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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-12-31

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The Rond Street Fish Market 10
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Millinery Novelties

Millinery Novelties
desire to further call the atten-
ton OF the ladies' TO my handsome
stock Of trimmed millinery. II com
prises the latest creations OF the
millinery art. and am Offering re-
duced rates for the next 80 days.
MISS McRAE.
The evening times., 1899-05-15
Ihat NcGrO Settlement

So many schemes of negro colonization
have been proposed of late that people viii
be disposed to regard with grain of al
lowance the project of a settlement on
Long Island. The plan is TO start an in
dustTial town, with a population of ten
thousand, all negroes, no white person 10
b. permitted to acquire property within
its limits. Where The money is to come
from to start and perfect the enterprise is
q matter of doubt.
1t is said that lynch law in the South
is the determining cause Of the movement.
and that one hundred thousand coiored
families would gladly leave the South if
employment could be guaranteed to them
We question the accuracy of the latter as
scrtion, for the negro is not of a rowing
disposition, and the scores of attempts that
have been made to establish settlements
both in this country and in Africa, have
been dismal failures. Besides who IS will
ing to guarantee" the desired employ
ment? AS to lynching. it would be found
that Northern communities are about as
capable of 1t as Southern or Western ones
providing the provocation be of the kind
for which colored men are customarily
subjected to mob vengeance in the South.
The North is fond of boasting of its '.su-
perior civilization" but in New York
State, New Jersey, and others in the same
section of the country negroes have been
killed just as mercilessly as they would
have been in the South because of the par
ticularly odious character of their crime
The evening times., 1899-05-15
MRS. PETER LYNCH'S WOES.
Sister of Mrs. Perry Belmont Seek,
n Divorce

New York, May 15.-Mrs Mabel Lynch,
nee Robbins. the sister Of Mrs Perry Bel
mont, the divorced wife of Eeary T. sloane.
wants limited divorce from Peter w.
Lynch. the lawyer and c.ubman The
Lynches live in Paris. Mrs. Lynch is with
her two daughters in apartments in the
Bois de Bculogne and Lynch is living at 4
hotel.
The family formerly lived at No. $50
Hancock Street. Brooklyn. Lynch had of
fees with his brother at No. II Wall Street
They left Brooklyn in 1894. making their
home in Paris. Lynch resigned from his
New York clubs. the Catholic. the Down
town, and Field and Marine. and announced
his intention of living permanently abroad
Fer self-protection." Mrs. Lynch says
she now intends to obtain limited di-
vorce. as she is Catholic and the church
forbids an absolute divorce.
All the testimony will be taken in
France. as Mrs. Lynch is anxious to avoid
publicity. A referee can be appointed by
the New York courts who will hear the
testimony in Paris and report in this city.
Mrs. Lynch has consulted New York and
Paris lawyers De Lancey Nicoll is her
attorney in this city.
Mrs. Lynch was the oldest daughter Of
Daniel Robbins. the millionaire. She was
one of the bellies of the Heights set in
Brooklyn the winter of 1879, when she met
young Peter Lynch. She was as pretty as
her younger sister Jessie. and received
similar education The marriage was
love match.
The evening times., 1899-05-15
A GIRL ACTS AS LIFE-sAVER.
Assists Her Father to Rescue n Cap
.izcd Fisl,ing Party.

New York May IA strong breeze
the fishing sloop Bonita just as john Mar
tin. her skipper. was trying 10 point h r
OF shoal in Jamaica Bay yesterday af-
ternoon. She swung about sharply before
the jib's tender could loose the jib hal
yard. the centre board plowed into the
seventeen members of the John c. lessen
Fishing Club into the water. which was
about six feet deep at that point.
All the men were rescued By other fish
ermen. and a sturdy little girl thirteen
years old. who happened to be rowing with
her father near the scene of the accident.
took prominent part.
The Jessen Fishing Club has its head
quarters al i2l East Seventy Street.
Manhattan Borough. Al dawn yesterday
seventeen members went to Canarsie and
hired Captain Martins sioo?. They sailed
to the Fishing Banks where they spent
the day. They We're near the government
breakwater when the breeze sprang Up
from the southwest anu spoiled the days
outing.
The boat went down. and the men foun-
dered around. shouting for help. There
was a fleet of small boats in the vicinity
and they headed for the men.
The first to reach them had two rowers
Edward Craft of Canarsie. ard Loretta,
his daughter. Loretta and her father
pulled four of the drenched fisheEm,n in
board over the stern.
All the others were dragged into boats.
and the rescue fleet put into Canarsie a
mile away. The rescued gathered in a
hotel. warmed themselves and then started
Co.
The evening times., 1899-05-15
lnnrniifnsle In CuIa.

