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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-10-22

The Portland orcgonian. in a recent Is
sue, speaading edtorialy Of certain classes
Of newspapers. says:
Almost every small town allows some
vile publication calling itself a news
paper to live by threatening 10 make ex-
posure Of the peccadilloes. Irregularities
or private transactions in the lives OF
citizens which they would prefer to keep
concealed. Portland is not yet large
enough to be free from these pests, and 1t
ls not to be expected, perhaps. that
Astoria should be free nom them. Yet
the citizens Of any town are responsible
for the existence Of such publications
among them. Astoria has one that is
particularly noisome. It's editor 10 one OF
the most loathsome Of his GLASS. He has
been indicted and convicted OF libel, has
been whipped and kicked about the
streets till men feel that II is disgrace
20 themselves to cudgel or kick him any
more; and yet there are some who still
are afraid he might print something
against them. They are very weak. It
is not necessary either to kick, to horse
whip. or to be In the least afraid OF the
varlets who print papers Of that GLASS. or
to pay them for silence. Just lot them
alone.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-10-22
A SERIOUS COLLISION.

Sydney, N. S. W., Oct. A.-nhe British
steamer Indrani has been in collision
with THE American steamer Alameda,
from Wootlyvlle. The Alameda was cur
down below the waiter tine. and subSe-
quedly grounded, The steamer WAS bad
!y damaged. The Indrani was on her
way from Tachlo Ito Port Kemb.a. The
A.almeda 0eNt San Francisco August 1s
for Sydney.
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coRBHrr. CLARKE AND FGrz.
Hearing May Not Come Up Until Spring.

A-Aco
Little Rock, Oct A.-The scene Of cum
bat between THE heelvy weights was
transferred from Hot Springs to Little
Rock today The ring was pitched in
the supreme court chambers and very
little time was consumed in preliminu,
rses.
The attorney general opened with a
petition for an order restraining the pro-
posed fight from taking pace, pending
a ehaxing Of The case on its merits. At
torney Martin SPARED for time, and hear
ing Of the motion was thereupon ad-
journed until 10 O'Clock tomorrow.
When informed of Fitzsimmons' auke
Governor Clarke said 1T made no differ
ence; that he intended there should be
no carnival at au. Should the restraln-
ing order be granted the case w.lq prob.
albly not come up for a heaerlng until
some time next spring, relieving the gov
ernor of further responsibility.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-10-22
SLEEK FoRGER.
Captured by Sheriff Houser at pendeton.

Captured by Sheriff Houser at Peadeton.
PendJebon, Oct. A.-Sheriff Housar ana
deputy today captured a sleek forger
manned Edward Downs. He made a eer-
Oificate of deposit on the First Nations.
Bank for $500 and used it as a basis
OF credit for getting checks casled which
lile made on THE bank.
The Sheriff detected him in the act OF
Passing one on hotel clerk and arrested
uhe mum after d1a-'lrg him tree blocks
1Diid lrlfs his p4Std Ilaes times. He
Heals guilty 10 forgery and Obtaining
money under false pretensce.
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NOT EXEMPT.
Supreme Court Hands Down Imp )rtant
Decisions.

Salem, Oct. A.-The supreme court TO-
day decided THE case of the Hlbernian
Benevolent Society, of Portland, against
dhe sheriff, to restrain the collection OF
takes on "a business block in Portland
on discount of 1.-THE society being a benevo-
Vent and charitable institution. The
'court holds that the property sought to
be exempted, having been leased to 9TH
ers, and tIhe revenue derived therefrom
is not exempt from taxation within The
meaning of the statute and no part Of it
Is exempt except such as actually occu-
pied by the society itself for benevolent
PURPOSES.
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WORLDS RECORD BROKEN.

Louisville. Oct. 2l.John s. johnson to-
day rode mi-e with flying start paced
IN Ia is. breaking ehe worlds record.
johnson beats Pete Ber1os' professional
cord of 1;ls IS BY two and three
T. fls seconds
In Class B. triafs. Otto Ziee.er. of Cal-
ifornsa, was bright particular star. he
lowering me paced two mge Standing
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DATTER DAY SAINTS.

