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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-19
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Limited Express Ditched
Near Kansas City.
II PASSENGERS ARE VICTIMS
Spreading Rails Caused Accident
While Train Was Running
Only About Is Miles
an Hour.

Altamont, Mo, Aug. lS.-The "tm-
cavo Limited" on the Chicago, ROCK
island & Pacific railway, which left
Kansas City for the north last evening
was wrecked by spreading rails two
miles east of here. Two persons We're
perhaps fatally hurt and 10 others
were seriously injured.
The train, which was made up OF
baggage. smoker. two chair cars, a
Pullman sleeper and an observation
car. was running at the rate of only
IL miles an hour when the accident oc-
Cured. The baggage car, smoker and
one chair car were turned over and
went down the embankment and were
more or less damaged. The other cars
remained upright.
Most of the injured were in the chair
car. Among them were five members
of one family named Byron of Chi
cago. all of whom sustained serious
injuries. Medical aid was sent from
Altamont and Gallatin and after much
delay the injured were brought to this
city and placed in a hotel here. Every
attention possible was given them and
with the execution of baggageman
Bates and News Agent Brock 1t is
believed all will recover.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-19
once Constructing ouartermaster,

Office Constructing ouartermaster
Astoria, Ore, July 2s. 1s04:-Sealet
proposals, In triplicate. will be received
at this office until 10 o'clock a. m.
August 27, 1904. and then opened fol-
the construction and plumbing Of ar
addition to a frame guardhouse al
Fort Stevens, Ore. United States re-
serves the right to reject any or all
proposals. Plans can be seen and
specifications obtained at this office
Envelopes should be marked PRO
posals for construction" and address
ed. Captain Goodale. Quartermaster,
Astoria, oregon.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-19
A. T. & S. r. TRAIN DlTcHEo.

Scranton, Kan, Aug. 1S,-A special
train from Cincinnati, bound for Coro-
nado beach, California, running on the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railway
was ditched one mile east of Scranton
yesterday afternoon. one person was
fatally injured and five hurt seriously
Six others received slight injuries.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-19

Treasury Department, U. S. Life
Saving Service, washington, D. c., July
26, 1904. Sealed proposals will be re-
ceived at this Office until 400 o'clock
p. M, of Friday, August 2s, 1904, and
then publicly opened, for the construc-
tion of a floating boathouse for Grays
Harbor (Washington) Life Saving
Station. Specifications and drawings,
forms Of proposal, etc., can be obtained
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-19
STEEL MARKET UNCERTAIN.
Prices Weak and General Uneasiness
in the Bio Pools.

III tnc oiA FoeiSs
New York, Aug. 1S.-Considering the
fact that the "gentlemen's agreement
in the steel trade has long possessed
shadow value" says the Iron Age,
"the effect upon sentiment of recent
occurrences has been rather surpris-
ing.
Certain demands have been made
upon the republic company in connec-
ton with the conversion contract and
have been fatty refused and there the
matter rests.
so far as the great mass of the ton
mage of finished steel is concerned, the
situation is not at all changed whether
billets are selling at s23 or s19. The
great companies which make finished
products going back to the ore, are not
affected at all. The large consumers
of steel either have their conversion
contracts, or their sliding scale con-
tracts based on pig iron which has de-
clined from natural causes. Under
these sliding scale contracts they have
been getting their steel at close to $19
for some time past. 1t is only linn
tied number of small outside forges
and rolling mills who have been held
under the agreement and with a wide
open market for steel they will simply
be placed in a somewhat better position
to fight for a modest share of the fin
ished lines. In a market like the pres
ent this may have some influence.
THE real danger lies in the gather
ing of disintegration among the more
serious pools in the finished trade.
Foremost among these are the Beam
Association. 1t is reported that the
structural pool has invited a large in
terest to enter and this invitation has
been declined on the ground that the
pool agreement was not being kept.
1T seems probable that the position
of the markets in this branch will be
thoroughly tested by the results of the
bids on the large amount of work for
the South Side Elevated Company of
Chicago, which will probably be known
this week. The outlook for the main
renanCe Of s2s st st tel fi
is not regarded as particularly prom
Using. There is general uneasiness too
in the plate pool. Reports are current
that steel rail makers will probably
take up the matter of 1906 prices early
during September. In the meantime
the selling prices Of light rails are
showing further decline, and what
little business is doing is being fought
for until at times as low as $3.50 and
s19 at the mill is being accepted. The
south labor situation is expected to
come to head at an early date.
There may be some trouble, but it
is believed that it will be long be-
fore the district is again producing at
a normal rate. In the meantime the
northern furnaces are taking the
greater part of what business is COM
ing up on the basis of S115O for No.
2 foundry at furnace.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-19
The Death Penalty.

