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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-28
THE COAST COUNTIES.

Portland Journal;A very interesting portion of
this splendid young state is that lying on the west
slope of the coast range of mountains including
Catsop, Tillamook the western end of Polk, Benton
and Lane, the northwestern portion of big Douglas,
and all of Lincoln Coos and Curry counties
These counties and parts of counties are exceed
ingy rich in various kinds of resources or natural
wealth They contain a vast amount of timber--the
largest and finest accessible body of timber left in the
United States. The soil is rich, productive; when as
in the course of time and the tide of events it must
happen the timber disappears, tens of thousands of
small farmers will in this region find comfortable
sunset homes. There is abundance of water Brooks
sing, purl and murmur almost everywhere. 1t rains
good deal along this coast region it is true, but
after all, no more than it rains in the course of
year at Boston, Mass, or Charleston, S. c. Winter
what people in eastern states call winter-is abso-
lutely unknown on that sunset slope of America
And there is no excessive heat in summer either.
Tillamook county-to mention it now only incden-
tally-s already the greatest daryng county in Ore
gon Lincoln is also fine dairying county, but pro
duces grain, hops and fruit besides Go down to-
Coos timber, coal, rich medows, water power, deep
soil, good harbor, an ocean before an empire be-
hind-peace, plenty and prosperity on every hand
but yet development of naturally great resources has
been carried on only in comparatively small way.
We look for very great development of these sea-
facing counties in the next few years. And Port
land ought to have large hand in that development
Portland can handle their products, and supply them
with their necessares, as well as San Francisco can
We need greater and better coast trade. All we
have to do is to go after it,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-28

Office Constructing Quartermaster
Astoria, Ore, August 25, 1904.-Sealed
proposals, in triplicate, will be received
at this office until 10 o'clock a. m,
September "a, 1904, and then opened
for the construction of frame pump
house, removing and resetting old
boiler, smokestack and machinery. fur
nishing and setting two new boilers
and smokestack and make connections
with wells; also change in distributing
Of water system and the setting and
connecting Of four generating sets for
electric light at Fort Stevens, Ore
United States reserves the right to re-
ject any or all proposals. Plans can
be seen and specifications obtained al
this Office. Envelopes should be marked
Proposals for construction" and ad-
dressed Captain Goodale, Quartermas-
ter, Astoria, Oregon.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-28
WASHINGTON LANDS.

During the fiscal year ending june 30 last says the
Tacoma Ledger the number of entries of public
lands in Washington was $685. embracing $4,000
acres as compared with 14,085 entries, embracing
1,410,157 acres of public domain in this state during
the year 1929 The cash receipts during the last
fiscal year amounted to $4,000 as compared with
$1,194,716 during the previous year.
Reasons may be found for the falling off which the
not inconsistent with the theory that there has been
no large decline in the movement Of hOmeseekers to
Washington during the last twelve months, as com.
pared with the previous years. large amount Of
land more desirable than the government has to Of
fer has been offered by private companies which have
installed irrigation works. These lands are prefer
able to less accessible and less favorable lands in the
government domain. They have doubtless attracted
large number of settlers The state, the railroads
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-28
Lessons FROM THE ORIENT.

Guns have trumphed in the far east says th'
New York Tribune. That is the ndubitable lessor
of the two great sea fights The japanese victorie,
were victories of guns. We do not mean OF guns
over armor merely but of guns over torpedoes and
of course over rams and all other devices of naval
warfare. In the earlier stages of the Port Arthur
war torpedoes and mines were used with some ef-
feet. Kipngs lines ON 1.-The Destroyers' were
dramatized again and again under the shadow of
Golden Hill But those were mere fentingS and pre-
liminary skirmiShes In the real event, when fleet
swung fairly out to meet fleet in the open, the day
of the gun had dawned. Of all the tremendous dam
age that the Russian fleet suffered off Port Arthur
and in the Korean strait, we do not know that any
was done by torpedoes or mines. 1t was done with
shot and shell from the guns of japanese warshps.
Note that it was done at long range. 1t was the
policy of the Japanese for obvious reasons to avoid
close quarters At Port Arthur they did not per-
NIT their large ships to come within two miles of
the enemy, and most of the fighting was done at
greater distance than that The shot that killed
Admiral Wittheoft and smashed his flagship was
fred from several miles away At such range tor
pedoes were not to be operated and mines were vain
1t was the Pinch guns of the battleships and the
S-inch guns of the cruisers that did the business
The Russians complain that the japanese had great
many more torpedo boats than they but at the same
time they declare that the torpedoes did them no
harm. In battleships the Russian feet was as strong
as the japanese, but the japanese batteships beat
the Russian battleshps That was the story at Port
Arthur. In the strait there were three Russian
cruisers to four japanese cruisers The Russians,
ship for ship, much the larger, the three Rus
SLAMS having almost as much tonnage and almost as
many men as the four japanese Yet the japanese
sent one Russian to the bottom and made floating
wrecks of the others.
Russia's navy has for years been VIGOROUSLY neg
lectful of target practice. Her appropriations of
money for that purpose have been the smallest in
Europe. Japan, on the other hand, has poured out
money lavishly for naval target shooting, and for
years has kept her gunners practising at short range
and at long range until they have become the best
marksmen in the world-outside of America let us
hope we may add
There is the story of ultimate naval efficiency
You must have the biggest and most powerful guns
in the world That means, Of course, that you must
have battleships big enough and strong enough to-
carry such guns. Finally, you must keep your gun
practising and practising and practising at the
targets in time of peace until they can shit the gold
at miles away and then you will know that in time
of war, if such time comes, they will send their
bolts home to the yitals of the enemy's ships as
our men did at Santiago and as the japanese did
in the strait and in the Yellow sea.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-28
Guatemala ExiIes Pardonsd.

