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MOURNING LOST HUSBAND,
SHE ENDS LIFE UNDER TRAIN.
Widow Often Seen with SprinkIing Can a
Cemetery Commits Suicide.

man said he would have thought her
demented but for the c~arefulness OF her
attire. She did not wear a veil, but her
hat was of black straw md all her
garments OF sombrest hue. though OF
stylish cut.
Engineer Frank Thorpe Of the Sleeps
head Bay train saw the woman walk
ing toward him down the tracks at I
o'clock this morning, He sounded a
warning whistle, but when the woman
paid no heed he threw open the sand
box and put or the air brakes. The
engine slid along. tn tracks and Thorpe
saw the woman throw herself headlong
to her death, The forward wheels
passed over her body, crushing 1t out
of human semblance.
Ambulance Surgeon Dem:ng, of the
Hospital, Viewed the body and
ordered 1t removed to the Hamburg
avenue station. At Long Island City
the engineer and the conductor, VIII
Jam Hart, reported the suicide to the
police and were placed under arrest but
parOled.
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CARRIED in widows weeds a hand
some, m~iddle-aged woman threw her
self in front of a Sheepshead Bay
train near Evergreen Cemetery,
Brooklyn, to-day. She was instantly
killed.
Search of the clothing revealed
nothing to establish the woman's
identity but a wedding ring bearing
the inscription: II. B. to NJ. K. Oct.
80, 49,"
From the story told by Frank Haus-
man. wa lehman at the Bushwick ave-
nue. crossing, the woman's suicide was
due to grief over the loss of some loved
one. Hausman had seen her pass his
hut several mornings. She usually car
ried a small watering can. as though
she were going to tend a grave in the
cemetery near by. Often she would
weep and wiring her hands. The watch
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DREAMS OF FIRE,
JUMPS TO STREET.
Margaret Wagner, Her Mind
Affected by Recent Narrow
Escape, Drops to Serious
Injury.

Dreaming she was in danger OF death
by fire, Margaret Wagner spran from
he'd early this morning and threw her
self from a hre-escape on the third
floor OF No. 4S3 Graham avenue, Brook
Ign, She is dying in ST. GATHERINGS
Hospital. her skull fractured and her
limbs broken,
Two months ago FIRE was discovered
In the tenement where she then lived
With her husband ard bsbe, The woman
was so paralyzed by fright she could
not move. Two fremen discovered her
plight and risked their lives to carry
her down a burning stairway. The in
cidont affected her mind ana she has
since been subject to attacks u hysterin,
rhis morning her screams awok" her
husband. lie saw her leap from the
bed and followed her into the Kitchen
10 see her throw herself from rhe fire.
ngrnts
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ASK FOR SCHOOL BIDS.
Buildings to lie Erected in
Manhattan and Bronx.

The Department of Education to-day
advertised for bids for the construction
OF the De Witt Clinton High School. on
Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets, between
Livingston place and First avenu
Manhattan. The cost of the school will
be about s600, 900. The bids will be
opened June rs. The amount of Sc
curity required is $25O.0oO, and the time
of completion 800 working days.
on June 20 the Department will open
bids for the construction of Public
School No. l45, at One Hundred and
Sixty-ifth street and linton avenue.
The Bronx. The amoun of security re-
CURED for this school is 500, 600.
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EIGHT INJURED IN STORM.
High school Graduates Bnried In
Ruins Of schOoi-House.

DIES MONIES. Iowa. june r. -Four
wagon loads Of students enjoying a pie,
mic at Coppoc, nine miles south of
Washington, this State, were caught
by the storm of Tuesday night during
their return Journey,
one wagon load. consisting Of nine
members OF the High School class
which had lust graduated. sought shell
ter IN a school house, which wac blown
TO pieces, burying all In the de5ris,
The injured werei Mildred McAtlln.
sEainilbtSaifG aSsyarftIIss' s Sisssaf, TsiS snsS
Stewart. Myrtle Shields. Jessie Klein,
Certis Reeves. Mary Jsrrard,
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troll over her. She prefers to run abou,
Chinatown, and for the past six months
has bsen seldom at home.
The police have been looking for her,
but she evaded them by going to Jersey
City. This forenoon. Miss Day, Secre-
tary of the State Board Of Children's
Guardians, OF New Jersey, saw her In
beg her way TO New York. She called
a policeman II had her arrested, An
ME will now be sent TO "A ~reformatory.
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MAD ELEPHANT IS
STRANGLED IN PARK
Great Beast Of Barnum &
BaiIey's Show Went on a
Rampage in Tours--3,oOo
Persons Saw 1t Killed.

