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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-06-14

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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-06-14

Stein Bloch suits at Danzigers.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-06-14

Contractor VIM. Miller has been
awarded the contract for putting in a
new foundation under the w, c. Laws
Hardware Co, building on Bond street,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-06-14

A marriage license was issued yes
terday to James Stuart and Elle Had
ley. Of Seaside.
A city warrant was drawn yesterday
for $3.50 in favor of the Push club In
connection with the new park.
Owing to the unexpected absence of
Judge Mcbride yesterday there was no
session of the circuit court 1t had
been arranged that several cases would
be set for the term which begins to-
morrow.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-06-14
RICHES POOR QUALITY.
Be Poor and Be Good. Is the Tenor Of
Parsons Plant.

Chicago, June 13.-"The great rich
people do not make the good citizens
They don't help our civic pride or our
civic condition. In New York we have
the extremes OF society--the worst Of
the immigrants and the over-rieh peo.
pie. The middle classes are the best
citizens"
In these words DIR. Rainsford, rector
of st. Georges church, New York. gave
his views Of social conditions last night
to members Of the bureau Of charities
at the annual meeting In the Kenwood
Evangelical church.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-06-14

Tomorrow the annual election of
school directors will take place. WI.
liam II. Barker Is the retiring director,
and it Is entirely probable that he will
be reelected
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-06-14

Hawes' $50 hats at Danzigcrs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-06-10
Murder Mystery Revealed.

Rochester, n. Y, June 10.-The
mystery of the murder of Theresa Keat-
ing has at last been cleared up. August
Russell, the murderer, has been arrested
and has made a complete confession OF
the horrible crime. The prisoner is a
degenerate. Russell, in his confession,
says that on the day of the murder,
Nov. goth, 1901, he drank several
glasses of whisky. He met the girl, who
was going toward Union street, on the
vacant lot, and caught hold of and
began to drag her behind the fence.
She struggled and he struck her blow
just over the left eye, and then choked
her until she became unconscious. There
is no doubt in the minds of the officers
that Russell told the truth and that
the mystery of the crime was cleared
away.
Theresa Heating was respectable
young girl who lived with her married
sister. On the fatal evening she left
the house to 90 in search of nurse.
She had some trouble in finding the
house, but got there finally. When
she failed to return home her sister re-
ported her disappearance to the police.
Next morning Miss Keating's body was
found in vacant lot. The autopsy
showed that she had been assaulted and
strangled.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-06-10
A GOOD THING.

German Syrup is the special prescrip~
ton of DR.. A. Boschee, celebrated Ger
man Physician, and is acknowledged to
be one of the most fortunate discoveries
in Medicine. 1t quickly cures Coughs,
Colds and all Lung troubles of the sever
est nature, removing, as it does, the
cause of the affection and leaving the
parts in a strong and healthy condition.
1t is not an experimental medicine, but
has stood the test of years, giving salts
faction in every case, which its rapidly
increasing sale every season confirms.
Two million bottles sold annually. BOs-
chee's German Syrup was introduced in
the United States in 1868, and is now
sold in every town and village in the civ
ilized world. Three doses will relieve
any ordinary cough. Price 25 and rs cts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-06-10
AT the Mercy of Raging Waters.