A little thing sometimes results in
death. Thus a mere scratch, insignifi-
cant cuts or puny boils have paid the
death penalty. 1t is wise to have
Bucklen's Arnica Salve ever handy
It's the best Salve on earth and will
prevent fatality, when Burns. Sores
Ulcers and Piles threaten. Only 25c
at Chas. Rogers drug store.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-19

The beer that made Milwaukee fam
Uds-Schlitz-is always on draught at
The Grotto. Otto Mikkelson. proprie-
tor.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-19

upon application to the Superintend-
ents Of Construction Of Llfe-savlng
Stations, Pacific Coast, Room S5, New
Appraisers Stores, San Francisco,
CAL; to the Assistant Inspector OF
Life-saving Stations. Coasts of Wash
ington and Oregon, 18th District, Ta-
coma, washington; or to this oflceA
Horace L. Piper. Acting General Su-
perintendent.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-19
Lease Plans Abandoned.

New York, Aug. 18.-Negotiation
begun some time ago and which at one
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-19
MR.. JUSTICE
FINNEMORE
Judge Of the Natal Supreme
Court, Sends tho Following
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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-19

You don't close your store for a day
every once in while--but that would
be as wise as to drop your newspaper
advertising for a day now and then.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-01
TAFT PREPARES BILL.
Provides for Changes in Governmen
 of the phiIfpuines.

Provides for Changes in Government of the Philippines. | Washington, Feb. 29.-Representative
 Cooper of wisconsin introduced a bill today amending in several important ways the act providing civil form of government for the Philippines. The bill was prepared by Secretary Taft. Its first provision Is that all bonds Is. sued by the government of the Philip pines shall be exempt from taxation either by the government of the United ippines. Five per cent bonds to the ex- tent of $1o,0oO,000 are authorized for public improvements in the Philippines. These bonds are to- be approved by the Presi- dent and Secretary of War and are to be used to provide sor port and harbor works. roads, bridges, provincial and municipal schools. court houses and penal institutions. Five per cent muni- cipal bonds also are authorized to carry on municipal Improvements, such bonded indebtedness of any one municipality not to exceed 10 per cent of the assessed valuation of property in such municipal ity.
 Secretary Taft was impelied to ask Congress for authority to issue bends by reason of the fact that the current re- ceipts of the islands have been falling off lately, the loss last month being $2O0, GOO and either important improvements must cease or some part of their cost be placed upon posterity. The islands now have no bonded debt in the actual sense of debt. for the certificates that have been sold were in reality to create reserve funds in the case of the currency and where issued to pay for the Friar lands they are based on the value of the lands them selves which are held as security for their redemption
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-01
AGAIN IN CONFERENCE.
Miners and Operators Meet at 1n-
 dianapOlis.

