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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-11-21
GoAPERs wIlL BE OPPOSED.

Boston. Nov. 20. Samuel Gompers
win be opposed for the presidency Of
the American Federation Of Labor
when the organization elects officers
tomorrow. The socialist element IN
the conyention held q caucus today and
decided to name Delegate Ernest Krefts
Of the Philadelphia Typographical I'm
ion. as its candidate for the presi-
dency. The feature Of the proceedings
today was the acceptance Of the re-
port on the executive councils report
with reference to the brewery workers
troubles. The committees report rec
ommended that the Cincinnati agree
ment, 50 called. be reaffirmed, and this
was done.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-11-21
Colombia Threatens to Commence
hostilities Against the United
States u Present Situa.
ton Continues.
General Reyes win Try to Avert
This Calamity and Goes
to Washington.
HAS PLAN OF SETTLEMENT
Would Appease Panaina's Wrath
by Reconstructing Colon.
bian Republic, Pan
anna the Capital.

Colon. Nov. 2o.--General Reyes. who
came to The isthmus on a peace mission
representing his government, said In
an Interview:
THE day left Bogota. the 11th In
stant. United States Minister Beaupre
was well. though a little anxious. !
assured your minister he was In no
daifger.
This morning Admiral coghlan In
formed me officially that the United
States would prevent the landing OF
Colombian troops on any part OF the
Isthmus. promised Admiral cogh-
inn tina, Colombia would not take such
action until I reached washington.
whittier am proceeding.
II also told Admiral Coghlan that u
my efforts at Washington failed 10
bring about some arrangement concern
Ing the present situation on the isthmus
satisfactory TO Colombia. the United
states would have to fight the entire
Colombian people, and that II would pe
n second Boer war.
II am going to Washington for the
purpose OF doing my utmost to AMIGA
bly, arrange AFFAIRS.
colombia Is in desperation. DOUBT
II the Washington government or Pres
ident Roosevelt. for whom ! have the
the highest respect. realizes the ser
r6usness Of establishing this precedent.
A large German colony in Rio urande
do Sui. Brazil. is declared to be inclin-
ing 10 revolutionary movement for
Independence, which the success OF
Panama win stimulate.
"The government Of Colombia is re-
ceiylng the sympathy OF all south
America. which II fearful Of further
American territorial aggrandizement IN
this, direction.
~ may propose, when In Washington
n plan contemplating the re-entrance
az Panama into the Colombian union
and moving the Colombian capital 20
Panama city. am sure that this Idea
viii receive the support OF all colom-
bians. do not just know what my
course Of action will be. hut am going
To Washington in the interests OF Co.
lomhia and civilization
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-11-21
THE POPULAR CHOICE.

News of the determination OF the del
egation to recommend Mr.. Banks was
received in Astoria with expressions OF
satisfaction. The appointee is a young
attorney Of Portland and was mem
ber Of the last Legislature. He was a
strong Fulton man, and made re-
markable speech In behalf Of the AS
toria candidate for the United States
senate. During the course of his ad-
dress he remarked that he would vote
for Senator Fulton "if have to live
in barn with battens on IT," The
remark became famous at the time and
there was unconcealed admiration for
the courage Of the young man in voting
his convictions. Ha visited tn Astoria
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-11-21
CAUSE or THE TROUBLE.


washington, Nov. 2O.--A mail report
TO the state department from United
States Minister Powell, dated santo
Domingo, October 30. furnishes the
iirst oficial explanation Of the exist
ing revolution on the island. II is stat
ed that General Morales, governor OF
Puerto Plata, became disgruntled be-
cause he was refused a cabinet posi-
ton by President wos y On, and, put
ting himself In communication with
jiminez. started a revolution by turn
Ing the government Of the town over 70
the Jiminez interests. Minister Powell
also reports that Dominican officers en-
tered the French legation at Santo Do
mingo and forcibiy removed two refu-
gees.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-11-21
WIRE THOUGHT NE WAS DEAD.

