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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-07-25
Two Well Known Firms Go to the Wall
Causing Stir With Brokers'
Spirited Selling Follows
Believed That Southern Pacific Was After Scas Of Keene and Taylor
Bad Blood Existing Because of Sut-Leadns
Member Thought Wealthy

the opinion today that II he had suf-
fered any losses he was well able TO
stand them. There is nothing In either
failure that can be traced TO businesa
or industrial conditions outside OF ex-
change. Both firms nave been largely
concerned I'm the speculative stock mar
ket. pools formed for the purpose of
taking on line OF stocks. sustaining
their price by supporting orders real or
manipulatiye and seeking to realize
profits by selling out to outsiders at
high prices. Taylor g. Co. have been
keen brokers for the last three years.
There are many who beliere the fail
ure Ii directly due to bad blood stirred
up by the firm and Keene in the
southern Pacific suit. II has been
said the Hartman and Whitney inter-
ests would not be satisfied with any
thing less than the scalps Of keene
and Taylor,
The firm of W. l.. stowe & Co. was
organized In 1899 and has been known
almost eyer since as stock market rep
resenatiyes OF the Mexican Central
Ralroad.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-07-25

New York, July 24.-The announce
,nent late today on stock exchange OF
the failure Of j. Taylor & Company
AMI of w. r. Stowe n Company follow
I'd day Of suppressed uneasiness ana
apprehension Bears rushed 10 cover
their short contracts on selling induced
by news Of the failures, and avloient
rcluund followed.
The operation Of the Arm OF w T..
stowe Il Company were on large
scale in Mexican Central and. In the
difficulties which have actuated upon
them are understood by the price OF
eleven today and high level AZ 81 rs
Iast year
Tho failure OF r. J. Taylor * Co.
II associated with the name OF Jas. H.
Keene, his brother-in-law. although his
name does not appear in the company
name. The market management oi
the United states steel stocks durine
the llotatlon. and Of the recent poo
IN southern Pacific stock. will be look
"a upon as being factor In the faIl'
ure. TAYLOR was believed TO be mar
ul grea, wealth and Wall street held t'
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-07-25
FLOURlSHING SUICIDE CLUB
PoLIcH> OF HoBoKEN BELIEVE
THAT ONE EXISTS IN THEIR
TowN-DEATHs ARE STRANGE.

New York, July 24.-The Hoboken
police are investigating several recent
cases of sudden death which lead them
to believe a suicide club is tourishing
in that town. In most cases two pers-
ons have planned to make away with
themselves simultaneously.
The most recent case occurred in a
saloon. A stevedore. after treating
the habitues, had the bar keeper go
to drug store and buy package OF
rat poison. He empetied half of in a
glass of water and the bar keeper
poured out the remainder. They
drank together and the stevedore stag
gered ont under the influence of the
poison. He has not been seen since.
The barkeeper was taken to the hos
pital, where ne is reported to be in a
critical condition.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-07-25
VIOLENT DEATHS IN NORTH
ONE MAN CUT HIS THROAT
WHILE OTHERS MEET FATE
THROUGH cAPslZINd OF BOAT.

Tacoma, Wash, July A.--SeVcn
deaths are reported on Bering sea-
north Of Nome, by recent arrivals from
that quarter. The boat steerer OF tue
whaler Morning Star cut his throat
and bled TO death. Early in July
native was carried from Cape York
ON the Ice pack and drowned. A short
tine previous two natives OF Diomedes
island met similar fate,
Natives from Metetlarvik, Is miles
north Of Cape Prince of Wales report
cd that boat containing four white
men vas crushed to pieces the hrst
week n July. Three of the anen were
drowned, the other man having reach
cd shore. The names OF the men are
not known. The Indians at Cape
Prince Of Wales caught no whales this
season.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-07-25
Labor Calls
Mass Meeting
Merchants and Citizens Invited TO
Gather in Hanthorn's Hall
on Monday Night

