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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-05
AsToRIA's LAG IN GROWTH.
An Eastern Critics Comment on the
-. Cities Of the Northwest.

s1N t@aFHNNiA NIlllC = kUIumEllL on the
- Cities Of the Northwest.
Two eastern gentlemen, in Astoria
on business. were yesterday airing
their Views Of northwestern cities.
Both Of them deemed Portland 70 pos
sess more solidity than progressiveness.
Il couldn't find there that evidence Of
western hustle of which I've heard 80
much" said one. but she seems 10
have plenty Of capital Of her own.
There is more vim and go in Seattle,
but somehow I gathered the impression
that there is more boom than business
in that place. Tacoma is fate-struck,
and it seems a struggle for her "
keep on the map"
Spokane is good point" observed
the other, but there's but there.
for, being an inland town, there is
naturally a limitation to her possiblli-
ties, and this appeals TO one looking for
a city holding the elements Of great
ness
1.-THE trouble with Astoria, It strikes
me-" continued the first critic, "is
that she has more opportunities than
her people know how to use. With her
advantages. which are apparent at first
sight, she ought to be far ahead Of her
present condition in business, in popu-
latiOr and in general appearance. The
people here seem swamped with their
possibilities, although there is much
evidence Of a spirit Of enterpris="
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-05
The SCHOOL FINANCES,
Difficulties Of the Board Owing TO tbs
Increased Attendance and De-
creased Revenue.

The Astoria board Of school directors
would like to practice the theory Of
nat money Just now. Apparently, the
board has reached that stage where
1t viii have to make something out Of
nothing.
Through no fault Of the present
board, the district is in an extremely
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-05
ANNOUNCEMENT.

Tie Portland Eevening Telegram will
hereafter be represented on the rivel
and in all the towns along the line Of
the A. & c. railway by a new live and
wideawake agent
The brightest writers In Astoria Will
contribute the news from this city.
Everybody win want 1t. Leave orders
with Griffin & Reed TO have the Tele-
gram delivered by carrier. Only Is
cents per week.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-05
AN OBJECT LESSON,
Herman Wise Opens ehe Eyes OF AS
torians on Portland Prices.

The prices quoted by Herman Wise
in his ad in today's Astorian ought GER
tainly to open the eyes OF our people
to the folly OF running away from home
fer the sake OF 5O-cent fare. Good
goods is Mr.. wise's motto and good
goods, coupled with such 'eoaxers." as
he terms his reduction. ought to Ger
tainly crowd his place Of business from
morning TIL night. II success goes 10
him who earns It, who works for It.
then Herman Wise will meet with sue
cess.
Don't fail to read the prices he
quotes.
II all our merchants would pull as
hard to keep trade at home as does
Herman Wise, Astoria would be the
best town on the coast
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-05
FOR RENT OR SALE.

A very desirable dairy farm. finest
beaver dam land with abundant living
water, Hnd cows. buildings, orchards
and separators. Address Robert Craw-
ford. Nehalem. Tillamook county. Ore.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-05
Woman's Welt re

within her own control; creates, French
medical triumph Of this century. for all
female irregularities, weakness, etc;
positive blessing TO married ladies'
Call OF write for sealed information.
Inclose stamp. Office 3501S Washington
street. over Cordray's, rooms 9-l0. Port
land, Oregon.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-07-21
Notice of Assessment.

Notice is hereby given that at meet
ng of the directors Of the Lone Tree
Ditch Company, held ON the 9Th day of
July 1899, an assessment of one dollar
Sl.O0) per share was levied upon the
capital stock Of the corporation, paya-
BILE on the 18th day Of August, 1899, to
Lee Platt, %trearurer, at Rapid City,
S. D.
Any stock upon which this assess
ment shall remain unpaid on the 18th
day OF August, 1889 will be delinquent
and advertised foe sale at public auc.
tion, and, unless payment is made be-
fore, will be sold on the lst day of
November, 1899, to pay delinquent
assessment, together with oost of ad-
vertising and expense Of sale.
Lee Platt,
Secretary.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-07-21
Snaps in Sewing Machines.

