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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-03

The British bark Royal Forth ar
rived in Sunday, 80 days from Acapulco,
in balIest The Royal Forth IS in COM
mand Of Captain Cooper and is the
largest sailing vessel that ever entered
this port, being Of 2s1S tons register.
Captain Cooper states ne had an un-
eventful trip up the coast. The wealth
er was pleasant until the Oregon coast
was reached. when a heavy southwest
wind sprang up which continued until
arriving in the harbor yesterday. Cap
tain Cooper states that on Sunday.
September "a, he spoke the British
bark LOrton, from Hamburg, and the
British snip Camlibank from Santa
Rosalie, both bound for the Columbia
river A four masted bark in ballast,
was also sighted but not spoken She
was headed for the Columbia river The
Royal Forth is chartered TO load wheat.
and, although a large carrier, draws but
23.9 feet when loaded. At present she
only draws 13 feet The Royal Forth
will be compelled to lighter from 500
to 1000 tons of her cargo at Astoria as
she cannot possibly float down the river
fully laden, even with the present
stage Of water. She will probably leave
in tow for Portland today.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-03

Mrs. Fish, mother Of Mr.. Merrill Fish
and who was here to witness the mar
riage OF her son, was a passenger on
last nights train, going homeward.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-03
THE JEwETT-FIsH WEDDING.

A very pretty house wedding took
place yesterday afternoon at the resi-
dence Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Megler.
It was the marriage of Mr.. Merrill Fish
o. boise, idaho, and Miss Jewett, Of
this city. niece Of Mrs. Megler.
Rey. W. Seymour Short oficiated.
The pailors were beautifully decorated
with cuJ flowers and potted plants and
all the arrangements were perfect.
The bride wore a handsome travelling
suit. Only relatives and a few Of the
most intimate friends were present.
Delicious refreshments were served by
the little Misses Ella Hare and Fay
Dellinger
Many elegant and costly gifts testi-
fed in a small measure to the place
the bride held in the hearts Of those
who knew her Mr.. and Mrs. Fish left
In the evening for Boise, Idaho, where
they will reside, Mr.. Fish having a pO-
sltion on the Boise Statesman. They
will stop few days in Portland.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-03

Mrs. Ada Jewett. OF Lewiston, Idaho,
who visited Astoria to attend the we'd
ding Of her daughter, Miss Jessie, re-
turned home last evening.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-03

Said Colonel Joyce TO Miss Wilcox
At the base ball game, What
cheersl"
Sure, but the umpire's got the
laugh
On us up here in tiers"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-03
ASSEMBLY NO. %, UNITED ARTI.
SANS.

You are requested to attend tho fun
eral Of Sister Mary NJ. Cyrus at the
house at 1850 a. m. today.
J. s. BISHOP.
Master Artisan.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-03

Mr. Psddy Lynch. whose so-ealled
mysterious disappearance, has Of late
occupied the attention of many para
grarhers. arrived in Astoria on the Co.
ulmbia yesterday. and with little tack
OF deniai punctured many wind-puff-
ed tale. He afirms that he started for
San Francisco, reached San Francisco.
transacted his business in San Fran
cisco and departed from San Francisco.
Every day there are hundreds of people
who do that thing but few by so simple
a process achieve such distinction as
did Mr.. Lynch. He is not inclined to be
profuse in his communications, think
ing. and doubtless correctly that when
he wishes newspaper space he is willing
to pay for it.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-03

Snow comes down In the winter and
ice goes up In the summer.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-03

jerome Dillon, the well known res
idant OF Seaside, arrived here Sunday
evening from the Atlin district by
way Of Alaska Mr.. Dillon left here
about a year ago and went in by way
OF the Stickeen route. The Atlin dis
trict is in Canadian territory and is one
of the richest portions Of the Klondlke
country. Mr. Dillon says the Canadian
laws prohibit Americans from filing on
claims without first becoming natural
ized Britishers. He tried TO file on two
or three claims there, but being an
American, the recorder would not ac-
cept his entry. Mr.. Dillon says the
country is rich in placer mining bat
Canadians have the best Of it. All the
rich claims there are owned by Can
a5iSns. He considers the laws as un-
Just and discriminating and passed
for the purpose Of shutting out aliens.
MIR. Dillon says he is undecided wheth-
er he will return to Atlln or not
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-01-27
MATTE MAHONEY.

