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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-11-03

dorf Astor, it was pretty Miss Pauline
who saved the day. His royal high
ness was immensely indignant at the
expatriated Americans ignorance of
royal etiquette. 1t is the custom for
those privileged to entertain royalty to
mention TO the equerry in attendance
what shall be the royal guests pleas
nre as to entertainment. Instead, Mr.
Astor CURLY remarked that he intend
ed taking his guest for sail ON the
river in an electric launch, without so
much as saying. by your leave, sir"
The prince was furious but so
pleased was he with Miss Astor that
he promptly proceeded to forget all
about 1t. Soon after the prince came
Queen Victoria, ostensibly to view his
roses. In reality it was to give Mr..
Aston the social stamp he yearned for
so much. Her majesty spent a few
hours at Clivedeu and took luncheon.
Thus Gid William Waldorf Aston win
his social spurs.
The Berkeley Milne incident almost
put an end even to Miss Astor's social
career, popular as she was fast becom-
ing. This happened just year after
Mr.. Aston became a British subject.
On June 2S, 1900, Mr.. Aston gave a
concert. Among his invited guests
were the earl and countess of Oxford.
Capt. Sir Berkeley Milne, prominent as
"a naval officer and formerly in COM
anand of the royal yacht Osborne, was
a guest at the Orford's that same even
ing before the concert.
Y Presenting upon her close acquaint-
ance with Mr.. Aston, which began in
New York when she was Miss Louise
Corbin, the countess begged Capt.
Milne to be her escort in lieu of her
husband, who felt too i'll to go out that
night. When the party arrived at the
Aston mansion the host approached
Capt. Milne and inquired brusquely hi.
name. The gallant sailor promptly
told him and explained the wherefore
Of his presence. This did not suit
Mr.. Astor.
"Will you kindly withdraw" he de-
handed.
Capt. Milne went promptly to his
club, the Naval and Military, and there
wrote formal apology to Mr.. Astor
The countess offered further explana-
ton. A few days later there appeared
n Mr.. Astor's paper, the Pail Mall Ga.
zette, this paragraph: 1--WE are de.
sired to make known that the presence
Of Capt. Sir Berkeley Milne, of the
Naval and Military club, Piccadilly, at
Mr.. Astor's concert last Thursday
evening was unlimited"
Social London was astounded. Again
it was Miss Astor who saved the day
She knew Capt. Milne very we'll and
had often met him at luncheon and
dinner parties. She smoothed the way,
and finally the angry naval OF 3er, who
had the queen and the prince of Wales
at his back, became molIifed. Mr..
Astor then apologized rather than be
forced to resign from the Marlborough
club, to which both prince and million
aire belonged.
1t is expected that Mr.. Aston will
give his daughter at least $10,000,00O
Upon her marriage, as we'll as the pos
session Of ancient Hever castle, reput-
ed to be the birthplace of Anne Boleyn,
one of the six wives of Henry VIII. 1t
is near Sevenoaks, Kent, and the ex-
American paid $1S5,OOO or it. 1t con-
tains many rare relics.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-11-03

