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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-24
A FORTUNE FOR CHARITY.

a rich mans statement that he in
tends 10 devote almost his entire for
tune TO charitable works has aroused
much discussion. This Is because II
will accomplish much good. II Is a
praiseworthy endeavor. but there are
many other agencies which accomplish
Just as much good. Take Hostetter's
stomach Filters for instance-the great
American remedy. For fifty years ii
has cured constipation, dyspepsia and
all the his which arise from weak dl-
gestlon. This medicine will keep the
s1mach IN good shape and the bowels
regular. II is wonderful restorative
tonic and health builder. II Is also
prevention for malaria fever and
ague Ask for II and insist upon hav-
ing H. See that our Private Reve-
nue. Stamp covers the neck Of the bot
tie
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-24
MIR. WISE RETURNS.
Says Fishermen From Astoria Were
Cruelty Tricked by Speaker
Reeder.

Mr.. Herman Wise returned yester-
day from Salem. where he has been
In attendance on the legislature in the
interest OF the Hahn amendment to the
Hume fisheries bill abollshing fshwheels
In the Columbia. Mr.. George Nolan
and Mrs. Nolan left Salem with Mr..
Wise but stopped over iniPortland. Mr..
Wise was inclined to be satisfied with
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-24
KNAPPToN HARBoR AGAIN.
Phoenix-llke the Old Prediction Rises
From the Ashes OF Oblivion.

A correspondent OF the Baker City
Morning Democrat, who conceals his
! Identity under the pseudonym OF Nv" q"
revives the oft-told tale Of the estab-
llshment OF a harbOr at Knappton by
the o. Il. & N, which is designed pri-
marily to cancel Astoria from the
, maps. The plans reads well and says
that a part OF the old grade OF the
Union Pacific from Kalama along the
north shore of the Columbia westerly
as far as II goes viii be used and from
there to the harbor O. new grade will
be- surveyed and built.
The authority for the foregoing and
for the remainder Of the plan Is al
legged to be a letter shown 10 "W"
from a man In Astoria who knows"
The communication continues and says
that such action would anticipate and
Offset the plans Of the Northern Pa
ciiic at Astoria. Color Is lent the new
proposition, the writer states, by the
fact othat the Union Pacific has men
out securing the right of way between
Vancouver and Kalama. The u. p. and
o. r. 4 n. are acting in conjunction.
The writer OF the letter from Astoria
shown to w. predicts a fight between
giants during the coming year that will
bear the same relation to previous
fights that basket ball does TO a pitched
battle, and 1t is gently intlmated that
because Vanderbilt Morgan, Hill and
Hartman are chummy in the East Is
no sign that there will not be warm
old time out West in the scramble for
traffic.
Further on wv" suggests that Asto-
ria ought to have accepted the liberal
propositions made by the o. r. & N.
in the past and the tension Of uncer-
tainty with such calamity impend-
ing would never have occurred. All
of which is important, II true.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-24

Tillan,ook for Astoria for boiler repairs
was obliged 10 return, owing 10 the
roughness " the bar which prevented
her crossing.
The large Upton ranch near Rose.
burg has been sold 10 w. @. Hughes.
of Los Angeles, California, Tor S3s,.
WO, who VIII commence stock ralslDR
nair extensive scale.
Clyde Vaughn. young ruffian who
tried to murder a l3-year-Oid school
girl al Jefferson. pleaded guilty TO
assault with dangerous weapon in
Salem Thursday. Sentence will be pro-
nounced Monday.
The Great Northern railroad has
abandoned the use OF Washington fir
for ties and construction purposes and
hereafter Will use Montana cedar and
hemlock. A large plant has ben e..
tabllshed In ths latter state, where
vast timber tracts have been acquired.
T. j. BruHmagin, engineer at the
Walla Walla Gas and Electric Light
ComDany's plant, has invented a ro-
tary engine that promises to be a sJc-
ceH. II has had several trials before
expert machinlsts who have found II
satisfactory and from many standpolnts
a most desirable device.
The extraordinary increase in the
homeseekers' excursions 10 the coast
this year has awakened the good clti-
zeng u Linn county. who want their
share Of the newcomers and o commit
tee has been appointed in Albany 10
get out descriptive literature demon
strating the fact that Oregon in gen
eral. and Linn county in particular.
Is the Ideal garden spot Of the world.
Umatilla county women have been
infected with the Carrie Nation cOnta-
gi0n. About a dozen angry wives went
In a body 10 saloon at Freewater
armed with axes and hatchets. and
threatened total demOlishment II the
proprietor refused TO promise 10 quit
business. The women were diplomatic
ally enticed ont Of doors when the place
was locked and further disturbance
was avoided
The British ship Dunstaffnage. the
captain OF which refused to pay the
blood money demanded by the board
ing-hOuse masters and In consequence
was delayed at Seattle and Victoria.
because OF a shortage Of crew, got
away Thursday with full complement.
Captain Forbes found no difficulty In
getting men In Victoria and two board
ing-house runners, who tried 10 per-
suade men to desert the ship are in
Jail In Victoria.
The pOsitiveness with which the an
tl-Corbett papers asserted that the
$500 with which Janitor Gates Of the
Salem statehouse decamped, was part
of a corruption fund being used TO
elect the Portland banker to the SEN
ate. Is based on nothing more tangi-
bic than tile corridor chat Possibly II
did belong TO Mr. Corbett, but he Is
not the only man who is spending mon
ey freely at the capital The trap
men who were threatened with obnox-
lous legislation sent lobby that was
well supplied with cash. and IL is pos
sible Gates appropriation was from
that fund.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-24