the fugitives. SO three miles below
Owensboro they abandoned their skin.
Matte Mahoney took OF her mans AZ
tire and donned skirt and waist.
They struck out III the direction OK
Rockport. That night they spent at
the cabin Of a negro named John
Yager. Clark shaved off his mustache
and they made some efforts to disguise
themselves.
Meanwhile Chief Pierce had gone
back to Owensboro and had organized
another posse composed Of Marshal
TAYLOR OF Owensboro, ]. T. Bell and
G. Fl. Moseley. They went down the
river on the Kentucky aide. All day
long they searched, but could find no
trace of the fugitives. Baff1ed and dis
courazed. they we're coming hack. Al
few miles from Owensboro the steamer
made q landing and the officers be-
came engaged in conversation with
fisherman. Tho fisherman told them
that he had seen two men landing in
a skiH on the Indiana side. The oftl-
GERS Immediately struck for the 1ndi-
ana side. They engaged a buggy and
stayed all night with Homer Young.
farmer. Early In the morning they
started out toward Rockport. They
had seen nothing Of Clark and the
girl and had heard no report Of them.
They were about five miles from Rock
! port when a sudden turn in tho road
brought them In view OF q man and
woman sitting by the roadside about,
30 feet away. They stopped the buggy
to ascertain If it was Clark, but tho
crack of a pistol and whistling ball
told them it was their game, and that
he was going to carry out his boast
that he would never be taken alive.
Clark fred two shots. Both missed.
The officers had opened fire on him.
Despairing of doing anything with the
revolver Clark reached behind hip
with a knife and tried to cut open the
case of his shotgun. Matte Mahoney,
more devoted in peril than ever, lean
ed over so as to protect him with her
body from the bullets Of the officers.
A load of buckshot struck her in the
side and she fell over in the death
agony, Clark raised up and Win
chester ball struck him in the left
side OF the head and passed through
both temples. He lived three hours
notwithstanding the terrible wound,
but was unconscious. The girl died
almost Immediately.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-01-27

the skirt. They extend around to eacn
side OF the apron; and the boWknots
bordering them were allowed to hy
loose. This, like the rest Of the boudolr
skirts, was long. for it really served
more as skirt than petticoat.
1t Is quite fad at present to wear
a short divided skirt of soft white
silk with the white satin petticoats
designed for balls. One that was made
Of ivory surah was very dainty. 1t
was trimmed around the bottom with
narrow frill OF English lace, headed
with entre-d deux Of the same. Above
the entre~deux there vas graceful
! renaissance pattern traced In mario"
white cotton braid. Bordering the top
Of the pattern was pan OF cream
gauze finished with twists Of the same.
The long ivory satin petticoat that
! went with this divided skirt was very
elaborate. It formed part of bridal
trousseau, and was. to be worn with the
wedding gown. 1t fitted close at the
upper part and was finished with q
single narrow piping. like most of this
years skirts. 1t was trimmed around
the bottom with broad flounce thai
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-01-27

morning Of Aug. "a his career culmi-
mated. Policeman Joe Heffernan and
a sergeant were making their rounds
about 4 o'clock, when they saw two
men standing near grocery. Their
actions were suspicious. and they
walked up to them and asked them
what they were doing. They said they
were newspaper carriers, and On fur
ther questioning Clark drew a revolver
from his coat and began firing at the
sergeant. Heffernan stepped In be-
tween them and knocked Clark down.
Standing over him he told him he
was under arrest. Clarks answer was
to raise himself oA his elbow, take
careful aim and nre again. The ball
passed through Heffernan's body. in
flicting a fatal wound. The policeman
ungered two days and then died. As
soon as he fired Clark jumped up and
ran, and both men made their escape.
Clark was suspected OF being the MUIR
derer, and Heffernan identified his
picture from the rogue's gallery. A
few days later Carter. his companion
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-01-27
WEALTH IN LITTLE THINGS.

