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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-02
HOP MARKET NOW QUIET.
Growers Are Holding Out for Better
Prices at Later Date.


Portland. Oct, I.--Following sea-
son Of Ieverish activity and spasrnodit
sale and purchase. there has come a
pronounced lul in the hop market to-
day. Growers have made up their
minds TO hold for even better prices
than tiose now offered. and il h ap-
parent that bulllsh buyers are encour-
aging them In this stand. It appears
a waiting game on both sides, with bear
tendencies predomlnatsnY. Thuse whose
hops remain unsold consider the fluc-
tuatlons the past week have justified
their holding to await developments,
and smile OF expectancy iihiminates
their features. Particularly are resi-
deIts OF Butteyille and Independence
districts interested Developments are
expected Monday when quotations from
England and market conditions there
will be known.
Thus far bull talk has ruled the mar
ket. More bear talk Nfll be heard from
now on, for buyers realize they can
not do any business while the grow
ers entertain their present ideas on toe
situation, and they viii try and bear
the market There Is considerable of
this already. and II Is on the increase.
The rise 30 80 cents was really talked
before the market justified II, and noy
have their hopes built on 30
and even so cent hops.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-02
HARcouRT DEAD.
Noted Liberalist Leader Who Succeed
ed Gladstone.

London, Oct. 1.-Sir William Har-
court died this morning. Sir william
Vernon Harcourt became the liberal
leader in the house Of commons on Mr..
Gladstone's retirement in 1894, and held
that position until February last when
he announced his intention of retiring
from parliament.
Sir William died suddenly at Hume
ham Park, near oxford The physicians
say Sir William died of heart failure
during sleep. The fact that his heart
was weak was known for some time.
The funeral win take place from Hume
ham October or 6.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-02
NO NEWS OF IMPORTANCE.
Japanese Movement Believed to Have
Been Merely an Outpost Affair.

I~@Pa"VsN "VNoHSHt 0SUCNou TO F1aNi
Been Merely an Outpost Affair.
81. Petersburg, Oct. la dispatch
from Sakharoff received by the genera
stan late tonight brings the record oi
events up to September 80. II shows
that the japanese advance ON the east
en side In the region OF Bentsiaputze
has been checked. The movement still
appears to be an outpost AFFAIR, not
accompanied with serious fighting, no
advance OF Japanese In force having
occurred up TO the date mentioned.
Operations west of Mukden have
been extende.i rs miles down the Hun
river where the Japanese were tempor-
arily driven out OF Tschantan.
The forthcoming changes in naval
commands have been the subject Of
widespread discussion. The necessity
fur the changes is generally admitted,
bnt whether or mot. Nicholas win give
immediate effect TO the reorganization
is uncertain. Meanwhile, Admiral Avel-
Ian requests that formal denial of the
news of his retirement from the minis
try of marine be made public.
General Sakharoff reports that Rus
sian cavalry on September - stopped
a Japanese offensive movement in the
direction Of Yang Sing Tung and Feng-
taipu. on September 80 a detachment
Of Russian cavalry drove the Japanese
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-02
Rouse Goes to India.

Chicago, oct. frederick Norton
Finney of Milwaukee, has been elected
president of the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas railway to succeed H. c. Rouse
who resigned. The reason given for
Mr.. Rouse's retirement from the pres
idency is his desire to make trip to
India.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-02
BELLIeERENTs % NOT WANT IT
France Will Make No Effort LOOKING To
Far Eastern Peace,

Paris, Oct. 1.-Forelgn Minister Del
casse has returned to Paris and re-
sumed diplomatic receptions. Ambas-
sador Porter held a lengthy conference
with him during the week, going over
the status of the Japanese sit
uation. AS result. the ambassador is
fully satisfied that the reports of med
iation In the war in the far east are
unwarranted, since the French author
tiles are convinced the belligerents do
not desire good offices from any quar-
ter.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-02
Managers OF Concern Admit That They
Will Construct Cruisers and De-
stroyers for Cars Navy.
Are Withholding Particulars However to Avoid international
Complications Little News Of Moment Has Reached st.
Petersburg From the Seat Of Wal, AlthoughAc-
tivities Are TO Resume soon
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Adviees received by the general last night to
the effect that check has been the
the eastward Mude movement con.
sdered d little Importance Two raids Japanese
sells carrying supplies reached st. Petersburg
able however, that they refer the affair."
Of vessels destroyed the locality differently in the two
. dispatches
kuropans friends still assert that he
OF the Russian forces in Manchus AeisH with
much pomp his return to st. Petersburg,
quaered IN the winter palace and otherwise
the far by many per-
considered to be quite possible
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-02
Train Service Paralxzsd.

