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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-11-03
AN HONEST ITALIAN
CHESTNUT PEDDLEn.
Picks up Package on Cedar street. NeW
York. Containing In Securities fz5Mo
and Returns It to the owners.

NEW YORK. Nov. 2.-When a swarthy.
solemn-eyed italian stepped into the
banking house Of Carson. Leach & ca.
55 Nassau street. threw a package on Z
counter with That's for you" ana
then started TO walk out, there wa6 =
chorus Of clerks calling him to come
back.
An hour before a messenger from an
other financial Institution started ont 10
deliver packages OF more or less value.
He knew he had one addressed simply
Carson. Leach G. Co.. without the Arms
street or number. and he was not aware
that the envelope contained securities
aggregating t25Oo0.
When he stepped into Carson. Leach
& company's place the package Ih
question was missing. To make knows
his loss and stop payment on the govern
ment bonds In Washington and the suo-
treasury here was but the work Of a few
moments. still. the securities were NO
gotiable at any bank In the universe.
The envelope which the Italian had 20
carelessly tossed over to the bank clesx
contained the missing securities. He
was called back and taken into Mr.
Leaehs private Office.
His story was very simple. He was q
chestnut peddier and stood In Cedar
street. He plckep up the envelope from
under the feet Of the throng that pasaed
by nls stand. He saw the name on Il.
but as he could not read English. he
stopped pedestrian and asked him what
the writing was. The man told him and
also gave him the location OF the ofiee-
He delivered the package. II was only
little way from where the stand was
He did not want any reward. The only
thing that was puzzling Mr. Leach was
what to do for the finder. but substan-
tlal recognition OF his act will be de
manded.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-11-03

matt-- ~as referred for consideration BY
Sccretary Long after he had virtually
decided that the present ARRANGEMENTS
were becoming intolerable, assumed the
responsibility Of recommending that the
contract for the salvage OF the Colon be
annulled on November 10. and that new
proposals for Fighting and raising the
vessel be publicly sought by the navy de-
partment under restriction which would
involve the government in no additional
expense, unless the attempt was alto
geth6r successful.
The department will send cable dis
oatch 10 Captain Chester. senior naval
officer on the south coast Of Cuba, II tho
recommendation OF the board are ap-
proved, as they will be without doubt
directing him 70 concentrate the wreck
Ing W0rK for the present altogether on
the Reina Mercedes. which Ii submerged
in still water and capable Of ready rails
inR. and that no further attention for
the present be paid 10 the Oquendo ana
Vlzcaya. Chester viii. in all probability.
be directed at once to destroy the col
Iier Merrlmac. utilizing for this purpose
the naval vessels under his command
and their explosives. this plan being cal
culated 20 relieve the government OF
additional expense. while at the same
time giving naval seamep desirable
practice In eountermining and the re-
moval OF channel obstruedons.
Naval officials have not expressed any
particular dissatisfactlon with the work
Of the Merritt and Chapman Wreckng
Company. which has received 400 a
day for more than three months at San
tlago. out the experts are thoroughly
agreed that little more can be accom-
plished beyond the raising Of the Aer-
cedes with the present plant AZ Santiago.
and they have decided that further ex-
pense in other directions IL unwarranted.
This decision has been Influenced TO
some extent by the arrival In Washing
ton OF the representatives OF the great
Swedish wrecking corporation which sue
ceeded In rescuing the British battle
ship Howe from a condition compare
tiv" with that Of the Colon, and which
points to a record OF over 800 ships which
II has extricated from more or less ser
ious positions. nearly all OF them being
submerged at considerable depth. This
company. It seems. Is not only confident
OF It's ability 20 bring the Cristobal
Colon and the other Spanish vessels tc
the United States. but Is ready 70 guar.
antee the delivery Of the Maine In the
big dry dock at the New YORK navy
yard.
The Swedish wreckers propose to take
all risks Of failure without expense tC
the government. and TO rely. II they sue
coed. for compensation wholly on arbitra
| tion.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-11-03
DAVID B. HILL cHEERED
BY NEW YORK DEMOCRATS
Monster Masslng of the Business Mems
Observation-Disclosures Of Congratulations
From ex-President Cleveland.

