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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-23

A day or two more will settle fishing
operations. Many Of the gillnet fish,
ermen have already ceased work, and
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-23
Local Brey!tIeS,

A daughter was born last evening to
Mr. aud Mrs. Del Duncan.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-01-07
A TURN DOWN.

There better method obtaining
the President Roosevelt story
he has been approached the
such Rockefeller Could Pepont Morgan and Others Accord
ing the asked pledge himself anything
stroy business confidence reelected His reply might
expect that he would continue do his duty without
favor with the addition that IF any such pledges necessary
condition of election he fit be elected a all"
feer and his like In spite of his lavish charity spite of his strict
religious conduct spite of anything that he does hide the the
fact remains that his fortune built thousands homes
the ashes Of family upon the graves of honest Woodworking
widows tears and orphans despair such desire to decker
with the president for his denomination he very right them
down and he will gain prestige by doing.
The days when Wall ruled the country have long de-
parted Nothing showed this clearly than the events in the mid
die of last House after house failed stocks down. securities
of speculative character shrank all this furry had little effect
upon the country large There all the panic
panic except the itself If this financial
w. equally politically The President himself
the influence of Wall would be lost president and Roosevelt is
anything but president He a very present president his
and reelection hardly of speculation but Of
certainty.
If only follows the of during the present admin
istraon how easily president
other day that supposed that the labor would be against
him. because of his stand with regard nonunion the
ona printing Office But that stand did him harm and he has
ceved the edorsemen of the labor His action with regard
the Wall will rebound still his credit and will
strengthen him among the people who after all the real ab
of the election,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-01-07
A CENTENARY.

Tasmania celebrating its centenary this year One hears very lit
tie Of Tasmania seeing swallowed practically in the greater Aus
might be thought AT all has raised little pamph
let which has put forward giving OF its discovery coon
Just hundred years ago Royal Navy
received orders from the governor Sydney colony
Rdon Cove The settlement started with persons and
very unpleasant community governor
there was medical oce okeepe one corporal and seven sol
ders wenone male prisoners three female prisoners free set
tiers our male and three ema and children Besides general
stores they mad one horse ten head OF cattle and nifty sheep The main
object the colony keep the French At that period
French expedition under Baudn had been looking round the Austria
Ian coasts and there was plan Tor French colony Van Deman
early histories OF all these colonies have much of ameness
There could be nothing expected but misery and disaster from these
penal colonies Tasmania was probably rather worse than New South
Wales and quite bad Norfolk Island The cruelty and brutal
W whe went to make up the history OF these penal colonies almost
incredible The best picture OF the period perhaps given work
made very careful and thorough study OF the subject
That such horrors repeated unlikely. They could only
opinion Perhaps New Caledonia the Andaman Islands and the penal
settlements Saghaen the nearest modern representatives Of the
public sentiment The Adaman Islands visited by people from all
parts OF the world and what goes Saghaen works way
the world In the early days of the penal
hardly any communication with the outside world and became
buazed by their surroundings performed fairly
Tasmania passed through such period Along with this convict
inhabitants certainly abomnab
The final end OF that episode that the native Iaman d
from the island and confined ns Island the last survivor
titled Queen Trugann died Hobart 1876 This hon
oab record We talk of the Spaniard depopuatng the West India
Islands and they certainly did but the British have not much to boast
OF when in less than century they completely of existence
the aboriginal inhabitants of Tasmania.
However place of the abogne there hundred
seventy thousand living the soil The kangaroo has
been killed but hundred thousand of land under u
tiaion Coal yield eight hundred thousand
nuay The fruit wool and sheep yield 100000 cash In
ways have been invested 1t be a small island
the of the overhadowng Australian continent
had bloody and cruel history early but has finally
high development and prosperity and takes high position
the Commonwealth Australia 1t sends members to the Senate
the Commonwealth five members the House Representatives
Each the Commonwealth has similar
Senate Thus New South Wales and Victoria have only members
each the Senate the House of Representatives there
has only members, New South Wales has twenty-six.
The material put together by S. o. Lowell which has been
the claimed
put together paper before This makes the little work
all who in the history the Southern Henri
sphere.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-01-07

