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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-13

about. He In now clerk OF the county.
Mr.. Hanigan's business associate In the
conduct OF the cathlamet Sun is Link
c, Burton. for whom some OF the poll
ticians entertained All old grudge., Mr..
Hannignn was made the fall guy" for
this play.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-13

Colonial oysters. the choicest she'll
Ash product OF the waters Of the Pa
leific coast, arc kept exclusively at the
Imperial oyster House. where they are
served in any style. The Colonial is of
Blue Point size and OF delicious flavor.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-13

Mr. Henry Headley and Miss Rosa
M.Houchen of Chinook were married
last evening at the Occident hotel by
Rev. A. T. Hyland. The bride is the
daughter of A. f. Houchen, ex-deputy
fish commissioner of the state OF
Washington. The groom is well known
on the lower Columbia and is now in
the engineers department on the
dredge Chinook. The ceremony was
private. those present being Mr.. and
Mrs. Houchen, Mrs. T. Headley, sister
in-law OF the groom; Miss Headley,
his niece. who acted as bridesmaid;
Charles A. Payne, who was the best
man. and Charles r. Wright, clerk of
the 0ccident.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-13

The visit OF Major Mills and sena
tor Foster OF Washington state has
been deferred. The gentlemen will ar
rive here by rail at some time In the
future. They were expected on the
revenue cutter Grant
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-13
Expert chiropodist.

Mrs. o. o. Fletcher is again at the
occident for one week only. Corns,
,bunions, warts, moles and ingrowing
nails removed without pain or sore
ness, Satisfaction guaranteed. Room 6.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-13

with great force, the rocks crushing
holes In her bottom. Timmons and
son managed to escape with difficulty
and later the !ife-savins crew extri-
Gated the boat from the rocks and tow
ed her remains into the inner harbor."
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-13

The revenue cutter Perry fetnrned
to port yesterday from Alaska. She
took her accustomed position of the
foot OF Eleventh street and gave u
natural appearance 10 that part OF the
waterfront that had been hacking for
some months. The Perry will winter
here.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-13

Fire at Chinook yesterday destroyed
the building occupied by J. A. Moller.
"A saloon man. The loss is $1,000; in
surance. $500, The building was the
OF the estate Of ELL Ander-
son. OF which Molle" is administrator.
The blaze is believed 10 have been OF
incenilary origin.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-13

T.. G. Emerson, one of the best base
ball pitchers on the coast, is in the
city. He will leave on the next CALI
fornla steamer for his home In San
Jose. Mr. Emerson is now under con-
tract to Mique Fisher Of the Tigers.
but has not been pitching. He has lost
but two games this season and has
pitched some hair-raislng contests in
California, Mr.. Emerson is attending
the state normal school at San Jose,
and lately has been visiting with Homer
Fletcher at Hoqulam. Mr.. Fletcher
came to Astoria with him, but re-
turned home last night With Harry
Graham, Mr., Fletcher is In business in
Hoquiam. He states that the business
has proved an excellent one and that
trade has more than doubled since the
young Astorians bought the. store.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-13

The bill at Hedrlck's Iast night was
the best yet presented at that popular
place of amusement, despite the fact
that the program was one number
short, Baby Ruth having missed con-
nections, in consequence Of which she
win not appear until tonight. Sam
sons exhibition of strength was re-
markable indeed. He successfully
withstood the strain of one of the
largest teams of horses in the city and.
standing with his arms folded, the
horses were unable to bulge him. Bell
veau and Roberts, a muslcal-comedy
sketch team, opened last night and were
we'll received. Their singing and dane
ing delighted the crowds which packed
the house at all three shows. Trends
and Whallen got away from the regular
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-06-03
NO ~OSTENTAT|ON
At QUAY FUNERAL
Sucn Was the Last Request of the
Dead Senator.
BODY is TO LIE IN STATE
There VIII lie NJ pail
hearers, aud the Active List ms
~Annonnrci VIII Not he
hanged

