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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-07-06
Reports Of Fourth Of July CASUAL
tiles Show That Death Roll
Was Smaller.
ONLY TWENTY-FIVE KILLED
Number Of injured, According
to reports at Hand, Is Only
3S4-Loss From Fire Was
Also Decreased.

Chicago. July 5.-The Tribune to-
day publishes a partial list OF CASUAL
ties resulting from Fourth OF July
celebrations all over the country. The
list gives the total number OF dead
as rs; injured. ss4, and property loss
OF s177.soo.
A year ago the accidents reported
on the night OF July I. were 4s dead
and 3.431 injured. In "a hours the
totals had Jumped to 50 dead and 1896
injured.
In Chicago this years list reported
early today numbered one dead and 81
injured. chicago's figures a year ago
today were two dead and lit injured.
Throughout the country the fire
losses were generally smaller than in
former years.
In Chicago lis alarms were sent In
during the "a hours. IL more than last
year. The losses were all small. The
police in all parts Of the city made
nearly 100 arrests during the day.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-07-06
Great Falling of Reported in the
Capitalization Of New Con.
Germs in the Country.
STOCK EXCHANGE FIGURES
During Six Months Total Was
81, 800, 900, as Compared
With @1 ,273,5OO, 900 For
Same Period OF 1901.

New York. July s.--Tremendous fall.
Ing OF IN new capital stock creations is
shown BY comparison OF the securities
listed on the New York stock exchange
during the last six months and list
ings for the corresponding period FOR
Ia series of years.
That the trust era has come to a
staBastfff Is best shown by the list
ing 6S new stocks. During the last
six months there were listed only $i1,-
527,sOo, compared with s2so.s57.4s5 for
the same period in 1900, ss15,s5S,,s 800
in 1902 and s1.27s.5S7.575 in 1901. when
the trust creation movement was at
its height.
The average OF the first six months
Of the five years preceding 1861 showed
new stock creations Of about sS25,OO0,-
900 and in the first six months OF 1895
there were created $ss.os2,s7o Of new
stock which was listed on the ex-
change.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-07-06

Occasionally peculiar reasons are
given In the graffiti for voting for par
ticular candidates. One reads, for in
stance: "Proculus, vote for Sabinus,
and he will vote for you." which is
possibly the classical rendering Of
Scratch my back an6 I'll scratch
yours" This, again, arouses atten-
tion: "Attalus, you're asleep, Suel-
lius is awake" wake up, England,
and vote for Jones'" is the obvious par
allel. Sometimes, however, the writer
of the prafitl, though honest, was poor
In ideas; still, "Vote for Jublius, ".
b." (vir bonus--''a good man'), Is at
least concise. ID. r. p" again
worthy of public Office" the man you
wants. straightforward enough.
Now and then client or voter, in
contrast to the abrupt electioneer, is
most polished fellow. "Gavius is a
man serviceable to public interests.
Do elect him, / beg you" is pleas
ing example Of the polite form of pub
lie solicitation. A rarer, though APP
parently successful form of applica-
ton for suffrage was the representa-
tion OF the candidate as zone who has
for years been identified with the best
interests and traditions of the city"
Thus the hacker of a candidate belong
ing to very old oscan family pur-
posely spells the candidates name in
the old oscan style, writing from right
to left.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-07-06
EXPORT FRUIT PRICES FIXED.
California Packers Name Basis for
Sales In Europe.

The California Fruit Gamers Asso-
citation announces the export prices on
the 1904 pack OF canned fruits as fol-
lows: Aprlcots, 3-ib. extras, 9s: az
ID extras, Go Sd; extra standard do, SIS
3D.: standards, Is 2r, and seconds, 4s
Cd. Lemon cling peaches, s-lb. ex-
tras. los Sd; 2ss-ib extras. ss Cd; ex-
ira standard, rs Sd. and standard, IS
Cd. Bartlett pears, 3-lb extras. los. Cd;
2h-ib extras. SIS: extra standards, 6s
Cd: standards. 6s, and seconds, IS Sd.
Yellow free peaches. IS sd. and 1-lb
fiat standard apricots, 80 Sd. These
quotations are the same as those now
ruling by others.
II Is stated that the business booked
in England subject to opening prices
by several of the leading Gamers on
the coast has been considerably in ex-
cess OF that Of last season. and that
should these orders be confirmed pack
ers would be unable to complete dellv-
eries. The English market has, 1t Is
stated, taken more freely than usual
OF peaches in the better grades. April
cots have not gone so freely. In the
effort to improve the European demand
packers, 1t is said, have improved the
quality OF the packing In the various
grades.
Touching the situation on the coast
the Hooke-Field Company OF San
Francisco says: Lemon cling peaches
are going to be very scarce, and no
packers whom we can learn Of will
accept an order for this variety unless
accompanied by a fair assortment OF
other fruits. The difference In price
between yellow frees and lemon cling
peaches win increase orders for the
former at the expense Of the latter.
We know the trade are reluctant to
pay high prices, as It curtails the con-
sumption, and some of those overanx-'
ious Gamers who have paid the grow,
ers high price for clings, expecting
the jobber win stand 1t, will find their
calculations were overestlmated."
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-07-06

