davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-10
Pie For EruualitY.

HEN wilkins Micawber told in
4" detail how il was possible TO
Wv keep ones financial head above
water BY saving a trine over
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-10

- zz=zzzz=z
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-06-20
ROUTE
GAINS THE DAY
Senate Adopts Spooner Amend
ment for lstIlmian Canal
Bill.
THE VOTE STANDS AZ TO "a
Senator Fairbanks Amendment
for the Insurance Of Bonds
on Canal Adopted BY
Vote of 81 TO q.


WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE 18TH
mian canal, while not yet absolute-
Iy assured. Is nearer construction
than 1t has ever been. The senate
today by a majority of eight votes
adopted the spooner substitute for
the Hepburn Nicaragua canal bill, the
vote on the substitute being II to "a.
After two amendments to he measure
had been made, one providing for
commission to supervise the constfur-
ton Of the canal and another proyfd-
ing for the issuing OF $4,000 900 Of Q
per cent gold bonds to raise the mon-
ey with which to construct the water
way. 1t was passed by a vote OF Al
to s. 1t has been evident for several
days that the spooner substitute
which In brief provides that the pres-
ident shall select the Panama route
liz he can obtain a clear title to the
Panama canal companies of the rop-
|erty and otherwise he shall adopt the
Nicaragua route, this would command
the votes Of the majority II the sen
ate The Panama route was consdd-
cred more desirable BY the senate
than the Nlcaraguan route. The only
question left open. Is the title TO the
property, and that the president will
determine ii the. house should adopt
the senate's amendments to its bill.
The vote on the Spooner amendment
was as follows:
Yeas-Aldrfch. Allison, Bard. Dever-
idge, Burnham Burrows, Burton,
Clark wisconsin,, Cullom. Deboe,
Dietrich, Dryden, Fairbanks, Fors ker.
Foster Washington. Frey. Gallagher.
Gamble, Hale. Hanna. Hansorough,
Hoar. Jones (Arkansas), Kean. Kit
fridge. Lodge McComas, McCumber,
Mcmillan, Mason. Millard. Platt (con-
necticut). Prdtchard. Proctor Quarles.
Scott. Spooner. Teller, Warren, Well
lington. Wetmore-42.
Nays-Bacon. Bailey, Bate. Ferry.
Blackburn, Carmach, Clapo. Clark
(Montanal, Clay, Coekrall. CulbeTson.
Daniel, Dubois, Fostar tL1uislana).
Harris. Hawley. Heitfei:. MvInurin
(Miss) Mallory. Martin. Mitchell
Morgan, Nelson. Patterson, Penrose.
Perkins, Pettus, Platt. Quay Siincns,
Stewart. Taliaferro. rlcner, vest-24.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-06-20
ASTORIA. OREGON. FRIDAY. JUNE 30 1902.

the back Of the right hand. He IL a
painter by trade.
MAY MAKE GOOD HIS TIL aEAT.
The fact that Mesrilps brother IL
said 70 be living ut silver Lake. wash.
toward which place the conyic.s are
now rapidly approaching is taken by
some to indicate that Merrill intends
10 make good his threat to Kill him.
The brother Is said TO be living with
relatives.
Merrill also has a half brother. .as
Robinson. brother Of Miss Mary Fob
inaon. and IL was first reported that
IL was young Robinson 70 whom Mer-
riIl's letter was given. The youth,
however. ienied this yarterd1y efter-
noon. lie says Merrill has 10 srudge
ageanst him 80 far as he Knows. The
father aaid he had not heard OF the
letter. but Az he had not scen his
caughtef for more than year lie, Of
course. could not state whether or not
she had received the document.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-06-20
THE FUGiTlyEs STILL HIDING.

Proof That Men Supposed to Be Con-
vIcts, We're Farmers.
VANCOUVER. Wash, June l9.--Ctr-
cumstances which prove almost be-
yond question that the men repo:-:ed
to have been seen to pass Pioneer on
horseback Tuesday, were not IRA 'ey
and Merrill, occurred just before the
sheriff and his posse left here for
Targenson place. A farmer named
Ayers, who lives near Pioneer. came
to Vancouver about noon and declared
that the horsemen taken for the out
laws Tuesday were Asres father In
law, Mr.. shively, and his companion,
who left home Tuesday forenoon to
take up timber claims back OF Lewis
vile. Ayres did not learn until thIs
morning, when SAvely and his COM
panion returned and related the story.
OF having been fired al !.
along Lewis River. that the men had
been mistaken Tor the outlaws, hul
upon becoming convinced that such
was the case they came to vancouv II
at once to notify the sheriff. Now
before proving the story of young
Targerson true. that the despegadoes
have been lying quietly In the brush
since their encounter Monday night
with niesscker and Davidson as Tar
gerson's ranch il not many mile.
from the point where the encounter
occurred. The fact that they did moi
disclose their identity to Targersor
and that they did not demand food
with their usual bravado. proves thai
they are quiet. with the evident inten.
tion OF giving their pursuers the slip
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-06-20
TEN THOUSAND OUT OF woRE