Beaver, Pa, May 30.-Many prom.
mont people visited this place Sunday
Tor the purpose Of expressing sympathy
TO the family Of The late Senator Quay,
but only "A few of the most intimate
friends were permitted to view the re.
mains OF the dead.
1t was announced by the family that
carrying out the senator's dying re.
quest, there would be no OstcnatiOn
in connection with the funeral. This
compcIs the refusal of "A request by
the Masons for "A MasDnical funeral.
The funeral arrangement made are that
the body shall remain in the senator's
bed room whore he died until Tuesday,
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-06-03
MAY LAND U. S. MARINES
ynnRicr incident Mn, Yet lie the
Means - Causing serious
Tr0UbIc.

Washington, May 30.-ShOuld Amer
lean interests In Tanglcr, or other
places in Morocco be impcrillcd in any
way AS "A result Of complications grow
Ing out Of The capture Of The American,
pcricaris, by the Moorish bandits, II
MAJ become necessary to land marines
from the American men Of war now
on their way there. This contingency,
however. has not been seriously con-
fidercd by the administration, ~ there
has been no evidence that such step
was necessary. Oncials say II has
never been contemplated that mlrincs
should be sent into the interior Of the
country 10 assist in the rescue Of tho
captured men. They say marines could
not accomplish anything, because Of
the inaCccsslhility Of the country. It
was expected that Admiral Chadwick.
with the cruiser Brooklyn, wOu,G ar
rive AT TanRlcr Sunday, but secretary
Moody said that nothing had been re.
celvcd from the admiral up " Sunday
night.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-06-03

AZ close io that terrible liquid bed a.
the men h" is trying to save. For
ward" he roars, and there Is the click
of levers. the hiss of steam, aud The
rattle of the pondorols crane. "Iiold."
he screams, rs he lurchos forward.
SEXES Holder, and cliu"s To him with
wonderful strength For 2 moment II
seems as though both must slip and
crash 10 their doom, ana then, tightly
clasprd together, res'ucr aud rescued
arc swung clear of the burning lake,
and on into safety. And the last thing
Seton Holder notes ere he sinks into
Inconsistencies is n confused babel OF
voices, and above them all suine one
loudly clainoring for cheers for brave
Jack Simpson.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-06-03
E>,nE Dr,.uG ,ri"> 20 ATTEND.
Speaker 'n"nnn appoints II commit
tee {" Ncnrrscnt the House.

Washington, May 80 Speaker Can.
non has appointed The entire pcnnsyl.
vanih state delegation as n committee
70 represent the hOls" Of representa-.
tiycS At the funeral Of the late Sen.
hiur Quay, AT Beaver. Pa, tuesday
next. A special car viii be attached to
the Pennsylvania railroad train lcay-
Ing Washington al 7:lJ p IN, Monday
for The use Of such members of the
committees Of the two houses of on
PRESS as may be In this city at hat
time. other members viii be met at
Pit,shurg Tuesday morning, and the
entire congressional party Will pro-
coed to Beaver by special train.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-06-03

IiFs lHA II Nl'tNN I'llN w n
when IL VIII be carried 10 the First
Presbyterian church in charge Of Post
413, G. A. II, OF which Senator Quay
was IA member, and lie in state from
. a, m until ! = IN, The church will
then be cleared, and at two O'Clock
the funeral services viii be conducted
by Rev. J. s. Ramsey, pastor Of the
First Presbyterian church, assisted by
Rev Appleton Bash, ID. D., Of the NJ. T.
church. There viii he no honorary pali
hearers, and the active list as an.
nuunccd last viii not be changed.
Gen. J. S. GARRISON, surveyor of the
port Of New York, Il member OF the
republican national committee, OF
which senator Quay was chairman
when President Harrison was elected
asked the privilege Of calling Il re.
union Of the survivors Of that commit.
t." ON Tuesday next at Beaver.
Under the circumstances the family
wa, forced to request that the reunion
be not held.
President Roosevelt can not attend
The funeral. Gov. p~cnnypackcr, how
ever, viii arrive here Tuesday morning
ana return to Harrisburg Immediately
after the funeral services.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-06-03
How Jack Simpson
Found Promotions.


