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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-02

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The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-19
SOME PICKLED PORTRAITS
Ingenuity Displayed In the ArrnnE-
ing of Different COIOred tickle
At the Worlds Fair.

St. Louis, Aug. \13.-Five portraits
made of different colored vegetable
pickles attract the attention and incite
the wonder of every visitor to the Vir-
gfnia exhibit in the Palace of Agricul-
ture at the Worlds fair. The portraits
are in large smooth glass jars, and
were made by a deft weaving and
placing Of the vari-colored pickles
manufactured from vegetables that
grow in Virginia. The blending of
colors is perfect, and the figures in the
pictures stand out as well as any made
in oil. Two of the pieces portray
characters in Dickens, the mes chosen
by the artist being Sarah Camp and
Wilkins Micawber. The other three
represent the discovery of the Missis-
sippi by De Soto, the rescue of Capt.
third typiies a Virginia gentleman of
the old school with his retinue. Inter-
spersed among the five vegetable por-
traits are representations of all the
well-known flowers. In these are faith
fully preserved the ooloring, the shape
and the prevailing characteristics Of
each. The exhibit represents the work
Of a talented boy in the employ Of one
of the big pickle manufacturing con-
Germs Of Virginia, and was made espe-
cially for the states exhibit at the
Worlds fair.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-19
HE PASSED FORGED PAPER
RObert Taylor. n New York Bank
Clerk, is Sentenced to Five
Years in the Pen.

St. Louis, Aug. 13.-Before Judge
John II. Rodgers, in the United States
district court, Friday, Robert Taylor,
formerly an interest clerk with the
Citizens national bank in New York
city, pleaded guilty to the charge of
passing forged bank notes. His SEN
tence vas fixed at five years in the
penitentiary and a fine of 81.
Taylor was arrested in st. Louis in
July with unsigned bank notes to the
amount of $6,739 on the Citizens ma
tional bank of New York city in his
possession. After stealing the notes in
October, 1903, Taylor forged the names
of the president and cashier of the bank
on the face of the notes, and then passed
them. William M. Suefert, a New
York attorney, appeared for Taylor,
and after entering Taylor's plea of
guilty, made a strong prayer to the
court, asking for clemenCy and a light
punishment. He laid special stress on
Tayfor's 80 years service with the
bank, without his ever having commit
ted, or having been suspected of COM
hitting, a single o~ffense.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-19
W. ], BRYAN LOSES
IN BENNETT CASE
Adverse Decision Handed Down By
Supreme Court.
VIRTUALLY LOSES $4,000
When Told of the DecisiOn Of the
Connecticut Supreme Court, MI.
Bryan Absolutely Refused to
Discuss the Matter.

New Haven, Conn, Aug. ia deci-
sion adverse to w. J. Bryan in his con
test over the will of the late P. S.
Bennett, of New York and this city,
was handed down late Friday after
noon by the supreme court of errors,
after an all-day session. The decision
virtually denies that Mr.. Bryan is en-
titled to the $4,000 mentioned In the
sealed letter written by Mr.. Bennett,
and addressed to his widow, to be read
by her after his death. By this letter
the widow was asked to give $4,000 to
Mr.. Bryan and his family.
The decision sustains the opinion
given by the superior court in the case
last spring, and also the decision of
the probate court, before which the
matter was brought up. No opinion
was filed with the decision, although
the memorandum given out by the
court reporter was as follows:
w. j. Bryan ct al, appeal from pro-
bate, no error, opinion by Chief Justice
Torrance"
Justices Hall, Hammersley Baldwin
and Prentice c%oncurred in the decision.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-19
As It Was Intended,

A certain clergyman reports the fol
lowing incident as occurring just in
side the entrance to one of the largest
and most popular New York churches
during a crowded service.
1t was during the reading of a pray.
er. and the entire congregation were
kneeling. A man of rough appear
ance, evidently unused to ecclesiasti-
cal surroundings, strolled through the
open doors and stared in apparent
wonderment at the silent and kneel'
ing congregation. He looked a mo-
ment, then, turning to the sexton, who
stood nearby, remarked, briefly:
well, this beats the DEVIL"
The sexton turned a serene y on
him.
"That is the intention" he replied.
-Harper's Weekly.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-19
HI HAPPY FATHER.