NEW YORK. Nov. 2.-Every seat in
Carnegie hall was filed tonight before
the mass-meetlng of the Business Mems
Association was called to order by Theo-
dore w. Myers.
Ex-senator David B. Hill was tha
speaker OF the night and throughout the
speech was greeted with applause.
The entrance of Richard Crocker while
Hill was speaking was the occasion of
one Of the heartiest demonstrations of
the evening.
The reading of letter from former
President Grover cleveland congratulat-
ing the Business Mems Association "for
striving to prevent maladministration
and extravaganza Of the repubhcan
partv" was followed oy deafening ag-
plause.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-11-03
Dispute over Philippines Brought
About This Serious Mis-
understanding.
THE POWERS ARE INVOLVED
Said That Russia Will Intimate That
snAgreemeat Must Be ReaeheaBe-
fore the Islands Are Annexed.

PARIS Nov. Alt is stated here that
the negotiations between the Spanish ard
American peace commissioners win be
broken OF in a few days. probably on
FRIDAY. The Spanish representatives are
said to have refused the proposal Of the
American commissioners regarding the
Philippines. Nothing Official has yet
been made known.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-11-03
SEVEN cALIFoRNIANs LOST.

VICTORIA. B. c.. Nov. 2-Frank /
Walker. of Atlin City, who came down by
the Farrallon. enroute to Chicago, brings
meagre news of story current when hD
left the north of the loss Of party of
seven Californlans, headed by A. r
Englehardt, Of Pasadena, from which To-
callty all seven hailed originally.
The casualty occurred in a swamp lying
between the new gold fields and the term
mus Of steam navigation from Bennett
lake. As nearly as could be ascertained.
the party lost the trail and wandering In
to the quicksand forming the bed Of
dry creek, were engulfed. A searching
party was sent from Atlln city to inves-
tigate but nothing had been heard from
them when Walker left. The names are
not obtalnable.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-11-03
TO PENSION Ex-coNFEDERATEs.

DALLAS. Tex, Nov, "A state election
was held yesterday for the purpose of
voting on a constitutional amendment to
pension all indigent eN-Confederate SOL
diers who came to Texas since 1888, at IS
per month. A very light vote was cast,
both in cities and country. Absolutely
no interest was taken in the election. At
ESQ this morning returns show A,676 for
the amendment and 16,71S against it.
1t Is believed the amendment will carry,
but 1t will require a two-thirds vote.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-11-03
TROUBLE IS
IMMINENT
England and Russia Are About
to Fly at Each Other
Over China.
RUSSIANS SEIZE A TOWN
As a Result the British Wsrships
at Wel-Hal-Wel Are Cleared
for Action.
ACTIVITY AT PORT ARTHUR
Russian Vessels Are Assembling at
That Place Great Strategic Point
Involved In Difficulty.

wEI-HAI.wEI. NOV 2-All the British
wRrships here. tho frst-class batt!eship
Ccnturlan. hrst-class cruiser Narcissus
Becond-class cruised Hermione. torpedo.
boat destroyer Whiting. torpedo-boai
destroyer Fame. iorpedo-boat destroyer
Handy. and the irst-elass gunboat Pea
cock. have cleared for action and are
ready for sea at an hours notice. The
fntclass battloahip Victorious and the
frst-class cruiser Undaunted. at Che-Foo
are coailng to their full capacity.
Tho greatest secrecy Is maintained az
TO the meaning Of these warllke prepara
tlons. but there Is no doubt important
instructions are expected AZ any moment
A strong Russian feet Is assembled a
Port Arthur.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-11-03
RUSSIA IS INVOLVED.

LONDON. Nov. 2.-The Berlin corre-
spondent Of the Standard says:
Russia and another power ara, credited
with the intention Of intimating 10 the
government at Washington that the an
nexaion OF the Philippines must be pre-
eeeded by a common agreement on future
action in certain circumstances.
In pursuance to oral agreements reach
ed at the last joint session OF the evacu-
alton commissions. the American COM
missioners have sent to the Spaniards
a note. naming January next as the
day upon which Spanish evacuation must
Z be formally accomplished.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-11-03
SPANISH ARE 1RRATIoNAI..