TOURS. France, June IA crowd OF
about 5000 persons witnessed the execu-
ton at midnight, in the City Park. OF
the largest OF Barnum & Bailey's per-
forming elephants.
The great beast suddenly went mad,
troke its chains, tried to kill It's kGep-
ers smile on the way TO the railroad
station and had to be killed Immediately,
Two hundred men tugged AT the rope
which strdngled the elephant,
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drawing was perfect.
Mr.. Dirks came to New York about
four years ago a AK OF eighteen. His
bug pictures were an instant success.
He made money and saved 1t. He made
a good fellow, but not irresponsible. He
never wasted and never wanted. A
year ago he bought n paid for a SPLEEN
did farm in Wisconsin. where his par
ents now live.
The bug pictures amused not only the
young. Hundreds OF grown men and
women have them to-day pasted up in
scrap albums
They aroused In the young a feeling
for animals that a hundred lectures
would not ave done. A story is told of
one little girl who, after having a series
of pictures explained to her said:
why, they do have feelings don't
they. I'll never be cruel to bugs again,
and they really do ave homes and lit
tie babies just like other folks"
The bug pictures made Dirks serious.
He saw nothing funny in them. He
people did not see more in them than a
laugh.
How the Artist Worked.
He worked whenever he felt that he
should. He would sit in an easy chair
for hours dra wing the tiny creatures
and when tired would fall asleep. When
was at. He loved an Irregular life,
sleeping, eating, drinking when he felt
that he wanted to-. He frequently
worked all night and slept half the day,
He had no excuses and had no patience
with those that had.
Gus Dirks's bug pictures made him,
supported him and perhaps killed him.
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Among some of them prominent con-
trIbutors We're Drs. Joseph II. Collins.
Ludwig Weiss. r.. ~A.brahams, Emil
Mayer, Francis ]. Quinlin, Heinrich
Stern, Charles W. Allen, Smith Ely Jel-
life, W. c, Alpers, Eugene Fuller, Willy
Myer, Martin w. Ware, Herman N.
Riggs, James i, Walsh, Max Einhorn,
j. ]. Walsh. j.. r. COTE, A. II. Goelet,
j. w. 5. Gouley, Carl Beck, w 8. Bull
lard and V. B. G.bney. all OF New York
City.
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Robert Labrlnsky, iosty-lwo years old.
residence unknown. while working on
the subway at Forty-fourth street aud
broadway yesterday was hit on the
welt Hospital, died there this morning
from h. Injuries.
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INCORRIGIBLE WAS CAUGHT.
Elusive Runaway Girl Found I'm
Jersey city, Her Hiding Place.

Annie Peoples, thirteen years old and
incctrLgible. was arrested In Jersey
City to-day and sent by Chief Murphy
to the Gerry Society, THIS city. Annie's
parents live at No. 1926 West street,
Manhattan, but they long ago lost con-
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Tao body OF Mrs. Mary Denner, who
committed suicide a few days ago, was
picked up in the East River this morn
ing. Charles Denner, the husband,
identified The body.
Mrs. Mary Denner LIVED in Freeman
avenue, Dutch Kills. L. /. on the morn
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scabs. HE SKIN often hardens
and dries, cracks and bleeds
from the effects of the fiery
acids, which the blood is con-
tinually throwing off, PIN
pies, blackheads and blotchcs
are evidences of a too acid
blooi, which has inAamcd and
clogged the pores,
Skin Diseases being
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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-11-26
ESCAPED FROM PRISON
FORTsTEyENs INCENDIARY
HAS DISAPPEARED.
MysteriOasly Regained Liberty
From Underground Cell Oc-
cupied by Him.