New York, Aug. 27.--President Es-
trade Cabrera OF Guatemala in cele-
bration OF his reelection. has. accord
ing 10 a Herald dispatch from Pam
anna, granted amnesty to all political
offenders and exiles. The latter. Il is
added, may return to Guatemala and
enjoy full protection and individual
guarantees.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-28
Puts an End to II All,

A grievous wall oftimes comes as a
result Of unbearable pain from over
taxed organs. Dizziness, Backache
Liver complaint and Constipation. But
thanks to DR.. Kings New Life Pills
they put an end to It all. They are
gentle, but thorough. Try them. Only
25c. Guaranteed by Chas. Rogers
drug store.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-28

The Louisiana Purchase Exposition has not YET
shown such promise Of enormous profits upon the
millions which have been invested in the enterprise
as to encourage the projectors Of other international
exhibitions in the near future. The naked truth is
that the nations are heartily sick and tired of world
fairs. They have had too many of them in the
last half century, and want long rest
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-28
PACIFIC LUTHERAN
ACADEMY AND BUSI-
NESS COLLEGE y y

Is located at Falkland, one Of the
most beautiful suburbs Of the city
of Tacoma.
The school prepares fer College,
for Teaching, for Business and for
Christian homes.
The rich and the, the bright
and the dull are given the same
chance.
For further information write,
DEPARTMENT 3,
PACIFIC LUTHERAN ACADEMY,
ParkIand, Wash.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-28

Prussia proposes to start a war against her coal
trust. We suggest that she study the way we have
done it in this country and then try some other plan
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-28

A mother wants to know how to keep her boys off
the street. Make the neighbors keep their girls at
home
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-04-27
BURGLARS
WORK UNDER
THE LIGHT.

Under the glare OF brilliant lights while
trolley cars passed to and fro two bur-
glars early Monday morning blew open
the safe OF John c. Fsjen. . confectioner.
OF No. 1890 Amsterdam avenue and took
money and jewe,ry valued at $500.
Detectives found several milknSn Vho
saw two men leave the store shortly be-
fore O'clock In the morning. When
shown the photographs Of noted pro-
fessional safe blowers In the Rogues' CAL
lery the milkmen picked out two old-time
safe breakers as the men whom they saw
emerging from the side entrance OF the
store
Fajen lives over the store, but was not
awakened by the explosion OF the dyna-
mite charge. There Is considerable mys-
terry as TO how the burglars got into the
store There are no Jimmy marks on any
OF the doors or windows. II Is believed
that the men had skeleton keys, which ad-
mitted them TO the entrance at the side OF
the store leading to the apartments over
head.
There Is door leading from the hall
into the store. the lock OF which evi.
IDENTIFY was picked. Fajen keeps two bril-
liant lights burning In the store all night
incy ehpoSe the safe 10 ruiz view The
latter Is kept behind one OF the counters,
and can be plainly seen by any one walk
Ing along the sidewalk in front
hole was drilled beside the combina-
tion OF the safe and the dynamite charge
inserted. The explosion blew tho COM
btnation to pieces and forced back the
heavy steel plates In the door.
II was then easy to force open the
smaller safe. containing the money and
Jcvelry The money was wrapped up
In three packages. The burglars went
through II carefully and threw out a
check for $50 They also failed to take
two bags containing si4 In pennies. be-
lieving. apparently. that they were too
heavy to carry. Besides this, the
thieves took two diamond rings valued
az $3.50. a gold watch and chain valued
at SIS and some small articles.
The detectives believe that Il took the
men from half an hour to one hour to
drill the hole IN the safe. Fajon keeps
several dogs In the cellar They were
heard barking about 4 O'Clock, but NO
attention was paid 10 them.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-04-27
DEMOCRATS
OF GRANITE
STATE BUSY