the empress had been living for some
time. The other three are occupied by
members of the imperial family, gath
cred there in expectation of the event,
including the empress mother, his maj
esty's two sisters, the Grand Duchesses
Xenia and Olga, his brother, Grand
Duke Michael, and other relatives.
The Alexandra villa is a much more
private spot than the grand palace.
The warm, brown-tinted buildings, in
the center of which rises a tall, square
watch tower, are set in a thick forest
of oaks, beeches and lindens, hiding
them from view on every side except
towards the Gulf of Finland, whose
waters almost lap the foundation OF
the nearest shoreward building. From
this section of the park the public has
been excluded for days past, while a
short mile down the coast children
romped and shouted under the deserted
windows of the PeterhOf palace, and
crowds of visitors gathered each after
noon to watch the marvellous fountains.
With Traditional Ceremonial.
The birth of the heir to the throne
was attended with all the ceremonial
ordained by imperial tradition. In &C
cordance with the Russian law, there
were present besides the emperor, Bar
on Fredericks, the grand marshal OF
the court. DR.. Rott, the emperOr's fam
lily physician, was the ~accoucher, and
DR.. Hiruch was the surgeon in attend
ance.
DR.. Rott personally announced the
birth Of the heir to the awaiting i'm
perial family. A formal announcement
will be published in the Official Mes
senger. An imperial salute of 101 guns
was subsequently fired, first from
Peterhof, and it was then repeated by
all the forts around St. Petersburg.
The Christening In n Fortnight.
The christening of the heir will take
place in a fortnight. 1t will be a
ceremony of the most elaborate sort.
In accordance with Russian imperial
custom, it will be performed in the
imperial chapel of the Peterhof palace.
The emperor and empress of Russia
formerly Princess Alix of Hesse), who
were married November IA, 1894, had
previous to the birth of the child just
born, four daughters, Olga, born No
vember 3, 1895; Titania, born May 20,
1897; Marie, born June. IA, 1899, ano
Anastasia, born June 5, 1901.
The emperor and empress have for
some time past, in anticipation OF the
event, beer residing at Alexandra villa,
at Peterhof, the summer palace of their
majesties.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-19
MORE TROUBLE AT TANGIER
British Subject Has Been Arrested
ami Imprisoned By order of
the Sultan.

Tangier, Aug. 15.-Hamet Jai va,
principal secretary to Ell Menebhi, the
Moroccan minister of war, has been ar
rested and imprisoned here and his
goods confiscated upon orders of the
sultan.
Jai va is a British subject, and the
his arrest. They say that life and
properly, especially where British sub
jects are concerned, are unsafe.
The British legation has strongly
protested to the Moroccan government,
but, so far the protest has been entire
ly ignored.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-19
The Care That Prevented a Horror.

A train was running away down a
steep grade on Saluda Mountain in
North Carolina. The speed increased
with every foot travelled. The air
brakes would not work. Trainmen
were helpless, passengers in a state
Of hopeless fear.
Just at the moment when the worst
was expected the train raj up a short
incline and stopped. The next morn
ing in the New York papers, in place
of the lists of the dead and injured
that might have been, there was the
story of how a safety-switch had
worked and had saved many lives.
This was a story of preparation.
The railroad company in North Caro-
lima knew of certain dread possibilities
on it's route. 1t provided against them
and has reaped in the happy conclu-
sion of a terribly threatening incident
the reward for its forethought.
When the Slocum took fire in the
East river the first fact revealed about
the boat was lack of preparation
against the horror then impending.
Yet the possibility of what was hap
pening had been demonstrated many
times-with what should have been
everlasting force in the case Of the
Seawanhaka.
What is the difference in the edu-
cation of passenger-carrying corpora
ton which brings it about that IN
North Carolina they take care while
in New York they take chances?-
New York World, July 8, 1904.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-19
INNOCENT PERSONS SHOT
Were Injured During n Pistol Fight
Between Packing House Men
Mt kansas City.

Kansas City, Mo, Aug. 13.-Two in
nocent persons were injured during a
pistol fight between union and non
union packing house men near the Ar
mour plant Friday night. c. E. Meade,
a Missouri Pacific railroad clerk, was
shot through the back, and is in a Sc
rious condition, and John Mitchell, a
negro, was wounded in the leg. A num-
Der Of non-union men were leaving the
plant, when they were attacked by a
crowd of strikers and their sympathiz-
ers. Stones were thrown, followed by
shots. Meade, who vas at work in the
railroad yards, a block away, and
Mitchell, who was sitting on his front
porch a hundred yards distant, were
struck by stray bullets. Two young
men were arrested.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-19
An EDUCATIONAL FACTOR
A West Australian Gives His Inn
pressions Of the Fair.
More to BE Learned In One Week
There Than In n summers Tour
Through the Country.

