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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-11
PRICE OF RAIsINs CUT.
Over One Thousand Carloads Of Last
Years Crop on Hand.


FRESNO. Cal, April 1O.-Tbe new
directors Of the Raisin Growers As
sociation have taken hold Of the prob
lem presented by having over 1000 car
loads of last years fasns on hand
with possible market for only a
third of the amount before the new
crop comes in. Under the circum-
stances the directors have resolved to
cut the price temporarily to three cents
pound for seeding purposes allow
ing the retail to sell one pound cartons
for 10 cents, with the distinct under
standing that such sales are to be sole
ly for the purpose Of advertising Cali
fornia raisins.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-11
GYPSY GIRLS SOLD.
Act Brought on a Riot at Momence,
Illinois.

CHICAGO, April 1O.-A special to the
Tribune from Kankakee Illinois, says:
The sale Of two girls, members Of a
gypsy band at Momence. this county
today brought on :iot that for a time
threatened serious results. So angry
were the citizens over the traffic that
a mob was soon formed which drove the
gypsy band from town.
The deal which caused all the trouble
was the sale Of Juanita Costello and
MargOl Czesh, 16 and II years old, by
their guardian. Nicholas Karoptkln,
Russian, to a Brazilian, also a member
Of the band, the price paid being $500.
The girls refused to recognize the sale
and threatened their prospective mas
ter. The Brazilian then swore out
warrant for Karoptkin. charging him
with obtaining money under false pre-
lenses.
A squad Of special police was found
necessary to secure the Russian. who
drew a revolver on the officers. The
failure to secure an interpreter made
t impossible to get evidence against
the prisoner an1 he was discharged.
During the trial before Magistrate
Lloyd the mob gathered and threats Of
lynching and OF tar and feathers were
made. The gypsies hastily packed up
their belongings and fed.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-11
NOTED GENERAL INSANE.
Did Valiant Service in Civil War and
Is Also Noted Author.

CHICAGO. April IA special to the
Tribune from Nashville. H., says:
Brigadier-General John B. Turchin.
soldier, scholar and author is insane
and confined in the county Jail in this
city, whence he will be transferred to
the Anna asylum tomorrow.
General Turchin was born in Russia
and received a military training. He
was commissioned colonel OF the Nine
teenth Illinois by Governor Yates in
1851. He organized his regiment at
Chicago and left for Tennessee, where
General Buell. PLACED him at the head Of
a brigade. Here Turchin offered a plan
to his superior officers for capturing
Huntsville. which vas accepted and
proved successful. In recognition of this
service he was appointed brigadier-ge gen.
eral.
In 1863 Turchin organized the Chicago
board Of trade battery into a battery
Of horse artillery. He commanded this
division throughout the Tullahoma
campaign. During the Chickamauga
campaign with his command he dis
,ingu!shed himself upon several occas-
ions. During the Atlanta campaign in
1864 Turchn participated in the en-
gagements Of Rosaca. Kenesaw noun
tain and others. Here he was forced
to leave the army and later resigned.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-11

OF ships under construction. 1t shows
gratifying progress Throughout all the
extensive work now being carried on.
the degree Of completion having ad-
vanced from one 20 FIVE per cent on the
various ships within the last month.
OF the nine battleships now under
contract four of them are well along,
the Illinois standing at the mead and be-
ing ninety per cent completed. The
Maine comes next with Is per cent COM
pleted. The Missouri stands 9S per
cent AMI the Ohio 80 per cent completed
The remaining five the Virginia. Ne
braska. Georgia. New Jersey and Rhode
Island, as well as the six armOred
cruisers. Pennsylvania. West Virginia.
California, Colorado. Maryland and
South Dakota. have not yet been
started.
or the protected cruisers the Cleve-
land IS making rapid progress. being
now 80 per cent completed. The Chat
ianooga pushed up five per cent during
the last month. The Denver is 43 per
cent completed: Des Moines. % per
cent; Galveston and Tacoma. Il each.
The St. Louis and Charleston have not
yet been started. The Nevada is far
thest along Of the monitors. being 81
per cent completed, The Wyoming being
70 per cent; Florida So. and Arkansas,
4s.
or the sixteen torpedo boat destroyers
most of them are practically completed.
The fourteen torpedo boats also show an
advanca1 stage OF work. three Of them.
GoldsborOugh. Bailey and Barney.
standing 80 per cent completed and
Stringham, Bagley, Biddle. Blakeley and
Delong IS per cent. Probably the most
advance is shown on the submarine
boats. the degree Of completion having
doubled within the last month on sew
eral Of them. The Adder now stands at
40 per cent; Grampus, %; Moccasin. 2S:
Pike. IS; Po:poise, "a; Shark. %.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-11
NO COMBINE IN CHICAGO.
Dry Goods Merchants Not Interestel
in New York Association.

