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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-27
BURGLAR WAS DROWNED
Pursued by C1nS,abca Hr Jumped Into
the MiHsour River,

CHICAGO. April ga special TO tho
Tribune from Omaha. Ncb.. says:
Hard prcsHcd by the conAtablcs. a
burglar 'h1ugh' 10 be- H. G.. Worlcy.
lcapcd into The Missouri river AZ Pen.
ton, la, and pcriahrd In mdAIrram In
fun view Of his pursucra Ry chance
farmer had come upon the burEllr'H
booty hidden In his ncld and for two
nights several men lay In wait sui.
priaing he thl'f last night.
The thief made bold dash f1r Id.
crty and was chased tu the Missouri
river where h plung Il In The con.
stables had set m from shore when
they saw their man disappear Thr
current washed the body into shallow
water where 1t was recovered some tin..
Afterwards \ book In Ihr dead mans
pocket bore the name Of u G. Worcy.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-27

the place ot honor in another gallery
with The Garden Of the Poets On the
opposite wall There are twenty For
tuny's and Ave examples Of Alvarez.
Pradilla, Salvador and other Span
ish painters. A fourth gallery,
with works of living Spanish painters.
COMPLETES this brilliant exhibition.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-27
LARGE ARMY NOT NEEDED
General Merriam Says Small Wcll-Dls-
ciplinad Body Is Better.

DENVER. Col. April 26.-The Rocky
Mountain News this morning prints an
interview with General II. G. Merriam,
commander Of the department of the
Colorado in which he is quoted ls being
opposed 20 large standing army.
According to the interview, the gen
eral said:
AS 10 the regular army. tn. number
decided upon by the Washing
ton authorities is quite enough. We
do not need 1OOOO men in the regular
army. What we do need is a small
and thoroughly drilled. disciplined and
equipped body hat Is not afraid TO
work AMI is ready for any emergency.
A lazy soldier is a bad soldier and It
would he menace 10 the country to
fiji the posts with thousands Of men
with nothing to 10. Officers and men
should be Kept constantly employed
and they are hen kept out Of mis-
chief. We have no need Of a large
standing army"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-27
coNGER DEFENDS MISSIONARIES

SAN FRANCISCO. April 26--In ref
erence to the accusations made against
missionaries United States Mlnlster
Conger. who arrived last night. makes
the following statement:
The Americans have a larger mum
ber Of missionaries out here than anv
other nation and | am frank to say that
there are very few things which tho
missionaries have done. II any. for
which there need be any apology what
ever. The stories of their lOotlng are
false 10 my knowledge.
Believing that our government
would not demand monetary indem-
nifty for the murder and pillagnR Of
native Christians. 1 advised them that
wherever they could make a settlement
themselves with rhe villagers where
these murders or destruction OF prop
erty had taken place to make them
on their own responsibility. III Hung
Chang and Chang Yen Mao suggested
that the settlement might be made In
this way with the least possible fric-
ton. There was no going out and com
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-27
CONTEST ovEI MAYORALrY.

ST LOUIS. April 70 NolIcc of con-
test WAS served today on Mayor Rula
Wells by lee Mcriwethcr. the munIci-
pal ownership parlys candidate FOR
that office.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-27
WHEAT MARKET

PORTLAND April 2G-Wheat. Walla
Walll 60.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aprll 2G-Wheat.
December, 1887, cash. lO3R.
CHICAGO, April 2G.-Wheat. July,
opening, 7Sh@75H, closing. 73%q73ls.
LIVERPOOL AprIl 26-Wheat, July.
3d. Md
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-27
PRELIMINARY RACES.
Details Of Yacht Races Have Not Yet
Been Arranged.

BOSTON. April 26-Sir Thomas Lip
ton has cabled the Hull Massachusetts
Yacht Club that at this time he can
not say whether or not he will bring
the Shamrock to Boston for the race
against the Independence and possibly
the Constitution. The owner Of the
Shamrock says he will wait until he
comes to New York before giving a def
mite answer.
W. Butler Duncan has also notified
the committee in charge OF the races
that he cannot enter the Constitution
at this time but he will have definite
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-27
DRAUGHT OF SHAMROCK.

GLASGOW. April 2G.--The measure
ment Of Shamrock II. at her dock
shows she draws exactly nineteen feet.
The draught Of Shamrock I. Is twenty-
four feet.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-27
SEVEN YEARS IN JAIL
Stubborn Pennsylvania Chooses L
Suffer for Contempt Of Court.

