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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-08-11

The Astor House Is undergoing exten-
siFs- repairs, the ceilings being newly
repered and other improvements made.
ben conpseted this wih add greatly 10
appearance Of this populer house.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-08-11

The Ladies Aid Society Of the Norweg-
ian and Danish N. Z. church, Upper
Astoria, VIII have their annual auction
Saturday evening. August 12th in the old
school house. Ice cream, coffee and cake
Val be served, All are cordially invited.
y S-siN,, {. -, - >--=-a-4.1-
The steam schooner Brunswick came
down from Portland yesterday and after
. anchorsng brief spen, moved out 10
sea. en- route to san Francisco. via Coos
Bay and Eureka. She carried deck load
q lumber, and shipped a dozen China
men from this port for the Coos Bay
cannery.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-08-11

The tug sampson crossed out yestertay
for Grays hartor with a rock laden baTSe
in tow. The Sampson invariably makes
the round trtp between the two ports
the same day. She Is equipped with au-
tomato towing gear. The harges, when
fuzzy laden. carry about 1909 tons of rock
but they are handled withou, the
slightest difficulty. The Simpson returr-
cd last night. having an empty barge in
tow.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-08-11

X apoears thar the item regardinS
Mr.. sidney Deus connection with the
Evening News, PIblsshed IN the AssoEfan
a fsS dGys asa was unfoandt. Mr..
Del Is occupied With his own particular
D, sinas and ms c0uSrSeu,sons 10 the
As,oria press have been entirely gSaSai-
scus and voluntary. This statement IS
made in justice 20 Mr.. Del aad to cor
rect the -spot srruneoassy published.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-08-11

A moss dsiighsNh dance Eas given at
the Hanshorn hall East night by the
pasesaoers Of the ogNier o. waShtnyt Sa,
the ocCNsaon being the departure q pep-
u,y Supreme Organiser J, r. Snailss.
A fair sized crowd was PTesen, and the
music was furnished by members OF the
order. Lhyht refreshments were served
during the night and a most enjoyable
time was speEsN
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-08-11

Best California wine 30 cents per gal
lon Alex Gilbert, sole agent for As
tor4a. Telephone 80.
The times., 1899-07-08

man he would have to come along with
MIN. To Lunny's astonishment the old
man rushed to bureau and rummape5
among the rags with which il was Allied
until he found roll of bills amounting 10
more than Sl00. The policeman asked bir,
u he had more than that and he answered
that he had some money in the Greenwich
Bank also.
Persons living in the house told the DC
licernan that the old man and his wife had
Deen living in the same room for q long
time. The woman had not been seen by
any OF the neighbors for months. Her
husband had not been working for year
at least and was generally looked upon as
q miser. An ambulance was summoned.
The surgeon said the woman had been
starved almost to death and there was lit
tie hope of her recovery. The husband was
taken to the police station, where he was
asled to give his name and age
My name is William Quinn,1 he said.
Il was born in Ireland and l think ! am
seventy years old. but | am not sure OF
/, ufat- My wife is three years older. /
Know ! am an honest wori,inSman, / tell
you. and l have done nothing wrong"
few moments later he said in answer
to misunderstood question, that be had
$4,000 in the bank. Asked how long IL
was since he took bath. he finally an
swered That II was five years ago this sum-
mer. Quinn was held in $500 bail for ex-
animation.
The times., 1899-07-08
a MINE EXPLOSION.
Marsh Gas Ends the Lives of Three
Men at Dover, y. j.

Dover, n. j., July 7.-SuperintendentE Ed
win Mills and William Murtha and Fred
Schiffner, miners. were killed in the old
slone of the Hurd Mine, at Port Dram, tbis
morning Murtha and Mills had the care
of a pump on level No. /, and were also
doing some timbering. At 10 O'Clock Su-
perintendent Mills descended into the
slope, and few minutes later miners
standing near the mouth of the slope
heard an explosion. Fred Kaminski, engi-
neer in charge of the hoisting engine. de-
scended to the bottom of the slope where
he saw the body of Schiffner lying on the
platform of level No. l, with his head in
the water and his feet on the bank. He
lifted Schiffner, who said, family, Easy,
Fred" He was asked how it happened.
and Schiffner answered: 'fThe timbers fell
on me-" Kaminski returned to the sur
face for help, and when he descended again
Schiffner was dead.
In a dismantled car which had been left
in the slope when it was abandoned in
1881 was found a dead body. Kaminski,
thinking it was Murtha, ventured farther
into the slope to find Mills, and stumbled
over Murtha's body. On returning to the
Superintendent Mills Mining Engineer
Bierwerth, who descended to the level sew
eral hours later. attributes the accident to
the explosion of marsh gas. which. having
formed in pockets in the abandoned slope.
was released by the lowering of the water
as it was gradually pumped out.
The times., 1899-07-08
sMoKELEss POWDER vAPoR.
Its Detection Made Possible by N
Recent Discovery.