Ever since the beginning of the war
with Spain there has been disposition to
ask whether the Cubans were really worth
fighting for. Ii is not apparent that the
assistance rendered to the United States
troops by the insurgents was of material
value and there was a general feeling OF
disgust when. after the conquest OF San
tiago, it was found that the Cuban leader
was bent en- claiming a monopoly Of the
honors of victory.
Since then affairs have not progressed
for the better in the attitude of the Cubans
toward our authorities. General Brooke
has been continually harassed aE.a ham
pered by insurgent chiefs bent on domina-
tion albeit all the time protesting grati-
tude to the United States. and expressing
willingness TO comply with the wishes OF
this Government.
Now it appears that Gomez and his fel-
w-mercenaries. who style themselves
generals are in open revolt against our
control. They held a meeting on Sunday.
bitterly assailed our administration OF
affairs on the island. and passed resolutions
declaring their intention not to lay down
their arms.
OF all despicable creatures on Gods
footstool an migrate is the worst. We
have done everything possible for the Gu
bans; at the cost Of hundreds of lives and
the expenditure of millions of treasure
we have released them from the tyranny
of Spanish rule. and are now endeavoring
Ia restore peace and order on the island
and establish something like stable sys-
TEN of government. Yet for doing all this
we receive only denunciation and abuse.
The time has arrived to cease parleying
with Gomez and his conspirators. and 10
adopt stern. and. il necessary. dead y.
measures to compel compliance with or
authority When a kind and considerate
policy seems 10 breed only Split OF con-
tempt and defiance it would be the
height OF folly to continue it for mo-
ment.
The evening times., 1899-05-15
MORE THAN A CENTURY.
This Ancient Scotchman Hns Never
Seen a Railway Iruin

New Brunswick. n. B. May 15.-James
Ross. of East St Martins, is without doubt
the Oldest man in the province of New
Brunswick, and after a life of nearly ave
score years and ten still enjoys the Use of
all his faculties.
Mr.. Ross was born June l., 1890 in the
hamlet OF Portmahomack. Invernesshire.
Scotland. which was the scene of his child
hood. He was a quarter of century old
when Waterloo was fought and well does
he remember the battle. for two of his
uncles fought in those squares Napoleon
failed to break. one losing leg, while
the other was left dead on the field.
In the early twenues he migrated to
Nova Scotia, landing in the town of Pictou
and removing later TO ST. Martins one of
the prettiest villages in Canada lying on
the north shore of the Bay of Fundy.
thirty miles eastward Of St. John. and
noted alike for its beautiful beach and
the longevity of its inhabitants.
Here the old man still lives. with one
of his married sons. in a snug little house
on the road to Salmon River. commanding
view OF the bay, while the lofty Isle of
Haute and the blue hills of Nova Scotia
are seen southwark in the distance.
His wants are few and simple. and life
still retains its charm for him, for his
memory. sight, and hearing are remarkable
in one so old. He remembers and narrates
remote events as clearly as recent ones.
can see the farm houses in Nova Scotia
twenty miles away. and hear a watch tick
six inches from his ear.
Rheumatism is a stranger to him. 3nd in
summer he goes out daily. occasionally do
ing a little work about the farm. A year
ago he repaired piece of fence which the
winter storms had broken. and when Wis
itoTs refer to this feat says he doesn't think
he did anything so wonderful. In the
haying season he often mows Just to show
the youngsters how the scythe was used
when he was young.
Though unable to read or write. his in
telligence Is keen. and he is informed on
the topics of the day. Last summer he was
deeply interested in the war between the
United States and Spain and was well
pleased with the result. He still cherishes
the language of his childhood and can yet
speak and can sing song in Gaelic.
He married late in life. and four Of his
children are now living. but his wife has
been dead for some years. Nearly all the
residents who were living when he first
came to the village have passed away.
leaving him. as he says. for a nest egg"
Strange that this man. who has lived a
century and more. has never seen a railway
train He has used tobacco since boyhood.
and today his pipe is his greatest luxury.
There are few signs of disintegration in
this hardy old Highlander. His voice is
strong. his eye clear. his pulse is full and
regular. with indications of years of life TO
The evening times., 1899-05-15
MONDAY. MAY -, 1899.
Ready for subscriptions.

