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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-05
DIES IN CAPTIVITY.
Arrested While Bearing Dispatches on
Island OF Moro.

NEW YORK. July A dispatch
from Panama states that Reginald w.
Paris. who represented a manufacture
ing company OF New York. and who
was made q prisoner By the govern
ment troops on the island OF Moro. out
side OF Tumaco. on March 10. has died.
Arthur f. Townsend, vice-president
Of the company. said he had seen the
son of Mr.. Guder. the United States
consul in Panama, on Monday. just
after he had arrived from that city,
and he told him that he had heard
the same report when he left Panama.
There was no telegraphic communica-
ton with the island OF Moro, nor with
Tumaco. where the report originally
came from. Mr.. Paris was an English
man. 40 years Of age. who had repre-
sented the company about two years.
He was arrested on March II as he was
taking letters from the British vice
consul at Tumaco to the steamship
Quito, which had arrived there and
which was not allowed to enter, as
the port had been closed. The rebels
We're in possession OF the town and the
government forces were on the island
at the entrance TO the harbor.
Mr.. Paris had launch, and. accom-
panied by Thomas Clark, an English
man, and Mr., Pena, the agent Of the
steamship company, he started to sc
to the Quito.
The launch did not return, and on the
following day the vice-consul sent tc
demand Of the government troops the
release of the launch and its occupants
The messenger was made a prisoner
too, and the launch seized. The Brit
ish minister to Colombia made a pro-
test and demanded the release of the
prisoners, and then 1t was announced
that Mr. Paris launch was released
Mr., Paris owned property in Panama
and his family lives in England.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-05

quick work Of the contests; the only
hearing given was to the District Of
Columbia. and the committee decided
to admit both delegations with a half
vote each. When the Indian Territory
case was reached. Chairman Gray CALI
out; sheriff. bring In the Indian Ter
ritory contesting delegation. search
them ana take away their knives and
pistols. and then give them gloves"
After very brief hearing each dele
CATION was seated with a half vote.
The greatest interest centered in the
Montana case and as soon as it was
called a motion was made to ratify the
action Of the national committee and
seat the Clark delegation. A substitute
to give each side a hearing was de-
feated by a vote Of 80 TO 10. and the
Clark delegation was seated without
division. The Oklahoma contestants
were given half vote each. although
there was a protest from both fac
tIons.
The contest over the question Of the
monetary ratio. which has been brewing
ever since the delegates to the eonyen-
ton began TO assemble. found express
sion in the committee on resolutions
when it assembled today. Senator
Jones. Of Arkansas. was unanimously
chosen chairman. and Metcalf. OF Ne
braska, secretary. When the commit
tee assembled. Metcalf presented
draft Of the platform covering all
questions Of public interest which draft
all the members accepted as Mr. Bry-
ans expression upon the question.
Girard. Of Georgia. also presented a
platform, as did Van wyck. Of New
York. All these documents took prac-
ticaIly the same grounds on all ques-
tions except that OF finances. MetcaIfs
declaration was for the reaflrmation OF
the Chicago platform in letter and spir-
it, and it emphasized and reiterated
specifically the declaration for free
coinage Of silver at a ratio Of ls 10 l.
Both the other drafts simply reafirm-
ed the Chicago platform without ref
erenee to ratio. The financial plank
was taken up-said many speeches made
on both sides. At o'clock Thursday
Judge Van wicke took the floor 10
reply to speeches made in favor OF
le to l, reiterating other members who
claimed the privilege Of being heard
There is little doubt that the commit
tee now stands favorable to a mere re-
affirmation OF the Chicago PLATFORM
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-05
FRANcE IS PLEAsEp.
Americans Throng Exposition Grounds,
and Spirit Of Good Cheer Prevails.


