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A brick and tile factory is project.
ed at Parnell.
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A SUGGESTION.

Sioux City Journal-The city treas
ury of Sioux City is in need of addition,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-28

The Hardin county primaries will be
held June g.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-02-12
MAYOR JOHNSON QUESTIONS
CLEvELAND'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE
QUIzZES LABOR LEADER
AND GETS RETORT.

Cleveland. Feb. u.-Before two hun
dred members of organized labor in
this city tonight, Mayor Tom johnson,
who was present on an invitation to ex-
plain the recent statement he made rel
ative to the origin of committee re-
port on Scent fares, asked some start
ling questions of Mitchell Goldsmith a
prominent local labor leader.
The mayor turned to Goldsmith and
Nsked IL he was not used to handling
larger sums of money than usually
falls to the lot of a workingman and
also if he had not been a frequent Wis
itor to the office of the president of the
Cleveland City Railroad, company.
Goldsmith's reply to the Mayors
question was that it was none of his
business,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-02-12
ESTATE CONSISTED OLA
WATCH AND CHAIN ONLY,
Court Of Appeals Decides In Favor OF
Railroad When Shown Admin
istrator Represented
Nothing.

Albany, N. Y, Feb. ia case
which Judge Werner who writes the
opinion, seems to regard as unparal-
leled has been decided by the court OF
appeals In favor of the New York. New
Haven and Hartford Railroad against
the estate of George Dean. late Of Hart
ford, Conn, represented by william
Hoos, public administrator Of New
York county.
Dean, an engineer of the railroad,
was killed in a collision, caused. the
plaintiff alleges, by the negligence on
the part of the corporation.
The surrogate of New York on the
representation that Dean had property
in this state appointed Hoes admlnis-
traitor and as such he brought and won
suit for $4,000 against 4he company. The
court of appeals reversed the decision
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-02-12
WILL BEAUTIFY CAPITOL
MAIN BUILDING WILL BE IMPRov
ED AND ENLARGED AND A
NEW ONE WILL BE
BUILT,

Washington. Feb. 1.-THE house
made fair progress today with the sun
dry civil appropriation bill. The
amendments. Of which Cannon gave no
tice yesterday for the east front OF the
capitol. and the erection Of an office
building for members were adopted. the
points OF order raised against them be-
ing overcome by the adoption OK spec
ial rule making them in order.
BY the terms of the amendments $780,
900 Is appropriated for the work on the
main building II the capitol and linz
II OF s2,500. 900 is fixed For site for
the new Office building s750.00 is appro-
prlated. The cost Of the building is
10 be s3.1O0.000.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-02-12

Minister Bowen has informed the
German minister that IL he refused to
yield the receipts of any port before The
Hague dicision, that it would but
be preferential treatment. As to the
cash payment demanded Mr.. Bowen
left that matter to the German minis
ter 10 determine, saying to him that IL
Germany can afford to make public con
fession that it does not stand by agree
ments signed by its duly accredited Dip
lomats he (Mr. Bowenl is willing that
they shall receive. on the day protocol
Is signed, the total amount asked in the
original ultimatum. This response has
been cabled to the German foreign Of
flee.
Great Britain and Italy have re-
nounced any responsibility for the ac-
tion Of Germany and have expressed
their regret. Through their represent
atives there they have informed Bow
en- that they will stand by all the agree
ments they have made and will not be
influenced by the action of Germany.
Both the British and Italian proto-
cols provide for a cash payment of $500
pounds sterling and for submission of
the question Of preferential treatment
to The Hague. They contain the rec
ommendation of the renewal of all pre-
vious treaties of amity and commerce
and the Italian convention has an ar
ticle providing for the payment Of Ital-
ian claims which have already been adj
justed, without further arbitrations.
after commission has arbitrated other
claims.
1t is known that an answer will ar
rive tomorrow from Germany to the
final representations made and upon
the receipt of that answer the signing
of the protocols probably will occur.
As soon as they are signed, orders win
be dispatched to the blockading ships
for their immediate withdrawal from
Venezuelan waters.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-02-12
DaIIes.CeIiIo Route Bill Passed in
Upper House With -Four
Dissenting Votes.
ASSESSORS TERN LENGTHENED
The Hahn Bill for BOatpuiiers
Passed-G0vernOr Chamber
lain yetoes One Measure
and Signs Others.

