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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-03-07
FAlRHAvEN THREATENED
Great Fire Destroyed Much Property
in the Washington Town.

Fairhaven. Wash, March 6.--Tht
most destructive FIRE which ever oc-
Cured on Bellingham bay destroyed
si50.oOO worth of property on the water
front this morning. and for time
threatened entire destruction of the
city's industries. The fire started in
the planning mill Of the Bellingham
Lumber company and almost Instant
ly the entire plant. dry kiln and lumber
yard, was roaring mass Of flames. A
terrific gale from the south came ur
almost simultaneously with the out
bresk of the fire. and in an incredibly
short time warehouses. docks and
buildings extending $50 feet on the
water front were a mass Of flames.
The warehouses and yards were fl
led with manufactured cedar lumber.
which created terrific heat, and the
light burning boards, caught by the
wind, were hurled like fry cyclone,
enveloping the half million dollar plant
OF the American Can company. BY
almost superhuman efforts of the fire.
men and the assistance of the COM
pany's steam pump, this plant was
saved. A Northern Pacific passen-
ser train, consisting Of three vestiblue
coaches, was burned In the yard with
express and mail and 100 yards Of Nor
thern Pacific trestle was destroyed.
Losses-Bellingham Bay Lumber &
shingle company, 100000; C. X. Lar
abee wharf and thrse warehouses, SIS
900; Northern Pacific railway, $4,000;
Great Northern railway. 5000,
The Insurance will not exceed s25.0oo.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-03-07
GEER REACHES OMAHA

. Omaha, March e.--T. T. Geen 4
= ex-governor Of Oregon, is in the I
= city on his way to ST. Louis. His
= trip Is for the purpose OF inter-
csting people in the forthcom- I
= ing exposition TO be held in Port :
= land in 1895. Ex-Govenor Geer Z
= viii so to Lincoln and confer :
= with Governor Hickey and other :
: state officials before his return :
= home, Z
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-03-07
NAMES STEERING COMMITTEE
Democrats Eject German of Maryland
Chairman.

Washington. March s.-The demo-
cratic senatorial caucus today elected
Senator German as chairman OF the
steering committee. members OF which
were also named. It consists Of
Senators German tMaryland). cockrell
tMo.), Mrtin ya-l, Bacon (Ga.), Du-
Boise udaho). Money tMissl, Bailey
tTex.). Blackburn dSy.) and Tillman
Is. c)
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-03-07
Pope Entirely Well

Rome. March 6.-AIl the sensational
reports circulated regarding the health
Of the pope are unfounded. Although
his holiness Is not yet restored to nor
nal condition. he is better today than
yesterday and his cold has almost en-
tirely disappeared.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-03-07
CAPTURED AGAIN

3 Paris, March IA dispatch =
, from rangier, Morocco, received 4
, this evening says. A courier 4
, who has Just arrived from Fer Z
. announces The capture Of the Z
D prstender. 4
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-08-26
Free Service.

l wonder, says Essie Vane, in a
valued exchange, if the reading
public have any idea Of the favors
that the press extended without
any compensationl Have you
ever assisted in getting up church
entertainment Have you ever
had occasion to take notices to the
papers9 Have the newspaper men
ever refused to receive any pay
for so doing' Did they ever ask
you for any! Were they not al
ways polite and pleasant about it1
Does printers ink-and all th'
necessary a2pendages from the
devil up-cost anythings Is run
ming a newspaper at all EXPENSIVE
Are subscriptions always paid il
advance. Is not the wood-prom
i.ed uncut, still growing-oftel
! we'll seasoned before it reaches th'
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-08-26
From San Francisco.
San Francisco, Cal, Aug. 10, le