Great Fortunes Have Been Built Up op
Small Inventions.
It has become almost an axiom with
the majority that larger fortunes are
to be raised from some simple inven-
ton than from difficult and expensive
inventions that involve a great outlay
OF money to manufacture. This Is to
certain extent true. A certain patent
for fastening kid gloves has yielded
fortune OF several hundred thousand
dollars for its fortunate owner, and the
inventor Of collar clasp enjoys $780,
900 royalty year as the reward for his
endeavor. A new kind Of sleeve br'-
ton has made $4,000 in Ave years fo>
its patentee. and the simple twisting
OF safety pins in such way that there
Is no possible danger Of the point
sticking in the child promises to en-
rich its owner beyond any Of his early
dreams Of wealth. A man one day
turned a piece OF wire SO as to hold a
cork more securely in bottle. and
forthwith somebody saw brilliant
idea, and patented the modern wire
stopple holder, which is now used an
nually on several million bottles. The
accidental bending Of hairpin by
woman to prevent it from sliding out
OF her hair so easily produced for
tune for her husband, who Immediately
saw the possibilities of crinkled hair
pin for women. Instances could be
multiplied Indefinitely of large fortunes
being made from small inventions, but
fortunately for those inventors who
make life study OF intricate problems
of mechanics and disdain to waste
their talents upon trivial, popular arti-
cles OF the day, there is often also am
pie reward held in store for the prod
ucts that take years to reduce ana
which rcvolutionize existing methods
| OF industry and mechanics. Edison
| has rcaped honors and riches OF a
| princely character from his discover
| les; Mccormick has realized in his
reaper the fortune Of a millionaire; the
Corliss engine brought honors and dec
orations to its inventor and enabled
him to amass great fortune in a
few years; Professor Bell found in his
telephone not only the consummation
| of his early hopes and ambitions, 5u:
a substantial pecuniary reward: Har-
veyized steel armor has become syn
| onymous with the inventors name, aud
| It brings an annual income OF huge
! proportions to Its discoverer; Elias
Howe, the inventor of the sewing ma
chine. realized millions from his IN
ventions, and Nikola Tesla, though
still young and rich in promises, finds
an abundance of money in his WORK.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-01-27

of apple green silk. veiled with accor~
dion plated frills Of golden brown
mousseline de sole Of the same length.
A ruche OF arplegreen and golden
brown tulle edged each frill, and
striking trimming Of heavy cream lace,
caught in round knots and appliqued
fiat, bordered the yoke.
When bought rcady-made these pop
ular Louis XVI. bowknots of lace that
adorn so many Of the pretty petit
coats are quite expensive, yet any
woman, by choosing a soft, pliable
quality of lace, can baste and arrange
these gracefully little bowGnots herself
according to pretty pattern, and af-
terward hem them down invisibly, sc
that they would never be suspected Of
being homemade" affairs.
! On the petticoats designed for even
ing wear in pale colors I notice quite
a preference for sheer batiste, or lawI
embroidery, instead of lace.
NINA GOODWIN.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-01-27
USE OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS
Sort of Passive Watchdog for the
T{ritiah ConstftutiOn.

Sort of Passive Watchdog for the
British Constitution.
The house of lords cannot now pro-
fess to make the laws Of the nation,
but it. can, and does, prevent vast
changes being made in the constitu-
ton by a snap vote or 4 scratch ma
jority, says the Spectator. 1t does for
the British constitution what a writ
ten document, unalterable except un-
der certain special conditions, does for
other forms OF government. But for 1t
the whole OF our laws and liberties
would lie at the mercy of any man who
could get control OF the house OF COM
mons for twenty-four hours. 1t con-
siders all legislation, and though In
practice 1t seldom ventures to make
changes, it is able to insist on refer
ence to the country Il It holds that a
great and far-reaching revolution is
being made without the electors be-
ing really aware Of what is happen
ing. In fact, it views the laws sent up
to It in the light OF this question:
Ought this law, il not amended, to be
rejected until it has been rfferred to
| the nation with the demand. is it
your pleasure that this bill shall be-
come law?'" The house Of lords IT,
in a word, an old servant who has
| passed out of active employment, but
| sti!l holds one very important Office
in the national household. The master
has said to him in effect: "You are
mast very active work, and l do no
expect you to take any great share il
the regular routine Of law-making
That must, as u rule. be left, like al
the accounts, to my younger servants
7 should like you, however, to kee,
an eve upon them. and II you motto
something being done which appear
to you quite contrary to my wishe
and to sound management, l want 20
to help it until l have been aske
whether I really want it carried GU
OF course you must not always /
worrying me with such questions, nc
do I want you to refer things back
{ me merely because you do not III
: them yourself. l only want to be al
, pealed to when you feel reasonab
I sure that shall object to what is pr
posed"
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-01-27