/. Santa Fe, N. NJ, Oct. 1.-Train serv-
ice is at standstill throughout New
Mexico. Since Thursday morning ev-
cry railroad in the territory suffered
more or less from washouts and it will
be several days before through trains
move. Hundreds of men have been
put to work on the railroads. rushing
temporary repairs.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-02
Big Fire at sebastopOi.

London, Oct. IA dispatch to a news
agency from Sebastopol says that the
artillery and ammunition magazines are
In flames. 1t is feared considerable loss
of life has occurred, Detachments of
troops and seamen succeeded in con-
trolling the flames.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-02
WILL RENEW OPERATIONS.
Jsps Will Probably Make Demonstra
tion This Week.


Mukden, Oct la detachment OF 60
members of the Kubansky cavalry has
returned here after a successful raid or
fiotilla Of Japanese supply boats or
the Lao liver They brought back
two Japanese prisoners. The raiders
succeeded in setting IRE to nine junks
and barges, several OF which were lad
en- with ammunition. These were blown
up. with terrific explosions.
The inactivity continues and is be-
coming monotonous. It is generally
believed, however. that operations win
be begun with renewed force next week.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-02
MAKES BAD SHOWING.

New York Central Spent Great Deal
of Money.
New York, Oct. 1.-Extracts of the
New York Central & Hudson River
Railroad Company's annual report just
made public show gross earnings of
$77,6S2,221, an increase of $76,443 over
the previous year. Expenses increased
$2,SOO,746, showing decrease in net
earnings of $2,224,SOS.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-02
Lady curzon Improvina.

Walmer Castle, Kent. Oct. The
bulletin of Lady Curzon's condition is
sued at 80 o'clock this morning says:
Her ladyship had some sleep during
the night and has taken nourishment
well.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-02
DYNAMITE IN SAFE.
Expert Seriously Injured in Explosion
at Pullman, Wash.

Spokane, Oct. 1.-James w. Boult, a
safe expert, suffered serious injury at
Pullman today by the explosion Of
dynamite which robbers left In the safe
Of the oregon Railroad & Navigation
Company. The robbers tried to blow
open the safe Tuesday night. Boult
was repairing It when the dynamite
exploded.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-02
LICENSES SUSPENDED.
Captain and Mate Charged With Neg
Iioence by Inspectors.

San Francisco, Oct. 1.-The license Of
Captain c. A. Smith Of the steamer
Westport has been suspended for 80
days by United States local inspectors
Of boilers and hulls. The steamers
Pomona and westport collided septem-
Der off Point Reyes. The license was
suspended for negligence. The in
spectors also suspended the license Of
w. II. Genereaux, third mate OF the
Pomona. for so days for being negli-
gent.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-02
Harvard. "a: Williams. 0.

Cambridge, Oct. Harvard defeated
Williams in the first football game OF
the season this afternoon, "a to 0, which
is seven points better than the victory
.at the same time last year. The oval
was cleanly handled by both.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-02
SCORES coLuM6lANs.
General Reyes Reports on Mission to
Waahinaton.

VAeUfubtSh
New York. Oct. 1.--Copies have just
been received here of the report to his
government OF General Rafael Reyes
(now president Of Colombia) wno was
sent to this country on special dlplo-
matte mission In an attempt to modify
the action Of the American govern
ment in regard to Colombian interests
in Panama. The mission was without
result
The report, which Is of considerable
length, severely arraigns the short
sightedness Of Colombia representatives
that led to the misfortunes which be-
fell Colombia after the negotiations of
the Hay-Herran treaty fell through.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-02
U. Of c, 6; sherman indians. {.

Berkeley oct 1.-The California
varsity defeated the Indians from the
Sherman institute today by score Of
to o.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-02
scoRcHlNe IN DUBLIN.

