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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-04-18
PTTH AND POINT.
Never belittle your own acts. Peo-
pie are very apt to take you at your

Never belittle your own acts. Pso-
pie are very apt TO take you at your
estimate-Chicago Daily News.
When a girl is forever discovering
that a fellows tie is out of plumb and
volunteering to fix it for him, it is safe
to propose--Los Angeles Herald
Poker! Why is it called poker, /
wonder?' well, it seems to be a de-
vice for playing with fire, for nj
thing."-Detroit Journal.
A woma mis- always urging the men
to be truthful, and is always put
ting them in a position where they
Gibson Globe.
Mr.. Park Slope - DO you believe
that the doctors viii agree thai after
all salt is the elixir of life?" Mr.. Mid
wood-~Never! It's too cheap!"-
Brooklyn Eagle.
House Hunter-"But tell me, is this
a healthy neighborhood?" DIR. Brown
-Tolerably. Only a few of the fam
lies have fallen into the chafing-dish
habit. l beIieve.-Boston Transcript.
Il couldn't make a fire in the heater
the whole winter" grumbled the ten
ant. Then you must have saved lots
of money on coal. I'm afraid III have
TO raise the rent. Philadelphia
Times.
Gilpin-"I saw a nice, kind lady give
a poor little boy a nickel this morn
ing" Mrs. Gilpin-"Dear, sweet e
ture." Mr.. ~Gilpin-"Yes, the poor kid
carried her three Satchels a mile in the
rain.'-Ohio State Journal.
Not Just as He MeanL-"I've prom
ised to go in to supper with some
n else, Mr.. Blanque; but I'll intro
duce you to a very handsome and clev-
er girl" But I don't want a hand
some and clever girl: I want you
American Agriculturist.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-04-18
BETTER If He Had

Coming home rather late one night,
old Jones discovered a country yokel
with a lantern standing by the kitchen
door.
Young man." said he, what are
you doing here?"
I've come ACQUIRING, sur.
Accounting? What do you ear
We'll, I'm a follower of Mary, the
kitchen maid, sur"
do you usually carry a lantern
when you are on such errands22" asked
the old man, ssa~rcastieally-
Yes. sur. always.
Don't tell me such nonsense You
lad better be of quickly counting
with a lantern, indeed, In my young
days I never used such a thing
~No, sur replied the yokel, siding
of, Judging by yer missus, / shouldn't
think yer did-"-London King.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-04-18
AS TO CIVIL SERVICE.
Serious Blow Dealt he Institution
by Acts of the Admin
istratiOn,

That the repeated attacks on the
civil service policy pursued by Pres
idnt Mckinley nave not been without
a solid basis of fact the recently pub
lfshed reports of different reform
leagues seem to prove beyond dispute.
Every mean has apparently been
taken to break down the barriers
which kept unfit persons out of Office.
Some of the data given r startling.
On March 3, 1897, approximately &c.
900 positions were in h classified
service, while 90. 1000, including 5000
presidential officers, several thousand
laborers and other miscellaneous
classes and the great army of fourth
class postmasters, remained unclassi-
fed.
In spite of the renewed declarations
of the republican national platform
tina "the law should be thoroughly
and honestly enforced and extended
wherever possible, the contrary has
been the practice. 1.-THE progress of
the reform" says one report, lin its
application to the federal service has,
In brief, been seriously checked"
The presidents famous order OF
May %, 1899, was the most serious
blow dealt civil service reform by this
administration Through the opera
tons of this order about 1000 places
were removed from the competitive
to the excepted" list; about 5000
more from the classified to the un-
classified service; many appointments
previously made under the law were
in~validated; and the rules governing
transfers, reinstatements and remov-
ais IRE weakened 81 as to permit new
and serious abuses. All these things
served to make the order the first
great reduction in the area of the
merit system since the act of 1853 was
passed.
In other ways, the law has not been
observed. Many irregular appoint
ments have been made. Objections adj
dressed to the heads of departments
and even to the president himself have
remained unanswered, the ~irreguIarly
appointed men holding their positions.
Many "war emergency" appointments
were made. On August i, 1899, the
number of these appointments was
known to be at least 1,o42. This de-
spite the fact that $50 names were on
the lists of eligible clerks.
Altogether, the reform leagues find
that much work viii be necessary to
lost ground The prospect Is
encouraging. Where the law has
been trampled upon with such impuni-
despite public sentiment, there il
little reason to believe that obedience
will come in ths next four years-St.
Louis Republic.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-04-18
~PARAGRAPHIc POINTERS.

