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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-08-24
GREAT GUNS AT FORT STEVENS.
Distinguished Party Of Astoria Visitors
Take a Run Down to the Mouth
Of the River.

II was a jolly and distinguished
party that boarded the trim govern
ment tug Eeadeli yesterday morning
and sailed forth for an inspection OF
the jetty and the government f0rtifi-
cation works at Fort Stevens. First,
there was Governor Geer. tall, stately
and wearing the characteristic smile
and unruffied temper which has en-
deared him to the hearts Of q loyal
constituency. Then came United
States Senator Mcbride. At first blush
the senator seems cold and unrespoa-
sive, but an introduction quickly
breaks the seeming frigidty and a
flood Of goo1-fellowship follows in the
wake OF his company. Congressman
Moody was also there. Mr.. Moody's
name is by no means an indication Of
his temper. He Is vivacious and en-
tertaining ami tells good stories for
the diversion Of his hearers. A COM
mittee OF the chamber Of commerce.
Mayor Bergman and number OF
prominent citizens completed the per-
sonnel OF the excursionists. The Men
dell tossed a bounding spray from her
eut-water as she speeded westward
towards the mouth Of the Columbia
The first polat of observation was the
great jetty which Uncle San is con-
structiug to make Astoria future
rival of San Francisco. Fort Stevens
was the next object to demand the at
tention of the sightseers.
Evidently Commander Patterson
had scented the celebrity Of the party,
for the vessel had no sooner approach
ed her 'noorings than she was shaken
fore and aft by a thundrous discharge
Of ponderous cannon that Quaked the
earth and WINGED ihe eyes Of the
startled visitors. After II shots had
deafened the hearing. Governor Geer
explained that it was the. customary
salute always accorded the states chief
representative. The party theL dis
embarked and we're cordially received
by the officers of the fort. Captain
Holbrook, who has just relinquished
command to Lieutenant Patterson, as
sistei the lieutenant in escorting the
gentlemen about the defenses,
The disappearing gun was an object
of special attention and admiration.
The gigantic piece of ordnance was
loaded. with a projectile weighing about
400 pounds and charged with 272
pounds of powder. 1t was then trained
seaward, the lanyard was pulled and in
exactly 20 2-5 seconds the steel missile
sent skyward a geyser of water over
five miles distant from the Fort Stew
ems shore. This was but one of the
many edifying advertisements which
the hospitable officers provided for
their illustrious guests. The return
trip was made in time for an excel
lent luncheon which was served at the
Occident.
Captain Holbrook leaves Fort Stew
ems this morning for Jefferson bar
racks, Missouri. where he will hence
forth assume the title of major. His
promotion attaches him to the SSth
United States volunteer infantry and
he will accompany that regiment to
Manila when equipped and trained for
service in the Philippines. His con-
nectlon with Fort Stevens has popular
lied him with large number of AS
torlans who will regret his departure
but glory in his advancement.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-08-24
pEpRNDs on TRANgpoRrg SIZE.
Minnesota voluntereers Requested by
the Governor to be Landed at
Portland.

PORTLAND. Aug. 2S-Governor
Lind, of Minnesota, has requested the
war department to allow the returning
volunteers from his state to be landed
at Portland instead of San Francisco.
The Minnesota people expect to take
the rgiment home in a special train.
and by landing here several hundred
miles will be saved. Both the Northern
Pacific and Great Northern have d.
rect lines from Portland to St. Paul
and it is understood both lines have Of
fered a favorable rate.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-08-24
FIVE KILLED. TEN WOUNDED.
Result Of Fight Between Gendrame
and Unpaid Cuban Soldiers.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Aug. 2s.-
Five men are dead and 10 wounded as
the result Of fight last night between
gendarmes and disappointed Cuban
soldiers at Ceuvitas, three miles from
Santiago, where payment of the cuban
troops is progressing.
Five thousand Cubans had gathered
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-08-24
TRANsvAAL TRAIN FIRED ON.

LONDON. Aug. 2S.-The Johannes
burg correspondent Of the Times says
disquieting reports have been received
here from Natal. 1t is said that on
Sunday the train from Johannesburg
was fired upon in the Transvaal ter
ritory. The feeling near the border Is
bitter. and the disloyal Natal Dutch
are armed with Mausers.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-08-24
THE BADGER CRUISE.
The Astoria Naval Militia VIII Be
Taken on Board Tonight.