Stubborn Pennsylvanian Chooses 10
Suffer for Contempt Of Court
SCRANTON. Pa. April 26-Seven
years ago this coming June, James
Cannon. now 6S years old. was sent to
jail in contempt for refusing to sign
a deed Governor Stone having signed
a bin designed expressly for the release
Of Cannon. habaas corpus proceedings
were instituted 20 get Cannon before
the court that an order might be made
for his release.
Cannon refused to sign the habeas
corpus petition and further said he
would not raise hand 70 gain his free
dom To make the act effect its pur-
pose it will be necessary to follow a
procedure in which the acqulescence Of
Cannon will not have 10 be reckoned
upon.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-27
CHINESE AGAIN rREsrAsslNc

PEklN, April s6-Thc Chinese rcgu-
lars who retired beyond the great wall
have re.anpearci a; another point
within the International area, Strong
representations have been made TO the
Chinese pl"nIpotcntlurles In regard to
the necessity fer their immediate re-
t'rement Tn" French force Is IN read
mess 10 renew the operations. but has
been ordered 20 await the result or
'he imperial cdctS.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-27
NEW CANAL TREATY.
Administration iIR Hrcn Securing
Views NJ senators on subject.

WASHINGTON. Aprll 20 The all
mml",rntion hns succeeded At last In
securing coll 'ctior " opinions from
leaders ~ the senate NJ all political
parties upon which go htsc negotiations
for a new iHthmlan canal trvaty ~
substitute Tor tn Hay lnuncctolc trra.
~ In other words, It In aware ot the
wishes ~ most ~ he senators and the
only problem before the state depart,
mrnt ls 20 frame = 'rraty tha, VIII
reflect their Views lnSurng two.
thirds vote Tor ratification. and yrt
shah be- acceptable Ia the British gov
rrnment
Il, as reported rom London. the
sine Iua 1an Is the neutrality claus.
officials here frrl that nucccus On this
point seems within reach II ~ ex-
p"ctcd that two drafts ~ the trN,tv
win be- framed b-forr long
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-27
RECEPTION TO CONGER.
Use Of Iowa State House Has Been
Granted

CHICAGO. April GA special TO IN.
Tribune from Des Moines says.
The Iowa executive council today
passed a resolution Tanting to the
citizens II Des Moinos the use of the
state house for 4 public reception 10
Edwin H. Conger. minister to China.
who has arrived At San Francisco and
will arrive in Des Mones In few
days. The state house has never been
used before FOR reception TO other
than state officers and returning sol-
diers.
A special train Of twelve coaches
will leave DIS Moines for Council
Bluffs on the day Of Minister Conger's
arrival in Iowa. Governor Shaw. Ad-
iutant- General NJ. II. Beyers and other
state officials will make Up the recep-
ton committee with Major Hoyt Sher-
man. only surviving brother to the
late John Sherman. and fifty prominent
Des Moines men. Several hundred peo-
pie from points all through iowa will
make the trip to Council Bluffs on the
Conger special
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-27
FAILURES FOR THE WEEK.

NEW YORK, April 26.-Dun's Review
will say:
The failures for the week number 215
in the United States against 2O4 last
year. and 26 in Canada against % last
year.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-27
REVISION OF CREED.
Presbyterian Committee Is Now For
mulating It's Report at Plttsburg.

PITTsBURG. April 26.-The sub-com-
mittee Of the committee on revision of
creed, appointed by the general as
sembly Of the Presbyterian church. Ii
in session IN this city formulating Its
report which Is to be presented to the
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-27
THREE DEATHS on VOYAGE.
British Ship Dovenbyhall Arrives at
San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO. April 26-The
British ship Dovenbyhall. ia days out
from Liverpool with a general cargo,
has arrived at this port. She reports
three deaths on the voyage. julie Sea-
man. aged 26. a native Of Norway. fell
from the main lower topsail overheard
on April u and was drowned.
On February Is VIM. Curtis. seaman.
and a native of the United States. died
and was buried at sea. James Bennett.
a seaman aged 4S, a native of England,
died and was buried at sea on March 3.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-27
DISASTROUS PRAIRIE FIRE.
Buildings Of a Cattle Ranch Wiped out
IN Nebraska.