Miners and Operators Meet at 1n- dianapolie.
 Indianapolis. Ind, Feb. 29.-Coal oper- ators and miners of the central conpeti- tive district met here today in joint con- ference in an effort to agree upon q wage scale for the coming year. There were present about 800 miners and many operators from all parts of Indiana. Illi- nois, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Owing to the non-arrivai of many miners from the East adjournment was taken until tomorrow no business being trans- acted. President Mitchell, e the United Mine Workers, was present.
 On the outcome of the conference this week the majority of the larger comuaer- cial interests of the country are at stake. Should the miners and operators be un- able to reach an agreement. the result will be a strike of the coal miners in the competitive field and in. distupcts of out lying States throwing idie in consequencs 250,00O men.
 It would mean a crippling of the coal industry. and if long drawn out would mean a cripplins of large industries de- pendent upon coal.
 Both operators and miners say they have returned to Indianapolis determined to stand for their previous demands-the operators for scale and working contract of 9l00, which would carry Q 13.6 to 15 per cent reduction in wages and the miners for the re-adoption of the present scale. When Preaident Mitchell called the min- CTS in executive session today he ex- plained to them that they were brought back to Indianapolis to outline the policy that should be followed should the dead
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-01
s,lccessor of Harrod.

The general opinion seems to De cent cred upon Major Richardson, President of the Louisiana State Board of Ensi- neers, as the probable successor of Major Harrod on the Mississippi River Com mission. He will have the united support of the members of the Louisiana deie- gation, it Is said. There are, however other candidates in the field, and the number promises to increase with timc. The members of the Arkansas delegation will call tomorrow on the President to submit to him for his coAsideration the claims of H. N. Pharr of that State, who Is the engineer of the Saint Francis lc- wee district. Another candidate is Hor- ace Marshall of VIeksburg. who is his assistant Both are regarded as capable men, but in the opinion of the friends of the Mississippi River improvement. do not measure up to the standard of the valuable experience of Major Richardson The Louisianian Is highly commended ey General Gillespie. former Chief of Engi- neers, and by the present Chief of Engi- neers, General Mckenzie.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-01
INJUNCTION AGAINST BOYS.
Striking Messengers Restrained by
 the Courts


 Chicago, Feb. 23.-A temporary mjunc- tion was issued today by Judge Kohlsaat, in the United States District Court, Illinois District Telegraph Company who went on strike last Friday night, from interfering with the delivery or collec- ton of interstate messages of the West ern Union Telegraph Company. the American District Telegraph or the Iiit- nois District Telegraph Company.
 The order also prohibits the strikers from attempting to interfere by intimida- tion or otherwise with persons desiring to enter the employ of the plaintiff coN1- panies, or from lettering Tn crowds in tAe vicinity of the company's office. or from threatening by force or violence any per- son having business with the companies.
 The restraining order was issced on complaint of the telegraph companies. whose service, it was cha 'g,d, had been interfered with by the striking n,essen- gers Moro than 100 mes senge. boys are named as defendants and as soon as copies of the injunction can be made cut deputy rnarshals will servs as niasy of the boys as can be folnd.
 The messenger boys who are organized under . charter of the American FcdeIa a. tion of Labor maintained a close picket of the main offices of the Western Union Telegraph Company today. Messengers have been employed at g a day to take the place of tho strikers and tfe court was informed in the plea for an :njunc- tion that in many instances messages sent from Canada and different States have been taken away from these mes- sengers by strikers and have been des- troyed
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-01
Alabama Marble


 The Anniston public building may DC trimmed Tn Alabama marble. Represent ative Bowie has been to see Supervising Architect Taylor and has received assur- ance that the plans and specifications will be so prepared that If the successful bidder submits samples of acceptable Ala bame marble they will receive favorable consideration. The marble quarrtes inter ested are in Talladega County. Several years before the war one of these q al . rfes furnished a block for the Washington monument. The marble was at first re- jected on the claim that no such marole was found outside of Italy. The identity of the Alabama marble was soon proved and it now has Conspicuous place in the grand white shaft. Congressman Bowie is particularly anxious that the samples submitted shall be suitable. as 1t will be another notable advertisement of the superiority of the mineral in his distrIct. R. H. Watkins.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-01
SPRING SUITS CLEANED By Holt's Dye Works, at lo9 South
 Court Street.
WORST WINTER YET
Extraordinary Temperatures Have
 Prevailed in New York.

