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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-25
THE GREEKS RETREAT.

Athens. April 2--S .. m.--AH teie-
graphic communication with Larissa
Is interrupted but It b understood the
retreat Of the Greek army was con-
Quoted with the best Of order. Excite
ment and dlsqule1 at Athens, because
Of the sudden abandonment Of Larissa,
continues but the tranquility Of the city
Is unbroken. The foreign war ships
have been signaled of Phalerum.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-25
CALIFORNIA WINS.

San Francisco. April 24.-The univer-
sity Of California today Won the inter-
collegiate games with Stanford univer-
sity by a score of 62la to 49ls.
Drum and Carroll. of California, did
phenomenal work. the former winning
the one hundred yard dash. 22O yards
and 44O yards. while Carroll captured
the half male and mile run, beating
Burnett. an Oregon boy. Several rec
ords were broken.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-25
BASE BALL.

Washington, April 24.-Washingtcn
S, Brooklyn 6.
Baltimore, April 2i-Baltimore l. Bos-
ton l.
Philadelphia, April 4.-Philsdelphla
12, New York l.
Louisville, April 24-Louisville ..
Cleveland s.
St. Louis, April 24.-St. Louis .,
PIttsburg 1.
Cincinnati, April 24.-Cincinnati I,
Chicago 8.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-25
KRELING THE WINNER.

Portland. April 24.-The wrestling
match between Chas. Kreling. Of San
Francisco. and Herbert Greenland, of
this city, two best in three, catch as
catch can, at the Multnomah Club
tonight, was won by Kreling, who got
the first and third fall. Greenland win
ming the second only. The first bout
lasted one hour and quarter.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-25
KILLED BY RUNAWAY.

Seattle. April PA special to the
Post-Intelligencer from Snohomish
says: Andrew Braaten and Miss Clara
Gillespie. OF Munroe. Snohomish coun>
ty, started today to drive % Everett
20 be married. The horse ran away,
and the girl was thrown out OF the
buggy and killed.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-25
TRAINS AGAIN RUNNING.

Portland. April 2i-The firs Eastern
mail over the o. Il. d n. since last
saturday arrived today The o. Il. &
Il between Baker CITY and Huntington
has been repaired and all trains are
now running on time
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-25
KENTUCKY SITUATION.

Frankfort, KY, April 4.-The alb
sence of many republican members on
pairs prevented the election Of a SEN
,ator today. Their failure to return
prevented quorum. No pressing at
tempt to elect Beboe will be made til
next Wednesday.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-25
HOWARD THE WINNER.

san Francisco, April 24-The Spree
kles handicap for three-year-olds, val
ued at $500, with a cup worth $500,
was decided at Ingleside today, How
ard s. by Imp. Whistle and Jacket-ze-
elica, winning by nose in 2:OSls; Alto
max second, Vincitor third.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-25
TROUBLE IN THE DEMOCRATIC
CAMP.

while things are moving on smoothly
w8h the republicans. there is trouble
among the democrats. The breach be-
tween the Bailey and the Bryan fac
tions In ahe house has been widened.
and the popullsi allies Of THAI party
have been given the cold shoulder.
The soclslt7s simpson. finding himself
fast losing ,he nofOr.ety which his &C.
centrlcNies have awarded him. devel-
Opcd new freak and attacked Speak
or Reed because Of his failure TO ap-
point committees when committees
We're uoi needed The Bryan wing Of
the democracy. being ~ accustomed TO
cooperating with the populists. wanted
b. support Jerry. hut the Bailey wing
opposed H. Mr. Bailey. who last fail
opposed the consolidation of the pop
ulist and desDocraiic parties I'm the
campaign, retains the same views to.
day and put them into practical OBJ
GRAFTON. As the leader OF the demo-
cratic side OF the house. he called a
caucus al once. and by a vote Oft wo
o. one adopted a resolution declining
cooperation with simpson and his fol-
bowers thus again defeating the Bry-
antics In their attempt 10 control the
democracy IN the house.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-25
SPIKED THE GUNS.

Athens, April 24.-s:20 2. m.--Larissa
has been completely evacuated by the
Greeks. who spiked their guns ana
carried away all the movable cannon
and munitions Of war
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-25
TO HELP THEIR COUNTRY.