-Pierpont Morgan's great rail-
way trust will doubtless do its best to
clear the track for republican victory
In 1eO4-St. Louis Republic.
Senator Hanna say the Ohio
elections were nothing but local at
fairs. Very true, and 1t is unfortunate
indeed that Mr.. Hanna's party was so
uniformly on the side that did not suit
the people who did the voting.-Min-
neapoIis Times.
Under our exclusive laws Of
trade we have abdieated whatever
rights we possessed by reason of our
geographical position to the commerce
of our sister republics So complete
has become the commercial estrange-
ment that the stars and stripes lis sell
dom seen in a South American harbor,
and the language of the United States
Is there q foreign tongue.-St. Paul
Globe
An unreconstructed editor wants
to know If President Mckinley did
not once say hat forefble annexation
would be criminal aggression. Guess
he did, but our contemporary takes too
serious a view of the matter. That vas
intended to ego" only as a piece of
phrase-making. Notice the rhetorical
swing, and rhetoric is two-thirds of
he Battle with the present admins
tration.9Cineinnati Enquirer.
The trust and antitrust cues
tons win probably be the strongest In
the campaign of 1904, with economy in
public expenditures as a strong sec
ond. The democratic party viii be on
the right side of these issues, and the
chances seem to be good hat ii viii
win There viii be a revolt against an
excessively high tariff and undue pow
er of the executive as to outlying pos
sessions, but the burning subjects viii
be the two first named-Kansas City |
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-04-18

1e=-since he went on tSis mad
expedition OF his to Central Africa.
1 told him he was a perfect lunatic to
GO"
Central African and her voice
sounded far away, while all the color
fed from her face.
Yes Didn't you know?' He
looked c~uriously al the girl. He had
imagined from NeiI-s that
there had been a quarrel Of some sort.
But Alyne turned away-she was
too stunned 10 nswer
He went off one day last week"
he continued: "he seemed upset about
something or other / could not per
suade him to stay an hour longer"
A bitter laugh fell from Alyne's lips.
HAS he gone TO shoot big game?~
she cried, harshly. Il hope he will
have good sport" and then she nodded
her head by way of adieu and hurried
away home.
But, alas. her heart was breaking
breaking. Why had she not run after
him that day in the drive? a little
word. a whisper, would have made il
all right. But now il was too late,
and ne had broken with her irrevoca-
bly,.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-04-18

A curious lantern fly, discovered by
~naturalists in the Malay archipelago.
possesses the power of jumping a dis
tance of several feet without opening
its wings. 1t has a projection OF its
head which. when bent back and sud-
denly released, throws the insect into
the ar. This fly was seen to jump
from the ground TO the roof of q hut.
Science
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-04-18
n secret of 1t.

A short time ago a benevolent Wis
itor remarked on the quiet peaceful
ness of an aged rustic's freside. point
ing especially TO the friendliness of
the cat and the dog The old man
looked askance at his wife. "Aye,
ave he said. @but you just take and
tie 'em together and then you'n c
-Tnndnn GlohM.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-04-18
In1RFRAf@d

"What do you think of Mr.. Hard
hits execution" said Miss Gushly at
the soiree musicale.
"I hadn't heard Of it." said old
Growly, but I think it's a good idea;
when does the hanging take plaOe7"
-Pick-Ne-Up.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-04-18

The sovereign has never been a pop
ular coin In India Among the Weather
natives who have not Yet learned To
trust the yellow metal as currency the
idea of turning a sovereign into
ments. such as earrings and brooches,
has recently become a fsd-N. Y. Sum
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-04-18

1t must have been a great snap to
have lived in the days of Noah A
man was well posted then If he knew
the tribe living over the next noun
tain, and had all the history of the
world at his finger ends if he could
name his neutrality-suspicious.
CInha
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-04-18

