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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-07-05
OF WABASH FLYER
DUE TO ACT OF VANDALISM
Switch Into Which Train Ran Had Not
Been Used For Twelve Hours
Road Officials Declare.

Litchfeld, nly July Ain place of
the usual celebration, accompanied by
exploding tirecrackers and the glare of
a typical Fourth of July night, Litch-
field has been converted into hospi-
tai, and all day relatives and friends
sought to relieve the suffering of those
injured in the wreck Of the Wabash
flyer from Chicago, in which. accord
ing to unofficial reports, 10 persons
were killed and more than so seriously
injured. It Is possible the death list
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-07-05
Mr.. SCOTT RESIGNS.
Will NO Longer Act a. President Of
Exposition Company.

viii No Longer Act a. President Of
Exposition Company.
Portland. July 4.--H. w. Scott, presi.
dent Of the Lewis and Clark Centen-
nial Exposition Company. at the annual
meeting Of the stockholders OF the COR
poration today. declined recollection as
a member Of the board of directors
and will consequently be succeeded by
another as president OF the exposition
company at the next meeting OF the
board Of directors. III. l.. Pittock was
chosen to succeed him. The next meet
ing Of the newly elected board win be
held next Friday at o'clock, and there
is little doubt that |. n. Fleischner,
first vice president Of the corporation.
win be chosen to succeed the retiring
president The decIinatIon Of Leo
Friede for reelection was received and
Herman Wittenberg elected in his
stead.
President Scott in declining re-eIec-
tion to the board, stated to that body
that he did not think he was equal to
the work that win devolve upon the
chief executive officer during the next
year. 4 feel that It win be greater
burden than can well undertake" said
President Scott. There will be large
amount of work to be attended to
within the next year. many functions
to be observed and duties that will
require great deal OF time and en-
ergy, and do not see how | can go
on
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-07-05
Kuroki Has Begun to Retire.
Heavy Rains Cut Him or
From Supply Base.
RUSSIANS ARE NOW HOPEFUL
Say They VIII Assume the Often,
sive when Operations Are
Resumed After Cessation
Of Present Downpour.

London. July 8. -- The Standards
Tientsln correspondent. under date OF
July 4, says that since June "a the
Japanese main squadron has been en-
gagged IN landing men at Dalny pre-
paratory 10 a final attack on Port AR
thur. He adds that the Japanese land
operations In the rear Of Port Arthur
win probably bring matters 10 a Anal
issue within the next few days.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-07-05

Colorado today adopted platform for
the fall campaign and pledged it's sup
port to the democratic state ticket il
the democratic platform shall embrace
the provisions of the labor platform.
The salient features are:
A definite eight-hour law; defeat Of
the present state administration; a
constitutional amendment taking from
the governor the power to suspend the
writ Of habeas corpus; repudiation Of
the military contracted by the Peabody
administration.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-07-05
Two New Candidates.

The opposition to Parker has brought
out two new candidates In the persons
OF former Governor Pattison of Penn
sylvania and General Miles. The OPP
position leaders appreciate to the ut
most the difficulty which would be ex-
perienced In preventing a stampede to
Parker should his lead become pro-
nounced, but they are counting upon
doing this by appealing to the local
pride of the difftrent favorite-son dele
cations to hold on as long as possible.
Talk Of Judge Gray.
The men who are talking about
Judge Gray are met with the question
as to where the votes are to be secured
to nominate him. The delegates with
favorite sons as yet manifest an un-
willingness to enter into combinations,
and In the interest of their own candi-
dates hey do not desire to antagonize
Parker. II by any chance there Is
deadlock they all hope to secure votes
from the Parker column In the break
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-07-05

retreat. The Japanese are suffering
greatly from lack Of supplies. the coun-
try being devasted. japanese activity
IN the country Ia also suspended. Ku-
rokl being threatened by Russian troops
from the north.
Early cessation Of hostilltles Ia ex-
pected and when they are resumed the
Russians say they win be able to take
the offensive. Troops are arriving here
daily.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-07-05

may be stil further increased by later
reports to the authorities.
The state authorities are conducting
rigid investigation into the cause OF
the accident. Many persons believe the
wreck was the work Of vandal, as
the open switch which caused the pas
senger train while running at high
rate of speed to collide with the sta
tionary freight had not. 1t Is asserted
by the Wabash agent at Litchneld
been used for u hours.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-07-05
KuRokl IS RETIRING.
inesssant Rains Have Cut Him on
From His Supply Base.