New York. April 24.-Four hundred
and fifty Greeks sailed for Havre. en-
route to the scene Of war between their
native country and Turkey.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-25
ANOTHER CYCLONE.

Bay City, Mich, April 24.-omer, a
small village about twenty miles north
OF Bay City, was swept by cyclone
this afternoon. Two were killed and
many injured.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-25
VOLUNTEERS DETAINED.

Rome. April A.-The departure Of
volunteers for Greece Is being prevent
ed by the police Of various towns.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-25

Turkish army at his disposal and
would be able 10 deal decisive blow.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-25

duties on wopl has not been SUCCESS.
fil thus far. and fhe chances seem TO
be that they viii not be- The demand
Of the sugar trust for changes In the
schedule advantageous to them has
been promptly rejected. The wall Of
the Standard o.l trust and Of sundry
other corporations ~ this character
have passed unnoticed. Those demo-
Gratis and populislr and other enemies
Of the republican party who had hoped
TO be able 70 make political capital
by charging thAt the tariff b.h was
favorable TO corporations and truss
ere disilptsoirHed Ana they viii con
tlnue b. b. disappointed
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-08
could not get well; but am greatly re-
lieveu by the uss Of the Capsules.
Yours very truly Y
q n. HlbNFuc
MINISTER TO MEXICO.
Powell clayton Is Picturesque states
man of the old School.

General Powell Clayton, our new minis
ter to Mexico, is one of the most interest
ing characters in American politics, and,
he has been ont Of office for go
years, he is widely known He has been
for many ycars the recognized Republican
leader in Arkansas and has represented
that state i'm tho United States senate rs
well as served IL in the capacity of govern
or. He is the senior member i'm point OF
service on the Republican national com
mittce, and he has been conspicuous fig
ure Mt every national convention since the
one at which Grant was first nominated.
For this long service and stanoh loyalty
General Clayton has received n substantial
reward, for the annual salary which we
give our diplomatic representative to Mex
leo is $17, 500, and II he draws his pay in
gold this amount will be just doubled in
purchasing power when taken across the
border.
General Clayton was born in Pennsyl-
vania in 1888 and adopted the profession of
civil engineer At the age of 22 he went
to Kansas and two years later was chosen
city engineer of Lcavenworth. He held this
position until the beginning Of the civil
war, when he raised company and went
to the front as II captain in the First Ar.
kansas Volunteer infantry. He made a
brilliant war record, being promoted many
times for gallant conduct in action and
came out brigadier general.
Upon re.cntcring private life General
Clayton bought large plantation in JET
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-08

to the engineer in guarding against ac-
,ident. He is very jealous of his posi-
ton on the engineers box. The engi-
neer himself is the only person he will
allow the privilege of sitting at his side.
In fact, the engineer must take back
seat, as the dog insists upon being up
In front, t,almostag against the boiler where
he can look out Of both the window
ahead and the one at the side. If the
fireman gets too near the engineers
seat when the latter Is occupying it,
CoXey resents the intrusion by growl-
ing and showing his teeth.
Occasionally he tires of riding in the
cab and finds place to rest in the bag
gage car. He will also sometimes fol-
low Conductor C. II. Wilson and Brake
man w. F. Crosswell through the train.
He experiences no difficulty in crossing
from one car to another without acci-
lent, having got his sea legs" early in
his travels. Sometimes, if he wearies
Of trip, he will get off of the train on
which he starts and return to Cincin-
natl by the other one, making the
change when they meet about midway
between the termini. There is not
trainman on the road who does not de-
votedly love CoXey, and he lives very
high on the contributions heartily be-
slowed from the luncheons Of his
friends en- transit. CoXey has habit
of getting off at way stations and then
jumping on when the train Is in motion.
Occasionally he is unable to make the
jump in this manner, if the train
gets too great a start, and he makes ar
rangements accordingly. Knowing
perfectly well the route of the railroad
he will take up a journey of several
miles across the country fields and hills,
cutting off big corner, and sometimes
catching up with the train. If he is un-
able to overtalIe it he awaits at some
way station for its return, and then
gets on board. The dog always eats
and sleeps at night in one Of the cars or
| the engine cab, and is never satisfied
unless he is permitted to travel. There
is serious doubt to whom CoXey
| belongs. He is claimed by nearly
every trainman on the line, None Of
the citizens of Georgetown, from which
place he made his initial bow to rail-
road life, lays any ownership TO him, and
the trainmen have come to regard him
rs a Joint possession of great value.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-08