London, Oct. H.-The conference of the
LATTER Day Saints (which opened today,
was largely attended A. H. Ives, OF
att Lake City, made spessh, in which
le announced THAT tine principles of the
church were making satisfactory prog
resls in THE provinces, especially Wales.
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plates during the quarter ended June 30,
1896, thirty-nine used wholly American
pilates. and nine used both American and
foreign plates. No firm used wholly for
eign pIakess
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It's in town. Us the best:
Won't bum nor roughen the skin;
Won't yellow your clothes"
You win be agreeably surprised,
Sorry you didn't know II sooner.
Tomson's Soap Foam. large packages.
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EDITOR KILLED.

New W|hatcom, Oct. A.-T. H. Adams,
WHO shot himself in ST. Paul today, was
'the editor of the ReveiCe, of this city,
and one of the best known newspaper
men in the state
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SCHOONER ASHORE.
lie Vessel Drifts Ashore in Heavy
Fog.

Tile Vessel DrHft5 Ashore in a Heavy
Fog.
Port Townsend, Wn., Oct 21.-ThC
schooner Roy Somers, bound from San
Francisco Ito lead lumber is ashore at
Suke HarDor, near Race Rocks, Vancou-
yer Island.
AT O'Clock This morning in a dense
fog with a heavy swell, the vessel drift
ed ashore at high water. The vessel is
not badly damaged as yet and the tug
Wanderer wttQ attempt to pun lher of
tomorrow.
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start record of 4Ol. maae here last year
by Johnny johnson, to 1851, actually
Clipping off ten seconds.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-15

