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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-03-29

You win always nnd the best ibe
meal in the city at the Rising Sun res
taurant, No, si2 Commercial street,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-03-29

wyoming coal. THE HOUSE COAL
Send orders to 3. Elmore d Co.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-03-29

Crepe paper napkins are cheaper ant
far more convenient than linen, W.
have Just received lot OF choice nov.
elites In this line. Ornamental nap.
klns, specially designed for card part
les. ping-pong parties, tea parties
muslcales, and floral and patriotic de.
signs. The price is . dozen for Csc.
Johnson Bros.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-03-29

Easter novelties and choice late
books at the Little Book store.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-03-29

Wanted Agirl for housework. APP
ply In. morning at $40 Exchange street.
Wanted-office boy. Apply room No.
7, Flavel bldg. Tenth and Bond streets.
For Rent-Three rooms furnished for
housekeeping. Inquire at Scully's
hardware store. Commercial street. be-
tween Ninth and Tenth.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-03-29

wanted--A girl for housework at 25S
Sixteenth street
send In your orders for wyoming
coal. s. Elmore a Co.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-03-29

big shIpmsat OF picture and photo
frames just in. Also latest books and
magazines at svenson's book store.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-03-29

| have enough chamoi skins TO supply
the whole country for year; they cost
from 6 cents to u25 each, Rogers.
druggist.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-03-29

Office OF G. Q, NJ. Vancouver Bar
racks, Wash. March i6. lsO3,-Sealed
proposals., In triplIcate, will be received
here until II o'clock. n. m, April i6,
1908, for clearing ground at Fort stew
ems. Oregon. Information furnished
here or by Iuartermaster at post. U.
s. 'eserves the right to reject or nc
cept any or all proposals or any part
thereof. Envelopes containing propos-'
ais should be marked: Proposals for
clearing ground at Fort Stevens, Ore
gon," addressed II. II. Hathaway, G.
O M.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-03-29

Plumbing out OF jo!nt7 Need some
tlnworkr Ring up No. 1881 for John
A. Montgomery, ts5 bond street. who
will promptly attend your wants with
the latest sanitary plumbing fixtures
and most skllful Workmanship. Tin
ming. gasittlng and heating.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-05
ON SHELF OF PANTRY.
Hrs. Peggy Clark Was There for
Several Days.

Mrs. Peggy Clark. the old colored wo-
man who has been reported among tn@
missing. was rescued Thursday by the
boatmen working on the North side and
YVES taken to the Auditorium late IN the
afternoon.
"Aunty'' Clark is over so years old.
and lived alone I'm a little hut in Phil
bins addition When the water came
Up Friday night she left her house,
seeking safety, and a neighbor, white
man, who was leaving for the south
side. told her to go to his house until
she could be rescued. The house was
g. substantial one-story frame. on
higher ground than the one which Mrs
Clark occupied.
When the water began coming in she
FIRST sought safety on a chair. but Il
rapidly rose over that. so she climbed
upon the ton shelf of the pantry so close
TO the ceiling that she could not sit
erect. and even then the water was up
above her knees. There was food ia
the pantry. but she was unable to reach
II without risking drowning. so she re-
manned from Friday night until Thurs
day afternoon without anything to eat
She reached cup. however which
hung high in the pantry and drank the
muddy river water. From time to time
she called and cried at the top of her
voice. but it is doubtful If she Would
nave been heard if a side OF the house
mad not been swept away and exposed
ner 20 view when she was taken Oft
ner perch by a passing boatman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-05
RUSSIA AND AMERICA.
Relations of Two Countries Discussed
at st. Petersburg.