American Vice Consul Fined for Fast
Riding.
New York, Oct. 1.--Arthur DEM Pi-
att, American Vice Consul. has been
fined 10 shillings, according to an
American dispatch from Dublin, for
furious riding on a motor cycle within
the city limits. His case was heard
in police court.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-02
Lady curzon Has Good paY.

Walmer Castle, Kent, Oct. LA bull
letin issued at 10 o'clock tonight says;
Lady Curzon passed a quiet day and
made some progress"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-02
Columbia, .tsi Wesleyan. 0.

New York, Oct. lin gale Of wind
Columbia and Wesleyan met on the
gridiron this afternoon. the New York
college winning, 1e to 0.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-02

from Changtan and burned II junks
transporting ammunition on the Hun
river. The cavalry retired upon the
approach Of japanese reinforcements.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-02
STANFORD BEATS OLYMPIC.

College Team Defeats clubnen at Stan.
ford by Score of 1910.
Stanford University, Oct. THE
Stanford team defeated the Olympic
Club eleven today by score of 1870.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-02
MAY THRASH HIS SON.
No Law to Prevent Parent From Beat :
ing Young Child.

ing Young Child.
Chicago. Oct. IA dispatch to th'
Tribune from Sheboygan, Wis. says:
A father may thrash his son until
stripes are raised without being liable
to arrest for assault. provided the boy
is not old enough to have his dignity
injured, according to a decision OF
Judge Kirwan in the circuit court
Franz Radloff, contractor, was acquit-
ted of thrashing his s-year-old boy
with a whip because the boy watched
a circus parade.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-02

wave. Residents rushed to the nearby
banks in time, else a number would
probably have been drowned. The higa
water lasted over an hour.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-02
Princeton, 10, Georgetown, Q.

Tr'nceton, IVi Georgetown, U.
Princeton, Oct. LIN game marked
by brilliant plays, Princeton defeated
the heavy Georgetown team this aft
ernoon by a score of 10 to 0.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-02
o'0 Historical Society

charging them with conspirIng TO de-
fraud the government and prejudice
the administration Of the steamboat
inspection laws by putting upon the
market compressed cork blocks for use
In making life preservcrs each Of which
contained In the center n piece OF bar
iron weighing eight ounces. The bar
was inserted for the purpose Of increas-
Ing the weight to the legal requirement.
The men arrested will be nrraigned
probably enrly next week.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-02
IRON IN LIFE PREsERvERs.
Crooked Contractors Arrested by Gov
srnment Agents at Camden.

Washington, Oct. IAN alleged con-
spiracy which was developed by the
officials of\the department of commerce
and labor and the department Of just
ice today resulted in the arrest at Cam
den, N. j., of J. H. stone, H. c, Quin-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-02

tard. Charles w. Russ and James Russ,
officers OF the Nonpariel Cork Works.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-10
To Start o. " TOdderv "
NE of the most common and
most widely-spread creatures
Of the world is the toad in its
roo. r 1.J

~ NE OF the most common and
most widely-spread creatures
~ of the world is the toad in its
scores Of varieties; and, like
the snake, it is the object of scorn
and hatred that is almost universal
Yet there is no reptile that is more
harmless, and, better than that, more
valuable to the world
Boys are forever starting aquariums
and aviaries and other homes for ami
mails and birds. Most Of them require
a great deal of work for their stock
ing, and comparatively few do we'll
for any length OF time, because they
demand great deal OF intelligent
care. If they will try 'toadery" for
a change, they will be delighted with
the result, and it will remain in perfect
condition as long as they wish, for
the toads will get along with practi-
cally no care at all and furnish con-
slant amusement
All that is needed is wooden re-
ceptacle like tub, deep enough so
that the inmates cannot jump out of
it. They are wonderful jumpers, al
though few persons ever get the OPP
portunity to see them, for they do
their jumping at night, when they
hunt mosquitoes and other insects.
This receptacle should have about
six inches of clean sand packed we'll
over the bottom. Here and there
along the sides there must be little
caves of rock, for the toad loves to
hide away in dark places.
loads do not need wafer for swim
ming, so no pool need be made for
them, unless it is desired for orna-
mental reasons. 1t adds greatly to the
appearance of a toadery, especially if
few water plants are placed in it.
or if rim be made around it of blue
iris or similar towering growths that
love moisture. If no pool is made.
saucer must be sunk into the sand
and kept filled with water, for, while
the. toad IS not swimmer, it needs
moist places.
If pool be established, the toads
can be raised from the egg, if the
collector will go to pond ard gather
some of the thick, ropy egg masses
that may be found floating near the
margins of almost any small body OF
water in the suburbs or the open
country. With reasonable care these
will hatch out nicely in the tub, and
some morning you will find the pool
full of tadpoles. Or the tadpoles them
selves may be collected and trans
ported to the pool in the tub, where
they will become tiny toads within
few days
There is no prettier sight than such
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-10