Tatchekiao, July t.-(via LAO Yang)
General Kurok has begun TO retire,
probably as the result OF the rains,
which have flooded all the rivers and
cut him on from his base OF supplies.
Nearly all the customary roads are
now impossible,
A fight between Russian torpedo
boats and japanese transports was re-
ported of the coast this afternoon.
Heavy cannonadlng was heard to the
northward. An officer who came In
declares that. from a hilltop near the
coast. he saw vessels engaged in a
flght. but he was too far away to dis
tingulsh them.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-07-05

Chicago. July Ain spite of the law
and the police, Chicago echoed all day
yesterday and most Of the night with
the roar OF premature Fourth OF July
celebrations. The downtown streets
resounded all day with the booming OF
torpedoes and along the principal resi-
dence streets the celebrations were no
less enthusiastic Eight persons were
injured, four Of them seriously, and five
arrests were made.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-07-05
WILL ASSUME OFFENSIVE.
Russisns Mean to Fight When Hos
tilities Are Resumed.

Lao Yang, July t,--The Japanese
are evidently nonplussed at Kuropat-
kins tactics, as is proved by their
alternate advance on Lao Yang from
Fengwangcheng and their subsequent
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-07-05
FIFTY HURT AT TACOMA.
Fireworks Display Went OF in Bunch
Creating a Panic.

Tacoma, July 4.--Fireworks which
were to have been set OF here this
evening in Wright park caught fire
from almost the first rocket sent up.
and in an instant the entire heap Of
explosives was flying in every direc-
tion through the audience of 10000
persons, creating panic. Several were
struck by flying explosives and burned.
1t is estimated that so were injured.
some seriously.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-07-05
TWO KILLED At SocDEA.

Exploding Bomb Deals Death and la
iures Five Others.
Ogden, Utah. July 4.--By the prema-
ture explosion of fireworks mortar
tonight at Glenwood park two persons
were killed and five injured in the
presence of about 5000 people. The
display of fireworks was given from a
pontoon erected in small lagoon in
the park. The small mortar for the
purpose Of throwing bombs into the
air was being used and a bomb became
fastened in it and exploded. and pieces
of steel were hurled several hundred
feet across the lagoon among the spec
tators.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-07-05
APPEAL TO THE DEMOCRATS.

Colorado Laborins Men Seek to Over
throw Military Monarch.
Denver, July A.-The ways and means
Of the organized labor OF
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-07-05

-Je IpopHod sul 70 ssIBqo ~ sIB ouM
ueuI eql 10 miulo sul ~ lusIuol lBuL
',sIy sul 10 sdBuIsd--loupq puooss
aul no lsNIHd--'t GInf 'sInoT as
fairs Of the New York candidate. All
day long the Parker opponents have
tried TO perfect a program which would
prolong the bailotlng and afford an OPP
portunity to name another candidate
but apparently they have not succeed
ed. Many combinations have been
suggested. but so far they seem to have
proven incapable Of being assembled
into shape sufficiently substantial to
show the independent and unlnstructed
delegates how another candidate can
be named.
Don't Want Cleveland.
The men who are supposed to hold
the balance Of power have asked the
Parker opponents to say what would
be done after Parker has been put out
OF the race. but tonight they say they
have received no satisfactory answer.
German. Gray and Cleveland have been
suggested, but no one IL prepared to
give the assurance that either could
receive the nomination. The mention
OF Cleveland has tendency In some
quarters to solidIfy Parker's strength.
for many delegates say they do not
want TO take even the slightest chance
OF allowing Cleveland fourth nominal
tion.
Gormanites Are Too Late.
while there is very friendly feel
ing for German among the southern
including those who are un-
der Instructions or bound by the unit
rule to vote for Parker. yet the pre-
dominate expression from this element
Is that the effort now making In behalf
OF the Maryland senator is too late.
They also point to the fact that when |
delegates were being chosen German |
gave no sign that he desired the nom |
nation. It is too much to expect, they
say. that delegates who were chosen
as Parker men. whether under instruc-
lions or not. win desert him now. or
IS long as there is a possibility of se-
curing the nomination Of the New York
Iurist
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-05-04
STRIKERS HOLD A TOWN
Two Women and Four Children
Perish in Burning House.
Armed Miners Parade the Sire cts OF
Pennsylvania Mining Town to Pre-
vent Departure OF Italians.