st. Louis, Aug. &c. W. Harper. an
orchardist from West Australia, who,
with two friends, has been touring the
country in search Of hints on agrtcul-
ture available in Australia, has been
the guest several times during the last
week Of A. H. Winchester, executive
commissioner from West Virginia at
the Worlds fair. In speaking Of the
benefit he had gained from an eight
day visit to the exposition Mr.. Harper
said:
I'VE were looking for a focalization
Of the distinctive features Of Ameri-
ca and we have found it. The happiest
thought in the whole show is the feat
uring lot only of products but of pro-
cesses. Personally, l feel that / have
gained more the past week in st. Louis
than l could in a summers tour
through the country. Some l have met
who we're disappointed in not finding
pleasure on every hand, and others
who spent most Of their time on the
Pike. Having come to learn as well
as to be pleased, I am more than salts
fed. The exhibits in the palaces OF
Machinery and Electricity alone re-
quire weeks to see and understand, and
l wish l could have spent four days in
the Transportation building.
1.-THE first feeling on seeing the as
sembled products of other peoples was
Of dissatisfaction with my own coun-
try. 1t is worth the seven weeks trip
across the world to be educated in this
way. The CONSCIENCE was a determine
ton to do in western Australia what
has been done elsewhere, and | shall
carry this determination back with
me Reports of the fair have reached
Australia and it was on it's account
that l selected this year for a Euro
pean and American trip. More Austria
lians will come later in the year. l
consider the few days l have spent at
the exposition of more advantage to
me than any similar period | shall
ever See."
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-19
MORE VESSELS HEARD FROM.
A Russian Destroyer mt Shanghai
Four Cruisers Expected.

A Russian Destroyer mt Shanghai
Four Cruisers Expected.
Washington, Aug. 13.-Consul-Gen-
eral Goodnow cabled the state depart
ment from Shanghai that a Russian
torpedo boat destroyer hail just arrived
there and that four Russian cruisers
we're expected Saturday. 1t is under
stood here that if these vessels intend
to remain more than 81 hours at
Shanghai they must dismantle and re-
main tied up until the end of the war.
Probably the treaty of peace which
will finally conclude the war between
Russian and Japan will contain a para
graph making disposition of the Rus
sian vessels which have thus taken
refuge in Chinese waters; if Japan is
the victor she probably will claim the
ships; otherwise they will be again
armed and returned to Russian ports
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-19
EPIDEMIC AT MACON, MO.
Physicians Call it a Tropical Maln-
dy, a Rare Disease in This
unit

Macon, Mo, Aug. ia s%ingularly
fatal epidemic has broken out in the
German settlement of Wien, a few
miles south of New CAMBRIA. Within
the month there have been Is deaths.
which is rs per cent. of the cases. Ply
sicians call it a tropical malady, a rare
disease in this locality. Death ccurs
within fCur or five days after the pa
tient 1t attacked. In the collapse fol-
lowing the induction, the disease re-
sembles, strikingly, Asiatic cholera.
The majority of cases are of children,
although several adults have died. One
of the physicians in attendance con-
tracted the disease. Its origin is not
yet definitely determined.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-19

A son and heir to the Russian throne
was born on the 18th. The empress
and child are doing we'll.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-19
ARTHUR FLEET
BADLY SCATTERED
Three of the Ships Take Refuge in
German Concession Port.
THEY CANNOT REMAIN THERE
Two That Are Not Must
Leave within T~weDty-FNOur
Hours-The other Must
BE Disarmed.

Dispatches from various points indi-
cate that the attempt OF the Russian
Port Arthur squadron to reach Vladi-
vostok failed, and that the vessels have
become widely scattered. One torpedo
boat destroyer put into Che Foo, where
she was boarded and captured by the
Japanese. The battleship C~zarevitch,
the cruiser Novik and a torpedo boat
have arrived at Tsingchou, at the en-
trance of Kiaochou bay, the German
concession on the southern shore of
the Shatung peninsula. According to
other dispatches, the cruiser Askold is
also at Using Chou, but advices to the
German foreign office do not include
her. Another Russian cruiser and a
torpedo boat destroyer are reported as
near Shanghai, and four battleships are
off the Saddle islands, about 70 miles
southeast of that port. Che Foo reports
say that one Russian torpedo boat was
captured off the Chinese coast, and
Toxic hears that a number of the YES
sells of the squadron have returned to
Port Arthur.
The German foreign Office has given
instructions that the uninjured Rus
sian warships at Using Chou must
leave port within "a hours.
The Japanese system Of communica-
lions has heretofore been so perfect
that there can be little doubt that the
government is thoroughly informed of
the position of the various vessels in
the escaped fleet, and will either be
able to drive them into neutral ports
or attack them with overwhelming
force.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-19
VALUE OF UNA LIVES.
Some Pertinent Suggestions Anent the
Duty of American Railroads.