San Francisco, Cal, Aug, 10, 1903.
ED. JOURNAL:
The g. il. H. boys are here IN
throngs and are renewing their reooi-
leetions Of 1881 to 1865. They all ap-
pear to be boys agaiu. If not in looks,
10 spirit at least sea comrades here
l have not met for SO years.
4 special train from that city left
st. Louis Oh Aug. l1th, with ten
cc&ches and baggage car, carrying
the members Of the Missouri. G. A. r
Wns0 We arrived at Salt Lake City
we had to stop there for five hours,
and as the Mormon Church had adver-
tised grand organ recital to take
placs at the time we were thsre, the y
extended the G. 4. L. a special inri-
tation to attend. The Mormon taber-
nacle seats 8oon people 1t Is said, and
hgs acoustic qualities that 250 feet
back from that point the falling Of q
pin upon the rostrum can be heard.
Its fine organ and well-trained choir
OF 500 voices makes the effect Of the
music marvelously grand. The organ
Ia 30 by 80 feet in size and 4S feet high,
and has $500 pipes, It's cost with re-
pairs up to date is placed at Sl16,o00.
1t was built by Mormons and chiefly
out OF native wood. The tabernacle
has the form of large mud'.urtle.
The city Of Salt Lake has popula-
tion OF 65,oo0, composed largely Of
Mo:mehs, though the gentiles have .
heavy vote and the oity government 10
at present In the hands of the latter.
Tho Mormon temple is fine building
but held sacred to Mormons. None
others are permitted to enter 1t. 1t
was 40 years in course of construction
and, including smaller buildings, cost
about $4,000 900. The city is supplied
with fresh water by irrigation. and
the water is running continuously In
the cutters Of the principal streets.
AG. A. r. VISITOR.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-08-26
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Land Office at Ironton, Mo-, Aug 7,
1903. Notice is hereby given that the
following-nameds settler has filed no.
tice OF his Intention to make final
proof 10 support OF his claim, and that
said proof will be made before the
Register or Receiver Of Jhe Land Of
dce at Ironton, Mo-, on Friday. Sept,
25 1908. viz: James NJ, Flowers, H..
E. No. l3Si9, for the S Y S w X See
tion 81, Township 81, n, range w.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon
and cultivation OF said land. viz: N.
L. Robinson. Jefferson G. Rasnick and
John r. Flowers, of Courtois, Mo-,
aud John p. Turner. Of Sunlight, Mo.
GEORGE STEEL, Register.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-08-26
ROUND ABOUT Us.

Oa Monday Of last week the South.
ern Missouri Railroad began Its regu.
lar train service from St.. Genevieve
to Bismarck and the trains were re-
eeived all along the line with a popu.
lar demonstration Of approval.
Labor troubles still continue 10 the
ST. Francois County lead belt Or
Monday Of last week the, carpe nteTs
machinists. blacksmiths and helpers,
OF the Central Lead Co. went on.
strike for a nins-hours' workday. AT
last reports the trouble had not been
settled.
The large barn on the Henry Nell
benny farm, recently purchased BY
Frank Robinson, OF Irondale, was
completely destroyed by Are Sunday
evening at 6 o'clock. The contents Of
the barn consisted OF hay. corn and
wheat. Fortunately the loss is csv'
cred by insurance. The origin Of the
fire ia unknown. Gazette.
Cal. Richards, of Crawford County,
was tried before Judge Woodside. II
Steelville, recently on charge OF car
rying concealed weapons, and discharg
ed. His parents were there to testify
In his behalf. Fia mother, about I!
years OF age, with her husband, walk
ed in to court, a distance ofover TWEEN
ty-five miles. After their boy wa!
discharged. both the happy parents
started to walk back home with thei
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-08-26
AL Around the State
With Pen and Scissors.

An average Of seven deaths 6
month occur in St. Louis from
street car accidents.
A telephone company has been
organized at Mountain Grove with
a capital of $1,000
The contract has been let for 4
$4,000 main building for the
state normal scboo! at Cape Girar-
deau.
The government will exhibit
some o. It's monster coast defense
guns at the St. Louis worlds fair.
The guns will be mounted and reg
uiar gun crews will give daily ex-
bibition drills.
Mrs. VIM. Nieman, wife of q
prominent farmer living near Troy
WAS struck by lightning one day
last week and her Jaws wore locked
for fourteen hours. She will re-
cover.
Bertha Eime of Catawissa left
her home there some time ago fol-
St. Louis to earn her own living.
Through homesickness for country
life she committed suicide one
night last week by inhaling gas.
In Jaspor County a negro was
on trial for whipping another Of
his race. Looking at the two men
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-08-26

citizenship in his own behalf that
right is nullified and denied to him.
The Presidents contention is un-
doubtedly that if the negro's citi-
zenship Is to count at all it should
mark as much in his own interests
as in the interest Of the white and
superior race. If the negro's
citizenship is to be nu!li6ed in the
south the qualification should be
made complete. 1t he is to have no
political rights of his wn,ethen he
should also be taken out Of the
political calculations of those who
now insist that he shall count
against tho white vote of the
north.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-08-26
people of the State fenesa Out.

