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The Penn's Grove record., 1899-09-22
BANK CASHIER STRUCK DOWN.


CHICAGO Observation-Disclosures ]. Hilbert,
the aged cashier of the Paletine Bank In
Palatine, ILL.,, twenty-six miles north of
Chicago, was fatally injured as the result
of an attack made upon him by a young
man who gave the name OF Walter Lawtou.
The latter, who is unknown to anybody
In Palatlne, and apparently Of good educa-
ton, was placed IN the county jail suffer
ing from a bullet wound in the abdomen.
Henry Plaggo, seventy years old, n fan
mer, whose Intervention at a critical mo-
ment prevented the outright murder of
the cashier, was taken home, west OF the
village. cut, bruised and disabled as a re-
suit of his struggle with Lawton, whose
motive for the assault, according to his re-
peated statements, was not robbery. The
attack upon Filbert was made with a tack
hammer, and the aged cashier was struck
at least u dozen times before Plaggo inter-
ferod.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-09-22
ALASKAN COAST SHAKEN
Some Aleutian Islands Sank Several
Feet After Earthquakes.
Over 500 Miles of the Coast Disturbed to
an Extent Not Known in Modern
Thnes-Indians Demonstration.

SEATTLE, Wash. (SpeclaD. Over 50t
as many as 1900, have sustained an earth
quake the like OF which In violence and ex.
tent Is not OF record since the ancient oc.
cupation OF the famous land by the sturdy
Russians.
News oil the disaster reached Seattle by
the steamship City of Topeka from Juneau.
which city learned of the seismic event
from the westward bound steamer Dora
The remark ible disturbance Is known to
have extended along the winding course
of the seashore from Juneau to COOKS
Inlet. No doubt 1t rumbled on down the
Aleutian Archipelago to Dutch Harbori
and possibly to the furthest islet OF the
chain.
There were two shocks. Tho first oc.
cured Sunday, September 3, and the sec
ond a week later. The last was by far tue
most violent and the Yakutat Bay section
vas the most seriously disturbed. Tbs
earth shook and trembled like a leaf.
Nanak Island, off Yakutat, settled twenty,
five feet, so that at high tide the tops Of
the trees OF the sickly timber growthfn that
section are barely visible.
Several new islands we're formed In this
locality, for While the mainland and extst-
ing Islands settled there was a great up
heaval of the seabed, re tulttng In the for
nation of new Islands. A lone Catholic
cross rising above the waters Is all that
remains to mark the spot of q Russian
Indian graveyard on the point OF the land
extending far out into the bay of fakutat.
George NJ. Esterly, Il Minneapolis man
from Kodiak Island, says the natives. and
indeed the whites, at Yakutat, Orca and
other points along the path OF the earth
quake, declare that mountains were actual
" dislodGed. The Indians were terror
stricken. Hundreds OF them fed from the
Yakutat section and arc going down the
coast to Lynn Canal. Some have already
arrived at juneau.
The native village of Kayak sustained a
frightful shaking up. Cabins and nuts
were Jared down and such as remained
standing are propped up with Indian poles.
In many places great assures In the earth,
some three feet wide, aud miles In length.
were visible. aud some OF these are de-
clared to have emitted steam.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-09-22
MINISTER WHIPPED IN PRISON.
Howard, Reeaptured by the Government,
Punished with a Paddle.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Special).-A few days
ago, at the Ohio Penitentiary, the Rev,
G. G. B. Howard, who has taught college
Students the principles of logic, who has
ministered to large and fashionable con-
gregations III several large cities, was
compelled to bend over a box while a lusty
guard vigorously applied u hickory paddle.
Howard was returned Sunday night to
the penitentiary, from which lie escaped
September u, 1894. He was captured at
Horton, Mich, where lie was pastor OF the
leading congregation of that village.
Howard lost all of the good time he had
gained, about 400 days, and was taken to
the idle House" to await assignment to
one Of the contracts. He will be given one
OF the hardest tasks in the prison.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-09-22
Train Collision Kills Four.