All contracts for advertising In
the Astoiian arc made ON guar.
antce ot circulation four times
larger than that Of any paper
published or circulated In Clat.
SOP county.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-24
PACIFIC COAST NEWS.

Mines In the vicinity Of Ashland in
jackson county are busy taking out
ore and the country thereabouts is
prosperous.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-24
ToDAY's WEATHER.

PORTLAND. Feb. A,-orcgon. wash
ingtdn ard Idaho. occasional rain and
probably part snow IN tho mountains
and foothills
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-24

Last Monday there were 1900 inmates
In the state asylum for the insane, the
largest number ever confined in the in
stitution at any one time.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-24

The theme for the IL o'clock service
at the First Congregational church will
be Natures Law as Reflected in the
Bible" The subject for the evening dis
course will be Our Age and Our
Church. Do They Correspond" SUM-
day school at 12:15; mid-week prayer
meeting Wednesday at 1880 p. m.
Strangers welcome.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-24

The usual services will be held at
the Methodist church today. Morn
ing topic, "A Grip That Holds" even
ing topic, "A Runaway Boy" The
evening sermon will be Illustrated with
large paintings, Special services will
he held every afternoon and evening
next week. Large scriptural paint
ings will be used to illustrate the even
ing sermon. There will be special mu
sic rendered at both morning and eevn-
ing services. In the morning Mr.. FL
t!nge Elmore, of Milwaukee, will sing
Gounod's Forever with the Lord" In
the evening Mr. Elmore will, assisted
by a chorus, render "I Saw a New
Heaven and New Earth" from Gaul's
cantata, THE Holy City"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-24

The topic for the swedish service at
the Swedish Lutheran church will be
Our Temptations and How to Over
come Them" At the English service
the pastor, the Rev. A. G. Rydquist.
will speak on "Reminiscences Of the
Moscow conference"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-24

At the Presbyterian church to-
night the Rev. ]. NJ. Cole, lately
engaged in missionary work in the Fiji
Islands, will give an interesting and in
structive talk on "Cannibal Fiji" il
Illustrated with stereOptican views Of
scenes and people OF the islands Mr..
Cole spent many years in the South
Sea islands and is thoroughly famil-
lar with their queer inhabitants and
their queerar ways There will be no
charge for admission other than the
usual collection which will be taken
up at the close of the lecture. All
friends Of Christian mission work are
invited to attend.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-24
CHURCH SERVICES TO-DAY.