NEW YORK. July A dispatch to
the Times from Paris says:
Never before have America and
Americans been so much in evidence in
Paris as they have been today, and win
be still more tomorrow. For some rea-
son, the erection Of the Washington
statue. the Inauguration Of which took
place today has not created the inter-
est aroused by the Lafayette. which
win be inaugurated tomorrow.
AT today's ceremony there were not
a few empty seats, Notwithstanding the
United States ambassadors. and the
French minister of foreign affairs were
present, the latter making a long
speech. with quasi-polltical allusions--
very unusual thing. Presumably
most of the Americans are saving up
for tomorrows ceremony at which
President Loubet himself is to he
present, together with ministers. men,
bers of the court of justice. of the
academy. and of the diplomatic corps,
exhibition commissioners, etc.
The Paris papers are devoting long
articles to those two functions. and the
supreme ignorance which usually char
acterizes the French press on all mat
ters regarding America is likely to be
enlightened somewhat. Lately. when
so few nations have expressed, on ac-
count of the Dreyfus affair. any
particular warmth Of feeling toward
France, the public here is surprised at
the expressions of good feeling which
apparently have no political motives
behind them.
lie Galois will tomorrow say:
Americans are to be praised for re-
membering their debt to France. Ma
tions generally forget debts Of that ma
ture, and that America does not. is
matter for congratulations and sur
prise"
LIE Figaro says:
"It is extraordinary to see a practical
and money-getting nation give proof
of such deep sentiment"
The press is evidently much pleased.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-05
ASTORIA PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

provision that the city guarantee 5000
annually for its support
According TO the statute the women
were permitted to vote on the propo-
sition 70 accept or reject the offer. BY
the women's vote It carried. Oppo-
nents Of the measure began injunction
proceedings. and today Judge EicheI-
berger announced his decision, as
above stated. on the ground that the
constitution does not recognize az
voters any except male adult citizens.
The decision is an important one, and
1t Is the first case OF the kind in the
state. II may be carried to the su-
preme court.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-05
Street Car Dases Down Incline and Is Precpated From the
TrestIe Near &c" Street.
CAR FALLS TO GROUND ONE HUNDRED FEET BELOW
Question Responsibility BeE Ferd Out the Authorities Pab Scenes as
Those Killed Were Wreck and Identified "A Fourth
oi July Celebration Which Was Turned Into
Occasion Of Mourning

TACOMA, July l.-Nearly one hun
dred people. passengers on car bound
for this city. were plunged down the
gulch at Twenty.slxth and c. streets
shortly after o'clock this morning.
Those who were standing on the plat
form dropped on only to be crushed
and wounded by the heavy body OF
the coach. while others inside we're
killed and mained before they knew
what had happened.
The car jumped the track and was
smashed to kIndling.wood in the bot
tom Of the chasm. over one hundred
feet below.
The dead viii number nearly three
score. for there are many injured who
viii never recover and who are ex-
pected to die AT any moment. and there
are at least sixty Of the passengers In
the car in the various hospitals and
under the care OF their own physi-
c.enas.
II was a spectacle OF carnage. such
as is scarcely ever observed In war,
for the car.wheels and trucks and
heavy timbers make more horrible
wounds than bullet and shell, and the
agonizing cries Of the wounded and dy-
ing. as they lay on the side of the
gulch and on the bottom. or were held
down under heavy timbers that had
once formed part OF the whecked car,
could be heard FOR blocks away.
The car which carried It's human
freight into the deep ravine left Edi-
son about o'clock in charge Of F, |.
Boehn as motorman. and J. d. Cal
houn as conductor. The car. which is
one OF the big box-llke affairs. was
crowded to the doors, and every inch
OF space on the platforms was taken
Men hnug on the ratings and were glad
TO get ride to the city. The car ran
moderately along until IL reached the
apex Of the hill, just beyond Tacoma
avenue.
From this point the stories differ
One is that the motorman. after start
ing down the hill, turned on his cur
rent instead OF shutting II of. and
when the car had gained such mo-
mentum as to threaten 10 get away
from him. he turned of the current.
But II was too late. for the car was
going at lighting speed, and there was
nothing to bring 1t to standstill, for
the incline is steep.
The passengers on the front plat
form who saw the sharp curve on the
bridge as 1t leaves Delin Street, en-
deavored to jump, Several of them
succeeded and reached the ground in
safety, but others were not as badly
injured as they might have been had
they remained in the car to the bot
tom OF the chasm.
The following is list OF the dead:
Miss Lois Drake.
Annie Glass.
Lettle Suiter.
Dorley Dinger,
Louis Dinger,
Edward Brax,
Carl Moser.
Albert Moser.
Richard Lee.
Mrs. Crossman,
G. Bertoll,
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CANToN's CELEBRATION.