OMAHA, April 26.--A special to the
Bee from Valentine. Neb. says:
Word Is received from the southwest
ern part Of this Cherry county that
disastrous prairie fires are raging there;
that the buildings Of one cattle ranch
have been entirely wiped out and that
other ranches are threatened.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-27
YOUNG HAY RESIGNS

WASHINGTON, AprA 25.--Albert
Hay, son Of the secretary of state. has
resigned his position ~ United gtates
consul general at Pretoria
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-27
FRAUDULENT Use or MAILS.
President and Secretary NJ Magnetic
Healing institute Heavily Fined.

KANSAS CITY April g. stephen
y Wetmcr ind Joseph \. Kelly for
mer president ana secretary ~ thu
''W"ltm"r Institute of Magnetic Heal
ing at Nevada No. who recently
pleaded guilty 80 indictments charging
them with using the mails to dcfruud.
were each fined $500 by Judge Phll.
lips In III" United States dlstltc, court.
tn" men gave absent Treatment"
and their mail which reached a trcmen.
dons volume, was stopped by the post
office department nt Washington on a
fraud order.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-27
CLAIMED TO BE wORKINGMEN

CLAIMED TO BE WORKINGMEN
Two Men Secured Jewelry Worth From
$4,000 20 $4,000 a. Utica. y. Y.
UTICA. n Y. April 26.-Two men in
the guise Of workmen got away with
diamond jewelry estimated to be worth
from $4,000 to $4,000 at 1he home of
Henry P. Grouse in the fashionable res
idence district. Mr.. Grouse is a mem
Der Of the wholesale clothing firm Of
Grouse & Brandegee.
No one but the servants was at home
when man rang the bell and said he
had been sent from the electric light
company to remedy a defect in the wir-
ing. He was admitted after some hesi-
tation on the part Of the servants. He
was in the house an hour. his partner
in the meantime being on the street
in case the family carriage was seen
approaching. The police are active but
have slight clues with which to work
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-27
Pears

What is wanted of soap
for the skin is to wash it
clean and not hurt it.
Pure soap does that. This
is why we want pure soap;
and when we say pure,
we mean without alkali.
Pears is pure; no free
alkali. There are a thou
sand virtues Of soap; this
one is enough. You can
trust a soap that has no
biting alkali in it.
All sorts of stores sell it, especially
druggists; all sorts of people use it.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-27

wellsend you little to try If you like.
SCOTT & BOVINE, 70. Pearl street, New Yor.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-01-25
CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS
Against Ex-Gov. Pingree are Be-
fore the Supreme Court.
CASE HEARD ON ITS MERITS.
There Is Peculiar Mixup In the Branch
County Agricultural Society Other
Happenings In the Two Peninsuias
Stewed Down for Ready Reading.
A Peculiar Mixup.

There is queer mixup in connec-
'tion with the Branch County Agricul-
tural society. Some years ago the
buildings and grounds were quite
heavily mortgaged and soon afterward
che society ceased to hold fairs, as they
failed to pay expenses. Now it de-
,velopes that by the terms of the origi-
nal deed the real estate was to revert
TO the county in case fairs ever ceased
to be held, and the MORTGAGE wants
to know where he is at. The matter
was submitted to the meeting of the
county board of supervisors just held,
but they declined to talscle the prob
iem- The indications are that the
grounds will lie idle long time. the
same as during the past two or three
years. There are 80 acres of beautiful
land, well inside the city limits, and
provided with excellent buildings.
There is talk of resusoitating the agri-
cultural society.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-01-25
LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP.