A passenger train on the st. Louis ane
San Francisco Railroad collided with q
freight train near Kansas City, Mo; F0n
were killed and four others injured. Ins
dead are: b. F. Redyck, engineer OF tnt
freight train; Charles Rider, brennan OF ths
passenger train; W. HARRISON, freight
brakeman; unknown man., burned peyohc
nellis watch was thirteen minutes slow, as
IL was proved later.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-09-22

Census Director Merriam, who /. IN
Washington directing the next census, has
indicated his purpose to appoint enumsr
ators speaking the tongue of localities
where English is not the prevailing Ian.
guage rather han to appoint interpreters
to English speaking enumerators.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-09-22
SPAIN CUTTING DOWN EXPENSES
The Cabinet Decides Not to Pay Interest
on Cuban Bonds.

MADRID (By Cable).-Thc Cabinet met in
Council a few days ago, and 1t was decided
that the interest on the Cuban bondsshouid
be paid by the Government OF that isiand'
and not by Spain. The necesst y OF making
all possible economics In the budget, In
order to satisfy public opinion and meet
the needs OF the country, was discussed al
great length. Each Minister was urged TO
report what further curtailment was posi-
hle In his department.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-09-22
ALABAMA's sENAToRsHIP RACE

civilian J.. YoUNGs,
Secretary to the Governor
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-09-22
u,,took His Cousin For a Burglar.

Longstreet Martin was shot and killed BY
his cousin George Martin, In Orange
County, Va. Longstreet was visiting
George and slept with him over n store
house. In the night Longstreet, who was
quite deaf, went out of the room and in
returning aroused his cousin. George
called to know who 1t was and, receiving
90 reply, shot twice, aud killed his cousin.
mlstaking him Tor II burglar.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-09-22

State Commissioner Rixby, of Missouri,
reports that over 20, 900. 900 pounds of poul-
try and nearly $4,000. 600 dozen of eggs
we're handled by transportation companies
last wear, the aggregate cash returns for
which were IS, 29s, 1882. The gross value OF
Mlssouri's shipments OF poultry and eggs
In 1898 exceeded the value OF the combined
shlpmerts OF wheat, corn, oats and hay.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-09-22

SMYRNA. Asia Minor (By Cable) .-There
was a disastrous earthquake at Adm, a
town on the Member, eighty-one miles
southeast of this place. Hundreds OF per-
sons we're killed In the valley OF Menderez.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-09-22
c,r,,n,, Gibbons Sees the President.

Cardinal Globous called on President
Mckinley at the White House, Washington
to ask, it Is said, an inyestigat,on OF tne
olIayad dissertation of Catholic Churct
property by American soldiers In tho Phil
ippines.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-09-22
Accidentally Shot by Iii. Friend.

While Edgar Homer was out shooting
reed birds on the flats at Burlington, N. J.
his gun discharged and the shot from both
barrels entered the lead OF William. Law.
renee, killing him Instantly. The young
men were inseparable companions. Law
renee leaves a widow and four small chill.
dren.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-09-22

Secretary Root has sent out circulars re
ouesting photographs of every commits
stoned Off ser of the army to file with tn,
efaciency records in the Wal Department
at Washington. These photographs are "a
be all OF one size, mounted, aud to have
name Of the officer, his rank, and the date
upon which the photograph was taken IN
scribed upon the back.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-09-22

Mrs. Henry Oliver, wife of the owner OF
the Oliver Theatre, and prominent In social
circles, In Lincoln, Neb., died suddenly,
after having received Christian Science
treatment, having refused to call n physi-
clan. The Immediate cause OF death was
heart trouble.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-09-22
$1,000 For a Marriage License.

A message received at Perry, O. T.. from
Tishomingo, I. T., states that the Chicka-
saw lawmakers are at work in earnest,
and that something of u sensation was
ST rung In tho House by the Introduction
OF n bill proposing to raise the price OF
C%hickasaw marriage licenses from $50 to
$1,000.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-09-22

The high prices prevailing in the cotton
goods market nave proved an effectuai
barrier to the placing of orders for export.
4 good many buyers for foreign business
made contracts when quotations were
over, to carry them up to January l.. The
mills are unwilling to sell ahead with the
,endency of prices still upward.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-09-22

Henry s., Ross, son OF the Rev. A. Arnold
Ross, Of the First Universalist Church at
Taunton, Mass, who was injured while
practising football, died fro II his Injuries
a few hours later. Ross was nineteen years
nIN
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-09-22
shot His Father to Save His Mother.