ST. Louis, June 10. One half of East
st. Louis is buried in the food. Ten
thousand persons are homeless and fami-
lies are penned up prisoners in the gar
rets of their homes or on their roofs.
They are without food and are crying for
help. Two thousand people who sought
refuge in the schools and churches and
the plant of theSt. Louis Syrup Refining
Company are prisoners and suffering
greatly. The break in the Illinois Cen
trail dyke came at 80 minutes after mid
night. In five minutes mighty mad
dened torrent was tearing through the
large residence section in the eastern
part of the city. The people, thousands
Of whom were sleeping, felt certain that
the city was safe, but were warned by
the blowing oftrain whistles and by the fir
ing of riot guns. The property loss can
not be estimated. Many have moi only
lost all of their worldly possessions, but
they are in dire need The water stands
from three to thirty feet deep all over
the eastern half of the city. Houses are
weakening and falling. The destruction
seems complete. The food came down
upon the city from the southeast, this
being great pile of blackwster which
had piled up against the city. At 8
o'clock this morning the food had swept
clear through to the river and the city
lies under and unbroken stretch of rising,
swirling torrents. East Broadway, the
principal thoroughfare of East st. Louis,
is crumbling away under the food which
is cutting through on the embankment
from the southeast creeping down to the
northern part of the city. At o'clock
the water had reached the high level of
Broadway and was sweeping over the
street. The destruction of Broad
way will cut off all means of escape.
It is cOnservatiycly estimated that thirty
persons were drowned during the night.
Other estimates are as high as 100.
Chief of Police Purdy of East st.
Louis at 5 o. clock this morning sent an
urgent appeal to theSt. Louis authorities.
Chief Purdy said $1,000 lives we're in
peril. Boats or anything that will float
are urgently asked. Steps were taken to
render I'll aid in the power of ST. Louis
ans. Two negroes were shot and killed
on the levee before the break last night.
Ned Roberts, who had worked on the
dyke several days, demanded his pay and
threatened to break the dyke unless he
was paid at once. Instantly seven men
fired on him and the negro fell dead.
EIJan Anderson, anOtner negro, Oh Inc
Illinois Central levee, refused to work and
was killed by the guard. Theodore Day,
colored, while trying to rescue some peo-
pie was drowned as was the horse he was
| driving.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-06-10
NEWS OF THE DAY.


In Wall street yesterday stocks broke
sharply at the close, and many issues
touched low records.
One man was killed and IS hurt in
a wreck yesterday on the Louisville and
Nashville, in which the engine plunged
down sixty-foot emhankment.
The largest number of passengers that
ever came to Baltimore in ship, 2,6l6,
arrived on the North German LlOyC
steamer Neckar, which arrived yesterday
from Bremen.
James NJ. Watson, jr., clerk in the
Office Of the Auditor for the District o.
Columbia, charged with embezzling gov
eminent funds, as stated in the Gazette
of that day, was arrested in Washington
yesterday evening.
A conservative estimate of the property
losses in the Piedmont region of South
Carolina occasioned by the great flood Of
Saturday last is 81, 400, 900. Seventy
five per cent. Of this will be borne by the
cotton-mili companies.
At the hearing before the interstate
commission in New York yesterday Mr..
Harris, former president of the Reading
Railroad, admitted that there had been
meeting Of the presidents of the coal
carrying roads when an agreement was
made as to a division of the tonnage Of
the anthracite region.
Something of sensation was created
at Hamilton Presbyterian Church, near
Lauraville, Nd, yesterday, when several
of the ladies of the committee on enter
tainment of the members of the Presby-
terry of Baltimore, which was in session
there, are said to have refused to wait
on the colored delegates, of whom there
were four.
1t is said in London that Mr.. Burke
Cockran's engagement to Kathleen, young
est daughter of Lord Justice Mathew, Of
the English Supreme Court, will, it is
expected, be formally announced shortly.
Miss Mathew is about %, and is extreme
ly bright aud clever as well as exception
ally pretty. Mr.. Cochran is an old
time friend of the family.
There are many rumors of impending
dismissals and arrests in the Postoffict
Department in Washington but officials
refuse to discuss them. The records Of
number of the officials and employees
are being thoroughly overhauled. The
decision to lay the case of James n.
Tyner, former assistant encouragement,
before the grand jury was reached only
after the most careful consideration o.
all the circumstances surrounding it.
Society in Newport, Washington, ant
New York will be astonished to heal
that Mrs. Belle Bemis Barber has be-
gun an action in the Supreme Court il
Washington for an absolute divorce from
her husband, Naval Surgeon George
Holcombe Barber, to whom she was
married in Washington in December
1895. In her complaint, Mrs. Barber
names as correspondent, Miss Louis
Walker, who was one of her brides
| maids, and who, according to Lawye
Robert L. Turk, who represents Mrs
Barber, is related to prominent nava
| officer
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-06-10