1t touches Mark Hanna in a ten
der spot TO be .old that he spent $780,
900 to defeat a candidate who was not
defeafed-N. 7. World.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-04-18

come 10 neT eyes
"But-but-' he cried-"he was
rich"
Alyne interrupted him by putting
up a warning hand, for the sound of
an opening door upstairs fell on her
ears.
"I must 60" she said, hurriedly;
"and please-please do rot say that
YOU have-have met me before They
know nothing about me, and perhaps
it would prevent my coming here
again." and without a word of fare
well, she hurried down the stairs
"AIyne." he cried. "AlyneI"
But she had disappeared, and with a
groan of disappointment he assembled
the staircase.
He was late for dinner that night.
He was longing to ask about Alyne.
but his tongue vas tied. He could
only glance at Maud's head and notice
how much better looking she ap-
peared with her hair artistically ar
ranged.
He thought at first that he would
90 to Lascelle's in Bond street. and
then he felt that it would be futile,
and that he would y see Alyne,
SO he decided to wait until the even
ing, and if she did not come again he
would write. The desire to see her
and to talk to her grew stronger with
every minute
But she did come again. and again
he met her on the staircase, not only
once, but three succeeding days.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-12-13
American Federation Of Labor
Convention at Scranton
Discusses Question
AND DRAWS THE COLOR LINE
Resolution Compelling lotal In,
ions to Join Central Labor
Bodies in Respective
Localities Defeated

SCRANTON, Pa Dec. ts.-Much life
was intusedl In today's proceedings OF
the convention u the American FEEDER.
alton u Labor, The negro problem In
the South. as FAR as Il related TO union
ism was Unexpectedly injected into the
procecdipSs The question came up
when the committee on laws report.
ed resolution compelling all local
unions affiliated with the federation to
Join the central labor bodies In their
respective localities. made the point
that the federation last week In de.
Gliding contested seat where the col
% line WAS brought into question. had
authorized the creation ot separate
ecntral union In Richmond for colored
workers
The resolution was debated for more
than an hour by many delegates G.
f.. Rcskard. ot Alabama. said the
proposition would compel the white un-
Ions TO take in the negroes and. II
adopted by the convention, 20 per cent
of the unions south OF the Mason and
Dixon line would sccede from the fed
GRAFTON. The resolution was defeated.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-12-13
DISABLED SHIPS
REACH FRISCO
Lucille and Leyland Bros, Reach
that Port in Badly Damaged
Condition.
Observation-Disclosures
Leyland Brothers, Loaded with
Wheat and Bound from This
Port to England-Will
Continue Voyage.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec, l2.-The YES.
sells that have passed through the re
cent storms on the northwest coast
are now reaching this port. Among
the arrivals today were the Lucille,
from oyster Harbor. and I.eyland Bros,
from Astoria. The former was on
her way to the Hawaiian Islands and
the latter to England. The Lucille car
ried a cargo Of coal. while the Ley
land Brothers carried wheat Both YES
sells came here in distress. The Lu-
Giles foretopmast and maintOp gallant
masts are gone and some q her seams
have opened and she has sustained
considerable other damage. She was
caught in a hurricane OF the Colum-
bia river. Her coal will probably be
transferred TO another vessel 50 she
may be overhallei in dry docS. The
Ieyland Brothers was thrown on her
beam ends and badly damaged In the
storm Of December 5 Her captain eX-
poets TO continue his voyage in a few
days.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-12-13

improvements to her place NJ business
m hammond
Grandpa Kindred has been inmcwhat
under the weather this week, owing to
a severe cold,
The Rcdmcn are preparing for a
grand hall at Hammond on the sSh
" this month,
The new school house At New Astoria
is almost completed lt is u very
handsome building
The boys at Fort Stcvcusc have an
ilra that the A. y. C's know morr
about football than they dH.
Mr. John Calkrr aud wife made a
trip to Portland last week Mr. Calkrr
supplies that city with clans,
Mrs, &. W, Knowles " Portland. ~.
turned homo last week she, with
friends has been spending a month In
her cottage at Seaside
Mrs, = W, Prrston's condition Is 50
much improved that she is able To he
about the house after being confined
to her bel several months
MIR y, r, Halrcrty has returned rrom
an extended trip through the Eas, In
the interest " hts ptckl,d clam bust
ness he also visited hts old home
tn Iowa.
The Modern woodmrn and Jolly
NcishhorS seem Co be- the lite ot both
Warrrntop and Seaside They arr ElN.
inc dances entertainments, etc. a,
both places
white ,hc storms " last vyrk We're
very sewer" no damage VAS reported
So much rain rcu tina, In somr placys
hoOts would have been more useful
than street ears
Miss stockton " Astoria. has opened
u danylng school az War,rntcn and
has "a nice class Il is hopcd the
weather viii Dee more proplilous ou
Tuesday evenings hereafter
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-12-13
sHERiFFs SALE