LONDON. Nov 2-The Paris corre-
spondent Of the Morning Post says:
The expected rupture OF the peace ne
gotiations between the United States and
Spain will be officially announced Friday.
The feeling here Is that the attitude OF
the Spaniards Is irrational. in view OF
the financial PROPOSALS OF the United
States.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-11-03
MRS. SANGER DEAD.

NEW YORK. Nov 2,-Mrs. Fasnie
Sanger, wife of Alexander Sanger, the
millionaire drygoods merchant of Dallas,
Texas, died at the Hotel Savoy early
Tuesday morning from pneumonia
Mrs. Sanger was 40 years old and had
Just returned from Europe, where she
sought health at tho different resorts.
She has one son, IS years old who at
tends school in this city, and lives at
the Hotel Savoy, The elder Sanger is
we'll known throughout the western part
of Texas. where he is prominent in busi-
ness and social circles,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-11-03

SYDNEY. Cape Breton, Nov 2-The
British warships Cordelia and Pelican
arrived today from Halifax. The visit
is regarded as extraordinary as both
were supposed to leave tor home to go
out OF commission. The ships have sub
marine mines and heavy guns aboard,
and 1t is reported they will mine the en-
trance to Sydney and St, Johns harbors,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-11-03

and Northern through southern BrisIah
Columbia.
Tho franchise desired by the 0rra9
Northern Is believed TO be for q more
ambitious enterprise than has yet been
revealed. The real object ip reported fe
be a paralleling Of the Canadian Paclha
Crows Nest line through southern
British Columbia In addition to the Ket-
tie River road.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-11-03
AusrRIA,s suaaEsTIoN.

LONDON. Nov. 2---e Vienna corre-
spondent OF the Daily Telegraph says:
The Austrian cabinet considers an En-
glish Drotectorate over e Philippines
the only proper solution Of the question.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-11-03
PREPARATIONS FOR WAR
GO sTEADDILX EoRwARD.
British Gardsmen WIN BE MobilZed for
Active Seryice-Warships Being
Supplied With Munitions.

LONDON. Nov. 2.-The fact that coast
guArdsmen throughout the United King
dom have been warned to be in readiness
for mobilization Is regarded as sign.-
cant sign. Many Of them have already
Joined ships,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-11-03
RrNnwN IN READINESS.

HALIt AK. Nov. G-The British battle
ship Renown is in full fighting trim, and
tonight tested her searchllghts. The Re
nown has taken aboard large quantities
OF ammunition and naval stores
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-11-03
TO PARALLEL CANADIAN PACIFIC

CHICAGO, Nov. 2-fhe Tribune says;
The Great Northern, 1t is reported In
tends to make application to the next
session of the Canadian parliament for
a franchise to extend tne Spokane Falls
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1898-01-15
WOnlAn'S Love.

There is nothing like it in heaven or
earth and it is "a good thing there is not.
Martin Thorn, convicted Of one of the
foulest murders in history and now
awaiting execution i'll Sing Sing, is del.
uged with love letters and frantic offers
Of sympathy from sweet, tender and re-
fined women, The writer's say he is q
lovely man, and "a dear, put upon victim.
80 he is, and they know the killing and
subsequent butchering of the body Of
Guldensuppe was all the fault Of that
nasty Mrs, Mack. Although "a witness
swore that Thorn confessed the fiendish
crime to him, a crime so terrible that
we have refrained from hurting our
readers sensibilities with any close ref.
erence to it, yet these loving and tender
women who write slushy letters to the
slayer blame the whole affair on Thorn's
ac%complice, the woman. Is it because
she is a woman they do so?
None of this scribbled stopping over
of morbid emotion is given to Thorn by
the prison warden, who knows his bust
ness and is disguised with the writers.
If Thorn received the correspondence.
he would undoubtedly feel himself ex-
allied into q stage hero.
1t seems az if women have not yet
been sufficiently kicked and beaten and
choked and shot by brutal men. Many
of them van more of it. much more OF
it, apparently, before they will be salts
fled to make heroes of just plain, good
men who never butcher anybody OF
commit highway robbery.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1898-01-15
Wednesday. JANUARY 70, 1898
Truth Aboat Armenia.