Salem, Feb II The Dallcs- Cello
portage railway bill passed the senate
this morning. under suspension OF rules
and with but four dissenting votes,
those Of Brownell. Daily, Miller and
Smith Of yamhill
When the bill had been called np and
read the flrst and second times. Fulton
asked that the rules be farther sus-
pended and the bill placed on It's final
passage. The provisions Of the meas-
ure. he said. were generally known
and understood. He believed 1t to be
the most important bin before the leg
stature at his session. It's passage
would bring far greater benefits than
the passage Of any other bill II would
open up the eastern Oregon grain coun-
try. and regulate freight rates, which
were now prohlhltive. The measure
has met with almost unanimous APP
provai In the house. and he hoped no
dissenting votes would be recorded In
the senate.
Pierce's bill 10 make the terms OF
county assessor for four years du-
ration instead Of two was passed, as
were also Mulkey's bill for constitution
al amendment to govern the election or
state printer. Knykendalis bill to
amend the methods OF engrossIng and
enrolling legislative bills, the Weston.
Independence and Eugene charter
bills, 10 regulate the office OF county
school superintendent Of Tillamook
county
Governor Chamberlain this morning
vetoed house bill No. Il, introduced by
Kay, providing that the salaries of
state and county officials should be
subject to garnlshmeut on the ground
that It's enactment would be class legis-
lation. With his veto the governor fil-
ed q letter explaining the reasons for
his disapproval, On the vote as to
whether the bill should be passed over
the veto, the governor was sustained
by vote OF Is to %.
The stand taken by the governor in
this matter was that this bill permit
ted the gurnlshment OF salaries of state
and county officials, but would not
permit the garnishment OF moneys in
the hands of any public officer where
the Judgment debtor Is not an employe.
TN other words" said the governor
in his message, 1T provides one rule
fro one class OF debtors while another
class is wholly exempted" The case
cited by the governor was that where
the state contracts with man to con-
struct n building this contractor may
he involved and yet his contractors
cannot secure their money by placing
a lien on the building or attach the
money in the hands of the state official.
The joint ballot for senator was mere |
ly a case OF sameness as far as any |
decided. gains are concerned, NJ, c. |
George received is votes. but this Is !
not thought to be indicative Of any |
thing In particular. Following Is the |
vnta,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-02-12
IN THE SENATE.
Morgan Is Pessimistic Regarding Out
look OF Canal Treaty.

Morgan Is Pessimistic Regarding Out
look OF Canal Treaty.
Washington, Feb. Ex-senator Hanna
today called up a conference report on
the department of commerce bill and II
was agreed 10 without debate. The
bill now goes 10 the president.
Morgan, almost Immediately after the
opening Of the session. resumed his re-
marks on the statehood bill, but branch
ed OF on the subject Of the proposed
treaty with Colombia. He referred
to the eoucredat with Pope Plus TX,
which constitute part of the law of
Colombia and said that the United
States intended to put the heel of ig-
nominous contempt upon it. He pre-
dlcted the return OF hostilIties between
the old church party in Colombia and
the liberal party.
Depew spoke in opposition to the
statehood bill.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-02-12
Men Who Perpetrated the Frauds
Have Made a Full COMICS
sion Of Their Acts.
GOING ON FOR TEN YEARS
Insurance Companies Have Been
Swindled Out of Hundreds
ofThousands by Organ
ized Scamps.

New York, Feb. 11.-An exposure Of
the methods Of the conspirators In the
recently discovered italian life inaur~
ance frauds was made today by the
confession Of one Of the men concerned.
1t appears that frauds have been in op-
GRAFTON for ten years, during which
time insurance companies have been de
frauded out Of hundreds Of thousands
Of dollars.
The usual plan Of operations was to
make application for insurance In the
name Of some person in practically q
dying condition, a healthy substitute
being presented for medical examina-
tion. In cases where the original risk
fingered too long to satisfy the con-
spirators. substitute body was used
on which to collect the amount OF the
policy.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-02-12
VENEZUELA DEMANDS JUSTICE
Asks That Captured Vessel Be Given
Up BY Germans.

