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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-12-22
10 FILL THE VACANCIES.
Lawtou's Death Makes Places in Two
Departments to Re Filled.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2l.-It was
said at the wan department that the
vacancy In the list of major generals
cf volunteers CAUSED by the deU'h OF
General lawtua will he filled by the
appointment Of eithW General John
G. Bates. Genaral ; g. NJ Young or
General Lloyd WHEATON.
These officers hold tho rank Of brig
adler general of volunteers. General
Llwtou held the office OF inspector
general with the rank of colonel in
the regular army, HIS death makes
the following promotions N that de-
par.mcnt. Lieuter1nt-C Colonel Peter
A. Vroom, to be colonel; MAJOR Chas,
II. Heyl, to oe lieutenant colonel.
A vacancy is thus crrated in the
list VI majors and inspector generals
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-12-22
GoFF WON

NEW YORK, Dec. 21-Charley Goff.
of California, defeated the English
middle weight boxer, Geoftry Thorne,
in less than two rounds before the
Hercules Athletic Club in Brooklyn,
tonight
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-12-22
OCEANIC IN.

LIVERPOOL, Dec 2l.-The White
Star liner Oceanic, reported overdue
from NV York, arrived in today.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-12-22
STEAD AGAIN BREAKS OUT,
Wants the Clergy of England to Stol
the African War,

NEW YORK, Dec. I,-A dispatch To
the World from London, says;
Peace sunday in War Time Is the
title oc solemn remonstrance and
appeal issued Ly William T. Stead to
the clergy Of all denominations In
Great Britain. He beseeches those who
are "at ease in Zion" who have been
and are dumb dogs and faithless
ocon,,r,,ad an DaraI\
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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-10
Bolivar Beginning to Fall.

From the Philadelphia Record.
Bolivar, the noted killing cir
Gus elephant, who since Dec. 25 1883,
has been in captivity at the Geological
gardens, Is now over 70 years old, and
his age is beginning to tell upon him.
Never since the time he was presented
by Adam Forepaugh has he been freed
from his chains. Daily he receives the
attentions of Keeper Harrison, but he
is always securely chained. No one
looking at his cordial manner to the
small boy, armed with a peanut, would
imagine that he had killed two men In
his time This he did in his circus days,
and il led to his transfer to the Zoo.
He was brought on Christmas night,
1888, accompanied by two female ele-
plants, one on either side. His mate
Princess, who is very tame, is allowed
to battle every day, and then, accom-
panied by a keeper, strolls around the
inclosure munching the grass content
eddy. But old Bolivar, owing to his I'M
certain temper. is never permitted this
privilege.
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CRUELTY ALLEGED.
The Ground on Which Mrs Bourbon Asks
for Divorce.

Nissoula. Aug. 9.--Mrs. Hermine
Bourbon, through her attorney, j. NJ.
Dixon, filed a complaint in the district
court against Joseph Bourbon for d.
vorce In her complaint she alleges
that they were married at St. Johns,
province of Quebec, on the tenth day
of October, 1870; that Is children have
been born as the issue of said marriage;
that since said marriage he has treated
her in a cruel and inhuman manner;
that on or about the fifteenth day of
October 1889, at their residence in
Grass valley, he did wilfully and with
out cause, and scarcely three weeks
before the birth of their child, Leon
tine, twice assaulted her and beat and
bruised and injured her, making her
sick and sore; that about April l, 1898,
he struck her with his fist, knocking
her down, and kicking her on her arms,
head and body; that at divers and sun
dry times. before the filing of this COM
plant, he has threatened to strike her
with chairs and sticks and stove wood,
and has threatened to kick her out OF
the house; that in the month of April,
1899, he drove her out of the house and
threatened her with great bodily harm
should she return. She was at this
time compelled to come to Missoula and
seek refuge with friends, remaining in
the city four days, but under his prom
Use not to modest her again she re-
turned. About the 10th of May, 1899, he
attempted to take her life with knife:
on or about May % he threatened and
attempted to gOuge her eyes out; that
in order to save herself she was COM
PEELED to seek safety at the home of
neighbor. She has not lived with him
since July %, 1899, believing it to he
unsafe to live with him any longer.
She alleges that he is worth $1,000 in
lands: cattle, $3.50: wheat, $3.50; oats,
$50, and also owns horses and divers
farming implements, wagons and har
ness.
She asks that the court prevent him
from selling any of his property. She
asks that the bonds of matrimony be
dissolved and that the custody of the
children be awarded to her: that such
portion of all property be awarded and
set over to her as will be equitable and
just, and that defendant be enjoined
and restrained from disposing of or in
any manner incumbering the property:
that he may be required to pay into the
court a reasonable sum to defray costs
of this action and that he pay $I5 for
counsel fees for the prosecution of this
action; and that he pay s25 per month
alimony for her support during the
tendency of this action.
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How Mrs. Pinkham
HELPED MRS. GOODEN.
LETTER TO MRS. PINKHAx NO. 1a,z,,]