g,Ii,yI,!Ji,Il1 li,JNH yi,yiuyl,J1l.lU

HDON'T You like meat now. daddy o."
u jack Simpson smiled YEARLY at
the question Of his little DAUGHTER.
beatrice, and she prattlcd ON without
waiting for an answer. "'Cdusc YOU
never have any, YOU know. and there's
hardly ever anythin' in the cupboard
now. wants some milk for supper,
please, mamma, let M" have some
milk
80, no, dcaric,' said Mrs. Simpson,
a very young and handsome looking
mother; here, hhv" this piece Of bread
and n drink Of water. Come. there's IA
good girl ! must take you on 10 bed
nuw
D"aric was pat to bed, and when they
wcr" lrlr alone IN IT," Kitchen together
dcaric s. father and mother looked ear
Mostly into each others eyes. Then
dcaric's father pushed a large knife
across tn" table and held ON both his
hands
"Cut EN- or" he said, hoarsrly; no
body wants EN- There's nothing for
'"m to do. Cut 'cm off,"
Don't. Jack, DON'T" shc pleaded,
"wurll viii CONF" and we shall pun
round all right For my sake, do moth
inc desperate, Jack Don't give up
hope. you viii get work."
And whcr" shall | pct WurA2" he
rctortod, bitterly. "Thcy have done
with N" a; l'airiow'8 and I'VE tried
and tried Heaven knows how I've
rricd' And I'm getting tired Of being
told thcrr's nothing for me; I'm tired
Of seeing yOu getting palcr ANA thin
ner'-shc moved closer 10 him and ran
her fingers through his thick brown
hair-'and Ina tired Of ncarinG Uur lit
tie girl ash for things, little bits o
things, We cant give to her. Some
thing viii have 10 be done quickly. /
cant understand IiOdd"r; ne plays me
on and off, half promises, and then
says he cant start anyone for weeks.
And h" smiles when he says it. Smiles
Just like he aid when he gave me II
weeks notice with profound regrets,
aA he put II, at FairIow's having no
further use for my services. hate
him when ! think Of IT. Only ycstcr-
day ] begged of him 10 find me some
thing 10 do, If only for the sake Of you
n the little 'un. he shook his head
ana said he was sorry, and smiled!
Sometimes ! think-why, what's the
matter, Jess"
Nothing, dear, why do you ask"
Your Chccks-ihoy are red as pop
pies, They remind me Of the old days
Al, Jess, dear what "A sad mistake you
made to marry Il mere workman"
"A very sad mistake indeed" she
said. as she contradictcd the words
with a h!as
"YOu might have been Mrs. Who
knOws-who,' he went on, half serious,
hSlf chalIiup.
"Id rather be Mrs. I-Enow-who." she
answered, returning his fond look with
interest, ana then, timidly. "Jack,
dear, ! can't bear To see you looking 50
Wild and reckless as you did "A short
zine AFRO \ llltlc patience viii surely
bring us into the sunshine again.
Think how you har s@lriycn, win my
poor influence, 10 lit yourself out Of
the rut. Why, here's Mr. Bcrnaby 10
see you. ! wonder if he brings good
news"
But Mr.. Bcrnaby was Ia no hurry to
disclose news VI any Kind whilst she
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-06-03
Foolish nurntIuns.

