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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-29
Trying TO Get Into Mountains
Where Their Artillery Could
Be Used Advantaseously
FIGHT AT MUKUEN UNLIKELY
Kuropatkin win Probably Re-
treat to Stronger Position ut
Tie Pass and There
Make Stand.

St. Petersburg, Sept 2S,--In summing
up the situation today the military ex-
pert of the Russ says ii is evident from
all indications at the front that the
japanese are engaged in a big turn
ing movement on the eastward. This
would give them the advantage of OPP
Grating largely in the mountains, to
which their artillery is better suited
than for movements in the open. But,
in the present movement, the units of
the japanese army are necessarily los
ing touch with one another. Their
strategic position is, therefore, less sat
isfactory than at Liao Yang.
The Russ says it is question wheth-
er decisive or even serious engage
ment will occur at Mukden. Such an
event will depend entirely upon Gen.
eral Kuropatkin's views as to the ex-
igencies of the situation.
However, one may rest certain" the
paper adds. that the sentimental ques-
ton of violation of the Chinese tombs
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-29
KENTUCKY MURDER MYSTERY,
Woman Found at Louisville With Her
Throat Cut.

Louisville. Ky, Sept, sS,--The police
are working on n murder mystery,
The other night the ltfeiess body Of
Mrs. Annie Porter was found in room
In a building being conducted by Frank
Echerle, EoAerle runs saloon on the
first floor and rents out rooms, In
the afternoon Mrs, Porter aud Il man
secured room, They ordered five
drinks of whisky within the next hour
or two. and nothing more was heard
from them till Echerle went to the
room about o'clock to arouse them.
The man was gone. The woman's
body was found leaning against the
foot of the bed, her arms partly thrown
over her head. Her throat had been
cut.
No weapon Of any kind could be
found. The murder had been COM
mitted without a sound, and a wash
basin showed where the murderer had
washed his hands and cleaned the
weapon with which the deed had been
After this he had quietly
left the house. being seen by no one,
The police are looking for William
Van Dalsen. a cabinetmaker He had
been living with the woman, and Is
said TO have threatened to kill her, He
has not been arrested,
A letter was turned over to the police
written by Van Dalsen to Mrs. Porter,
in which ne threatened to kill her and
the man with whom she was going.
This person is Hugh McKeown, who
turned the letter over to the police,
il having been given him by Mrs. Por-
ter.
Mrs. Porter was we'll known on the
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-29
BaIliet's Answer Filed.

San Francisco, Sept. 28.-Letson Bal
liet, who is being sued by the White
Swan Mines Company for the return
of 275,0O0 shares of stock, valued at 81
per share, filed an answer to the COM
plant yesterdaA In it he claims that
he was given the stock by the directors
of the company in compensation for
his services as mining engineer, and
that 1t was expressly understood that
the stock was to be non- -assessable.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-29

Point" Her maiden name was Fannie
Dalton, but she was married to a man
named John Porter in her early youth,
She did not live with him for any
length Of time, and after the separa-
tlon led wild life. For a time she
was supposed to be married to a man
named william Newcomb. She has a
boy about 9 years OF age, who Is now
living in Evansville. The woman has
no relatives other than the son, so far
as can be learned She was about %
years of age.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-29
Surety Companies to MERGE.

New York, Sept. 28.-Representatives
Of 20 casualties, liability and surety
companies all over the country nave
attended a meeting here to discuss the
desirability of forming national or
ganization. Eight companies which
were not represented sent letters. A
committee was appointed to work out
the details Of the organization. An
other meeting will be held October II
to hear the committees report.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-29
ONE WAY OF MAKING MONEY!
Swirdlers Have Been Selling Fake De.
crees Over the Country.

