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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-30

1t f. stated that Harry Bell. the de-
feated candidate for the Office Of city
surveyor. will qualify Monday next for
the Office Of city surveyor The question
Of Mr.. Hickman being a citizen is sill
in doubt as he has not produced his pa
pers. The time IN which he claimed he
could produce them before the county
court IS long expired. and the work he
has done for the county IS conside-ed
Illegal If neither Of these two candidates
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-30

II is not known yet how many ons,
houses viii usher in the New Year but II
1t believed that in view OF the grea.
events to take place in Astoria. in con-
nection with the opening Of the railroad
that number will receive on Saturday
No more fitting time could be found 70
revive the old-fashioned custom OF begin
ming the New Year with good cheer
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-30

The choicest candies and nuts can be
found at the PsrioR
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-30

Lightship No. 20. which Tor several years
was stationed on the mouth OF the river
and which for two months past has
oeen under repairs. was successt,,Iy
launched Yesterday afternoon at the
Smiths point shipynrls, by the Astoria
Iron Works. She will be fitted out and
placed In commission again at on early
date. It Is understood that No. g. now
on duty at the mouth Of the river will
then be placed at a station on Pure,
sound.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-30

1t is expected that special meeting
Of the council will be held tomorrow to
settle matters that are pending before
the new counellmen take their seats. No
call had been issued yesterday, but one
probably will be this morning.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-30

Harbor Master Jack Reed yesterday
qualified for office with bonds in the sum
Of $500.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-30

You can always fnd the best cream ry
butter and sweet. fresh cream al the
Parlor.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-30

The A. F. C. New Years eve entertain
ment win be one of the events OF the
up rapidly.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-30

interesting services are being held a,
the Baptist church during the evAr,ng,
or this week preparatory to the coming
or Evangelist Geo. Robert Cairns. vbo
VIII at lo:@ a. m. next Sunday begin a
series Of revival meetings in the church
MI Cairns has by his very successfu,
la6ors In America and Europe acquire,
a worldwide reputation az soul win.
ner. As far as the capacity Of the church
VIII allow a cOndial invitation is ex-
tended to everybody to be present ana
listen to this sweet singer and powerful
preacher. Bring Gospel Hymns No. &.
i. J. Tr1lunfgiII ran.or
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-30

W. E. Williams, E. J. DAILY, Alex Bern
stein, Walter J. Wilson. Portland; CAPT
II, Schneider, Woodland; A. r. D. Pat
erson, San Francisco, are registered a
the Occident
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-30

Mrs. W. B. Ross. who has been suffer
ing from an attack OF pneumonia, is rap
idly recovering.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-11
BLOOD FLOWS FREELY.
Desperate Fight I'm Which Dozen People
Participated.


Augusta. Ark, Oct. 11.-News Of a
bloody fight in which about a dozen men
participated was received here from
Deview, small place in Woodruff coun-
ty yesterday. Four men were seriously
wounded three of whom are not eX-
pected to live The wounded are: F.. ].
Douglass, Frank Williams. Tony Bow
ers and L. w Wilson. Several other
men were badly bruised. The riot oc-
CURED at Charles Lipman's place, where
the men were drinking and carousing.
A Slight alteration arose between two
Of the revelers which soon involved ev-
erybody in the place and a free-for-all
fight ensued, in which knives. clubs.
brass knuckles, lead pipes and cotton
balances were used with terrible effect.
Birmingham, Ala, oct. 9.-At Green
vile, Thursday night. at a country
dance. William Ekof objected to Sidney
Duarf dancing with his sister, and shot
the latter dead at the girls feet. AS
Ekof started to dash out Of the room
he was seized by NJ. L. Sutton. a
friend Of the murdered man. Ekof snot
Sutton in the abdomen and he died an
hour later. AS Ekof ran from the hail
several of the dancers fired shots at him
through the darkness. and a trail OF
blood indicated that he was wounded,
although he jumped on a horse and es-
capped Duarf and Sutton were both
prominent young planters.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-11
DESERVING ST. MlCHAELS.
All Those Who Have the Necessary Money
Are Leaving That Place.