Bingham's only sister married the mar.
quis of Hamilton, eldest son of the
duke of Aoercorn, under whose patron.
age William Waldorf Astor made his
bow to London society years ago.
There was time when he could not
move without the Hamiltons, and 1t
was through the marquis of Hamilton
that young Spender-Clay was intro
duced TO the Aston household. Even
then the ex-guardsman was so negli-
sibfe quantity that, although often at
Civeden and a close friend of William
Waldorf Aston, Jr., no one ever thought
of him as a possible sutton for the
hand OF the only daughter of the
house.
Spender-Clay came prominently be-
fore the public in the prosecution of
Lord William Nevill, who found In him
the easiest dupe swindler ever victim
lied. London rang with laughter over
Spender-Clay's ingenious recital on
the witness stand how Neville re-
ljeved him of thousands upon thou
sands of pounds pretexts which a child
of average intelligence could have pen.
etrated. Neville, who comes of the
proud Abergavenny family, descended
from Warwick, the kingmaker, and
quartering royal arms on their escutch-
con, obtained Clay's signature by a
trick. AS brought out by the evil
dence, Neville askel Clay in 1898 to
witness his signature to private family
documents. Sits were cut In the
blank sheet which covered the docc-
ments aforesaid and 1t was here the
guardsman was asked to write his
name. Clay demurred, asking to see
the document. Neville told him that
;t referred to the divorce of his sister,
Lady Cowley, whose suit was some
thing of cause celebre. Then Clay
yielded. Through the Sits Clay had,
in reality, Endorsed Neville's unpaid
notes for G11,113.
The suit of Sam Lewis, a notorious
money lender. against Spender Clay
for the amount precipitated his accu-
sation of Neville. Lord Neville was
sentenced to five years penal servi-
tude.
The Raging incident in 1902, while
it brought Clay less ridicule, was suf-
fciently serious to force his resigna-
ton from the second lifeguards. Sec.
ond Lieutenant d. Gregson had be-
come known as hard worker, and the
fact that he took his profession seri-
ously and was undesirable socially"
offended his brother officers. On a
July night number of officers of the
regiment chased Gregson from his
quarters with whips and hunted him
through the barracks, using the foulest
language. They ducked him in the
horse though until he was half dead,
and, returning to his quarters. wrecked
his furniture and destroyed his kit. He
spent the night on the bare floor of his
room. wrapped in an overcoat.
Though Gregson himself took no
action for revenge, the war officer was
compelled to take cognizance of the af
fair, for King Edward was colonel-in-
chief of the regiment. Two young of.
ficers were Cashierel and Clay, whose
part had been conspicuous, resigned.
Miss Astor is of medium height.
slight, with figure that is extremely
girlish. Her hair is dark and her skin
is olive. She is devoid of color. Her
features are small; her nose is slight
ly hooked. She has a pretty mouth
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-11-03

! Miss Aston will also receive one of
the finest collections of jewels in the
world, eclipsing any of the minor roy
eties of the old world. 1t was started
by her grandmother, Mrs. John Jacob
Aston. From her it passed to her son s
wife. Miss Astor's mother. OF course,
il was largely added to. When Mis-.
William Waldorf Aston was at one of
the drawing rooms just before her
death, she blazed with more diamonds
and pearls than any one in the room.
Conspicuous among her ornaments was
en immense coronet comb of diamonds
that excited tremendous admiration. It
once belonged to Nine. de Montespan,
given to her by Louis XIV. 1t cost
William Waldorf Aston 100000.
Independent Of these there is an
ether array of jewels which are Miss
Pauline's beyond question. They were
twilled to her by her mother, who in
herited them from her mother-in-law,
Mrs. John Jacob Astor.
Miss Astor's greatest triumph out
side of her adopted country came last
year, when she and her brother, Will
lam Waldorf Astor, Jr., made a long
visit to the crown princess of Rouma-
mia. There she occupied superb suite
in the Cotroceni palace and had at her
the royal stable. Daily she drove with
the crown princess in Bucharest, and
finally the Roumanians got the idea
that perhaps Miss Aston would wed a
Roumanian, Count Bratiano, minister
of foreign affairs. Meanwhile Prince
Ferdinand of Bulgaria, heir to the
throne, was equally attentive to the
rich American.
And there have been other romances
and more serious ones than these. The
duke Of Roxburghe had his engage
ment all but announced, but it never
came, and he married Miss May Goe-
let, the second richest American girl.
Others mentioned who were actually
never in the running, were Prince AL
oxander of Teck, Reginald Ward, Lord
Brooke, Kocian, the violinist; Lord
Rosebery's son, and the dukes of
L.
Miss Astor has been to this country
once since her father took her to Eng
land. That was in the winter of 1902.
She spent some time with her friend
Miss leila Gibbs, of No. 100 Central
Park South, New York, and then went
to Philadelphia to visit the Pauls. her
mothers family. The only three words
she has ever uttered publicly were de-
livered al that time. An interviewer
approached with the query as to how
long she expected to remain here.
Miss Astor gracefully turned her back
with the remark, How perfectly hor-
rid,'
Young Spender-Clay's father was
partner in the firm of Bass & Co., Lon
don brewers of ale. He died in 1885,
and the widow married her husbands
private secretary, Beresford Melville,
now conservative member of parlia-
ment. Socially they have no place
among the stars in the British social
armament.
So 1t is that so much surprise is ex-
pressed that the ex-captain could even
have opportunity to meet the Astors.
This is explained, however, by those
Who know the wheels within wheels in
London society. Young Spender-Clay's
only sister married Lord Bingham, eld-
est son of the earl OF Lucan. Lord
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-11-03
REMARKABLE INCREASE
SHOWN IN BANK CLEARiNGs

New York, Oct. 29.-The total bank
clearings compiled by Bradstreets for
the past week were $2,779,0S2,0 64, an
increase of 44.2 per cent. compared
with the corresponding week of last
year.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-11-03
coNVicTs ESCAPE.
Four Prisoners cunninsly Break Out
Of Penitentiary.