and creator Of the London Mail and
of other newspapers, serves to call
once more attention to the sturdy in-
dependence which the proprietofs OF
the London Times have for the last
hundred years displayed in refusing
repeated offers Of honors of this kind
from the crown. The late John Wal
ter on two occasions declined peerages
that were rendered to him. His father
likewise returned negative reply to
letters written to him by two premiera
of his day. asking him to ACCEPT a
seat in the house Of lords, are Il Is
well known that Arthur Walter, the
present chief proprietor Of the Times,
has manifested q similar disinelInss
ton to receive a cofonet from the
crown.
Like his forefathers, he realizes that
the acceptance Of any honor Of this
kind from the crown places the recip-
lent under obligations TO the prime
minister by whom the nomination IL
made, and that the Independence Of
the newly created peer, baronet or
knight becomes impaired thereby, D
serious consideration when the indi-
vidual question happens to be the
owner OF a great metropolitan organ.
The owner OF the London Standard
has followed the example Of the Wal
ters. But the proprietor OF the Daily
Telegraph Of London accepted, first,
a baronetcy. and then a peerage. and
Is now Lord Burnham. 1t Is the same
with the proprietor Of the Morning
Post, Lord GIenesk. The proprietor Of
the London Globe Is baronet, and,
in fact, baronetcies and knighthoods
have been scattered quite literally
among metropolitan and provincial
and proprietors.
Incidentally. says the correspondent
Of the New York Tribune, | would call
attention to rather remarkable let
ters. But the proprietor OF the Daily
A. F. Walter in his paper, the London
Times. 1t runs as follows:
"The control Of the Times has been
in my hands for a good many years
past. It is there now, and there It
will remain until events over which
mortals have no control shall place
1t in the hands Of my successor. I'M
til that happens you may rest as
sured that no outside influence OF any
kind. or Of any origin. win ever be
permitted to AFFECT the character Of
the great institution which was found
ed by my great-grandfather 12o years
ago. and which has never for moment
passed from under the control Of his
lineal successors, and which |. In my
turn. have the honor and the response
bility OF conducting today"
This letter was written as will be
apparent from it's tenor, In reply TO
correspondent who had inquired
whether there was any truth in ru-
mors current as to impending changes
in the proprietorship Of the Times.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-07-06

King Edwards grant Of baronetcy
to Alfred Harmsworth. the proprietor
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-07-06

At Pompell man seeking municipal
honors had to be at least rs years old
and had to prove that he possessed a
fortune OF at least 800 pounds. In
consequence Of this property qualifi-
cation, only wealthy men competed
for municipal honors: indeed. It would
have been useless for men only just
possessing the requisite qualifications
to come out as candidates. since 1t was
necessary before asking to be elected
Ito promise a considerable sum to be
expended on public games, or on works
likely to be OF permanent benefit to
the city. At Pompeli, however. which
was d rich city. there seems 70 have
been actually plethora Of candidates
for municipal honors since Law was
made forbidding any intending candi-
dates to spend a penny for two years
before coming up for election, on any
public festival or In donations to the
people; the intending candidate might
not even ask more than nine persons
to private dinner! II the candidate
or one Of his "ciients"-the Clients"
were In a sense the election agents
broke these rather stringent rules. he
was fined 5000 sesterces (about 4O
pounds.) Competition for Offices which
carried no pay with them must have
been pretty severe when a man could
be prosecuted for bribery and COR
ruption even before actually seeking
votes at the poll.
Just as today too, the candidate had
to take into account the probable at
titude OF various societies. clubs, guilds
and unions. The objects OF these clubs
and unions, however, were not always
quite so respectable as those Of the
temperance brotherhoods, free trade
leagues and empire leagues Of our
modern English times. They seem,
indeed, to have reached in their meth
ods Tammany rather than West Ham
or Chertsey. There were Collegla and
Hetairt-the more luxurious Greek
outlook on life fiourished in Pompeii
with which the prospective candi-
date had to deal. There were the pill
icrepl, the clubs Of bali players, who
probably wanted first and foremost
exciting public games; there were the
late drinkers and theT1ong sleepers''
universal dormentes). who clearly
were not In favor Of early closing; and
there were the little thieves" (furun-
culi). who were perhaps kind Of
"hoolIgans." AS for the voters who
favored free drinking and free sleep
ing, you can still see over Pompeiian
tavern door the inscriptions: Here
you can have drink for one as
(about three farthings); anybody
who likes to pay more can have bet
ter draught. What win you pay for
a glass OF Falernian?" But besides
the guilds and the clubs, there was
another valuable electoral interest in
the religious sects, or votaries Of the
various deities.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-07-06
LAST CITY ELECTION IN PoMPElI.
Rules and Methods in Local Govern.
nsnt Two Thousand Years Ago.