What curious mistakes some people
make. "A young man, presumably well
educated, stated the other day that it
was a shame Of Stevenson to have por-
trayed Dr. Hyde of Honolulu in his
story of DR.. Jekyn and mir. Hyde. Ste
venson wrote and published the story
years before he came to Honolulu or
ever heard of our DR.. Hyde. His at
tack upon DR.. Hyde was in the cele-
brated Damien letter. a very different
subject from DR.. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde.
The story was published anterior to
1885. Abe Damien letter did not APP
pear tin 1898 or whereabouts.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-01-07

Professor George Rebec who lectured
before our Summer school last year,
has published an article upon Byron
and morals in the international Journal
of ethics. He is .lso represented in
the Inlander, a literary magazine pub
lished in Michigan University, by an
article upon New England Puritanism
and Culture. Professor Rebec's writ
ings always show thought, cultivation
and erudition. He is eminently fair in
his judgments, but his criticism is
sometimes unsparing.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-01-07

The war in the Orient seems newt
able. Japan feels very confident and
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-01-07

undoubtedly she is thoroughly well or
ganized. The great question is how
Japan win come off in her first naval
battle Until the officers Of the United
States squadron gave their opinion, 1t
was certainly supposed that Japan was
superior on the sea. But one must GER
tainly give weight r a professional
opinion Of this kind. Admiral Evans
and others consider that the Russians
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-01-07

The emperor of Korea is having an
uneasy time of it. He knows mot
whittier to fly, and his army is, ih a
state bordering on mutiny. Korea
used to be known as the Hermit King
dom and the Land of the Morning Calm
1t is now the center of attention to the
whole world, and there is not much
calm about it.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-01-07

Governor Taft is being entertained
by royalty in the Orient while Mr.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-01-07

The Christian Endeavor Societies
greeted their founder, the Rev. DR..
Francis E. Clark, most enthusiastically
and this worthy gentleman must have
been pleased at his reception. In
founding these societies DR.. Clark has
done a great work which has spread
from the local to the general and is
another of those links which make the
whole world kin.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-01-07

The detailed account of the Chicago
disaster, which appeared in last nights
Star, was most heartrending. 1t GER
tainly was the most appalling catastro-
phe which has occurred since the San
tiago fire. The fact that so many
young girls and children lost their
lives makes the event doubly sad
Verify Chicago must a city of
mourning.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-01-07
FORT STREE

have better vessels than Japan. AS to
the crews, the japanese are certainly
better sailors than the Russians. In
gunnery the Japanese are superior, but
then it is said that the Russians are
employing American and British gun
ners.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-01-07

The prisoners win no longer have a
chance of loaflng. The supervisors
have provided for lunas to look after
the men when at work on the roads,
and now the county if there is a
county, can have the men on loan from
the Territorial government.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-01-07

The strict party line is being drawn,
as it should be. In course Of time our
people win learn that loyalty to the
party is a cardinal principle and that
it cannot be played fast and loose with.
If man is not for the party he is a
gainst the party. If his party is sue
.cessful he can claim his reward, if his
party is defeated he must accept de-
feat with a good grace.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-01-07

The Supervisors have no easy task
before them. Thev are busy not only
during the day, but at night as well.
Organizing a new form Of government
and not being sure whether the work
win be Of permanent value is some
what thankless task.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-01-07
HI. WiChman& Co., Ltd
1O4S FORT STREET.
Optical Department
" Exclusively Optics"

Bryan has been hobnobbing with royal
ty and dignateries in the Occident Who
can say that Americans are not cosmo-
pOlitan.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-01-07
Confidence In
Glasses