Sf'
Duty of American Railroads..
The startling information is con
veyed in the report of the interstate
commerce commission, relating to
railroad accidents, that during 1903
there were 9,84O fatalities in America
from this cause. 1t is shown that
deaths from railroad accidents in this
country average one person to every
1000, 900 that travel, while in Great
Britain the rate is one death to every
$4,000, 900 passengers. The railroads
of Great Britain and Ireland in 1868
carried 94,S33,000 passengers and
of these but 1913 were killed and 1912
Injured. During the same year Ameri
can railroads carried only 694 ,391 ,535
passengers, and out of these there
were 355 killed and 1921 injured.
These figures also include employees.
The commission reports that since
the adoption of the airbrake the fatal
tiles from accidents have been reduced
80 per cent. There are thousands OF
freight trains running every day
throughout the country without this
seemingly necessary appliance. Laws
enforcing the use of airbrakes exist
IL many States, and the recon:men-
dation is made that 1t become 4 ma
tional law.
From the appalling record as shown
by the interstate commerce commits
sion, it would appear that some great
railroad corporations hold the value OF
human lives too lightly. Hundreds Of
innocent children, affectionate wives
ard mothers, intelligent and nvalu'
able men are hurled into eternity in
ar instant; any why? 1t is because Of
negligence on the part Of the railroad
companies? If SO, then there must
be a remedy, and that remedy mast
be reached through the laws of u
land. Modern appliances would pre-
vent many accidents These appli-
aDces are in the shape of airbrakes,
electric safety switches, block sys-
tens, crossing signals and many other
o~ontrivances that go toward reducing
danger
For years efforts have been made
/, various States 10 have enforced
laws that would compel the companies
tC adopt systems tending 20 reduce
the number Of accidents, but IL sCrne
instances these efforts have noen met
with strong opposition.-Denver News
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-19
In Prolific Colorado.

Last Sunday three pairs Of twins
we're visiting together at Thos. Black
wells. They were May and Fern
Wooley, 8 years old, Raphealita and
Juanita Cavalier, 4 years old, anil
Thomas and Vinton Blackwell, 2
years old. Chester and Raymond
Stoneburner, 2 IL years old, who were
expected to be at the twin reunion
we're not there. The group were lined
up to have their pictures taken,
and a nicer lot of children would
be hard to find.-North Fork (Col.)
Times.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-19
A School in the Forest.

A new kind Of school is about to be
started by the authorities of Chariot
tenburg for the benefit of children,
who, though not exactly ill, r SO
weakly that they are very liable to
he attacked by disease, more especial.
ly tuberculosis.
The school, which Is to accommo-
date from 120 to 124 children. is to be
built in the depth of the Junfernheide
woods, near Berlin, and the children
will remain there the whole day, spe-
cial meals being supplied them.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-19
Deputy Sheriff Dies.

Helena, Aug. 13.-Antoue Koricef,
the deputy sheriff shot by Ira Gravelle,
the Northern Pacific dynamiter, who
escaped from the county Jail Thursday,
died Friday night. The coroner has be-
gun an inquiry over the body Of Ora
velle, who committed suicide when
cornered by the officers.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-19
R ADVICE TO TURKEY.
Would Advise Turkey to At Once
Satisfy the Demands of IN
United States.

Berlin, Aug. 13.-Oficial circles here
think it probable that Turkey will ask
for Germany's advice regarding the sit
uation created by the American naval
demonstration off Smyrna Answering
to a direct question of the correspon-
dent as to what Germany would DO
in such a case, the foreign office an
swered that Germany would advise
Turkey to at once satisfy the United
States demands.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-19
New Counterfeit Discovered.

Washington, Aug. 13.-Chief W1ikie
of the United States secret service has
received from Boston a new counterfeit
81 silver certificate OF he series O
1899, check letter A, Lyons, register,
Roberts, treasurer of the United States
with a portrait of Washington.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-19
CIoudburst in Colorado.

Leadville, Col, Aug. ia cloud
burst in the hills east of Leadville, Fri
day, caused several thousand dollars
damage here. A wall of water four
feet high came down Stray Horse and
California Gulch, sweeping everything
before it.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-19
No Wonder.