Elijah Hall shot and killed his father,
Henry Hall, a Clergyman, in Pike County,
KY, for abusing his mother. The father
was very quarrelsome, and upon the sons
Interfering In one of these scenes he abused
him In violent terms. The son then shot
him dead and ran away
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-09-22

As usual, New Jersey comes forward with
the lrst chestnuts Of the season. The crop
Il an abundant one aud the nuts are OF
good size and free from worms.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-09-22
INDECENT IN PORTO RICO.

O%ne.third of the Entire Population Re-
ported Helpless.
SAN JUAN, Porto Rice (By Cable).-Ihe
Board Of Charities tabulated statistics
show that out oil Il population OF 9l6'ov
there are 291, Os9 indigent and 11,S5s sick
The number OF deaths as the result oil
the recent hurricane was 26l9.
One weeks rations were issued TO 49,
1l7 persons, and the number ofthose WORK
ing for rations was HIS.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-09-22

The City of Assumption or Asuneion is on
he Paraguay River, about $50 miles north
" Buenos Ayres, with which it Is connected
)y railway. Its population is about 10000
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-09-22

More Plague Cases Near Delagoa Bay.
Lorenzo MARQUES, Delagoa Bay (By
3able).-Fresh cases OF the bubonic plague
nave occurred at Magude, a small place
near here.
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Legal Holidays In Cuba.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Brooke has desiS
mated as legal holidays in Cuba, Ne"
Years Day, Christmas, Holy Thursday.
Good Friday and every sunday.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-09-22

Former Governor Oates Announces HIS
Candidacy For senator Morgan's sent
M~oxrGoMERY, Ala. (Specia).-William U,
Oates, former Governor and Congressman
has announced his candidacy for the Uni
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-09-22

A telegram was received at stockholm
sveden. from the master of the Norwegian
cutter Martha Larsask, Saying that ne hau
fonnd on the north coast OF King Charles
island an anchor and II buoy marked
"Andree Polar Expedition"
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-09-22

DIR. Kitasito, OF Yokohama, Japan, has
discovered the bacillus OF dysentery, and
has already performed some remarkable
cures hv inocuiAtion,
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-09-22

No writer Of the English language
has addressed himself so felicitously
to Faust as Bayard Taylor, the
AmericaN.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-09-22
nenntx Ia nIood Dcep.

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar-
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads.
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets beauty for ten cents. All drug.
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, l0c, 25c, SOC.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-09-22

Fits permanently cured. No fits or nervous.
ness after first days use of DR.. kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. s2trial bottle and treatise free
DIR. r. II. KLINE. Ltd, 93l Arch St, Phtla.,P
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-09-22

To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netic. fun OF life, nerve and iigor, take NoTo-
Bac, the wonder WORKER, that makes weak men
strong. An druggists, SOC or 81. Cure guarun-
tecd. Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-09-22

In Manitoba there are 2, 500, 900 acres un.
der crops, Of which 1000, 900 is wheat.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-09-22

Car Nicholas's usual tip for servants
when on a visit is So.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-09-22

Lond in England is 800 times as valuable
now as il was 200 years ago
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-09-22
PLAGUE REACHES PARAGUAY.

Il Breakes Out at Assumption, tho Capita
City.
BuENos AYnEs (By C~able).-The bubonic
plague has broken out at Assumption,
'Asuncion), capital OF Paraguay.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-09-22

Living is nearly forty per cent. cheaper
in London than In New York.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-09-22

r,o newest fashionable fad in London is
Kitchener mustacGe.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-09-22

The second city Of the British empire in
size is Calcntta.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-09-22

The grade system has been in%troducedin
the Iowa prisons.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-09-22

Female bootblacks are becoming hume
rous In Paris and other French cities.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-09-22

writing to Mrs, Pinkham at Lynn, Mass.
MRS. CORA gibson, Yates, Manistee
Co., Mich, writes:
DEAR MRS. PINKHAM-Two years ago
began having such dull, heavy. drag
ging pains in my back, menses were pro-
fuse and painful and was troubled with
leucorrhoa, took patent medicines
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-09-22