discovery which will enable troops
of the American Army to detect the vapor
arising from the discharge CT smokeless
powder has just been made by Colonel
Smart, Of the Medical Department OF the
Army. Some weeks ago Secretary Alger
received a letter suggesting that blue
glasses would so darken the sky as to
enable the observer TO locate the vapOr
from smokeless powder. The letter was
referred TO Colonel Smart for investigation
and he commenced a number OF expert
ments that we're conducted al the Army
Medical Museum.
Colonel Smart's investigation was with
several kinds Of colored glasses. He dis.
covered that blue glass obscured too much
the vision of the observer. but that violet
colored glass gave the most favorable re-
suits. He procured specimens OF smoke
less powder and observed the vapor when
the powder was lighted. To the naked
eye this vapor was almost indistinguisha-
BILE. but when looked at through the violet
colored glasses it could be seen without
any difficulty. The vapor was a yellowish
white with slight tinges OF green.
Colonel Smart has made an official re-
port to the Secretary of War. giving the
details of his discovery. and this report
has been transmitted to Gen. A. X. Bufing-
ton, Chief of the Bureau of Ordinance for
further investigation by ordnance officers.
1t is expected that a board OF officers will
be appointed early next week to conduct
tests at Fort Myer to further determine
the value of blue glass for use in the
Army to enable the detection OF smoke
less powder vapor from a discharged gun
and thereby lead to the location of an enc
my that might be concealed from view ow-
ing to the present inability TO see the
slight vapor from smokeless powder.
The times., 1899-07-08
Typewriters Rented,
$3.50 per month.
Delivered with table.
The Typewriter Exchange.
1905 r Street N. w.
DIED.

BEyANS-On Friday. July :. 1s90, EDWARD
AUGUSTINE, OF Thomas and Catherine Bev.
ans, aged year and twenty-five days.
Funeral private. 1t
TAYLOR-on July 7, 1900. at $50 p. m,
lor. in his forty-first year.
Funeral from the residence of his brnther.in-
law. J. William Crampton. go Street north
west, Sunday. at 4 p. m. Members of Brieklayers'
Union. No. l. and Eastern Lodge. No. :, l. o.
o. F.. and all friends are invited 10 attend In
terment at Congressional Cemetery. iyS2t
BURKE-Gn Friday, July Z. IsD0 LAWRENCE
W, beloved husband Of Catherine L. Burke (nee
0'NeilD. eldest OF John and Ann Burke.
Funeral from his late residence, $50 Seventh
Street southwest Monday 10 a. m, thence to
ST. Domnic's Church. Requiem high mass In
ierment Mt oiiyet. Friends and relatives invited.
jys-2t
o'MEARA-s suddenly on Thursday evening
July G. lso9. at l0:40 O'Clock, MARGARET. he
loved wife OF the late John O'Mcara. aged sev-
enty-two years
Funeral from her late residence, 2lO Street
northeast, Monday, July 10. at $50 a. Re
QUEEN mass at St. Joseph's Church. corner Sec
ond and Streets northeast, at o'clock. Friends
and acquliutances invited. Iys-2
KEATING-On Thursday morning. July g. 1s99,
at s:I5 o'clock MARGARET Z A., beloved
daughter of the late Edward and Martha keat-
ing aged eighty years
Funeral from her late residence and that Of
her srandnephew. William A johnson, No. 6SS
+ Street southwest. on Saturday July ), ls99. at
a. m; thence to St, DomiHie's Church In
terment at Mount olivet. iy6-2t-em
The times., 1899-07-08