Tax Commissioner Oakman submitted
his report to the legislature on the 10th.
His is the last of the individual re-
ports. The full report of the commits
sion has been completed, but is SO vol
luminous that week or 10 days will
be required to typewrte the matter
and prepare it for the state printer.
Mr.. Oakman commends the earning
power of railroads as tax basis, and
figures that the total cash values of the
roads in the state is $1S5, oar, 500. "a,
which at an average tax rate of Sl5.47
per 81 900, the revenue to the state
would be $2,S7l, 453.
Rep Kerr introduced three bills in
the house on the 18th, all Of which
have an important bearing on the gen.
eral tax laws of the state, and the pas
sage of which would practically put
the tax commission out of business
The bill, which strikes directly at the
latter, provides that the power of the
state tax commission shall be confined
exclusively to looking after assess
ments for state purposes alone and
prohibits them from interfering with
the assessment of property for city and
county purposes.
There is a great deal of opposition
to the Atwood bill, because it provides
that the decision of the proposed new
state board of assessors on railroad as
sessments shall be absolute and final.
Many legislators want provision
made for reviewing the boards work
by higher body, and would make the
governor and railroad commissioner,
and perhaps the attorney general,
members of such board of review.
Rep. Colby and several of the farmer
members of the legislature are advo-
eating a plan to practically raise the
salary of Acknowledgement Oren from
$500 to So, 500. They would do this by
making the Encouragement an ex-
officio member of either the tax COM
mission or the proposed new state rail
road tax board at a salary of $4,000.
Rep. Randall on the 18th gave notice
of the introduction of bill to amend
the divorce law by providing that
where married man or woman has
five years and pronounced incurable,
this will be sufficient grounds for
granting divorce to the party suing
for one.
Senator Murfn, of Detroit, will soon
introduce in the senate his bill to
make the Office of Wayne county sheriff
a salaried one, cutting off all fees. He
would have the salary fixed somewhere
between Sc, 900 and $40, 1000.
1t is reported at Lansing that Gov.
Bliss has decided to find successors for
the three tax commissioners now hang
ing over.
The senate on the 18th confirmed all
the appointments sent to that body by
Gov. Bliss the day before.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-01-25
w. j. Bryan's PAPER.

Hon. w. j. Bryan's paper, The Com
moner, will be issued from the office of
the Lincoln, Neb., branch of the West
ern Newspaper Union, on Wednesday,
January 80, 1901. After carefully con-
sidering the various printing establish
ments of the city, Mr.. Bryan decided
to give the contract to the Western
Newspaper Union, being influenced to
a certain extent by the fact that this
establishment is not only perfectly
well equipped to handle the work, but
also because of its reputation for hon
est and square dealing and the further
fact that il treats its employees with
consideration and pays union wages.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-01-25
INTRICATE WATCH.
ft Shows Everything That Il Possible In
HOrology.

HOroiogy.
A manufacturing firm of Geneva.
Switzerland, has for many years been
making speciality of complicated
timepieces, and a watch placed on
view at the Paris exposition is re-
garded by them as their highest
achievement. In it they have over
come problems which were before con-
sidered insolvable, and have succeeded
In retaining the size Of the watch
within a convenient limit of pocket
timepiece-namely. twenty hinges. cor
responding to the American eighteen
size. But two of these watches have
ever been constructed. One of these
was purchased direct from the work
shop Of the firm, to be added to the
magnificent watch collection of A.
Ponti, the celebrated amateur of Mi.
Ian, Italy. This watch, which has
perpetual calendar indicating the days
OF the month, the days of the week,
AMI the phases of the moon, also pos
sesses two separate small dials, upon
which are shown automatically for
6i'Su idtiluue IHe Iiiut VI lie IlSiuS
of the sun and the time Of it's setting.
The difficulty overcome here was great,
but what comprises the merit of the
piece is that, in connection with the
minute hand, which shows the mean
time (the time we use), it carries an
other hand which indicates the suns
time (the true time). This hand, NOV
ing from the center, as do the hands
showing the mean time, constantly
travels with them, and places itself
each day at midnight in the position
1t should occupy in order to indicate
for that day the difference between
the mean and true time. The varia-
ton is very great, being as much as
fifteen minutes in one direction
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-01-25
Bills Passed on the 18th.

The following bills were passed by
'the house on the 18th: A bill author
rizing school district No. I, of Hancock,
= TO borrow SIS, 900; one authorizing the
village of Ludington to borrow $780,
900 for street improvements; one legal
izing certain bonds of the village of
Gaylord; one amending the dissection
law, so as to give Detroit Homeopathic
college a portion of state cadavers; one
eularging the village of Pennington.
The following bills were passed in the
senate: To legalize 81, 500 of bonds is
sued by Gaylord; one to legalize 81, 500
~of bonds in st. Clair county.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-01-25
Cracked the Safe at South Lyons.