Mr. Frank A. Vanderlip. who has accept
cd the craftsmanship of the National Com
mittee which is to supervise the project of
providing Washington home for Admiral
Dewey. assumes that il will not be necessa-
r. for the body to enter actively upon the
work Of raising subscriptions. The pre-
sumption is that offerings in large and
small amounts will flow in rapidly from all
sections of the country until a sum deemed
amply adequate is raised. the universal
desire TO pay tribute TO the Admiral in
substantial form being such as to warrant
that idea. All the same, an active and
energetic interest in the movement on the
part of Mr.. Vanderlip and his colleagues
aud an enthusiastic purpose to promote it
in every way possible, will not be un-
gratifying.
The designation of United States Treas
urer Roberts to receive the money, AMI
the announcement that it will be kept in
the Treasury until the time comes to ex-
pend 1t. lend an official sanction to the
plan which shows its national character
Moreover. the fact that the Governors of
all the States are members of the COM
mittee is the best proof of its appeal to
the patriotic sentiment of the country.
irrespective OF politics, or any other con-
sideration.
1t is yet too early TO talk of limiting the
subscription funds TO any specified amount.
When a sum has been raised abundantly
sufficient to build or purchase house
suitable for the Admiral, the 1ow of money
into the hands Of Mr.. Roberts will. OF
course. be checked. but in the meantime
the offerings of small and large suhscrib-
ers will be equally welcome. The greater
the number of givers, regardless of the
sums opposite their names the more gen.
uine and universal will be the nature of
the compliment. The committee is nov
ready TO receive subscriptions. and they
should pour in promptly and generously
in attestation of the admiration and afTec
tiOn of a grateful nation
The evening times., 1899-05-15

that paper, but II Is more difficult to gee
why he should have subjected himself to
the painful experience above described
There are not many men, 1t is true. who
have had the experience of being coilared
by a woman and forced to do thing, and
perhaps 1t is presumptuous for one Who
has not been placed in these peculiarly
trying circumstances to comment on The
actions OF the sufferers. 1t seams. how
ever. as II Mr. Lane might have called for
help. since there were several clerks within
easy hearing distance. or he might have
broken away and run out of the room to
find the police. Even the New York
police would protect 4 poor, harassed man
against the attack of an elderly lady worth
several millions
But Mrs Green says she did not do any
thing of the kind. This complicatcs the
situation. II she did not behave In this
extraordinary way. why should Mr.. Lane
say so? Does he not know that by his
story he is placing himself in very curl
Gus attitude before the New York public.
his possible clients? VIII they be likely
to employ him on the strength of the fact
that he has been cOllared by Mrs Hetty
Green? On the whole. the devious compli-
cations OF MIR. Lanes mind are too much
for ordinary people 10 comprehend. 1t
looks very much as if Mrs. Green's story
were true. and Mr.. Lane had for reasons
of his own, invented The whole romance.
The evening times., 1899-05-15
Mrs. Green's PuSiIism.