LETTER TO MRS. PINKHAM NO. laz33l
81 am very grateful to You for your
kindness and the interest you have
taken in me, and truly believe your
medicines and advice are worth more
to a woman than all the doctors in the
world. For years had female troubles
and did nothing for them. Of course
l became no better and finally broke
down entirely. My troubles began
with Inflammation and hemorrhages
from the kidneys, then inflammation,
congestion and falling of the womb
and Inflammation of ovaries.
81 underwent local treatment every
day for some time; then after nearly
two months the doctor gave me permits
sion to go back to work. went back,
but in less than a week was COM
PEELED to give up and go to bed On
breaking down the second time, / de-
cided to let doctors and their medicine
alone and try your remedies. Before
the first bottle was gone I felt the eff
fects of it. Three bottles of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and a
package of her Sanative Wash did me
more good than all the doctors treat
ments and medicine.
1.-THE first remark that greets me
now is How much better you look" and
you may be sure l never hesitate to tell
the cause of my health. "-MRs. 4. j.
GooDEN, ACKLEY, la.
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cows out, and turned the morse out with
them so that the horse could Craze
while he was with the herd. When it
was time for the herd to be brought
back to the city Fred missed the horse.
He suspected that something was
wrong, so went to a friends house and
borrowed another horse with which to
hunt his own. He started east, think
ing that he would find the horse near
Bonner, but after going that distance
nothing could he seen of it, so he con-
tinued on further When within short
distance of Clinton he saw man rid
ing along leading his horse. Fred didn't
know just what to say or do. but after
few moments decided not to say any,
thing to the man, but to go ahead and
tell some one else the circumstances.
He found a friend. to whom he told
the story. and when the man came
along the friend told him to give up the
horse, which he did. The boy then rode
back to the city and told what he had
done
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-10
TERRIBLE HURRICANE.
Porto Rico in the Path of a Devastating
Cyclone.

Washington, Aug. 9.-The details of
the West Indian cyclone began to reach
the navy and war debai lments la q
this aftnr.loon in the shape of the fol-
lowing messages:
San Juan de Porto Rico, Aug g.
Adjutant General. Washington: Terri
BILE hurricane; cavalry barracks de-
stroyed. storehouses and other build
ings damaged; iron roofing and lumber
required. GLEN"
San Juan de Porto Rico, Aug. g.
Signal Officer. Washington: Cyclone
just passing over island; Frustrated
telegraph and telephone lines: several
killed, my quarters wrecked and sig
nal barracks partially demolished
Many other buildings, likewise hun
dreds of native houses destroyed; CEN
ter and south probably Jared worse.
"GLASSFORD"
The navy department late this after
noon received a cablegram from Cap
tain Snow, in command of the naval
station in San Juan, announcing the
hurricane had destroyed about $1,000
worth of property at the station there.
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BY ROYAL COMMISSION
British Houses of Parliament
Stand Prorogued.
is A SOURCE OF DANGER
Reference In the Queens Speech to the
Unsatisfactory Condition of Affairs
in the Transvaal - Must
Be Remedied