sha aided - winning way. Il arr sure !
stall not mind anything Tou u2y say.
I think 4 vas a. this tire ] assea Ter
why she usad a nom IL plume 80 Al
rnIfted frankly that 81 vas from disiiEe -
seelnr her name in rriut. "E9T % you
pronounce ttE" said J.
"Az slrsuTy as possible SThanet = a
rcat~h name. ana you Eound the :.
octave ~ & contraction u octayts
s-C1ctzva-' recommended itself % her be-
.sauxa Il was not diEtinct3vely ether mas
ss1ilae or feminine. bur there was another
reason for its use, ard Il IS Characteristic
% her that K should have Influenced her
choice
OCTAVE" said she, was TIE name ~
mr. room mate and dear friend az Abbott
Academy. she was a noble girl. she = 4
noble woman uoR. and / don't think 20
this day J eyer sign the name without
thinking Of her.
And ThanetT
"Oa. Thanet was 81 accident had
decided on Octave and I was casting
about in ny mind where I should fall
upon another name, when happened 20
Took az q freight car passing-I was on
ny way west from the seaboard-and
there. IN white chalk on the red car. was
written Thanet Then remembered the
Scotch name and that my friend by de-
scent was Scotch as well as Gallo, like
the name: and took It 10 be mine for bet
ter, for worse"
have had many talks with Octave
Thanet since that day in which she took
me into her literary confidence. We have
met in both our homes. ia the east and in
the west. one meeting comes back vivid
y to nay memory. We ran across each
other by chance az a crowded railway
junction on Cape Cod.
We boarded our train, 20 find IL so full
that We could obtain no seat We stood
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balancing ourselves in the aisle, near the
door OF the car. We swayed as We talked.
Everybody probably wondered at us-at
least at my absorption in my companion.
l had been very tired. in consequence of
some especially hard and painful expert
ences | had had In the day or two preCed-
ing this encounter. As for Miss French.
she does not seem 20 tire, as other women
do. either physically or mentally Some
how / felt my faded nerves braccd. AS
listened 10 her I felt no WEAKNESS. and l
poised myself as the car rocked and look
cd out ~ each station that we passed.
only TO hope that Il Would not be the one
at which we must part. although II was
probable that then the crowd would so
lar empty itself. that | could find seat
We were talking Of the modern realists
and she spoke of one story writer in par
t}cular. maintaining that he ovcrestimated
the suffering of his characters in the stu
atoms where he placed them. He puts
his own revolt against the life into them"
she said. well. 7 don't helieve II is there,
Because he hated the life while he was in
IL and IL would he ntOlerable TO him now
he makes II intolerahle TO them He means
10 be a middie-of-the-road veritist. but he
really only sees and only describes one
side OF the road You can't describe a
mans character by merely telling about
his faults Then she spoke of an author
that she admired for the opposite quail
r.. "ICu't you think Runner Is l0vely9'
she said. naiNely 81 have read a little
volume Of his. short Skies Mt least six
times. such an exquisite touchi Now he
has tho power % see the world and life
with his characters ewes. and You are
not always expecting 20 he jerked up by
your heels with g big moral when you
only meant 20 amuse Yourself
DO YOU know that | suspect consider
able writing Of tho so-caned realistic
school is very for from real. The charac-
ters are mere puppets Of the authors
moods. and an effect OF reality is sought
nv celebrating detail. Cromwell wanted
his wart painted. hat he wanted his soul
painted. too, I suppose. and no amount Of
wari could make up for the lack OF the
soul"'
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she answered in the tone Of a worker: II
don't think I have any special literary
theories. and haven't the ghost OF one
as 70 why the short story has climbed
perhaps because it is stronger.
Have you any .deas about the future
trend OF literary effort in America
asked
pressed further. she wrote; 7 occasion
ally indulge Il hope. as our Puritan an
cestors used TO say. that We shall one cav
have many dranatists ike Thomas and
Howard, and stage i3yis like Alabama
viii be common. 1t takes a peculiar ecu
cation OF gift--I can't decide which-to he
able 20 see a story IN pictures and 70 work
the pictures up 70 climax: but don't YOU
think We have itg | can imagine Miss
NcCfellan1 or Miss MurfTee. writing a
plan: and a good one. Why shouldn't
Richard Harding Davis write a drama
full Of delicate portraiture and FIRE?
Wouldn't II be delightful 10 see Van
Blocker knock out the three-or was
it foure-New York toughs in a realistic
street. with real saloon screens in the win
dows.
II suppose that most people would say
that the particular fad OF the muse in our
day has been the short story. DO you re-
member the short stories in the old Har-
pers? Or haven't you an ancestral pile
of old Harpers 10 pore over. Accept my
sympathy If YOU have not: Harpers have
heen in my family ever since there We're
Harpers TO be. Those old short stories
how different they are. Many of them are
like prints from a thin negative-no re-
lief no atmosphere. Yesterday, 1 was
reading q modern short story, one OF How
ard Seely's. a simple Western sketch. not
six pages of IL. but as clear-cut. as bright
" tinted as life itself. My own notion Is
that while the critics were straining
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one crucial action OF theirs. rs you con-
struct Al animal from bona. But some
times Il is the Characters that force them
selves on me. Fer instance the whole 81
the Stories OF Western Town grew out
Of my notion Of the character OF Harry
losing On the other hand. the first
story o. TIE series came because read IN
the papers the account OF the attempted
suicide O an old German IN modessly pros
porous circumstances. The details OF the
suicides kicking his wife when she came
70 his rescne struck me as 80 grimly
humorous that I kept trying 20 picture
the kind OF man who would Do such a
thing, and by degrees my acquaintance
with the Teutonic temperament evolved
Kurt Lieders-' I meant Him 70 represent
the Querulous fidelity thai Is seen in all
races and certain thoroughgoing devo-
ton 70 the ideal that IS specially Teutonic.
IL IS Just as likely % be combined with
unaniaole as with sniabIe qualities.
The Face or Failure and Tommy
and Thomas are only studies Of character
meant 70 contrast with each other. In the
first / have tried 10 draw n man predes-
tined from his nature 10 failure. hampered
quite as much by his virtues as by his
faults. while Tommy FItzmaurice is bound
10 rise. One Of them has no common
sense and the other is fun Of II. Yet.
really, when all is said 1 don't know but
Tommy is as fine a fellow as Nelson
Mother Emeritus ard the last OF the
series, Harry Losing are more char
acter studies than anything else. but An
Assisted Providence IS purely an incident.
Il happened 10 a friend of mine"
The natural inquiry followed whether
any Of the characters in the series were
drawn from life.
She replied empha tically: mo; not one!
There IS a single character, Harry Los
sing which was in a way suggested by a
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Ike ne South IS like the West. because
Ne are stan primitive enough % have
strong emotions
next -nqa.re3-after polite request If
sa@ "sre willing That should p-v INTO ne
mysteries - her mental laboratory
'iS making EelT stories 90 vou rs.i9',v
conceive frs, The principal Characters ana
tEeR invent or adapt Incidents 10 illustrate
i"rro ar CD the incidents drs- suggest
themselves 20 you -n Imagination. render
t.c lt necessary f7r You % th.uk on. char
sefers ls-er. % wse-n such incidents wo-7tf
naturally c'curH or does some mot.f or
plat generally suggest both character ard
incident as appropriate - itselfr''
u really cau't SELL she wrote. which
way ! do t. Al three I think. More
ofteo- perhaps. The incident on which the
p,9i i+r1S - the nuclcUs- Generally thA
characters bUll4 themselves ID out o. tass
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WOMAN WH0WRITES
Interviews With Octave Thanet.
Of Iowa and Arkansas.
HOW SHE CHOSE HEB PEN NAME.
Her Views on the short sfory-she
Tells About Her Best-known
Work.