The day for paying 500 to S75 for
a sewing machine has passed. There
is no need of doing such a thing
unless you wish to help pay the
high salaries of sewing machine So
licitors. You can't afford to do it.
But talking of sewing machines,
if you want to see the finest line of
them yer shown in Rapid City and
for sale at prices never before nam
ed in the Hills, just drop into the
Tom Sweeney Hardware Company
and see what they've got. A big
line of the famous New Home,''
just received-the finest, prettiest,
most durable and simplest machine
on earth. Prices about half that
charged for Just as good" ma
chimes. These machines are cheap
in price only. There is nothing
IN the sewing machine world that
will excel them, no matter what a
fancy price you r charged for it.
The fact is the Tom Sweeny Hard
ware Co., is selling better sewing
machines for less money than you
can buy them east today. Don't
let a travelling solicitor for
ANY MAKE of machine to talk you
out Of $40 to $50 by charging you a
high price for a machine. You
can't afford it and there's no use of
your doing it. Every dollar counts
and yol only have to let 60 OF a few
of them at the Tom Sweenew Hard
ware Co., to get a good a machine
as human ingenuity ever contrived
and manufactured. Step in and
look over these snaps. Now is the
time to buy.
Tom Sweeney Hardware Co.,
Rapid City.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-07-21
FROM THE PHILIPPINES.
Members OF Company M Write Of
Conditions Existing There and
Endorse Gov. Lees Stand.

Monday mornings mail brought a
number of letters from members of
Company NJ at Manila to anxious
relatives in this city and through the
kindness of some of those who we're
the recipients of thise missives The
UNION is permitted to publish ex-
tracts from them. From one hand
ed us written at San Fernando, we
take the following comment on Gov.
Lees late demand for the return of
the South Dakota regiment. The
writer expresses his views as fol-
lows
II see by copies of the Journal
received that the press and the peo-
pie are censuring Gov. Lee for de-
handing u return. The governor
is not far wrong and I am sure he
is voicing the sentiments and wishes
of a great majority of our regiment.
l think he has had a number of let
tiers direct from enlisted men which
prompted him to make the demand
and1 believe that if his critics had
a chance to see those letters and
the reasons given for desiring TO be
relieved, they wouldn't consider
Gov. Lees letter unpatriotic or un.
called for. What we are kept here
for, is what the volunteers want to
know. The authorities say they are
trying to get regulars to take our
places. True, they have sent thou.
sands of regulars here, but where
are they? They are lying around.in
the city OF Manila, having a good
time, plenty to eat and a good bed
to sleep in, while we volunteers are
out on the firing line facing the. fire,
sleeping on the ground and getting
rations of spoiled bacon, musty
bareback and canned beef and very
little Of it at that. We know there
are upwards OF %, 1000 regular troops
on the island. Now, we would like
to have some of Gov. Lees critics
tell us where these pet soldiers are,
Our division under Gen. McArthu.
is. composed Of the goth Kansas, Isl
Montana, 1st Nebraska, LIST South
Dakota and 10th Pennsylvania in.
fantry, two troops of the 4th Colo.
RADIO, the Utah volunteers and 9Th
artillery. Gen. Lawton's division
is composed Of End Oregon, 18th
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-07-21
SIOUX "a! 81 RAMPAGE!
Reported Encounter Between the
Band of Swift Bear and a
Gang Of Cowboys.
ONE COWBOY SHOT IN The LEG.
Indians Drive OFF Cattle and At
tempt Capture Of Cowboys
Horses.

AS TIE UNION goes to press a re-
port is in circulation to the effect
that Il desperate fight took place
Wednesday between a gang of COW
boys and about IS Sioux Indians
at a point about twelve miles north
east of Oelrichs in the Bad Lands
district. The same reports current
a. Chadron, but up to the time of
going to press has not been verified,
nor is the result Of the fight or it's
cause known.
The Indians have been very quiet
and no unrest has been manifested
except in the case Of Swift Bear and
his hunters who deiicd arrest at the
hands of the Wyoming and South
Dakota authorities for illegally kill
ing deer. Word from Agent Clapl
stated that the band had returned
to the agency, had %repcnted anC
promised to "sin no MORE but
would be turned over to the proper
authorities if desired. The incident
was supposed to be closed. In the
light of this, the story Of Wednes
days fight is not generally credited
here, though it is by no means i'm
possible.
According to the cowboy courier:
story one of the cowboys came
across the band while rounding W
cattle. Swift Bear ordered him t.
give up his horse which he refused
to do. A rifle ball pierced his leg
killing his horse. The band, afte
taking several head of cattle, lief
him, and he wandered around unit
midnight before reaching camp.
The cowboys Immediately starte,
on the trail Of the fleeing pand
, overtaking them about twenty mile
from camp. The Indians, who wer
we'll protected in the rocks, fired O.
the posse. A battle was waged a
long range from the cliffs an
, rocks.
The cowboys horses left in tn
! valley below stampeded and return
S ed to the range, leaving the posse {
six me- with the Indians, who GU
numbered them five to one,
=. Mike Riley, the courier. was d.
, tailed to escape through the India
line and go for help. Twenty-ti,
cowboys heavily armed at one
y started for the scene of war fro
" the roundup camp, taking with the
extra horses.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-07-21
Special Rates.