Concord. ~ H., April Mayor
Nathaniel r. Martin OF this city. chair
man OF tho Democratic state committee
called the state convention OF that party
To order AZ II 30 this morning. AT that
hour Phenix hall. tho largest In the city,
was packed to the doors. The convention
organised by the choice of the officers
recommended by the caucus OF Tuesday
evening.
John T. Amey OF Lancaster, Henry #.
Hollis OF Concord, and Timothy J. How
ard OF Manchester. were named as COM
mittee to escort 10 the chair the per
manent presiding officer. Patrick II. Sui
livan. Esq. OF Manchester.
Upon assuming the chair Mr.. Sullivan
made an interesting address reviewing
the political situation in nation and state
The committee on credentials reported
that 7o< delegates were present out OF
8l3 entitled to seats.
The report OF the committee on reso-
lutions was then presented and adopted.
Nominations for delegates at large were
then In order.
Judge Calvin Page Of Portsmouth pre-
sented the names OF John NJ Mitchell of
Concord, Jeremiah J. Doyle OF Nashua.
True l.. Norris Of Portsmouth and Joseph
ton was seconded by John T. Amey of
Lancaster.
Samuel b. Page OF Haverhill then
placed In nomination John ID. Nash of
Conway and Clarence f. Carr OF Andover
presented the name Of Oliver b.
Branch Of Manchester. While the can
didacy Of Branch had been expected moth
ing more definite than rumors concern
ing Nash had been heard before the con-
vention. still the presentation OF his
name did not come as a surprise to the
convention. The proceedings had been
apparently harmonious up to the time Of
the nomination OF the two extra candi-
dates.
In addressing the convention. Mr.. Page
OF Haverhill accused Mr.. Amey OF being
In the employ OF the Boston & Maine
railroad and said that he had no au-
thorfty TO force his so-called regular
ticket upon the convention.
Mr.. Amey retorted that Mr.. Page had
been In the employ OF the railroad az
long as they wanted him and said that he
had misused transportation privileges.
That's a lie," burst out Mr.. Page
You're another" was the quick re-
sponse OF Mr.. Amey.
The incident threw the convention into
confusion In the midst OF which John II.
Dowd OF Portsmouth. who secured recog-
milton began a speech attacking Judge
Page OF that city. He accused the judge
OF having defeated the party In 1896 on ac-
count Of which action he said Judge Page
was not qualified to put In nomination
ticket before the convention This caused
a renewed tumult which the chairman
with difficulty finally Quieted. Balloting
was then begun and when the polls were
closed the convention took a recess or half
an hour
Upon reassembling the vote was de-
clared announcing that Mr.. Mitchell and
his ticket had been elected.
At the Second Congressional district
Nathaniel e. Martin Of Con-
cord and Manasseh Perkins of Jefferson
were chosen national delegates.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-04-27
STEAMSHIP GROUNDED.


Atlantic City. N. j.. April z.-The South
Brigantine Life Saving station reporta
steamship ashore about three miles
on that station.
The steamship is schooner rigred and
has black funnel with white stripes.
1t Is possible that the vessel may be a
Ward liner. az the tunnels OF steamship.
OF this line are marked I'm that way.
The steamship was driven ashore during
the severe northeast storm las. night.
The agents OF the Ward line say that
the steamer ashore near Atlantic City
cannot be one OF their liners. as none
OF their steamers could have been IN
that vicinity last night.
The Panama Railroad Steamship com
pany's steamer Alliance. which sailed
from here yesterday for Colon has q
black funnel with a broad white band.
marked with the letter ''P' 10 black
A report from the life saving station
says that the steamer ashore near At
lantic City IL the British steamer Craig
neuk. from Matanxas for New York with
q cargo OF sugar. The vessel is resting
q good position and an effort will be
made at high tide to float her
James II. Winchester q Co. the agdhts
Of the vessel. when sesn today. say that
from information received by them they
fear u In the craigneuk.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-04-27
IN SOCIETY