London Depot Ky. July IA fight with
revoivers was fought yesterday in Man
chester, Clay county, between Deputy
Sheriff James Stubbefeld and Matt Smith.
The latter is q relative Of Tom Baker and
the former belongs to the White faction.
Stubbefield started after Smith, who was
in the courthouse yard. and fired, but
missed. Smith in turn fired and hit Stub
blefield in the left arm. Then Smith ran
for house, but before he could reach 1t
threw himself on the ground to escape
Stubblefield's second bullet. Then he fired
again, hitting Stubblefield again in the
left arm and bringing him to the ground.
Then the two, lying on the ground.
emptied the contents of their revolvers at
each other, two shots going into Stubble-
fields thigh and silencing him. Smith was
not hit, for his opponents shattered arm
impaired his aim.
The crowd that collected went to Stub
blesield'E aid, and Smith ran for hill,
pusued by Sid Baker, of the White faction.
The two fred as they ran, but neither vas
hurt. Smith. it is thought, went up the
Crane Creek region. The Whites organ
lied a band and started after Smith. Very
early this morning the Joneses. a power
full family, related to Smith, started to
rescue him. Each side is fully armed. No
news has been received from Crane Creek
today. Stubbleiield's arm and leg have
been amputated, and the doctors say he
cannot live.
Lexington, Ky. July 7-At O'Clock to-
night Colonel Williams ordered out all the
State Guards here to go to Manchester
within an hour on a special train, but an
hour and a half later Governor Bradley
countermanded the order, as he had re-
ceived authoritative information from
there that the danger of an outbreak has
been passed. His Information was that
Smith. who shot Deputy Sheriff Stubble-
field. does not belong TO feud family.
The times., 1899-07-08
STANDARD OIL TANK CASE.
Hearing Postponed Until the October
Term OF Court.

The hearing in the matter of the petition
filed by the complainants. in the case of
John G. oeser and others against the Stan
dard Oil Company. through the Attorneys
Forrest & Smith, asking that the defend
ant company be ruled for contempt, was
begun yesterday before Justice Cole. The
merits of the case, however. were not gone
into and final action on the petition was
postponed until the opening OF the Octo-
ber term of the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict.
The petition of the complaints is based
on the statement that the Standard Oil
Company violated the order of Justice
Hagner, of the District Supreme Court
prohibiting it from using certain oil tank
located upon the premises occupied by its
plant in South Washington.
The court further ordered that the at
torneys for the corhplainants shall specify
what part of the testimony taken is to be
considered as in rebuttal and what evil
dence it contradicts. This specifying is to
be done page by page throughout the tes-
timony taken by either party to the suit.
The times., 1899-07-08
THE RIGHTS OF TRUSTS.
An Interesting Decision by the New
Jersey Court of Appeals.

Jersey aDpcals.
Trenton. N. J., July IA decision sus-
tanning the right of trusts organized under
the laws of New Jersey to absorb cor
porations and TO bind them to agreements
to stay out of business was handed down
in the Court OF Errors and Appeals to-
day The case is that of the Trenton
Potteries Company, known as the Sanitary
Ware Trust, against Richard C. Oliphapt
and others The defendants some years
ago sold their pottery to this trust and
entered into an agreement not to engage
again in the pottery business for a long
period of years in any part Of the United
States outside of Arizona and Nevada.
Subsequently the defendants again start
ed up in the pottery business here and the
trust sought an injunction against them
in the Court of Chancery. Vice Chancellor
Grey decided that the agreements were IN
restraint of trade and against public policy
and therefore Illegal. He dismissed the
bill of complaint, whereupon the trust took
the case to the Court OF Errors and APP
peaIs, and its decision today reyerses that
of the vice chancellor.
The court bases its opinion on two
grounds: First, that a corporation in New
Jersey has legislative authority for the
purchase of the stock OF other corpora
tons, and that the contract with the Oil
plants was a necessary condition to fulh.l
the benefit Of the purchase OF their plant
and business; and. second, that the proofs
in the present case do not show that the
public will suffer If the ELEPHANTS are held
to their bargain.
The times., 1899-07-08
ENDEAvoRERs AT DETROIT.
A CIoudburst Fuils to Dampen Their
Enthusiasm.