London. Aug. 9.-Parliament was
royal commission. The house of lords
met and summoned the commons to
the bar and the proceedings termin-
ated with the reading of the queens
speech, which contained the following
sta tements:
My Lords and Gentlemen: Relations
with the other powers continue friendly.
The conference summoned by the
emperor of Russia to consider meas
ures for promoting the maintenance of
peace has completed it's sitting.
Although the result of it's delibera-
tions did not fully correspond with the
lofty aims which it was summoned to
accomplish, it has met with a consider
able measure of success. The institu
ton of permanent tribunal of arhi-
tration cannot fail to diminish the fire.
quency of war;
After a reference to the conclusion of
the Anglo-French convention on the
subject of the Nile valley and the An
glo-Russian convention in regard to
railway enterprise in China, the speech
continued:
1--WE have received a petition from a
considerable number Of my subjects re-
siding in the South African republic
moval of grievances and disabilities of
which they complain. The position of
my subjects in the South African re-
public is inconsistent with the promise
of equal treatment wherein my grant
of internal independence to that repub-
lie was founded and the unrest caused
thereby is a constant source of danger
to the peace and prosperity of my do
minions in South Africa. Negotiations
on these subjects with the government
of the South African republic have
been entered into and are still proceed
ing"
Another paragraph deals with the
satisfactory reports of the recovery of
the agriculture and trade Of India from
the depression caused by the famine,
but it adds: Fears are now entertain
ed for the prospects of the harvest in
western and central India, owing to
insufficient rainfall, though the officials
are taking timely precautions to meet
any scarcity"
The speech thanks the commons for
the liberality with which they have
provided for the naval and military de-
Tense of the empire, and concludes with
reference to the benefits which may be
expected from the domestic legislation
DaSSed
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COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Assessment Matters Come Up for Consid-
Grafton.

Grafton.
Missoula, Aug 9.-This has been a
very busy day for the county commits
sioners, being the day for opening the
bids for the construction of the bridges
across the Bitter Root river, near
Maclay's ranch, and across the MIS-
soula river, near Bonner.
The Northern Pacific Railway COM
pany were reduced on about $4,000
acres of land in MissOula county from
$1.09S to rs cents per acre. j. X. Latl-
mer voting no." and the clerk was
ordered to add to the assessment book
several hundred acres in township IN
range q west at IS cents per acre.
Protest OF the Northern Pacific Rail-
way company against the assessment
on the Northern Pacific hospital was
ordered fled
David Lewis assessment was reduced
on 100 acres at $400 on account OF land
being in contest.
Assessment of Maria T. Higgins was
reduced "a on lots in Sunnyside addi-
ton.
Antoine Lerch, classification of land,
changed as follows: Forty-two acres,
first-class grain; 8 acres, second-class
grain, and 100 acres, grazing land. NO
reduction being allowed on the I'M
provements.
A s70O-mortgage assessed to ]. r.
Cell was changed to the assessment of
Mary E. Cell. Application for reduc-
ton on assessment on county warrants
rejected.
Application of Minnehan & Gerrity
for reduction on land was rejected.
The assessment of ]. J. Clifford was
reduced $3.50 on 15S acres at $3.50 per
acre.
Mrs. c. A. Pearson reduced on i'm
provements 5000.
81
of three contractors for the bridges,
which were as follows:
o. f. Peppard agrees to rebuild the
bridge across the Bitter Root river at
Maclay's ranch for $3.50 if the old span
is to be repaired; $2,990 if entirely new
spans are ordered. He agrees to con-
struct the Cook bridge across the Mis-
soula river for 81. 200 where a low truss
is ordered and $500 if a high truss is
ordered. David Graham agrees to re-
pair the Maclay bridge for $4,000; the
Cook bridge for S1.1S5 for low
truss and s1,465 IL high truss is ordered.
The bid of Frank Dana is $3,497 for the
Maclay bridge according to Q. e. Pep
pard's PLAN and if allowed to use Old
iron, $3.50. On the Cook bridge he bid
s1,375 for low truss and sl,595 for high
truss.
The county commissioners, after
thoroughly examining the bids offered
for the building of the bridges over the
Bitter Root river at Maclay's ranch.
and across the Missoula river, near
Bonner, has awarded the building of
the Maclay bridge to o. e. Peppard,
who offered to do 1t for 1890. The
Cook bridge. near Bonner. was given
to David Graham, who will build it for
| 81. 4s5. The work on these bridges is to
start at once and be finished without
delay.
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IN SECRET SESSION.
Dreyfus Assists His Judges in the Trans.
lation of German.