Then with great flourish he will be-
gin on the lemon, and the musicians
lips will begin to shrivel up in sympa-
thy as he imagines the sourness of the
juices which are flowing from the
lemon, and in moment he will be play"
ing what are known as bum notes"
Two bright young men who dabble
in theatricals dropped into a saloon one
night recently where an orchestra is
kept on tap and at once spied the clar-
inetist and picked him out for a mark,
"Get half lemon said one of them,
"and | will have that fellow in the air
in five minutes"
lie got the lemon and sat down at q
table directly in front of the orchestra
aud where the clarinetist's eyes were
turned directly on him. But though
lac sucked valiantly at the sour fruit
and made noble grimaces the musician
never budged.
whats the matter with that fe'low
He don't bat his eyes" said the actor to
his friend. They then sought out their
friend, the proprietor, and told him OF
their scheme and its failure.
"Oh, that's all right" was the an
swer. "That fellow is blind"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-08

on Fort Sumter and was next assigned to
special duty in New York in the service of
preparing ironclads. He was executive and
commanding officer Of the Sangamon and
Nahant from November, 1858, to July
1864, and as executive officer of the iron
clad Mopadnock took part in both en-
gagements with Fort Fisher, being official
ly commended for gallantry on those ooca-
sions by his commanding officer.
Since the war Admiral Miller has been
assigned to various important details both
afloat and ashore. He has twice been as
sistant photographer of the navy and chief
of staff Of the Pacific station. He com
manded receiving ship at Boston, and IN
1888 was made captain of the Brooklyn
navy yard. In May, 1891, he commanded
the flagship Chicago in the squadron of
evolution. Later he was sent TO Boston as
commandant of the Charlestown navy
ward
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-08

ferson county, Ark. He was elected gov
ernor in 1867, and in 1871 he was chosen
United States senator. At the close of his
term in the senate he went into business.
Among other enterprises with which he
has been connected Is the development of
Eureka Springs, and he is president of the
company which has built II railroad to that
place, erected large hotel there and made
1t popular resort.
General Clayton Is one Of four brothers,
each of whom has been prominent in ma
tional politics. One Of them, John NJ.
Clay ton, was killed some years ago while
running for congress against Clifton r.
Breckinrdge, the present minister to Rus
sia. Another and an elder brother is
Thomas J. Clayton, who has been for 22
years presiding judge of the Fifteenth ju
dicial district of Pennsylvania. judge
william Henry Harrison Clayton, twin
brother Of the late John NJ. Clayton, has
been resident of Arkansas for 30 years.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-08
ENGLISH LAWSUITS.
fhey Are Expensive, and the Lawyers De
mand Big Foes and Retainers.

In England there are many fees to be
paid by the unhappy client Of a lawyer
that are unknown here in America.
There is a retaining fee, which is a
guinea and half crown to the clerk,
besides the brief fee, which is more inn
portant. Then there is the "refresher"
of the leader and the "refreshers" of
the subordinate lawyers. In England
the leaders, refreshment, which is due
after five hours, the brief fee being sup
posed to cover only the getting up of the
case, is 10 guineas, or little over $50,
while $25 must be paid to the lesser
lawyers.
According to English etiquette, no
counsel can leave his circuit to plead in
another without special retainer,
which, in most cases, cannot be less
than 300 guineas. This is probably to
discourage ''poaching"
A would be client once wrote to a
famous American lawyer, stating case
for his opinion and inclosing a $50
note The lawyer did not reply, where
upon the client wrote a second letter
and received word from the lawyer that
he had read the case and formed an opin-
ion, but somehow it stuck in his throat
The client took the hint and sent 500
note, receiving the lawyers opinion by
the next mail
Nobody does anything for nothing,
especially a lawyer. Lord Mansfield
was so sensible Of this that on one occa-
sion, when he had attended tosome legal
business for himself, he took some gum
eas out of his purse and put them in
his waistcoat pocket to give him the
necessary stimulus. Sir Anthony Ma
lone, an Irish attorney general, was sc
imprudent as to forget this fact and was
grievously punished for it, for he was
so inattentive to some property Of his
that he lost $l5,0 900 a year by it, and
in the future he required his clerk tC
make abstract deeds of any property he
might buy and lay them before him,
with fee Of guineas, properly indors'
ed, which the clerk was TO scrupulously
account for, after which Sir Anthony
made no more mistakes in regard to his
own property. Chicago News,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-08
Death of Mrs. FoItz.