Boston has thirty public outdoor bath
ing places
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-11-16

case was similar to that of Dreyfus, In
each case the victim was accused ot u
crime OF which he was entirely inno-
cent.
In l16l, when Jean Calas was accused
religious bigo,ry ragged with especial
flerceness in Toulause. one night the
dead body OF the merchants son was
found hanging below the door ~ the
shop He had hanged himself while
the family was 10 supper, The family
was Protestant. Some members ~ the
Catholic community In which they
lived suggested that Jean Calas had
murdered his son. There was no evi.
dence, no motive no reason ot any sort,
10 connect the father with the crime
Indeed. all evidence and all reason
pointed the other way. But catholic
court and a Catholic Judge convicted
Jean Calas Of the crime Of having MUIR
dercd his son to prevent him from BE-
coming a Catholic. Calas was broken
on the wheel. his daughters placed in
nunneries. his remaining son In "a mun-
astery, and his widow He'd To Swi,zrr-
land. Years after. when no repantion
could be mada. the inramy was rN-
posed.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-11-16

The gain Of over two million dollars
shown by the report Of the auditor OF
the post office department is most
gratifying. 1t was expected that gains
would be shown, but the balance on
the right side Of the ledger is much
larger than was looked for During the
year there was an increase OF over !. 400
in the number Of post offices, showing
a steady increase in population and a
constant reaching out Of the people
into new regions. There was gain in
the money order department. which is
most useful branch IT the post office.
The number Of orders issued during the
year was 29,OO7,s7O, calling :or s4i2 4S3.- e
sji, which is a net increase Of over a
million orders during ,he year. Multi
tudes Of people who do not keep bank
accounts find the money order system
very convenient, absolutely reliable
and in every way satisfactory. The
system is an aid to many retail mer-
chants as well as 20 their customers.
The business was done last year at a
loss To the government Of &1O5 106. but
the benefits to The people and to trade
in general make this loss appear quite
insignificant. II it were not for postal
money orders large number Of people,
some Of them living in villages and
small towns, would have no way Of
making remittances by mail. and retail
merchants and others in large cities
would have their trade very much cur
tailed.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-11-16
LIGHT AT LAST IN LUZoN.

A fresh war in South Africa has for
some time withdrawn attention from
the old war going on in the Philippines,
Indeed the monoteaous reports OF petty
advances and Withdrawals, that led To
no conclusion. has grown wearisome,
and most persons aad ceased to attach
hopeful imp ,rtance to he bulletins
from Manila In the last few days.
however. with ;he recurrenee ~ a sea-
son less unfavorable TO military opera
tlons in LuEon. the movements report
ed have begun gradually TO assume
some Conference, and at Iength We have
an account Of the opallng OF what ap-
pears like a syste matte campaign.
our army has never had any trouble
IN defeating or driving any body Of
Fiipinos it could come up With. The
trouble has been. whether they stood
TO night or retreat ID without fighting.
they have always got away into the
interior where 1t was hard 10 follow
them. and came back to fight another
day. General Otis has now adopted the
sensible. not to saw obvious. plan of
getting around to their rear. He has
sent General whea.on's command upon
transports, with naval support. to
Lingayan. on the bay Of that name on
the northwest side OF Luzon. where he
landed and advanced upon Aguinaldo,
holding the mountain passes TO the
east At the same Lawton is advanc-
ing from the south. and It is expected
that in this way Aguinaldo will be
caught and held and forced to a con-
clusion.
Nhlie IL - dlfncuit 10 feel enthusiaS-
tic confidence in the success OF this
plan. so great is Aguinaldos talent for
avoidance. It is more encouraging than
anything we have heard heretofore.
There should be troops enough avail
able to make it effective and there can
be no question OF the result so far as
II depends upon actual fighting. The
essential condition seems to be that
Wheaton shall have troops enough TO
prevent the escape Of the Finpinos to
the mountains II that can be done.
this campaign should bring the insur-
rection 10 an end.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-11-16
IMPROVED TOURIST sLEEPERs.
Railroads Are Acceding to Demands OF
Middle Glasses Who Want Better
Sleeping-Car Service.