REPRESENTATIVE SLEMP of the
Ninth district is still in Washington,
and besides prophesying that four re-
publicans will be sent to Congress next
year from Virginia says that the Nir-
ginia republicans will nominate legisla-
tive candidates in every county in the
State this fall and that it has been decided
to make a party fight for members of the
legislature. Well, there has been
'1ittle doing" in Virginia elections for
some time, and Col. Slemp's announce
ments may put some ginger in the next
campaign, but the idea of the republi-
cans gaining any considerable foothold
in this State in the near future does not
enter the minds of well-informed politi-
clans.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-06-10
OFFICIAL.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

AT a regular meeting Of the Board Of Al
dermen of the city Of Alexandria, Va, held
June g. 1903, there were presents:
Messrs. Burke, Ballenger, Marbury, Clark,
Curtin and w. II. Sweeney.
In the absence Of the President Mr.. Curtin
was elected President pro tempore.
A petition from c. II. Mckinney for per-
mission to repair his frame residence, 407
south Fairfax street, and to make an addi-
ton to the rear Of the same, was granted.
A resolution appropriating 5000 for the
erection Of certain buildings at the gas works,
received from the Common Council at the last
meeting and laid over, was read the third
time and passed by unanimous vote.
An act to appropriate part Of the city's
revenue for the fiscal year ending May 81,
1904. received from the Common Council at
the last meeting and laid over, was read the
third time and passed by unanimous vote.
An ordinance to amend and reordain an or.
dinance, approved October Is, 1889, entitled
ian ordinance TO secure the repair OF streets
and alleys" was introduced byiMr. Marbury,
read three times and passed by unanimous
vote.
The following we're received from the Com
mon Council and their action concurred In by
unanimous votes
A petition of sundry growers Of vegetables
and renters of benches in the city market
looking to making the market house the head
quarters for the disposal Of such produce
Report of the Committee on Streets on q res
Olution appropriating 500 to construct cutters
on Gibbon street.
Petition of Chas. F. Thompson for permits
sion to furnish electricity to the city, &c.
Petition off committee Of Lee Camp, Con-
federate Veterans, for permission TO connect
their building, SOC Prince street, with a
sewer.
Resolution authorizing the Board of Health
to procure an opinion from the Corporation
Attorney regarding certain powers of the
board.
Communication of Hubert Snowden, Clerk
of the City School Board, for special appro-
priation Of 81 200 for making improvements in
Peabody building
Petition of Francis L. Smith for permission
to construct sewer on st. Asaph street south
of Wolfe.
Petition of John Dwyer for extension Of
sewer on Duke street west toward st Asaph
street.
Resignation of r. P. Aiteheson as School
Trustee from the First ward.
Petition of nj. Is. Harlow for information
concerning the terms upon which certain
property east of the aims house can be scquir
ed. was received from the Common Council
their action nOn-concurred in and the petition
referred to the Committees on Finance, Pub
lie Property ond Poor.
The Board then adjourned.
J. X. n. CURTIN, President, pro tenn.
Teste: LUTHER IL. THOMPSON, Clerk
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VIRGINIA NEWS.
The internal revenue stamp Office at
Bedford City has been abo lished.

The internal revenue stamp Office at
Bedford City has been abo lished.
Elections were held in the towns Of
the State yesterday. In Leesburg S. G..
Chancellor was elected Mayor, as was
DR.. F. B. Perry in Orange.
Benjamin F. Safer, of Company A,
Whites Battalion, died late Monday
evening at his home, Fairfield, near
Arcola, LOudoun county, from heart dis
ease, aged 70 years.
Walter Smith, young white man
living at Viewtown, RappahannOck conn-
ty, was drowned near that place Monday
evening while endeavoring to swim a
rushing mountain stream known as Bat
tie Run.
At the meeting of the board of trustees
of Roanoke College, held yesterday, DIR.
Julius d. Dreher rendered his resigna-
tionIwhich was accepted. James A. More.
head, of the seminary Of the United
Synod of the Lutheran Church of the
South at Charleston, S c., was elected
president of Roanoke College.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-06-10
WEDNESDAY EVENING. JUNE 10, 1903