! Somerset. Pa.-An outbreak even
! more disastrous than the riot at Bos-
we'll last January has been hourly
! expected mt Garrett. the scene of the
mining operations Of the Garrett Coal
! Company. The Somerset Coal Company
! and other lesser concerns. Trouble
has been brewing here ever since the
beginning of the miners strike. five
months ago.
A number of the striking miners at
Garrett own homes there, but recent
ly the Garrett Company built a num-
Der of houses and brought in men to
occupy them and take the places Of the
strikers in the mines. which worked
the strikers up to high state of eX.
element and resentment. They have
been parading the streets openly armed
and have prevented the moving of
household goods OF incoming miners
from the railroad Stati to the new
company houses.
4 horror that may or may not be
connected with the strike WAS the
burning to death of two women and
four children in their homes. An
were members of the Meyers family.
Mr. Meyers and Jonas Sullivan, Il
boarder. were asleep on the first floor
of the house. They were awakened
by the smoke and the noise made by
the fire and had barely time to save
their lives by rushing from the build
ing. The victims in the upper story
perished without help.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
but rumcr connects it with the troubles
growing out of the miners strike.
Meyers was a striker, and his friends
lay the origin of the fire to number
of Italians who are working for the
Garrett Coal Company, but what mo-
tive the foreigners could Lave for such
q crime has not developed The feel
ing against the Italians is high.
Strikers armed with rifles paraded
the streets of the city. They say that
this demonstration is to prevent the
Italians from leaving the community
before the COroner's inquest, and that
they are acting under the instructions
of the township constable.
The Sheriff went to Garrett and ar
rested two Italians. whom he placed
in the borough lookup. He has
strong guard around the Jail and will
have his deputies patrol the streets
of the town during the night. At the
request of the Sheriff, the saloons of
the town have been closed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-05-04
POLICE SHOOT BLUEJACKETS.
Sailors From Warships Attack Pensa'
cola Police.

Pensacola, Fla.-In a riot here be-
tween the police on the one hand and
blue jackets from the warships and a
few artillery men from Fort Barancas
on the other, Private Banks. of the
Seventh Company of artillery. was in
stantly killed and four bluejackets
from the Iowa and Alabama were
wounded, though not seriously.
The riot started over the arrest of a
bluejacket. Three police officers were
at the patrol call bex when a petty Off
Ger from one Of the ships blew whis-
tie. Fully 800 sailors gathered and
rushed the policemen.
Two of the police officers backed
away from the crowd, firing as fast as
possible at the advancing bluejackets.
who were hurling stones, bottles and
other missiles at them. It was during
this shooting that the artilleryman was
killed.
Reinforcements from the police sta
ton arrived at this juncture and partly
dispersed the bluejackets.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-05-04
Boy With Nine Grandparents.

The Rev. John L. Gay. Episcopal
minister, who died Tuesday Of old age
at st. Luke's Hospital, was the great
great-uncle of Richard Henry Gay.
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Gay. of
Rockport, Pike County, jill. Master
Gay is three years old. and is unusu-
ally we'll blessed with aged relatives,
having nine grandparents, as we'll as
q large number of great-great-uncles
and aunts who are upward Of seventy
five years old. The child's great
grandparents are Mrs. Lucia Cunning
ham, of Griggsville. ILL.,. who is sew
enty-eight years old; Mr.. and Mrs.
James Gay, of Sumner Hill ILL.,, aged
ninety-one and eighty-fiye, respective
ly. and Mr.. and Mrs. William Shinn
of New Hartford, Ill.,. each aged sew
enty-seven years. Mr.. and Mrs. Hill
will celebrate their sixty-tifth wedding
anniversary during the present year,
ard Mr.. and Mrs. Shinn will observe
the fifty-siXth anniversary of thell
marriage about the same time. The
child's grandparents are Mr.. and Mrs.
W. H. Gay, of ROckport. ILL.,. aged
sixty-four and fifty respective
ly, and Mr.. and Mrs. G.. 4. Wyatt, also
Of Rockport, who are sixty-one and
fifty seven years old, Fred S. Gay,
| Of 1927 Lawton avenue, is great-great-
uncle of the little boy, and he accounts
| for the longevity in the Gay family
partly by the fact that none Of its
members have ever used tobacco or
alcoholic beverages in any form.-St.
| Louis Globe Democrat.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-05-04
A Stern Necessity.