In speaking of the movement
among the Democrats OF the state
to nominate Folk for governor,
the Huntsville (Me. Herald (Dem)
denies that the will OF the people
can be defeated, and says: "Wo
would like to know who in the
thunder is going to prevent the
people from hayinQ their way in
the matter if they prefer to have
it. If a majority of the Dem oerats
Of the state favor Folk for COVER
nor be will not be defeated, aud
that is all there is to it," Unfor-
tunately, this statement is not in
accord with the methods by which
Missouri has been governed for
many years. Democratic nomina-
tions in this state are made by a
ring, not by the people, and DEM
aeratic state conventions are pack
ed with with ring delegates sufii-
aiently to get control. Nine-tenths
Of the Democrats may favor Folk
and yet, when it comes to the point
the machine, according to prece-
dents, will force through it's ticket.
Let the Huntsville Herald look
around in it's own county Of Ran
dolph and say if the local delega'
ton to the next Democratic state
convention will be selected by the
people or concocted by the ring on
the strength of official patronage.
One third of the delegates to the
Democratic. state convention II
1904 will come from St. Louis
Kansas City and st. Joseph, cities
which are mainly under the rule O.
boards appointed by the governor
In st. Louis these state boards con
troll elections, the police depart
ment and the licensing of 2100 So
looms, and have the help of *
Butler, the Democrat who control
more delegates than any othe
man in the party. Convention
delegates from the three cities vii
be machine made, and abjectl,
submissive to ring orders. The.
: need only to gain e small fractio
of the other delegates and major
t ity Of the convention will be theirs
As matters have been running i
0 Missouri, tho people have pract
q eaIly been excluded from politics
In 1900 large mum be. Of citizen
: of southeast Missouri net to pre-.
ent Judge Fort as a candidate fo
|, the supreme court. They surpri'
y red tbs machine, which had alread
\ selected Judge Fox. The resu
y was that the ring sqwelched Ii
: Fort boom, ard did it. with astol
r ishing ease.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-08-26

Joseph Pulitzer, the millionaire
newspaper publisher OF New York
has given two millio !.
dollars to establish a school OF
Journalism. We can remember
tho time when Mr.. Pulitzer was
getting his journalistic experience
rs a reporter on German news
paper in St. Louis, working under
our paternnl progoniter, who was
oity editor on the same paper. By
his own success Mr.. Pulitzer has
proven that practical experience in
the newspaper business is the best
school for journalists.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-08-26

There is each county in Missouri
at least one Democratic paper
which is either openly against the
nomination Of Joseph w. Folk as
the Democratic candidate for gov
ernor or else maintains a neutral
silence on the subject of guberna-
torial candidates. They are the
party organs who are subsidized
by the ring (samcooked). They
have their eye on about 5000 worth
Of constitutional amendment ad-
vertising which Secretary of State
Sam Cook will distribute previous
to the next election. The fear of
saying something that might offend
Cook is what keeps most Of these
papers in line for the existing ring
government in this state. Several
Of the ring organs come to our ex.
change table, and what they evil
IDENTIFY hold out as their most i'm
pressive argument against the
nomination Of Mr.. Folk is, that
his nomination Is being urged upon
Democrats by the Republicans.
"Why are the Republicans so anx-
ious to see the Democrats nominate
Folk" is the burden of their song.
So far as the Journal is concerned,
and our position is that Of all the
Republican papers In Missouri, we
should like to see the Democrats
nominate man like Folk as ar
| evidence of their sincerity that
they favor honest government ane
freedom from ring rule. The else
It;on of Folk or the election OF /
Republican governor would go fa1
towards taking the roins of power
out of the hands Of q few men an(
placing them again in the hands O
the people. In either case, also
there would be hope for the Re
publicans that the discriminating
laws operating against an homes
expression of the popular voice a
the ballot box would be repealed
or their effects nullified at least
The domination and election Q
Sam Cook. or any other man die
tated by TIC ring, for governc
would mean a continuation of tha
rule which has now become re
D proach to the state and shame
1 its people, and for which reaso
they are row flocking to the stand
ard of a man who holds his dut
: as an officer of the people abo'
g allegiance to venal ring callin
J, itself party. The hoodlers who'
:. Folk has sent to the peniteatiar
would .,ail with Joy the nominatio
and election of Democratic rim
e candidate for governor. His pa
# ,oningsrcwer won:5 mean the
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-08-26
Opening of Missouri State Norma
School, Third District:

The Missouri State Norma
School, Third District, at Cap.
Girardeau, Missouri, will open or
Tuesday, September 18th, 1908
The school will open in two new
three-etory stone buildings, one
completed January 9th, 1908, the
ether just completed. The two
buildings contain 81 recitation
rooms, three laboratories, ii library
and reading room, an assembly
room, q gymnasium, a swimming
pool, bath rooms, toilet rooms,
cloak rooms, and a boiler room.
There are forty-six rooms in all, in
the two buildings. Buildings are
heated by steam and are furnished
With new modarn furnit1rathreugh'
out. Campus of twenty-five acres.
Well equipped Chemical, Physi-
cal, and Biological laboratories, and
Manual Training Department.
Couis ses offered in Pedagogy,
English Language and Literature,
History, Arithmetic, Algebra,
Trigonometry, Comic Sections, Cal
culus, Grammar, Geography,
Physiology, Civil Government,
Reading, Penmanship, Bookkcep-
ing, Biology, Chemistry, Physics,
Physical Culture, Physical Geo
graphy, Agriculture, Psychology,
Ethics, Latin, Crock, German,
French, Manual Training, Vocal
and instrumental Music, Drawing,
Elocution, and Teaching. A fac.
ulty Of twenty teachers.
The Normal Diploma is a life
State Certificate. The Elementary
Certificate is g State Certificate
good for two years. Only charge.
an incidental fee CT 50 90 per qual
ter.
For further information or cata
logue address w. S. Dearmont,
President, Cape Girardsau, Mo.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-08-26

Nothing short Of general up
heavel among the Democrats Of
the state can secure Folks ncmi-
nation. 1t can only be accom-
plished by prompt, vigorous deter
mined work. Now is the time to Or
sanize Folk Clubs, not six months
hence. The machine IL putting III
the lieid u succession of candidates
for governor, in hope that their
most available man will be found
to continue the reign Of corruption
and keep the bribes Of the trusts
flowing freely as usual. Every
Democratic paper in the state
which has share in patronage has
been spurred into action. They
disparage Folk now, and in short
time will cover him with with Sian.
der and abuse. The question is if,
by any possibility, the people OF
the state will count for anything in
the campaign of next year. 1t
they do something novel will hap
pen in Missouri, where the usurp'
ing machine has long been abso-
lutely supreme. The supposition
that their power has been broken
is theory. They have fenced out
the people. 1t is for the mass OF
voters to demonstrate that they
have any real part in the politica
affairs of the state. The ringsters
stand pat and are arrogantly conf
nt.-Globe. Democrat.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-08-26

Governor Dockery alleges that
oil the boodling in the legislature
was done by six Or seven members.
How six or seven members could
carry through those trust aiding
measures when the Democratic
party had all overwhelming major
ity in both houses is a proposition
that balks ut the Governors state
mont
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-08-26

The siowness Of the law is gen
orally held to be responsible for
the increase IN lynchings in this
country. Thore is no doubt bu;
what this is true to n great extent,
but there are certain crimes the
the commission Of which will al
ways appeal to every instinct Of
manhood to visit swift and certain
punishment upon the perpetrators,
be they black or white.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-08-26
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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-08-26

John A. Lee is bad enough, but
not SO bad that he should be made
the seapegoat for all the sins Of the
ring in Missouri. His boodling in
office wus the result Of his school
ing under the venuI ring r1le in
this state. The probability Is that
he was an honest man before he
got mixed up with the riugsters.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-08-26

release from punishment merited
by their crimes. The elscticn of
Folk would mean that convicted
boodlers must serve their time.
provided the supreme court ever
permits any Of them to get behind
the renjtentisrv walls. The reason,
therefore, why The Republicans
are in favor of their opponents
nominating Folk is honest, honest
to themselves and honest to the
people of Missouri; for both have
much to gain and nothing to lose
by the overthrow of ring rule in
their state goveFnnent.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-08-26