One Smith E. Lane, lawyer, has placed
himself in rather a peculiar position be-
fore the public. II is what they used to
call, some thirty years ago. "bony light" :"
lie has averred in court that Mrs. Hetty
Green assaulted him and made him sign
a paper: that she took hold of his coat
and stood him up against the wall.
This would probably not have attracted
attention-such matters are sometimes re-
ported from that part CT ;he city known as
"thc Bowery''- -ZccD. 10. ;l,e .aat sat Mrs.
Green is the ;,Sest Woman in America,
and that il Is rot customary Cor million
airesses to take hold of lawyers by the
back of the neck and hit the wall with
them. They can usually secure what they
wish in more peaceable and less conspic-
uous and laborious way. This is the paper
which the lawyer says be was forced 10
sign:
As TO what ! shall charge YOU in The matter Of
your tax assessment, it will be made satisfactory
10 you after The approval of Mr.. Green
One can understand, of course. why
Manhattan lawyer might not like 20 sign
The evening times., 1899-05-15
BOY GROUND TO PIECES.
Two Sunday Accidents ON Hallway
in Maryland.

TWO SUNDAY AcctueutS on tatIWuyS
in Maryland.
Oakland. Nd. May 15.-Perry Purnell
aged about ten. a son of William II.
Purnell: residing in Oakland. was run over
and instantly killed by east-bOund passen-
ger train No. s. over the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad. at the Yonghiogheny bridge
onequarter CT mile west Of Oakland. at
O'Clock yesterday morning. Young Pur-
nell was walking on the west-bound track
and hearing a freight train approach him
from the rear. stepped to the east-bound
track, and while standing there watching
it go by train No. struck and killed him
instantly. His body was ground to pieces.
A brakeman by the name Of Hamilton
en- an east-bound freight train was also
badly hurt last evening in Oakland at 5
o'clock by striking his head against one
of the sleepers which supports the Smith
man bridge, which spans the Baltimore and
Ohio tracks in East Oakland. Hamilton
was in the act of stepping from the first
car to the tender Of the engine. when he
was struck by the bridge. which inflicted
two severe cuts. one on the forehead and
the other in the rear, and it is thought.
fractured his skull. He was carried to
the sanitarium of DIR. H. W. McComas, in
Oakland.
The evening times., 1899-05-15
CLEVELAND IN HIS ELEMENT.
Arises Before Day light To Catch Fish
in Lake Erie.

Put-in-Bay. Ohio. May 15.-Former
President Cleveland is in the best OF
health. He started fishing before daylight
this morning. He is surprised at the way
pound nets and trap nets are placed
throughout the best fishing district of
Lake Erie and indignant that so many
nets had been placed In American waters
that Americans who desire TO fish merely
for sport should be forced to do so in Ca
madam waters and pay the Canadian gov
errment s25 for a permit Mr.. Cleveland
says that the fishermen who are persist
emily setting trap nets and pound nets are
working their own ruin. He further said
that fishing laws should be adopted and
enforced, limiting fishing to certain sea-
sons of the year. He also declares that
the United States should follow the exam
pie of the Canadian government and keep
the waters well patro;led.
The evening times., 1899-05-15
JUDGE GRosscUP VERY ILL.
Suffering With Typhoid Malaria nn!
Henri Failure

Chicago. May l5.-Word has been receiv-
ed from Ashland, Ohio, that Judge Peter S.
Grosscup. of the United States Circuit
Court. of Chicago. is critically i'll at the
home of his parents in Ashland. Judge
Grosscup went TO Ashland week ago on
account Of illhealth- His trouble is ty-
phoid malaria.
Yesterday he was attacked with heart
failure. DR.. Frank Billings. of Rush Medi-
cal College. was telegraphed for and start
ed NJ
The evening times., 1899-05-15
A CITY WITHOUT OFFICIALS.
Grecntown. Indiana. Has Not Even "a
Const-hle

kokomc. Ind. May lJ.-The city of
Greentown. this COUNTY. is perhaps the
least governed city of its size in America
Although it has 2.5oo inhabitants large
ly made UP Of glass blowers and other fac
tory hands. the town has no mayor. mar
shal. policeman-not even a constable.
The town is governed by a board of
trustees. who meet once a month TO allow
electric light. water. gas and other claims
A justice of the peace residing in the sub
urbs resigned few weeks ago and moved
to this city. having no official business
marshal was elected a year ago. but
resigned because there was nothing for
him to do. Another was elected this
spring. but he refused to qualify.
The jail was sold years ago for stable.
The evening times., 1899-05-15

Roswell 2. Flowers sudden death while
on fishing trip. probably suggested the
hoax regarding the death of Mr.. Cleveland
while on a fishing trip Ca Lake Erie. Peo-
pie who start such reports ought to be
severely dealt with. if the offence can
ever be traced to them. What purpose
they can have in view is hard to imagine
on any theory which does not involve the
conclusion that they are fit candidates for
madhouse
The evening times., 1899-05-15
NEuinnIdo Asks for Pence.