Philadelphia, Nov. 2o.-Edward
Wayne has been arrested on a COM
plaint charging him with having desert
ed his wife 10 years ego. Thinking
the body Of a soldier in the aims house
at Cleveland was that Of her husband.
Mrs. Wayne buried Il and collected
the life insurance. She had supported
herself for the last 10 years and never
doubted that her husband was dead
until recently when he was identified
in this city by his son.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-11-21
; a short time and became Quite pop

for short time and became quite pop
ular here.
The appointment OF Mr.. Banks can
not be regarded as a reflection on Mr..
Mays. or as an indication that the in
cumbent Is on color politically. TO the
contrary, he has made an excellent dep
uty and stands well with the delega-
tlon. However. he has already served
two years more than HE term, and the
appointment OF Mr.. Banks means only
that the delegation 10 anxious to give
all the young men chance.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-11-21
SEVERE FIGHTING BEGINS
San Domingo Rebels Are Boni'
harding the Capital.

santo Domingo. Thursday. Nov. b.
The French cruiser Jurieu d la Gra-
Were arrived here today and landed
guards for the protection OF the con-
sulate.
Severe fighting was begun today The
insurgents are bombarding the town,
and their attack is TO be vigorously re-
sisted by the efforts. No great damage
has thus far been done.
Fighting continues to the south. but
the results. so far as is known. are fa-
yorable to the government.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-11-21
W. W. BANKS RECOMMENDED
Delegation Decides ON Him for
Deputy District Attorney.

washington, Nov. 2O.-tspeciaD--At
q meeting Of the Oregon congressional
delegation, held today 1t was unani-
mously decided to recommend the name
of william w. Banks, of Portland, for
the position Of United States deputy
district attorney for Oregon. his term
of office to commence on the first Of
January next, The present incumbent
is Edwin Mays.
CHARLES HALDERMAN.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-11-21

sens 70 collect some money. That was
the last seen Of him alive.
december 10 Hays body was found
buried in shallow grave in the mid
die Of q pasture not far from Morten-
SENS home. A bullet hole through the
head showed the manner Of death.
Mortensen was Immediately arrested.
soon after Mrs. Mortensen left Salt
Lake with her children, without CALI
ing on her husband to say good bye.
The laws " Utah do not permit q wife
to testify against her husband. but
Il was learned that Mrs. Mortensen
considered him guilty Of the murder
because OF the fact that he had gone
out with Hay that night and remained
over an hour. When he returned he
was ghastly pale and cautioned his
wife not TO tell any one he had left the
house.
A strong chain Of circumstantial evi-
dence was woven around Mortensen at
the trial and ne was pronounced guilty
on the first ballot. The most sensa-
tionai incident OF the trial was the tes-
timony Of James Sharp, Hays father
in-iaw, who stated that he had known
the night before the body was discover
ed, that Hay had been murdered by
Mortensen, because God had revealed
1t to him. This so-called revelation
testimony was made the basis Of an ap-
peal to the supreme court for a new
trial, which, however, was denied, the
Jurors stating that this had not in
fiuenced their decision in any way.
The choice Of death BY shooting or
is given the condemned in
Utah and Mortensen chose to meet his
death by the bullets Of the prison
guards.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-11-21
RECOGNITION IS JUSTIFIED.

New York. Nov. 2o.-The Tribuna'
President Roca's organ, publishes, says
a Herald dispatch from Buenos Ayres'
Argentine, an article In which II says
the recognition Of the new government
Of Panama by the United States Is
fully justified by the state of anarchy
reigning in Colombia for many years.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-11-21
ouErNAN oUrfIonTs sEICER

Vancouver, b. c., Nov. 2o.-Perry
toueenan Of Seattle. and Charles Sell
eer. OF New York. fought 20 rounds to
a draw tonight before big crowd.
oueenan had the best Of the bout.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-11-21
cANoLE LOSES DECISION.

San Francisco. Nov. 2O.--James Britt
was given the decision over Martin Ca
mole at the end of the goth round at
colma tonight. The fight was one Of
the best lightweight events ever pulled
off in California.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-07-07
FORTY YEARS AGO.

