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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-05-05
Ii Was Completely Wiped Out
by Fire Last Night.
HUNDREDS ARE HOMELESS
Loss One Million Dollars, With Small Insur.
anee--The Inhabitants Are Destitute and
Relief Is Being Contributed BY
NsishbOrng Towns.

SPOKANE. May IA special TO the
spokesman-R Review from Kaslo. b. c.,
says;
sandon, the second mining town in
Importance in the SLOGAN district. has
been completely destroyed by fire and
nearly all its 1900 people are homeless
ana ruined. Kaslo Is 2s miles from
sandon. but about midnight large
clouds Of smoke came rolling over this
town from sandon. At once the word
went out that sandon was destroyed.
but no news could be had from the des-
olate town as all the wires had been
burned.
At a. m. train came in from San
don. bringing a number Of those who
had lost all their property They re-
ported that the total loss was between
100000 and 100000. while the insur-
anee could only have been about
$4,000.
The alarm was sounded shortly af-
ter midnight and quickly the streets
were filed with hundreds Of men and
women. Two streams seemed to hold
the flames in check for a while. Then
one stream gave out and the flames
spread rapidly After that it was on
ly a matter Of the fire burning itself
out. The miners hospital and drug
store were blown UP in the effort to
stop the flames. BY this time all the
lower part OF the town was gone. Then
the iremen blew up the Echo hotel
one Of the finest buildings in the Koot-
enay country. the c. P. r. station and
other buildings.
The officials Of Sandon donated $500
and the mining men there contributed
$1,000, Kaslo raised $1,sOO and sent a
special train with large supplies Of
food. tents and clothing.
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DEWEY AT ST. LOUIS.
The Admiral the Recipient Of the Us
ual Flag Waving and Song
Singing ovation.

ST. LOUIS, May 4.-The principal
event Of today in honor of the visit
OF Admiral Dewey took place at the
exposition building. When the admir-
al and his party came into the build
ing 10000 childish voices started The
Red, White and Blue" the children
at the same time waving American
flags. The song was at once taken up
by nearly every person in the build
ing even the admiral, standing and
holding small flag in his hand, join
ing.
A banquet was rendered the admir-
al and Mrs. Dewey tonight and a
magnificent silver punch bowl, the gift
of the citizens of st. Louis, was pre-
sented to the admiral.
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ATTEMPTED PORTLAND MURDER.
Roomer in a Lodging House Shoots
His Landlady and Then Kills
Himself.

PORTLAND, May 4--w. J. Charlton
attempted to kill Mrs. May Farrell
this evening and then blew out his own
brains with a revolver.
Charlton has for some time been
roomer at the lodging house kept by
Mrs. Farrell at 229is Second street and
this afternoon he became intoxicated.
Going to the room where Mrs. Far
ren was he fired twice at her, both
shots taking effect. He then placed
the pistol to his head and killed him
self. Mrs. Farrell is not seriously in
jured.
Charlton was formerly treasurer Of
the John Barrett Company and came
from a well-known family at Oregon
City.
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DOLE FOR GOVERNOR.
Nominated as Chief Magistrate Of
Hawaii by the President
Yesterday.

WASHINGTON. May 4.-'rhe presi-
dent today sent the following nomina-
tions to the senate.
E. c. Bellows, Of Washington. to be
consul general at Yokohama.
Lieutenant Commander Samuel Z.
I.emly. U. S. ", Of North Carolina. to
be Judge advocate Of the navy, with
the rank Of captain for a term OF four
years, from June 4, 1900.
Sanford B. Dole, OF Hawaii. to be
governor OF Hawaii.
Henry E. Cooper. Of Hawaii. to be
secretary Of Hawaii.
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BRITISH STEAMER WRECKED.
Went Ashore on Diamond Shoal, Cape
Henry-Part of the Crew
Saved.

CAPE HTNRY, Va, May 4.-The
British steamer Virginia, Captain Sam
uel from Daquiri, Cuba, for Baltimore,
with a cargo of iron ore and with a
crew of 26 men. stranded on Diamond
shoal Wednesday, during the thick,
heavy weather.
The crew took to the boats and at
tempted to leave the ship, One boat
with eleven of her crew got away, but
was swamped and six men drowned.
The other five got back to the steam
err where they remained until this
morning when they were rescued. A
boat with Is of the crew when last
seen was apparently safe.
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SIMON WILL LEAD.
Oregon National Delegates Organize
With Him as Chairman.