TEN THOUSAND OUT OF WORK.
NEW YORK, June 19.--All but three
silk mills in Hundson County n, j.,
have closed down. About 10000 hands
are In consequence out of employment
and within the next "a hours the num-
ber win likely reach $4,000, Direct
cause of the shutting down Of the mills
was the dyers' strike riot in Paterson.
The expected trouble came late this
afternoon when mob of 500 men and
women gathered at the Simons mill
on Union Hill, Police Captain Knight
and five men with few citizens kept
the mob in check until the fire de-
partment turned eight streams of
water on the crowd and scattered 1t.
Seventeen people We're errestd.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-06-20
ROBBED DENVER posroFrlcE,

DENVER, June 19.-Charles Savage
aged % years, mulato, was arrested
tonight on the charge of having rob-
bed the registry department Ct the
Denver postofllce last Monay higdt.
He Is the man arrested In Canada
some months ago on the charge of
robblng Albert Lowenthal in Portland
of several thousand dollars worth of
diamonds. He was tried and acquitted
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-06-20
INGRAM IS PARDoNED.

SALEM, June 19.-Governor Geer
today granted full pardon to Frank
Ingram. the convict who risked his
life in an attempt to prevent eonvicts
Tracy and Merrill from numbering
the guards and escaping Ingram was
serving life sentence for killing his
brother in Linn County in 1882
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-06-20
ADRIFT IN AN OPEN BOAT,
Woman Escapes From Anarchist Col
ony After Years of Captivity

TACOMA, June l9,--Mrs, l., Il. Lev
ison Is In Tacoma, accompanied 10y
her lO-year-old son. after having spent
the night drifting about the SQUAD in
an open boat She said, she had lust
escaped from free love and anarch-
ist colony at Joes Bay, across the
Sound after years of captivity. Ac-
cordng to Mrs, Levison's story, she
was induced to join the colony by a
representation that she could make a
fortune by investing her money there,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-06-20
INCREASE OF WAGES.

CHICAGO. June 1s.-A general 10
per cent advance in wages has been
announced at the Joliet mills Of the
Illinois Steel Company, An increase
will also be made in all departments
of the Illinois steel works at Chicago.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-06-20
CARNEGIE is ELECTED,

NEW YORK, June 19,--Andrew Car
negie has been chosen a vice-presldent
Of the American Authors Society to
fill the vacancy caused by the death
Of Thomas Dunn English
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-06-20
RIOT CONTINUES.
Troops Arrive to Keep Peace-Trains
Ordered

NEWARK, N. j., June 19.--Gover-
nor Murphy at midnight ordered part
of the first regiment of infantry and
the entire troop OF the First cavalry
TO Paterson to preserve peace. The
Erie railroad has been ordered to send
trains here at once. Members of both
commands began TO assemble at a.
m. Troops will be put on guard duty
at the mills before they open at Z
O'Clock this morning.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-05-23
OREGON NOTES.

A carload Of looms have arrived at
Eugene, for the new wooden mill
there.
Ground has been broken for the
Methodist church to be erected at
Sumpter, Ore
At Canyon City scalp bounty war
rants amounting to $472 were drawn
by the county clerk during the month
of April.
"Myrick" is to be the name of a
new Umatilla county postoffice to be
established on the high line of the w.
& G. r.
The cornerstone of the new Masonic
temple in Portland, will be laid June
IL, Judge William d. Fenton deliver
ing the address.
Salem lodge, No. 4, A. F. & A. NJ,
will celebrate the 50th anniversary of
it's organization on June II. Salem
lodge, No. 4, was the first lodge that
was chartered under the grand lodge
of Oregon.
The Oregon Fish and Game associa-
ton will shortly liberate about 10000
Eastern brook trout in Panther creek
Washington county, about the same
number in creeks near Salem, and
about $4,000 in Scappoose creek.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-05-23
IDAHO GLRANINGs-