1h" ignorance Of many people about
ia" habits and capacities of the blind
Is illustrated by n question that "A man
one" asked Helen Keller. Although
he was a scholar ana n man Of letters.
he wanted to lnow il she enjoyed
painting, A bright boy, who was n
pupil in one Of the earliest institutions
for III" blind, says Fanny Crosby, in
her Life story" was vastly bored by
the foolish questions asked by visitors
whom he had TO escort about the
school. The climax was reached when
he took them 10 the dining room.
"Dca me- exclaimed n wondering
dame, How do You blind folks ever
MANAGE 10 see the way to your
MOUTHS" Well, ma'am," replied the
boy %sOlcmnly, leach Of ~ bitches one
md Of a string TO his tongue and the
other To the leg Of his chair. BY
following that he manages To prevent
ia" y%irtuals losing their way,"-Dctroit
Free Press.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-06-03


'"." 'i"''o'' '"S W.
n'L'1 w." h',a ''.,''y anu
n,,rnaoi,h na
nidor,s 80 ,ha, a.a,ia ,
49, ".n,.n '" -" :"
nurnoso me had hrnodnd unon. how no
had cen tho avn, nosi,ion sc,,np
,,nddor had hoo, n,,rod in. how at
sight of a frllow-crca,urc in such hor-
rible danger he had come TO his nor
NAL senses nuup the piqtol from him
and resolved 10 save the man who had
schcmcd to wreck his happincss.
"I,es h. e,id ,Imog, IN, fret In
tcllipcn, words n, smoke nc ne rlnnr
To her in ~yororni,inn 81 diduI do II.
thank urovnu I diJn,t ln If"
"I,ush dear She said "you never
copId h,yo ,I,,, If ,nur n,,n,o would
not let you. No one l.nows but us and
the doctor that YOU were SO cruelty
tempted And We are all 10 forge,
that. lct us start now and never refer
TO il again"
"Dnddy" cried Ni.s Erairico cimu-
sOn. uuiu to- his bedside "Wly don't
YOU get hrrtrrp There's such , Iol nf
nice fms waiting for Won"
"y,s saiI l,, r,,th,r ",ud L,,.c
, letter tn rraJ yhnu yn, aro .trnuo
cuuurh"
off If T.. rund rcu.e" no s,iJ oi,b ,
feeble sniIc "Tvr ,bo strength Of ,
.iput un,y "
,u TO q, ,,r, l,,,,,o oh. .,i, ",,,
n,o d,,,or,. ,,i.,. ,,.,, n,, 49,.
,ni.r ,,,,o,,, ara ,n,, ,,,t,,,,', ,i.h
f., Inv ,,,r mao, n,,,,s. .,d H., ,,t,,.
,hov ,Nor f.. Ct ,nn phoy ,i,, wi.b T.,
know If Won Will uud,rt,lo ,n nm, /,
iutn ,,,r,,inu and run - a, chair
American v,rLs ., , s,,.ry ,r I"
She uauscd
"n,n,, nm ma ,t,h ,i,o,,,,n ,o
s,id
H. L,o,, u,. ,
, al p.., .in
% Wv" '"' "."'' '''''-
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-06-03

was pItS'ut } sllt I'lt Nl'U VI w tltfII-
eelyos lier de partuIc was evidently
n relief To- the visitor. IT., ~norvuusly
placed iour shillinps on the corner of
the table and said that he was sorry
he would not be bringin5 any more re
lief from the club II Lad been stopped
at the last meeting. Coulunr say as
TO how his mates had voted against
the small weekly subscription hey had
been giving. Couldn't say that he liked
the job of carrying such dlsaprccable
cws. Could say as how they was all
sorry, and that they hoped he would
soon get another place. Could say as
how IT was no use trying Holder.
Gould also say as how iiOddcr was
slow, but he was sure and he was Cun-
ming, and surely Jack Simpson had not
forgotten that he, a mere Sub-fOrcman,
had carried of the lovely Jessie Rcville
from under his very managers nose.
Gould say AS hOW it was Il very nasty,
raw evening for anyone to be ont. and
that he wished him "A very goodnight.
And so, when she came in, she found
Jack still brOOding over his wrongs.
with "A new light Illuminating their
cause. and wandering nearer and
nearer towards the abyss Of despair.
"Jcss,' he said, eagerly, Il remember
you telling me that Holder paid you
soInc attentions before w were mar
ricd. Did he even ask
Her checks turned into poppics
again. eyes, she said. he asked me
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-06-03