Asks That Captured Vessel Be Given
Up BY Germans.
New York. Feb. 11.-Senor Myerstone
the Venezuelan consul has presented to
the Dutch government officials de-
mand for the immediate seizure of the
gunboat Restaurador, now flying the
German colors and the return of the
vessel to Venezuela, says the Cores
pondent of the Herald at Willemstad,
Curacao.
The consuls contentious that as the
captured ship belonged to the vene-
zuelan navy she could not enter Dutch
waters under International law. He
has also protested against Germany
using Curacao as a base of supplies and
as coaling station.
Venezuela officials assert that neu-
tral rights appear to be only for strong
powers and that International law is a
farce when feeble nations are involv-
ed.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-02-12
EXPLOSION CAUSES DEATH.
Lantern Explodes. Starting Shaft
FIre--Narrow Escapes.

Duluth, Mimi, Feb, 1.-two lives
were lost and 10 men had narrow ESQ
apes as the result of a fire in the shaft
of spruce mine owned by the United
States Steel corporation at Eveleth,
MINI.
The dead are John o'brlen and VIII
liam Matthews. The fire was caused
by the explosion of lantern which was
left near the edge of the shaft on the
second level, 100 feet below the sur
face.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-02-12

union miners In their argument before
the anthracite commission, the inde-
pendent operators Of Lehigh, Wyoming
and Laekawanna regions holding the
attention Of the commissioners for the
greater part OF the day.
In nearly every case the lawyers ar,
gued that President Mitchell should be
held responsible for the iawlessness in
the coal regions during the strike. and
the union was characterized as an ir-
responsible organization, whose mem
bers were beyond the control OF the
leaders.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-02-12

and dismissed the case on the ground
that the entire estate Of Dean In this
state consisted Of watch and chain,
brought from Connecticut after Deans
death for the purpose Of giving the
New York courts Jurisdiction.
Judge Werner In his opinion says
that while the court recognized the
hardship upon the widow and next Of
kin, the grave question Of public policy
compelled the decision. Property to
constitute an estate in such a case
must come into the state 'fn good faith
and In due course OF BUSINESS.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-02-12
HEAVY SNOW FALL
FIERCE STORM Is RAGING OVER
UTAH. WYOMING AND
IDAHO.

Salt Lake, Feb IL over eight inches
of snow fell in Salt Lake today and the
storm Is still raging with unabated
fury. This Is the heaviest snowfall
here In IA years. Streetcar traffic is
The storm extends over
southern Idaho. western Wyoming and
northern Utah and trains on all roads
are more or less delayed by the storm,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-02-12
M'BRlDE MEASURE KILLED
RAILWAY COMMISSION BILL DE-
FEATED IN THE SENATE
AND HUNG UP mi
DEFINITELY IN
HOUSE..

Olympia, Feb. 1.-THE railway COM
mission bill, the most important meas
ure to come up in the present session OF
the legislature. was defeated in the
senate today by vote Of 25 to II. In
the house the bill is hung up apparently
for the entire session, and without a
recorded vote being entered for the
measure.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-02-12
HAS NOT DECLARED WAR
Guatemalan Government Is Ready to
Defend Its Honor.

Panama, Feb. 11.-An official cable
gram has just been received from Guat
emala saying that Guatemala has not
declared war. but that Salvador; Hon
duras and Nicaragua menace the Guat-
emalan government which is ready 10
defend its honor.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-02-12
PRINCE GRANTED DIVORCE
CROWN PRINCE OF sAxoNY Is
SEPARATED FROM HIS
BASE WIFE

Dresden, Feb. liza decree OF divorce
which was today granted the crown
prince Of Saxony from Crown Princess
Louise, reads;
z Ties Of marriage Of the parties are
TO dissolve on account Of adultery of
the respondent with NJ. Giron, teacher
Of languages. The blame is attached
to the respondent who is ordered to pay
the cost OF proceedings"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-02-12
oDELL AND ROOSEVELT.
Governor and Ex-Governor Confer on
Political Outlook in New York.

Washington, Feb. IT, Governor
odell of New York was in conference
with the president at the White House
for more than three hours tonight dis
cussing political matters in the empire
state A portion of the time con-
gresham Littaer was with them.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-02-12
WILL EXECUTE AT SALEM.