St. Petersburg. June 5.-The relations
between the United states and Russia
are much discussed here The NoXoe
Vrema printed a signed leading article
headed Russia and America" which
sass:
"The United states. from time to
time. enters the arena of the anti
Russian propaganda which finds IA
ulation without governmental traditions
and carried away by the success of its
new imDerialstic policy. The Siberian
prisons. the Manchurian open door. the
Kischinef disorders, all of these serve
as a. pretext for the anti-Russian meet
ings so advantageous to Russia's en-
emies. While Secretary Hays stubborn
anglophilism lends governmental inn~
groups of American traders and mis-
si0naries in the far east. our Diplomatic
agents activity in America must take
a different course from the diplomacy
of Europe. We must create a party
and explain our designs and position
not only to Mr. Hay but to the people
also. which is always the same. They
must act through the American press.
which, notwithstanding its defects.
seems to be not only the mirror but the
leader Of American public opinion"
The editor Of the Syromiat nikom says:
In America have been found hearty
Russian sympathies. but Russia re-
mains dumb while the American papers
are filed with all possible accusations
against Russia from English German
and Jewish sources. Count Cassini ex-
cellently. defends our political interests
but he can't undertake a newspaper
controversy. so accusations remain IN
answered .
The article further complains that the
American school histories contain moth
ing referring to the friendship shown
by Russia to the United States at the
formation of and in the defense of the
union. The editorial concludes.
The Russian foreign office should
publish in English a sketch of the reld-
tions between the Russian and Amer.
lean governments beginning with the
time of Catherine and ending with the
standardization war from both dip
lomatic archives and published records
and send the same to 5000 America
papers. If a third of this number notice
the book sympathetic movement
would be inau@urated in the country
With its tremendous Importance it is *
great error to despise the American
press in conducting our foreign affairs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-05
CLEAR AWAY THE SAND.
Rock Island North Topeka Yards in
Bad Shape.

Immense sand and mud banks are
piled up in the vicinity Of the Rock Is
land yards in North Topeka. Around
the freight depot the mud banks are
several feet deep. and the track which
runs east on Railroad street is not WISH
bic for blocks.
This sand must be cleared away be
fore the Rock Island can get its trains
ia and out. and il viii take a great deal
or work to clear the drift away. Some
of these drifts are more than block
long and usually run east and west.
There seemed to be an eddy ia that To-
cality extending from considerable
distance west of the Rock Island tracks
east nearly to the Melan arch bridge,
and this is what helped the boatmen
in the rescue of victims from west Of
the avenue. Tt was possible to row
west through this eddy and then get
north and come down with the current.
Many of the buildings in the vicinity
of the Rock Island depot are badly
wrecked One man who has two houses
and a number of lots I'm that vicinity
offered 10 take 5000 cash for all of them.
ffe said he would have refused thou
sand dollars for one of the houses
week ago.
Another man who owns property just
east of the depot went over and hung
out the bedding and clothing Thursday
afternoon. The mattresses were rotten
and the bedding In bad shape, and the
floors were covered with from six in
ches to a foot of mud. The plaster was
cracking badly and he said that as
soon as tire water settled in the cellar
he was afraid the entire house would
collapse
one man found his piano had been
washed from one room to another, where
It had knocked a dresser over. and
when the water settled the piano was
left on the top Of the dresser. Another
man found his piano all right. 1t was
square piano and had hoated on the
water so that the mechanism was prac-
ticauy uninjured He tried it and the
tone seemed all right
a block east of the Rock Island
freight depot is the wreck Of Otto
Kuehne's harm. In the heap is also the
wreck of Santa Fe scales-at least
there is the platform and the balance
beam Of the scales. and the platform is
marked "A. T. & s. F." Just east of
this debris are the bodies of two cows
and a large hog. Further east there was
q live horse and two live hogs. The hogs
were contentedly roofing in the sand
banks Thursday afternoon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-05
NO MORE PAVEMENT.
Mayor Bergundthal Says He Will
Veto Paving Ordinances.

Mayor Bersundthal called halt Oh
paving last night. He said Topeka has
troubles enough to bear right now
without taking on any more paving
work for this year. He notified Coun-
Gilman Sinner and the other members
of the council that he would veto any
ordinance for the pavement of Kansas
avenue between Thirteenth and Euclid.
This petition for pavement came in
early IA the spring. and was favor
ably acted uoon. Then it was hung
up BY the street railway company for
the reason that the new management
refused to lay a double track. as the
petition contemplated. and it seemed
that it would be necessary to have a
new petition. Finally the company
agreed TO lay the double track. and
Councilman Sinner asked at the cOun-
ell meeting last night to have the con-
tract for this pavement let.
If you let any more pavement" said
Mayor Bergundthal, You viii have to
do it over my veto. I consider that it
would be most unwise and unbusiness
ike to saddle any more debt upon the
city at this time. We have burdens
enough. We have not yet disposed Of
our bonds to pay for the pavement
already let and 1 don't know whether
we can dispose of them
Mr. Myers, of the railway company.
agreed that the comoany's promise to
lay a double track would be binding q t
some future time. but Mr.. Sinner de
cleared that it would be difficult to get
another favOrab bic petition for the
Pavement The council decided to let
the paving go for this year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-05
AUTHORITY is REVOKED.
Blue Badge Deputies No Longer
a Menace.