Port Townsend, Wash, oct. IL
Among the passengers who arrived here
on the schooner Sailor Boy from st.
Michaels was John quincy Barnum OF
Murray, Ida. Barnum was one of the
eighty-siX passengers on the steamer
Eliza Anderson. which was forced to
put into Dutch Harbor in a disabled
condition. Barnum said there had been
no news direct from Dawson City re-
ceived at st. Michaels for four weeks
previous to his leaving, and no news
can possibly be brought by river be-
fore next summer.
'In a month from now," he said. st
do not believe there will be 100 persons
left in st. Michaels as nearly every
body is preparing to come back. The
captain of the Novelty will bring down
with him all those having sufficient
money to pay for their board on the
trip. no fare being charged. This is
done simply as an act Of charity"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-11

UNPRECEDENTED DROUGHT.
No Rain in Southwestern Kansas for Ovel
Two Months.

Fort Scott. Kan, oct. lin south
eastern Kansas the drought that has
continued unbroken for over two months
Is unprecedented. In Cherokee, Craw-
ford and Montgomery counties not hall
an inch Of rain has fallen in three
months. In this city, according TO the
report OF w. w. billiard, the govern
ment observer, only 40 of an inch Of
rain has been precipitated in over six
weeks. and for many weeks the Water
company has been channelling the Mar
maton river for miles into the country
10 let the water down from the depres-
sions in the river bed.
For a month or more the stock ponds
have been dry and the stock feeders and
farmers generally have been compelled
10 drive their stock 10 the rivers for
water With a large per cent Of them
this means a drive each day Of from
three to ten Nos. The pastures are
burned up and inost of the stock is be-
ing fed Vegetation Of all kinds is
blighted and the trees have been pre-
maturely stripped of their leaves The
merchants of the cities and towns where
street sprinkling has been necessarily
discontinued, have experienced ma
terial depreciation in their stock on ac-
count Of the dust having blown into the
stores. On a windy day the stores are
closed tightly and in many instances
the stock is kept covered.
Owing to the scarcity Of water on the
farms. il is almost impossible for an
overland traveller to get water for HIM
self and his stock. Nearly every farm
gate bears a sign reading: mo Water
Here" The condition Of the soil is
such that no plowng has been done and
the acreage of winter wheat. which
would have otherwise been larger than
for many wears will be greatly reduced.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-11
Gang of Car Robbers.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Oct. 1.-THE in
vestigation of the Bohannan gang car
robberies by the Whitfield county, Ga,
grand jury has brought forth some sem
sational disclosures and thrown the
little city of Dalton, forty miles south
of here. into an uproar. The jury has
discovered that the gang has stolen over
100000 and has been working sys-
tematically for years. In addition to
finding thirteen indictments against
each member OF the gang the jury has
found indictments against the following
leading merchants of Dalton for work.
ing in completely with the gang and
receiving stolen goods: John Bender.
member of council; DR.. f. w. M. Peoples.
member of council; T. M. Peoples. Jr.;
G. w. Cannon, and Anderson Giddings.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-11
GET THEIR CASH BACK.
Those Who Paid Customs Duties on the Re-
troactive Plan Under the Dingley Law.

New York, Oct. 11.-Unless the court
importers whose goods were entered at
the custom house on Saturday, July "a.
before the signing Of the tariff act. will
be able 10 collect from the government
the extra duties-amounting to perhaps
$500, 0,OOO-they were compelled TO pay as
a result of the governments claim that
the tariff was retroactive and that it
took effect on the earliest possible mo-
ment Of the date on which ii was
signed. The board yesterday sustained
the protests Of the importers against the
position taken by the government and
instructed collectors of customs TO re-
liquidate the entries accordingly. The
opinion of the board was written by
General Appraiser Somerville. formerly
associate justice Of the supreme court OF
Alabama. The specific case on which
the decision was based was of importa-
ton of wool by Stoddard, Haserick,
Richards & Co., Of Boston.
The wool was entered for consumption
during the forenoon Of July "a, and per-
mits Of delivery from the collector and
naval officer were at once placed in the
hands Of the importers stamped Free" un-
der the provisions Of paragraph 6S5 Of
the tariff act of 1894, which placed in
the free list all imported wool. The en-
tries were afterwards liquidated by the
collector so as to classify and assess the
wool for duty under paragraph 357.
schedule i, of the tariff act Of July "a.
1897. which levied a duty of IL cents per
pound on imported wool Of class l.
Judge Somerville. after weighing the
arguments Of the importers and of the
government, reaches the following con-
clusions:
l. That the tariff act Of July "a. 1897,
did not become operative as a law until
six minutes after o'clock p. m. OF said
day when ii was approved by the presi-
dent
>. That is was not operative by rela-
tion on any previous hour Of the day.
but that the tariff act Of Aug. 2S. 1894.
remained unrepealed and in force until
the precise moment when said act Of
July "a, 1897. was approved.
8. That goods imported and entered for
inspection on the afternoon of said July
"a. 1897 Cor at any hour prior to the time
Of approval Of said act). would be gov
erned as TO classification and rates Of
| duty by the tariff act of 1894 and not by
said act Of 1897.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-11
Wind I'm of B. and l.. Association.