PORTLAND, May 4.-The delegates
to the national republican convention
met tonight in this city and organized
with the following result;
Chairman of the delegation, Joseph
Simon; secretary, John D. DAILY; mem
Der OF the national committee, George
A. Steel; honorary vice-president Of
the convention, F. S. Stanley; member
Of the committee to notify nominees,
H. E. Ankeny; member Of the COM
mittee on permanent organization, H.
J.. Kuck; of committee on rules, ].
u. David. of the committee on Gre
dentials. Wallace MeCammant; OF the
committee on resolutions, John D..
DAILY.
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ROBERTS LATEST REPORT.
General Hunter Has Carried the Pas
sage Of the Vaal Without
Opposition.

LONDON. May t-The war office
this evening issued the following from
Lord Roberts. dated Bloemfontein, Fri
day. May &:
"The mounted infantry have gone on
TO Vet river. The rest Of the force
win march there tomorrow. The rail-
way has been repaired To this point.
Hunter reports the very satisfactory
news that the passage OF the Vaal
has been carried at WIndsorton with
out opposition.
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MYSTERIOUS BILLY" SMITH.
Again Meets the Negro and Gets the
Worst Of It.

NEW YORK. May Aloe Walcott
and Mysterious Billy Smith fought
25 rounds at catch weights before the
Broadway Athletic Club tonight, and
Walcott got the decision.
This was their fourth meeting They
fought two draws. and Smith gained
the decision the third time they got
together. Smith did not fight with his
usual snap tonight, but he put up
very game BATTLE.
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DUNs WEEKLY REVIEW.

NEW YORK. May 4.-Duns Review
says: The failures for the week have
been 2O9 in the United States. against
15S last year, and % in Canada, against
% last year
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ANOTHER LONG TOM POSTED.

LADYsMITH, May 4-The Beers
have shifted their guns on the range
Of hills facing the British at Glands
Laagte, and have posted a Long Tom
on a hill in the direction Of Vessels
mex.
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Church services.

Episcopal services will be held
Sunday, March 18th, at 1O:45 a..
m. and 7:3O p. N.
The morning service at the M.
E. church will be children S
service and there will be special
music by the children.
The Friday night class meet
ing will hereafter be held at 10
o'clock Sunday morning.
Epworth League Topic for
Sunday evening, March IS. Ye
must be born again, John 81.
Leaders Guy McCollum and Ray
Cunningham.
The Christian Endeavor topic
for next Sunday is the same
as EpWorth League with Blanch
Squires as leader.
Pastor Fitch will preach Sun
day morning on "What would
Jesus do in our place? In the
evening on Chas. Sheldons ex-
pertinent Of a daily Christian
newspaper, with brief history OF
Mr.. Sheldon.
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Old Settlers.

The old settlers held their reg
ular annual meeting at the court
house Wednesday, preceded by
a basket dinner, to which a good
ly number sat down to a fine
picnic dinner. After eating, an
enjoyable social time was had
with vocal and instrumental
music, and the reports of the
secretary and treasurer We're
read and approved. A motion
was made and carried that the
old officers be reelected, but
President John Reeve and Vice
President ]. Hits positively de-
clining, Lavance F'arnham was
elected president and George
Mitchell vice president. 1t was
voted to hold picnic meeting
sometime in June at the court
house grove, the time to be fixed
by the executive committee. AT
the conclusion of the business
part of the program, Rev. >. }
Watson gave short interesting
talk on the difference between
Dakota and Connecticut life and
a mum Der of other short speeches
followed. The annual gathering
was a very pleasant union and
an enjoyable time was had.
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Basket Social.