heart he knew that he had lied.
Knowing The place intimately, 4, waa
an easy matter for Jack Simpson 10
slip past The tiLe-holIsr and into the
great works OF FairlOw'a. The ni"ht
was almost pitch dark, but he knew his
way and never faltered. on. past the
dark, closed Warehouses and pattern
shops, over the bridge and down the
railway, past huge stacks of coal and
iron now over a waste piece OF ground
scattered with giant cog-whccls, ships
anchors, old boilers. cylinders and the
like.
iiist-sOmcone is coming this way.
lie dives under "A wagon, jumps "A low
wall, and finds himself beside the
casting-shop. which seems to rcvel In
the hum and throb and glow of the
nights work. About II feet from the
ground there are large gaps with iron
bars across to take the place Of win
lie climbs upon "A heap OF scrap
metal and peers through one OF these.
IT Is "A familiar scene to him-thc long
shop with its car'hcn floor Uttered
with mulding boxes and tools and
strange machines
IIora uru oro husv sL,rf,y ,bo nil
,L,c clay in,n many fantastic gt,ncs.
there nr,,, rouph. huiu tros ,ro h,l,
ing them dry in readiness 10 receive
the molten metal There is the dun
,huI ur hou,u,rs r,iIiro ., s,rL and
dir, and ,l.. .LriII,r r.,,lo. ,t ,ro,,l.
iu ,,,ui., .I,,o ,h. ...,f,., moo ,o
Ing cleaned I'm ,ho center eff tho sham
a vast nit .lovs fine INNER moldn mar
lions of fine stern for n MIGHTY shin
ST tln far ,rd tLr furnaces ru,r IL,
,,,.u,us L,,st. ,l tIoy ,r, r.d III, tan
after ION ,r raw. ,roo and r.i,l. Ly
mon .,riurnd tn fine waisi
t,,,i,. .. ,I.,c.,. ,l
.,J ,,., IA. y,r,,,os &C. ,.o ,m.o 81,
ia, ,,,r,.,r e,,,,u II,ld,r lIo ,o.
i,s, ,,,,o ,,,t ,,...s Ga. ,l,tr,,u, ,rl
J,.,u rLo .,u.yy,, Ito ,nts -, ,,u.
~, LI,, .I,..,s and l,n'. int, u,.o
r,,ri,, p,,,,c.s. n,.r ll,,.. ,ht,,lo
,,o,l.,d ,,or, cattle.
,l,,o inc, ,,,Jo, mo ,,,r .,J l,,,,.
am ,,,r,uons hucro,- .b,,,,d c,u,1ro,
81" CIV" "'''7 "''h'' 9""P'" '"'I"'"h
"'"'"'H '"' H'''I "i 'h' '"iha'' zap
Mo- n,l ,r h,,o,oor. ,rl ,r,.m -,
,,,l,,r .,o,I 60 rehin. int, ua, Of
can't, L,,,lo, A d,,cn m,rl,non rro
fhh'I' bI'h"'' y ""/'h ""rhIh'h pre-
DAT" WIN lnht IRON OARS 10 steady u
WIN VI '"'' ""i'' NV ''i''" '''''"'
Mus. '''"l' an" 7'''"' 'hN'"'"' "'"''
9'l'"h i'"Hh'r' Sharply "n'ilh'a
against IA" hlihdlhf guar" ui ia" molten
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-06-03