lation of German.
Rennes, Aug. 9.-The secret session of
the Dreyfus court martial to-day lasted
from $50 a. m. to Has a. m. General
Chanoine nearly completed his part of
the examination of the dossier. He
Will be heard tomorrow for about two
hours, then NJ. Palologue of the for
eiCn office will take up the task. which
it is understood will be completed Fri
day next. The public session therefore
will take place Saturday morning.
The dossier consists of about 400 doc
uments. Of which so were disposed of
yesterday. Several documents are
written in German. During the pro-
ceedings to-day a German dictionary
was sent for and the correspondent of
the associated press learned from a
sure source that when certain words
and expressions could not be exactly
understood, even with the aid of the
dictionary. Dreyfus, who is a perfect
German scholar. volunteered a trans
lation and was allowed to give explain
ations. which We're of valuable assist
ance to members Of the court.
Precautionary police measures to-day
were much more stringent than yester-
day. The authorities explain the rigor
of these measures on the ground that
yesterday few cries against the pris-
oner were raised while he was crossing
the avenue. Not a dscordant note was
heard anywhere to-day.
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world, and there have been less than a
naif dozen parties to visit it on account
OF the roughness of the country through
winch 1t is necessary to pass to reach
IL. Just above the lake is big glacier,
and this has never been explored. 1t
is an immense sheet of ice and looks
masnificent from the shores of the
lake.
john F. Stevens, chief engineer of
tne Great Northern railroad. arrived in
Libby on Monday morning in his pri-
Vate car, which was sdetracked here
until tuesday morning. He was ac-
companied by Louis w. Hill, a son of
president j. j. Hill, and while here the
party put in their time fishing and at
tending to some business for the COM
pany in conenction with the purchasing
of supplies for the roadbed.
Charles w. McMeekin, consulting en-
gineer for the Snowshoe Mining COM
pany, came down from the mine YES
terday. At present he has a crew maxi
ing a survey for the purpose of getting
the waters of Lehigh lake into Snow
shoe gulch for the use of the mill at
that place. The present water supply
at the mill is inadequate during the
winter months, and the mill has here
tofore been compelled to close.
Mrs. Walters, wife of Howard C.
w ALTERS, lldnageT OF Ihe SnOWShOe
mine, accompanied by their children.
arrived in Libby from Spokane and
will remain here a good part of the
summer.
Superintendent ]. NJ. Dikeman of the
Libby Creek Mining company, has re-
turned to Libby from business visit
to Kalispell.
All the machinery for the Fisher
Creek Mining company has arrived and
is now in the Libby yards.
Seven carloads of the machinery for
the Buzz Saw concentration have ar
riveyd, and are now being hauled up
to the mine. One piece weighs over
10000 pounds. Among the machinery
is the pipe for the power line. There
are three carloads of it and it Is 26
inches in diameter.
There are IA residences and three
business houses now in the process of
construction in Libby, and many more
have been contracted for.
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Missoula, Aug. "a special from
Iron Mountain, received at the Stand
ard office this evening, says that James
Hasnen. who has been living here for
number of years and called Dirty
jim" committed suicide by taking
laudanum. He was living in cabin
on the outskirts of the city and would,
whenever it was possible, work on the
section. He was found by a friend of
his who had called for him to do some
work, Where he got the poison no one
knows. and why he should have taken
his own life remains a mystery. Dr.
Bowers, justice of the peace for this
township, held an inquest over the re-
mains. The jury came to the conclu-
sion that he took his own life by drink
ing poison.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-10
Standing of the Clubs.
They Wore Naturalizel.

Washington, Aug. 9.-The state depart
ment has received from Governor Foster
OF Louisiana certified copies of the final
naturalization papers taken out by
Frank. Charles and Joe Dfatta, three of
the Italians lynched at Tallulah, and
claimed by the Italian authorities to be
Italian citizens. The naturalization pa
pers were issued by the court in Madison
district and are regarded by the autaori-
ties as establishing beyond question the
citizenship of these three participants in
the affair. Governor Fosters final re-
port on the circumstances Of the lynching
has not yet been received.
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WESTERN MONTANA NEWS
UNDERTAKES TO MEET.
An Association to BE Formed of Members
From Montana and idaho.