Owing to the fine weather, the
eloquent auctioneer G. T. Oehler
Esq, the pretty girls, the beauti-
full baskets, the generous crowd,
the obliging neighborhood, and
Messrs. Chas. Foss and Albert
Bohn, the basket social given in
Grant Center, District No l, last
Friday evening was grand sue
cess. The proceeds 1885 are
to be used in getting book case,
flag staff, and more books for
their library. Mr.. David Trapp
paid 81 80 for Miss Carrie Lieb-
ing's basket, which was the
highest price paid for any basket.
Mr.. Chaplin gave the third en-
tertainment. in our course. |
should like to hear one of his reci-
tails every week for the entire
season. For myself and for all
who heard him | will say that his
readings and impersonations
were the best we have ever had
here j. ]. WOoLLEY.
Pastor First Congl Church.
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Farmer Institute.

There was fairly good atten
dance at the farmers institute
last week, and some interesting
sessions were held. On Friday
afternoon Prof. Cochrane gave
an interesting talk on Farm
Economics, and Miss Lawrence
on household or cooking myster-
les, while prof. Hansen interest
ed all in his talk on the fruits
adapted to South Dakota, and
his experience gathering seeds
in Siberia and China,
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sunday school Convention.

The Grant county annual Sun
day school Convention will be
held in the Methodist Episcopal
church Thursday afternoon and
evening, March %, 1900.
The following is the program
AFTERNOON SESSION.
2.3O to 3:l5. Excellencies of Our echooI-Big
Stone NJ. +. Sunday school and the Revillo Cong
Sunday school.
Defects of Our school-Grant Center Evangel-
ical Sunday school and the South Shore Cong.
Sunday school.
3l5 to AGO. The Sunday school Tenn
peranee force, f L. Harris The Sunday school
as Missionary force, Rev. II. Borchardt.
The Sunday school as an Evangelical force,
Rev G. j. Keller.
4 to 4:so, Primary Work and Object Lesson
Mrs Weddeli
4:3O Business Meeting.
EVENING SESSION.
7:3o How to Win and Hold Young Men-Mrs.
G. N. Fitch.
500 The kind Of teachers needed-Prof NJ
Ramer.
$50 Christian Experience and church mem.
bership for children.
"a How early do the Scriptures and the church
teach We may expect it: Mrs G. A. Wood
(b) What methods of teaching and influence
will best secure it, Mrs. j. N. Stafford.
Each Sunday school 10 invited and expected
to send in at least three delegates including the
superintendent. Entertainment will be provided
delegates.
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New Towns on 1.-the MilWauk &c
Road" In Charles MIX County,
South Dakota.

Grand opening sales of lots
will take place at Armour, So.
Dakota, as follows:
For Geddes, Wednes sday,
March 21st.
For Platte, Thursday, March
22d.
For Wagner, Friday, March
23d.
These towns are located on q
projected line of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway
through Bon Homme and Charles
Mix County, S. D., extending
from Yankton to Tyndall and
west to the Platte River.
Geddes, IL miles east of Platte
is the proposed site for county
seat and located in the Pease
Valley where no crop failue was
ever know. Twinty- eight miles
east of Geddes is the townsite of
Wagner. near the celebrated
Wagner's Ranch.
Be sure to attend these open
ing sales and procure choice To-
cations in these future cities.
Round trip tickets at Excur
sion Rates for sale. Apply to
nearest Ticket Agent.
For further information rela-
tive to said towns write to Land
Department, G. NJ. & st. p. Ry.
Co., Milwaukee, Wis. Or to Fl. F.
Hunter, immigration Agent, G..
NJ. & st. p. Ry. Co., Chicago, Ill.
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HOME HAPPENINGS.