Gen. Pemberton placed the rebel gar
rison Of Nicksburg (Aliss.) on fourteen
ounces of food daily, with mule flesh as
the only fresh meat.
Gen. W. II. Sherman started to CON
struct line of defenses between Haines'
bluff and the Big Black, to prevent the
rebel Gen. Johnston from attacking Gen.
Grants rear
Gen. u. S. Grants mine under Fort
Hill, Vicksburg, Miss. was exploded at
4 p. M, making a breach in the rebel
Notifications through which bloody
hand-to-hand battle was fought few
minutes later.
Twenty thousand stand of arms reach
ed Cincinnati for use in repelh6S the
Threatened rebel invasion.
Wisconsin State troops were ordered
TO Dodge County 10 stop the repeated
shooting of United States draft officers.
The construction of earthworks was
begun at Baltimore, Md, for defense
against Gen. II. Il. Lees army.
The advance of Gen. r. Il. Lees army
was reported within twelve miles of Car
Isle, Pa, while the rear crossed the Po-
tomac river into Maryland.
Gov. Yates of Illinois offered 10000
troops to Secretary OF War stanton for
repeiling the rebel invasion.
The New York Board of Education
forbade the singing of the Battle Hymn
of the Republic" in the public schools be-
cause it gave offense.
Troops were sent by special train from
Cincinnati to head off rebel cavalry near
Paoli, Ind, sixty being caught and sent
to the Jeffersonville penitentiary.
Two hundred and fifty rebel guerril-
las were pursued by Indiana militia from
the town of Orleans, which they had
tried to loot.
The Baltimore Md) City Council APP
propriated 100000 for the defense of
the city against Gen. Robert E. Lees
army.
r. II. Carter and J. H. Bailey, United
States draft officers, were mobbed NJ Lib
erty street and Fourth avenue, Chicago,
and beaten until unconscious.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-07-07
Profitable Cows,

The owner of 4 herd of twenty-five
grade Guernseys and Jerseys in Wis
consin submits this account Of the av-
erage per COW: Cost of feed, SOS; re-
turns from creamery, $5718; pounds
of milk, $500; pounds of butter, 29S;
price of butter, 1872 cents; price of
milk, 9S.4 cents; return for one dollar
in feed, $2.04; net profit of butter over
cost of feed, $29.1S per COW. Ration:
Bran and malt sprouts, six pounds;
well-eared ensilage, thirty POUNDS
straw; fodder corn in fall; in sum-
mer pasture only. Adding value Of
skim milk makes profit $4,000 per COW.
Thus the owner has netted over 81 900
for his COWS. Part of the profit is in
skim milk at one-third to one-haf cent
per quart, but worth the estimate for
making veal, pork and poultry prod
ucts. The value of feed in States fur
Their East would be $40 to $50 greater
per COW, while the price for milk and
butter would be considerably increas-
ed The net returns would not vary
greatly. The open secret of success in
this case seems to be the fact that
every COW is heavy yielder of rich
milk. -Massachusetts Ploughman.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-07-07
Imnrnxed Stock waterer.

No matter how pure a source of sup
ply may be at hand for watering
stock, if it is pumped into an open
trough and left exposed for any length
of time it soon becomes polluted ana
unfit for the animals to drink. rms
will not be the case, according to the
inventor. IL the stock-watering ap-
paratus here shown is put into use,
If pure water is furnished to the tank
or barrel to which this fountain is at
tached, it is claimed that there Is no
way by which the animal that IS
drinking can make it foul. The wa
terer consists of a double drinking
bowl, made Of cast iron. which is at
tached to the outside of tank or bar
rel On the inside is another chamber,
inclosed in which is a brass float and
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-07-07
Farmers Wives and the Cow

" 6 anu LhC Wv
The wives of the farmers of Mis-
souri, are getting so industrious and
thrifty that it is becoming a question
whether they or their husbands are
contributing more to the prosperity OF
the State. They have stimulated the
activity of the Missouri hen until that
valuable member of barnyard society
IS almost laying gold dollars, and now
they are making the Missouri COW ac-
complish results that would have as
founded her ancestors. Here, for in
stance, is Mrs. Anna GOWN, of Pop
lar Bluff, who. without perhaps, being
the champion dairy woman of the
State, Is doing an amount of business
IN this line sufficient to keep her and
her husband comfortably without 9th
ef resources. Il kept account of the
milk and butter we sold last year."
Mrs. GOWN writes to her mother, Mrs.
W. ii. Boulder, of Farber. beginning
the LIST of last May, and by the LIST
of this month we had sold 2,19O gal
Ions of milk and / ,439 pounds of but
Ter. We got % cents a pound for all
the butter and 10 cents a gallon for
the milk. Charlie Davault is always
Dragging abouC how much the Audrain
women sell, but l don't think any Of
them can beat that on milk and but
tel" Probably not Mrs GOWNS re-
ceipts from milk and outer were
S57S.75, or almost $4S25 per month
They show how much the farmers of
Missouri have lost by not giving the
Missouri COW the chance and encour-
agemeIt she deserves. Kansas City
Journal.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-07-07
Using Bordeaux NIixture.