CHICAGO. April 1O.-The Record
Herald says:
Chicago dry goods merchants say that
they have heard Of no efforts to get To-
cal concerns Interested in the Associat-
ed Merchants Company Of New York.
John V. Farwell said that if the com
bination was attempting to acquire in
terests outside OF New York ne was not
aware Of II.
John E. Scott, Of the firm Of Car
son. Pirie. Scott & Company said that
he knew nothing about the combination
except what he had read in the news
papers and that he did not believe
any Chicago merchants were Interested
in the enterprise. H. 6. Selfridge. of
Marshall Field & Company. said such
a combination could not affect Chicago
in the least. Nor was there the slight
est idea Of n similar combine In Chi
cagO.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-11
PETITION a FAKE.
Governor Allen Says More Persons EN-
ployed In Porto Rico Now Than
Ordinarily.

NEW YORK, April lO,--A special to
the Herald from Washington says;
Governor Charles H. Allen. of Porto
Rico. when asked to make q statement
regarding the petition said to be from
workingmen of Porto Rico asking the
president FOR work ana asserting that
the inhabitants Of the island were at
the point OF starvation, replied.
Il have not seen the original petit
ton but Il. copy of 1t came TO me IN
my mail from the secretary OF Porto
Rico. who said that he understood Il
was the work OF malcontent who has
been consistently opposing American ad-
ministration ever since our occupation
NJ the Island and that any number OF
signatures could be added to the petit
tion in the office where 1t was writ
ten. think II would be comparative
ly easy TO secure signatures to PEE
ttion asking for government aid where
such aid had been 50 generously dis
trlbuted.
The conditions described in the petit
tlnn are not truthfully stated The
facts will show that more persons are
employed in Porto Rico today than
ever before except when government re-
lief work was at It's height. The Unit
ed States government has already dis
tributel $3.50, 100 To the workers on
public roads and the army distributed
S,OcOO0 pounds Of food in the Island.
My san Juan Informant is inclined to
attribute the present agitation 10 Munoz
Rivera. who 1as been a leader OF the
opposition to the American admnistra-
tion.
Civil government Is established In
Porto Rico Much has been accom-
plished and every day marks progress.
II the people can be relieved OF their
agitators and allowed to work out their
own salvation and IL American capital
with the :hritt and energy which fol-
low ii be directed toward Porto Rico
with the assura l2e that 1t Will be well
come and given adequate return, then
indeed will come prosperity and devel
Opment which every American citizen
hopes for every dweller under the
American dag"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-11

he sofa 10 the government for only $3.50
a ton and the manufacturers may make
a fair pront at that price,
An experimental plate, MANUFACTURED
by an entirely new process, has recent
ly been shipped from Pittshurg to the
naval ordnance proving ground at In
dian Head to be subjected to the regu-
la,lon balllsuc test Upon the rsul,
Of rhis test will depend further exper-
imeuts which may result in the adop-
tlon by the government OF this new ar
NOR instead of that FOR which the navy
denartment is now paying at the rate
Of Sass ton, II the new armor is 4
success and can be sold az $3.50 ton
II will mean saving to the govern
ment OF $SO5 ON each ton OF armor,
On battleship OF the Alabama class,
carrying seOO tons Of armor, this would
mean clear saving to the government
OF $79SOoO,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-11
CoCKPITS RE- ESTABLISHED
Privilege of Conducting Them Granted
to Widow Of Former Commander
Of Native Police Of Manila.