4 small girl in Harlem apartment
was observed by friend Of the family
eating a certain cereal preparation.
She seemed to eat sadly. Don't you
like that, my dear" inquired the
friend. "Not partic'ly," replied the lit
tie maid. "WEy do you eat it, then?'
The daughter of the house paused with
spoon on edge Of bowl. Its got to be
eaten" she answered, graveiy. The
grocery man gives mamma rag doll
for every two packages she buys, and
fits got to be eaten every morning" "
And she continued to eat the cereal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-05-04
RICH MAN MURDERS WIFE
Mad From Drink He Shoots Her and
Then Defies Sheriff.
Tragedy In Prominent Family of Clarke
County, Va.-M urderer Threatens
to Commit Suicide.

Winchester, Va.-Raving in the Jail
in Berryville, but keenly conscious Of
the fact he had murdered his wife
without the slightest provocation,
Joseph H. Copenhaver is being closely
watched in the fear he may attempt
suicide. After shooting her in the back
in a drunken rage he had barricaded
himself in his home and. armed with
rifles and revOlvers, defed a sheriff and
posse for hours.
Mr.. COpenhaver is wealthy. and one
Clarke County, and always has been
considered kindly disposed. He gave
to charity and was first in any little
public movement where his services
were needed in good cause.
The tragedy took place at the hand
some Copenhaver home. five miles
from here, and followed prolonged
debauch.
Several weeks ago the man began to
drink heavily and. despite his wife's
protests, kept it up day and night. stop
ping only to sleep. His sister Mary,
who is living there. also tried in vain
to dissuade him from exceSses that
amazed and shocked his neigEbors.
One morning he awoke late and
swore at his wife for not having break
fast ready, when it had been waiting
for an hour. After eating and drink
ing and getting uglier every minute, he
became so dangerous his wife went
into the yard, believing he would be
all right soon. Picking up one of the
handsome revolvers he kept for bur-
glars, he followed stealthily, and shot
her in the back. Miss Copenhaver and
a hired man saw the deed. The hired
man fed. but she tenderly carried her
sister-in-law into the house and did
what she could, but death followed in
few minutes.
Copenhaver, who had assisted in try
ing to restore his wife, then went to
his room, taking revolvers and repeat
ing rifles with him. He barricaded the
door and threatened to kill any one
who approached it - except his sister.
He refused to fire at his sister. Sheriff
Smallwood and Sergeant Taylor sur
rounded the house with their men, but
dared not approach it. Miss Copen-
haver pleaded with her brother to come
out, but he refused. He would stay
there. he said, as long as the whisky
and ammunition lasted. Finally, after
six or eight hours of this. the man was
overcome by drink and fell asleep,
when he was easily taken.
When taken to Jail the man seemed
to grow mad with remorse, and said
he would kill himself, as his wife had
always been good to him and he did
not know why he killed her.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-05-04
DYNAMITE WRECKS CHURCH
Tweuty-three Persons Hurt in Panic
at Blackburn, Ind.
CONGREGATION TRAMPLED UPON

Explosive Placed Under Front Part OF
Church Of Evening Light Lifts Edifice
From It's Foundation - Crowd Inside
Surces About DoUr, Which Cannot Be
! Opened, and Dashes Through Windows
indianapolis. Ind.-Twenty-three per-
sons were hurt in panic in the Church
of the Evening Light at Blackburn q
small mining town in Pike County.
! The panic resulted from an attempt to
blow up the church while a religious
meeting was going on and it was we'll
! filled with wOrshipers, many Of them
being women and children.
+ Shortly after the services began there
: was a loud explosion under the build
ing and the stove and several seats
were turned over and the windows
were shattered. The building rocked
Oil its foundation, and the front end
was partly torn out. There was a
mad rush for the door. The noise Of
the explosion was heard for long
distance.
There was fire in the stove. and when
it turned over the building was threat
ened with destruction. The explosion
had caused the front end Of the build
ing to settle and the door could not be
opened Men tugged at 1t and the
crowd In the rear pressed harder and
harder. Finding that the door would
not yield the people dashed through the
windows.
People were pushed down and
trampled upon in the rush. and two
little girls were nearly killed, but were
rescued by one Of the men. who stood
over them and knocked right and left
! with his fists and thus divided the
crowd in its rush to the windows.
When the excitement had subsided
it was found that many of the congre-
CATION had received injuries, ranging
from broken limbs to serious cuts from
glass by jumping through the Win
dows.
An investigation showed that the ex-
plosiye was placed under the front of
the church by removing part of the
brick foundation. The charge was
heavy and tore a hole in the ground
under the church and lifted the front
end of the structure from it's founda-
ton.
The Evening Lights are denomina-
tion that believe in living obscure lives.
They eat only the coarsest food and
shun jewelry and all lu1uries of life,
believing that to indulge in them is a
sin. They take the Bible in its literal
church.. They came to Pike County
several years ago from Kentucky. Two
young men started church at Otwell
and built up large congregation. Ev-
cry man in the church is leader and
both men and women are supposed to
take an active part in all services.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-05-04
TREATY WITH US URGED.
General Council of the Bar OF England
Eager For Such Step.