Commencing Saturday, May 18th,
and Continuing every Saturday I'M
til the last Saturday in October,
simplex excursion tickets will be
sold from Rapid City to Hot Springs
and return at $40, good returning
until the following Tuesday.
+. r. Pontius Agt.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-07-21

TIE UNION and the twice-a-week
World erald--the two best of all
western newspapers-both 4 year
for ~. 90 cash. Give us your sub
scription.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-07-21
Inevitable

Clara-Mr. Spooner said If he was
sure you would accept him he would
propose. Maud-What did you say?
81 told him to try it. If you wouldn't
now, you would some time."-Detroit
Free Press.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-07-21
Newly discovered sulphur deposits.

Newly Discovered Sulphur Deposits.
Important deposits OF sulphur have
lately been discovered in Asiatic Rus
STA. In the Ferghana district there IS
n which will yield about 10000
pounds Of pure sulphur yearly.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-07-21

Headache stopped in % minutes by d.
Niles PAM Pulls One Gent Q dose"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-01

have been had the Legislature adopted
the Boston and Albany trust bill, ard
secured the control of that road early
in the 70s, the indications are that the
failure of the railroad to continue the
same ratio Of growth in traffic and
earnings, that had characterized pre-
Vious years, would have rendered it.
somewhat difficult to have realized the
net demanded by Mr.. Cranes plan,
which would have been 81, 100000 per
year, per cent upon $40,0O0,0O0. Per-
haps the patrons of the road, however
would not have objected, if the traffic
rates had not been reduced as rapidly
as they were if the knowledge that
within few years the state would ac-
quire a control of the road, or they
would probably have been satisfied to
accept less costly stations, and other
Improvements upon the same terms.
The alternative would have been Tor
the state to have made up the def
cheney in dividends when the final pur
chase was made in 1890, and relied upon
the net returns of following years to
reimburse the state treasury.
In considering the net funds avai'a-
BILE to meet the dividends under the
Crane trust bill, it should be remem-
bered that what the corporation paid in
dividends, taxes, surplus, and for what
are termed improvements, was avail
able. 60
In 1s94'95 these items were as fol-
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-01
FOR A CHICAGO BRIDE.
Gold Mounted, Diamond Studded Corset
That Is Marvel.

Mrs. Heintzelman, of the Worcester
Corset Company, has just completed a
creation in her particular line that sur
passes any corset made since the days
of Queen Elizabeth.
This garment was made for a Chica-
go bride, and it's cost will be $3.50. The
body is of white brocade satin in pansy
pattern, with "a solid gold eyelets. The
front steels are of solid gold, and con-
tain "a diamonds, while the skirt hook
is also of gold, set with four large
diamonds of first water. The lining is
of white taffeta silk
This corset which is made in the
new straight front model for the new
style of gowns, is trimmed with three
inch thread lace, and bands of white
chiffon, and is the work of an artist. t
is thought to be the finest ever pro-
duced, and is one of the many novel
ties being turned out by the factory.
Several of the fine corsets in the
process of completion are remarkably
dainty garments, some of them being
of hand embroidered silk, and one in
particular of bands of five inch sash
ribbon, hand embroidered.
Mrs. HeintZelman made corset for
Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt soon after
her marriage, which was the most ex-
pensive produced up to that time.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-01
TELEGRAPHrc BRIEFS.