Detroit. Mich, July Mot even the
fierce downpour of rain in the carly MORN
ing which drove through the leaky roof OF
the big tent, nor yet of the cloudburst of
the evening. which drenched Detroit from
roof TO cellar, was sufficient to dampen
the enthusiasm of the Christian Endeavor
Convention now in session here. While
the crowd is away below expectation, and
less than 20,0O0 visitors are here. yet the
men and women who make up the dele
gates bore with resignation the wet flap
ping walls of the tent. Both big tents,
'.Endeayor' and "Williston,' were filled
during the two meetings OF the day. The
three great addresses of tonights meet
ings were made by Rev. Wayland Hoyt, ID.
D., of Texas; Rev. John Barrows, d. D.,
President of oberlin College. and Rev.
William A. Quayle, d. D., of Indianapolis.
Tomorrow the authorities of the con-
yention propose to devote the day to
grand mass meeting in furtherance of the
plans for international peace and arbitra-
tion. The plans are not yet complete, but
it is already certain that representatives
in England, Ireland. Scotland, Turkey, In
dia. China. Australia, and Canada viii
speak in favor of peace and arbitration.
Three great stands have been erected on
Belle Isle the 700-acre pleasure park OF
Detroit, and a chorus Of a thousand train
ed voices, led by combined bands, will
furnish the music. The plan is to give
impetus to the movement for international
arbitration. The spectacular feature will
be furnished just before the meeting be-
gins.
The Southern delegates. headed by a
| hand playing Dixie" and marching under
the stars and bars of the Confederates. and
an old rebel flag preserved, it seems, for
this especial occasion, will proceed toward
| the north and be met at the centre of the
| island by a great band OF Northern dele
gates under the Stars and Stripes, with the
| band playing Yankee Doodle" The two
will combine in the very centre OF the
island and will all join with one accord
bands. singers. and all-in sending up the
| chorus, Praise God, From Whom All
Blessings Flow" and America" followed
by Hail Columbia
The trustees of the United Society
| of Christian Endeavor, at theii
meeting this morning, authorized {
| general resolution protesting in the name
| OF the society against opening the gate!
of any national exposition or fair on tht
| Sabbath. and another against the seating
OF Congressman-el elect Roberts, of Utah. NJ
definite action was taken on the plan tC
hold the 1900 convention at London. /
| was carefully discussed.
The times., 1899-07-08
A QUEER OLD MIsER.
A Peculiar Pair Discovered by Ne"
York Police.

New York, July "A boy. moved by Gu:
riosity. tiptoed this afternoon into one Of
The garret rooms at 4ls West Twenty
sixth Street. The first thing ne saw was
naked human body. dead. as he thought
under a broken-down beo- He rushea
from the place and tried to tell Policeman
I.unny what he had discovered. Lunpy
went with him 10 the place and found the
body o! a woman. naked. except for shoe
on the left foot, shockingiy ernaciated and
10 all appearances lifeless. The policeman
thought be saw a corpse until a faint groan
Informed him of his mistakc. Then he
asked all sorts Of questions, but a repeti-
tion OF the groan was all the answer he re-
ceiyed. While the policeman was invcsii-
eating an old man. apparently drunk and
incxpressibiy filthy. entered the room.
Hey. there. you." he cried in sqnoaly
voice: what are you doing In here?"
You had better explain few things
yourself answered Lunuy- What about
this poor woman under the bed2'
''oh. that" the man replied. that's only
my old wife. Mary. She's all right"
Lrnny did not think so and told the old
The times., 1899-07-08
THE DISTRICTS SHARE.
Local officers Anxious to Go to III
PhiiIppine.