Few social experiences are pleassnfsr
than an interview with Octave Thanet.
even when one ali the while. nas fae cor
seriousness that one pTaposes-~~ita nef
generous consent--no tell the woTt1 some
thing about the pleasant hour wasn u -
over. After all. snen consciousness must
serve as a stiuIuiant. for t5e impression OF
vitality and power which nsr personality
conveys. might well act on tho brain ana
nerve OF those who come In contact with ner
fgks a Surnrnons 20 a tournament, o. real
battle for that matter. II r. not necessary
"a know her long 20 feel how much
strength she has and how much she holds
IN reserve. but farther ACQUAINTANCE
ga.-ana tha arSt conviction that here -
woman who has her forces under control.
who knows how to use them, who rot only
has A mind but " mistress OF IT, sHs =
psrson who can do something WIN hef
thoughts and feelings. not merely lei them
float her along whittier they viii.
] have no intention OF dwelling much In
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this paper on Miss French's private life
or on those aspects or her character
which are best known and best loved by
her friends. She says of herself: In a
literary way belong TO any one who has
paid TO read me. and II Is afTectation 20
try to conceal myself but the hand OF
Douglass IS his own you know. and my
own private life I should prefer 20 keen
for the friends who know IL and share it."
So she would withhold some phases OF
her thought and feeling from the public
knowledge. san. no adequate conception
OF a largely endowed nature can he
formed which does not Include some no
fion OF thu qualities Of heart and temper
mauifesting themselves in the hidden and
sacred places OF life. hence IN the por-
trait OF the artist one must needs include
something OF the portrait OF the woman
She lives IN Davenport, Ia. with her
mother aud sister: but she spends her
summers and autumns East and her win
ters south. She Is one OF a large family
Two OF her brothers. who are married. live
across the street. their houses only separ-
ated by velvety lawn. Another brother
- A mining engineer In the West and the
youngest boy is In Harvard. He s said 90
have his sisters Eift in story telling. and
his two magnificent 81 Bernards are
known all over Cambridge
Tho brothers In Davenport are agrictIl-
tural Implement manufacturers. inheritine
49, -. r I'o"l ,.'IF id'heF. Like their
i'e.l'i, '-i'' are i't Only Successtul husi-
ness men. hat men ~ wide culture and
interests, and one suspects tbat Harry
f.ossiHe" may have been suggested bv ONE
ar them. The whole family are devoted
70 tho mother beautiful and gentle wo-
man. VITA character at once sweet and
strong
N'u ,.,'','.'V"' alliloe'' aiSs ffenfh has
rseh tsfa - understand business meth
"'s an1 oetallS, ana her carly studies were
an poi4''oAi economy ana history. There
a. ga &c kIal'1, liI1u'eh III me FAMILY. and
.1''e = Ptooao4E no more uH~Hs aunt IN
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80 " 80 .''ie ""eY ~ inc aunt may
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ri''"' a's'+ anu common tH.eh4s. aut
ya5i'e 'ea4l'E ''.o syi'9silF. A33 nrst
-" Us ~ Ter own nome. The
-. We ~ manson ln
-. '"s e3oui41@. . IS i+eaS@at house
$50 N' nN open Hfes ta3t bu-n
t'es.'.@ - ,'F' ''e 0fA.s2i Is
49, ..tF N'-' anu cue i'4afelS are
- We o.i .'i,''it' iss1''''- mere : IN the
-. - =. .'s al1se some MS
"itl.k F'Ht'' we t1e1S@t @. NAi'n always
,.,a,,,' s : CERTAIN t'eAs"n' afternoon cup -
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I! HOURS TINE At SyOQT lLNIF 4