Seattle, Sept 9S.--I1D u, degrees
from the University Of Washington
have been placed on the market in east
ern cities. and largo numbers have been
sold At from S. to $40 apiece by a
firm Of swindlirg shayps who deal In
fake degrees, according to commuutea-
tions from Washington. ID, c. received
by DR.. Thomas +. Kane. president Of
the university. In discussing the mat
ter he said;
Il have received letters from several
persons asking II II were true that we
were selling honorary degrees, Be
fore | had time to Investigate the mat
ter. however, read Of the arrest of
William Farr for the selling of false
degrees and the announcement that ne
had been summoned before the postal
authorities to show cause why he
should not be denied the right 10 use
the United States mails.
Among other established institu-
tions, however, besides the University
Of Washington l might mention the
Washington university of ST Louis
and the George washington university
Of Washington city, that have been
used by DR.. Farr in building up the
titled members of the Legal profession"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-29
PosTMAsTERs ORGANIZE.
Those Of Fourth Class to Make De-
nands on Government.

Lansing, Mich Sept. 2S.--A number
of the fourth class postmasters In the
Michigan Postmasters' Association
have met here and effected an organiza-
tion. The association favors the Or
ganization of a national league of
fourth class postmasters with state
and county auxiliary leagues, and the
enactment Of a law providing for the
payment by the government of the
items of rent, lights, etc, for fourth
class offices. 1t also is In favor of
civil service in fourth class offices.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-29

will not weigh with the Russian COM
mander. The public must wait pa
tiently few days in order to ascertain
whether there will be a big fight at
Mukden or whether the retreat will be
continued to the strong position at Tie
pass"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-29

society has been formed in the north
by the Koreans who are pro- Russian
In sentiment. with the object of atfill-
ating with the Tonghaks,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-29
KILLED BY PORTO RIcANs.
S. {. Damon Stabbed to Death While
DRIVING at Honolulu.

Honolulu, Sept. 2S.-S. E. Damon, a
member of a prominent local family
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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-03-19
MAKE NEW CLIMBING eEcoRDs.
HimaIayan Peaks Assembled by Adven.
tIrous Mountaineers.

Mountaineering records have re-
Gently been broken in two respects
in the Hunza Magyar peaks of the Him
alayas, on the northwest frontier of
India, says the Chicago News. For
four years past MI. and Mrs. Bullock
Workman have been carrying on
climbing operations in those parts
with the aid of Swiss guides, and Aug.
~ last DR.. Workman and two guides
climbed an unnamed peak near the
Chogo Loongma glacier to a height Of
1884 feet. They did not quite reach
the top, but this is higher than the
previous worlds record, which is the
summit of Aconcagua, in the Andes.
23,0S3 feet. Mount Everest, however,
the highest peak in the world, still re-
mains unconquered. On the same day
Mrs. Bullock Workman reached a
height Of 22,568 feet, which. breaks
the previous record for wornen-held
by herself by 1868 feet. Mrs. Work
man is mild-looking and middle aged,
with gray hair and a by no means ath:
letic figure.
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Abuse by Proxy.

Although posing as one Of those un.
:erestrial judges who have never heard
81. a music. hall and are wholly, unac.
quainted with slang, Lord Coleridge
not above enjoying an occasional
touch of Billingsgate when applied to
any individual whom he did not par.
ticularly effect. One of his learned
brethren with whom he was on in.
innate terms was one day abusing a
fellow puisne who happened to be es-
pecially repugnant to them both in
language the reverse of parliamentary.
Coleridge listened to the opprobrious
appellations with bland satisfaction
and then unctuously observed: II ami
not addicted to expressions of that
kind myself, but would you mind say
ing it again."
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CONTEST NOTICE.
department of the Interior.
United States Land Office, Bismarck, N. OAK.

