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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-02-21
BIG SHELTER
IS BUILDING
VIII Be Ready for Alaska Smelt.
ing Company by End Of
the Month.
PLANT WILL BE UP TO DATE
------
idea Is To Have Smelter In OPP
eration By Spring-Forty
Tons Copper Per Day
20 BE Worked.
PLANT WILL BE UP TO DATE

Spokane, Feb. 20.---The smelter
which the Alaska Smelling & Refining
Company Is erecting at Hadley, Prince
OF Wales island, is expected to be CON-
pieted by the end OF the month. The
furnaces will be blown in either In
April or May. The plant has been built
primarily with view OF treating the
low grade copper and gold ores Of
southeastern Alaska. Paul Johnson.
who was recently in New York on bus
mess In connection with the smelter.
states that the plant viii surely begin
work in the spring.
"rhis smelter win probably be the
most up-to-date plant in the country.
says Mr.. Johnson. 1T "a the finest
that ever built and have constructs
ed number Of them throughout the
country. Our blast furnace win handle
from 400 to 500 tons Of ore a day. and
win have capacity OF 1000 tons per
day. At first We VIII ship matte, but
expect to put In converter works and
we VIII turn out blister copper.
There are very large bodies Of cop
per and gold bearing quartz ore In
southeastern Alaska, which win supply
the smelter. We have at one place a
vein $50 feet wide and runs from to 8
per cent in copper and carries from 81
10 SIS In gold and two ounces Of silver.
We will have our own barges and
steamers to bring the ore from the
mainland to the smeiter. We have
three or four hundred thousand tons OF
ore In sight.
"The climate is milder than in spo-
kane, and there will be no difficulty
about operating all winter. We viii
get our coke from wilkerson and bring
Il up in our own ships The cost OF
smelling will be lower than any place
In the country, though do not care to
give out the exact figures.
"As we shall turn out about 40 tons
Of copper day the company is figur-
ing on erecting its own electrolytic re-
fining works near Seattle and creating
n market for our product In the west.
There are numerous electrolytic plants
In the east but none In this part Of
the country. We have no telegraphic
as yet. but win install
The MarconI system from Port Simpson,
which Is 75 miles from Hadley.'
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-02-21
YOUNG LADIES IN COREA
ARE THOUGHT TO BE SAFE

Seattle, FEB. is.-Judge Henry q.
struye. whose two daughters are in
Korea, and regarding whose safety he
wrothe to the state department, has re-
ceiyed letter from Secretary HAY
stating that his relatives would be
looked out for by the American consul
at Seoul, and that everything possible
would be done TO insure their safety
during the present troubles.
A letter has also been received BY
the Judge from Miss Mary l. struve,
written under the date Of January /.
In which no mention was made of the
disorganized state o. the country, ana
the Judge considers that the two women
are sufficiently. removed from the scene
Of disorder to render them at least COM
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-02-21
Deny Freight Blockade.

New York, Feb. 20. -oGIciais Of
northern railroads terminating here
deny the extensively circulated reports
OF freight blockade on their lines.
Merchants are complaining Of delay In
shipments, especially -four from Buff
falo, but the railroad men declare there
is no extensive blockade and such con-
gestion as does exist Is due only TO the
unusually severe weather conditions.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-02-21

Iects all the mail he can and takes Ii
70 the Cincinnati postoffice. thereby de-
priying the Terrace Park postofice OF
big part Of It's legitimate business.
conllin Is protesting, but UP to date
has not found a way Of stopping Geg-
ner. II is also claimed that while Geg-
ner was postmaster the receipts were
such that the position paid about $500
a year. Since then there has been 50
much Of decrease that 5000 win Be
about the Limit salary.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-02-21

paratively safe. From the tone ef
both the letter from Secretary Hay gnd
the one from mis- daughter. judge
struye thinks that the American con-
sui is fully able to cope with the sit
uation- and he is no longer worrying
over the safety Of his daughters.
Harry p Meserve. formerly cashier
Of the Merchants National Bank Of
Seattle, his wife. who was formerly
Miss struve, Miss Mary L. struve. and
Miss LaceIle Macclusky are the rela-
tives Of Judge struve. and whose In
terests are being looked out for by
the government. Mr.. Meserve is the
Of Leigh Hunts big Korean
mining commissions, and IL located
about 50 miles from Seoul.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-02-21
NORTHERN PACIFIC
Time Card OF Trains
PORTLAND