THE COMMUNICATIONS in another col
,r,r in reference to an editorial in yes
terdav's Gazette is from the pen OF a
gentleman and scholar, and one capa-
ble of handling any subject in which
ancient history figures He takes issue
with the Gazette, however, for calling at
tention to certain things now going on
which seemingly FULFILL prophetic fore
casts concerning people who have hg-
ured in history from the dawn of time.
The Gazette in its allusion TO a belief
more or less entertained for the past
eipbteen hundred years had no idea 1t
would be called upon to defend the'faith
. of prophets, fathers and others. 1t was
\ mere reference to what eve are told
and a further allusion to the significance
of a movement toward certain end. 30
far as Gibbon, quoted by "Crusader, ~
;s concerned. he had no interest in
revelation and would not have be-
lieyed in Christianity had he been an
eyewitness of the resurrection. one
of his critics sums him up correctly.
christianity receives no establishment
from the magic of Gibbons language
his imagination is dead to its moral dig
nity it is kept down by jealous dis
arrangement or neutralized by a painfully
elaborate exposition of its darker anc
degenerate periods" As to Tacitus, he
was not only an enemy to the Jews tu
to Christianity also, and one OF the great
est libels against the infant church was
we think, penned by him. Now whether
the forecasts of the seers of old will come
to mass remains to be seen. They neeC
no defense from us. But the attention
of our good friend "Crusader" may b'
called to we'll known observation which
j. in substance that that which has oc
Cured before is liable to occur again
If he will take the trouble to look at thu
last verse of the 44th chapter of Isaiah
and half a dozen verses of the 45th h'
will find that Cyrus was spoken OF two
hundred years before he was born anC
called by name, aud further, that he wa
designed to be the instrument for re
placing the Hebrew race in Palestine
after the BabylOnish captivity. This
contamination was doubtless "purely
visionary" to many then living. Jeru
salem had been sacked and lain dormant
for seventy years. There is nothing
visionary now in the movement in prog
ress to extricate the race from their OPP
pressors in continental Europe and place
them in the land Of their fathers As tC
the comparison made by the follower o.
Peter the Hermit of France with Pales'
tine, quotation from Macaulay is al
that is necessary. The historian calls
attention to the fact that at the begin
ming of the Christian era there was ap
parently as much likelihood of Grea
Britain evolving into a great nation
from conditions then existing as there
was for the Sandwich Islands to play a
similar part in history.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-06-10
Expatriated Monks Mobbed.

Libson, June 10.-A number of
French monks who we're expelled from
their native land by the law of associa-
tons and who were in Oporto en- route
for Brazil, received warm reception
there. A mob, learning their identity,
chased them through the streets, pelting
them with rotten fruit and stones. The
monks finally took refuge in the French
school where they we're protected from
the violence of the mob by large force
of police. The monks regained their
steamer under cover of the night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-06-10

of sufficient number to adopt it under
the charter
Mr.. @. H. McKenney's application
for leave to improve 407 south Fairfax
street by frame addition came in from
the Aldermen and was concurred in.
Mr.. Trimyer stated that at the last
meeting he had told the Council that there
need be no hurry to pass the order al
lowing poles to be placed on Fairfax street
by the railway company and his foresight
has been shown to be correct, as two
weeks had already passed by and the
poles had not yet arrived.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-06-10
The New York Stock Market.

New York, June l0.-There was no
let up on the decentralization of the stock
market today. Values fell away steadily
under the heavy and urgent liquidation
until at noon they were from one to
three per cent. lower than yesterdays
close, the Tow water mark of the year.
Excepting the panic prices in May, 1901,
stocks are now lower than they have
been in five years. Many anxious faces
are seen in Wall street, and whispers of
financial embarrassment and failures fill
the air. The Exchange was in an up
roar this morning, brokers, fighting ex-
ctedly to market stocks ordered sold by
their customers. The market was honey
combed with stop loss orders, the exc
cution of which caused semi-panicky
condition to prevail. The weakness Of
prices did not let up until just before
noon. London houses have sold $1,000
shares
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-06-10
Ladies and Children Invited.