Miss Alice Grosvenor entertained at
luncheon for ls on Sunday last. in honor
OF her guest. Mr.. Potter OF New York,
grandson OF Bishop Potter.
Next Saturday afternoon a party OF
young society people have planned a
horseback ride. They leave here In the
afternoon. riding to Squantum for sup
per- and returning In the early evening.
Miss Marguerite Peck Miss Doris Mather
and Mr.. Runx weeden are arranging the
party
Among those present last evening TO
hear Nine. Nordica sing Lohengrin were:
Mr.. and Mrs. James 8. Kenyon, Mrs. @.
w. Carr, Mrs. Charles Vaughn, Mrs. Al
bert Horton. Miss Elsie Lincoln, Mrs.
Isabel Miller Mrs. A. J. Miller. Jr., sx-
Gov Brown. Miss Hope Brown, Mrs.
George L. Shepley. Miss shepiey, Miss
Virginia shepley. Mr.. and Mrs George L.
Darte. DR.. Emily II. Thurber. Mrs.
Robert Chapman. Mrs. A. T. Potter.
Capt. Ely. Mr. Edward s. Clark. Mr..
George Freeman.
A box party to see Miss Marlowe at
the Providence Opera house last evening
was composed OF Ensign and Mrs Wells,
Miss Elisa Fiske. Miss Georgia Fiske and
Mr. Ellis Jackson.
Miss Valentine OF New York. who has
visited Miss Georgia Fiske, Is In Miss
Msrlowe's company.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-04-27
CONDITIONS
OF STRIKE
UNCHANGED

New Haven. Conn. April z7---conditions
In the car ana repair shops of the Nsv
York. New Haven a Hartford company
presented no new aspect today. The men
brought here by tho railroad company 70
take the places OF the striking boiler
makers and their helpers continued to
work. as did also the machinists and car
workers. whose demands. similar TO those
Of the boiler makers. have been presented
to the company officials.
Members Of the maohinists' grievance
committee are still in the city awaiting
an answer 10 their demands. Accord
ing TO a member OF this committee. the
company has granted thus far only the
same concessions that the boiler makers
received. This concession was for a nine
hour day, but without an increase In pay
and the present efforts OF the committee
are now directed TO securing something
In the way of pay increase.
Pending these efforts. II n understood
that the final action Of the machinists In
relation TO a strike Is TO be postponed TO
the end OF the present week
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-04-27
FINANCIAL
BULLS AND BEARS.

New York. April 27.-Cotton futures
opened steady. May. l24s: June, 1856; July.
1870: August, 1880: September, 1885, oc-
tober, l1Ss; November. 1I24; December,
1lz3
The market dragged on a nominal
volume OF business and was virtually i'm
movable Brooklyn Union Gas rose 4
and Virginia Chemical preferred a point.
Rock Island preferred lost /. Bonds were
steady.
Wall Street. 1910 a. m.-Prices OF stocks
were helped by the strength IN the Lon
don market this morning and opened gen.
orally higher. There was no future.
gains being quite uniform at small frac-
ton. Trading was light. Locomotive pre-
ferreS lost a point.
Wall Street, II a. m.-Opening advances
were extended. but the movement did not
make much progress. owing to the free
selling of United States Steel preferred
This stock sold nearly point below yes
terday's close and the advances else
where were largely reduced. Lackawanna
advanced ~.
Early In the afternoon specula tive In
terest was largely concentrated In Con-
solidated Gas. which made a rapid rise OF
points and fell back. The dealings In
all other stocks barely reached 5000 shares
for the hours business.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-04-27
EXTRA.
- O'CLOCK.
F|REMEN
BURNED IN
THE RUINS