PORTLAND, Aug. 2S,-The auxiliary
cruiser Badger win take on board to-
morrow morning two companies Of
the Oregon naval reserve and leave
down the river about o'clock. At
Astoria the naval militia of that city
will be taken on board and the Badger
win probably leave for an days
cruise tomorrow night.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-08-24
NOTIC,,a

'oooks, Periodicals.. Magazines &c,
Are MOTTO h2 Taken From The
library without permission. Any
"oo 'oJnd 60 oi cuch ofIense,
"'N be liable TO prosecution.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-08-24
GOVERNOR NOMINATED.

JACKSON, Miss. Aug. 2S-Hon. A.
II. Longino, Of Washington county.
was nominated for governor of Miss
issippi by the democratic state con-
vention today without opposition.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-08-24
Peaches.

A splendid lot OF the celebrated
Southern Oregon peaches just
received.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-06-28
LIKE A CAT--HE CAME BACK.
Floyd Clark Arrested After Being at
 Liberty Two Years.

Deputy Contable L. E. Cheek re- turned Sunday night from Stamps, where he went to get Floyd Clark, a negro who has been wanted in Pine Bluff for over two years to answer to charge of assault with intent to kill.
 Over two years ago Floyd had a fight with his brother near the old oil mill on East Fourth avenue. During the fracas Floyd inflicted serious injuries upon his brother, ripping his abdomen. He then fled. After several weeks fight with death the wounded negro recovered.
 Nothing was heard of Floyd until last Saturdy when tne Stamps au- thorities made known his capture. He will appear before Judge Vance this afternoon.
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FED TO ANIMALS.

In the corn districts of the United States the English sparrows have abandoned insects for gram.
 Though horses train best on hay and oats in many stables they are now be- ing fed hay, bran, vegetables and corn, mixed steamed and then served after this cooking. Dogs have been induced to feed on vegetables in order that they may be milder tempered and the dog biscuits fed them have taken the place of table scraps.
 Animals that live on one single food are growing more scarce among the highly organized creatures. There is evidence that the swan once fed on aquatic grasses. Once when ice de- stroyed the grass growing at the bot tom of the lagoon at Abbotsburv the half-wild swans starved in hundreds because they would touch no other food. Nowadays they eat grain and bread.
 Instances of carnivorous animals turning to a vegetable diet are rare. One noted instance is a Scotch deer hound, which is so fond of peaches that it will stand on it's hind legs to reach them on the trees. In New Aea- land a parrot took to sheep-killing and eating, and some pigs evinced prefer ence for a diet of young lamb, while some Australian sheep became not only carniyorous but cannihal.
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PROMINENT VISITORS.

Col. John Fletcher, president ot he German Natfona! Bank, of Little Rock. Hon J. T. W. 1illar, president If the Arkansas Building and Loan Association, of Little Rock, and pr. |. N. Taylor. a well known capltal- fat and planter, also of the capital city. are visitors in the city today They are the guests of Capt. " Il, Wright of the Pine Bluf Cotton Oii Mill Company.
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Harem Eiopement.

A daring young Englishman of good family (name not given) has succeeded in abducting and eloping with one of the ladies of the Sultan's own harem. According to the version of the story, the young man made her acquaintance during the recent festival of the Leilat el Kadrat, when all men and women alike go to the mosques to pray. Each of the ladies of the Sultan's harem who goes is jealously guarded by an eunuch, but the hero of this adventure succeeded in winning over the guard ian of the beauty he admired by heavy bribes. The eunuch acted as go-between and made the necessary ar rangements for the elopement. The Englishman succeeded in getting his Mohammedan lady love on board steamer bound direct to Bombay. Sew eral eunuchs, suspected of being ac- complices, have been thrown into dungeons. and the Sultan utters fear ful maledictions on the English.
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MAMMOTH IVORY.