PORTLAND
Leaves Arrives
Puget Sound Limlted.7;fb . m s:sS . m
Kansas City-st Louis
Special ...........1l:10 a m .e:46 . m
North Coast Limited $50 . m TOO Q m
Tacoma and Seattle Night
Express ..".,..ll:46 . m Sos , n
Take Puget Sound Limited or North
Coast Limited for Gray's Harber points
Take Puget Sound Limited for olym.
p.a direct
Teke Puget Sound Limited or Kan
sas City-St. Louis Special for pOintn
on South Bend branch.
Double daily train service ON 0ray's
Harbor branch.
Four trains daily between Portland.
Tacorna and Seattle
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-02-21
If WOMEN oNIL KNEW
What a Heap Of Happiness il WOul
Bring to Astoria Homes.

/ Bring to Astoria Homes.
Hard to do housework with an ach-
ing back
Hours Of misery at leisure or at work
II women only knew the cause
BacIkache pains come from sick kid
neys
Doan's Kidney Pills will cure 1t.
Astoria people endorse this
| Mrs. d. Murphw. widow. who lives at
as5 Ivon street. Portland. says: "Years
ago when living in Kansas was great
Ily troubled with kidney complaint. At
that time was, might say, perfectly
helpless for months, but In time II wore
away as mysteriously as It came. It
did not bother me again until last fall,
when there was every symptom of its
return, and knowing what had sut-
fered formerly began to look a;cund
for something to check It, and on look
ing over the paper l noticed Doans
Kidney Pills highly recommended, so
| procured them and took them as di-
rected. It only required few days
treatment to ward off the attack. Since
then / have recommended Doan's Kid
ney Pills to number Of my friends"
Plenty more proof like this from AS
tora people. Call at the drug store Of
Charles Rogers and ask what his GUS
toners reort.
For sale by all dealers Price, 50
cents box, Foster Milburn Co, Buff
falo, N. Y, sole agents for the U. $.
Remember the name Doan's and take
no other.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-02-21
Mysterious Circumstances.

one was pale and sallow and tn
other fresh and rosy. Whence the diff
ference? She who is blushing with
health uses DR.. Kings New Life PIN
10 maintain it. BY gently arousing II
lazy organs they compell good diges
tion and head on constipation. Try
them. only % cents at Charles Roger
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-02-21

The horror OF this awful disease
can never be told. The one who con-
tracts it suffers in body and mind,
and if the poison is not eradicated
transmits the taint to his children,
and Contagious Blood Poison thus
becomes responsible for many of the
Ills Of childhood-Skin Eruptions,
Catarrhal Troubles, Sore Eyes, Scalp
Disease, White Swelling, Scrofula
and others just as bad. S. S. S., the
great vegetable blood purifier and
tonic, has long been recognized as a
radical and safe cure for Contagious
Blood Poison. 1t counteracts the
deadly virus and cleanses and puri-
fes the diseased blood, and under its
tonic effects the general health i'm
proves and soon all signs Of blood
poison are gone. The strong miner
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-02-21
ARMAMENT FOR HALIFAX.

Every Incoming Steamer Lands Hi
Guns and Explosives.
New York, Feb. 49, During the past
six months every steamer belonging 10
the Furness line arriving at this port
has landed explosives and big guns.
says q World dispatch from Halifax,
N. =. They were distributed among
the harbor fortihcations. The shift of
workmen employed until recently was
the largest In the history OF the garri-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-02-21
As OLD As
THEPYRAMID,

That blood poison existed among the ancients has
been proven beyond question has been traced back
thousands Of years, and is old the Pyramids This
bighhng curse has been handed down from nation to
nation and from individual to individual till it has
spread to all parts of the world
Contagious blood poison, as it is called in modern
times, begins with small sore ulcer through which
the virus enters the blood This is followed by ua
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-02-21

nation and swelling o. the glands o the gons eruption breaks out
on the the mouth the liberated
disease takes deeper hold and the blood becomes more Thoroughly
injected the hair and eyebrows drop out the skin spotted with
ored spotch the bones and muscles
th monster scourge there not sound spot the body
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-02-21
HAD ALL THE SYMPTOMS.