A mass meeting OF all the labor un-
ions in astoria, to which the business
men particularly and citizens gener-
ally ale urged 10 attend, has been call
Ell for Monday .ight by the Astoria
Central Labor Council, to be held in
Hanthorn's hall. The meeting will be
addressed by G. Y. Harry, of Portland
general organizer of the American
Federation Of Labor, who arrived in
the city yesterday.
The purpose of the meeting is to ex-
plain TO the people of the city, partic-
ularly the business men, the object of
the American Federation of Labor,
and 10 show in black and white what
labor purposes 20 accomplish by organ
izlng nto one great body. Mr.. Harry
saws he will show by facts and figures
how closely Identified are the interests
of the business men with the workers,
and the meeting is called primarily
for the purpose of enlisting the sup
| nrt of the business interests of the city
in the organization of labor. There
are representatives Of 16 labor unions
In Astoria at the present time, a ma
iority of which maintain active unions
| in the city.
Resides being general organizer OF
the American Federation of Labor Mr.
Harry is also a member of the Lewis
and Clark Centennial Exposition COM
/ mission. appointed by Governor Cham
herlain. He will leave for Brookfield'
Wn., today, where he goes to inVesti-
gate difference that exists between
the Coopers' lnion of that town ana
Portland. He will return to Astoria
in time for the meeting on Monday
In an interview with a reporter OF the
Astorian yesterday Mr.. Harry said;
II am particularly anxious to mee'
the business men of this city and have
little heart to heart talk with them
on the subject of labor and labor un'
ions. feel that such meeting as
has been called cannot help but be pro-
ductive of good results, and gladly
embrace this opportunity to meet the
business men as well as the members
of the unions affiliated with the Amer
lean Federation of Labor. We fee
that our interests are very closely al
lied with that of the merchants, anC
we want to have better understand
Ing exist between us. LAGER ha'
nothing to conceal; we court inyesti
cation, If such thing is necessary, bu
think we are justifed>in pointing t
an ever increasing membership as al
indication of the sound principles OF
which our organization Is based"
Mr.. Harry also referred to the col
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-07-25
TO REMOVE DICKENS RELIC
ALLEGED OLD CURIOSITY SHOP
WILL BE BROUGHT TO UNITED
STATES AND REBUILT

New York, July q, This city Is 10
lose another Of Its show places, says a
Herald dispatch from London" q
building in Portugal street, Lineoins
Inn Fields, which is said to have been
the original of the Old Curiosity shop
,mmortalized byDickens, has been SOLD
n Americans, who will eventually take
IT to pieces and re-erect 1t in the
United States.
Thousands have naid for the PRIV"
ilege Of seeing the venerable ediiic'
and Of purchasing Dickens curios' car
,rp hut little whether the house writ
ten about by the master novelis'
really existed there, or as many sup
posed, in Fetter Lane.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-07-25
WHAT HAPPENED TO JONEs7
DETECTIVES ARE LOOKING FOR
VALET WHO Is WANTED FOR
CAUSING DEATH OF RICE.

New York, July 2i.-Detectiyes VINO
have been searching for Charles /.
Jones, who confessed 10 having caused
the death OF the Texas millionaire
William NJ. Rice. whose valet he was
have been searching the south In vain
for the man.
Jones received immunity from be-
coming state witness against Albert
4. Patrick who was charged with Kill
ling Rice, through tie instrrmentahty
OF Jones. for the purpose of securing
the Rice millions. In June, 1902, Jones
was given his freedom on the nomi-
nal bail of $1,000. Before Jones was per
mitted to leave prison he was made TO
agree that he would keep in constant
communication with the district attor-
ney's office and With this he was per-
mitted TO return to his old home IN
Texas. Nearly every one he had
known in childhood, passed him IN sii-
lence on the street. He was PRACTICAL
ly in solitude among his former friends
He went to Houston where he had
worked Ys a clerk for Rice in a ware ware
house. He met with seorn wherever
he went and in the letters sent to the
distict attorneys office complained DIT
terry Of the treatment. AS last resort
Jones went to Galveston and shipped
under am assumed name as mate on
the schooner Raphaelo, which made
trims from Galveston to the San Jaein-
10 river. Then he went to New Or
leans, when his letters stopped.
1t became nee sssary to locate Jones
In a proceeding connected with the
Patrick appeal, but no trace OF nm
can be found
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-07-25
MISS DoTBEER's FORTUNE.