Sites is having a building boom.
The Bannock National of Pocatello
is a new bank being organized, with a
capital of $4,000. by Salt Lake CAPT
talists.
The assessed valuation of Blaine
county is s2,SO5,526; total indebted
ness, $261116; expenses for last fiscal
year. $35,135.
More than one-half of the cultivated
land around Chesley is sown in timo-
thy. Over 1900 acres were sown this
season and twice that amount had pre-
viouslv been sown.
r. M. Robinson, one of the projec-
tors of the fruit and vegetable can
merry at Juliaetta. is to operate the in
stitution. Mr.. Robinson will also or
der the machinery for the cannery dur
ing his absence
The supreme court has reversed the
Judgment of the district court for Sho-
shone county in the case of the City of
Wardner ct al, appellants. VS.. John
Petkes, respondent. This is a case in
volving the validity of the incorpora-
ton of Wardner.
Word reached Lewiston from Mount
Idaho that Judge Steele has issued an
order disbarring George w. Goode of
Grangeville from the further practice
of law in Idaho. BY the same order
Goodies partner. Clay McNamee, was
suspended from practice for one year.
Professor J. NJ. Aldrich of the uni
versity has just started an interesting
series of experiments on the cooling
moth. The professor has taken four
orchards one near Lewiston, at an
elevation of 700 feet, one near Juliaet-
ia. elevation 1900 feet, one on Bear
Ridge, elevation 1000 feet. AMI the
last near Moscow, with an elevation OF
2.7OO feet, and will conduct a series
of experiments and observation tests
on the habits of the cooling moth at
the varying elevations, together with
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-05-23
Strike situation.

HazIeton, Pa, May 2O-'rhe second
week of the total suspension of hard coal
mining as a result of the deadlock be-
tween miners and mine owners began
Monday without the faintest ripple to Gl--
turb the calmness of the situation. Not
one OF the coal companies in this territory
made an attempt to start up a colliery
and not a miner wandered near the biz
black breakers. No one was about the
GOLFERS, except the engineers and firemeir
and pump runners. whose duty it is to
keep the mines free from water and gas.
the stablemen who are looking after the
mules and have been brought to the sur
face, and the repair men who are doing
odd Jobs of patchwork in and about the
main buildings.
When asked for some news regarding
the calling out of the bituminous work
ers, Mr.. Mitchell made the emphatic
statement that he would not say word
regarding that phase of the situation.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-05-23

horses attached to it, was occupied by the
lnfanta Isabella and Inflnta Eulalie.
A detachment of horse guards separated
The foregoing carriages from a very pretty
tortoise shell coach, in which were seated
the prince and princess of the Asturias,
the brother in law and sister OF the king.
The entire body of this vehicle was We
ne,red dark, tortoise shell color except
for a border of paintings, illustrating the
history Of Solomon. 1t was drawn by SIN
chestnut colored horses
The tortoise shell carriage was followed
by a heavy mahogany coach, called the
coach of respect" which was not occu-
pied. This vehicle was directly preceded
by the royal chariot to meet an emer-
gency OR in case of a breakdown. To it
were haInessed eight chestnut horses,
driven by four outriders.
A detachment of the royal bodyguard
rode in front of the massively gilded
chariot termed the royal crown" hav-
ing gilt allegorical figures standing out
in relief from the panels and whose roof
was surmounted by heavy gilded crown.
The gold plated, nodded lamps of this
carriage were especially striking, being
inset with imitation jewels The hammer
cloth, wonderful piece of embroidery
work, is valued at $4,000.
The king and the queen regent were
seated, side by side, in the royal coach,
and were accompanied by the Infanta
Maria Teresa, youngest sister OF his maj
esty. 1t was drawn by fine speckled
grays, in dark red harness, having heavy
orm0u oTnamentation. Immense white
ostrich plumes waved from the heads of
these horses.
The officers of the kings military house
hold and three squadrons of the kings
bodyguard closed the parade.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-05-23
TRADE REPORT.