HAD ALL THE SYMPTOMS.
Dear Sirs:
Asa result OF serious blood disordeR
my ntood became poisoned and / anf.
Tered severely with Rheumatism and
other symptoms not necessary to men.
ton; A friend Of mine told me that he
haa been cured Of my trouble by 8. s.. 81,
ana upon his Recommendation I began
lts use. After using il for some time my
poison and made pure and strona aRafn-
wish also to speak OF its tonic prop.
critics, While purging my blood Of
Smpuritles, It built up my general
health, improved my appetite, gave me
increased strength and felt better In
am . great believer In s. s. g., ana
OF blood medicine,
Yours very truly,
ROBBERY M. zWE1TZIG /
b36 Walnut st., Lebanon, Pa.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-29

OF the 400 barons In the British
House of Lords about dozen of them
date back to 400, the earliest being
1864. The Oldest family In. the British
Isles is the Mar family in Scotland
1898. The Campbel's, Of Argyle, be
gan is 1880. Talleyrand dates from
1109, and Bismarck from 1870. The
Grosvenor family, the Duke Of West
minister, 1906; the Austrian house OF
Hapsburg goes back to 95o, and the
rouse Of Bourbon to S64. The descend.
ants Of Mohammed, born $40, are all
registered carefully and authorita.
lively in book in Mecca by a chief
Of the family. Little or no doubt ex.
lists of the absolute authenticity of the
long line Of Mohammed's descendants.
In China there are many old families,
also among the Jews. But In point of
pedegrees the Mikado of Japan has a
unique record. His place has been
filed by members Of his family for
more than $500 years. The present
Mikado is the 1920 in the line. The
first one was contemporary with Ne
buchadnezzar 6G6 years before Christ.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-29
HAS Philippine EXHIBITS.
Ocean Liner From the Orient Carries
Enormous Cargo.

The oriental liner Indrasamha has
arrived at Astoria, Oregon, after a run
Of "a days from Manila. She has on
board the big Philippine exhibit for
he st. Louis exposition. 1t consists
Of over 1000 tons of philippine pro-
ducts, old cannon and materials for
building a typical Philippine village
at St. Louis. 1t is very interesting
item in the big liners cargo, not only
for its historical value, but on account
If its size. Owing to the great bulk
of the consignment it will require five
special trains OF about 80 cars each.
As soon as the steamship reaches port
the exhibit will be rushed aboard these
trains Immediately on arrival and
started eastward with as little delay
as possible.
The big item is not the only "spe-
cial train" consignment on the liner,
for she also has aboard the largest
consignment of silk ever brought to
this port. 1t is valued at nearly $1,000,
100 and for this reason will be given
precedence over the other freight and
sent out by special express trains.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-29
CHICAGO MASONIC TEMPLE FIRE.
Great Excitement Among 1000 occu-
pants,


Chicago.-Fire broke out recently
during the afternoon in the Masonic
Temple, a 20 story skyscraper, one
square east OF the Iroquois theater
Owing to the fact that upwards of
1000 people occupy the offices and
stores in the giant structure the fire
caused great excitement.
The series of elevators surrounding
the rotunda in the center of the build
ing continued to run while the smoke
and flames issued from the windows
in the fifth story, where the fire orig
mated. The people were removed
from the upper hoors as rapidly as
possible.
Great crowds Of spectators quickly
surrounded the temple, being drawn
from State street and adjoining thor
oughfares. The sight of the majestic
structure through the clouds Of smoke
and flames was one to be remembered.
Firemen were summoned by an
alarm automatically sent in from the
rooms in which the fire began. The
bremen quickly made connection with
the stationary standpipe in the build
ing. Immediately tons of water flood
ed the floors where the smoke and
blaze were thickest. The danger was
increased by the suspected presence
of quantity OF chemicals which oc-
cupants declared were stored near the
place where lne flames originated.
Occupants of the building. warned
by the suffocating clouds Of smoke
that arose from the rotunda and pen
etrated every corridor, lost no time in
making efforts tor safe exits. Guards
were stationed at each elevator land
ing on every floor and the panic
stricken people were hurried from the
building.
The origin Of the fire was in an ex-
plosion of chemicals in an office on the
fifth floor. The explosion was suf.
fcient notice Of danger to the occu.
pants of me floors Immediately above
and below, but was unheard by hun
dreds of other persons In the vast
structure, who received their warming
when suddenly confronted with walls
of dense smoke.
Several persons were injured, but
no one was Killed.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-29
WHITAKER WRIGHT
DIES SUDDENLY