Confidence in the man who prescribed
them, knowing them to be right; from
the fitting to the finishing, is the whole
battle.
If knowledge and experience stand or
anything, we believe your safety lies IN
coming to us when in need of glasses.
There is no guess work just knowledge
and knowing how to apply such knowl-
edge to insure perfect results.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-09-11
River News.
Concluded from Third Page)

Miss Blanche Buckner. the clever
ana popular opera singer who is rest
ing on Charles river near Boston
Mass, was recently the recipient Of
one of the finest launches on the river
a present from a millionaire Califor
MAN.
Miss Buckner had gone to the fash
ionable watering place to enjoy well
earned rest and her work on the stage
as the prlma donna in the Isle Of
Spice" company attracted the a+ten
ton Of the millionaire who learned
she was going to Charles river for a
rest.
Charles river is frequented by the
fashionable pleasure seekers AMI is
noted for the finest Launches IN the
country.
Miss Buckner was presented with
an elegant 1G-foot launch. finely gild-
ed and with the initial p z. b." let
tered on the bow The craft is a
naptha launch and Miss Bucknor is
very proud Of her now posse ssion
Miss Buckner win rest up during
September an1 then resume her place
in the cast of The Isle Of
Spice. About November / she will
s.ar in an opera written especially for
her and her success already seems
assured.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-09-11
POLICE NEWS


Even Comfy was arrested Thursday
night by officer Nichols. charged win
fohbing Frank Bradford, a Young man
living ~ own on Tairty-third street
Young Comfy was an employe OF the
Soadheimer Lumber company ne
cot size for his trouble and yester-
day in the city court he was bound
over to the Circuit court in the sum
Of 5000 and his chances of escaping a
1rm in the penitentiary al Chester
are very meager-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-09-11
BAND CONCERT.

The following program viii be rem
dered at the band concert thi
afternoon at ST. Mary's Park Tbs
concert viii begin a. O'Clock
March-Unclo Sammy-IIoizman
Karama "a Japanese Rhapsody
Vivian Gray.
Overture - G8lden Wand-Lauran'
deah.
Evening Serenade - Humph-
rcy.
Minnehaha-Losey
lntermis siOn.
March-John observation-disclosures.
Waltz-Queen of FIowers-Holmes.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-09-11

French under Marshal de killars.
iS92-Esad of the New England granite
cutters' lockout after two years dura-
tiuu.
ls9i-J6seph $. cene' noted CALIFORNIA ,ofI
ls03-'fhe burning Of southern Pacific
freight shed at San Francisco caused a
los. of $4,000.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-09-11
CHRONOLOGICAL
Sept. II In History.

is7--B~tie OF Stirling; the Scotch de-
feated the English
iG0g- Hudson discovered the river bearing
his name.
lGll- Henri de Ia Tour q Auvergne tNis-
count Turenael famous French COM
mander. born Ia Sedan; killed 1919.
i64s- Cromwell massacrcd the Irish az
Drogheda.
i100-James Thomson. author OF Tho
Seasons" was born died 1873.
l7o9-Battie of Malplaqnet. Marlborough
and Prince Eugene defeated ~
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-09-11

has suspended Manager Canullon of
the Milwaukee club for the balance OF
the season, and fined him 500 for as
sault on Umpire Shuster in the game
al St. Paul today.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-09-11

The Evening News is Cairo's lead
ing evening newspaper-15c per
month to Bulletin subscribers.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-09-11

A meeting Of the Democratic central
committee will be held tomorrow
night in the front room OF X. NJ. X c.
hall.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-09-11

Mr.. Il. S. Burke, agent.for the S. A.
and A. P. railroad at lockwood. Tex.
Is visiting Mr. Oliver Gaunt OF IA
Eighth street
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-09-11

A Day I'm the Cotton Field-Sutton.
Two Stephan Dance)
Canto Galop-IIumphrey.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-09-11

Mr.. Samuel Orr, former health off
CT Of Cairo, is seeking the nomination
on the Republican ticket for coroner.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-09-11

