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The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-06-16
THE WOMAN IN THE CASE.

The woman they saw was not by any
 means the woman of their imag-
 ination.
 That Hannah Elias had ever passed
 for Cuban or a Spanish woman was
 inconceivable. The woman who stood outside the railing in Magistrate om-
 mems court yesterday gave no evidence
 of possessing anything of beauty or att
 tractiveness. She looked every day of
 the S9 years she confessed.
 Short and stout. even dumpy, she
 possessed nothing more of a figure than badly made sofa cushion. Her clothes were cl1eaply fashioned and
 her hat was of the sort which the 'pul- ler-in'' of Division Street forces upon his customer.
 That she was not an octoroon or even
 a quadroon was plainly evident yester- day when she stood in the light from the large windows of the court room. She is darker than a mulatto, and her features are a strange blend of negro and Indian.
 | In her face there is much more of shrewd cunning and forceful character. than is shown in her photographs. The Hines are strong, the jaw slightly prog tnathous, the lips full, sensous and lcruel. The eyes were by far the most striking feature. They were a deep brown, brilliant and sparkling when angry. In them lurked, during the time occupied by the proceedings before Magistrate Ommens, a dull, sullen re sentiment. Her hands remained clasped on the rail in front of her, covered with valuable rings and great masses of jewels.
 Her hair is long and in kinky waves, Imassed over her face in pompadour.
 Her ears, lips and nose are typically lnegro-like but her hands and feet are small, thought not shapely. Her hands are short and the fingers puffily fat. She wore a black hat with pink rose buds. white waist with a green belt and a green tie. plaid checked skirt and short coat with gaudy arabesques ! in gilt coiling around the collar. Every i indication of taste or judgement in the selection of her clothes was lacking. The idea that this negress with her icopperish-yellow color, her camp. meeting clothing with it's glaring com
 binatonss of green and pink and pur- pie and her keg-like figure, playing the lpart of a Fifty-third Street Cleopatra, would be diverting and amusing were 1t
 not for the fact that back of it lurked an unpleasant domestic drama, and. from it developed a tragedy that caused l the city the loss of one of it's most valuable citizens.-N York American.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-06-16
Fate.

Oh, splendid is the graduate,
 He wears a new claw hammer, And happy is the graduate,
 Who hears the cheering clamor; He feels he is an orator.
 A statesman born and great, And his chest swel1s, as he mutters: Man is master of his fate" And weary is the graduate,
 With pick and shovel toiling, For haleyon days have wobbled past And life is naught but moiling; His back is bowed, his legs are weak. His chest does not inhate, He knows he has a master,
 And he calls that master, Fate"
 San Francisco News Letter
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-06-16
THE WEEKLY JOURNAL. Issued Thursdays. One Dollar Year.
ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations. Wants. Rents. and other small advertisements. One Cent Word each insertion. Five Cents Word for a full week.
 Display advertisements, per inch, one insertion, s1.2O; each subsequent inser- tion, 40 cents; one week, sS.2o; one month, s1o; one year, $40.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-06-16

There is an establishment in Brus- gels for teaching the lugubrious art of grave digging. It was founded by a cemetery company and was so success ful that it received official appreciation. All candidates for the post of sexton in Belgium must have been graduated at this unique academy.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-06-16

Aguinaldo is now living at Cavite in a fine house, with his considerable fam fly. in comfort and even luxury, appar- ently with good income from real es- tate investments, and in conspicuous harmony with the American admins tration of government. It is announce ed that he is coming to this country to see the Worlds fair at St. Louis during the summer, but if he comes he wont make a large stir.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-06-16

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The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-06-16

Signor Marconi modestly admits that the wireless system of telegraphy would be perfectly practicable for the pool room men, and that they will probably take advantage of it when it comes into common use. At the same time Signor Marconi wishes it understood that his company is in no respect. inferior nor ally to the Western Union, and will not aid in business which is against the interest of the public.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-06-16

There is now a bill before the Span ish Cortes, proposed by the Minister of Finance to encourage the cultivation of cotton. All land devoted to the rais- ing of cotton will be exempt for three years from all tax, both on land and on all improvements made, and all live stock used on the land; and for the next ten years the tax will only be the same as before the Improvements were made. This exemption only applies while the land is planted in cotton. Money prizes will be paid to those who obtain the best results.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-06-16

Concerning the late Professor Will helm His, the famous anatomist, Ma ture remarks that as he entered to lec- ture one was struck by the absence of those bodily features one expects in 8 German professor. He was Swiss by birth and education, having been born at Basel in 1881; in appearance he might have been an Englishman. His narrow, longish head, black hair, regu- lar profile, long sallow face and aer- vous temperament indicated his de- scent from a Celtic stock. He taught quietly, clearly and concisely, illustrat- ing his subject as he spoke by marvel ous drawing on the blackboard. He relegated lady students to the back bench. Long after the university doors were shut a light could be seen in the window of his private room, for to him work was also amusement.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-06-16