CANTON. o.. July 4-Canton's 4th
of July celebration was purely nom
partisan. 1t was the occasion Of the
of tablet to the country's
in the Spanish-Ameri-
can war and mounting thereon of
Spanish cannon captured at Santiago.
But in all demonstrations President
was the central figure
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-05

Otis Larson.
Ole Ransen,
James Benston.
Charles Davis.
william Williams.
John Pauls.
William Niesen,
Robert Steele,
Mr.. Seiseberg.
Rev. He rbert Gregory
Griffith Vandeshelden.
A. l.. Healy.
G.. McMullen.
John ]. Shauner.
w. II. Davis.
Joseph Mccann.
Roy Llngerman,
Gordon Newton.
Richard Sanburn.
Willie Hastings.
Mrs. George Elliott.
Mrs. Shauger.
] ID. Calhoun. conductor.
An unknown man and woman W
among the dead. Besides these. tn
ia. ,t.a.,. .t.-t.. g.s. ...o.. -. - -
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-05
IN A CELL SIX FEET SQUARE.
A Steward Enters Suit Against Cap
tain Of the U. S. Army for Unjustihable
Punishment.

SAN FRANCISCO. July 4.-Quarter-
master Captain Charles T. Baker, of
the U, S. A. transport Sumner. will
shortly appear before one of the local
superior judges to show cause why he
should not be compelled to pay $1o,-
600 damages for. assaulting and inn
prlsoning John Galway, formerly chief
steward of the same vessel. A COM
plaint has been filed in which Galway
alleges that on June Baker assaulted
and imprisoned him in a compartment
six feet square. Here, he says, he was
kept on bread and water for two days
and nights. in temperature which
varied from 20 to 12C degrees. The
complaint is backed by several affida-
wits.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-05
FINaAL ARRIVES.
Gains Delayed the ship-Two Men
Killed Aboard

SAN FRANCISCO. July 4.-The Brit
ish ship Fingal. on which ten per cent
reinsurance has been paid. has arrived
here from Calcutta She sailed from
that port on February s. and was de-
layed by calms. On April 70. John sa-
din. the boatswain, fell from the main
topsail yard to the deck and was in
stantly killed. The ships carpenter
was injured by an explosion on June
IS. and died the next day.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-05
WOMEN NOT LEGAL VOTERS.
Decision Against Them by the Idaho
Courts.

CHICAGO, July A special to the
Times Herald from ottumwa. Ia, says;
The constitutionality of woman suf-
frage has suffered a reverse by a de-
clsion handed down by Judge Frank
w. Eichelberger, in an Injunction case
recently brought by citizens of OF
tumwa against the city council and
city officers of this city. Some time
ago Andrew Carnegie offered the city
$4,000 for public library, with the
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-05
MISS KUssNER wEDs.

Famous Painter Marries a Commisary
in the United States Army.
NEW YORK. July 4,-Mlss Amelia
Kussner. the painter of miniatures,
was married to Captain Dupont Cou-
dert. in St. Patrlck's cathedral, last
night.
Captain Coudert is a son Of the late
Charles Coudert, and was a commits
sary in the United States army in the
Philippines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-07
COMING DRAMATIC EVENTS.

OF "a Hot Old Times" which will be
seen at the Crawford theater tonight,
the advance agent says: "One critic
has described "A Hot Old Time as a
carnival of mirth, and his characterize
ton Of the piece seems justified by re-
suits. Certain it is that no farce COM
edy before the public is greeted with
more laughter than punctuates the fire.
quent good things in this play. The
merriment is continuous, beginning
within minute or so of the rise of the
curtain and continuing steadily, without
interruption until the close of the per
Torrance"
The Boston Post said of 1.-The City Of
New York which will be at the Craw
ford theater Thursday: The City of
New York attracted to the Grand Opera
House last night the biggest audience
of the present season. and the various
scenes were closed with a series of en-
thusiasttc clfmaxes hard to picture"
A big audience will see Vests Min
strels at the Crawford theater Friday
night. A special feature new to min
strelsy is the brilliant spectacular re-
presentation of the storming of San
Juan Hill with the sensational charge
of the famous Rough Riders
Augustus Thomas THE Burglar will
be given a matinee and evening per-
Torrance at the Crawford theater Sat
urday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-07
TAMMANY AND HILL.
Make Peace Terms by Orders Of
Croker.