for he was as likely as not to walk
out III rainstorm without even a
hat on, unless his old housekeeper
ran after him with it.
She is dead, too" said the old wo-
man. They are all dead 1t seems
to me as if no life could remain af-
ter he died. When they told me that
he had fallen in battle, | put on black
tor the first time, and since then |
have had to mourn for so many-mv
father and ali my brothers and sisters,
and now his uncle. All, but you were
fortunate to be quiet and secure in
the house of the old collector: for
misfortune came over us like a wind
and swept away all that we had and
loved. My fathers gray head had to
bend to want and misery before he
was released. The beautiful house, the
helds where he and l stayed, all went
from u.s."
But remained" said the green
cotton umbrella proudly.
Yes, you remained" said the old
woman. when | went into the old
house | entered only to look once
more on some of the things that he
and used to look at together; and |
never hoped to see you 1t was for
tunate, indeed, that there were no
other bids for you, for the money
that | paid was all had in the world.
But it is all right now"
The old woman clasped her hands
tenderly around the bald head and
the shiny aquiline nose of the nm
brella and closed her eyes.
m m te11r tI,a ,,,oor,o
brella made her forget all the sor-
rowtu years. They were wiped out,
Just as you would wipe a sum that
is all wrong off your slate. The
fields spread around her and the
nelghbors stood at their gates and
smiled at Alfred and her as they pass
ed down the street, very close to-
gether, under the green cotton UNI
brella. The trees were fresh and
green and the birds sang. And what
they sang was one song, over and
over, again:
Love, love, love, 1over'
That was what they sang, and each
time they sang it, it was more beau
tiful, and each time it was new and
wonderful as if it had never been
sung before since the world was
made
Love, love, love, loyew
1t was still sounding in the room
when the neighbars opened the door
to see why the old woman had not
been out in SO long time. At least,
it seemed as if it still sounded, for one
of the women said, why, it was just
now as if bird few out of the win
dow!" 49,.
There she sat-little and bent and
Old, in her patched cotton gown with
the green cotton umbrella, with the
whalebone ribs in her hands.
How very curious" said the neigh
bors, that she should have died with
an old umbrella in her hands"
They did not know that it was
magic.
JULIUS MULLER.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-10

cotton umbrella belonging to a past
age of -whalebone ribsP said fire auc-
tloneer, who was merry. soul. We'll,
alas! If it must be, it must. Going
going-gone for seventy cents"
Then the fairy tale began right
away. The moment the little old wo-
man took the umbrella into her hands
its magic power exerted itself.
The tavern-keeper, or his wife, or
the fat alderman, or any of the rest
might have carried it forever and a
day, and it would have: remained only
green cotton umbrella with whale
bone ribs. But it was different with
the little old woman
To all who saw her linping through
the street, she was only, the same
poor old woman whom they had
known for many years; bit, in reality,
the moment she got the green cotton
umbrella with the whalebone ribs she
had been transformed into a beautiful
young girl with violet eyes and
mouth that a bird would have gone
crazy over, believing it to be glow
ing cherry.
And somehow the old umbrella, too,
had been changed strangely, although
it had not been altered in any way
that you could point out. 1t had Just
the same shiny aquiline wooden nose.
and the same full-bodied green cotton
coat. and the same uncompromising
whalebone ribs that would not under
any circumstances permit such 1iber-
ties in the way of twisting and fold
ing as are permitted nowadays by the
VOunp dandies Of steel
Yet, somehow, it suddenly looked
strangely stylish and expensive-it
seemed. to say that it cost money
:. 1t was raining.p the green UNI
brella said to the old woman as they
walked along the streets together, 1T
was raining on the morning when we
first met, but it turned out to be fine
day, exactly like to-day" !.
1T isrjust fifty years ago to-day"
said the woman THAT is a long
time. Yet | can still remember how
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-10