Extraordinary Temperatures Have Prevailed in New York.
 New York. Feb. 29.-The winter of 1SOS-4, with its long list of fires and disasters, closes to-day with a record in New York of having been the coldest in the annals of the weather bureau.
 The mean temperature has been 26 Ia degrees. Blizzards and heavy snow storms were responsible for a snowfall of 2s inches, which cost the street clean ing department more than $e00.0e0 to re-
 move. In fact, according to the officials of the department, no such amount Of snow has ever been shoveled from the streets of New York in the city's his- tory. There were nearly 2.OOO fires in the city since December 1, and with the high cost of meat and provisions and the raising
 of rents the sufferings and privations
 of the poor have kept pace with the re-
 cord breaking winter.
 Statistics of the United States Bureau shows that the mean temperature was 5 Is degrees lower than any winter dur ing the last 33 years, and one degree lower than the winter of 1s74-5. heretofore the coldest on record. The changeable
 weather of the season caused much ill.,
 ness. especially in pneumonia, bronchitis and pulmonary diseases. The deaths from
 pneumonia and kindred diseases due to the unhealthy weather were larger than | former statistics in the Health Depart ment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-01
TWOPOWERSSTANDARD
GREAT BRITAIN DETERMINED
 TO MAINTAIN IT.
Naval Estimates Call for the Build ing of 63 First and Second Glass
 Battleships - Liberals Cause Debate.

London, Feb 2s.-In introducing the naval estimates in the House of Com mons today, Ernest Prettyman. Secreta- ry to the Admiralty. justified the increass in the estimates on the ground that the two powers standard must be main- tained. The Russian battleship program, as well as the program of the other friendly naval powers had been taken into consideration In framing the esti- mates. Russia and France together had built or were building sixty-four first apd second class battleships, and France and Germany combined were building or had built sixty-one bAttleships. while the British total was sixty-three battleships. So Great Britain was close up to the two-powers standard.
 In considering the cruiser program, continued Secretary Prettyman, the gov- ernment was not governed by this stand ard. but by the immense preponderance of British sea-borne commerce. While regretting the increased expenditure, the admiralty regarded 1t as being insurance.
 The Secretary concluded by saying that despite the heavy estimates, the naval policy of Great Britain was purely de- fensive. Recent events in the Far East showed the necessity for preparedness to strike the first blow and so obtain incal- cuiab1e advantage. The greatest power for peace throughout the world, he add ed, was the British navy, which was also the most powerful instrument of war in the world.
 In the course of his speech. Secretary Prettyman. referring to the great im- provement in shooting ih the British navy instanced the British armored cruiser Leviathan which, steaming twelve knots. fired ten rounds from her s.2 inch guns ir two minutes and hit a fourteen by.stwenty foot target ten times at q range of 2,oOo yards.
 The debate was initiated by J N. Rob- erts, CLiberaD, who moved a resolution calling on the government in the interest of peace to communicate with the other great powers and ascertain whether they are. willing to diminish their ship build- ing programs and adjust the balance of their relative naval strength on a per- manent basis. Arnold Forster, Secretary of War. as d member of the DefenSe Committee, said that he was of the oGinion that the gov ernment had done enough in the direc- ton of the proposal to the continental governments for a reduction of arma- ments. The government was prepared to consider proposals of any foreign gov- ernment for reduction of naval arma- ments, but Great Britain's naval strength was a vital necessity. There was not a single country of Europe which could not abolish its fleet tomorrow, so far as any danger of invasion by Great Britain was concerned. The moment Great Britain 6 maritime supremacy was gone, she might be invaded any day.
 MT. Roberts's resolution was defeated by 174 to 122.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-01
HEARST IN DISFAyOR
GEoRoTANs ARE OPPOSED Tu THE CONGRESSMAN.
Poll of the State Committee shows That c "Sound Conservative Man is the Choice for
 a Nominee.