Bradstreet's report on last week S
trade says: Conditions governing
trade lack uniformity and explain if
regularity in advices from different
sections. The prominent feature is, of
course, the favorable character of
nearly all crop advices winter wheat
excepted), but even here the improve
ment since May has neutralized
much that was unfavorable before
The shadow overhanging Eastern
trade, in the shape of a general an
thracite coal strike, has deepened with
the formal suspension of work and the
strike announcement. Cool weather
hitherto has retarded demand and in
the agricultural section the population
has been busily engaged, hence pres
ent demand has suffered in compari-
son with the outlook for the future
but recorder business from jobbers has
been very fair despite this. The eff
feet of copious rains in the West has
been in a high degree favorable and is
improving the buying. Briefly stated
the winter wheat yield will be heavily
reduced from last years bumper crop.
but the outlook even here is better
than in 1899, while spring wheat prom
ises well (present prices not favoring
a heavy decrease in acreage).
Product prices and dairy products
are weakening as supplies increase,
but meats are still high and perma-
nently lower prices are not looked for
until autumn.
Wheat, including flour, exports for
the week aggregate 5,172,634 bushels.
against 9,S02,24O bushels last week
and 1881 ,96S bushels in this week last
year.
Wheat exports July /. 1901, to date
GAG weeks), aggregate 224,339 ,696
bushels, against 1873, ST. ,667 bushels
last season.
Business failures for the week num-
Der 100, as against 179 last week. 1872
in this week lats year. 1856 in 1900, 1853
in 1899 and 211 in 1898.
For Canada, ailures for the week
number %. against % last week and
"a in this week a year ago.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-05-23
Prices Paid ut spokane.

Poultry and eggs-Chickens old. lie
per ID live weight; young chickens,
15c per ID; turkeys, live weight, 13c
per ID, dressed. 15c; eggs, fresh, $4,25
per case.
Vegetables - Potatoes, $1.15@1.3O
per cwt; onions, 1925 per cwt.
Fruit-Apples, 75c@$155.
Live stock-Beef, live steers, 4s4c;
dressed, 9@1Oc; COWS, 4c; dressed,
71s @Sc; mutton. ewes, dressed, TIC;
wethers, dressed, SC; hogs, live, s5.95
Q5.4O per cwt; dressed. SC; veal,
dressed, S@9c.
Hides-Green hides. &c; green calf
skins, SIC; calfskins. 51a @7c; cow
hides. &c; steerhides. SIC; dry hides,
butcher, 1Sc lb; sheepskins, soc. 75c
and 81 each.
The difference between Spokane
prices and that coast, on account of
freights, is 12%c
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-05-23
MONTANA.

Since July 1, 1901, Montana's rail-
road mileage has increased 155 miles.
Grand Secretary j. A. Longstaff
says that the Good Templars OF Mon
tana now number 1900 as compared
with about 700 last year.
The president sent the following
nominations to the senate: Registers
nominations to the senate:
Receivers of public moneys-C. H.
Benton, Great Falls; Louis w. Ed
ridge, Lewistown.
Registers of land offices-Fralk ID.
Miracle, Helena; Edward Brassey,
Lewistown; James M. Burlingame,
Great Falls; Edwin Winstanley, Mis-
soula.
James F. Collins, laborer, was ar
rested in Spokane last week. He is
wanted at Jennings, on the charge of
shooting a man. Collins admits he
shot the man, but says he did it in
self defense. 1t was a saloon row in
which Collins got mixed up, and the
man who was shot was the bartender.
Jesse B. Roots, as attorney for the
Western Lumber Company of Spo-
kane, has applied to the United States
court for an injunction to restrain the
Transfers union of Butte from inter
fering with the delivery of lumber by
the company.
One of the worst storms in the his
tory of the West struck Great Falls
last week. Tire inches of rain fell in
four hours. The Easements of many
of the stores are filled with water to
a depth of 10 feet. Over 300 people
are homeless. Several miles of the
track of the Great Northern railway
are washed out
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-05-23
NEWS OF THE NORTHWEST
LATE NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD
Choice Selection "a Interesting items
Gathered Through the Week
Every Section shows General
Growth-Many Accidents and Per-
sonai happenings.
WASHINGTON.