San Francisco, July 24.-Miss Ber-
tha Dotbeer, only daughter of the tate
John Dotbeer. will soon be in control
of her inheritance, estimated at I'seV'-
OOO,. including interests in vessels. diV"
idend hearing stocks in various cor
porations, realty and cash, The exec
utors of the will have filed their ma
report in the superior court and ask
ed for an odrer of distribution. The to-
tai amount of the estate now in the
hands of the executors is a,ss1.lIS
After deducting Miss Dotbeers inheri'
tence one eighth of the residue is to bt
given to Miss Ellen Hall of New Ham
pshire,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-07-25

ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH
ES-The morning As.orian has an ex-
elusive Associated Press franchise in
Astoria, and y enabled thereby ta
give the people Of this city a digest of
the worlds important news several
hours ahead Of the outside papers, and
also to give the important news Of the
world that happens during the early
hours of the day to the public through
the courtesy Of local business men
who display the bulletins. American
newspaper enterprise has CAUSED SER
ious concern in France, where the fact
has been commented on that the first
news OF the death OF the pope reached
Paris from New York, through the
medium Of the Associated Press; Lon-
don also heard of the death Of the IL
lnstrious prelate through the same
agency. The first news of the death
of the pope received in Astoria came
to The Morning Astorian from the As
sociated Press, and was Immediately
bulletined all oyer the city by this Cx-
flee. In other words, the news OF the
pope's death was flashed across the
continent from the New York office Of
the Associated Press into the editorial
rooms of The Morning Astorian, nearly
$500 miles from Rome, and posted on
the bulletin board and in the windows
of the principal stores in the city.
before the news of his death had
reached the capitals of Europe and the
people Of those great centers had been
informed OF the momentous event. The
Morning Astorian publishes Associated
Press dispatches in Astoria every
morning.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-07-25
INDIANS ARE
CANNIBALS
Prospectors Captured, Killed and
Eaten by Band Of Base
Sayages.
TALE OF Horror BY MINERS
Mexican Soldiers Visit Spot Of
Carnage and Take Six Of
Them Prisoners.
TALE OF Horror BY MINERS

Tucson, Arr. July 24.-A party OF min
ing men from this city. returning from
Guaymas, report the arrival OF de-
iatehment Of Mexican soldiers with
three prisoners from the Tiburon
islands. The Indians are charged with
murder and cannahaiism.
A party OF Mexican prospectors who
landed on the island two weeks ago are
said 10 have been captured, killed and
partly eaten by the Indians.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-07-25
MccHEsNEY is RECOVERING.

New York, July 24.--McChesney' the
western race horse, brought here 70
contest the championship with Water
pov at Brighton Beach, but went
lame, entailing the cancellation of the
match, is reported to have been ship
ned hack to Chicago. The horse Is
understood to have nearly recovered
hut II is doubtful whether the match
will be run off at Saratoga.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-07-25

lection Of exhibits for the st. Louis ex-
position. He says that he hopes that
the people of cIatsop county will be
well in front with an appropriate and
comprehensive exhibit Of the resources
OF the county, and he invites the as
sistance Of everybody In the county In
the collection of such an exhibit.
Immediately after the mass meeting
on Monday night. the Astoria Central
Labor Council will go into executive
session, to discuss, among other import
ant business matters, the Labor Day
celebration.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-07-25

Rome, July 24.--The nearer the con-
elaye approaches, the more two dis
tinct tendencies are shown in the Sa-
cred College, especially among the car
dinals of the curia, that is to say, those
living in Rome; but In which the car
dlnaIs from the provinces as well as
the foreign cardinals, canot help par
ticioating. These two tendencies
spring from the personality Of cardi-
nal Rampolla. as the great struggle
continues to be in his favor or against
him.
II RampoIla finds on the first bal
lot he has a considerable number OF
votes. he will try again. IL he has few
votes and one Of his opponents has
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-07-25
RAG PICKERS UNIONIzE
ARE POORLY PAID BY CONTRACT
ORs AND THE WORK is NOT
PLEASANT OCCUPATION.

New York, July 24.--A rag pickers
union mas been organized in his city.
There we're 200 persons present at the
first meeting, one third of whom were
women. The union will be branch
of the United Hebrew trades and Its
headquarters will be on the lower east
side. Said the chairmanni
The work not very attractive ant
we are very poorly paid. We are EN-
ployed by contractors, who allow Us
only 81 and IS a week. II is our inteh'
aion to demand 81 and si5."
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-07-25
MRS. BLAlNEs WILL FILED.