Wheat-No. 1, northern 53c.
Messrs. Stone & Sullivan's S
wv trimmer arrived from the
ties yesterday.
Mrs. J. A. Rickert Of Sisseton,
hs visiting with friends in Mil
Ink Wednesday.
Mrs. Mary Conright, the mil
her, has gone to the cities to
elect her spring stock.
:zzE Little Marie Lockhart gave a
75irthday party to a mum per ol
her young companions last week.
Mrs. l. O. Berg, of Blooming
Valley, was visiting friends in
NE city the first of the week
|s ||s Miss Nettie Phelps and Miss
Edith Chase are now costly set,
tied n their lately erected
cottage.
The township of Kilborn voted
$50 towards the carnival celebra-
tion, instead of S25 as stated last
week.
Mrs. S. A. Keeler returned
Rst evening from Vermont
where she has been for the past
rear and a half.
N The Milbank camp OF Wood
Emen are commencing to make
#breparations for a grand ball to
be given on Friday, April 20, at
the opera home.
H. J. Benedict, who has been
#spending the winter IN Southern
minnesota. returned home Tues
day, Mrs. Benedict intending to
come later.
The G.. A. r. will have a camp
! fire basket dinner at the court
house at noon Of Satur y,
| March "a. Everybody invited
! to come and bring basket.
The first regular meeting OF
the ladies aid society under the
NEW corps of officers will be
held at the home Of Mrs. J. q.
Thayer on Thursday afternoon,
March 22nd.
R. j. Colony, the wagon maker,
has recently put in a new planer'
and with his saws and spoke
machine, all run by power, he is
now well prepared to do almost
any kind Of wagon or wood work.
Joseph Martens, who is to go
on the road for the Mccormick
company, moved his family to
Milbank the first Of the week and
they located in the house just east
of the l. L. Conright house IN
the first ward.
"A number of the friends OF
Mrs. Rebecca Bell surprised
that lady Tuesday evening by
coming in upon her without
notice, and stating that they had
come to help her celebrate her
birthday. A most enjoyable
evening was spent.
VIM. Gerhauser, former resi-
dent Of the county, who sold out
and went to Oregon some years
ago, and who has been on a visit
to friends here, returned home
last Monday. Mr.. Gerhauser IS
not satisfied with his surround
ings in Oregon and prefers South
Dakota. He intends to sell his
farm there and return to Grant
county just as soon as he can &c
so.
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A Strong Combination.

A strong com bination in the
way of tirst-class newspaper fea
tures.is made up of The Mime
apolis Journals incompatible
orthwest news service, it's su-
perior Washington service, and
"Bart's' daily cartoons. These
three features alone make The
Journal invaluable 10 the north
western reader.
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Advertised Letters.

Letters remaining uncalled for
in the Milbank Post Office, Mar.
IA, 1900.
Altman, Chas Hurlbut, j. w.
Barnard, Charley Mangoa. Floden (2)
Dougher. JAS. Osbon. Orinon K
Eastman. Miss Alyina Wright, >. f..
In calling for any Of the above
please say advertised" and give
date of advertisement. If not
called for in fifteen days will be
sent to the dead letter Office.
Fl. G. G. ROSE, P. M
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Tank kce.

The ladies of the Methodist
aid society have engaged Tank
Kee for a series of lectures on
China to be delivered at the
church, on April p, %, "A. Be
sides the lectures he has a large
and wonderful collection of
Chinese curios on exhibition.
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BLOOMING VALLEY.
Sup.-M. L. Nicholson 3 years
Clerk-O. r. Olson
Treasurer-T. &. Nelson.
AsseSsOr-O A. KnudtsOn
Justice D. F. Sanders 2 years
Con. N. n. Fore 2 years.
Road Overseers- Dist. No. /,
Chas. Parson; Dist. No. 2, Geo.
Earring; Dist. No. 3, John Haus-
er; Dist. No. 1, Adolf Larson.
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ALBAN.

ALBAN.
Sup-Paul Pinkert, 3 years.
Clerk W. Liggett
Treas. S. McCollum
Assessor Spencer Selden
JUSTICE. c.. Alder.
Cons stable-Louis Schultz.
Voted for road and bridge
fund $3.50; road tax 5 mills.
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KILBORN.
Sup.-H. w. KnoWlton.
Clerk-Henry Wilde
Treas.-W. W. Harper
Assessor f. M. Harper
Justice Erick Shanstrom
Constable-John Shanstrom
Pound Master-Peter Clausen.
$50 was voted to assist in the
exhibition of the coming
fall.
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Attention..

Don't send away for your
buggyor wagon wheels. l sell al
grades and all sizes. Prices
right. K. }. COLONY,
The Wagon Maker.
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Now is the time for all good
farmers, and others who keep
poultry, to feed Pratt's Poultry
Food. 1t is guaranteed egg
producer. For sale by Ray W.
Bailey, Druggist.
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HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
Edited by FRED POPPE.