The mystery which has surrounded
the repeated attempts to destroy the
new government fortIhcatlons at the
mouth Of the columboa IN not a cir
cumstanee 10 the manner In which the
confessed incendlary, Private Thomp-
son, has escaped from the underground
prison In which he was confined az
Fort Stevens. At $50 on Monday ev-
cnlng Thompson WAS in his cell when
hir dinner was taken to him. but dur
mig the night he disappeared az mys-
teriously as II the earth had opened
and swallowed him. All efforts to ef-
feet his recapture have resulted In fall.
urc, and there seems TO be little prob
ability that he will ever be taken.
The escape Of the soldier has brought
out he interesting story OF his origin
nj capture After repeated attempts
TO burn the post. the secret service
department OF the government was cal
led upon for assistance. An officer
was detailed TO Investigate. and. ar
riylng At the fort In disguise. enlisted
az 4 private Detective Simmons of
Portland was at first accredited with
the clever work that landed Thomp-
son IN prison, but this, IL now trans
pires. was erroneous. The secret SER
vice man had been at the post only
few days when his suspicious centered
on Thompson as the guilty man. On
payday Thompson came 10 Astoria to
spend his salary, and the agent follow
ed him. Here he two becamle quite
friendly, and when the detective sug-
gested 10 Thompson that he was to de-
sert the soldier announced similar
det ,rmination. II was planned that |
there should be double desertion, and |
the two men left Astoria together for
Portland. At Portland Thompson in |
an outburst Of confidence. related to
the detective his entire connection with 4
the incendtarism at Fort Stevens He /
said he was the ringleader Of the incen-
diaries, and named two other soldiers |
as accomplices. After placing hand
cuffs on Thompson, the secret service
man wired TO the fort TO have the other
two man arrested, and they were taken
into custody.
When Thompson was brought home
he was closely questioned by the Of
flceis. AT first, II Is said, he declined
to make any statement. but afterwards
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-11-26

The schooner Fred J. Mood, which
arrived Monday from Hokodate. was
the vessel whose master. Captain JAG
obson, was murdered by the Japanese
eabinboy, and d full account Of which
appeared In The Astorian at the time.
The captain was stabbed with long
knife. and II the Jap had carried out
his intentions he would have killed
other members OF the crew. He was
tried for the crime at Honolulu and
will be hanged there December 20.
Captain Meyer, who went out on the
Wood ns mate. says the Jap was a
m'irderons fellow, and that he would
certainly have taken other lives had he
not been ovcrpowered
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EXERCISES IN SCHOOLS
THANKSGIVING DAY WILL
BE OBSERVED.
Interesting Programs Prepared
by Pupils Of Mcclure and
Shively Schools.

Thanksgiving day will be appropri-
ateiy observed IN the schools OF the
city This afternoon The primary de-
partinents Of Shively school will COM
bine their exercises and hold forth In
room 2. The other grades will OBJ
serve the day in their respective rooms
An elaborate program has been pre-
pared by the pupils Of Mcclure school
The program will also be participated
In by the high school students. The
exercises viii be held In the assembly
room and will commence at 2:15. The
program Is as follows:
Song. ...,..........,' Thanksgiving Day"
Class Of 20 from Room 2.
Recitation. ............s.s.....t.
.HThe First Thanksgiving Day"
Harry George.
Recitation ...........,........ Honor
Nora Wilson.
Recitation ..... "The Little Puritans''
B Glass, Room 1.
Trio. .......,...........Pia Piano and violin
Maude Ross, Ethel Ellsworth,
Muretta Tagg.
Recitation Just Fifty Years Ago.
Virginia Nowlen.
Recitation. !. THE First Thanksgiving"
Elsie johnson.
Recitation ....... The Corn King"
Victor Agren.
Exercise, Thanksgiving Preparations
Room ..
Recitation. Landing Of the Pilgrims"
Ethel Timmons.
Essay ,........ Birds OF Oregon"
Rives Emerson.
Recitation. .................
49,. "Neddie's Thanksgiving Visit
Sidney Baker.
Duet .................Vi Violin and piano
Lois Parker and Mary Gregory.
Exercise. :. Little Colonial Children
Fifteen Pupils from Room Q.
Recitation ......... Jack OLantern"
A Class, Room 1.
Recitation. The Ghost Of Puritan"
Alta Richards.
Vocal solo,. 49,. Thanksgiving Joys"
Bertha Simpson.
Parents Of the children and friends
of the school in general are invited to
attend the exercises. The school
children have made arrangements with
the Salvation army for the distribu-
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tion among the poor Of the city cf ~
donations received at the schools.
FOOTBALL TOMORROW