Noatice Is herby given that will. on
Monday. the 9Th day Of November. 1901.
al the hour X 10 O'Clock In the fornoon
OF said day. at and In front Ot the court
house door. In the City Of Astoria, In
Clatsop county. State OF Oregun. offer
for sale and sell, at publiee auction 10
the highest bidder for cash In hand al
the time OF sale all and singular the
real estate and property heretofore bid
In for taxes by said catsop county the
said city OF Astoria. AMI School Dis.
,Tict Nos. one ond six Of Eaid county.
or either OF them and which they or
either OF them have acquired title by
virtue OF any such salN
Said sale is nxed FOR sail date pursu-
an, 10 an order neret fore made by the
CouEty Cour, OF said county. AZ the
lists II such property coull no, b. pre-
pared by he hrst Monday afer July
I. 1901. THOB LtNVtLLE.
Sheriff Of said County.
Da.eI. oct. g. 1901.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-12-13
BoERS SURPRISED
Bethel Commando Surrounded and
CAPTURED After Night March,

NEW YORK, Dec, i?--In eNplana-
iiou ~ the South African military
situation, the London correspondent "
the Tribune cables:
I.ord Kitchener has not had to wait
long for some result from his new plan
" operations against General Eotha,
by constructing a line " Nlockhouscs
He has had General Botha's force tn
closed in an area " 1000 square miles
over this restricted country the Brit
ish columns are now moving and nov
Lord Kitchener is enabled 20 report
the capture Of practically the whole
Bethel Commando As tn the case ot
the capture oi the laager at OShocN
last week. General Hamilton surprised
the commando after nigh, march
Lord Kitchener sent the news from
Standerton. where he went % ,lrrtt
the operations
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-12-13

TulisaneS. armed with holos, rifles and
daggSrs. Killed II members ~ the
Echevarra family at Marc MashatE
on August H. 1900 Tor the sole reason
that the victims We're SpantariS, Two
members OF the band we've brought 10
trial and were sentenced to bc hanged,
but in view " the fact that the mcrc
responsible participants in this crime
already had paid the death penalty,
the sentences were commutcd by Gen.
rral ChaNec to life Imprisonment.
Ngnacio STA 'ttns, IN insurgrnt leader
operating against the American Gov
ernment after having taken iss oath
~ allegiance WAS seutSN,rd 10 bc
hanged for numbering a woman Sus-
pectcd ot friendliueSS 70 the United
States
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-12-13
WEST SIDE NEWS.

Mr. D. f. Pease made a brief visit
10 Astoria last Friday.
Mrs Fred Bowers was visiting her
parents IN Warrcnton last week.
A. y. Hammond and party Of friends
sgted the West side on Tuesday
l.. r. Russell is again at work as the
electrical engineer al Fort Stevens.
Mr j. H. Uric has gone to Vancouver
TO attend to some government work.
J y. Baumgarten has moved with
his family to his new ranch On Young's
river.
Mr. and Mrs. Prescott Of Salem, are
visiting Mr.. an1 Mrs. Il. A. Blevins at
Hammond.
Mrs T. ". Sally Is making extensive
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-12-13
sHERIFF's SALE

By vlrlue u an execution issued out
VI tn. Circuit Court " the state u
oregon fJr the County Of Clatsop. on
the 5th day of y yember. 1901. upon
A judgment rcn l.rrI therein On tha 7th
day of March, 1898 In favor Of Wiley
u. Allen and J. Q A. BOwby. executors
Df the last Will NJ L. Wilson. plaintiffs.
and against j. II. y. Gray. defendant,
f1r the sum NJ S2O6 o.. lha further sum
u yl740. cJsts and lntercs. thereon at
the rat. NJ per cent per dnnum from
March +. 1893. and the costs ~ AMI upon
this writ cJmman ling and requiring me
~ levy on the property n the above
named defendant 20 satisfy the judg-
mni, Interests. costs and an iHcU.ug
costs. did. on the 9Th day u Noy"m-
her. 1901. levy upon the following de-
gcr.bed real property. tO-wit.
The undivided One-half GA) u the
northeast quarter NJ southwest quarter
and nOrthwe quarter NJ the southeast
quarter Of section thlrty-threc (38,
township eight 81, north range seven
"a, west, VIII Mar. and all " lots
seven % ana eight (Sj, In block ecyen-
ty-clght (7D, in MrCiurc's Astoria as
extended by cyrus Olney all In Clatsop
County, oregon.
Notice Is hereby given that / Will.
IN Monday the 9th day NJ Dccember.
1901. at the hour Of 10 o'clock In tine
forenoon of sail day In front of and at
the Cour. House loor In the city of As
torla. ClatsoD County. Oregon. sell at
public auction for cash. the above de-
subscribed real property to satisfy the
Judgment interest. costs and all accru-
ing costs.
THOS. LTNVIBLE.
Sheriff Of ClatsOD County, Oregon.
Astoria, Oregon. Nov. G. 1901.
Weekly-NO. !.
First Publication. Nov, 8.
Last Publication. Dec. G.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-12-13
WILL DEVELOP MINES.
Eastern syndicate to Expend $1,000. 900
on California Iron Properties.