It is likely that African ivory will grow scarcer and scarcer, and if there were no other source of supply this beautiful material would soon cost so much 1t would be invaluable. How ever, the frozen lands of Siberia con- tain an apparently inexhaustible store of ivory, the product of the mammoth. Vast numbers of these huge and bulky animals are frozen in the ice and snow.
 Mammoth ivory was known to the aneients and for centuries past has been an article of trade and commerce. In 1921 Yakut brought 1000 pounds of ivory from the New Siberian islands and in the years after many thousand pounds were disposed of.
 Boatloads of tusks have been seen on the Lena and Yenisei rivers. Tn 1S40 Dr. Middendorff visited the coun- try and estimated that the annual out put of Siberian ivory was 10000 pounds, representing 100 mammoths, so that the total number of animals whose remains have been exported since the conquest of Siberia must be between 10000 and S0.000.
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Strange Animal on Devll,s Island.

Devils island, made famous as the prison of Dreyfus, has strange spe- cies of animal found nowhere else on earth. This odd animal has been called the eoati, and is a peculiar combina- tion of mammiferous, carnivorous plantigrade. It is about the size of a cat when full grown, with long head shaped like a pyramid, a tremendous nose, making it the Cyrano of anil mals. The jaws are long, like those of young alligator, and it uses it's fore paws to carry it's food to its mouth, as monkeys and squirrels do. Henri Loustan, the superintendent of the penitentiary at Guiana, has sent specimen to the Museum of Natural History at Paris, where it is attracting considerable attention.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-06-28
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Lots of bright hope is exchanged for gloomy experience.
 The giddy girl makes merry com- panion, but a sorry wife
 Art is long; that is why women lin- ger in front of mirrors.
 Some people can best make their presence felt by their absence.
 A mans head is apt to feel lightest when he has heavy load on.
 The chef may not be sharpshooter, but he is able to hold his own at the range
 The man who thinks he knows it all is compelled to take water oftener than the man who has doubts.
 Nothing Something the rich man wants, the poor man has, the miser spends and the spendthrift saves.
 The knowledge that you are unable to do thing at all is next in impor- tance to being able to do it well.
 My back is almost broken with this weary, weary load" sings a poetess. She ought to make her husband carry up the coal.
 The meek may eventually inherit the earth, but the chances are that when they do there will be very little de- mand for real estate.-Chicago News.
 Trust!
 If man hoards his flour in famine times and charges exhorbitant prices to the starving people, he is a cruel miser. If a man who owned a boat were to refuse to permit it's use to rescue a shipwrecked crew unless he were paid for it he would be denounced as little else than a murderer. But when a combination of financiers takes advantage of low supply of coal (which it has brought about by it's own evil machinations) to transform the sufferings of the poor into pro- fits, it isa Trust! Was ever an hon. est English word so basely misused
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RECEPTION.

Tuesday evening, June 27th, the Epworth League of the Main Street Methodist church will give a reeep- tion in the chapel. All leaguers and all young people of other churches interested in young peoples work are cordially invited. Musical pro- gran. and refreshments. Admission free and cordinl welcome.
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MARRIED. l EMMA .HYs1oP AND
 |.ocF EZELL SUR |asE THEIR FRIENDS
RESIDE IN CAMDEN.
]. Ved This Afternoon at the Ine of Mrs. Maggie Hill
 on Lakeside.

,ttornoon at ? o'clock at the K Mrs. Maggie Hill on Lake
 ! Er. George Ezell and Miss ! Hyslop were made one by E F Carr. The wedding was ], o4air and olly a few in ti- |tIsnds of the contracting par. |gre present.
 Ebride is the daughter of Df.
 l Hyslop, one of our pioneer \, She has been an impor- |5sracter in Pine Bluff society |sral years.
 Broom formerly resided here |aT holds the responsible of |er of the Ezell Slave factory |nden, and possesses many ex- |tbusi-ess qualifications. He |very way worthy of the flower |Fon.
 l snd Mrs. Ezall leave this af. h for Little Rock, where they |pnd d few days with friends
 |en go to Camden, their future be happy couple we extend |sartiest congratulations and Eshes for their future happl-
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II MIGHT BE
Some One is Trying to Poison spresentative H. K. Toney,