Augusta, Maine, July 24,--The will
90 Mrs. James G.. Blaine has been filed
FOR probate here. No public beduests
are made. The win is dated at WASH
inston, April 6, 1901. No inventory
was made of The estate, but it is es-
t,mated at over half a million, and Is
a,Aided between the children and
grandchildren.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-07-25
Rampolla Is First Choice, But Gooti Is
Close acknowledgements Reached
Between Two Great Cardinals
Should RampolIa Fall Short First Ballot he Is to Throw Ills
Strength to Great Coleasue--Latter Held In
Dstrust BY Many

many, he will renounee his chances,
and he and all his friends will support
first. Cardinal Gotti, with whom he
has now come to some such ageement.
and attempt to raise Gotti to the ~
preme office with Rampolla as an al
ly. This would mean that the main
tenance Of Pope Leo's policy on exact,
ly the same lines, and entrusted to the
same men.
But Gotti inspires great distrust. Az
he belongs to the religious orders, he
would render the situation Of the pa
pacy extremely difficult at the present
moment, considering the conditions
prevailing in France, Spain and the
Philippines.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-07-25
FEVER KILLING THE SOLDIERS

New York, July PA letter from
the Acre territory says, according to
the Rio De Janeiro correspondent that
the Brazilian army is perishing under
fever attacks Six hundred officers
and men are dead and 400 are i'll,
some detachments Of troops are with
ut medicine.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-07-25
SHERIDAN WILL SAIL IN AUGUST

San Francisco, July 24-Major De-
vol general superintendent Of the
army transport service, states that
the Sheridan will sail for Manila on
Angus; ], via Honolulu and Guam,
The Thomas will sail September
over the same route.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-07-25
FouNp DEAD IN NoRrH RIvER

FOUND DEAD IN NORTH RIVER.
New York, July 4.-The body OF
man found in the North river several
days since with satchel containing
heavy stone tied about his neck has
not been Identified. Sons Of ]. 7. H.
Crismond. prominent citizen of Fred
ericksburg- Va, who believe the body
was that OF their father. arrived here.
but were unable to identify the dead
man.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-24

Mrs Schafer, 436 Bope Ave, St. Louis, Mo, writes
"I the early gear Urote to you or
for n,y daughter Afce four of She mas oee
pu,v, sickLy, attrg chtld since her birch h"e H"
commissions and catarrhal levers. Gtsc1ys doc
tortng until to Per,sna She gre'o
stronq and aUoadert.l tonic the eess
medicine haze ever used
rI ,ras In O. very 1cretched condition tchen cont
r,enced to take Peruna Ihad c1Grrh all through nay
.chole body but thank God medicine set me o~
riaht .roeld not la any other medicine
"Peru,aa my baby boy bad speu OF cotd
and tever. big, healthy beyftteem n'enths DID,
have oive off and since he ras born
think that Is auhy ,1eL cannot praise PeTsfG
eoo,oh We have not had doctor since began to use
Per,na-aI praise tt.-Mra Schater.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-24
MILITARY JAPAN.
characteristics Of the Japanese Sol.
dier-SchooIboys Train.