Train leaves Seattle a. m; returning
arrives 6.25 2. n
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ALL ARE INVITED. AND,
NO SUFFERING HUMAN BE-
ING WILL BE TURNEDAWAI.
THE POOR

come to his services
FREE OF CHARGE.
WHAT is THE REASON OF DOCTOR
SWEANY'S SUCCESS, AND WHY DC
THE SICK PEOPLE OF SEATTLE AMI
VICINITY CROWD HIS OFFICE DAI
LY7
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Before going on a sea-voyage or into ina
country. b. sure and put a box Of Ayers
PMS n your valise. You may have occasion
20 thank us for this hint. To relieve con-
stipaiion, biliousness, and nausea, Ayers
pills are the best in the world. They are
a1zO easy 20 take.
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Runs superb equipment, consisting OF
dining cars. buffet library cars, palace
and upholstered tourist sleeping cars
Overland train. east bound. leaves Seat
tie no ?. m. West bound trains arrive
las p. M.
Coast line train, north bound, leaves Sc.
attic s.l6 a. m. arrives $50 p. m.
The magnificent twin steamships
NORTHWEST and NORTHLAND leave
Duluth every Monday and Friday for the
"Soo.' Mack.nac Island, Detroit. Cleve-
lend and Buffalo in Connection with Great
Northern Railway. Have your tickets
read via NORTHERN STEAMSHIP
COMPANY and enjoy a delightful ride
free from heat and dust
For tickets and general information re-
gardlng this line call on or address
j. ". YOUNG. c. y. Z: T. A.
Or r. c. STEVENS. G. W. p. A.
6l2 Front street Seattle.
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SWEANY'S SUCCESS, AND WHY DO
THE SICK PEOPLE OF SEATTLE AND
LY2
BECAUSE
He has succeeded IN effecting a cure
OF diseases before which all others stood
powerless; because his fame has preceded
him. and the honors he received at the
leading Eastern hospitals, as well as in
Europe. were the highest ever bestowed
upon anybody; because he has testimoni-
ais from men of the highest standing in
life as We'll as from those OF a lower sta
ton; because he is no. only a doctor.
but a Christian and a philanthropist: be-
cause his treatment Is unsurpassed by any
It is a part Of judgment and sense TO
seek Dr. Sweany nrst. instead OF squan-f
tainties of patent medicines and picayune.
ALL PRIVATE DISEASES OF MEN.
IN THE SHORTEST POSSIBLE TINE.
Young, Middle-Aged and Old Men.
If you are victims of youthful indiscre-
items and unnatural losses. II YOU are
on the road TO idiocy insanity and the
fear and unnatural lust pervades your
mind. II YOU are respondent and down
ambition, If you have an aversion to So
ciety. II your memory is failing and YOU
are unfit for business or study, you should
consult DR.. Sweany before it is too late.
Get we'll and be a man.
Diseases of w omen.
II you are suffering from any of the
diseases peculiar 70 your sex. YOU should
cali or write 10 DR.. Sweany, and he will
tell you just what can be done for you.
He has succeeded in building up the most
sha tered and brokendown constitutions,
and will bring back TO YOU that health,
strength and beauty which every woman
should possess.
You Can Be Cured at Home.
There are thousands cured at home by
correspondence. Write your troubles IL
living away from the city. The strictest
secrecy Is observed. so cast aside all feel
ings of shame 10 consult the Doctor. lie
is convcrsapt In all modern languages.
Method of Treatment.
No poisonous or injurious mineral drugs
are used. but the medicines are all COM
pounded from the very choicest purest
and most effective medical plants. roots,
and herbs IN the whole range OF nature
They do not act violently. but all Of theml
harmonize with nature. and while ther
effects are marked and Immediately APP,
parent, they do not build up temporarily
but effect permanent as well as perfect
cures. :
Once hours. to 10 a. m. TO S and u
to D. m.
Address:
LEVERETT SWEANY, MD
Union Biz, 7I3 Front St. Seattle. Wash.
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SWEANY
Recognized by the medical fratern1
ity as the leading and most success
ful specialist in the United States.

The friend and benefaetor OF suffering
humanity who for a number or years
has had permanent Offices at Seattle,
where the sick and afflicted can receive,
treatment in the future, as they have ID
the past. from this noted phianthFopist4
whose fame is hsing spread from the Par
cific 10 the Atlantic coast.