rough Uncle Sam this morning sentative H. K. Toney receiY-
 medium s'zed 0ox, carefully pea and sealed. Upon it were \ anumber of one-cent stamps.
 auaress repsented a lady's sFlllng and Kemp was very guS 10 see the contents, He 'uSlV unwrapped it and raising ''er ne was greatly surprised a number of pieces of cake a''V \ sliced and possessing dif- ] le0loring.
 uao the package in his hand
 ue met a number of young 'u Maln street. He told them ', feeelylng the package and ' me contents to them. They N !, u'm not to eat it, for it may {, Y would prove 10 be one of 'a'al poison packages" so lVl whlch are now belng circ11.
 ' the mails in the shape of ]. ''t candy, etc.
 pp nas not up to the present N cake alyzed, but is think ouSly of referring it to A t. general Davis, who, it is un. E'' 10 state, will not refer tbe
 U Circuit Judge Martin. El' \, oe possible that owing to stand MT. Toney made on 'ne anti trust law, that \. 's'ero monop9list sent him .' rom Delmonico's as a token
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-06-28
4 WELCOME EXHIBITOR.
One Man Writes He Will Bring Two
 Car Loads of Prize Winners.


 Secretary M. E. Bloom, of the Pine Bluff State Far Association, is in receipt of letter from Mana ger W. D. Hart, of the Meadow Glen Yards and Herds, of White water, Wis, announcing that he is very anxious to place on exhibit at the coming fair, to be held in this city in October, number Q f fine cattle and a car load of the f1- est chickens raised rp North. They will be on exhibition at the Dallas fair and after that closes they will be brought to this city.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-06-28
I|N1ON P. RUSSELL
Iil Manager of the Postal Tele.
 graph Co.,. in the City.

Clinton P. Russell, General ger of the Postal Telegraph any with headquarters at Texas, is in the city today. Accompanied by his wife and route to Dallas from a visit leral eastern cities. During li8lt in Chicago recently Mr. | had a narrow escape from
 instantly killed. He was in vator with nine other persons, the machinery broke and they even stories. Several of the ants were injured but MT. ll escaped unhurt.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-06-28
The Chinese Kitchen God.

The Chinese have a kitchen god, which is supposed to go to the Chi nese heaven at the beginning of each year to report upon the private life of the families under his care.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-26
Mr.. HUDSON RESIGNS.
Assistant Santa Fe Freight
Agent Gets a Better Place.

Mr.. Charles R. Hudson has resigned
as assistant general freight agent of
the Santa Fe with headquarters in To-
peka. He will take the position of gen
eral freight agent of another line, but
at present refuses to name the line he
will associate himself with. His new
position will be much better from a fin
ancial standpoint than his present one
Mr.. Hudson will probably not leave
the service of the Santa F'e before Oc-
tober 1.
1t is known that the appointment of
Mr.. Hudson as general freight agent of
the Mexican Central railway has been
under consideration by the officials of
the road, and it may be that the Cen
trail is the line that has secured Mr..
Budson's services.
Mr.. Hudson has been assistant gen
eraI freight agent of the Santa F'e
since 1890, and during that time has
had charge of the tariffs of the entire
Santa Fe system. He is one of the most
able freight men in the west, and is
recognized as such.
Mr.. Hudson started with the Santa
Fe railway as stenographer. Prior to
his appointment as assistant freight
agent he held the positions of general
freight agent of the New Mexico &
Arizona and Sonora railways with
headquarters at Quaymas, Mexico and
vice president and division freight
agent of the Rio Grande & Ell Paso
railroad with headquarters at Ell Paso.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-26
RUWIANGE Ut WAX
Capt. e. J. Hardy's Fight For
Promotion.
Advancement From the Ranks
Was Rapid.
A SECRET MARRIAGE.
Welded to a Salina Belle Before
Enlistment.
Fact Was Announced Before He
Sailed For Manila.
A SECRET MARRIAGE.