At the Baptist church the morning
topic will be Robbery" evening. The
New Way" All other services as VS.
ual.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-24

The tug vosburg, which sailed from
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-24

Clyde Vaughn. a young rufiian who
tried to murder a 13-year-Old school
girl al Jefferson. pleaded guilty to
assault with a dangerous Weapon, In
Salem Thursday. Sentence will be pro-
n0unced Monday.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-24

The Norwegian tramp steamer Scar
Dsnc. which cleared yesterday with a
general cargo for the Orient. had al
most entirely "A cargo OF Oregon pro-
ductlon. The only exception was. elec-
tic material for VladlyostOck. Other
items on the manifest included 1880
barrels Of flour for Japan, six bales VI
paper for Shanghai and two bundles Of
trees for Korea.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-24

The Great Northern railroad has
abandoned the use Of Washington fir
for ties and construction purposes and
hereafter VIII use Montana cedar and
hemlock. A large plant has ben es-
tabllshed In ths latter state, where
vast timber tracts have been acquired.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-24

r. J. BruHmagin, engineer at the
Walla Walla Gas and Electric Light
ComDany's plant, has invented a ro-
tary engine that promises to be a gJc-
ces. II has had several trials before
expert mnchinlsts who have found II
satisfactory and from many standpolnts
a most desirable device.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-24

rhc British ship Queen Victoria. with
II cargo OF grain for the United King
dom. passed down last night.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-24

An interesting meeting Of the Wom-
ans Club was held yesterday after.
noon 1t which papers were read on the
h'ibJect N famous colleges Of the Unit
cd States. The program was varied
by music. college songs by quartet
being the feature. together with a solo
by Mr.. Bltinge Elm0rc, of Milwaukee.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-24

The large Upton ranch near Rose.
burg has been sold 10 w. @. Hughes
VI Los Angeles, California, for ,3s,.
FO, who VIII commence stock ralslDg
0 nafl extensive scale,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-24

Sweet navel oranges from IL cents
90 70 eanta 0 dozen. nt Johnh0n Bros.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-24

A wedding In high life will not be- a
happy one unless you have one of Fish
er Brothers new mop wrlnRcrB,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-24

II you've never tried our "Perfec-
uon Blend" Java and Mocha you've
missed one Of the pleasures VI life. our
customers say IT'S the best IN town;
they ought t0know. JOHNSON BROS.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-24

Tlllan,ook for Astoria for boiler repairs
was obliged 10 return, owing 10 the
rOughness " the bar which prevented
her crossing.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-24

Japancseiboy wants situation IN small
family. whore ho can attend school.
INQUIRE AT Gl2 Commercial street.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-24

Mrs, Francis Preston, mother OF
Mrs. g. H. ohler. died yesterday morn
lg 1t the residence Of her daughter
on Fifteenth street Mrs. Preston, who
was 81 years of age. was native OF
England and had been resident OF
Astoria for Tcveral years. The funeral
viii be- held Monday from her late resi-
dcncc and intermcnt viii be In Ocean
View cemetery, ana Will be private.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-01-17
GRIP.
Our Russian Friend Again With Suffering
Humanity.

Our Russian Friend Again With Suffering
Humanity.
Every winter grip makes circuit.
The victims are numbered by the
hundreds and every community feels
the weight of the visitation. During
its prevalence the victims have only
the very poorest opinion of life and
few of them think that it is worth
living while they are under the spell
of the Russian visitor who like many
others from foreign countries makes
itself very much at home with us.
| This winter is no exception to the
rule and the epidemic is now here.
For several weeks it has been making
it highly interesting for people of
other towns but at last it has reached
| Oakland with its attendant train of
evils in the shape of coughs, colds,
sore eyes, headache, bone ache, rheu-
matism, neuralgia and other delight
| full cousins.
Every physician is busy with grip
patients. From every hand comes
complaints of the Iavages of the cpl
demic. No one ever dies or very rare
| ly does such a fate overtake the vic
| tim but everyone who has it feels
that he will be unfortunate enough
| to survive the ordeal when death
would be much more pleasant afford
ing a blessed relief from the tortures
inflicted by the malady.
1t is claimed that the visitation
this year is much milder than former
| ly and that we are becoming immune
from the attack. 1t may be the case
but few people who have the disease
will admit this while the boiler fac
tory is in full blast in their craniums.
The theory of those who make this
claim of mildness is that we have had
it so often that it is losing its power
over us as in the case of the Persians
who know nothing whatever of pure
water or sanitation also know nothing
whatever of typhoid fever. The
germs which kill us are but meat to
the stomach of Persian.
For the past few days the weather
conditions have been extremely fav.
orable to the development of grip and
it has florished like a green bay tree
all over town.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-01-17
Woman Appointed Tailor.