A.,,rt. ia Feb. 2s.--(Special.) )-The Eveninr Journal to-day publishes the following:
 For "a sound, conservative candidate' -l5.
 For Grover Cleveland-6.
 For Arthur Pue Gorman-6.
 For Alton B. Parker-A
 For W. R. Hearst-S.
 For anybody except W. R. Hearst-3
 Non-committal, but leaning toward HeaNt-1
 If the State Democratic Executive Com mittee is representative of the feelings of the masses of the Democratic Party, the voice of the Empire State of the South will be heard at the next National Democratic Convention in favor of:
 sound. conservative Democrat, who can win.
 A poll of the State Committee made by Journal reporters this morning developed the fact that the Bryan-Hearst-Tom Johnson coalition has made little or no headway in this State.
 Indeed, the most surprising fact brought out in connection with the meeting is that in spite of the per istent booming of the New York editor, he has devel- oped practically no following.
 While the great majority of the com- mitteemen expressed themselves as be- ing in favor of a sound conservative can didate, their interviews can be generally taken to mean that they do not class MT. Hearst as such.
 c. D. Thigpen. of Sandersviile; J. H. Witzell. of Blue Ridge, and Moses Wright of Rome, were the only committeeman who declared themselves as favorine Hearst.
 Numbers of committeeman said that the Hearst boom was confined to the fol- lowers and friends of a well-known Geor- gia politician and the opinion was ex- pressed in many quarters that if Con- gressman James R. Griggs was really running in the interes-3 of Mir. Hearst that in spite of his popularity he would proSably be beaten. It is quite evident that the State ii welded to no particular candidate. sound and conservative man, who can bs shown to have the best chance to win will doubtless get the Georgia delegation The sentiment was general that an unin. structed delegation should be sent. The following interviews with the mem, bers of the State Committee speak fol ] themselves:
 cratic State Committee, is for any can didate except Hearst. Put me down." said he, ''as favorine any man so long as he is not Hearst. 9th. CT than that I have no decided prefer. I ence."
 Clark Howell. also member of tht H National Committee, is not in favor oi the State Convention instructing for any. 5 body. lie says:
 T am not in favor of the State Con, vention instructing for anybody. This T campaign for our presidential nomina- tion ought to be based upon an honest effort to harmonize all factions of the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-01

western Minnesota and part of the Rosebud vAtion-about <is.oto acres. in Gregory county, s. D., will be opened for settlement in few months. Presi- dent Roosevelt has conceived the tdeA that 1t would be to the interest of the government to adopt the plan of dIsp0s- ing of the land by auction and for some time he has been talking on the SUD feet with senators and representatives in Congress who are interested in tt. No decision as to the method of sale has been determined on. but 1t ts not im- probable that in his proclamation an- nouncing the opening of the lands to set clement the President may prescribe how they shall be sold.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-01

party. We should select as delegates men in whom the people have confidence and who can be depended to act for the true interests of the party above those of any Individual. In such manner we can win this fall. We cannot win by dividing the party on issues"
 The State Democratic primary will be held this year Wednesday, April 10th, while the State Democratic Convention will meet in Atlanta Wednesday. June ist Tnese dates were agreed upon by the State Democratic executive. commit tee at the meeting held to-day at the Piedmont Hotel.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-01
Final Hearing for Swavne.

Washington, Feb. 29.-Representatives Palmer of Pennsylvania. Gillett of Call. fornia and Clayton of Alabama, the sub committee of the House Committee on Judiciary. authorized to investigate the charges against Judge Charles swayne have returned from Florida, where they heard testimony on both sides of the case A final hearing has been fixed for MateE in Washington. Judge Swayne will pre- sent additional witnesses, including ex' Senator Higgins of Delaware.