Liberty. Ind, Oct. 1.-THE Liberty
Building and Loan association has gone
into voluntary liquidation. Many poor
people will lose all they have put into
it in the past eight years. and some of
them lose their homes. The association
was formed eight years ago, to run six
years. At the expiration of this time its
affairs were merged into a new organi-
zation a few members being paid off
without interest. There had been paid
in S55.000 This. with the interest for
eight years. is gone. and the concern will
not pay 10 cents on the dollar. A thor
ough examination will be made. 1t Is
one OF the most disastrous financial
blows this town has ever suffered.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-11
Discharged with a Reprimand.

Salem. Mass, Oct. 11.-Henry M. Fax
on. the well-known temperance REFORM
er. was summoned in the superior court
here to explain why certain temperance
literature was sent by Mr.. Faxon to
iurymen who were recently engaged in
hearing liquor cases in Lawrence. The
trial OF the case occupied only few
moments, and II ended in Mr.. Faxon
being discharged with a reprimand. The
district attorney stated that copies OF
a temperance paper and several OF Mr..
Faxon's speeches had been sent to the
jurymen. These speeches and papers
referred mostly to the famous liquor
cases in Hampden county, where a
Judge dismissed a jury for acquitting
a LIQUOR dealer when in his judgment
the evidence warranted a conviction.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-11
Ban.jos at "a Funeral.

st. Louis. oct. 1.-THE requiems Of the
funeral of Edward j. Mcbride were the
most unique that ever marked a funeral
in st. Louis. The deceased had been an
accomplished musician and was an ex-
pert banjoist. His dying request was
that the only music at his funeral
should be from the banjos of his friends,
they to make the selections. Among the
selections played by trio of banjoists
were 'Massa's in the Cold, Cold
Ground" and an air from the "Bohe-
mian Girl" These were favorite tunes
with the deceased. The body was then
taken to the st. Louis crematory Nc
Bride was the only person but one who
could play the overture Of William
Tell" or the banjo.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-11
Modern woodmen mt Sioux City.

Sioux City. Ia. Oct. 11.-Modern Wood
men of America from the surrounding
states owned Sioux City Friday. Two
great parades were given day and night
with 1000 men in line carrying axes. The
floats in the parade tended to show the
protection, strength and numerical force
Of the fraternity. Following the after
noon parade there was big wood-chop-
pin contest Prince of Iran Joined forces
with the Woodmen in the night turnout.
Saturday the Mondamir carnival closed.
Day and night there were big parades.
Among the evening features was great
zigzag parade and special whirl. winding
up with a cake walk on one Of the main
streets.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-11
MRS. ATKlNSoN'S TRIAL.
Testimony Tending to Show the system of
Forgery.

Forgery.
Glenville, w. Va. Oct. lin the At
kinson trial, the cross-eXamination Of
l.. l.. d. Peterson proceeded Saturday.
In consequence of the character of Peter
sons evidence his cross examination by
Mrs. Atkinson's attorneys was rigid.
Various letters written by Mrs. Atl;ir-
son to Mr.. Stalnecker after the death
of Judge Camden, her former husband,
were read to the jury. In these letters
she asserts that Owens had not paid for
his land. These letters show date sub
sequent to that of the receipt.
William Workman testified that Mrs.
Atkinson, about two years ago, pro
posed to sell him land belonging to the
Camden estate and wrote and deliv-
cred him receipts for the purchase
money. S. NJ. Peters. one OF the best
known farmers in the county, stated
that Mrs. Atkinson, in his presence, and
after the death of her former husband,
wrote and delivered a writing TO which
She Signed in Peters presence. Judge
Camdens name i'm this writing, ac-
knowledging the receipt Of money which
Peters stated at no time had been paid
The defense opened with II. ID. West
fall on the stand. Witness produced re-
ceipts given to him some years ago by
Mrs Atkinson, which were similar to
those alleged to have been forged, and
state the same are genuine and au-
thorized by Judge Camden. The line
of defense is not yet fully defined.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-11
ADRIFT TWELVE DAYS.
Crew OF the WhaIer Navarch on
an Ice Floe.
RESCUED IN THE NICK OF TINE.