New York, March THE Herald says:
large from this state to the Democratic
national convention, at Kansas City, on
July 4.
Tammany Hall has made terms with
Mr. Hill, John Whalen, corporation
conferred with Mr.. Hill on the subject
in Albany on Friday. 1t has been set
tied that with Mr. Hill, as delegate at
large, are to go former Senator Murphy
Richard Croker and Hugh Mclaughlin
or James J. Shevlin.
The agreement with Mr.. Hill has been
made at the orders of Richard Croker
It is likely that Mr.. Hill will lead New
York's delegation at the state conven-
ton. Mr.. Croker wants him to assist
in restoring party confidence through
the state.
Mr.. Hill has been asked, too, to fight
for a platform in which silver will not
be made so prominent as to be offensive
to the east. He will try to bring the
east and west together on a platform
that will not offend Democrats with
whom the silver issue has been a STUN
bling block.
Mr.. Croker believes that if there is a
modification Of the silver plank in the
last Democratic presidential platform,
there will de a good opportunity to uni
fy the factions of the Democratic party.
With platform that did not SAVIOR of
sixteen to one, and taking advantage
of the growing antitrust sentiment,
the Democrats, Mr.. Croker believes,
would have a good chance to win this
wear.
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ter of st. Louis will visit Mr.. and Mrs.
c. E. Jordan next week.
Mr. Harry Horton has gone to Salt
Lake City to live and his wife will join
him there in a short time. Until Mrs.
Horton leaves she will be the guest of
Miss Villa Tomlinson.
Mr.. and Mrs VIII Hord left today
for Augusta, Ark, to live.
Miss Lulu Fordyce entertained her
card club very pleasantly Tuesday ev-
enjng. The prizes were won by Miss
Eda Smythe and Mr.. L. c. White.
The Helianthus club will meet Friday
afternoon with Mrs. w. l.. Ward
Mrs c. L. Philley and children of ST.
Joe are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Van
HOuten
Mrs Eugene F. Ware went to Fort
Scott this morning for a few days
visit.
Tuesday shopping in Topeka
Miss May Osborn has returned from a
two months stay at her home in Gar
nett.
Mr.. A C. 'Campber's Sunday school
class of the First Methodist church
gave him a pleasant farewell party
Monday evening at the home of Mr..
and Mrs Frank Cope An address by
DR.. MacFarland, music and recitatiOnS
made the evening pass very pleasantly.
Refreshments were served. The class
presented Mr. Campbell with a hand
sion; there were between so and so
guests present. Mr.. Campbell win go to
Kansas City this week to live and his
family viii join him later.
William True of st. Marys spent
Tuesday in Topeka.
Miss Daisy Wilcox entertained a
number of her friends very pleasantly
last Friday evening at her home on
Polk street. A game of initials furnish
ed novel means of amusement; strips
rNf
ing a list of questions to be answered
with sentences beginning with the mi
tials of the guest writing it. The first
prize was won by Mr.. George Low, and
the consolation by Mr.. Burl Wiler. Re
freshments were served. Those present
were Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Miller, Mrs
Ollie Dinwiddie. Miss Lula Stanley Miss
Jessie Ransdal, Miss Abbie Miller. Miss
Mabel Eddy, Miss Neva Eddy. Mr. Geo
Lowe, Mr.. Clarence Grimes, Mr.. Payton
Miller, Mr.. Clifford Young, Mr.. Harry
Potter, Mr. .Burl Miller. Mr.. Rufus Wis
combe and Mr.. Roy Peak of Emporia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-07
CUBAN COLONY FAILS.
Out of 1000 Americans, Only 70 Will
Stay at La Gloria.

Havana, March Sixty proposed
colonists, bound for La Gloria, have ar
rived at Nuevitas on board the Var
mouth from Brunswick, Ga
According to the latest advices from
La Gloria, much distress exists there,
especially among those who have lost
all and who must depend upon the work
they can obtain in the districts of
Puerto Principe and Neuvitas. Already
requests have been made to the United
States government to furnish transpor-
tatiOn for these destitute people. 1t is
said that only seventy out of the orig1-
nal 1000 still remain at La Gloria These
figures do not include the Yarmouth
passengers. General Rivera, secretary
of agriculture, says that the titles of
the colonists are of doubtful value and
that many Of the settlers, after inves-
tigating their claims, have abandoned
them altogether. The colonists express
their gratitude to the quartermaster's
department for furnishing them as
much work as possible. In all proba-
bility an investigation into the manage
ment of the colony will be instituted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-07
THREATEN A TIE UP.
st. Louis Street Car Men Issue an UI-
timatum.