department of the Interior,
United States Land Office, Bismarck, N. Dak,,
Dec. 10. 1908.
A sufficient contest affidavit having been
filed in this Office by Joseph Replogle contest
ant, against Homestead entry No. 1924, made
Oct. 26, 1901, for sw4 Of section IA, township
81 y. range g ". by John e; Gordon contes-
tee, In which it is .alleged that claimant has
wholly abandoned said tract Of land: that he
has changed his residence therefr0m for more
for more than six months last past, that there
are no improvements upon said land excepting
a single board shanty 16x12 feet with cracks all
through and entirely uninhabitable. and that
said default is not due to his employment in the
U. =. army or navy in time of war; said parties
evidence touching sal d allegation at 10 O'Clock
q. NJ. on April 0. 1901, before Rose A. Ward,
q notary public, at her office in Underwood, N.
Dak., and that final hearing will be held at 2
O'Clock p. m. on April 10, 1904. before the
Register and Receiver. at the United States
Land Office in Bismarck, n. d.
The contestant having. In . proper affidavit,
filed Feb. "a, 1901, set forth facts which show
that after due diligence personal service of
this notice can not be made, ii is hereby ordered
and directed that such notice be given by due
and proper publication.
John Satterlcnd,
inch Receiver.
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THE PRODUCTION OF COLOR.
Manner of Production Remains
Mystery to Scientists.

In what way colors are produced is
q mystery still. The varied hues of
the urrivaled American beauty are
formed from the black soil. Endless
are the colors produced from coal tar.
But how no scientist can say. Why
it Is that in the zenith we have, in
fine weather, a deep, rich blue is per-
maps not generally known. There is
always above us a haze, however fine.
This haze is the aggregate Of the
finest combination of moisture on dust
particles. And water is blue; even
when distilled blue is its inherent col
or. Accordingly the deep blue color
in the upper heavens is caused by
the light through depth Of fine haze.
If there was no haze above us the
sky would be black-that Isl We would
be looking into the %blackness of lin
itless space.
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!. CONTEST NOTICE.
Department Of. the Interior

Department Of the Interior
United States Ian Once. Bismarck, N. ID.
March 4, 1904.
A sufficient contest affidavit having been filed
III this office by John j. Yuchene contestant.
against II mestead entry No. 1902 made June
II. 1902, for nj of swA Of section 81, NJ Of seA
section 20, township 14S, range So by John W.
Lillibridge contestee. in which it Is alleged that
said claimant has wholly abandoned said tract
that he has changed HIS residen e therefr0m
for more than six months last past and since
making said entry: and that said tract is not
settled upon and cultivated as required by law,
and that such default does now exist; and that
said alleged absence from the said land was not
due to his employment in the army, navy or
marine corps Of the United States as a private
soldier, officer, seaman or marine during the
war with Spain or during any other war in
which the United States may be engaged, said
parties are hereby notified to appear, respond
and offer evidence touching said allegation AZ
10 o'clock 9. m. on April ri, 1904. before Aug, E.
johnson. United States commissioner for the
district Of North DakOta at lis office in Wash
burn. North Dakota. and that tlnalhearing will
be held at 2 o'clock p. m. on Apri! 20. 1904, be-
fore the Register and Receiver at the United
Stltes land office in Bismarck, N. b.
Tit said contestant, having In a proper aoida-
Wit, flied Mch.4-7, 1894, set forth facts which
show that after due diligence personal service Of
this notice can not be made, 1t is hereby ordered
and directed that such notice be given by due
and proper publication.
s-1S John Satterlund. Receiver.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-03-19
Value Of Hop PILLOW.

We all know the medicinal value of
a hop pillow-the remedy for neural
gta and insomnia. To contrive a home
made pillow (and what an acceptable
gift for an invalid!) it is best to use
the hops died in the sun. Pick the
heads to pieces and be careful only
to keep the petals, and to remove all
hard substances. 1t is necessary ito
I'LL a soft muslin pillow-case first to
slip in the linen one, which will, Of
course. require changing. For day use
have an artistic cover embroidered
with hop clusters and introduce a
quaint touch by working on it the
words Natures sweet restorer-
balmy Sleep"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-03-19
Sudden Mental Recovery.

A case is recorded by DR.. Pinel of a
man who vas sc greatly affected by
some losses in trade that. he was in.
stantly deprived. Of all his mental fac.
ulties. In this condition he remained
for five years. During that period he
took no notice of anything, never ex.
pressed a desire for food and only
partook Of it when 1t was actually
placed in his mouth. An attendan,
dressed him and then led him to his
sitting room. After such a heightened
period of idiocy he completely recov.
cred, and that as suddenly as he Lad
been afflicted.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-03-19
SEED WHEAT SELECTION.
Prof. BoIIey Explains About the Kind
Of Wheat to Use for Seed.