After four years of litigation Chicago has found out that her billboard ordi- nance is illegal. The decision says that lot owners have a right to erect on their premises any structure they please providing they do not imperil others. If they are safe the Common Council has no right to remove them. If bill boards are erected lawfully and with due regard to public safety, the license fee arbitrarily charged is illegal. The ordinance limits the length of billboards to fourteen feet, and requires that con gent shall be obtained for their erection from neighboring owners. This, the court decided, improperly takes away the right to do, within the limits of safety, as one pleases, and also puts one at the mercy and caprice of neighbors.
 Cascara bark peeling has become an active industry in the forests of west ern WaSHluStOHs lte Udfh lS tdhtil from the barberry and chittimwood trees that grow profusely in the Grays harbor district. It has a commercial value of s cents per pound. An ordinary tree yields from 50 to 100 pounds of the dried bark. Whole families are engaged in collecting the bark and selling to dealers. Some men make S5 day at the work. Entire sections are contract ed by Eastern buyers and peelers en- gagged to supply the bark. There is talk of petitioning the legislature to enact laws for preserving the trees, which are more valuable than any timber grown in the native forest. The bark is used for medicinal purposes. It is estimated that one pound of dry bark will make enough liquid extract to sell for $2 at wholesale.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-04

The Russian fleet in and about the Red sea is sur
prisingy active for fleet that is there only on su
erance says the N. Y. Tribune, 1t was compelled to
leave the neutral port of Djbut and to turn toward
home having received just enough coal to carry it
to the nearest home port But now it appears to be
cruising around the Red sea- trying to intercept sup
ply ships on their way to Japan Of course it has the
right to do So but the question inevitably arises
where is it making its base of supplies, and where win
it get more coal when it has used up the supply which
was to carry it homei As matters have turned out
the Japanese may now be wishing they had let the
Nishin and Kasuga remain in those waters to deal
with precisely such situation a sthis one. Now.
if presently the Japanese having cleared east Asia
waters of Russian ships, should send some of their
swift fighting machines around into the Red sea, or
even the Mediterranean, or indeed into the Baltic
ITSELF there would be occasion to sing with the Japs
of the lyric stage, Here s pretty how dye do"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-04

they can do more good by striving for civic improve
ment than by continually denouncing those forms
Of vice which we have mutually agreed to tolerate
The W. c. T. u. for instance, might make it its bust.
ness to get closer to the parents of such bad boys
as are now in the county Jail for youthful depreda-
tons If it would employ its energy in that direction
much benefit might ensue, There is work to be done
along this line, and with much better prospect of
permanent success,
So long as the city of Astoria tolerates indeed,
depends upon-other forms of vice. just so long viii
it be inconsistent for to attempt to prohibit prize
fighting
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-04

When woman whose husband has lost his money
playing ''21" at Erickson's, Portland resort, de-
manded return of the sum, the sympathy of most
people went out to her, and nearly every one was
happy to learn that she had been paid over the
amount, which she herself had earned But there
will be little sympathy for the woman who undertook
to administer thrashng to Peter Grant because of
his failure to Immediately separate himself from a
sum OF money said to have been lost by the woman 5
husband at the Portland Club. 1t would seem that
enterprising females have devised new system of
getting funds when in need and the plan will not
prove popular. Husbands who gamble away their
earnings should readily be restrained by wives Wig
orotis enough to beat up gambling men, This second
Portland case is decidedly poor imitation of the
real thing transprng at the time the first case
to public notice.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-04

Our estimable friend the Oregonan is again out
with denunciation of the knockers of Astoria,
Tacoma and Seattle" These knockers are said to
have DETAINED the Columbia river by ventilating the
fact that the transport Dix lost II days at the mouth
of the Columbia We'd like to know who started this
thing or Portland The 0regonian almost
daily ambasted the bar while the Dix was detained
here, with the intention of making it appear that
the bar and not the inland waterway was response
BILE for the delay. 1t now holds up the run of the
Buford as proof of its assertion that the river chan
mel will accommodate large vessels 1t will be observed
that the Buford was not detained at Astoria. but
had she been 30 hours on the trip down, as was the
case with the Dix, she might have missed good bar
and have been compelled to remain here for some
weeks The river is not one whit better than the bar
and that's all the alleged knockers have ever said
of it The Oregonian may set up the cry, "Stop
thief! - but it will deceive no one.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-04

So far as the neutrality of our government in the
Russo-Japanese war is concerned the pro-Russan
element need have little fear Our government will
maintain neutrality just as long as its interests are
not made to suffer In the meantime, its moral sup
port with the Japanese who are wagng the war Of
courage.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-04