The District OF Columbia will be on an
equal footing with the States in the ap-
pointments OF company officers in the new
regiments to be sent to the Philippines.
According 10 the plan outlined by the
President all general and field officers VIII
be taken from the Regular Army. The
company officers will be selected from the
States and Territories. The War Depart
ment has issued an order which makes II
necessary for all applicants for commits
sions except officers Of the regular service
10 pass an examination as TO moral men,
tai and physical fitness and capacity TO
command troops They must also have seen
service during the Spanish War.
All recruits enlisted in the District OF
Columbia viii be assigned to the Twenty
seventh Regiment of Infantry the head
quarters OF which are at Camp Meade Ia.
The recruiting Office in this city has been
opened and Is ready to examine applI-
cants. Major James NJ. Bell has been
designated to command the regiment. A
number OF officers OF the First District of
Columbia Volunteers. who served through
the Cuban campaign, are anxious to re-
ceiye commissions in the new regiments.
Brig. Gen. George H. Harries visited the
War Department yesterday in the interest
OF those members OF the National Guard
VINO desire 10 go 10 tne PnlllppineS as COM
missioned officers.
Among those prominently spoken of are
Leroy Heron. who was second lieutenant
in Company G of the District Volunteer
Regiment: Daniel V. Chisholm, adjutant
of the First Battalion of the same regi-
! ment; Capt. Charles l. Beatty, OF the
Tenth Immunes, and Capt. John S. Lewis,
of the Seventh Immunes. The selection
will probably be made from among these
! officers.
! 1t is probable that the volunteer COM
pany organized some time ago by Capt
/ Percy W. Moss. formerly of the Second
Arkansas Volunteer Regiment. will be ac-
cepted. Captain Moss has an excellent rec
ord as a fighter, while every man in his
command is a veteran of the Spanish
American war with an honorable dis
charge. The organization is known as the
/ Mckinley Sharpshooters." 1t was stated
yesterday that the men would be obliged
TO enlist singly and not as an organiza-
tion. They will then be assigned to the
same company. The election of Captain
Moss will probably be confirmed by the
| President.
The times., 1899-07-08
THE VENEZUELAN DISPTTE.
Sir Richard Webster sdn ArEuinr
the british Case


Paris. July 7.-Continuing his argument
Of the British case. bafore the venezueIan
tribunal today. Sir Richard Webster pre-
sented evidence OF Dutch occupation of
the river Barima, the natives being sub
ject TO Dutch contsoI and the chieftains
receiving their badges OF Office from the
Dutch authorities In 1859 the Dutch su-
thorities remonstTated 10 the Madrid
Government against Spanish acts of ag-
gression, claiming in absolute terms that
the Cuyuni was Dutch property, the Dutch
having from time immemorial pos
sessed post on that river. Sir Richard
quoted the Spanish reply to this remon-
STRANGE, in which Spain stated that the
acts of aggression had not been committed
by the Spanish Governor, Centurion, de-
claring that the Dutch post at Orinda. on
the Upper Essequibo. was accessible to the
Spaniards, because the Dutch colony ex-
tended between 1t and the Spanish nosts.
Centurion's governorship Sir Richard said.
was during the period of 177O-73.
Some Spanish activity, however. was
directed westward, but not toward the
Dutch coast settlements of the disputed
territory, the Spanish possessions being
then limited to part of the Rio Negro,
Casiquiari, the upper and lower Orinoco,
and the new settlements in the interior.
Sir Richard pointed out that an allusion
made in one of the documents to the
abandonment of the Pomercon co ony.
which has been much used in the VeneZ-
uelan case, merely referred to the aban-
donment of cultivation. producing in sup
port of his statement contemporaueous
maps. He referred to the constant trans
actions between the Dutch and the ma
tives and to the giving of tokens of alli-
ance, such as hats and sticks. to secure
promises OF assistance. This reference
caused an outburst OF merriment, which
momeItarily relieved the dullness OF tho
proceedings. Several judicial jokes were
highly appreciated.
Sir Richard concluded his speech today
by referring to Inciarti's journey of ex-
ploration in 1779 in the country between
the Orinoco and Mowka, and commented
on Inciarti's diary, which was accompanied
| by map. He argued that the country
was entirely unknown to the Spaniards,
while the Dutch were in possession Of
Mowka. During the proceedings Prof.
Martens referred to q case that had been
previously cited as bearing on the matter
| under discussion. Sir Richard Webster
| denied the existence of such case, and
! everybody present. except the president,
had apparently forgotten it. Prof. Mar
| tens quietly turned to the first volume of
Sir Richard Webster complimented him on
! his extraordinary memory. Although Prof.
| Martens English comes slowly, he has
| thorough command of the entire case. Sir
Richard will resume his speech tomorrow.
The times., 1899-07-08
Reduced Rates to Arlington Tomor-
row on Electric Trains.

II there is one place above another near the
city where it is cool and pleasant on a hot day.
that one place is certainly Arlington The Wash
inGton. Alexandria, and Mount Vernon Railway
will again reduce the regular fare for the round
through trains every forty-fve minutes in addi-
ton to the regular services from the station at
13ie Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. These
trains run direct to the national cemetery with.
out change. stopping on y at the Sheridan ana
Nce'leIland gates The fare for the round trip
10 Alexandria and Mount Vernon is also reduced
after : o'clock every evening. This gives a fine
ride in the cool river breezes. and Is a very
pleasant way OF spending these hot evenings.