Pekin, June 90-The French consul at
Menal Tsung, province of Yum Yam, where
anti-foreign disturbances recently oc-
CURED, reports that the situation is I'M
changed.
Christiana, June Christopher Raven,
wee consul of Sweden and Norway at
New York, has been promoted to the rank
OF consul general there.
The Hague June 80 - The examining
committee on arbitration today passed the
second reading of the code Of procedure in
permanent tribunal scheme.
Shamokin Pa, June SO.-The Reading
Railroad officials Here state that the
wreck of express train No. today, where
by Fireman Rollin Morgan was killed.
was caused by unknown parties having
track.
Washington, June 80. = Gen. Delawar
HemPter, consul to Annoy under the first
Cleveland administration, died at his home
IN Alexandria today.
Ottawa, June S0.-The house of commons
divided on the question of mismanage-
ment in the Yukon country this morning.
Inc amendment of Sir Charles HILBERT
upper censuring the government was de-
feated by a vote of 80 for to 4S against.
Chicago, June 3O.-Gen. Harrison Grey
gus OF Los Angeles, Cal, who was with
the Elghth army corps at Manila, and who
arrived IN Chicago from the west last
Where 1t is said he will be mustered out
or military service.
Washington, June 30.-The first orders
were issued today for recruiting the
troops under the clause authorizing the
enlistment of $4,000 men, The order con-
templates enlisting men for the three
skeleton regiments in the Philippines.
Bay City, Mich, June 3O.-Spencer q
flsher, ex-congressman, leading demo-
cratic politician, and formerly wealthy
lumberman, has filed a petition III bank
ruptcy. The total liabilities are placed at
Sf4S,O0O; assets. 5000 900.
Jefferson City, Mo-, June 3O.-The Mis-
souri, supreme court today awarded a
writ of custer on the information of At
torney General Grove against 72 foreign
ilre insurance companies doing business In
st. Joseph, NO. for violating the state
antitrust act of 1895. Under this decision
the u companies cannot continue doing
business in the state.
Providence, June 30.-Rachel Hicks. the
young woman who about week ago EN-
deavored to have a forged note for 500 O0O
cashed by the Union Trust Company, has
been committed to the Butler Hospital for
the insane in this city.
Boston, June 30.-City Treasurer Turner
mas cancelled the award of the s4.711 0O0
city loan to Abraham White, trustee New
YORK, because the necessary deposit OF
one per cent of the whole amount was moi
made within the time limit.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-01
RIPPLES AT THE LAKE.
George Yeager Doesn't Take Liking to
the Gig.

The excellence of the performance of
the Alabama troubadours attracted an
immense crowd to Lincoln park last
evening, despite the GOODNESS of the
evening. The company will give its last
performances today.
George Yeager, catcher of the Wor-
cester ball team, discovered that there
is big difference between sitting on
bench and in a gig. He accepted an
invitation to visit the Wachusett boat
house, yesterday afternoon, and after
seeing the scullers from that house row
in their light boats, thought trip in
the heavier gig would be easy. lie was
given rowing suit and the gig
launched. He took one stroke, just ore.
The boat acted trifie cranky in the
wind, and Yeager did what most peo-
pie do, and just what should not be
done. When the boat tipped he dropped
both SOULS and grabbed the gunWales,
as if his safety depended on the tenaoi-
ty of his grip. For some unaccountable
reason the boat did not go over. Fe
called out for his release. The gig was
blown back and pulled in, and Yeager
got out of it in record time.
A sign designating the women's bath
house as for the exclusive use of Wo-
IH6u, SuOulu UG GTeCl6Q On the HOuSS
or nearby. The house was used by both
sexes last year, and many of the male
sex, evidently know nothing of the con-
struction of house for men. They give
the lady in charge, Miss Anna C. Wall
berg, considerable trouble keeping them
away from the house, and are surprised
when told that none but women and
girls can use the house.
There will probably be exhibitions
and contests for prizes later in tie
season for the lady swimmers. The
contests will be in plain and fancy
swimming. Miss Wallberg is kept busy
teaching the art, and has several pu-
pills who are well advanced. She makes
it point to instruct the girls how to
remove their clothes readily while in
the water, the purpose of which is to
guard against drowning in case they
are ever accidentally upset into the
water.
The dance which was arranged COR
last evening at the Frohsinn club house
on the Shrewsbury side was postponed
until Tuesday evening.
The Tatassits held their regular
weekly entertainment for their lady
friends last evening. A luncheon and
dancing were the features.
Manager Hennessey of the bowling
alleys at the lake is arranging a can
dlepin tournament between teams from
lake clubs. The Washingtons have a
good team and have signified their tr-
tention of entering. The Lakesides also
contain several star bowlers and are
planning to arrange matters so they
can roll.
Manager Wolcott of the rife gal
lery planned to open a shooting tour
nament today, but is obliged to post
pone it until Monday, as the paper tar
gets did not arrive yesterday. The
tournament will be two months in du-
ration, and handsome prizes will be
given for the shooter scoring the larg-
est number of successive bullseyes
during that period
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-01
TRANSPORTATION RATES.
Interesting History from the Time of
Crane Trust Sill,