Rules and Methods IN Local Govern
Tnent Two Thousand Years Ago.
From the London Spectator.
The grafiiti on the walls of the ex-
|cavated streets In Pompeii formed the
subject Of paper read by Mr.. Joseph
offord before the Royal Society Of Lit
erature on "The Last Municipal Elec-
ton at Pompeii."
The Pompeiians had, of course, no
red and white and blue bills to paste
about over likely places, but instead
they wrote up on prominent walls their
requests, or advice, or comments In
regard to this or that candidate for
municipal honors The Pompeiian
municipal honors for which candidates
were standing in A. d. 70, the year in
which the lava Of vesuvius preserved
forever a picture of the customs and
manners of that curious Graeeo-os-
can city, were those OF the EdIeship
and the Duunmvirate. All burgesses
had vote in electing these four mag
istrates-Duumviri and the two Edlles
-and the interest which was taken
in the election is shown by the fact
that perhaps one in three or four CT
the electors (there were possibly 2O,-
900 inhabitants, and there are proba-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-07-06
Fairbanks 10 a Human Enigma.

Chicago, July democrats who
have been planning to get candidate
for president as different from Theo-
dore Roosevelt as possible find that
their expectations in this regard have
already been anticipated by the repub-
licans. Try as hard as they may, the
democrats win not find candidate
representing the antithesis Of Mr..
Roosevelt quite as much as does
Charles w. Fairbanks. the second man
on the republican ticket.
Mr.. Fairbanks Is in many respects
one Of the most remarkable personal
tiles In the American congress. Those
who casually observe him and come
In contact with him only occasionally
find that he Is all Of these things:
Gentle as a woman.
Good natured as a court justice.
Pink as a girl from the country.
Timid as a hare.
The personification Of dignity.
The embodiment Of negatives.
Wrathful as lion when reused.
Cold as Benjamin Harrison.
Logical as Calvinistic preacher.
Amiable as Mayor Low.
A good lawyer.
A champion of labor.
A friend Of the corporations.
A political boss,
A Sunday school superintendent.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-07-06
That rhrObbinq Headache

Would quickly leave you If you used
DR.. Kings New Life Pills. Thousands
of sufferers have proved their match
less merit for Sick and Nervous Head
aches. They make pure blood and
build up your health. Only 20 cents;
money back If not cured. Sold by
Chas Rogers drug store.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-07-06

II your chest measure 10 ~, "a
coat would be = little uncomfortable
and would cause some comment among
your friends. ls your advertising ex.
penditurs cut too small for your busi.
ness chest measurement
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-07-06
once kept a BOARDING House.

The ruling instinct is strong in a
thrifty housewife.
my DEAR" said the husband, who
had to tell his wife that he had failed,
"the wolf is at the door,"
"Tell him to wipe his feet" said she,
absently. Bulletin.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-07-06

bly, 1000 graffiti referring to the cleo
tion) thought II worth while to write
up on his house wall, or in some pub
lie place his views as 70 the merits Of
the candidates.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-07-06
NOTICE.