In response to the demands OF the
times the o. r. & N. and its connea-
tions are placing in operation q much
better grade OF tourist sleepers for Pa
clIic coast service than at any previous
time. The largely increased traffic 10
this section Of the country has demand
ed all the Improvements Of latter-day
transportation, and in consideration of
this the railroads are establishing a
service which is excellent in every par
tlcular Not only are the wishes OF
hrst-class passengers served, but those
VINO are travelling TO and from the East
On second-class tickets are splendidly
cared for. There was a time when a
tourist sleeper appealed to a limited
number OF people who were travelling
on the Cheap" order, in every meaning
Of the term. Now, however there has
been a radical change. With the bet
ter tourist sIeepers In operation the
class Of passengers has been improved.
and one may now travel upon them
and enjoy all the privileges OF a firgt-
class sleeper at greately reduced rate.
Daily, on the o. r. g. N. east bound
fast mall, Is attached one Of these lat
est improved tourist sleepers, a model
OF beauty and handsome appointments.
The new cars are almost an exact
counterpart Of the first-class sleepers,
One noticeable feature Of the new
tourist cars is tn absence Of a smoking
apartment. The new cars being built
by the Pullman Company are not pro-
vlded with smoking apartments. This
new departure has been taken because
Of the fact that most through trains
are provided with composite cars, which
provide a smoker for the sleeplng-car
passengers.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-11-16
EXTENSIONS OF RAILROADS.

Earl W. Mayo. in Ai1slae's.
In 1870 there We're % miles Of railroad
in this country. In 1899 The mileage is
lo,tOO. In these seven decades railway
building has gore on at q rate Of $500
miles every year. or nearly ten miles
fol every working day. The total mile
age Of the United States Is, roughly.
one-half that Of the whole world.
There are not half dozen other coun-
tries that have one-tenth as much
railway within their boundaries. The
average capitalizations OF the different
systems is $4,000 per mile; the total
is steadily approaching 100000 It
! is equal to an investment Of nearly
$4,000 per day :or the whole period.
Even these figures 10 not tell the
story in its full lmpr4ssIveness. Down
TO 1850 the growth Of railroads was
slow. The next four decades marked
the period Of expansion. over l35. 900
miles, considerably more than half Of
the total length OF road in the coun-
try, was buiIt during he % years from
1866 to 1S9).
In 1850 the railway lines Of the coun-
try were confined TO the North Atlantic
states almost entirely although there
were a few short roads in other parts
o. the country. During the next ten
yeas number II lines We're pushed
west TO the Mississippi. In the fol-
( lowing d-caie the first transc0ntlne ntal
system was completed. joining the Pa
! cine coast 20 the rest Of the country.
The railroads built in the West. when
/ the engine was the first pioneer and
armed guards We're necessary 10 keep
eff hostile Indians. naturally were not
Z az carefully and elaborateIy Construct
+ ed as would be- those Of more popu-
iod5 and older country. The one COM
rIand issued 20 The constructors was
Make # cheap Consequently. the
/ surveyors ran straight lines SO far as|
[ possible. It vas not necessary 10 con-
slider the claims N towns near the pro-
! posed line the towns followed the rail-
road. The contractors turned I'd tbeI
I sell hey found along the line for the
rOa1bsd. The nearest and most con-
/ yenitn timber Whatever its kind. wagI
utilized eor tles ana bridges Trains
began running over each section oil
track as IL was laid improvements
came later Most Of the railroad in this
country was built something after this
manner. Much Of It has been recon-
structed since. Rock ballast nag been
put in, iin1sy wooden bridges hayeI
given place 70 substantial steel gtr,Ic-
tures; heavy steel rails haye replacedI
lighter ones q iron; curves have beenl
Strengthened; steep grades have beenl
abandoned for tunnels and cuts. row
the block signal is coming and the
grade crossing Is going. Az the COM
panies grow in wealth and the business
increases his process will continued
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-11-16
NOTICE OF REPUBLICAN PRIM
AIRY CITY ELECTION.

Notice is hereby given that there
viii be a republican primary city clec.
tion on the nth day OF November. 1899
for the purpose OF electing delegates
to the republican city convention The
judges and polling places OF said elec.
ton TO be as follows, TO wit:
First ward-Judges, Charles 8,
Wright. Martin johnson and A. c.
Fisher; polling place at county court
house.
Second ward-Judges. d. H. welch.
Walter Robb and X. Carruthers: poll
ing place, Welch block.
Third ward-Judges. T. 8. Cornelius.
c. Gramms and Maxwell Young; poll
ing place, old school house.
The number Of delegates TO be elected
at said election being II from each
ward. II Is recommended by the re-
publican city central committee that
said convention be held on the 2lst
day Of November. 1899.
Said primary election TO be held be-
tween the hours OF D. m. and D. m.
Of said date.
JOHAN Z. YOUNG,
Chairman Republican City Central
Committee
F. p. LEINENwEBER. Secretary.