oleF-SCnOOIDOyS tFdlH'
The interest of the Japanese in mat
tars mii4tary is seen even in the
school children, who take part IN
company drill in all private schools
as well as in the public schoos, where
1t is required. Even children Of from
to years OF age amuse themselves
in good weather by falling in behind
a bearing of the flag "of the rising
sum- and marching in good military
order for miles in the hot sun. Older
boys are instructed in the manual
of arms, in field duty and in recon
noissance, as well as in. other do
mains of the art of war.
Last March 67o boys from prom
inent private school in Toxic march.
ed to village at some distance, and
there had complete military maneuv-
res, in which a number of officers par
ticipated.
BY an Imperial decree of April,
1899, q number Of medical inspectors
have been appointed, who are re-
quired to inspect the children Of all
the schools in the empire, ani to
make periodic inspections OF the
school children. The object OF this
is to prevent the abuse of the mill
tary training.
For so poor a country as Japan the
social position Of the recruits for the
army is particularly high, most Of
them coming from families who have
direct income Of five to ten yen.
Eighty per cent. are sons Or brothers
Of farmers. They are very well edu-
Gated, as a rule, nearly per cent.
being graduates of the higher COM
mon schools, per cent. Of equiva-
lent education (though not gradua-
tes), Is per cent. graduates of the
lower common schools, 16 per cent.
Of equivalent education Though not
graduates), 27 per cent. (besides the
foregoing) can read and do ordinary
sums in arithmetic, while only 16 per
cent. cannot read or write.
This in a country of universal CON-
pulsory service is quite remarkable.
especially as the school system has
been established On a proper basis
only since 1878.
| England has recently entered into
an arrangement with Japan, by which
British officers are to serve in the
Japanese army for two years at a
time, the first year to be devoted to
learning the language, the second to
service in the regiments. In the same
way, japanese officers are to be de-
tailed for service in the British army.
Corea and her forces are also Of
some interest just now. The Corean
army is composed Of 10000 militia Of
comparatively small value in a mill
tary sense. The officers receive
nearly all their instruction in Japan.
The artillery material comprises
fortress guns, 6 field guns and 6
mountain guns; but 6 more field guns
have been ordered from Japan, and 4
field guns and Maxims from Eng
land. The cavalry numbers but 150
men. The infantry is armed with
French guns, with German Mausers
and with Russian Berdans. The navy
is represented by but single ship.
an old merchant vessel armed with 8
guns, purchased from Japan last
April.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-24
pr -Ru- Ma PROTECTS THE LITTLE Ones
Against Winter Catarrh in Its
Many Phases. 1MNDkS31AU
Neglected Colds In Children
0,tsn Bring Disastrous
nssuits.

Peruna should be kept in the
house all the time.
Peruna should be kept in every
house where there are children.
Don't wait until the child is
sick then send to a drug store.
Have Peruna on hand-accept no
substitute.
Pe-ru-na Protects the Entire
Household Against Catarrhal
Diseases.
As soon as the value of Peruna
is fully appreciated by every
household, both as a preventive
and cure of catarrhal affections,
tens of thousands of lives will be
saved, and hundreds of thousands
of chronic, lingering cases of dis
case prevented. Peruna is a house
hold safeguard.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-24
AS 1T IS IN KANSAS.

When a woman gives series OF
parties she has to invite girls OF six
teen to every one, or women OF sixty
will get mad, thinking that she has
punched them together as "old folks"
-Atchison (Kan.) Globe.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-24
An CntimeIy Death.

An untime:y death so often follows neg
lect of Slight cough or cold. If Tayior>s
Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum and Null
lein is taken in time it will prevent any
evil results Il cures coughs, colds and
consumption.
At druggists, o5c., SOC. and sl.0o bottle.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-24

And yet another child catches cold and
articular rheumatism is the result. Ana.ns,
knees, wrists and elbows become suddenly
swollen and painful. A long, disastrous i'll
ness follows The child may live and be.
come convalescent, miserable invalid OF
valvular disease Of the heart. All these
mishaps are the direct result of neglected
cod. Peruna is the safeguard of the fam.
lily. If child catches cold Peruna should
be used Immediately.
A few doses of Peruna and a ehiid's cold
is gone. The apprehension Of the parents
flee away. The household is free from
fear once more.
If you do not receive prompt and satis-
factory results from the use OF Peruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving fpii
statement of your case, and ne VIII De
gratis. nm
Address DR.. Hartman, President of The
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-24
ANNA RBROW

Mrs. J. M. Brown, Duns
negan Springs, Mo-, writes:
MY little daughter, three
years old, was troubled with
a very bad cough which re.
mained after an attack OF
catarrhal. fever. She has
taken one bottle of Peruna
through which she has OBJ
tanned a complete cure. She
is now as well and happy as
a little girl can be. When
our friends say how wen
she looks I tell them Peruna
did it."
In a later letter she says:
"Our little daughter contln'
ues to have good health.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-24

When an adult human body is cremated
the reciduum is a mass OF gray ashes
weighing about two pounds.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-24

Mr.. Albert Lietzman, 1896 Milwaukee
Ave-, Chicago, ILL.,, writes:
"I am. only too glad to inform you that
I am feeling splendid and have never telt
better in my fife. Through the advice OF
a friend I tried Peruna, and am glad to
say it cured me to perfection. l began to
tell friend about Peruna the other day,
and had no sooner commenced than ne
told me his folks have kept Peruna In the
house for the last five years. l am sure
wouldn't be without it. Mother also uses
it to keen herself in good health"