MANILA. April 1O.-Lieu,. Mapes. Of
the Twenty-third infantry has cap
tured 100000 of insurgent funds and has
taken prisoner three officers belonging
10 General Cailles' staff near Manila.
Under the old regulations cockpits
will be re-established in Manila. the
privilege Of conducting them being
granted to the widow Of Captain Lara,
who commanded the native police Of the
city. Formerly the municipal revenue
derived from cockfighting amounted 10
100000 annually.
1t is stated that before Aguinaldo is
liberated he will be required TO secure
the surrender Of General Tino. the in
surgent leader.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-11
NOTICE TO MARINERS.

Willapa Bay Washington-Notlce is
hereby given that the North End Of
Sand Island buoy No. 4, a red, first
class nun, is reported April 8, 1901, as
having gone adrift from its position
close to the west side Of the spit. 1t
will be replaced on It's station az early
az practicable.
This notice affects the List Of Bea-
cons and Buoys, Pacific Coast, 1901,
page S..
BY order Of the Lighthouse Board,
W. +. DAY,
Commander, u. s. ~. Light House In
spect1r.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-11
SPECIAL TRAIN WRECKED.
Narrow Escape Of Officials of the Pere
Marquette Railroad.

CHICAGO, April 1O.-A special to the
Chronicle from Grand Rapids. Mich,
says:
President Heald,. General Manager
CrapO and other officials Of the Pere
Marquette railroad, had narrow es-
cape in a wreck Of their special train
Just within the city limits a caboose
was seen on the main track ahead. The
engineer set the air brakes and with
the fireman jumped for his life. The
caboose vas reduced to splinters. the
engine sent into the ditch and the oc-
cupants Of the presidents car badly
shaken up. After viewing the wreck
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-11
SOAP MAKERS ASSOCIATION.
Meeting of Seventy Manufacturers AMI
Their Representatives

CHICAGO. April 1O-Soap manufac-
;urers and their representatives to the
number Of over 20 held a secret meet
ing in the Grand Pacific hotel yesier-
day. What the objects Of the meeting
were none Of those present would state.
1t is rumorad that a lew soap makers
association is to be formed TO take the
place Il the one which went out Of ex-
istence several years ago.
Nearly all Of the leading soap man
ufacturing concerns Of the country were
said to have been represented at yes
terdays session.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-11

Rebate tickets on sale between Port
land. Sacramento and San Francisco
Net rates $l1 first class and sil second
class, including sleeper.
Rates and tickets TO Eastern points
and Europe, Also Japan. China. Homo
lulu and Australia. Can be obtained
from ]. B. Kirkland. Ticket Agent. isI
Third Street.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-11
PRUNEs REDUCED IN PRICE.
California Cur-l Fruit Association May
Disband

SAN JOSE, Cal. April lO.-The di-
rectors Of the Cured Fruit Association
have reduced the prices on all prune
sizes to a two-cent basis for a term Of
fifteen days. They have also decided
to submit 10 the members Of the asso-
citation the question Of the further life
Of the organization.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-11
SOMETHING NEW.

Just published by the Southern Pa.
cific Co. Is a phamphlet upon the re-
sources OF Western Oregon. which In.
cludes an excellent map Of the state.
and contains information on climate,
lands, education. etc, existing indus
tries and their capabilities.
Attention Is also directed to such
new telds for energy or capital an
promise fair return.
This publication fills a need long ex-
perienced by Oregonians, in replying to
Inquiries Of eastern friends.
Copies may be had Of local agent
Southern Pacific Co., or from
c. H. MARKHAM,
q. P. A.. Portland Or
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-11
YAMHILL DIVISION.
Passenger depot foot Of JeffernNn

Passenger depot foot OF Jefferson 81.
Leave for oswego daily at 7:2O 's:s
a. m; 1880, 1855. 3:25. 5:l5. e:25. sos,
1880 p. NJ. and 9 a. m. on Sunday
only. Arrive at Portland daily at sS:SS.
$3.50. 1850 a. m: 1885, a:I5, 1880. $50.
I:4O. 1000 p. m: l2:i0 a. m. daily ex-
cept Monday: $50 and 1905 O.. m. on
Sundays only.
Leave for Dallas daily. except Sun
day. at 4;3O D. m. Arrive at Portland
at $3.50 a. m.
Passenger train leaves Dallas for
Airlee Mondays. Wednesdays and Fri
days at 2:45 D. m. Returns Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays.
Except Sunday.
r. KOEHLESR. Manager.
c. H. MARKHAM.
Gen. Frt. and Pass. AIT.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-11