Salem. Feb. 11,-At the evening ses-
sion the house passed the senate bill by
Marsters recurring that executions take
place at the penitentlary.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-02-12
ACCEPTS cARNEG1Es OFFER.

Colorado Springs, Feb. 1l.-Mayor
Robinson has written to Andrew Car
negie that the city council will accept
his proposition to give $4,000 for IL
brary provided the council would APP
popriate 5000 annually.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-02-12
CHAMBERLAIN SIGNS BILLS.

Salem. Feb. 11,-Governor Chamber
lain this morning signed house bill No,
a. the fellow-servant bill introduced by
Hansbrough Of Douglas. This was the
bill which was contested by the rail-
road companies. House bill No, 1S9,
by Hayden, to give county courts the
right to authorize construction of Hume
ways along county roads was also sign
ed by the governor.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-02-12
HAHN BILL PASSED.

Salem, Feb 12.--Both houses have
passed Hahn's bill to give boatpullers
q lien for their wages.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-02-12
APPOINTED SUPERINTENDENT.

St. Paul, Feb. 11--A N, Hoagland has
been appointed superintendent-general
of the Northern Pacific.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-02-12
OPERATORS ARRA1aN MINERS

President Mitchell Is Blamed for Law
iessness During Strike.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-02-12

Philadelphia, Feb. 1.-THE coal op-
orators today continued to arralgn the
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-02-12
GERMANY IS
UNFAiTHFUL
Ignores Agreement That Was First
Made and Now Demands
Cash Payment.
BOWEN APPEARS DIsGUSTED
England and Italy Disclaim Re
spOnsibility for Conduct of
Ally and Signify Wish
to Go Ahead.


Washington, Feb 11-Germany
has ignored her previous agree
} ment with Bowen by Count Won I
Quadt, her charge d'affairs, and
} insists upon cash payment of
} $4,000 or the customs receipts I
Of the Venezuelan ports until
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-02-12
ALASKA BOUNDARY TREATY RATIFIED

Washington. Feb. 1.-THE senate has
ratified the Alaskan boundary treaty,
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-03-07
SNUFF, BUT NO TAKERS.
Uncle San Bays Five Pounds Yearly
for the Members OF
ConEreEH.

Ever since the United States senate
held fits first session, SNUFF has been
provided for the members. The sec
Rotary of the senate buys i've pounds
every year. The snuff Is kept in two
boxes, one on each side Of the en-
frances from the lobby. Any member
who wants q pinch is free to take it.
There are no snuh takers in the
present senate although in the old
days, of course, nearly every senator
took IL. The snuh in the present
boxes stands untouched from one
years end 70 the other, but Il Is al
ways there and always fresh. The
snuff Is provided under an old rule
that has never been abrOgated.
In the last report Of the e<pendi-
ture of the contingent fund Of the
senate stands this item: Five
pounds Of Copenhagen snuh, S2o.6o.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-03-07
ORIGINATED RAILWAY MAIL.
The Great Service First Thought OF
by q Postmaster at 81.
Joseph. No.

al ran across an old memorandum
In looking through the files the other
day that showed very clearly the orr
gin Of the vast railway mail service
now in vogue in the United States"
said a post Office official to Washing
ton Star man.
The man who started what is now
an elaborate system was the pOBtmas-
ter at ST. Joseph, No., at the time, ap-
pointed to the position by President
Buchanan. His idea grew out Of the
old pony express which also had its
origin in st. Joseph. he evolved an
ingenious system Of boxes for handling
his mail expeditiously on the arrival Of
the express by rigging up lot Of par
titions in an old dry goods box, and la
beled each hole with the name Of an
Office served by the express on the
arrival of the rider he would sort out
his mail and tie up the packages in the
different partitions. When baggage
cars were first in vogue, the bale-box
idea was used, and, crude a. It was, it
added greatly TO the rapidity with
which the mail could be handled. From
this crude beginning has been evolved
the most elaborate railway mail serv-
ice in the entire world, and from the
one man who originated It it now takes
nearly $4,000 men TO carry IL on"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-03-07
BOOKS AND THE GENTLEMAN.
Does Net Do with the Vol
UmeH He Purchases.