TIE respect aud interest with wh'ef.
Dir. George Ii. Hepworth's Armenian
letters to the New York Herald are re-
ceiyed, the confidence they inspire as to
their reliability, prove that it pays even
"a newspaper correspondent to get u rep
utation for telling the truth. The Amer
lean people will now be able to make
up their minds with something like ac-
curacy on the Armenian massacres.
Already it is shown that as always a
story diminishes in size the nearer 1t is
traced to its source. At Trebizond, ON
the Asia Minor coast of the Black sea,
DIR. Hepworth made careful inquiry of
Germans, Englishmen and Frenchmen
as to the origin Of the massacre. He
took the word neither Of Armenians nor
Turks, they, being prejudiced witnesses.
Here is the true story:
A few days after the attack on the
officers Of the Ottoman bank in Constan-
tinople Bahri pasha, q Turkish official
ut Trebizond. was walking along the
street. when he was fired on by two
young men who were believed to be-
long to the revolutionary party. They
did not kill the officer. but intense ex-
citement was aroused. The young men
escaped. and the Turks, believing they
were sheltered by the Armeniaus OF the
town, demanded they should be given
up to Justice, This demand was not
complied with. Then the Turks fell ON
the Armenians and put to death 500 of
them. When this statement is contrast.
ed with the lurid stories that were sent
to Europe and America concerning the
affair, the size of the telegraphed tales
will become apparent.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1898-01-15

The coming railway car and ocean
vessel will travel 100 miles an hour.
and the close Of ,his century will prob
ably see them. whether the motive DOW
err be steam, electricity or some force
not yet utilizsI.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1898-01-15

A man in Iowa confesses that his
sweetheart did the murder for which
he is now imprisoned. We note a con-
siderable number of this kind of confes-
sions lately-the kind i'll which the ac-
cused confeases somebody else did the
deed. That sort is not hard.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1898-01-15

A mans honesty and conscientious.
ness are unerrlngly determined by the
~taithfulness with which he returns bor-
roWed books and umbrellas.
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ADVERTISING:
All advertisements are displayed to the best
possible advantage, position frequently
changed and kept near live reading matter.
~ Rates on application.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-04-30
Gambling In India.

Amongst the IIindoos throughout
the whole of India there is a holiday
celebration in honor of Lakshmi, the
goddess of wealth and good fortune,
whereon gambling is universally re-
garded as religious duty. 1t is known
as the festival of lamps, and OH that day
all classes indulge in games of chance
with shells, coins, cards, dice, ETC., and
the future of the individual, whether
good or bad, is looked upon as a forecast
of his wealth or poverty during the en-
suing year. The women take most in
tense interest in the proceedings and, if
fortunate, eXpend their winnings in
the purchase of sweet-meats and fruits,
as gifts to all their friends and rela-
lions. toys for the small children and
fireworks for the boys. At Benares,
their sacred city, as night approaches,
small earthen lamps, fed with oil, are
kindled, making the outlines of every
mansion, palace, temple and minaret
visible. All vessels in the river are also
Illuminated; SO that the whole city is
one blaze of light.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-04-30
FISHING WITH DOGS.
Unique Method OF Capturing Salmon Us'
by the Anus.

by the Anus.
The savages of Saghalin island have
a unique method of fishing for salmon
trout with their dogs, description OF
which is given in ''Trans-Siberian Saw
ages" The water around the island
is wonderfully clear. The author, who
went out in canoe, says the bottom
was distinctly visible, while from
under the canoe the frightened salmon
trout were swimming seaward in such
numbers it seemed as if it would be
difficult to drop stone into the water
without striking one.
From the time we started l was
puzzled to guess what the Anus could
be taking thirty dogs with them for.
/ was soon to find out. At certain
point all the men and dogs came to a
halt. Half the men and dogs then
moved farther along the waters edge
about two hundred yards.
At concerted signal the dogs were
started from their respective points
and swan straight out seaward in
single file in two columns. AT wild,
sharp cry from all the Anus the right
column wheeled left and the left col
umn wheeled right until the head of
each column met. Then at another
signal all of them swan in line toward
the shore, advancing more and more in
crescentic formation.
As the dogs neared the shore in.
creasing numbers of fish appeared in
the shallow water, frightened forward
by the splashing of the advancing col
umn of dogs, which, as soon as their
feet touched bottom, pounced upon
the fishes as quick as flash:
The animals promptly brought the
fish which they had seized to their
masters, who cut off their heads and
gave each dog the head which be-
longed to him as his share of the catch.
The dog who caught nothing got moth
ing.
| believe this dog drill of the Anus
is entirely unique. 1t is all the more
remarkable, too, as the dogs, many OF
which have been captured from the
Jrest, are still half wild.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-04-30
A TERRIBLE HAWK.
An Enemy That Strikes Terror to Feath-
cred Demizens of the Bush.