No soldier who has gone to the Phil
ippines has made greater advancement
than has Captain E. J. Hardy, who en-
listed as a private in Company NJ of
the now famous Twentieth Kansas,
and who has recently been promoted
on account of bravery to be captain Of
Company D of the same regiment. He
has risen step by step until he is now
accredited with being one of the best
officers of the famous Twentieth Kan
sas.
Romance and adventure are inter-
woven in the history of Captain Hardy.
He is the son of D. Hardy, division
superintendent on the Iron Mountain
road. Although still quite young he
left the parental roof several years ago
to make his own way in the world. He
learned biography, became an expert,
and at the breaking out of the war
with Spain he was operator for the
Missouri Pacific at Salina, Kansas.
When the call for troops came, he
quit his position with the railroad,
which was paying him 500 a month,
and enlisted as private at $3.50 per
month and the chance of stopping some
Mauser bullets.
He had received a little military
training, and while the regiment was
encamped at Topeka waiting to be
modified, Hardy went to work with
a viii to perfect himself in tactics, and
so great was his proficiency that he
was made first sergeant of his COM
pany.
It was over Hardy that General
then Colonel-Funston and Lieutenant
Colonel Little had their falling out. 1t
happened at San Francisco, a lew
weeks before the regiment was order
ed to Manila Col Funston recon-
mended the advancement of Sergeant
Major Dodge to a second lieutenancy,
while Little recommended Hardy for
the same place. Governor Leedy had
already promised Hardy's friends to
promote him. so he followed the recon-
mendation of Little, and the break be-
tween the two officers followed.
Captain Hardy made one of the famous
swims for which the Twentieth Kansas
has been noted, but he has received
little credit for it through the dis
patches from Manila. It was at the
MalolOs river, where the insurgents
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-26

but this is not authentic by any means.
Once upon a time a foreman in the San
ia F'e shops took the contract to deliver
the votes of the employees for a certain
candidate for president. He fell down.
The men will not be driven and the at
tempt to arraign them against the best
buke it deserves.
A novel sight was witnessed in the yard
of the A. A. Robinson residence last even
ing Six robins were taking bath in the
stream from a hose that was watering the
yard Five blackbirdS concluded they
wanted to go swimming themselves, and
they did not want to associate with
the robins they drove the robins out. The
six robins stood around in a serni-circle
Euying the blackbirds and calling them
skinny" When the blackbirdS got
through the robins took possession of the
pool once more.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-26

were lying in a ditch on the further
side. Hardy and a private in a Penn
sylvania regiment swan the river, Sc
cured raft, and tOwed 1T back for
Funston and some of his men to cross
on. For this act Funston recommended
his promotion to a first lieutenancy, a
recommendation that was promptly
followed by Governor Stanley.
When President Mckinley recently
selected several officers for the new
Thirty-sixth volunteer infantry, Cap
tain Orwig, of Company D, among the
rest, Colonel Metcalf, who is now in
command of the Kansas troops, recon-
mended that Hardy be again advanced
to succeed Captain Orwig, and again
the recommendation was promptly
acted on.
The romance in connection with
Captain HArdy is as interesting as his
war record. Several months before
there was a call for troops, in fact be
fore a war with Spain was seriously
thought of, Hardy was secretly married
to Miss Nettie Ober, a pretty and &C
cOmplished society girl of Salina, and
the daughter of one of the leading
merchants Of that city. For some rea-
son the young couple preferred to keep
the marriage secret, and for months
not even their intimate friends knew
of it. The bride continued to appear
in society as Miss ODER, and Hardy
continued with his railroad work up
to the time of his enlistment. When
he enlisted in Company NJ and marched
away to go into camp at Topeka a
parting was, of course, necessary, but
they made no sign. The regiment was
ordered to San Francisco and still they
kept their secret hidden from the world.
But when the order came that was to
place the great Pacific between the
soldier and his bride and perhaps
separate them forever, they could no
longer keep silent. Just before the
regiment started Mrs Hardy, accom-
panied by her uncle, went to San Fran
cisco and took a last farewell of her
soldier husband and announced their
marriage to the world.
Company NJ, in which Captain Hardy
first enlisted has made a record for
itself in the way of advancement. It's
captain, w. H. Bishop, although COM
manding the last company in the regi-
ment, was advanced over all other cap
tains and made major when Major
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-26
QUICKLY RENOVATES THE EN-
TIRE BODY.

Improper food is responsible for
many ailments OF humanity
When one finds a sickness impending
1t is safer to make radical change in
the food than to go to self drugging.
Your physician would tell you that is
true.
There are times when one needs the
advice and care of a physician, but
for slight disorders the surest and
safest way is to change the food com
pletely.
Try for example for 10 days the fol-
lowing breakfast: A little fruit, Qittle
if any sugar., a dish of Grape-Nuts, Ga
famous breakfast food) and cream,
cup Of Postum Cereal Food
Coffee and nothing more Our
word for it. you will feel a
distinct gain in health and strength
much as if the whole body had been
washed clean and put in first-class or
der. It is certainly worth a trial if ae-
tive good health is worth anything.