was arrested. He testified tnat CLARK
did the shooting and was released, a.
there was no charge On whias he could
be held.
Then the search for Clark began. but
no trace Of him could be found. Il was
as If he had disappeared from the face
Of the earth until Chief OF Police Haa-
ger heard that he was In st. Louis. ms
was Sept. l. Haager at once LETT ZOE
st. Louis. He tried to keep his move"
ments secret, but the story was pup
lished in the Louisville papers and
some one Of Clark's friends notihed
him. He was in East st. Louis, and na
came at once to Louisville. He must
have Joined Matte Mahoney, although
the police do not know where sAey
lived. On Sunday, Oct. Is. Clark
walked into saloon in the southern
part Of Louisville and bought pitchet
OF beer. The saloon keeper recognized
him and at once notified the police de-
partment. Search was instituted.
Clark learned that things were GET
ting warm and decided to skip ont The
girl went with him. They went 70
Western Park. en- the river, near
Louisville, where Clark stole skln.
Matte Mahoney dressed herselt IN
male attire and they proceeded down
| the river.
No further trace OF their movements
| had been ascertained until they were
seen passing Tell City the following
Friday morning. 1t was about day
light. The Louisville officers suspect
ed the mode of their flight and had
notified all the towns along the river.
The Tell City officers in turn passed
the word that boat containing two
people had passed their city to the
town further down the Ohio.
Things were getting too lively for
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-01-27
UNDER THE BLACK FLAG.
Two Women Known to Have Been Pirate'
on the Spanish Main.

on the Spanish Main.
In the old days. when piracy flour
ished along the Spanish main and when
buccaneers had headquarters In many
islands o; the West Indies. Mary Read
and Anne Bonny sailed under the
black flag. The first named was an
English girl who had worn boys
clothing from childhood to hide fam
ily secret. For a while she served on
an English warship and then sailed
for Cuba on a merchant vessel, which
was captured by pirates. She joined
the gang and thus met Anne Bonny
The latter was also disguised as man
and. not knowing Mary to be female
fell in love with her, revealing hel
own sex. Mary was then obliged t
make a similar revelation. The pal
served at their profession for man!
wears. Finally they were taken pris
nners by a war vessel. Mary Read wa
sent to a prison in Jamaica. where sh
ended her days. What became OF Ann
is not known.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-01-27

John Finlayson OF Detroit, Mlch.
stepfather Of the late Margaret Mathe1.
ia in the county poorhouse. The old
man has passed his seventy-flfth birth
day and is in feeble health. II had no
one to do anything for me-" said Fin
layson. II could not do anything fo1
myself. I don't like living on the
county and would be glad II I could
get a place where the work was light
such as watchman." Finlayson was
once q well-to-do shipbuilder. OF late
he has been living alone and accepting
such aid as he could obtain from hls
friends.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-01-27