The private bank of Carpenter e
-Jacobus was broken into by a gang of
burglars early OH the morning of the
18th. The vault was blown open and
the craclSesmen got away with about
$3.50 in cash. They were scared away
before completing their job and missed
abosfJ $500 in currency which was de-
posted in another drawer in the vault.
The robbers and townspeople had an
exciting revolver duel, but there was
no casualties and the safc-blowers made
their escape.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-01-25

a head-on collision between freight
trains on the Grand Trunk railroad,
near Locke's Mill, Me-, on the 10th, re-
suited in the deaths of five men and
serious injury of several others, and
four locomotives and II cars were de-
molished. Both trains were very
heavy, each being drawn by two en-
gines.
The U. S. supreme court on the l4th
announced it's decision in the case of
c. E. w. Nicely, charged with embezzlc-
while acting as financial agent of the
department of posts of that island,
holding that Nicely is subject to ex-
tradition, hence lie will be obliged to
return to Cuba for trial.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-01-25
MICHIGAN NEWS ITEMS.

Metamora is to have new bank
soon.
Contrary to reports, there are no
smallpox cases at uolton.
A syndicate has purchased the Hurt
Journal newspaper plant.
The State FAIR association has bal
ance of $3,543 in its treasury.
There were lit deaths in Detroit
during the week ending Jan. 10.
Gov. Bliss and staff will attend the
Inauguration of President Mckinley at
Washington.
An addition al free rural mail deliv-
cry route has been ordered established
at Howell, Feb. 1.
Up TO Jan. Is there had been signed
1,6oO contracts for the new telephone
system in Detroit.
Laingsburg's council has adopted an
ordinance making standard time the
official time after Feb 1.
There arc Sc inmates in the Calhoun
county house, of which number Is are
In the insane department.
The Presbyterian society at Caro- has
.outgrown its present quarters and
proposes to build fine new church
Booker T. Washington, the noted
.colored educator, will speak on the
'.Racc Problem" at Ann Arbor, Jan. 81
Grant, Newaygo county, will be sup
piled with electric lights from Neway-
go's big water power plant, eight miles
away.
As a result of municipal control of
the electric light plant Mendon now
has 10 new street lights, five arc and
Eve incandescents.
The dog population of Hudson is be-
ing rapidly reduced by some unknown
who has instituted poisoning opera
:tions on large scale.
Through proper legislation, the min
listers In conference at Lansing re-
Gently, propose TO break mp st.
.Joseph's marriage industry.
Professional burglars cracked the
safe OF WIN. T.. Sandal &c Co.. bankers,
of New Baltimore. on the 10Th. They
got over 81, 900 for their trouble.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-01-25
pInrree Contempt Proceedings.

The contempt proceedings against
.ex-Gov. Hazen S. Pingree have again
reached the supreme court, and this
time some action will probably be
taken which will establish the right
of the circuit court to try the executive
of the state on the charges presented.
The application in the supreme court
this time is for writ of prohibition,
the application being based on the
records in the court below. The case
is entitled The People ex rel. Hazen
s. Pingree against the circuit judges
of Ingham county, both Judge Wisner
and Judge West being made respond
ents.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-01-25
Incorporated Cities and villages.

..NOf Che $50 incorporated cities and
yillages in this state but fve-Detroit,
Grand Rapids, Saginaw, Bay City and
-Jacllson-have more than 1000 popu-
)ation. Two have more than 10000
and less than 5000; IL have more than
10000 and less than 10000; % have
more than 5000 and less than 10000;
40 have more than 9, 900 and less than
5000. The remaining 2O5 places are
less than 1000 in population.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-01-25

November 81, 1899.
Mrs. PNKHAM:-I feel my duty acknowledge
the benefit that advice and Lydia Pkhams Vegetable
Compound have done for
been suffering with time
walk but short distance, had terrible bearing pains
my bowels backache and pain ova used medicine
four months and much that could walk
the distance that 1 could before
81 to-day in better health than have been for than
two and know is all due Lydia Pnkhams Vegetable
Compound.
"I recommend your advice and medicine to all who suffer-
-MRs S. j. WATSON Hampton Va.
This is positive proof that Mrs Pinkham
advise than other person.
nothing
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-01-25

According to recent ruling of a
Hamilton, Ont, magistrate, BARRIERS
can shave on Sunday.
According to Il dispatch from San
tiago de Cuba OIL the Goth, the people
there are experiencing the coolest
weather known for years.
Everything came Michigan's way in
the house, in committee of the whole,
on the 18th, during the considerable
of the river and harbor appropriation
bill. Although onc-eighth of the $780,
900, 600 appropriation is credited to
Michigan's account, every item was
passed.