In Their Craving for Food the Men Were
Compelled to Eat the Skin Clothes Which
Covered Them-Sighted at Last Amid
Icebergs by the Whaler Thresher, They
Are Taken Aboard and to Point Barrow
"A Thrilling story.
SaL Francisco. Oct 1.-THE fate Of the
crew Of the steam whaler Navarch of
New Bedford, which was wrecked In the
Arctic on Aug IL, is no longer in doubt.
AS is already known, the captain. his
wife and the first and fourth officers,
who succeeded in escaping from the ves-
sci after she was caught in the ice, were
picked up by the United States revenue
cutter Bear. The other thirty men on
board the ill-fated vessel were supposed
to have perished.
Relates Narrowing Tale.
The news was brought TO this city by
z. Nj. Diaz, one of the survivors. who
came down or the steam whaler Bonan-
"a from Point Barrow. Diaz, who is a
Portuguese. relates narrowing tale of
suffring and starvation in the ice-bound
north After the Navarch had been
pipped by the icebergs and the captain
anu MS Wlle ana TWO OIncerS mao Deen
fortunate enough TO reach open water in
the gig. the others stayed by their ves-
sci as long as possible. The food supply
rapidly became exhausted. fourteen of
the men died and finally the vessel went
TO pieces and sank. The sixteen surviv-
ors tried to make their way south over
the ice, but soon found themselves adrift
on foe.
Suffered Intense Torture.
For twelve days they floated with the
ocean currents, suffering the most in
tense torture from hunger. They were
reduced to the verge of starvation. and
ir their cravings for food. ate the skins
with which they were clothed. Finally,
after all hope of rescue had been aban-
doned. the castaways were sighted by
the steam whaler Thresher and quickly
| rescued. They were taken to Point Bar
| row, and given every care and atten-
tion. Diaz was brought to this city on
| the Bonanza. so that his eyesight might
be treated by an oculist. his sight hav-
| ing been seriously affected by the glare
of sun or the ice. He was the third
mate OF the vessel
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-11
Lost Rinps Recovered.

Media. Pa, Oct. 11.-Four diamond
rings, worth $500, lost by Mrs. Cald-
well, guest of Strathhaven i'm,
Swarthmore. have been recovered. The
gems were carelessly left on a stand in
the bathroom. wrapped in tissue paper
which servant carelessly threw into
the water sink. All the water pipes con-
nected with the hotel bathroom were
torn out and carefully examined. AS a
last resort the waste pipe emptying into
Crum creek was examined and in a Sec
ton OF the pipe, orly few yards from
the creek the valuables were located
They were found with the water-soake6
tissue paper wrapped tightly around
them
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-11
DEATH OF AN EX-SENATOR.
John Roderick Mcpherson succumbs to an
Intestinal Trouble.

New York oct. 11.-After an illness Of
several weeks, caused by an intestinal
trouble, ex-senator John Roderick Nc
Pherson died in Jersey City Friday
night. Ex-senator Mcpherson was
born at York. Livingston county. N Y.
on May 8. 1888. He was for a time en-
gagged in farming and stock raising. He
became a resident of Jersey City in
1858. In 1871 he was elected to the New
Jersey senate and served for three
years. In 1876 he was a presidential
elector, when the state went for Til3en
by a large majority In 1877 he was
elected a United States senator 70 sue
ceed +. p. Frelinghuysen. He was
elected TO a second term as United
States senator by the legislature in 1888
and to a third term by the legislature
of 1890
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-11
Test Was Highly Successful.