All parties having bills against the
Fourth of July committee. please send
them in at once.
G. H. ABERCRoMBIE,
Secretary.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-22
PUBLIC CHARITY MOVE.
Call for Meeting at Which Such an
Association is to be- Organized,

An organized effort to shut out graft
ers In the work Of carrying ON the cltys
charity is being made. For the pur-
pose Of enlisting thesupport Of all people
interested In charitable effort, a meet
ing has been called to convene in the
Salt Lake Theater Sunday afternoon at
4 o'clock, following preliminary meet
ings OF Salvation Army officers and 9TH
er people interested in protecting char
lty workers from imposition. The fol-
lowing call has been issued for the
meeting
We the undersigned, citizens Of salt
Lake city believing that there should
be an organization whose business II rs
TO Systematically dispense charity TO
needy persons and 20 investigate all
cases that may apply for charity, as
well as 20 help all existing organl2aa
tluns to more effectually conduct the
charity work OF the city do hereby eX-
press ourselvse as In sympathy with
the proposed Salt Lake Charity assocla-
ton and agree TO lend TO II our moral
and financial support
We therefore call for mass meeting
10 be held IN the Salt Lake Theater ON
Sunday afternoon, oct %. 40 O'Clock
for the purpose Of perfecting such an
organization.
w. II. Tlbbals, Thomas Weir, Arthur
l.. Thomas. Simon Bamberger s. g,
futile. f. A. DIuehl J. Il Gardner. H.
Park. l.. e. Hall w a. Nelden, John
]. Daly. q. n. Mcmahon, Russell l..
Tracy. j. u. Wood, W NJ Rash. Lester,
d. Freed, Charles G. Plummer, Wm.
Igleheart. j. c, Leary Thomas Homer
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-22
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SOCIAL AND
PER SONAL.

Tonight Mr. Lewis Mccormick Will
give a dinner at the Country club I'm
honor Of Count Leon Laborde and Phil.
lip Livermore,
Mrs. j. 7. Harris win leave shortly
for New York, where ahe viii spend
several weeks.
Mrs. NJ a, Breeder gave an informal
luncheon yesterday I'm honor Of Mrs,
Josh Grant Of Ogden
The wedding of Miss Hannah Holt
and MI John W Wilde took place on
Wednesday last, the ceremony being
performed In the Temple by President
John Il, Winder In the evening re-
ception was held at the nome Of Mrs,
7. r., Green at Forest Dale. The rooms
were bright with autumn leaves and
flowers the table being decorated with
white cosmos and dahllas. About 80
guests were present
A number OF salt Lakes popular
clubs that have been giving semi week.
ly dancing parties the past few seasons,
are going to discontinue them and IN
place meet as a club at the Christen.
sen Wednesday. Informal soiree every
other week Two or three Of the clubs
have already decided on this and have
made the necessary arrangements,
The marriage Of Mary II. Richard.
son and A. W. Nelson took place Tues
day evening at the home Of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Richard
son, Bishop c. r. Margetts officiating,
Nearly a hundred guests were present
at the reception, and many beautiful
presents were received Mr. and Mrs
Nelson will be at home TO their friends
after Nov, Is at i62 south Second West
street.
Mr.. and Mrs Wertheimer and daugh-
ter have returned from Portland.
Mrs. Cora S. Dixon has returned from
two weeks visit in Denver.
At the meeting OF the Daughters OF
the Confederacy yesterday the follow
ing officers We're elected Mrs. T, ID.
Pitt, president, Mrs Matte 3. Prosser,
secretary; Mrs, w, c. Hall, treasurer,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-22
SALOON MIXUP.
Italians Indulge In q Rough-Houso
Affair on State Street

There was a lively mlx-up IN the Sem
ate saloon % Commercial street yea
terday afternoon, I'm which bottles.
glasses and a gun play figured The
trouble originated between two italian
brothers named respectively James aud
Frank Tedesco, AS rs usual tn such
cases the innocent man got the worst
Of H. while q spectator named Mauro
Is nursing a huge bump that would
puzzle a phrenologist owing TO his head
stopping a bottle In flight across the
room.
1t was very strenuous AFFAIR while
It lasted, and bottles and glasses few
In an directions, While both principals
were badly cut and bruised, Frank got
the worst OF II. and sustained bad cut
on the head He then thought IL was
time TO hunt gun, and proceeded to
run upstairs after one. As he came
down into the street, n0uushlug his
weapon he fell into the arms of capt
BurbIdge who promptly collared both
him and his brother James, ON arriv.
Ing at the police station put up the
necessary SEQ bail. while his brother
who had not cent was locked up
The police We're unable to- learn The
cause Of the trouble. for the reason that
none Of the blue coats can talk Italian
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-22