AS fruit growers become more famil-
lar with the use OF bordeaux mixture
they more fully appreciate its value
although experiments during the past
season demonstrate that it has been
used stronger than is necessary ex-
cept where the plants have been in
tested unusually bad. The most de-
sirable formula is four pounds Of cop
per sulphate and four pounds of I'M
slaked lime to forty gallons of water
Place the copper in an old bag and
hang 1t in few gallons of water un-
til dissolved. The lime should be
slaked and then strained into the cop
per solution, at the same time adding
the balance of the water. When the
mixture Is to be used it should be kept
stirred, so that the ingredients will be
well mixed. AS the mixture is given
it Is used mainly for scale, and when
it is to be used on insects, such as po-
tato bugs. paris green may be added
at the ate of one pound to $50 gal
Ions of the bordeaux.-St. Paul Dis
patch.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-07-07
THIRTY YEARS AGO.

Deaths from cholera were announced
at Cincinnati and Portsmouth, Ohio;
Washington, ID. c.; Evansville, Ind. !;
Wheeling, w. Va, and Memphis and
Nashville, Tenn.
The Canandaigua On. " district at
torney refused to prosecute fourteen
women who had been indicted with SUI
san B. Anthony for voting at presi-
Dental election.
Canandaigua On. " election officials
were fined $25 each and costs for allow
ing Susan b. Anthony to vote at pres
idential election.
Spain evaded its Porto Rican emanci-
patton proclamation by selling all slaves
in that island to Cuban planters.
The steamer Juniata left New York in
search of the missing Arctic exploring
ship Polaria
The Sultan Of Turkey and the Khedive
Of Egypt concluded treaty by which
the latter was to furnish 10000 troops
If the Sultan's territory was invaded.
Louisiana planters were reported still
struggling under load Of debt accumu-
lated before the Civil War, many planta-
tons worth only $1,000 being mortgaged
for $4,000.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-07-07

who we're with me proceeded TO the
ground floor. Whether it was brought
about by ACCIDENT or design | know not.
but Mile. Resale and / were side hy
side a moment or two in the rear OF ~
wife and Mr. Mortlock.
"Strangled, he said sir?" she whisper
ed.
Yes" | replied, mechanically.
The rope must have been thin" she
whispered. did you notice how narrow
the mark was round his neck 2"
nodded and passed on. and, seeing
Nile. Rosalie's brother, Redwing. in the
garden. called 70 him, and bade him take
note, which | hastily wrote, to the po-
lice station. AS soon afterward as was
practicable three officers presented them
selves-an inspector, an ordinary police
man and a detective-and | conducted
them TO the apartment in which the dead
body Of my uncle was lying. At the in
spector's request | handed him the key
of F'leetwood's room, and he took pos
session also of the key Of my uncle's
room, which was in the lock, inside.
These rooms are now in our charge,
sir," said the inspector to me, land no
one must enter them without permits
sion"
Il understand that" / said
At the examination which they then
proceeded to make, only Mr.. Mortlock
and | were present of my household Ny
wife had no wish to accompany u.s. Mile.
Resale had expressed her willingness to
do so, but she was not allowed.
| did not require prompting to relate
to ba ~ oil bak
ing my uncle's movements which. in my
judgment, had any bearing upon the mat
ter. / said nothing Of the conversation
which so vitality affected my future pros
poets in life, for l deemed it purely
private affair. Mr.. Mortlock then sup
piled the officers with information, and
l learned that he had been with my uncle
in his bedroom after they had both wish
ed US goodnight. He had remained
with my uncle half an hour or so in
private converse, and, to my relief, moth
ing fell from his lips as he spoke to the
officers with respect to Eunice. He had
concluded his narration when he made a
remark, which, had / not kept a strong
guard over my feelings, would have
brought the tell-tale blod to my face.
The officers had turned down the bed
clothes, and my uncle's hands were ly-
ing by his side. Mr.. Mortlock stopped
and looked at them.
Mr.. Nilmot," ne said, chad a dia-
mond ring on lis finger last night. 1t
was single-stone ring, and the diamond
was of fine sparkle, and attracted my at
tention."
They searched the room for the ring,
and | assisted them, the ring being all
the time in my pocket. l dared not pro-
duce it, fearing the construction that
might be placed upon its being in my
possession.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-07-07
Food Supply of the Nation a Safeguard
Against War.