about thirty-two years ago. His pa
rents were people Of the middle class,
thoroughly respectable and in tolerable
circumstances. They still live there,
and the other day they were the only
ones to follow their son to his grave
From boyhood he showed evil pro-
pensities. He never learned trade
and never worked. He preferred
dishonest means OF gaining living
to the many honest avenues that were
opened to him. He was bad boy, ana
when he grew to young manhood ne
grew worse, instead Of mending his
ways. His associates were people OF
the lowest order, and his intimacy with
criminals seemed matter OF course.
Soon he became known to the police as
man who could do bit Of work as
neatly as the most experienced crook.
He was also considered dangerous, for
while he had never been concerned
In many rows he was Of a sullen, dog
ged disposition. He was arrested sew
eral times on suspicion of having been
connected with burglaries and petty
| thefts, but 1t was never found posi-
BILE to convict him. He married a
woman named Mrs. Burns. and they
had one child, but be never cared
for her.
About three years ago a burglar
gained sort of renown In Louisville
IS "the only man who could beat the
slot machines" The little devices
were in their heyday. Suddenly there
were reported to the police almost
avery day cases of slot machines that
had been broken open with an AK the
night before and robbed of their cash.
In this way The burglar was never
run to earth, but the police found that
Clark was the man who did all the
work. But, as usual, they could not
make a case against him. He was
shrewd, and was also fortunate In new
er being caught at work.
About two years ago there was living
In the Orphanage Of the Good Shep-
herd a girl named Matte Mahoney. Shs
was only fifteen years old. and was
there because her mother was too poor
to keep her. Clark went to the home
one day with a companion who was
engaged in some painting. There he
saw the girl. She was pretty, and he
began Irritation with her. Clark was
; good looking in way. He had wife,
but that did not matter. He exerted
his wiles on the girl with great sue
cess, for in a few days she lad left
the home and no trace of her could
be found. Her father was dead, and
her mother enlisted the services of the
Humane society and the police, and
in a short time the girl and Clark were
found living together with negroes A
warrant was sworn out against him by
the girls mother. The case went tt
trial. But the girl knocked it out al
soon as she testified, as she swcre thai
Clark was not the man who had lee
her astray. She said that she preferred
e to live with him rather than at thu
. home or with her mother. Judg'
t Thompson dismissed Clark.
: From that time on the police KEEP
!, them under surveillance. Clark be
9 came identified with a crowd that wa
I suspected Of many crimes. He was ar
e rested frequently. but no case coul'
r ever he made against him. But on tn
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-01-27
Clay Pines.

The British museum contains very
s,l, collection OF clay pipes, dating
hack as far as the sixteenth century.
The custom OF waxing the pipe end to
nrevent 1t sticking to the lips was In
troduced by the Dutch about the year
100.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-01-27
YOI1R IJNDERSKIRT MADE
ACCORDING TO. YOUR BUILD

was deeper at the back than the front.
The lower part Of the flounce was
covered with accordion plated white
gauze, with squares OF imitation Brus-
sells lace appliqued over 1t in q line.
with the corners touching. A full lace
frill bordered the edge OF the skirt.
Entre-eeux OF the same lace headed
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-01-27
Cost of Launching n Warship.

The total cost of the launch OF
modern battleship often amounts to
over $4,000. About five tons Of tai
low and over a ton Of oil and soft soap
are used in greasing the way-that Is,
the slip down which the cradle in
which the vessel Is placed glides into
Tho Goa
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-01-27
Champion Pastors.

In fasting feats the sect of jams.
In India, Is far ahead Of all rivals
Fasts Of from 80 to 20 days are very
common, and once year they are said
t. abstain from food for rs days.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-01-27
tho broad eatin flOunce,

the broad eatin flounce.
A chameleon skirt, designed to be
worn with green corduroy gown, was
made with long, close-htting yoke
OF shot copper and apple green taffeta
that formed a point at the back. Be-
low the yoke were three broad frllls
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-01-27
nar EmnlnHment.

Mrs. McCorkle-How does Miss sere
MT In her timer Mrs. McCrackle-Be-
wailins a miss" spent life.-New YORK
World.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-01-27
THE WAY ETC IS HARD
SUDDEN CLOSING OF A CA
REER OF CRIME.
Matte MahOney Was Shot on Grass
Grown Roadside, Shielding a Brutal
Man--Tragic Sto,y OF Misguided Girl
Who Loved II Murderer.

HEN Howard Clark
and Matte Mahon-
ey we're shot to
death by officers OF
the law In Indiana
two life stories
were ended that
from the first al
most were cast IN
sin and shadow.
Howard Clark was
born in Louisville