High School Team Will Meet Columbia
University Eleven.
Tomorrow afternoon the Astoria high
school football team win try eoncIus-
Ions on the local field with the Coiurn-
bia university eleven Of Portland.
The Multnomah Juniors had originally
been secured. but they could not hii
their date, and the university team was
substituted. The visitors will arrsvs
down tomorrow morning. Game will
be called at 2:3o.
The high school players hope for :
good attendance as the proceeds OF the
game are to go to the school library
fund. They expect to put up strong
game and to win from the visitors.
The local team will average about i4o
pounds. The lineup follows:
Left end, Campbell Stockton. left
tackle, Hill; left guard. stive: center,
Kimball; right guard. Lottie-Wright;
right tackle. Mathena; right end.
Mayo; quarterback, Jumbo Holmes:
righ. halfback, Wood; left haifback,
w. Barker: fullback. Flavel (eaptainl.
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cnncomly Tribe No. 7. Imp. o. r.
NJ will give a grand masquerade ball
at foard and Stokes hall this evening
A costumer Of Portland arrived In the
city yesterday and IN located In the
l.o,Insbcrry building, opposite shana-
han = store, si,h a full line Of costumes
There viii be extra fine music and II
is anticipated there VIII be the hrg-
est number OF naskers on the floor OF
any occasion Of the kind In the history
OF the city The committee on ar
raugements has chartered street cars
ard they viii run until a. m. 10 those
who reside AT either end Of town viii
be enabled 20 reach their homes IN
comfort,
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he broke down and gave the officers
sweeping oral and written confessions.
He told OF his connection with the das-
,ardly work that had been carried on,
and assumed the entire responsibility
Ths men whom he had at first impli-
Gated as accompllces we're, he said, in
nocent. He had started all the fires
and was alone to blame. The SOL
diers we're then released. but Thompson
was sent to the underground cell TO
await trial by eourtmartiai.
When the sentry took the culprit' 8
breakfast 20 him yesterday morning.
Thompson was gone. During the night
he had, in some mysterious manner.
effected hts escape, and there was no.
thing to indicate how he had managed
to regain his liberty. The country
about was secured. but no trace Of the
missing man was found
There are two entrances to the cell
in which Thompson had been confined.
and sentry was constantly stationed
before one Of the doors. A ventilator
extends to the cell from the ground
above ana IT is the belief that a
wrench was slipped through the tube
TO the prisoner, who loosened the bolts
OF the door and made his escape. That
he was not discovered within the fortI-
ficatIons is a mystery which has nom
plussed the officers and men at the
post.
On Monday bOatman was seen on
the river near Stevens, and his actions
aroused suspicion at the post. When
the escape OF the prisoner became
known 1t was at once thought the SOL
der had been taken aboard one of the
vessels lying in the lower harbor. The
quarantine tug Electro was impressed
into sergice and visited all the ships
near the mouth Of the river, but the
search was futile. Meantime search
ing parties were securing the country
around the fort, but no better results
were obtained there.
The efforts of the officers will now be
directed to the capture of the men
who assisted Thompson in his daring
plan to escape. The impression pre-
vailed at the post. after Thompson,sI
confession, that he was mentally un-
balanced. and that he was alone in the
fiendisn undertaking to burn the fort.
From the fact that he was assisted in
escaping from the prison II would seem
that he must have had accomplices,
and the capture Of these men would
go far toward unraveling the mystery
which has characterized the affair from
the start.
The penalty for the offense to which
Thompson had confessed is imprison-
nent at hard labor for 20 years
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AT A. v. ALIENS.