All the deputy sheriffs who were Civ
en- blue badges Monday and Tuesday
have been relieved of their authority
and dating from this morning a blue
badge with the Deputy Sheriff" brand
is no good. In their place 20 picked
men, we'll known to Sheriff Lucas and
Chief Of Police Goff. who Will work to-
gether in the policing of North Topeka,
have been given red badges, which are
the only kind to be recognized. These
men viii work all over the North side,
ON beats laid out for them by the sher-
fl and chief There are still three blue
badge deputies in Oakland whose auth
ority has not been revoked but Sheriff
Lucas said that he would call them in
this evening.
Hundreds Of property owners were let
over the river this morning with all the
borers to save their property and clear
is the worst thing they have to cope
with Yesterday afternoon on a dozen
or more occasions men had to be res
eued who had ventu1ed onto mud bar
and sunk up to their waist. Sheriff Luz
cas- was one of these. and it took a
Wrecking crew to free him.
The remova lof the vast drifts on
Kansas avenue promises to be an ardu-
GUS task. The lumber. poles drift wood
and trees are woven into tight mass,
and ii is impossible to move il without
cutting up in short lengths.
Several buildings gave way and Sell
last night The south end of the Ad-
ans House is doomed the center of the
outer wall settling into the basement.
1t had settled over is inches yesterday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-05
WOULD WE'D WHITE CHILD
Chief Prettyhair Wants to Marry II
Year-OId Girl.

Guthrie, Okla. June 5-Chief Pretty
halr. one of the oldest rulers OF the
Usage reservation, has fallen in love
with a 17-year-old white girl. and such
is the persistency OF his wooing that the
government authorities have been asked
to protect the young woman he seeks to
make his wife. She is Mary Truegiver,
and her life story is more than Ordi-
narily interesting.
About seventeen years ago a white
couple with a young baby came to the
reservation and took up their abode in
a little hut Not long afterward the
father and mother left, but the child
was abandoned in the cabin. She was
discovered and cared for by Aunt
Phoebe Truegiver, a squaW of the Usage
tribe. who gave the little one the name
of Mary Truegiver. s the name of her
parents was not known. Mary was a
happy healthy child, and in addition to
learning all the Indian lore, received q
fairly good English education at the
government school
After adopting Mary. Aunt Phoebe lost
her husband and later married Chief
Prettyhair, who took great interest
in Mary. All went well until Aunt
Phoebe died. Mary was then II years
old, and went to live with a white fam
lily named Del0rier. near Pawhuska.
Chief Prettyhair soon quit mourning
for Aunt Phoebe and set about to find
new wife Mary was his immediate
choice. and is the command of chief
is always law in the tribe he expected
to meet no opposition in carrying out his
plan. He decked himself out in all the
paraphernalia Of paint and feathers that
he could invent and went at once to
Marys new home. She was commanded
to return to his hut and be his wife
II viii go back" she assented, but
never viii / become your wife,
The partial obeying OF his command
was through fear. and when she left
Mary asked her new friends to rescue
her They Informed the government
authorities. and Mary was rescued from
her aged lover, but not until he was
compelled with Winchesters to throw up
his hands. He threatens stil1 to carry
out his plans, and Mary's new home is
guarded. Tt is likely that she will be
sent to another part Of the country to
escape the chief
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-05
BOWERSOCK TO REBUILD.
To Put Up Bigger and Better Mill
at LaWrence.