London, Jan. 27.-The trail of Whit
aker Wright ended in tragedy.
Within an hour of being found guilty
and sentenced to seven years penal ser.
yitude-the most severe sentence the
law allows for the fraud of which he
was convicted - the financier whose
COLOSSAL dealingings have created a
sensation on both sides of the Atlantic,
lies dead in the anteroom of the court.
Whether sudden death was due to
heart disease following the excitement
of the trail, as announced by the direc-
tors, or by poison as grimly limited at
by his friends, is still undecided and
possibly will not be ascertained until
the coroner's verdict.
Standing with his hands in this poe
kets, looking very pale, but not SO anx-
ious as during the judges severe sum-
ming up, Wright heard the judges s
condemnation and sentence without the
apparent excitement. He quietly pro-
testedd his innocence in firm, clear, aud
BILE voice throughout the room, left
the court in company with his solicit
tor and was arranging for the future
OF his wife aud family, when he sud-
denly fell and expired without another
word.
Without exception the London papers
express satisfaction with the salutary
vindication of the law in the case OF
Whitaker Wright, and admit the just
Eice of the verdict and of the sentence.
Mrs. Wright, the dead mans wife,
IS an American. She now lies ill at
the magnificent country home which
Wright had in Surrey.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-29
FIRE AT LEAv ENWoRTH, WASH.
Entire Town Threatened-High Wind
Blew.

Leavenworth, Wash, Jan. 25.-Fire
has destroyed six buildings and. fan
ned by strong wind. for time threat
ened the entire town. The loss Is be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000. Only a
small portion of the damage was COW
cred by insurance.
The whole town turned out to fight
the flames and it was only by vigorous
work that the fire was prevented from
spreading further than it did. The
Great Northern employees we're called
out to save the depot and other COM
pany property. The snow, which is
two feet deep on the ground and the
roofs of the buildings, proved an ef'
fcient weapon against the flames.
The fire broke out about a. m.
in the ballroom owned by Adams &
Burke.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-29
over |5OL|vES BL0T7ED OUT.
COAL MINE EXPLOSION NEAR
cHEsWICK, PENNSYLVANIA.
Air Avenues of Escape for the Work
men Were Blocked Impossible to
Make a Quick Rescue Explosion
Sounded Like Thunder Roar All
Help Possible Sent to The Mine'

Pittsburg Jan. 26.-Between 40 ana
,5o men were entomed by an explosion
in the shaft Of the Harwick Coal COM
many near Cheswick. j.
None of them had been rescued az
ppoon, and it is believed that many OF
them are were either killed outright by
tho exnlosion or have been suffocated
by the gas.
Two hundred men are at work trying
m l;herate the men imprisoned inside.
About 200 men are employed at inc
mine. $50 working inside and the 10
mainder on the tipple. With itud
report like a thunderclap the wood
work of the tipple gave way.
The shaft was filled with rocks and
earth completely shutting off all means
of escape for those in the mine.
Whether the explosion Occurred az
tho farthest extremity of the mine and
killed the men by conclusion OF
,ybether it occurred nearer the shall
and imprisoned the men is not KNOWN
There have oeen no means as yet OF
frd;np the exact nature of the disaster
and the number of men killed. IL the
main entrance can not be cleaned out
so that the men can get fresh air all
will have haze persisted in the course OF
a few hours. Help was summoned
from all sources available and as many
men are assisting in the work OF the
rescue as can conviently work here.
Half dozen men working near the
mouth Of the pit, on the triple, were
caught in the wreckage and number
were seriously injured.
Superintendent George Sheets, as
soon at he heard OF the accident, tele-
phoned to Cheswick and Springdale for
assistance. Cans of workmen were
sent in responses and physicians have
rushed to the scene to take care OF the
di INJURED. The mine is about mile
from Cheswick and was opened about
two years ago. The company is opera
ted by Cleveland capitalists The mine,
it is stated, has always been gaseous
one, but there has been no serious trou-
BILE there before today.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-29

The heart of Brittany never changes.
but Its face Is rapidly losing many Of
Its prominent characteristics with the
leveling influence of the French repub-
lie. 1t is only far out Of the beaten
track, now. or on special occasions like
fetes, that you see universally the cos
tunes and customs of the old Armori-
can peninsula. Only an hours journey
from Quimper, the modernized chief
town of Flnistere, and you are among
the Bigoudines. people whose dress
suggests the Eskimos and Chinese,
whose faces are strongly Mongolian in
type, and who In language, customs
and beliefs seem to have no relation
with the rest of France. More and
more the picturesque problem they pre-
sent is coming to attract attention. Ar
lists. students and tourists alike are
fascinated by it.-Century.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-29
A FRIGHT IN THE AIT.