The Oregonian and Salem Statesman are devoting
space to publication of events that transpired so
years ago. This sort of stuff will doubtless prove at
tractive to those persons who are not especially in
terested in the news.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-04

The sea wall will make Astoria great city. En-.
courage the committee of ten with prompt response
to its letter.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-04

Mr. Bryan has failed to betray any new idea i
anything he has said since his return from Europe
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-04

By her note to the powers Russia claims to have
gained diplomatic victory. Such victories do not
count much in war times, however
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-04

We trust the New York Commercial will succeed
in convincing its readers that it is not kindly dis
posed toward Mr.. Fritz Heinze, Of Montana.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-04

The Japanese are in excellent condition to nego
tiate treaties with Corea.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-11-19
DESTROYER BLOWN UP.
Russians Sink Vessel That BrOuqht
Dispatches From Port
Arthur.

Chefoo, Nov 1.-THE Russians
have blown up the torpedo boat des-
troyer Rastoropny, which reached Che
foo Yesterday from Port Arthur, hav-
ing run the blockade of japanese ships
in binding snowstorm. The Rus
slams, with the exception of one man,
left the destroyer during the afternoon.
This last man lit slow fuses and blew
up the vessel.
There were three dull explosions
which were hardly discernible hun
dred yards from the place where they
occurred. Almost simultaneously the
RRastoropny sunk and settled to. the
bottom. A single spar marks the spot.
Later three japanese torpedo boat
destrOyers entered the harbor, satisfied
themselves that the Rastoropny had
been sunk and departed.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press learned authoritatively last night
that the Rastoropny carried sealed or
ders providing that, unless there came
1t mighty favorable opportunity to es-
cape, the vessel should be blown up.
commander Pelem stated that the
destroyer mission was simply to car
ry dispatches. The other Russian shi ps
remained at Port Arthur.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-11-19
HE HAS SAID FAREWELL.
Joe Jefferson, Best Loved Figure on
Our Stage.

Joe Jefferson, Best Loved Figure on
Our Stage.
The retirement of Joseph Jefferson
takes from the stage its bestowed
figure and most remarkable character
His life and the pleasures Of the pub
lie have been closely interviewer, and
1t has also been crammed with inter
esting experiences. The great actor
has long been comfortably. perching
upon the top rung OF the ladder of
fame, but he didn't scale up there like
a fireman at an exhibition drill On the
contrary. 1t was a remarkable example
Of ''the longest way round is the short
est way there" for the circuitous
route took him transforming all over
the country for many years.
His parents were actors and his first
playhouses were behind the scenes.
He went on the stage as a child in a
white tunic beautifully striped with
gold bands-when he was years old.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-11-19
WARE LEAVES PENSION BUREAU
commissioner Ware Tenders ReSig-
nation to President.

washington, Nov. 15.-Com mission
or OF Pensions Ware has rendered his
resignation to President Roosevelt and
1t was accepted, to take effect Janu-
airy l.
commissioner Ware refused to dis
ouss his action in any way except to
sId'e that the newspapers of the coun-
'iS mad been "resigning" him for the
PAST TWO ears. For year at least it
u m been definitely known that Mr..
ware would resign from his office soon
"iSer the fall elections and return to
MS nome In Kansas to resume his Law
practice.
~, 1t Is believed here that Commissioner
ware action was not que to any sug-
seStloh that the severance of his rela-
Siohs with the pension Office would be
agreeable to the president. On the
Sonerary, 1t has been no secret that
Nom mlssioner Ware, soon after assum-
lug MS duties, found the routine Of his
vi u. NICE dlstasteful to him and that this
Nistaste steadily increased. There is
40 animation as to whom his successor
will be.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-11-19