President Head headed procession Tor
Il wo.mDle walk TO tho station to catch
the regullr train Cor Detroit aud to send
back wrecklng train,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-11
DR.. Fenner'S
Golden Relief
Cures INFLAMMATION or PAIN inside or out,

| was suddenly taken very III, oxcrutlntInQ
pain In chest and very great weakness, great
urops oi peraplratlon coming out Of every
pi po.vi MY SKIN turned blue and felt could
hnyeven too late and In this extremity /
took one Tablespoonful OF Dr. Fenner's Dol.
Den Keller IN the same Of water and was
quickly and permanently relieved.
f. p FENNER, 30 N. Washington st.
Rochester, N. Y, April a, 1900.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-11
AMERICAN SUPERIORITY.
London Times Explains Why English
Are Being outstrlpped.

LONDON. April l0.--The Times this
morning. in an article on American
Engineering Progress" deals with the
human factor, and arrives at the con-
cluslon that the whole question of
American superiority turns on char
aeter"
"The American is successful" says
the writer, because he treats business
as a science and follows 1t with the en-
thusiasm of a scientific devotee. while
BritOns, owing 10 overwhelming sue
cess in tine past. have thought them
selves secure and have relaxed their
vigilance
The Briton is educated to a hundred
distractions. while in America there is
no leisure class of young men, No
doubt in American engineering We have
a rival threatening British industry se-
rlously. if not disaatrously, unless a
change is made in our business meth
ods."
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-11
SUPPORTED BY A SPEC
TALLY SELECTED COMPANY.
A happy banding Of FARCE, MUSIC
and VAUDEVILLE NOVELTIES.
TUE GREAT LAUGHING SHOW
HAVE A SHIhE WITH THE uIDOW

ADMISSI0N-Reserved seats. rs cents;
gallery. so cents. Seat sale opens Sat-
urday morning at Griffin & Reeds.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-11
NEW ARMOR PLATE.
II Found Serviceable Government viii
Save Three Hundred Dollars
per Ton.

NEW YORK. April 1O.-A special to
the Herald from Washington says:
ArmOr plate for naval vessels may
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-11
LuxuRlous TRAVEL

The Northwestern Limited" trains,
electric lighted throughout. both Inside
and out. and steam heated, are with
out exception. the finest trains In the
world. They embody the latest, newest
and best Ideas for comfort, convenience
and luxury ever offered the travelling
public, and altogether are the most
complete and splendid production Of the
car builders art.
These Splendid Trains
Connect With.......
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-11

CHICAGO, April TO- Wheat, July,
opening, JOAG1O%, closing, iOHWJO&,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-11
Leave
Arrive

Depot. Fifth and
Leave Streets Arrive
Overland Express
Trains for Salem,
Roseburg. Ash
land. Sacramento.
''JO pm Ogden, San Fran '9:i5 am
cisco. Mojave. Los
Angeles. FL Paso.
$3.50 am New Orleans and 100 pm
the East.
At woodburn
daily except sun
day., morning
train connects With
train for Mt An
gel, Sllverton,
BrownsvIlle,
Springfield. and
Natron. and even
ing train for Mt.
Angel and Silver
ton.
1880 am Corvallis passen- $50 pm
ger
'I4:5O PM Sheridan passen- lls: 2sa m
ger.
'Dally. Daily except Sunday.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-11
WHEAT MARKER

PORTLAND, April lO,-Whcat. Walla
Walla, 81,
SAN FRANCISCO. April iO--WheRt,
May, lOO3s; cash, 100,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-11

WASHINGTON, April 1O.-Admiral
Bowles. chief Of the naval bureau Of
construction, has given out a summary
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-11
SHIPS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

Chief OF Naval Bureau Reports Craft
flying Progress.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-11
$50 an.

'73O pm,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-11
The Great Northern
The Northern Pacific and
The Canadian Pacific
AT ST. PAUL FOR
CHICAGO and the EAST.