General Council of the Bar OF England
Eager For Such Step. =
London, England. - The General
Council of the Bar Of England at the
annual meeting unanimously passed
the following resolution proposed pE
Sir Edward Clarke. former Solicitor
General:
.9This meeting expresses strong ap-
proyal Of the conclusion by this coun-
try of treaties Of arbitration with other
countries and also of manifestations in
Canada and in the United States III
favor of a similar treaty between tnls
country and the United States. Inc
meeting trusts that the General Coun.
Gil of the Bar will take advantage OF
every opportunity OF cooperating Win
the legal authorities OF Canada ana
the United States for the attainment
of this object" 4.
A suggestion was made that the At
torney General. Sir Robert B. Finlay.
on his Forthcoming visit to the United
States should convey the resolution 10
the congress of lawyers. to b; L a at
the st. Louis Exhibition.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-05-04
Snn"tInC BreYitieS.

Harry Pollock objects to Eddie Gra-
ney as the referee i'll the Munroe-Jef-
fries fight.
Some large wagers have been made
in Boston that Collins team will again
win the pennant.
Dave Sullivan has decided to quit
the lighting ring. He claims that there
is no money in it.
Clak Griffith has turned over Robin
son and Flanncry, who were held in
reserve, to Grand Rapids.
Edwin Gould has come to the sup
port of Columbia aquatcs by the do.
nation OF an endowment Of $4,000,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-05-04
MUSKRATS FLOOD'A MINE.
They Cause a Narrow Escape of 100
Miners From Drowning.

Carbondale, Ill-Muskrats came near
causing the death by drowning of 100
miners employed in the Old Equality
mine, one Of the oldest shafts in the
State. The rodents had burrowed
around the shaft and the river bank
until the water from the Saline River
found an entrance into the mine.
The men were at work in the lower
level when the discovery Of the inflow
of water was made and the alarm CIV
en-. The work of rescue was at once
begun, but before the last load of
miners could be lifted from the pit,
water had reached the necks Of the
men. The volume Of water pouring in
was constantly growing larger.
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All these things are especially true of
those who have been suffering with Ca
tarrh in any form or Ia grippe. A course
OF Pcruna is sure to correct ell these condl-
tions. 1t is an ideal spring medicine. Pc
runa does not irritate-it !nvigorates. 1t
does not temporarily stimulate - it
strengthens. 1t equa!izes the circulation
OF the blood, tranquiizes the nervous sys-
TEN and regulates the bodily functions.
Peruna, unlike so many spring medicines is
not simply a physic or stlmuant or ner-
vine. 1t is natural tonic and invigorator.
If you do not receive prompt and salts
factory results from the Use OF Peruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving d
iuIi statement OF your case, and he will be
pleased to give you his valuable advice
gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President Of The
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus. Ohio.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-05-04
To Let the Attaches Go.

Tokio.-It is reported that the MILL
tary headquarters vii! be advanced In
the near future and that the FIRST con-
tingent of foreign military attaches.
including Colonel Crowder and Cap
tain March of the United States Army,
will proceed to the front.
\ brilliant court garden party that
was planned for the foreign military
officers and distinguished visitors was
later abandoned.
Mrs. Grisct !, wife of the American
Munster, and Mrs. Frederick Bronson
were received by the Empress at
special audience.