st. Louis, March IA committee Of
five composed of members of the alma
gamated association of street railway
employees today called on General Man
ager Coleman of the St. Louis Transit
company representing all but one of the
street car lines in ST. Louis and pre-
sented the resolutions embodying the
demands adopted at last nights meet
ing of street car men.
The resolutions ask that there be no
further discharge of motorfnen and con-
ductors because of their affiliations
with local union No. 100 of the amalga-
mated association of street railway en-
ployes; that motormen and conductors
who have been discharged because of
their affiliation with the association be
reinstated and that the st. Louis Tran
sit company recognize the association
in future differences.
Manager Coleman received the reso-
buttons as coming from employees of the
St. Louis Transit company and not as
from any labor organization and prom
ised to give them his considerati ton. 1t
is stated that If their demands are not
acceded to the 5000 employees of the
company will walk out and tie up the
lines under its control within AZ hours.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-07
GIVEN TO A DEMOCRAT.
No Republican Would Take the Dun
cans Mills Postoface.

Lewistown, H., March 7.-Duncan's
Mills. a small village five miles south of
this city, has just come into prominence
by reason of a unique postoffice fight
w. D. Carter, the Republican incum-
bent, died last Friday, and it was dis
covered that there was no other Re
publican in the village willing to ac-
cept the office at the meager salary it
pays.
Such is not the case with the Demo-
cratic residents of the place, for as soon
as the situation was known they began
a wild scramble for the office.
The bondsmen of the late postmaster
were called upon to select a temporary
postmaster, and when these worthy
farmrs went to select their man today
they found it no easy matter, for the
entire male population of the commun-
ity was lined up on one side or another
The support was about equally divid-
ed between A. F. Krebaum and L E.
Beatty.
Owing to the intensity of feeling the
bOndsmen thought it would not be safe
TO appoint either of these men, but Sc
lected John H. Smith to fill the vacancy
until the postoffice department could
make an appointment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-07
HE RODE A FLYWHEEL.
Remarkable Story of an Experience
to Engineer Fred Tiede.

Milwaukee, Wis, March 7.-Whisked
at lightning speed through two-foot
number of times around a nine-foOt fly
wheel, and finally hurled through the
air twenty five feet against the far end
of the engine ROOM Fred Tiede is still
alive. More than that, he escaped with
out a broken bone, and the doctors say
he will be able to go to work tomorrow.
Tiede is an engineer at the quarry of
the Wauwatosa Stone company, west
of the city, and working in the engine
room alone. No one witnessed the aw-
ful spectacle. George H. Sylvester, fore
man at the quarry, entered the engine
room, and falling to find Tiede at his
pest began an investigation. At the
farther end of the engine room he no
ticed the apparently 1ifeless form of the
engineer, fully twenty-five feet from the
whirling wheel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-07
COTTON WEAKENS.
Turning Point in Futures Was
Reached Today.

New York, March There was much
excitement on the cotton exchange at
the opening this morning. Prices on the
opening call showed a decline of 10Q17
points on weak early cables, which
showed a decline of 5-32d in spot prices
and 4-64G6-64d in futures.
A large number of selling orders had
accumulated over night and the rush
to unload long contracts was great.
Soon after the call the decline was in
creased to 1922 points, nearly u in
May on the high point yesterday. Later
prices took a favorable turn on cover
ing and strengthened SOLO points, after
which liquidation set in and the market
eased off again. At noon prices had re-
acted again with a general let up in the
strain of excitement that had at the
opening threatened Generalization.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-07
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Elizabeth Smith to Cynthia A. Axtell.
S210 lots 90 and 95 Dillon street, Thurs
ton Place addition.
Jno. G. Bailey and wife to J. Thomas,
$500, lots Al. 46 and As, Main street,
Wakarusa.
Diggs, 5000, lot 1898 and east half lot 1O5
Tenth avenue. west, Young's addition.
A J. HOlcOmb and wife to Henry
Hedderman, 81. part northwest quar-
ter of section II, township II, range 10.
VIM. s. Kale and wife to r. B. Rob-
ertson, $40. lots So 81 and 50 Byron
street, Lincoln's subdivision.
J. Thomas. trustee, and wife, to
Robert Johnston 500, lots in Quinton
Heights and Whitmer's addition, see
record
The University of Topeka to Geo. NJ.
Noble. $500, sheriff's deed, part north
east quarter section 4. township u,
range Is.