New York. April 27--Two probationary
aremen are supposed to be buried In the
ruins OF the John Stanley Soap Works.
in West Thirtie:h street which was de-
stroyed by fire early today. One other
nreman was caught by falling walls and
was taken TO Bellevue hospital. serious
" injured Many narrow escapes were
had by the large number OF fremen who
responded 10 the four alarms that were
Gent out, one great source Of danger be-
ing the frequent explosions OF chemicals
IN the building.
The damage TO the soap works Is es-
timated at $4,000.
The lumber yards of the Dunbar Box
= Lumber company also were badly dam
aged. The injured fireman is Hugo Ara
eoni. - years old. He was buried under
tons OF bricks. but was releas sed after
hard work. and II was found that his
back was badly injured and he was other
wise bruised.
When he was taken from the ruins
ArxgonI said that he was sure two pro-
bationary nremen OF his company were
caught by the walls that buried him.
They are Thomas r. Madigan and John
Crehan. The spot at which they are sup
posed TO have been caught was 10 feet in
side one OF the burning buildings. and af
ter the crash OF the falling walls was an
almost insurmountable mass OF bricks.
mortar and timber.
Relief crews were placed at work at
once on the tangled mass but the men.
1f they were buried. undoubtedly were
killed. IL they were not there Is no hope
OF taking them out alive.
Fire Chief Croker said later that there
was little doubt that the men We're
buried. He said IL would be hours before
their bodies could be reached. as they
were buried under tons OF machinery and
wreckage.
The fire In the lumber yards continued
20 burn for many hours but was held In
control. The loss is estimated at s200. 900.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-04-27
FORMERLY BELONGED HERE.
Stranger Was Found III In Hotel At Boston
This Morning.

Capt. Cannon received a telephone mes
sage from superintendent Duby at ths
Boston Relief hospital this morning. to
the effect that a man had seen found III
ard unconscious In hotel there and had
been brought TO that hospital.
Among the strangers effects were two
envelopes. one addressed to n. p. Pier
son, 11s Ebworth avenue, New Haven !;
the other to John II. Lawson, 294 Will
lard avenue, Providence.
1t was gathered from one OF the letters
that he had sister Hilda. residing at SAG
Brook street.
Capt. Cannon ascertained that H1lda
Pierson was a domestic In the employ OF
j. Herbert Foster.
She informed the captain that the sick
man was Nils p. Pierson, her brother
81 years old. florist. who had formerly
resided with Mr.. Lawson on willard
avenue.
He had not been strong for some time
Miss Pierson went to Boston this after
noon TO see that her brother had proper
care
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-04-27
MARINE REGISTER.

Tomorrow the sun rises at 44s q. m.
and sets at GAL p. m. The tides are
high at this place at $3.50 a. m. and 6:46
p. m.
Local forecast for Boston and vicinity:
Rain tonight and Thursday; brisk to
high northeast winds.
The weather conditions OF the country
today are much the same as yesterday.
The storm central Tuesday over eastern
Tennessee has moved slowly eastward to
North Carolina, where the lowest pressure
Is 297 inches. The weather today Is
cloudy with rain In the middle and
North Atlantic coast districts. At a.
m. In New England IL ranged near AZ
degrees, at New York II was A.. Wash
ington 80. New Orleans IS. st. Louis ~.
Chicago 40. ST. Paul So. Denver 40 San
Francisco as
The following vessels have arrived In
this port in the past "a hours:
Steamer Dorchester, Ryan. Baltimore.
Steamer City Of Taunton. Hazard. from
New York
Steamer LArchmont. Wilcox. from New
York.
Steamer city Of Newport, Lake. from
Newport
Steamer Richard Borden. Ricketson.
from Fall River
Steamer George w. Danielson. Dodge.
from BLOCK
Tug Nathaniel p. Doane from New
York.
Tug Battler from New York
Barge Richard jackson, Gray. Perth
Amboy. with $40 tons OF coal for Paw
tucket
Barge f. J. Berwind Perth Amboy. 537
tons OF coal TO order.
Barge l.. II. Bristol. Port Reading. 135
tons Of coal TO order.
Barge White Stone. from South Amboy.
$50 tons Of coal for Pawtucket.
Barge James English. Elizabethport.
$500 tons OF cement and 300 tons OF pig
iron for Horton and to order respectively.
Barge I. T. Burden. from Eizabethport.
tO5 tons Of pipe for Pawtucket.
Barge Jno. NJ Wheeler. Gutenberg,
$40 tons OF coal to order
Tug Portsmouth. from Portsmouth.
Tug Pickens. from Portsmouth.
Barge Greeland. Portsmouth. $50 tons
OF pipe for the city OF Providence.
Barge Hampton from Portsmouth. with
$50 tons OF pipe for the city Of Provi-
dence.
SAILED.
Tug Pattler. for New York
Tug J. r. Mulholland. for New York
tug Patience. for New York.
Tug Baker. for New York.
Tug Fred r. Ives. for New York
Barge Tabasco.
Barges f. ]. stoddard and NJ II. Rui-
leg.
Schooner Joseph Harrison.
The following northeast storm warn
ing was issued by the local weather bu-
rcau ut 10 a. m:
A storm is central over North Carolina
moving slowly northeast. IL will cause
strong 20 high north TO east winds today
and tonight.