Mrs, Catharine Foltz died at o'clock
Sunday afternoon at the residence of her
daughter, Mrs Levi Smith, on Buck Hill,
about three miles southwest Of the city,
The deceased was 81 years of age and was
esteemed as one of the most worthy and
valued residents of the community. The
funeral obsequies will take place from
her late residence at ? 80 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon, The services will be conducted
by Rev. Earnest of Navarro, and the
interment at the Rlohville cemetery.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-08

startling rapidity. He rushed into the
boiler house, the door closing after him
with a bang. The door fastened on the
outside with a hasp and drop hook,
and the jar caused the hook to drop
into the staple, making Fennel a
prisoner. Although tested to only 100
pounds, the steam gauge showed that
the boiler had already generated no
pounds, and the quivering hand of the
steam gauge was mounting higher and
higher. That the boiler was liable to
explode at any moment Fennel WELL
knew.
He was about to climb up TO loosen
the refractory safety gauge when his
eyes beheld a sight from which he drew
back. Around the safety valve, just
where he was about to grasp it with his
hand, was coiled big rattlesnake,
while two other reptiles of the same
species lay on the floor of the boiler
house.
The quivering hand of the steam
gauge told Fennel only too plainly that
the pressure on the boiler was becom-
ing terrific. But he could not pass the
serpents and reach the boiler, neither
could he get out of the door. The only
means of exit was small window, and
10 reach this he would have to pass the
snakes. Near by stood an iron bar used
in clearing out the fire, and grasping
this he crushed the head of the serpent
nearest him. The other snake coiled
about his leg and struck viciously,
fastening its fangs into his rubber boot.
4 blow with the bar crushed the snake
on the safety gauge, and then came a
struggle to remove the one around his
leg. Pressing down the bar the snake
coiled around it for a second, leaving
two folds around his leg. Quick as a
fash he snapped the snake in two, and
then, with the iron bar knocked off the
safety valve.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-08
COXEY'S QUEER WAYS.
A Dog Who Delights TO Ride In
Locomotive Cabs.
SIX Years Ago This Intelligent AM
imam Developed n Mania for Rail-
way Travel, which lie Has
Kept Up Ever since.

There are few IL any such extraordi-
nary CANNES as Coxey, a dog which,
says the Cincinnati Enquirer, to all in
tents and purposes, is a locomotive en-
gineer on the Cincinnati, Georgetown &
Portsmouth railroad.
Coxey is white Spitz, of medium size
and uncertain age. He is not noted for
neat appearance, as six years of travel
on the railway, much of which has been
in an engine cab, have soiled his once
beautiful coat of milky white. However,
even coal dust and engine grease have
failed TO obscure the attractiveness of
his long, wavy hair, which hangs in
ringlets on his breast and legs. The
dog finds strange fascination in the
life of railroader. IT was six years ago
that he strayed on board train at
Georgetown, and took a seat among the
trunks and boxes in the baggage car.
He wagged his tail, whined and, with
other demonstrations of friendliness,
managed to ingratiate himself into the
good will of the baggagemaste1. He
rode up to Portsmouth on that occasion
and fingered about the train and came
back with the crew on their return trip
to Cincinnati. From that day to this
! Coxey has never missed a run. He soon
became fast friends with the engineers
Of the two passengr trains which run
daily between this city and Portsmouth,
and found the locomotive cab the most
congenial place in which to ride.
Upon entering the cab he jumps up to
the engineers box and takes o seat inn
mediately in front of that gentleman,
Putting his head at the window, he
watches ahead on the track as far as
he can see. If cattle or other animals
or unwary human beings, get too near
the track "Coxey" barks loud and long
as If to warn them Of the danger, and to
resent the trespass upon his domain
He acts in the same manner when flood
ed streams or mischievous boys place
Instructions upon the track, and, in
deed, proves himself valuable assistant
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-08