FROM MOntana anu luaho.
Missoula, Aug. S.-There will be a
meeting in Missoula Monday, Aug. q,
of the undertakers of Montana and
Idaho. The meeting is called for the
purpose of forming an association. The
cause for which the undertakers are
forming this association is that the
baggagemen of all the prominent rail-
roads have formed a similar organiZa-
ton to govern the shipment of bodies
from one state to another. There is an
association in existence now known as
the Northwestern Funeral Directors
association, of which Joseph Rich
ards Of Butte is president and f. L.
Flaherty of Helena secretary. These
officers are sending out letter to all
the undertakers in Montana and Idaho,
of which the following is copy:
THE first annual meeting of the
Northwestern Funeral Directors asso-
citation will be held at Missoula Mont,
commencing Monday, Aug. 81. when We
will have with us Professor Hohen-
schuh, as lecturer. who will prepare
the members for the examination that
they will be required to pass before the
state board of examiners, in order to be
able to ship a body through states that
have passed laws requiring undertake
ers to pass certain examinations be-
fore they are granted licenses to prac-
tlce the profession of embalmers for the
shipment of bodies.
The states that have passed these
laws now demand from the railroad
companies that they accept no remains
for shipment to or through their states
unless from a regular embalmer who
has passed said examination. The rail-
roads in Colorado have issued notices
to that effect already and others will
soon do the same.
ut is therefore to the interest of the
men now in the profession to join at
once and attend this school at Mis-
soula to prepare themselves and become
proficient as required by railroads and
states in order to properly care for a
body that is to be shipped to some dis
tant state"
At the meeting a school of instruc-
ton will be held. at which Professor
w. P. Hohenschuh of Iowa City, Iowa,
will be present. The professor is one
of the most celebrated lecturers on
sanitation and contagion. He will also
address the convention on the laws that
have been passed by the various states
governing the shipment of bodies be-
tween states. A large number of I'M
dertakers will attend and much good
is expected to result from the meet
ing.
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The Elevator Trust.

Chicago, Aug. 9.-The subcommittee OF
the national Industrial committee ap-
PORTED to investigate agricultural condi-
items met here to-day and took up the
investigation of the alleged elevator trust.
The charges of an elevator combine have
been brought by farmers in the North
west, who allega that a combination ex-
lists between the elevator trust and the
railroads for the control of the visible
supply of grain and for its handling in
general II Is alleged that the railroads
make better rates to the elevator people
thar to others.
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On Its Way Home.

Portland, Ore, Aug. 9.-The I'd Oregon
regiment, which is on its way home from
Sar Francisco in a special train. was
met at the state line to-day by Governor
Geer and his staff. The first stop was
made at Ashland this afternoon, where
the regiment was entertained at lunch
by the citizens.
Preparations have been made at Rose
burg, Eugene and Salem to give the regi
ment rousing reception as it passes
through In this city tomorrow evening
the colors will be turned over to Governor
Geer and the regiment will disband.
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A SEA OF MUD.
The Constant Rains Have Made Manila a
Great Lake.

Great Lake.
Vancouver B. c., Aug. 9.-Manila ad-
vices received on the steamship En-
press of Japan say that typhoon and
rains have turned the city, wet enough
at the best of times, into an immense
pond with cutters over a foot deep in
muddy water. Sampaloc district was
completely flooded so that the people
were forced into the upper stories of
the houses. The local police barracks
was completely surrounded and SOL
soldiers stood guard and carried on
patrol duty in two feet of running wa
ter Hundreds of creeks that intersect
the city overfiowed their banks and
boats were seen on a dozen streets,
Admiral Watson had a narrow es-
cape on the Pasig. His launch was
about to pass under the Puenta Els
pana when the roaring current caught
1t up and damned it broadside into a
stone pier. breaking the funnel and
tearing off the gunwhale.
The dreaded beri beri, that has in
former years created such havoc among
the Filipinos, has made its appearance
in Bilibid prison.
Much grumbling is heard in Manila
because American silver is not re-
ceived at the custom house, nor is
American gold or bank notes. The eX-
listing custom house regulations re-
guire that all customs shall be paid in
Philippine currency. This leaves no
option for officials, because as long as
there is a chance of fiuctuatiOn in the
relative values of gold and silver, any
official accepting payment in any un-
authorized currency is liable to he
called upon to pay the difference out
of his own pocket. The postotfice, on
the other hand, will not accept cur
rency which is compulsory at the Gus
tom house, unless the stamp buyer is
willing to be penalized heavily.
Manila papers say the situation thus
caused is most anomalous, ridiculous
and intolerable and the regulations
must be modified