Grant is the only county in West
Virginia and so far as known the only
one in the United States, which has
woman for jailor. The new sheriff
of Grant county has just appointed
as jailor Mrs. Anna Macdonald, q
handsome widow, who will care for
the prisoners and see that none of
them escape from the Jail in Maysville.
Mrs. Macdonald is said to be nervy
and cool and a good shot with re-
she will perform the duties of her
office as well as man.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-01-17
RAISED" Money.

One day last week Frank Wheeler,
b. & 0. ticket agent in Oakland, ac-
cepted what appeared to be a S. Treas
ury note in payment for ticket pur-
chased by a stranger. Upon closer
examination later in the day and at
ter the man who had given him the
bill had left town an examination of
the note revealed the fact that it was
a 81 bill raised to So bill. The
manner of 'doctoring' the note was
clumsily done and the deception
would have been noticed at glance
by an expert. The figure had been
erased in every case on the bill and in
the two corners the figure had beer
cut from an internal revenue STAMP
and pasted on.
Internal Revenue officials haye beer
notified and placed in possession o.
the facts concerning the matter.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-01-17
Announcement.

Elsewhere in today's REPUBLICAN
Mr.. James w. White, the present eff
ficent Register of Wills, announces
his candidacy for the nomination of
County Treasurer by the Republicans
of Garrett county Mr. White has
always been a model public official
and should he be named for County
Treasurer he will no doubt be elected
and fill the Office acceptably
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-01-17
Dropped Dead on the Street.

George Butcher, at Que time mail
carrier on the star route between
Oakland and Accident, but later a
soldier in one OF the Maryland regi-
ments during the Spanish-American
war, dropped dead near the residence
of D. E. Bolden OH Second street in
Oakland last Thursday night where
he was found some time later by
Register of Wills James w. White,
who had a physician summoned and
upon examination a death certificate
was issued declaring the cause of
death as being heart failure.
The body was removed from the
street and taken to the undertaking
rooms of Messrs. Bolden & Brown,
where it was prepared for burial and
on Saturday morning taken to Acct
dent and inferred.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-01-17

Henry Cross, who died at his home
at Tunnelton, w. Va, was born at
Eckhart in 1874, and, with the excep-
ton of the four years he served in the
war, he had lived in the vicinity of
Bloomington and along Georges
Creek valley. He was miner by oc-
cupation and was well known to
every Old miner in the region. He
was an old veteran and belonged to
the Army of the Potomac, participat-
ing III some of the hardest fought
battles of the war. In the battle of
Gettysburg he was wounded in the
left knee. He leaves four sons and
three daughters, all of whom are mar
ried except Ernest, the youngest boy
who is a volunteer soldier in the Phil
ippines. His wife is very sick and
was unable to attend the funeral.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-01-17
Increase in House of Delegates.

Governor Smith will probably is
sue his proclamation early in Febru-
airy Reproducing the House of Del
egates according to the new census.
Under the Federal census of 1900 the
House of Delegates of Maryland will
be enlarged from 81 members to 80.
This increase of seven is derived one
each from the increased population
of the following counties: Anne Arun-
del, Charles, Kent, Montgomery,
Prince Georges, St Mary's, Wash
ington.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-01-17

Third Division Brakeman George
H. Michaels, while standing on the
top of box car as his train was near
ing McGuire's tunnel Sunday night
was struck in the head with large
piece of ballast that was thrown from
some bushes beside the track. He
was knocked PROSTATE to the roof of
the car. The supposition is that it
was the act of some tramp, who had
been elected from a passing train.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-01-17
FIRST COAL MINED IN GARRETT.
Was Over a Century AgO-DeyelOpment
Now to Begin Alright.