following years were less invested
with such hardships as had come to
him up to that time. He acted vari-
ously-in legitimate work-as a stock
member, star and manager and was
associated at different times with most
Of the famous artists of the stage.
Nor was his experience bounded by
the limits Of our own shores, for i'm
1861 he sailed from San Francisco.
spending four years In successfully
touring Australia. New Zealand and
Tasmania. The return trip was made
via South America. after long stay
in London. On arrival in London. he
met Dion Boucicault, who asked him
if he intended to act, and what ma
terial he had. Mr.. Jefferson replied
that he intended to act if there was a
good opening, and said that he had
Rip Van Wrinkle.
The result was the reconstruction Of
the play by Boucicault and a run Of
more than ITO nights In LondOn-the
play opening on Sept. 3, 1855.
The idea Of using the quaint old
character first came to him during the
summer Of 1889, when. one rainy
afternoon, he had climbed to the loft
of the barn at his country home to
read 1.-The Life and Letters of Wash
ington Trying" Much to his astOnish-
ment, he found himself mentioned in
the book, and, impressed by the COM
p,iment of the author, his mind dwelt
upon list of his books. As he thought
of ''The Sketch Book" there was some
thing in the rhythm of Rip Van Win
kle that riveted his interest like magic,
and from that moment he never lost
interest in the character.
DramatizatiOns Of the sketch had
been played by Yates. Hackett and
burke. but they had met with indlf-
ferent success. and 1T was not until
the happy meeting In London when
Bcucicault riveted with his master
skill the structure that Jefferson him
self had made that its success was as
sured. Just before the opening in
In curious situation as result of
his absorbing enthusiasm of the char
acter. Having procured the white
wig. beard and dress that had stood
twenty years of hard weather on the
mountains, he began a dress rehearsal
In front of his mirror In Its roOming
house. Not long after. he was inter-
rupted by the chambcrmaid, who said
that the police were insisting that a
lunatic was in his room. And, looking
into the street, he saw large crowd
that, to him, looked like the entire
population of London. taking in his
performance-for he had forgotten to
pull down the blind.
Mr.. Jefferson is now at Palm Beach.
the beautiful plantation home that he
purchased many years ago. Nature.
always lavish of her verdure gifts In
Southern climes, was especially gener-
Gus in her ornamentation Of this de-
lightful Eden.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-11-19
CHINESE EXCLUSION.
Circuit Court of Appeals Says Law
Is Valid.

Cincinnati, Nov. lathe United
States circuit court of appeals has re-
versed the decision of Judge Wing, of
the district court at Cleveland, in the
case of Hung Chang, arrested after he
admitted he was born in China and
was without proper certificate to come
to the United States. Judge Wing held
the Chinese exclusion law to be uncon-
stitutional and released the prisoner,
whose wherea bouts is now unknown.
District Attorney Sullivan carried
the case to the court of appeals here,
where be argued not only the consti-
nationality of the law, but also showed
that the Northern district of Ohio
might be invaded by Cinnamon if the
decision of Judge Wing stood. 1t was
argued that the case was one of i'm
portance as bearing on the deportation
Of Chinese in all parts of the United
States.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-11-19
MAKE A LOW RATE
CHEAP FARES FOR LEWIS AND
CLARK EXPO.
Fifty Dollars Pays for Round Trip
From ChiCagO-Rate from ST.
Paul and Missouri River Points
Five Dollars LeSS-HOmeSeeker
Rates Superseded.

Seattle, Nov. 49, The Transconti-
mental Passenger Association has auth
orized round trip rate of $50 from
Chicago to the Pacific Northwest and
round trip rate of $40 from Missouri
river points and st. Paul on behalf of
the Lewis and Clark exposition at Port
land next year. The rate from the
caost to St. Louis this year was $67 so
this year. These low round trip ex-
cursion rates will carry with them lib
eral stopover privileges in Northwest
ern cities. Protection from ticket
scalping has satisfied the members Of
the. passenger association the cheap
fares will not be abused, and the OBJ
ject of bringing tourists to the Coast
and interesting them in the Northwest
will be attained.
The adoption of 10 first class excur-
sion rates will probably have the effect
of doing away with the homeseekers'
rates during the summer. They are
not only not needed, but would afford
no extra inducement to homeseekers
that the Lewis and Clark fares do not
discount.
Homeseekers' rates granted in the
past have been second class round
trip rate based on a one-way first class
rate plus So. From st. Paul this
amounted to 500, or 81 higher than the
first class rate given for the Lewis and
Clark fair. From Chicago the home
seekers rate was $12 higher than the
new Lewis and Clark rate. When the
Transcontinental Passenger Associa-
tionmet in Portland tlcit understand.
ing was had that the Lewis and Clark
exposition should have the lowest pos
sible rates. Later the representatives
of the Coast lines gave promise that
the rate would be the cheapest ever
made. At the same time a demand
was made that the low fares should be
protected by legislation against ticket
scalpers.
All the larger Northwestern cities
have legislated against ticket scalping
and liberal stopover privileges will be
authorized by passenger agents to trav-
elers who will make the Coast trip
next year.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-11-19

Will Probably Do Some Building Next
Summer.

Tacoma, Nov. 14.-When asked re-
garding the dispatch in the Sunday
Ledger in which it was stadted that
the Tacoma Eastern railway would
continue on to Spokane its preliminary
survey TO North Yakima via the Cow
litz pass, John Bagley, vice president
and general manage of the road, said
that the company would probably do
some builing, but not until next sum-
mer. 1t was too early. he said, to give
out anything of definite nature in re-
gard to this, but he stated that prelim-
mary surveys we're being made in the
mountains, although there were no ar
rangements yet completed for running
lines so far as Spokane. 1t is believed
that shorter route can be found to
the Yakima valley than that through
Union gap and the Mckee valley.