fields at their ends, and the houses
were full of funny little old-fashioned
caves and gables, most unbusiness-
| like. ...
And although the little old woman
finally seemed to go into a dark, ugly,
rear tenement, in reality she entered
a stately gateway and walked UP
broad gravel walk that went winding
through rich velvet lawn on which
a gardener was working, while the
sunlight fell through noble elns that
shaded the walk and made the whole
silent, dreamy place fragrant
Her patched cotton dress had dis
appeared with her wrinkles and her
lameness. She was dressed all in
white, and as she ran into the sunny
library, her father looked tip from his
writing table and smiled at her. He
said:
"Ah, puss, why SO happy? Is Alfred
coming to take you out? 1t must be
that or something equally momentous."
And he smiled again and she blush
ed and hid her face on his shoulder
while he stroked her hair.
Even the dim attic with its crook
ed floor and its cracked, distorted win
dow panes' was changed Indeed, it
was not an attic at all, but a most
delightful room, hung with lace cur
talns and fragrant with flowers that
bloomed and hung and stood and
nodded IN every spot where flower
could be.
1T is long since I stood here" said
he green cotton umbrella. st was
here that he. asked you something.
and you gave him an answer that
seemed to make you both perfectly
foolish with happiness and Joy. Do
you remember"
DO remember" said the old wo-
man, who was not old at all any more,
except outwardly. How could l ever
forget? 1t was then that he asked me
to marry him."
I Il went to many places with you
after that, didn't I?h said the umbrella
proudly. 81 was useful and discreet.
SO you took me out sketching and pic
nicking and boating, not to mention
the many, many rainy days when |
went with you like commanding
general as a protector"
Yes" said she, and then he went
to the wars"
"Ah!' remarked the green cotton
umbrella, signing till his whalebone
ribs expanded as if they would burst.
1T was at that time that | went into
exile. For he left me at the house
of his uncle, the art collector, who
was SO absent minded that | hardly
ever got chance to go abroad again;
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-10

were caught III one III mountain pass
above the limit of vegetation. For a
little more than forty-eight hours the
eleven men of our party lay under the
canvas of the fallen tent, covered
with snow. We formed a compact
pile of human bodies, and within a
lew hours there was no possibility Of
motion, for the masses of SHOW over
us were so immense that they nearly
crushed us. Every single one of us
would have frozen to death had he
been alone. AS it was, we kept each
other warm enough to survive. but
how we managed to escape suffoca-
ton is more than can tell, for after
twelve hours we were all only half
conscious
The only way in which we man
aged to live in the grave of snow
was through the efforts of three of
our native guides, who lay on the
outside of the human pile. They
crawled out when it was impossible
to breathe any longer, and the bur-
row they made i'll emerging brought
us enough fresh air to enable us to
live: The poor fellows who did this
could not get back into the shelter,
and had to spend twenty-four hours
lying covering alongside of our
sledge dogs, who lay in packed mass
OF their own under the snow near us.
When the storm finally ceased,
three OF my comrades were uncon-
scious and could be revived only with
difficulty. And what a sight met us
when we came out of our white tombi
so incredible had been the force
of that wind that the mountains ali
around us were black and smooth
entirely clear of snow, although they
had been covered with it when the
storm began. The wind had swept
| it from them like terrible broom.
All our sleds and dogs and tents
had disappeared. High over where
they were buried stretched vast
smooth field. 1t was the snow that
had been on the mountains. We had
to dig down ten feet to reach the
tents. Many of the dogs had been
suffocated
|n"Our men fell on the snow with
Thands and feet, burrowing like mad
men and shouting that our only hope
was to get under way and escape
from the pass before the wind began
to blow again. Like defeated troops.
they gathered what sleds and eor1i,
page they could reach, harnessed the
dogs that could be found in a hurry.
and of we went over the wide desc
lation. On the way we found many
parts of the pass blocked with snow.
hills that were from 90 to SO feet high.
all made by the wind during that one
storm.