Almonds and walnuts, Is cents per
nound.
Three papers mincemeat, % cents.
Bulk mincemeat, 12 IL cents per
pound.
Cranberrles, so cents per gallon,
Atmore's plumb puddings, pound
packages, % cents.
Gordon's and Dlllworths mincemeat,
2-pound packages, 80 cents.
Turkeys, % l-2 cents per pound.
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rhe two German sailors who desert
ed from the British ship Ancenis by
swlmming ashore have disappeared
from the city They remained al the
boiler room Of the an factory until the
effects OF their chilling experience had
worn on, and then quit the neigh6or-
hood rpe man who was seriously
affected by hiu exposure recovered be.
fore daylight
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Turkeys. eranbcrties, plum pudding,
mincr meat. nuts, raisinE. bananas. or
angce. apples. grapes. pears pumpkins.
squash, sweet potatoes, celery tomn-
toes. cnuIinour. lettuce and all other
good things needed FOR n Thanksgiving
dinner are obtainable al johnson Bros,
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The usual union Thanksgiving ser
vice win be held this year In tho Bap.
list church, beginning promptly al 1880
o'clock. Rev, Henry Narcotic win
deliver the sermon. Everybody is very
cordially invited to attend and partici-
pate In the observance.
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Tonightp meeting Of Astor lodge
Knights Of PythIas, viii take place al
Z o'clock instaed OF nj \, in order to af-
fora members an opportunity Al at
tending the Red Mems ball. There
viii be- work In the third rank and
full attendance OF members IN request
.a
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Mr, Wise who represents the exetu"
tive committee Of the American Cooked
hat association In this city has sent
Invitations to the bowling teams OF
Portland. The pallnb. Salem and Al
bnny To visit the Astoria Commercial
ciub. Replies are expected shortly
II liz thought all the clubs will accept
the Invitations, In which event return
gaines viii be played, II ls probable
that the irving Commercial tourna-
ment viii not Do commenced until
about January /,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-11-26

Rosyln coal lasts longer, is cleaner
and makes less trouble with stoves
and chimney hues than any other coal
on the market. George. w. Sanborn.
agent. Telephone 1911.
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All the firc hydrants In the city are
being tested, This precaution In be.
ing taken 10 that, In the event Of a
freeze up Of water mains. the firc sys-
TEN WIN not be- impaired.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-11-26

MIR. VIII BELL reports having
spent profitable time during his pro-
longed stay In Alaska, but is pleased
to be once more with old friends and to
be able to visit again the old familiar
haun,s. shortly after his arrival
In the north Mr., Bell In company with
others started a quartz mill but owing
to the difficulty OF transportation the
project was latter abandoned, Then
a hotel was started. but snowslide
which wiped the building off the map
smothered Mi. Bells aspirations along
that line. Fortunately the proprietor
happened TO be on the outside when
the slide occurred. and so escaped with
his life For the past two years Mr..
Bell has been engaged with the Brit
ish Yukon Transportation company
and has done Well. The opinion Of Mr.
Bell as to the future of Alaska comedies
with what has been expressed by other
Astorians who have returned recently.
He thinks that the mining of copper
viii develop into live industry in the
near future. The ore will yield $50
to the ton, but at present the expense
Of shipping It out eats up all the pro-
fits SO that for while the business
viii not be engaged In extensively.
Those who are acquainted with the sit
uation, however, claim that this state
Of affairs cannot last great while
longer, the proposed railroads into the
copper districts being an assured pos
sibility. Mr., Bell will remain In AS
torla for an indefinite period.
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The wedding Of Samuel MaRnus Gal
lagher and Miss Marie Burkholder Will
take place this afternoon at the home
of the bride In the Mnnsel building,
The ceremony win be solemiaed by
Rev. w s Short Of Grace church
The contracting parties are both well
known young people and the wedding
viii prove very popular one. After
short trip abroad they will return to
thLt city 70 llVA.
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Titus A B Mrs Harris Geo II
Stevens & Co D NJ Hagen sophia Mrs
sunders s Mr. Grimes G g Mrs
Smith Peter Mr. Erickson Anna Mr
Smith @ F Mrs Enlvison w H
Rate Geo b Ellie c
Peterson John Mr. Eggmau Mr.
Nelson Andrew Draper John Mr
McRobert Jos Dority Dick MFR
McLain John Mr. Curtis Bruce Mr.
Jacobson Rhoda Booth o Mrs
Jackson Rhoda E
FOREIGN
Bradley w Nathanson B Mr.
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New stock Of fancy goods just ar
rived at Yokohama Bazaar, Call and
see the latest novelties from Japan.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-11-26

carry a stock of mirrors well worth
iootluy into, mirrors to suit all people
aud purses Rogers, druggist
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our store viii b. open until . p, m,
this evening. liul VIII be closed all
dav Thanksgiving, Johnson Bros.
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FoAid and Stokes Company have just
received from Kansas A carload OF fat,
rOru fed turkeys.