SSS|>S~S<S~SS~
Men who climb steeples and venture
out on rickety Cornices and up trem-
ulous chimneys for living have good
control Of their nerves, and at critical
moments their self-possession does not
fail them. But they admit, says the
New York Sun. that they sometimes
get frightened. One of these steeple-
jacks gives recent case in point.
There was pretty lively wind. he
said. 1t wasn't much down on the
ground, but up where was. just be-
low the big gilt ball on Newark
church spire, It was pretty bothersome.
1t was all the time trying to whirl me
round and round the spre. The spire
wasn't more than five or six feet in cir
conference up where was. The paint
was nearly worn off. and actually the
winds had sort Of SCARED the spire in
circles, belt-like, from the constant
whirling round and round.
The wind pushed me and joggled me
for an hour or more. l should not
have gone up that morning, anyhow.
might have known it was too windy.
But l was anxious to get through, and
SO stuck to it.
At last this funny feeling. which
can't very well describe to anyone who
hasn't felt it. came down on me with a
rush. The blood went to NY head and
my ears buzzed. knew I'd got to get
out of that, so as carefully as I could
let myself down to the first window.
about forty feet below.
l crawed through somehow and sat
down on cross-beam. l suppose sat
there half an hour, resting and trying
to find myself. Then 1 went back and
worked my way up closer and closer
to the big gilt ball.
The scare was coming on again.
| when l happened to notice something
OF in the ball, which took my mind
off everything else.
1 saw an odd-looking hole in the ball
n sort of longsh hole, as II a big
worm had burrowed into the wood
but knew no worm ever got up there
and l could see that the hole had been
made since the ball was put up.
found another, and finally a third.
sat In my swing and examined
them curiously for some time befo,
I made them out. knew something
about the history of that church ant
its spire. and could figure that thai
ball had been there at least seventy
five years.
Then remembered that down in thu
green stretch beside the church til,
young folks of the city had gathered
on the night before the Fourth of Jul,
during the last seventy-dve years O.
so. They came with guns and pistols
and as thought Of this. I realized tina
these three holes were bullet-holes.
Well. thinking Of this. forgot al
about my fright, and did not think o.
it again until I was down on til,
ground; and don't know but tina
those bullet-holes saved my life.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-29
HELD FOR THE GRAND JURY.
Responsible for Big Big Fire in Iro'
quOise Th9ntre, Chicago.

chicago. Jan. 26-The coroner's jury
winch for three weeks has been listen
ing to evidence relating to the fire in
the lroquoise theatre has returned a
verdict by which the following persons
are held to await the action of the
grand jury:
Garter II. Harrison, mayor of Chi
"eago'; Will Davis, proprietor in part
ana manager of the theatre. George
Williams, building commissioner of the
o.'y; Edward Laughlin, building in
spector under Williams; William Sal.
N ters' hreman in the theatre; James E.
cummings, NUN, stage carpenter; William
.McMullen, who had charge of the lights
Wal MAJ caused the fire, and Fire Marshal
william H. Musham.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-29

San Juan. P. r., Jan. 25.-News re-
ceived here from good authority In
Santo Domingo says the entire force
under General Jiminez is being stead
fly driven from Dominican territory to-
ward the Haytien border.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-29

Vienna, Jan. 25.-A telegram from
Belgrade reports that Servians and
Montenegrins living abroad are en-
gagged in a vigorous agitation against
the Kargeorgevitch dynasty and have
even planned a conspiracy against
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-29
WOolley Appointed.

Washington, Jan. &c. On recon-
mendation of Senator Hepburn OF Ida
no, the president has again appointed
H. Smith Woolley, a former bishop of
the Mormon church, to be assayer of
the mint at Boise City, Idaho. The
president holds that it seemed evident
that the charges made against Woolley
were due to political bias.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-29
idaho Republican Convention,

nolse' Idaho, Jan. 27.-The republic
M an STATE committee today decided on
a aoscow as the place and August 10
a., 'ne date for the convention to select
1e'egates to the national convention.