Masters Sidney and Bale Gross Of
Nashville. who are visiting their broth.
ers in Cairo. spent yesterday in ST.
Louis seeing the fair.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-09-11

last evening and is spending the day
in Cairo with his mother.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-09-11

| l~DHlS SFFiNE tNt ldiI.
! Mr. n Goldsmith is in st. Louis,
where he went to spend the Jewish
New Year with his sons, Masters Rob
bic and Tennie Goldsmith.
Mr. George Kilgen OF st. Louis,
builder Of the organ in the Presbytian
church, was in Cairo yesterday and
! tuned This fine instrument.
Mr. John P. Mocklcr leaves tomor-
row for 81. Louis and Chicago On bus.
mess He will be joined a The former
place by MIR Edward Walder. who is
visiting the fair. and who viii accom-.
pany him 20 the latter city.
Mr. T. j. Paxton, general manager
Of he Paducah Sun, was in Cairo last
night accompanied by NJ a.5srs 10
Roth ami Victor Knowles OF Paducah.
The sCntigmen were ON their way TO
,ne Worlds fair.
Mr. II. Johnson. formerly assistant
postmaster OF Cairo. is in the city
shaking hands with his many friends
lie is now located n Memphis. where
he holds a responsible position with
one Of the large wholesale houses Of
,4qt city.
Alderman r. Nordmsn is in st. Louis
aeeing the sights al the big exposition.
Mr.. Nordman will return in time IN be
present a; Tuesday nights council
meeting and help the subway matter
along
DR. J. ". Marchildon of TheBcs. son
OF G. A. Marchildon. was in Cairo ye1-
terday on business. He viii leave the
latter part Of this month for Vienna.
Austria io take course IN diagnosis
and internal medicine ar the Univer
sity Of vieans
Mr.. Andrew Lohr rctur red at moor
ycsicfday from n NICOLA ~ which
alacs b. reprcseir el the German Luz
theran Evangelical church ar tho al
nual Lutheran synod Rev c. H.
Armstrong who was also r. attend
ance ar The synod. viii r. urn Mon
DAY
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-09-11

An excursion from ST. Louis viii be
run to Cairo today BY the Foresters.
IT viii arrive at o'clock aud leave Oh
5:f5. The fare was S.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-09-11

The Big -Four railroad has made a
rate OF one fare for the round trip ID
Cairo on September ~. 20 and u on
account Of Pains Pompeli The tickets
are good until the 22nd
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-09-11

Mr. Albert Kfaiky who is an en-
gineer in the Southern Illinois Hosp.t-
al for the Insane a. Anna, III. arrived
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-09-11

A marriage license was issued a.
the county clerks Office yesterday TO
Nh. Hearlie Harper ana Miss Sonora
Davis. both Of Unity. H.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-09-11

Mr W d. Banuister. instructor of
manual training a. .he high school.
has returned 10 arsume his eehool d.
ties
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-09-11

Mr. Herbert Robbins has accepted a
position with the Iron Mountain rail
road ar Birds Point
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-09-11

Mr Mont Zimmerman. who has
been here visiting bis parents. Mr. and
Mrs }. o Zimmerman. has returned
10 HerrD. IN.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-09-11

Mr. n. Goldsmith is in st. Louis,
where he went to spend the Jewish
New Year with his sons, Masters Rob
bic and Tennie Goldsmith.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-09-11

Mr.. Dennis Coleman. father of Mrs
N. T. Fei;h. remains quite NJ al 81.
Mary's infrmary
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-09-11
SINISTER ASSAULTED.
BY the Associated Press.