Prof. BoIIey Explains About the Kind
of Wheat to Use for Seed.
In reply to some inquiries from F.
o. Southland of Drayton, Prof. H. L..
,Bolley of the North Dakota agricul-
tural college writes:
Some time ago at the grain growers
convention President Worst handed
me a letter written by you to him ask
ing some questions regarding wheat.
It would have been answered sooner.
but by accident was mislaid.
First-As to whether your neighbor
the big grains OF wheat each year for
sowing purpose o riot is in part east
y answered. You say he thinks, and
some of his %neighbors think, that it
was a mistake to sow only large seed,
and that he presents the theory that
the large grain of wheat represents
the male element or character in the
wheat crop, and hence for this reason
one could not expect the crop to be
productive. l may say at once that
this theory is wholly %untenable. The
wheat plant by nature is self (close)
fertilizing; that is, if you should plant
only one grain Of wheat in a country
wholly isolated from all other wheat,
and take care of that plant, you
could expect that plant to produce a
crop of seed from it's own self-fertili-
cation. All this is to say that each
flower in a head of wheat is male and
female in itself and takes care of its
own fertilization. Just why your in
formant had poor success in using
large grains Of wheat it is not pos
sible to explain without knowing all
of the facts which it is evident are
only guessed at. That is to say, there
are a great number. of conditions
which might have prevented his crop
from being good which might, not be
referred to the seed alone. Cretain
it is that by. selecting, the largest,
plumpest, hardest berries of wheat,
u experiment stations have devel-
oped our best grades of wheat. Ex-
tensiye producers of wheat in every
region of the world rely upon select
ing the best, usually the. largest seeds
for sowing. In this connection it Is
always an important matter that these
large seeds are due to normal condl'
tiors. It is very easy to have a large,
soft. weathered seed which is bad;
that is, it is possible that all the seed
wheat might be made up of large, soft,
injured grains, and thus be unable to
produce a frst-rate growth. In North
Dakota a small, hard, amber-colored
grain of wheat may always be con-
sidered a better grain to use for seed
than a large, soft or spongy grain.
Second-As to your question, DO
tame oats that remain in the soil Tor
a year or two and grow voluntarily
become wild oats?" o. Tame oats
are bred too far away from their wild
ancestry to return SO easily. If an oat
grain has been so well preserved IN
the soil as not to decay, what diner
ent is it from one which has been pre-
served in the bin? If the yboth grow
they will both produce tame oats.
Wild oats grow from the seed of wild
oats. You rfriend must also remem-
her that wild oat seeds may as easily
remain in the ground a number OF
years without growing as the tame
ones. indeed, much o easily. as IL
il their natural environment.
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Nor1CE FOR PUBLICATION.

Land Office at Bismarck, N. d.. February24,, 1901
Notice is hereby given that the following
make fnai proof in support Of his claim. and
that said proof will be made before Aug. E,
johnson, q U. s. Commissioners for the district
n North TSli ba Pak1t on A ap liz Il, i G%se VIZ Z: "aS'0urn
John Mellin, Fl. E. No. 9O422.
for the lots 1 and s and southwest quarter of
section 6. township las. range 80.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence uDon and cultivation OF
said land, vk:-
William Reuter- and G.. +. Huston Of Darling.
n. d.. Nels Nels0nof Turtle Lake, N. d., and
I. l.. Britton of Darling. N. ID.
inch NJ. H. Jewell, Register.
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NOTICE FOR PUB LOCATION.
Department of the Interior