the Judge asked: (which is the
prisoner" Dis heah man are de
defensive, replied one negro, point.
ing at the other. well, who are
youl" asked the Judge. The ne.
gro straightened up and replied,
"Yoh Honoh. sab, Ah's de pon.
tiff.
Decring, in the southeast corner
Of the state, is town three years
old and has population Of between
500 and 500, all Of whom arc sup
ported from work done for the
DeeriEg division Of the Interna-
tionai harvester company. The
company owns G0,G0o acres ct land
in Dunlslin and Peasiscot counties
which it Is clearing of the timber
and making it ft for cultivation.
Charles Reed, mine boss at the
Bevier coal mines adopted q novel
way of trying to dodge the pay
mont of taxes. When the assessor
called at his house one day last
week he shut the door in his face,
and when the officer then went to
the rear door Reed met him and
struck him a heavy blow on tho
face. Reed had TO give bond for
an appearance on charge of as
sault, and will have to pay taxes
Just the same.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-08-26

There is tendency among the
Democratic papers of the country
to create prejudice against Presi-
dent Roosevelt on the color ques-
tion. In this they do wrong both
to the President and the intolli-
gence of the people who are wont
to view the race question from the
standpoint Of political equality
The negro is with us, and so far as
can be seen, he is here to stay; and
with the fecundity he possesses he
is bound to increase. The law
gives him the same rights it gives
to any other race of mon who arc
citizens of the country, and it ii
only so far as his rights 90 under
the law that the President recog
nizes the colored citizen, as such
Where he gives the race distinction
beyond this it must first be merite,
by the individual, as in the case o
Booker T. Washington. Th
south recognizes the negro as
'eitizen-bsses its representation ii
the electoral college and in con
gress upon his showing in the Ger
sus reports, taxes him for th
maintainance Of common welfare
and every poirt where his nuinbe
can be made TO count in the intes
est of the whites; but when h
wishes to exercise the right {
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-08-26
The first of the Doodle trials iu
1nHoraov, Nkx, hoo raonlto1 IN 4hn

The first of the Doodle trials iu
Jefferson City has resulted in the
conviction OF State Senator VIM.
p. Sullivan, Of Christian County,
on the charge Of having solicited a
bribe in connection with his office.
Senator Sullivan is Republican,
but we arc. mono the less glad, sincs
it has been proven to the trial jury
that his guilt was conclusive, that
a boodier has come to grief iu the
very stronghold of boodlers. Now
let the good work 90 on. There
are others whose official conduc,
has coquetted with penitentiary
stripes and they are not all Repub.
licans either.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-08-26

The demand from MissouriaEs
to be shown before they are con
vineed ls proper, OF course; ba;
they certainly 90 the limit in this
respect if the evidence already pro
duced against the ringsters Is not
considered sufficient to convince
the people that it is time to tnrn
the gan. out.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-08-26

While unloading a sulky hay rake
at Peaoh Tree Fork In Wayne County,
one day last week, a young man nam
ed John Wheatly was seriously injur.
Cd. In lifting the rake out of the
wagon one of the teeth caught and
then sprung loose with much force
The point Of the tooth struck young
Wheatly On the side OF his head ane
penetrated the skull.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-08-26
Si.OO Per knnum.
The Panama canal proposition
has passed Colon and come to Il
full stop.

The international yacht races
are now on. again, and national
pride aisposos up to hope that the
'sAmeriea" cup will remain in the
Unified States after the races are
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-08-26

NEARLY FORFE1TS his LIFE,
A runaway almost ending fatally,
started horrible ulcer on the leg ol
J.B. OrHer, Franklin Grove, III. Fo,
four years it defied aNdoctors and all
medicines. But Bucklin's Arnica
Salve had no trouble to cure him.
Equally good for Burns. Bruises, Skin
Eruptions and Piles. 25c at Teasdales
Drug Store
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-08-26

YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE
TAKING
Wheu you take Groves Tastaless Chill
Tonic, because the formula is plainly
printed on every bottle, showing that
it is simply Iron aud Quinine In a
tasteless form. Ne Cure, No Pay. Soc
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-08-26

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAX
Take Laxative Bromo Qulnine ~
let's. All druggists refund the nosqv
II it falls to cure. 2. w. 0fovcs ~
nature is on each box. 25c.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-08-26

newspaper of1ice9 Arc they al
ways thanked as graciously as they
should be- Do they receive the
support they should in the way of
advertising, etc. Z Have you ever
thought Of this before? Will this
blot of ink put new ideas in your
heads! If so, then it was not used
in vain.