Food Supply of the Nation Safeguard
Against War.
The huge problem still remains-not,
is 1t the right thing to do to give
our cavalry swords or rifles? not,
Shall we pay our private soldiers 1
| shilling or 3 shiIlings a day? not, Shall
we require this or that qualification
from division officers? but Can we
| make war? Can we engage in war
with a power or with powers as we
We're able to engage in war in the
early years of the last century and
even SO late as fifty years ago? asks
the London Spectator. The question,
we acknowledge, looks at first sight
absurd. "Of counsel" would be the
answer Of the music halls, and in GER
tain respects the answer of the music
halls is a valuable answer.
We have to remember that the eco
nomic conditions and questions affect
ing the nation have altered during the
last fifty years. A country which goes
to war has to consider not only tbs
provisioning of the army engaged in
fighting its battles but also the pro-
visioning of the population which it
maintains at home. At the time of the
Crimean war we had a population of
something under 30,000.o00 and we
had about nine months supply of corn
to be bought al price; but at one
time the price of corn during the
Crimean war rose 10 80 shillings
quarter To-day we have population
of over 10000, 600, we grow less corn
than we did fifty years ago and If
we had at any moment 10 depend for
our food upon the supply of corn
within our shores we should have only
three months supply upon which 10
draw. unless, of course, we could get
more from outside.
The question then boldly stated
there being a great difference between
st. 900. 600 TO feed and nine months
supply of corn and 100000 to feed
and only three months corn-is
whether we can still contemplate the
possibility Of war with a great naval
power in the same spirit as that in
which we have contemplated it in the
paSrT
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CHAPTER MI


THAT looks" said the inspector, "as
| If robbery were the motive. The muir
| derer is in danger; the ring can be iden-
tifed?'
II will swear 70 it," said Mr. Mort
lock.
You see, gentlemen" remarked the
inspector, these fellows generally sup
ply us with G clew. That ring discov-
cred, we shall soon lay hands on the muir
derer"
And yet" observed Mr.. Mortlock, at
hardly looks as if robbery were the mo-
tive. Mr. Wilmot's watch and chain
have not been touched"
1T doesn't matter" said the inspec-
tor; lit is left to put us off the scent.
What is in that dispatch box?"
"A large sum of money" / replied,
'and some valuable jewels. On the night
of Mr.. Wilmot's arrival here-that is,
the night before last assisted him to
count the money. There were five thou
sand pounds"
The inspector gave a low whistle of as
constituent. That's a large sum to car
ry about--a dar gen Jus sum. 1t is put
ting temptation inpo mems way"
1T was Mr.. Wilmots whim," said
Mr.. Mortlock. Il Travelled with him
abroad for some time, and he seldom car
ried less than that amount"
'Of course" said the inspector, that
was his affair. It's a good thing to have
to carry it about. Few Of us have the
luck First, the key"
1t was found in one of the murdered
mans pockets.
Destructive of your theory" observed
Mortlock
Don't be too fast, sir, begging your
pardon. Seeing's believing"
He unlocked the dispatch box. The
money was gone. The inspector looked
at Mr.. Mortlock triumphantly, and said:
How about nay theory now, sir?"
you are right The murderer is also
a thief"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-07-07

Slightly moisten commercial fertiliz-
ers before sowing them on a windy
day. This will prevent no inconsider-
able loss, as the finer particles of avail
able plant food may be frequently
blown long distances. This is a prac-
teal point of great Importance.
The kind of crops and the manner of
cultivation determine the profit. While
some farmers barely subsist on farm
of a hundred acres. it is not difficult
for others to make small farms of only
ten acres pay. There are some sec
tions in which a twenty-acre farm is
considered a large ore. and yet such
farms pay well and their owners are
prosperous.
A saving of labor may be made Ia
the garden by frequently using tine
rake. Very young weeds may be cast
iy destroyed by passing the rake be
tween the rows. while by allowing the
weeds to remain until well rooted a
hoe may be necessary. Economy Of
labor is in keeping weeds and grass
down as their seeds terminate, which
renders the task easier.
Sow some annual and biennial
grasses with the perennials for perma-
nent pasture, especially If the soil be
wanting in richness and moisture. The
perennlaIs viii make but little heritage
for two or three years. because their
first efforts are to establish strong
roots. Animals, on the contrary.
make but little roots; their growth is
chiefly above ground. and what re-
mains Of them supplies some food and
shelter.
A community Of farms has many
advantages which are not known
where large farms are the rule. The
farms are better cultivated and cared
for. and the whole section bears q
more thrifty appearance. Neighbors
are nearer. and generally Of the most
intelligent class. while roads are bet
ter and churches. schoolhouses. stores
and other conveniences necessary 10
the most advanced civilization are
more numerous. which advantages can
he the more easily and conveniently
enjoyed