Aguinaldo wants to do some more ia k
ing. He has proposed conference at
Manila for the purpose of arranging terms
of peace This is held to portend the col
lapse OF the insurrection in the Philip
pines and if such construction of the
situation be correct the news will be
heartily welcome. for the American people
have grown weary OF seeing our troops
compelled to fight lot of semi barba
rians When overtures FOR an armistice
were made some weeks ago Aguinaido
denied that he was identified with the
movement and announced his intention to
continue hostil!ties long as he could.
This time. possibly. the proposition
is made in good faith. OF course. it is to
be assumed that 10 agreement will BE- en-
tered into which does not involve the un-
conditional surrender of the Filipino
army President McKinley's Instructions
are to deal gently but firmly with the
peace envoys from the insurrec;ionist
camp.
Pending these negotiations the American
troops ought to be- unrelenting in their
slightest evidence OF tendency to re,ax
hostilities will be construed as a form of
concession. One decisive victory, it would
seem, ought now to b, sufficient to bring
the fighting to an end Ii the insurgent
leader possesses any foresight he Will
capitulate as soon rs he can, for the de-
structiOn of his force is inevitable if he
decides to remain much longer in the field.
The evening times., 1899-05-15
MR. PLATTs POLITICAL PLANS.
Amendments Weakening n Bill Tax
nA.,>n-w<i~us

ing Corporations.
New York, May Ex-senator Platt and
other Republican leaders, of New York
have arranged a clever scheme to favor
the corporations and to provide funds for
their campaign purposes. new franchise
tax bill and one that will largely nuliify
the best provisions of the Ford bill. now
in the governors hands, is to be passed
when the legislature meets in extra ses-
sion en- May o. The bill was drawn by
Senator Higgins. and amends the Ford
bill, which will, before the passage OF the
amendments. have become law. as the
governor intends to sign 1t. The amend
ments were agreed to by Senator Platt at
a meeting of Republican machine leaders
here yesterday ard were sent to Governor
Roosevelt last night.
Franchises under the amendments are
not to be taxed as real estate. The fol-
lowing lines describe what shall be desig-
mated as real estate, are stricken out:
Including the value of all franchises. rights or
permission to construct, maintain, operate the
same. in, under, on, or through streets, high
ways, or public places.
This section Of new matter describes
how franchises shalt be taxed:
Section 2. In addition to the powers and du
ties now conferred by law upon the State Board
OF Tax Commissioners. it shall be The duty of
The said beard to assess the value Of all public
franchises. ard the value Of seh franchises shall
he determined in the manner following: Tie
said board shall said Franchise first. ! per
cent upon all the gross earnings of the corpora
tions owning possessing such public franchise.
and in addition Thereto whenever sech franchise
shall have declared dividend of than
4 per cent per annum. they shall assess the said
franchise at l per cent of said dividend.
Ford annnhaa
vide as it now does a tax on franchises.
but in reality tax on gross receipts and
leaving the great corporations safe. For
this service to the corporations cOntribu
tions for campaign expenses will be de-
manded
The evening times., 1899-05-15
4 Righteous Rebuke.
Urum I'uck.l

The dissgrrcable Mr.. BiivruS. who had Sue
ceeded in obtaining M introduction to the digni-
fed Mr.. Bcllingham met that gentleman on the
street few days after the 6troduction lie slap
ped him the shoulder. and exclaimed:
"IIelo, Bellngliam, old man. How are you?''
Bellingham looked him straight in the eye, and
said, co!dly:
"Your manner is very familiar, SIR but l do
not recall your name"
Then Mr. Bellinsham passed on, withou. any
effort to recall il.