vaudeville So,
PAETO2F-Dav and NiEhttOntlnuous oho"'
PROCTOR S-Clntinuous Performance.
rFPr-TI fC-S:I5-ln Palace Of the KING
: SANON-S:1s-The C5cveFn@rs son - ,,,-. Mitch
ST. NICHOLAS SKATING RINK -l'-faueN'' NV
VICTORIA THEATRES :l5-My Lazy
TvAII.ACF['S THEATRES :l5-Nanon Lesoaul.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-22
THE SALARIES or ALDERMEN.

Some of our aldermen have gone on Il pill
crimace to Albany in the hope of pcrSuadng
the Senate and Assembly TO raise the salaries
of the extraordinary stepfathers of our City
Hall from $1,000 a year to $1,000. state
legislatures have been known at times to
indulge in strange freaks and whimsical &c
centricitics, but what fantastic dreamer in
his widest visions could imagine it possible
that men in their sober senses at Albany or
elsewhere could deliberately take action 10 in
crease the compensation of the members of our
Board of Aldermen? These self-Styled Solons
would be fortunate II they could purchase the
privilege of assuming what they regard as the
dgnties of local craftsmanship by turning over
handsome contributions to the municipal funds
They should not be paid for what they mstak
cnly declare are their services, hut they ought
10 he taxed heavily for their opportunities of get
ting together in public building and going
through antics which have made them the
laughing stock of sensible men and women.
What more fertile field of entertainment have
humorous writers and the makers of carcatures
and cartoons ever found in New-York than the
clOwnish performances of most of the boards
of aldermen masquerading in the guse of pub
lie officials, Nevertheless, some of them have
the effrontery 10 suggest that their salaries
should he enlarged. In too many instances the
Hnky Dinks and Bathhouse Johns of Gotham
have proved themselves TO be distractions To the
public welfare. and many unbiased observers
of their proceedings take the view that their
functions should he confined 10 the licensing Of
BARRIERS poles and the granting Of permits 10
bootblacks. II must be admitted however. that
even If too insignificant to do much toward
promoting the gayety of nations. they fire.
quently promote the gayety of New Workers by
the low comedy with which their sessions
abound. But their remuneration is high enough
Even as burlesquers and provokers OF merri-
ment their salaries are liberal As holders OF
responsible public offices they are absurdly over
paid
New-York tribune., 1901-03-22
AMERICAN LOSSES IN CHINA.

A certain proportion Of the losses sustained
10y this country in China through the Boxer
outbreak of last year will il is expected be
made good by the Chinese Government In the
payment Of indemn'ics. Another large part Of
them cannot, however, thus he repaid. We do
not mean the loss OF life. for which pc
cuniary TecOmpense can he adequate, but the
commercial losses sustained through interfer
ence With and suspension of legitimate trade.
How great these losses were may he estimated
from the data given i'll a recent report of the
United States Consul at Tieu-Tsin, dealing with
the commerce Of the three great northern ports
of China namely. Tien-Tsin. Newt hwang and
Che-Foo.
From this report II appears that tho imports
of American cotton goods. including drills,
jeans and sheetings at those three ports in the
three months Of July. August and September,
1900, were only 1O57l9 pieces a decrease of
1.127.S63 from the corresponding period in 1859:
the imports of -four stated in haikwan taels,
were 1922. n decrease of 1900 and of
kerosene oil, 10000 gallons. loss OF 2.00f.10O
gallons. These are significant figures. ndicat-
ing losses of startling magnitude. The losses
for the year 1900 in the cotton goods trade
alone are estimated by the consul at more than
S30000oo and in many other lines Of goods
they were correspondingly great. Other nations.
Of course. suffered Also though not more than one
or two of them could have suffered as heavily
the United States because the United States
has. or had, far greater commerce with China
than any other nation save only Great Britain
and Japan. and in some lines of goods il far
outranked them. Thus in 1890 the three
ports named received S:59.iSo pieces of Ameri-
can shcetings and only l2,4GG pieces of British.
Imports of American Kerosene also greatly sur
passed those of Russian oil.
These statements of American trade losses
serve not only to indicate the irreparable in
jury inflicted by las years disturbances: they
also remind us of the magnitude of American
trade interests H. China. and especially in that
part of China which disturbed hy the
Boxer riots. Perhaps InGst important of all is
their suggestion of the permanent loss this
country would suffer if the "open door were
closed against it. as is now threatened If. as
is proposed. the northern half of the Chinese
Empire should he placed under Russian control
and administration. trade which amounts
TO many million dollars year, and which is
rapidly increasing. would practically he annihi-
lated That is the issue with which this coun-
try is concerned in China.