ON the following wight he went out
about eight O'Clock. She kissed him in
the doorway and whispered again:
Nothing wrong, and nothing dcSpcr-
ate. Jack" and he sOlcmnly answered.
Nothing TO be ashamed Of. jess"
Yet a tempest Of violence ragged within
him as he swung down the dark, Zone
~ road. What his actual purpose was
he could not himself hay" told.
one" thing was uppcrmost in his
mind he must gee Holder at once.
And with the four Fhillings that Der
naby had icIt he had picked M an
~u"ly-lOOking, secondhand revolver.
II" fingered this In his pocket as h.
went along. II II were not for the sake
Of less and the little 'Uu No, no,
hc must not thiuk Of that. But he
muat have his drawinr3 hacl at any
cost. lie almost felt clat"d At the task
before him. II would be an casi"?
IirLt. surely, than the fight Of the past
few weeks, the fight with those gannr
leaders to extreme -hun%cr and cold
ana despair.
Fairlow'8 huge foundry, standing 10
the valley before him. shines ont In
"A Gle" OF IT, ~ making smoke AND
ing Chimn"ys. liC had heard they are
to east the stern frame Of q great ship
Letwaen hall -Dast nine and ten. That
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-08-13

- DO not know why the coroner mad
soIong delayed to call this witness
What he said was in the way OF |
- confirming the last witness tesu-
monv as TO his having been at tne
Moore house ON Tuesday evening. MI.
Moore. who was very particular as 10
dates and days, admitted that the light
which he had seen in certain winoo"
of his ancestral home on the evening
,ghen he summoned the police was put
the repetition of one he had detected
there the evening before. 1t was TINS
repetition which alarmed MN anu
caused him to break through all MS
usuaI habits and leave his home al
night TO notify the police.
The coroner asked him IL be had seen
Mr.. Jeffrey go in on the night In qnes-
lion. ~ he had ever seen any one go III
there since the wedding. OF even il ne
had seen any one lettering about tns
stems or sneaking into the rear ysru'
/ Rut the answer WAS always no. insSe
sa,ne noes growing more and more EN-
,haae aud the gentleman more hnn
more Uncomfortable ana dignined ss tns
e~aminaflop went on. In fact, be was
az unassailable q witness 1s hsFs
ever heard testify before eDy jury,
Beyond die fact already lospu'p"p y
bis having observed light Nv h's W.
} ~ mouse Oh flle two evenings ~ cues
, ian be Admitted n0fbiDgl ifis pi' ~
} M liffle cottage vas ~ epkipssipf, ~
8 49, M asgaa' lis dog, Why should "a
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-08-13

could tell If only / conld remember mis-
name" Suddenly, with q loud cry
which escaped him involuntnrily, he
gave q gurgling laugh, and we heard
the name 'Tallmanw leap from his
lips.
The witness had at last remembered
whom he had met at the cemetery
gate at the hour or near the hour his
wife lay dying in the lower part OF
the city.
The effect was electrical. One OF the
spectators-some country boor, no
doubt-so far forgot himself as to CRY
out loud enough for all to hear:
"Tallman! Let us have Tallmanv
OF course he met with an instant re
buke. but did not wait to hear II o.
to see order restored, for glance from
j the coroner had already sent me to tn'
door in search Of this new witness.
Il NV destination was the Cosmos club
for Phil Tallman and his habits ant
haunts were as well known In WASH
, ington as the figure Of Liberty on til
summit of the capitol dome. When
D saw hir' did not wonder Never nav
!, ] seen a more amiable looking man
one with a more absentminded expire
, sion. To my query as to whether 1
! SaS ever met Mr.. jeffrey at or ne'
the entrance of Rock Creek cemeteI
q he replied with an amazed look al
the quick response:
r "Of course did. 1t was the vel
8 night that his wife But what's III
I You look excited for detective"
+ Come to the morgue and see. IN
d testimony Of yours win prove invaiu
BILE to Mr.. Jeffrey"
n The result was an absolute pro
g that Mr.. Jeffrey had been near -
o. diers' home as late as z, which W
Is barely fifteen minutes previous to t
is hour Mrs. Jeffrey's watch was stopp
10 by her fall in the old house on Wav