Several months ago an electric light
bug" took refuge in the ear of Mrs, Will
liam Swan, who resides q few miles
west of Elllhart, Ind. II caused her
great pain and her physician was only
able to remove portion of it. Her suf-
ferings have greatly increased and a
recent counsel of physicians have dis
covered, it is said, that the intruder had
deposited great number of eggs and
that her head contains n number Of
rapidly developing and increasing in.
sects, Her death is momentarily ex-
pected.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-08

Americans are the most inventive
people on earth, To them have been
issued nearly 100000 patents, or more
than one third of all the patents issued
in the world. No discovery of modern
years has been of greater benefit to
mankind than Chamberlain's Colio,
Cholera and Diarrh@a Remedy, or has
done more to relieve pain and suffer-
ing. j. w. Vaughn, of Oakton, KY,
Collie, Cholera ana Diarrhea Remedy
in my family for several years, and
find it to be the best medicine ever
used for cramps in the stomach and
Barnett House; schlabach's Drug stol'e,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-08
MISS GERTRUDE WELLS.

gion. The climate is almost universally
fatal to white people and none go there
except daring traders who expect to
make their fortunes in short time and
then get away. Miss Wells is an at
tractive young woman of 20. She has
fitted herself for her dangerous task by
taking a years course in Chicago
training school, where she took elemen-
tary lessons in medicine as well as Bible
studies. She will leave New York May
for the African coast Miss Wells has
said farewell to all her Chicago friends,
for she says she expects to spend the rest
of her life working for the salvation Of
the savage heathen.
ANNETTE CRAWFORD.
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usual thing for young women to enter
upon this line of religious work. There
are other reasons. One missionary,
strange as it may seem, has achieved
prominence on account of the elaborate
wardrobe with which she has equipped
herself for the business of saving souls.
The other because it is a deadly climate
and almost unknown land into which
she is going to venture.
Miss Emma Lamb of Hagerstown,
Ind, , is the young woman who has the
abundance of clothes. Miss Lamb is now
on her way to India, wardrobe and all.
She will not, however, penetrate the
Jungle. Her station will be at Calcutta,
where she will have charge Of the Eng
lish school. Calcutta, as every one
knows, is one of the most fashionable
capitals of the orient, and the residents
of its European quarter are as we'll
dressed as the people who promenade
the streets of Mayfair, the Champs
Elysees or Fifth avenue.
Just why IA missionary teacher, how
ever, should find it necessary to vie in
apparel with the wives of vice regents
! and other high salaried officials on the
British civil list, has not yet been made
| clear But Miss Lamb it seems, has
been seriously advised by the mission
ary society which sends her, to take an
ample wardrobe. Miss Lamb has taken
the advice and profited by it to the best
of her ability.
| Miss Lamb is the first representative
which the Womens Foreign Missionary
society of the Richmond district of the
northern Indiana Methodist Episcopal
conference has ever sent out, and the
organization evidently intended that
she should go in style. When her outfit
had been completed it was displayed be-
fore the admiring gaze of the society
members and full and complete descrip.
tions of it We're furnished to the press.
This has caused some unkindly criti-
cism, and there have even been hints
that perhaps the wearing of such fine
clothes might conflict with the Metho'
dist book of discipline.
The wardrobe comprises Il number Of
full dress evening gowns, lourging robes
"of dainty, clinging stuffs" such as the
uONellSJS ldlh 81 nluNn dDOuti ShlIlS VI
organdie, silk india lawn and Other
materials, besides many waists Of elab
crate design trimmed with real lace
gilt braid and embroidery, Her steamer
dress is of navy blue storm serge, will
navy blue travelling ulster to match
Some of the dresses are made over
ones, but most Of them were turned ou
by the Hagerstown dressmakers.
The other young woman missionary
is Miss Gertrude Wells of Chicago, ant
she is being sent by the Baptists Of tina
city to work among the savages in thu
Kongo basin, the most unciyilized par
of Africa. Her station will be Mukim
vika, town ON the west coast near th'
mouth of the Kongo, whicn was at ON,
time the chief slave market Of that re