Was Over a Century Ago-DevelOpment
Now to Begin Alright.
The announcement in THE REPUB-
LICAN last week of the purchase of
coal lands in the Potomac basin in
Garrett county by the Elkins syndi-
cate and the proposed plans for devel-
opment brings out the fact that the
first coal mined and used in Western
Maryland or Pennsylvania was open
ed upon the old Brown farm near the
Pennsylvania line, two miles south of
Salisbury, in Garrett county.
This mine was opened over a cen
tury ago. Several years later the
Thistle Mine, two miles west OF
Grantsville, near the national road,
was opened and has been worked con-
tinuously for nearly a century. This
is four foot vein of clean merchant
able coal. Negro mountain is under
laid with this vein, nearly every farm
er working drift mine.
In 1866 a company was formed in
Allegany county to search for coal oil.
They sank a well on Shade Run, one
mile west of Grantsville in the Cassel-
man valley. Inside of 40 feet from
the surface they found three large
veins of coal, the lowest u feet thick
The entire valley is underlaid with
these veins.
On the North branch of the Cassel-
man vein some years ago Mr.. Biting
er faced or opened a vein Of coal Z #
thick. Last summer coal operators
from Georges Creek pronounced this
coal of superior quality. The railroad
under construction will be ready foi
traffic by April 1st, 1901. This road
will open the CasselG,an valley. one
of the fairest and most fertile in the
state.
A vein of coal is said 10 have beer
| discovered on the farm of James r
Bishop, just west of Oakland and ad
joining the Bradley farm.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-01-17
ROYAL s ss,xS.s
" ABSOLUTELY PURE
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome

Harry l.. Grant has been suffering
for some time with carbuncles on his
neck.
Messrs. Fred. a. Thayer and E. Fl.
Sincell were over near Blaine on bus
mess yesterday.
Ex-County Commissioner Brison
WEIGH, of McHenry, was here yester-
day ON business.
Thomas T. Nelson made d business
trip TO Clarksburg, w. Va, yesterday
where he may locate for the winter.
The Louden sling carrier will take
in grain in sheaf and drop il at any
height of load in barn or NOW. For
sale by H. Weber & Sons. Oakland,
Md. 44-2t.
The Otter Creek Boom and Lum-
Der Company, whose mill was burned
at Humbleton some months ago, is
rebuilding and expects TO be in oper-
alton soon.
If you would have an appetite like
bear and relish for your meals
take Chamberlain's Stomach and Liv-
er Tablets. They correct disorders of
the stomach and regulate the liver
and bowels. Price, % cents. Sam
free at all druggists.
County Attorney Sincell advertises
today the sale of number of tracts
of land which will be sold under the
redemption clause of the County
Treasurer's law covering the sale and
purchase by the county of lands sold
at tax sale.
VIM. Guisbert, of FrendsYille, Md,
since Xmas has been the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph S. Miller, the latter
his sister. When this coal region made
its first strides Mr.. Guisbert was a
well known figure here and one of our
best carpenters. From here he re-
turned to his old home in Maryland,
but every few years returns to meet
and greet his old friends. -Meyersdale
Commercial.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. Harry West and
two children arrived in Oakland Sat
urday from Tecumseh, Nebraska.
where they had been residing since
Mr.. Vests return from Cape Nome.
| Oakland will be their future home.
Mr.. West expects to return to Cape
Nome in the spring with other mem
bers of the Maryland Mining Comra.
ny composed of Garrett countians.
An attempt was made on Sunday
morning to blow the safe of the Ger.
man Savings Bank at Cumberland
but the would-be robbers were put tC
flight by Officer Gross who opened fire
upon them. About forty shots were
exchanged. Two suspects have beer
arrested. 1t is thought that the officer
wounded at least one of the men anG
that he is being hidden by friends il
or near Cumberland.
A representative of the Peoples
Telephone Company was here OF
Monday in communication with Mr.
William A Smith, president of the
Garrett County Telephone Company
endeavoring to make arrangements
with the home corporation for the
extension of its lines east from Dee
Park to a point near Piedmont wher,
connection with the line of the PEG
pies company could be made which
would give the subscribers of tn,
local concern the advantages of Ions
distance communication with but
slight increase in cost Whether tn,
terms are satisfactory to the parties
concerned we are unable to state.
the extension should be made i
would be a great convenience to tn,
whole county, especially to business
men who buy largely in the east.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-01-17
Murdered at UniOntown,

Arvilla Biggs, daughter of Mrs Jno
ID. Hartman, and the divorced wife
of Oscar Notes, colored, formerly of
Oakland, was murdered by her hus-
band at Uniontown, Pa, on last Sat
urday morning. Biggs, after the
commission of the crime, cut his own
throat, and was found on Tues
day in dying condition by officers
who were searching for him. A letter
left by Biggs directed that their
household goods be shipped to Mrs.
Hartman here, and gave as reason
for the crime that his wife was I'M
faithful to him.