department of the Interior,
Land office at Bismarck, n. D.; April %. 1901
named settler has fled notice of his intention Il
make fi.lal proof in support Of. his claim. and
that sa /! proof will be made bafOre f.. A. Lamb
County Judge at Washburn, N. D., on April %
1904, viz:
James English, Jr.
for the neA swA and lot 8 of section 30. town
ship 146, "ange 81. -.
he names the sollowing witnesses to prove Ills
continuous residence upon and cultivation OF
said land. viz:
terson, Of Underwood, N. D., and Ed Force OF
Weller, n. D..
$50 M. H. Jewell, Register.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Land Office at Bismarck. N. d.. Feb. %, 1904.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice Of his intention t.
make final proofi in support of his. claim, an1
that said proof will be made before Aug. E.
Johnson.a U. S. COMMISSIONS for the district
Of North Dakota, at his Office at Washburn,
North dakota, OH April 16, 1904. viz:
for tile north east quarter Of section 90. town.
ship l45, range 60.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
Of said land, viz:
Henry Weise, John Weise, Pete Weise and
Jim Roam all of Washburn, North Dakota.
INCH M. H. Jewell, Register.
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e"-FoR SALE BYe
SO1EM &SELT WdShburn. ND
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Land Office at Bismarck, N. d. Feb. "a, 1904.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice Of her intention
claim. and that said proof will be made before
Aug. E. J0huson, a U. S. Commissioner for the
district Of North Dakota, at his office at Wash
barn, North Dakota. viz:
Esther E. Grannis, H. L. No. 2o325,
for the northeast quarter of section &c, town
ship JAG, range 81.
She names the following witnesses to prove
Of said land, viz:
l.. q. Brewster, N. w. Solenberger. John
Frank and Fred Grannis all of Hancock, N. d.
mch5 M. H. Jewell, Register.
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United States Land Office,
Bismarck. North Dakota, February IS, 1904
B LAND SALE

Notice is hereby given. that IN pursuance Of
instructions frohl the Commissioner of the
General Land Office, as contained in letter "C''
Of December IL, 1908, under authority vested in
him by section 2455 us. Revised Statutes, as
ruary &c, 1895 we willproceed to offer at public
sale at 10 O'Clock a. M. on the 18th day Of
April, 1904, at this office, the following tract Of
H., range Sc W, 5th p. n.
ANY and all persons claiming adversely the
above described land or any part thereof are
before tile day above designated for the com.
mencement Of said sale, otherwise their rights
will be forfeited.
M. H. Jewell. Register.
John Satterlund. Receiver. INCH 8
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For Sale onedark roar full blood
Shortborn bull. -Four years old
this spring. Guaranteed. For in
formation enquire at this Office or
Chris Hoy, Yucca, Oliver county.
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GOVERNMENT Wins MERGER CASE IN SUPREME COURT.
MERGER ORGANIZATION SWEPT OUT OF EXISTENCE
Justice Harlan, for a Majority of the Court, Declares the Merger Unlawful,
and Organized for the Sole an Only Purpose oft hrotting
Natural and Lawful Competition.
President James j.. Hill Declines to Talk at Present, but president Theadore
Roosevelt Declares Himself Delighted with the Decision
UNFOLDING Strenuous Governor VanSant.
United State sSumeme Court has decided that hem merger of the Great Northern and the Northern
Pacific railroad creates trust adH not legal Hviaatst the Sherman Antitrust Law which lis held to
apy t railroad Combinations of NM eharer Decision is cmnured in by Harlan, Brewer McKena
Day. Chief Justice Fuller and Justices White P@kham and Holmes dmsmted. Justice Brewer in
cmcuringg gives different reasons tmh lose given by others of the majority Thee decision was read by
Justice Harlan, who quoted the taGmoy of j. PiaTont Morgan to prove that the only bec of the
merger was to prevent omrehton Laws of Congress- are held ob supnne where they conflict with
laws of states ConhnEono of the defence that the only question involved was Their right to buy and sell
stock is ndcuhd Justice HARLAN says the pedchons of Financial disaster from nfacementof antitrust
laws are no. founded upon fact
President Ro@yete1 expresses hi pea"ne at the decision, and o'ngataats Attorney General
Knox Governor anSMt says "hEs is good news to greet fellow on his rHrn hme" as he had just
come in from a two weu v@ahon. James Hill, in New FORK comforting with dng stockholders,
would onys say that the properties of the Securities Company we're as good as ever Stock market of the
counhys show nc changer resulting from Asd eason and none are expected