cred Demlzens of the Bush.
The author of ''The Naturalist In La
Plata" gives an impressive description
of the terror produced by the appear
| ance of a rather small hawk, of spe-
cies unknown to him, although he has
seen it hundred times. 1t is marsh
hawk. That is to say it seeks its prey
in marshes.
tants of a marsh struck with panic, act
ing as if demented and suddenly grown
careless to all other dangers. On such
occasions have looked up, confident of
seeing this particular hawk suspended
above them in the sky.
All birds that happen to be ON the
wing drop into the reeds or water as II
shot. Ducks away from the shore
stretch out their necks horizontally
and drag their bodies, as if wounded.
into closer cover. Not one bird is found
bold enough to rise and wheel about
the marauder-a usual proceeding in
the case of other hawks; while at every
sudden stoop of the falcon a low cry of
terror rises from the birds underneath
"a sound expressive of an emotion SO
contagious that it quickly runs like q
murmur all over the marsh, as If a
gust of wind had swept moaning
through the rushes.
As long as the falcon hangs overhead,
always at height Of about forty yards,
threatening at intervals to dash down,
this murmuring sound, made up of
many hundreds of individual cries, is
heard swelling and dying away, and
occasionally, when he drops lower than
usual, it rises to sharp scream of ter
ror. =
Sometimes, when have been riding
over marshy ground, one Of these
hawks has placed himself directly over
my head, within fifteen or twenty
yards. 1t has perhaps acquired the
habit of following horsemen in this
way, in order to strike at any birds
driven up. .Sa
Once my horse almost trod on q
couple of snipe squatting, terrified, in
the short grass. The instant they rose
the hawk struck at one of them, the
end of his wing shifting my cheek vio-
lently as he stopped. The snipe escaped
b. diving under the bride. and ms
mediately dropped on the other side Of
me; and the hawk, rising, few away,
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-04-30
PASSING OF THE FAKE AUCTION.
One Kind OF Business That Is Happily and
Permanently Suspended.

Where has the jewelry auctioneer
gone? Up to three years ago there
we're at least a dozen places on the
South side where gaudy display OF
watches, diamonds and revolvers in
The windows called attention to a scarce
ly less loud auctioneer within. He stood
on an elevation behind the counter; he
had "cappers' both inside and outside
the place, and his sonorous tones were
ringing all the time. He watched the
stream of rassers-by on the street and
BACKED the play" of the cappers. He
sold all manner of watches, and he al
ways "got the best of it,"
As rule, says the Chicago Post, these
salesmen were excellent auctioneers
and knew all the wiles of their craft.
Up to two years ago some of them
were still running. but they gradually
faded out, and now there is not one,
with the trifling exception of n Satur-
lay night fling in West Madison street.
They must do a good business, selling
quantities of material at an excellent
price. But there was an end of all
things in their line and the jewelry auc-
ton has vanished.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-04-30

OH ClI Il % OI1iL.
In the Circuit Court of the state OF Oregonsfor
Wasco County.
The First National bank of The Dalles Oregon,
q corporation, Plaintiff,
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-04-30
keeDinG Mum.

WASHINGTON, April 24.-Nobody at
the navy department would talk about
the departure OF the flying squadron,
but in naval circles it is the general
belief that Schley's ships are going
out for business. Some oTficers were
of the opinion that the ships had been
ordered to meet the Oregon and the
Marietta, coming from the Pacific,
and in whose path Spanish warships
are lying in wait.
1t was learned, on apparently good
authority, that a proclamation will
probably be issued Monday or Tuesday
declaring the blockade of San Juan,
Porto Rico. This would indicate that
the flying squadron is to guard the en-
trance to that part.