patterned after US, how much must
be and viii be accomplished az III Paso
Texas, where we win all be received
with their Well-kuoWn southern hospi-
tally and viii be treated to tourna-
ment Of O!atory and debate, for which
the south Is celebrated and which viii
keep irrigation, reclamation and stor-
ing the floods and preserving the for.
est In the van, as the now foremost
question before the American public,
We OF Utah should have a brilliant
and numerous representation, Hotel
facilities and entertainment viii be first
class, the railroads also making low ex.
cursion rates. The Colorado Southern
viii, so | am Informed, place at least
two Pullman cars at our disposition
and If necessary will give us a special
train. Now let us all pun together
and make a good showing keeping ever
IN view that irrigation means more to
Titan than anything else.
Respectfully yours,
FRED j. KIESEL
Member OF Executive Committee
Twelfth Nat. Irr Congress
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-22
SHEEP QUARANTINE CASE.
Attorneys Are Home and Matter is
Under Judicial Consideration.

Tho attorneys IN the sheep damage
case at rooele have returned TO this
city, awaiting the action Of Judge
Morse, who has taken the matter under
Amusement The plaintiffs are Peter
~ Cart Royal b, CART and Samuel
Gncs, whose sheep. numbering about
5000 were Quarantined In April, 1903
by Deputy Sheep Inspector James r.
Sharp on their being found with scab
Plaintiffs allege that Sharp guaranteed
the sheep where there was nothing but
gIeasewood and bad water, from which
many OF the animals slckened and died
The defense claims that the sheep had
been sheared the previous day, and that
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-22

The local Democracy a IN city
Monday evening No than
Of New York is be the SPEAKER The
by Hon H. Richards be of
presumably IIelis
Mr. Cochran Is the the Pacific
Thirwnd campaign the places
direct answer to Senator Fairbanks the Republican voeiena
date lie Is known throughout the United
ndc ana able speaker Cochran ny years
lawyer by profession lie educated Ireland
the United States IN 1871 taught school
principal OF large educational county,
York then lawyer becoming prominent politics
city made noteworthy speeches national Democratic
and 1892 opposing vigorously the nomination Of Ccand
Congress from 1891 to 1895, a Democrat
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-22
OF INTEREST TO UTAHNs.
Former Military Musician Here Comes
Home With Honor and Credit,

The last number Of the Army and Navy
Register publishes the following relative
to the bandmaster Of tho Eighteenth In
fantry which viii be Of interest In this
state because one battalion Of that regI-
ment was formerly stationed at Fort
Douglas, and two other companies were
stationed at Duchesne, while the colonel
Of the regiment was for n time In COM
mand Of this department.
Cnitf Mus Theodore A Wurm. having
been ordered To- the United states with
view "a his retirement from active SER
vice, the rcgmcntal commander takes
this opportunity to make Of record the
very high regard entertained by him ana
also by the regiment for Mr. Wurm both
as a soldier and MUSICIAN. Mr. Wurms
entire service has been I'm this regiment
having enlisted In April 1879, and being
made chief MUSICIAN IN July, 1888 He Is
today the only man IN the regiment who
has served so long with H. During all
this time MI. Wurms character has been
excellent and he has always had the
respect Of all serving with hm-a most
enyiahle record and one showing what
may De accomplished by n jealous and
constant attention 20 duty The regiment
wishes him many years Of continued sue
cess
The heaquattcrs Of the Eighteenth IN
fantry and the entire regiment Of u com.
paniCs are now at Manila,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-22
Hawaiian Officials Resign.

Honolulu oct 2l-Gov. Carter has
accepted the designations OF High
Sheriff a, NJ. Brown and Deputy G. +.
ChilIangsworih ON account Of dlssatIs-
faction over the uon-eutorcement of the
liquor and gambling laws G.. Halter
% Pinkow0n man. has been Investigate
ing here for some time at Gov. Car
t,rs request William Henry has been
appointed night sheriff and Halter day
sheriff Detectives ana captains are
rosIgninR and there will be- reorgan-
ilatou OF the police force OF the ter
rtOry.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-22
HUNTINGTON RESERVOIR.
State Engineer Sends Deputy to In
vestigate and Report on Site

The state engineer has sent a depu-
ty to Carbon county 10 make surveys
and estimates on the proposed Hunting.
ton reservoir site. This Is one Of the
two great reservoirs intended by the
Legislature to be built. the other being
the Stra wberry reservoir. The state
engineer recommends passage by the
Legislature Of a reclamation act pat
termed after the government act, per-
hitting landowners 10 repay actual cost
In 10 annual payments without inter-
est