Well, old boy, is this hot enough
for you?"
II should say not"
What! Goodness, gracious, man,
what's the matter with you?"
Nothing. l just bought out an Ice
company"
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-19
Appointed Timber Inspector.

Paducah, KY, Aug. 13.-H. A. Rose
a lumber dealer of this city, has been
appointed United States inspector OF
army timber. The position pays a com
mission and is worth $4,000 a year
He was appointed for one year.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-19
For Receiving stolen Goods

New York, Aug. 13.-Samuel Gsty,
"a years old, income $4,000 a year, and
grandson of a former mayor of st.
Louis, was sent to the Elmira reform
atory by Judge Newburger. Gaty
pleaded guilty to receiving stolen
goods.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-19
Wanted For Murder.

st. Louis, Aug. 13.-"Burt" or bud"
Ryan, 80 years of age; weight, $50
pounds; height five feet inches;
hair, light; nose, Grecian; mustache,
four weeks growth; eyes, large, light
blue, is wanted for the murder of Pri-
vate Waterman Mohr, Wednesday
NIGHT
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-19
RUSSIAN FLEET DISPERSED.
Japanese Reports Indicate the Scat
terinE of Port Arthur Fleet.

Japanese Reports Indicate the Scat
terinE of Port Arthur Fleet.
London, Aug. ia dispatch from
Toxic to the Japanese legation here
says:
According to reports received up to
the present, the Russian squadron
emerged from Port Arthur, was at
tackled by our feet south of Yentao,
and dispersed. The Askold, Novik and
another cruiser and a destroyer took
refuge at Kiao Chou. Another de-
stroyer took refuge at Che Foo. On
August II five Russian battleships, a
cruiser-probably the DIANA hos
pital ship, and several torpedo destroy
ers, seemed to regain Port Arthur. Our
feet is believed to be unchanged.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-19
A Poster

Chicago, Aug. 13.-The Republican
national committee is preparing to
make this a campaign of bright colors.
Figures are being secured for hand
ono posters, which are to be adorned
with tnsty and attractive designs.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-19
Wan md BOY Drowned.

Brinkley, Ark, Aug. 13.-Cyde
Fletcher and Stewart Millen, the latter
a boy, both of this city, were drowned
in Cache river, about eight miles from
here. They were members of a pic
mic and fishing crowd from this city.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-19
Indian Chief Dies.

Ell Paso, Tex, Aug. 13.-Victorionao
Piarote, chief of the Pueblos Tigus In
dams at Yaleta, died Friday, aged IS
years. Chief Piarote was a noted war
rior, and his tribe was once considered
the wealthiest and most advanced in
the entire west.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-19
Bryan Refuses to Discuss 1t.

indianapolis, Ind, Aug. 13.-William
J, Bryan was in Indianapolis Friday
night for a short time, while on his
way to Freeport, III. When told of the
court of appeals in the contest of the
will of the late Philo S. Bennett, and
asked for a statement, Mr.. Bryan re-
fused to discuss the matter.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-19

Charles H. MCGUIRE, president of the
Pork Butchers union, and leader OF
fthe packing house strike in Sioux
City, Ia, was arrested, on the 10th, on
the charge Of conspiracy to injure the
business of the Cudahy Packing Co.
The information wa filed by Frank
3. Cudahy.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-19
E.c.r,rr convict killed.

Houston, Tex, Aug. 13.-George Har-
rison, serving a life term for murder
made his escape from the Clemens
farm, In Brazoria county, and was shoi
TO death by the guards. Harrison wal
unarmed.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-19
Missouri Farmer ENDS Life,

Nevada, Mo-, Aug. 13.-James
Gregg, a prominent stock feeder, COM
mitted suicide Friday morning by
shooting himself in the breast, dying
almost instantly. The cause is not
known.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-19

A mob Of 200 men and boys, packing
house strikers and their sympathizers,
stopped an incoming train carrying
strike breakers, near Kansas City, Mo,
on the 9th, drove the non-union men
from the train with clubs, threw their
baggage into the Kaw river and set
fire to the cars.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-19

The funeral services of ex-senator
Vest were held at the Vest cottage at
Sweet Springs, Mo, on the 10th, con.
Quoted by Rev. j. o. Shackelford, as
sisted by Rev. o. II. Morton. A vast
crowd assembled. The services were
taken to St. Louis.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-19
Passengers were Uninjured.

Racine, Wis, Aug. 13.-Some of the
coaches of the Chicago & Northwest
ern passenger train leaving Racine at
1885 a. M, Friday, were derailed near
Berryville. The passengers were unin-
jured.