NO extra charge for these superior
accommodations and all classes OF tick
cts are available for passage on the
famous Northwestern Limited" All
trains on this line are protected by the
lnterlocking Block System.
w. II. MEAD, HI sIsLER.
General Agent. Travelling AR't
Portland. Ore.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-11

Arrive
'9i5 am
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-05-18

Mr.. Frank Patnn returned las
Monday from visit to Texas. His
father is interested in considerable
tract OF land of several hundred
acr u between Beaumont and Sour
Lake, which is accredited with splen.
did oil possibilities. This piece OF
property Capt. P4tin has held, tor
many years and which his never
had any great value till the recent
loll discoveries. but now 1t promises
! to be the means of putting the fami
'ly in affiuent circumstances. Mr.
Frank Patin exI ests 10 again visi
Texas at an early date, possibly to
morrow, il connection with thl
business.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-05-18

In the Western Kentucky Coal
Fields. the wage scale. as fixed by
the United Mine Workers, is 80
ner cent lower than that in force
ius. across the Ohio river, in India
ma. The Indiana miners claim that
the result has been to put Kentuc-
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-05-18
Oil as a Fuel.

s. Il. Roman, in the Southern
Industry says: The value of this
s uthern oil, as fuel for manufac-
tories, railroads, and steamships,
is beyond computation.
Tie advantage which this oil has
over any other in the world Is the
fact that it can he produced and
marketed at Il min mum cost. In
close ptoX nifty to the Gulf cost,
it can be piped into tank steamers
and deliyere | in tn scaports Of the
Unit-d States, Mexico, the West
Indies, Central and South America
at cost SO low as to defy compe-
titI0n from any othyr fuel for
steam purposes.
The oil wells Of the Gulf cost
can furnish fuel oil run into tank
steamers, asls done in the oil region
of Russia to the Black Sca,at atotal
cost of production and Transports
ton, not to exceed ten cents a
barrel, and as. three and one half
barrels of oil are equal to one ton
of coal for cam purposes, this is
equal to the delivery Of coal at the
$ aboard at thirty five cents a ton
1t may not be deuied that fuel
oil which can be put aboard YES
sells at so low cost can be deliver
ed at any point in the United
States, which can be reached by
water; at a price which Will give it
an undenIable advantage over coal.
1t is computed that the Gulf
States, contain II per cent If the
population of the Unite1 States,
and, at an average rate OF consump-
ton these States require lOl, 200,
600 tons of coal a yelr. The total
production of these States, up to
the present, is less than l6,00O,000
tons, about ID per cent OF their re
quirement. AS all the large cities
of the South are on the seaboard, 1T
is evident that heir markets alone
will absorb the entire produc-
ton of the Oil fields, with
substantial profit to the
! producers. The greater chelpnesS
of the fuel OIL insures this result;
for the cost of fuel is of equal i'm
portance for manufaetor es as the
question of water iran >portatlor
the determining factor in both in
stances being inferior cost.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-05-18
Right Of Way Granted.

Breaux Bridge, La, May 10th.
regular meeting of the town
council of this place Mr.. A. F..
Domengeaux appeard before the
council, at the special request OF
Mr.. MoreSi of the Pioneer Oil and
Mineral Go. of Jeanerette, La.
and asked the Council to donate
the Necessary land on which to
erect tanks, also a right-of-way to
the Bayou for pipe line. 1T was
decided that the necessary land,
desired by Mr.. Moresl, be given,
also the right-ofway for the pipe
line, as requested.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-05-18

Minister Conger talked at every
stopping place between Pekin and
ashington, but since he report
ed at the Department of State, he
has been as mum as clam, except
to reverse the assertion he made
Just after landing at San Francis
co, as to China's ability to pay in
IDENTITIES. This may be merely
coincidence, but the impression is
that Mr.. Conger has been officially
informed that he had been doing
too much talking for a diplomat.
G. Nj. Schwab, President of the
'sBillion Dollar Trust" otherwise
known as the United States Steel
Company, recently organized by
j Pierpont Morgan, drew one of
the largest audience that have yet
attended a hearing before the In
dustrial Commission, just as he is
said to draw the largest salary
ever paid any man. From Mr..
Schwab's point of view, his trust
is one Of the best things that ever
happened 1t will not reduce
/
prices, although he did acknow.
ledge that it would greatly reduce
the number of employees. He took
occasion to whack the labor Or
ganization, but, of course, that was
expected from the man who drove
those organizations out Of the
| Carnegie works