Baltimore. Oct IA private trial of
the submarine wreckng boat "Argon-
aut" has been had in the dry dock of the
Columbian Iron works where she was
built, the result Of which is said to have
been highly satisfactory to her inventor
and owners. She was submerged in
twenty-one feet of water remaining un-
der the surface for two hours, during
which time constant communication was
kept up with those who were in her cab
IT, and engine room by means of rub
Der tube. Many tests of her engines
were made and while the trial was
merely preliminary, the inventor asserts
that enough was learned to make 1t GER
tain that the boat will be able to per-
form the work for which she is designed.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-11
Eire In New York.

New York. Oct. 11.-Fire in First ave-
nue. early Saturday morning caused de-
structon OF and damaged the property
to the aggregate sum Of 100000. The
heaviest loss. $4,000, was sustained by
John Lense. manufactures Of iceboxes
and bar fixtures and owner Of one of the
buildings burned. The fire threatened
the occupants of a group of tenement
houses, who were obliged to leave their
beds for the streets.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-11
Tnnawnnda Swamn ON Fire.

Albion, N. Y, Oct. 11.-Tonawanda
swamp on the south border of orleans
county is on fire. Farmers have quit
work to fight the flames and save their
buildings. Hundreds of acres of farm
lands have been swept by fire and great
damage has been done. Two lumber
camps have been utterly destroyed,
mills and huge stacks of timber being
licked up by the fire as If they were
finder wood
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-11
Some of the Set Pieces.

Among the set pieces We're: Chica-
go's welcome, Mrs. O'Leary's COW,
American flag, Liquid fountain, Veae-
tian trees, Sunburst. Pyramid Of gold,
Niagara falls, Silver wheel.
The parade was divided into three
sections. Following were the most in
teresting features: Platoon of 100 po-
lice, city officials in illuminated car
riages, city council in illuminated car
riages, park commissioners The fol-
lowing floats were in line: Our First
Inhabitants, Fort Dearborn, Origin Of
the Chicago Fire, Chicago Fire, Chi
cago Prostrate, Chicago "I WILL" Mac
Monnies Fountain-World's Fair. Other
features were the Chicago fire depart
ment, 1S71-Old Liberty; Going to the
fair-Columbian coaches newsboys'
band, pony battalion, bicycle clubs and
floats, mercantile floats, civic societies,
citizens in illuminated carriages.
The Marquette club banquet has al
ways been one of the most brilliant
functions of the day and this years
celebration was not behind its prede-
cessors. About 1000 invitations were
sent out and 1000 members and guests
were present. The list of speakers in
cluded Senator Hanna, ]. r. Burton of
Kansas. Roland Il. Mahany Of New
York and John f. Lacy of Iowa.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-11
Ro,bed ana Thrown from a Train.

Sheboygar, Wis, Oct. 11.-Joseph But
terny young Indian from the Bayfield,
reservation, who had been witness be-
fore the federal grand jury at Milwau-
kee. was robbed Of sic and a railway
ticket and thrown from moving North
western train two miles north OF here
early Friday morning. He was uncon-
scious two hours. but escaped with a
sprained shoulder and bad cuts ard
bruises.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-11
Daughter of Ex-Governor Helm Dying.

New York, Oct 11.-Florence Helm, q
young and handsome woman. who is
said to be a daughter of former Gov
ernor John l.. Helm of Kentucky Is dy-
ing at Roosevelt hospital from the ef-
fects Of morphine taken with suicidal
intent. At the age of IL she married
Joseph Marshall. who died year later
She had lived i'm New York ten years
and resumed her maiden name when she
came here.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-11
Alaskan winter Expedition.

Pendleton. Ore. oct. Ill. u. Cam
eron Of Victoria, B. c., Is here buying
horses for an English syndicate which
contemplates an Alaskan winter expe-
dition. 1t is said this expedition will
consist of 800 horses. 100 oxen. ten dog
teams and six packers. and that provis-
ions will be carried in over the snow
for market at Dawson City. IL is not
known what route they will take.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-11
Rescinded the Order.

Seattle, Wash, Oct. ia telegram
has been received here from the United
States treasury department stating that
Secretary Gage has rescinded the order
reducing the pay Of seamen on the rev.
enue cutters from s2S to s25 per month.
1t is now expected that the sailors on
the cutters Grant and Perry. who quit
the seryice here. will re-enlist.