All ladies' and children who cannot stand
the shocking strain of laxative syrups, ca.
thartics. ETC., are invited to try the famous
Little Early Risers. They are different from
all other pills They do net purge the system,
Even double dose will not grippe, weaken.
or sicken many people call them the Easy
Pill. w. II. Howell, Houston, Tex, says
nothing better can be used for constipation,
sick headache, etc. Bob Moore, Lafayette.
Ind, says all others grippe and sicken, while
DeWitt's Little Early Risers do their work
well and easy. Sold by E. s. Leadbeater &
Sons.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-06-10

PALM BEACH HOTEL BURNED.-A
telegram received at st. Augustine,
Fla, yesterday, stated that the big hotel,
The Breakers, at Palm Beach, was
burned. The fremen, seeing it doomed,
turned their attention to saving other
property. The Casino, located near the
Breakers, and a row of stores as well
as one or two cottages were also de-
stroyed. At one time the mammoth
hotel, Royal Poinciana, was in danger,
but il is believed that the fire is under
control. The losses are: The Breakers
$500, 900, furniture 5000, 900; Casino,
cottage and Cory's block, about $685.
900; other losses, about $4,000. The
hotel was insured for $500, 900, but the
furniture was uninsured. Cory's block
is supposed to have been about half
covered by insurance. The origin OF
the fire is unknown. No one was in
iured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-06-10
TIE ENGLAND FINANcIAL BILL.

The ENGLAND FINANCIAL BILL.-A
sensation was caused in the House OF
Commons yesterday when Mr. Richie,
Chancellor of the Exchequer, speaking
in defense of the budget, repudiated, on
behalf of the government, the high tariff
views of Colonial Secretary Chamberlain.
No such situation has arisen in Parlia-
ment since the memorable split on the
Home Rule bill, and the keenest
interest is manifested in regard
to possible developments. 1t is
rumored that Colonial Secretary
Chamberlain, smarting under his
defeat has decided to resign. Even
if Premier Balfour persuades Mr.. Cham
berlain to remain in the Cabinet, the
Colonial Secretary's preferential tariff
programme is hopelessly showed under,
and his influence as political power in
Great Britain at least temporarily
eclipsed,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-06-10
The ZnIIvarnin Policy

London, June 10.--Colonial Secre-
tary Chamberlain zollverein policy has
thrown the political situation in the
United Kingdom into a state of I'M
exampled confusion. Premier Balfour
is expected to speak on the subject in
the House tonight, and while he may be
able to throw little oil on the troubled
waters it is generally thought that q
cabinet crisis cannot be long averted
and some even 60 so far as to predict a
dissolution of the House. Regarding
the cabinet the situation has resolved
Itself 10 this: that either Chamberlain or
Chancellor of the Exchequer Richie
will resign, as after the Chancellor's
attitude toward the preferential tariff,
taken by him in his speech in the
House yesterday, it would be impossible
for peace to be maintained in the min
isterial family, with both these members
in. Conservatives are gradually losing
heart, and many are found who predict
that the ministerial discord will bring
about dissolution within a fortnight.
During a debate in the House this
AFTERNOON, members Dixie and Asquith
and others of the opposition tainted
the government with lack of unity.
They were especially severe with Co.
lOnial Secretary Chamberlain in an en-
deavOr to draw a statement from him.
Chamberlain, however, was impassiye.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-06-10
Funeral OF the Unfortunates.

Marseilles, June 10.-The public fun
eral of Is victims of the wreck Of the
French steamer Liban off Marie Island
on Sunday, was held today. Every honor
possible was shown the memory of the
dead. All flags of the city we're at half
mast, while thousands of the inhabitants
walked through the streets after the
cortege with heads barred. All the NUM-
cipality officials and many persons prom
inent locally, attended the funeral.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-06-10

KNIGHTS OF HoNoR.-The Supreme
Lodge, Knights of Honor, met in
Masonic Temple in Richmond yesterday
afternoon with about 100 delegates in
attendance. The day was spent in or
ganization, appointment of committees
and general business. Already big
fight is on for the position Of supreme
medical examiner, the Office now held
by DR.. 5. WATSON Jones, of Newark.
He is opposed by DR.. B. P. Muse, of
Baltimore; DR.. c. H. Bubert,. of Balti-
more, and DR.. H. S. Beers, Of New
York. The candidates hsYe number
of friends at work for them. DIR.
Muse is native of Essex county, Va.
Mr.. Joseph w. Branch, supreme
treasurer of the order, died at $3.50
O'Clock yesterday morning at his home
in st. Louis.