Lawrence. Kas.. June 5.-The town is
getting back to itself again slowly, al
though business is. of course, still pros
trated The Santa Fe tracks are be-
ginning to show through the water near
town and the company has two work
trains ready to begin work as soon as
possible. This company issued can
for 400 men at wages of SlJ0 per day.
and the Union Pacific which is in muca
worse condition. wants all the men il
can get This will give employment to
the many homeless and almost deSU-
tute men inside of a few days and be q
great relief The city is employing men
who need money on the rock pile. The
city is partially lighted with electricity
from the university. but gas and city
water are not yet available and viii not
be for several days. 1T may be two
weeks before the waterworss can be
put in order.
North Lawrence is beginning to peep
through the water in various places
and the buildings are seen to be in bet
ter shape than was expected. While
the loss there is enormous. many houses
supposed to have been wrecked are
found to he ina fair condition. and Mayor
Seiig says that he thinks people may
begin TO return to their homes in a few
DAYS He and Sheriff Myers looked over
the afflicted district carefully today ana
report that everyone there is supplied
with everything needed. A heavy guard
Is sun kept in the district to prevent
The bridge has been freed from drift and
false work viii be erected at once The
tnien Pacific hopes TO start work on its
track some time today. Western Union
inemen. in charge of Mr. Callahan of Chi
cage. fully equipped with boats were at
work today and hope to establish direct
communication with Kansas CITY touiahf
Congressman Bowersock says that ne
viii put in larger and better mill than
the Gre washed out by the flood lie Is
already considering plans for the new
structure and work on it viii be rushed
Farmers 10 the kaW valley were out to-
day in boats Looking over their farms
The surrounding country has been thor
ouGhly gone over for miles and no deaths
have been reported
The work OF caring for the flood victims
IS progressing in good shape. The cloth
ing supply exceeds the demand and same
Of the applicants for help are becoming
very particular as to what they accent.
Committees in charge of this work are sx-
ercising great care that everyone who
needs help is getting it. and the unworthy
are turned away without ceremony.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-05
DOES NOT OBJECT.
Miss Alice Roosevelt Faces Camera
When Asked to Do So.

Washington June 5.-Those who stood
near Miss Roosevelt while she cleri<ed
in the general store at the country fair
the other day were rather SURPRISED TO
hear her ready and graceful assent
when two young women with cameras
asked her if she would object TO their
taking snap shots at her. 1t has always
been supposed that Miss Roosevelt Sc
riously objected to being photographer
in this manner. and one of her friends
who stood beside her asked her way she
had SO changed. She replied:
''Nell you see, the people with cam
eras seem to want my picture, and snap
me when I am not aware Of it, often
catching me when I would rather not
Fortunately, most snap shots are NOT
recognizable; but these two girls were
polite enough to ask me if I minded.
when they could have just as we'll
not have taken me without my knowing
it. OF course 1t is to their advantages
in some way or they would not go 70
the trouble. and I wanted them to get
as good a picture as possible"
When one camera operator asked
Miss Roosevelt if she would MINI
light would be better. she modestly re-
sponded: mo. I would rather not DO
that. It Will attract attention TO me.
but l will stand perfectly quiet at any
place behind the counter where the
light is good for you"
This she did. making a pleasing pie-
ture in her plain white linen canvas
dress with the long plated coat belted
IN, simple white hat and a fluffy bow
of tulle under her chin. She wore white
canvas shoes with big colonial buckles
of gold over the instep, and carried =
iaunty little bamboo cane with a COLO
tip on the end. all the latter accesso-
ries giving a telling effect to her simple
toilet when she left the store and ap-
peared on the lawn of the naval ob-
servatory few moments later.
City Ticket Office. Union Paci0a
Railroad. SIS Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-05
ENOUGH FOR AL TIVE.
The Governme nt Has Immense Col
lection of Clocks.