Whatever the quality Of American
literature and however low the stand
ard of culture which severe critics find
among us, the fact remains that Ameri-
cans buy more books than people of
any other nation. But we are not
above receiving benefit from some
hints for the wealthy and cultivated,
which the London Author quotes from
a German publisher, says Youths Com
panion.
A gentleman, he says, does not give
his daughter dowry of half a million
and forget to provide her with book
case. He does not have a full cellar
and empty book shelves. He does not
borrow good books which he is in q
position TO buy.
A gentleman does not cut books with
his fingers or touch them with soiled
hands. He does not talk about the
latest literature when he is acquainted
only with what has been said about II
IN the newspapers. he does not make
presents only of things which are with
out intellectual value.
Finally, he does not buy only cheap
editions when he can afford better, or
depend entirely for his reading on the
daily journals or illustrated weeklieS.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-03-07
THE PULQUERIEs OF MEXICO.
Picturesque Resorts 81 the City
which Attract the Tourists'
1ttention-

'The pulqueFies Of the City Of Mex
leo are q unique feature Of the life in
that country that never fail to catch
the eye Of the tourist and attract the
attention Of visitors" said A. s. Chew
ming, of FL Paso, Tex, to a Washington
Star man. There are nearly a thou
sand such places and they dispense
many carloads o. pulque every day.
These pulque shops are open every day
in the year, and surely present q pic
turesque appearance. The walls are
decorated with the most extraordinary
pictures, representing bull fights and
prize fights. The extraction of the
pulque from the stemsis done by hollow
ing out sort of cup in one end and let
ting the sap flow into II, which Is done
very quickly. Then It is emptied into
a gourd, which is carried by the pulque
dealer. A plant will yield from three
70 ten gallons. Every pulque shop In
the City Of Mexico has a name peculiar
" fits own, such as Delights Of Life
The Smile The Charmer,' The Hope, >
The Rainbow The Image Of Jesus
The Inspiration and lot Of others Of
q similar nature. Pulque when taken
in large quantities Is Intoxicating. Il
forms the principal drink Of the Mex
leans, and is a thin, whitish fluid, with
the odoro sour milk"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-03-07
BREAK THE NEWS GENTLY.
TurkiHh PaRsrs Have = ouseF way
- Carrying Out the EdIsts
of tie anltan.

There e no such thing as yellow
journalism" In Turkey; the journalism
Of that country Is Of the bleached va
riety. The sultan Of Turkey has a cen
Sor who Is e censor net. He has views,
and his views "go."
Sometime ago q travelling company
attempted to play ''0theIlo" in Con-
Stantinople, and the play was presented
TO the censor as q mere matter Of form.
II waAnot supposed that he would find
any objection to Il, but he did, and q
very serious objection, moreover. He
objected strongly TO the statement that
othello, was sent to Cyprus, for the
political reason that as the island be
longed to Turkey no Venetian had q
right there, and the manager Of the
company had to send Othello to some
other island before the performance
was allowed.
It Is q rule Of the sultan that no ruler
can die what is called a violent death,
and the newspapers have TO state such
occurrences. in a very careful manner.
The Fourth Estate has found in q news
paper Of Turin some examples Of the
methods employed to evade the facts Of
royal assassinations.
When King Humbert was assassinat-
ed at Menza, the Turkish newspapers
announced this sad event in this form:
king Humbert left the hall amid the
frantic cheers Of the people. The king,
much affected, bowed several times,
and TO all appearances was immediate
ly dead" Now that was an extremely
clever way Of stating a distressing fact.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-03-07

Springer, 20 years ago, the whole south
frontage of the avenue could have been
bought for comparatively little money.
The congress recently appropriated
50, SOC, 900 for the erection Of a munic-
ipal building for the District Of Co
lumbia, and specified that it shall be
built on the south side Of Pennsylvania
avenue, one block from the treasury
department. The post Office depart
ment is now located on that thorough
fare, and hereafter when appropria-
tions are made for hall of records, the
department Of commerce and other
great public needs, they viii be erected
on contiguous ground. It takes a long
time to build any city, and particularly
q national capital
The botanical gardens are located
on the Mall, directly opposite the cap
itol grounds; and they are bounded
on the north by Pennsylvania avenue
and on the south by theMaH. The gar
dens have q frontage of three blocks
on the avenue, and thence westward
the business buildings occupy the aV-
enue frontage.
Driving westward along the Mall we
come to Armory square, where the
first troops were enlisted for the de-