All kinds of crops are flourishing
in Adams county.
1t is reported that j. f. Walker of
Spokane is missing.
Steps are being taken towards form
ing G. A. r. post at Lind.
The Tacoma postoffice has been al
lowed four additional clerks.
Hon. p. B. Cornwall of San Fran
cisco presented to the city of What
com a $4,000 library site and building.
Prospects for fruit are good and an
abundant crop of apples and prunes
will be gathered this fall from around
Garfield.
The weather is delightful and grow
ing crops have never looked better
than at the present time in Eastern
Washington.
The new Congregational church for
Dayton will be modern in design and
will cost about $4,000, the material
being, probably, pressed brick
The towns of Dayton, Covello, Star
buck, Huntsville and Turner have a
total realty valuation of $212,695 and
improvements worth $416,25S5.
At Walla Walla the splendid Paine
school building, which IL years ago
cost $4,000, was last week officially
condemned for further occupancy.
The senate committee on public
buildings and grounds has increased
the amounts for federal building sites
In Tacoma and Spokane from 100000
to 100000.
A deal of importance to the lumber
industry of Palouse county and to the
town of Palouse especially is believed
to be near completion. The deal is
for the sale of the Palouse River Lum-
Der company's big sawmill and factory
to Wisconsin capitalists
Edwin r. Collins, G. A. RIA. man,
Odd Fellow and western pioneer. died
at Walla Walla recently from rheuma-
tism of the heart, contracted during
service in California during the civil
war. His age was 70 and his native
state Ohio.
One of the most successful Landing
seasons of the past 10 years has closed
at Dayton during which fully 10000
lambs have been added to the bands
of this county. Several prominent
sheepmen report. an increase of 100
per cent. Thus far the losses have
been slight
The University of Oregon debated
the University of Washington last
week in the third annual intercolleg-
late debate the decision of the three
judges being unanimously in favor of
the Seattle team. Oregon was repre-
scented by Allen II. Eaton. Clyde w.
Riddell and V. Wayne Tomlinson;
Washington by F. j. Gels, Maurice D.
Scroggs and J. Y. G. Kellogg. The fea-
ture of the debate was Eaton's work
for the visitors. In logic and eloqu-
ence he surpassed all the other speak
ers. kellogg carried off the honors for
the local college. The question de-
bated was Resolved, that the adop-
ton of the fifteenth amendment to the
constitution of the United States has
been justified" Oregon had the affir-
native and Washington the negative.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-05-23

Paris, May Ex-Governor L'Hurre Of
Martinique has cabled to the colonial
minister. NJ de Gratis, announcing that
Mont Pelee continues to throw up guam
titles of cinders, which, owing to change
in the direction of the wind, are now coy
ering the country districts of the island.
Violent explosions have been heard At
lie Carbet.
The governor further declared there is
no danger OF an outbreak on the part of
the population of the northern districts
of the island, as alleged, owing to the peo-
pie being out of work.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-05-23
Dcstitution in st. Vincent.

Washington, May 2l.-Secretary Hay
has received the following cablegram from
United States Consul McAllister at Bar
BADGES dated today:
sixteen hundred deaths at st. Vincent;
1000 are destitute. Immediate wants ara
supplied Aid will be needed for six
months. This is authentic"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-05-23
Twenty-Eight Thousand puried

New York, May 2l.-The first official
estimate of the results of the explosion
of Mont Pelee have been announced, says
a Fort de France special to the World
This gives $4,000 as the number of peo-
pie buried in the ruins at st. Pierre. Six
thousand persons were rescued by steam
ships to places of safety. Three thousand
were probably drowned This is the
most complete estimate made so far.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-05-23
RoosevcIt's Reply.

Il have received your letter and the
resolutions of the convention of the
Protestant Episcopal church in the dio-
cese of Massachusetts. Permit me 10
thank you, and through you the conven-
ton, for what has been done by you. l
hope it is unnecessary to say that no one
in the country can be more anxious than
l am-save, perhaps, Secretary Root-to
discover and punish every instance OF
barbarity by our troops in the Philip
pines. In reference to these cruelties, /
agree with every word in your address.
No provocation, however great, can be
accepted as an excuse for the misuse oil
the necessary severity of war, and above
all, for torture of any kind or shape
Long before any statement had been
made public and before any action had
been taken by congress the war depart
ment had ordered a rigid examination of
certain charges, including the charges OF
Major Gardener, the orders of investiga-
ton as regards these particular charges
having gone out over three months ago
The investigation will be one of the most
thorough and sweeping. character, and, If
necessary, will be made by the civil as
well as the military representatives of
the government in the islands. 1 have
directed that the courtmartials be hell
under conditions which viii give me the
right of review"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-05-23
VIII BE Punished.

Boston, May lS.-A letter from Presi-
dent Roosevelt, dated May 8, in which he
declares his determination to discover
and punish every instance of bartdrity
by United States troops in the Philip
pines. has been made public by Bishop
William Lawrence of the Episcopal do.
cese of Massachusetts,. 1t was written in
reply to a communication from the bisnoD
sent by direction of the convention of the
diocese to place before the president reso
lutions condemning the alleged cruelties
and expressing confidence in the admin
istration. The letter follows:
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-05-23
Hurricane swept British India.

Bombay. May 2O.-A destructive humi-
cane has swept over the province of
Scinde, British India. Forty miles of
railroad were washed away, and bridges,
houses and embankments disappeared.
Fifty miles of telegraph wires were also
destroyed. Many lives were lost.