Washington June 5.-The case Of Au-
gust w. A1achen.late superintendent Of the
free delivery service of the postoffice de-
partment. who is charged with having re
ceived brides to the amount Of $4,000 in
connection with contracts, has been pre-
scented to the federal grand jury today.
II was stated at the postoffice depart
ment that if the grand jury report an IN
dictment against Mr. Machen, the prelim-
mary hearing scheduled for Saturday. will
not be held. His trial in that event viii
take place in the term beginning next .oc-
tober Postmaster General Payne said to-
day that there was no foundation for ru-
mors In circulation, that the Investigation
OF affairs at the department had disclosed
a large percentage of routes particularly
in the south where the receipts fan very
do not perform the amount of service or
which they are paid He said that the
question has not yet been taken up.
A Encouragement Of the divisions OF The
rural free delivery service however. is one
of the possible results Of the investigation
and the Washington division of special
agents which comprise what might he
called a flying squadron of inspectors,
who while reporting direct to the depart
ment investigate cases in any Of the other
divisions may be eliminated and these
agents transferred to other work The
postma ster general was asked today Ie-
garding the contracts for the time clocks,
the circumstances surrounding which have
been given considerable publicity in con
nection with the investigation Mr. PAYNE
was asked if there was any idea Of doing
time clerks for them. He replied that the
government had bought SO many O. them
outright that there were enough TO last
fer all time to come
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-05
NEW TASK FOR REsCUERs.
Washburn Boys Who Worked So Mob
" Must Take Examination.

ABOUT thIrty Washburn college boys
are inCensed at the faculty of the col
lege over the order sent out that all
must take final examinations on time.
When the flood came it was announced
at the college that those who spent the
time in working for the relief Of North
Topeka would not have to take the ex-
andnations. Since Saturday some thirty
boys have worked and worked well.
They did the lions share of the work in
rigging the cable for the life basket and
in rescuing people by means Of boats.
They did not take the time that they
otherwise would have in making final
preparations for the examinations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-05
RESCUE OF MRS. KUTz.
The Family Was Swept Into Soldier
Creek

An unknown writer sent the following
letter to the State Journal from North
To-ie1a:
''Just st daybreak Saturday morning
Harry Miller and R. x. Peck manned a
row boat and got Mrs Parrish and baby
and Mrs. F. Z. Kutz off of a housetop and
in returning to shore the current carried
the boat over the fan that was made by
the water rushing into Soldier creek just
about a block south of the Curtis cemetery
at the north end Of Harrison street. The
boat was capsized and all were saved by
cIinEing 10 the treetops and were finally
saved By the heroic effort of the men on
shore, who got Line out to the trees and
allowed a large boat to drift out to the
trees and they were saved after being in
the trees for several hours.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-05
CondItIona Retter at SALINE

salina, Kan. june 5.-The city is re-
covering from the effects of the recent
flood. Many persons are yet unable to
return to their homes. but the majority
nave and business is again picking up
as of old. Instead of fortv or INV
trains in and out of town each day. Sa-
lima is now getting along as well as
possible with two trains day. west on
the Union Pacific and Missouri Pacific.
The MISSOURI Pacific will probably be
the first road to get through trains In
salina as its river bridges were not
washed away
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-05
ALL SCALES SIGNED.
A Month Before the Old Ones Would
Expire.

Pittsburg. Pa June 5-For the first time
in the history of the Anna gamated asso-
citation of iron. steel and tin workers all
the annual wage scales for the coming
year are signed nearly one month before
the expiration Of the old ones The new
scales in the union mills go into effect on
July ]. While the workers do not get any
material advances in wages by these set
tleHaents they have obtained some advan-
tages and several changes have been made
in foot notes that cause disputes during
the year
The last settlement was the sheet scale
The conference which began yesterday
resulted in an amicable agreement. both
sides making concessions. the manufac-
turers withdra wing their demand for the
removal of limit of output and the workers
waving the proposed Is per cent increase
in wages The three scales signed were
the iron tin plate and sheet steel and the
number Of men affected nearly le90e9
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-05
MUD TWO FEET IN A BANK.
Still President Smith Finds Books in
Fair Condition.

Peter Smith, president of the Citi-
zens' state bank, visited his esta blish-
ment Thursday He worked hard all
the afternoon shoveliug out mud and
untangling his furniture. He took back
with him to the south side of the river
a large package containing some Of The
books and valuablcs of the bank Il
found the books in better shape than
expected" he said. while the mud
was two feet deep on the floor Of the
bank, there were only about two inches
inside of the vault"