In the sixties and early in the seven
ties. the question of cheap transporta-
ton was one that attracted consider
able attention in Massachusetts,. For
years the legislative committees de-
voted many a long hearing to this sub
Ject, with Edward Crane the star actor
and leading apostle of the active feat
ures of the movement, backed by some
OIL the most prominent of Boston's mer-
chants of that period. The transporta-
zion rates of those days seem high in
comparison with current ones, and in
me eyes of merchants of that day were
oppressive. One of Mr.. Cranes prin-
cipal claims was, that the state should
own the railroads; another that the
railroads should make low rates for
eastern manufactures to the west, in
The thousands of empty cars that they
nauled in that direction, otherwise the
1lgn freight rates would serve to de-
Velop manufacturing west at the ex-
pense of the eastern states.
Mr.. Crane appears to have been cor
rect in his views of the future in this
respect, at least for we find that the
Boston to Albany, commencing in 1912
with only 2472 tons, increased to 112,-
O7l tons in 1872. Ten years later the
Hoosac tunnel had been opened and
the through traffic west from Boston
via the tunnel developed to the extent
of 121,241 tons, while the Boston and
Albany had further increased to 223.
$40 tons; in fact, this was the maximum
tonnage of the road. The tonnage of
1882 for both roads was 344, SCI tons, and
1t is pointed reminder of Mr. Cranes
foresight that in no year since 1882
mas the tonnage of these two roads.
Boston's main connection with the
west, equalled the west-bound tonnage
OF that year, as in 1897, the last year 8
statement at hand, the through ton
mage of the Boston and Albany had
dwindled to 112,5 tons, and that of the
Fitchburg to 10S,574 tons, a decrease of
over 100000 tons for both roads since
1882, instead of the creditable increase
that had characterized the forty years
previous to that time. These figures
are of great significance to the manu-
featuring and commercial interests of
Boston and New England, since new
lines OF transportation have not been
developed to account for this loss in
traffic.
In tabular form the figures given
above are as under, indicating the
through movement of west bound traf-
nc via the Boston and Albany and
Tftchburg railroads:
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-01
So, APO, $780, 600

The above sums of IS, 000,0 900 and over
measure to a great extent the saving to
the patrons of the B. & A. each year;
if the trust had been enacted and
worked out successfully. The earnings
of the road from freight and passen-
gers last year were some $S,000,O0O. De-
duct from this the earnings from
through traffic, against the current
rates upon which class of freight no
fault can be fond, and the conclusion
is arrived at that local freight and
passenger traffic could be carried at
about one-half present rates. Freight
rates could have been reduced to a
point approximating to Pennsylvania
railroad rates, 563-1000 cents; the Lake
Shore, 551-100O cents; Chicago & Grand
Trunk, 525-1000 cents; Chesapeake &
Ohio, 385-1O00 cents; Wabash, 537-1000
cents and Norfolk & Western, 419-1000
cents, in comparison with the 942-1000
cents per ton per mile charged the pa
irons of the B. & A.
Under existing conditions the B. &, A.
can only take traffic that nets it for
dividend, interest, taxes and improve
ments some IA per cent per annum up
on its capital of $4,000, 900, with the re-
suit that a few stockholders own a
corporation to which they have con-
tributed in cash $40 100,0 900, now valued
in the stock market at about $4,000, 900,
a handsome return for all the benefits
that the corporation has conferred up
on the region through which it was
constructed