Eastern SynIlcate to Expend Slj,COo. 900
on California Iron Properties.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. l2--lt is an
n0un,rI that an Eastern syndicate.
which has acquired extensive iron
mines In MADEIRA county. in this state,
proposes 20 eypend about $4,000 900 in
their development and the erection Of
sme.trrs and steel plant A ship
yard .9r the construction OF steel YES.
sells may also be established.
in addition a railroad, to be called
the California Midland, is TO be built
from the mines 10 some point on San
Francisco bay This viii cost 5000. 900
and the work Of construction will be-
gin early next year This information
is given 20 the Chronicle by General
" n II. Hart prominent attorney
Hhp repr sents the syndicate. the
members of which are not named.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-12-13
PRICE UNCHANGED.
United Steel Corporation Fixes Price
for Lake Iron ore.

NEW YORK. Dec. 1.-THE Iron Age:
A decision of far-Teachins imi ,rt-
ance has been arrived AZ by the man
ayers Of the United States Steel Ger
poration. After considerable discus
sion and a number Of conferences II
has been determined to fix the rice
OF Lake iron ore for the coming sea
son the same as It was during the
current season. viz; S425 rs the base
price for old range ores Al lpwer Lake
ports. Some OF the outside ore inter
ests showed a strong disposition 10 IA
vor an advance. while in isolated cases
q moderate lowering was advocated.
While an official announcement On the
part Of the ore producers has not yet
been made, it may be accepted as prac-
tically settled that present ore prices
will prevail for another season.
The same tendency has Deen display
ed in certain finished lines. The beam
and plate associations have keld their
meetings during the past week. and
after continuing the life of these or
CARNATIONS for another year have left
prices to remain where ihey were.
Our monthly blast furnace statistics
furnish further proof of the tremen-
dous consumption which is now going
on. on December first there were coke
and anthracite stacks in operation
with a capacity Of 3l7,35s gross tons, an
increase Of 1853 tons as compared with
November ist In the past month
stocks have declined 1900 tons.
Counting in the charcoal furnaces. We
are now producing az the rate ot 49,
$4,000 tons per annum. as against the
maximum record Of l}.7S'O1o tons in
1900. and yet We are constantly draw
ing on what little stock the country
is carrying.
II should he noted however. that
the difficulties in securing q supply of
coke made the production IL Noyem-
Der fall below the quantity indicated
by the blast furnace returns st the
beginning Of that month. \ study ~
the figures Of November output justi-
fies the belief that this cause o5used a
deficiency Of produ t close 70 10000
tons. on the other nanl, some fur
naces had to pile iron becaug@ they
could not get cars to senl it 10 GUS
toners eager to secure the raw mete-
rial
quito a number Of Independent fur
mace men have contracted for -neir
next years supply of coke ~ S2.lj %
I22O at oven. an advance ever last
year
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-12-13
CHRISTMAS AID ron ruH roon.

THAT there are families In our city
Whr are actually In need aud viii
deeply appreciate holp at this time
therr h no doubt The Salvation Army
has laid plans 10 send sufficient to each
tor Christmas dinner 10 this end
they need donations " tca. cofIco, ~.
aar butter, potatoes, meat fruit and
vegetables r'o cheer the hearts ~ tho
children they need nuts, candy, toyu
and dulls Send woh 10 the officer In
yhargr ~ salvation Army and iona
ttuns viii hc called Tor or, they may
hc sent 10 the Salvation Army hall
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-12-13
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT

IN the County Court Of the state
Of O-eg m. FOR the County OF Cia.-
sop. In the mater u the estate o.
David Whitney. Jr, deceased No
tics Is hereby given that have
this day fled IN the above entitled court
my final account as administrator. with
Whitney. Jr. deceased. and that the
viii annexed. os the estat. ot David
court has set Monday. the 2jth day OF
November. 1901. a; the hour Of o'clock
.. m Of the SAID day as the time Of
hearing objections % said final account
and FOR the settlement thereof
Dated: Astoria. or. oct. 10. 1901.
". w. cURTISS.