Cincinnati. Sept. lO.-President
Grlllo OF the American association
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-09-11

Mr. George W Durham Of Thches
was in Cairo yesterday on business
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-09-11

Mr. l.. c. Atherton OF Goose Island.
was in Cairo yesterday on business.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-09-11

Mr.. Tate Abel. clerk ar the wharf
boat went TO st. Louis last night to
visi. the fair.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-09-11

Mr. 4. J Sullivan of Sandusky. was
in Cairo yesterday on business.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-09-11

Mr.. George Kilgen OF st. Louis,
builder Of the organ in the Presbytian
church, was in Cairo yesterday and
tuned This fine instrument.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-09-11
PURELY PERSONAL
.....@-...............+...

Dr. p. II. McRaven OF Mcclure. was
in Cairo yesterday on business
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-29
Gl0I SAVED FIFTY LIVES
Nerolne OF the lroquois Fire Lies RadI,
Burned at Chicago Hospital

CHICAGO, Jan. 29.-At the Samari-
1.tH hospital her head and left side
sWathed IN haudages. lies Carrie An
dcIS0u. the child whose deed of heroism
a. the IroquoiS fire was recounted in
acl@f during the coroner's inquest. but
whose name has never been learned
gntH today
Through the steadfast bravery Of
ANS 14year-old girl at least fifty lives
&fTe saved on the fatal afternoon
She it was that. despite the fact
Enat her entire left side was being
Erped by flames. caught the end of the
Etdde1' thrown across the alley from
the Northwestern university building
and guided ii to a firm resting place
or the fire escape of the second bal
eony. Across this ladder many men
women and children scrambled to safe
Jy
She WIS in the balcony with hel
mother. no VAS employed as a cleaner
at the theater, and while she escaped
her mother persisted. The child does
not Know yet that her mother is dead
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-29

With this object in view she has filed
with the board of supervisors a petition
asking that AN ordinance be passed
providing that amy male person over
the age of u upon being proposed to
by any unmarried female over the age
of rs wears and. who is of the same re-
ligion and IS not engaged or prohibit
ed bv the law from intermariying. who
shall refuse to accept such proposal
10 marry said female shall be guilty
Of misdemeanor."
III her communication Miss Schmidt
calls attention to proclamation is
sued by Mayor W. J. Wyncoop of Sew
GRANGE. Kan. declaring that bachelors
must accept offers of marriage under
penalty of FORGETTING their citizenship.
Miss Schmidt further says:
In. this city it is a notorious fact
that there are hundreds of single men
age and we'll qualified to take unto
themselves a Wife.
Il think that there should be q s>~
in this city making it q miSdemeanOr
for any man to refuse to marry a young
lady who proposes to him so long as it
does not interfere with the principles
Of his religion. And | think it is in ac-
cordance with Gods ordinance that ev-
erv man should be married. This be-
ing leap year. Il young lady would haN G
the excuse to make the proposal.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-29
LINCOLN RELICS AT THE FAIR
Notable Collection to be Exhibited at
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.

ST. LOUIS. Mo, Jan. 2S.-The Old
royd collection of relics of Abra ham
Lincoln. which is to be bought by the
United States government. and which
is eventually to form the nucleus Of Il
TO be established i'm Washington. may
be exhibited at the Worlds fair
When Gov. Savers Of Texas was Il
member of congress he pushed a bill
through that body appropriating So.
900 for the purchase of the house in
which Lincoln died. He was preparing
to introduce second bill purchasing
the Oldroyd collection of Lincoln soul
venirs for So 1000 when he was elected
governor of Texas.
Mr.. Oldroyd has refused several of
fers of $4,000 from individuals for the
collection feeling that the government
should own these invaluable relics
Three influential members of congress
have recently revived the matter of
buying the relics and it is expected
that the proposition will be 50 add
vanced by the time the worlds fair
opens that they may be displayed to
all visitors.
Among the thousands of interesting
articles in the collection are books
and miscellaneous articles once the
property of Mr.. Lincoln: autogra ph
letters, documents and pictures. illus
trating his early life and homes:
scenes in his life illustrating his jour
ney from Springfield to be naugurated
president in 1861: pictures illuStratin
the assassination and funeral of the
president. The collection also contains
and authentic relics of