Some say lent and parties go to-
gether just as we'll as cheese and
crackers.
A few of our boys attended an rus
tic singing school couple of days
ago and report an indescribable time.
Moonlight nights and either stormy
or beautiful days will continue until
the end of this month unless otherwise
ordained.
This week, the Normal class finish
ed arithmetic and Immediately COM
menced thorough course Of
Geography.
Miss Matte Story was our visitor
this week. Miss Austin has com
menced school after an absence of
several months.
Monday the invigorating South
wind played the "Aeolian Harp" a.
round the corners of the high school
building and gave us free course of
musical entertainment.
Out of respect for the bereavement
of our classmate the "triple class
party" given by the seniors and 1lth
grade in honor of the Sophomores
was postponed from last to this Fri
day.
A few of our enthusiastic young
men are contemplating a trip to the
coast via Yellowstone park as soon
as their study hours are over, as a
means of recreation and general in
formation.
While some are getting better
others are getting worse. Spring,
this year has not departed from its
customary route but has cast its mag
netic power of sleep over us until it is
almost impossible to keep our eyes
open. Dose-Make frequent use of
prop.
Graduating exercises in the lower
grades are to occur as follows:
May p, 1900, a. m. rooms and 2;
D. m. grade high school. May p,
1900, a. m. room B: p. m. grade 10
high school. May %, 1900, a. m.
room A. p m. grade IL, high school.
May "a, 1900, q. m. room ).
A few of the High School seem to be
getting tired and longing for vacation.
It is well to remember that to him
only who continues to the end has
the promise Of the crown-there is not
so much coughing as there was a few
days ago and most are studying with
a good will and in good spirits. One
more week of study and then hurrah
| for weeks vacation.
Mr.. Burkhead says that at his home
! in Michigan the snow is ) feet on a
| level. quite in contrast from our roads.
The boys in Michigan would not have
of the year. The small boys would
lose their marbles in the snow, too, we
fear. Here the youngsters can hardly
take time to 90 home to gambl-
ing instinct is SO big in some of these
boys. To play ''for keeps" adds great
| " to the zests of such. Is it right for
parents or teachers to permit such
playing? If it is wrong ''to steal a
PIN, why is it not wrong to take a
marble from an unfortunate in play
without giving an equivalent. Does
playing for keeps foster the grasping
dishonest spirit Of the age?
It has cured others. It will
cure yours. One bottle of Ger.
man Corn Cure. For sale
by Ray W. Bailey, Druggist
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It has cured others. It will
cure yours. One bottle Of Ger
man Corn Cure. For sale
by Ray W. Bailey, Druggist.
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A chapter Of the Order Of the
Eastern Star was instituted at
Sisseton last Friday with the fol
lowing officers:
w. M.-Mrs Mary NJ. Crosby.
W. P.-Mr ). G. Knapp.
A. M Mrs. Ella G.. Babcock.
Sec.-Mr. J. A. Rickert.
Treas. Mrs. NJ. A. Cortelyou.
Cond Mrs. Francis M. Rickert
A. G. Mrs. Lillian Perkins.
Adah Miss Lelah Williams.
Ruth-Mrs. Ida Buttrick.
Esther-Miss Jennie M. Bailey.
Martha Miss Lois Roberts.
Electa-Mrs. Sarah f. Bailey.
Sentinel-Mr. Guy r. Jacobs.
Org. g.-Miss Alice M. Kennedy. :.
Ward Mrs. Maude B. Maldaner.
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New Township Omcers
VERNON.

VERNON.
Sup.-S. r. Taylor 3 years
Clerk-B. E. Let's
TreaSurer-JameS Cochran
Assessor-F. E Putnam
Justice-James L. Scheie
Cons table-Albert Vogelsang
There were AZ votes cast.
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Highest price paid for Scrap
iron. Call at second hand
store.
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Old papers for sale at this
office.
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FANDS TO LEASE-Wlld and improved
Farm lands to lease IN Roberts county. En-
- ~ HENRY GoEBEL,
Siseeton, 8. D.
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fYANTED-A young man and his wife wish
es employment on . farm by season or
Apply at this once.
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WANTED. Apply to L.
HAvENs, in Alban township or Miloank,
!.