Jackson, Mich, Oct. 29.-Four con-
victs escaped from the penitentiary
here yesterday. They are james Will
son, serving seven years for burglary;
Edward Mcpherson, ten for burglary;
John Cabo, ten for assault and rob-
berry, Thomas McGlynn, four for lar
ceny. They climbed into an attic and
worked their way through the roof to
the wall By means of rope they
had picked up, they climbed from the
wall to a railroad track. The guard
fired at them at long range but failed
TO hit any Of them and they disap-
pcared to the northward.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-11-03
BALFOUR R0USES
ENGLISH PEOPLE
SAYS RUSSIAN CLAIM OF At
TACK is INCREDIBLE.
ALL FACTS WILL BE KNOWN
International Commission, Board Of
Inquiry and coroner's Inquest viii
Obtain All the Evidence and De-
termination and Settlement viii
Be Reached.

southampton, England, Oct. 20
Premier Balfour addressed an i'm.
mense meeting here last night. His
appearance was the signal for great
cheering, which was again and again
renewed. He said he believed the
lamentable and deplorable tragedy of
October 21-22 would not end in war.
The matter had been referred to an
intelligent commission and both
sides will abide by the decision of
the international commission, which
consider all the questions at issue.
Thus war between the TWO great ma
tons would be avoided without dis.
honor.
Admiral's story Incredible.
The premier said it was incredible
that a fishing feet could be engaged
la hostile operations and ridicuied
the idea of torpedoboat attack.
The Russian fleet was 80 miles out of
'NS Nc''Op anu ~ was dDSuEu W SUD
pose that the commander of the al
legged torpedo craft would choose a
position for attacking the Russian
fleet in the center of fishing feet.
Premier Balfour expressed disbelief
In the existence of these Japanese
ships and said the nearest Japanese
was $4,000 miles away. Such
story as that told by the Russian
admiral was the purest fancy. The
premier hoped the truth would be
made manifest and clear as MONDAY
when the inquiry which the Russian
emperor welcomed took place The
Russian government had not at any
time moderated the gravity OF the
crisis or failed to do what it could to
diminish It.
Difficulty surmounted.
Premier Balfour thought the dim
Guilty was surmomted The Russian
version OF the occurrence was euuiva.
ent to an attack on Great Brftain's
rational honor. The torpedoboats
spoken Of by the Russian admiral
we're phantom ships-creatures OF
cure fancy-against which the pre-
nier entered the most emphatic pro-
est. He was glad to say the Rus
nan government had agreed with |
Great Britain concerning the neces-
'jty for an investigation. The respon-
'ible officers world not be permitted
o proceed to the far east and the |
jersons found guilty would be ade- |
Iuately punished. In agreeing to |
hese things Russia had taken a view
which commended itself to other civ |
lized nations. Russia had given a |
pledge that she would prevent a. re.
'urrence Of the tragedy which flllei !
vi hearts with sorrow and the hearts
# most men with indignation.
Facts Must Be Brought Out.
The Russian ambassador has is
'ued statement that the Russian
government, on hearing Of the North
ea incident, at once expressed pro-
ound regret, and the Russian emper-
" telegraDhed the king in similar
erms. The Russian government
lad also promised the most liberal
and had shown an en-
,ghtened desire that truth and Jus
ice in this matter should prevail. |
The entire facts must be brought out |
It the investigation, which Premier
'alfour pointed out would be made |
" three distinct bodies-frst, by an
commission; second, by |
board Of trade inquiry, and third,
W the coroner's inquest.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-24
Notice 70 Taxpayers.

The county board of equalization
will convene at the county clerks Office
on September 26, 1904, and continue
in session daily thereafter for a period
OF one week.. for the purpose Of pub
licly examining the assessment roll for
the year 1904 and correcting all errors
in valuation. description or quality Of
land, lots or other property, and all
interests are notified to appear at the
above time and place for the purpose
of lodging objections, IL any there be,
to said assessment.
T. s. CORNELIUS.
Assessor of Clatsop County, oregon.
Dated Astoria, August 20. 1904.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-24
Judge Mcbride Imposed Sen.
tences Yesterday Assresat.
ing Fourteen Years.
LONG TERM FOR HARRY HOGUE
Highwayman Gets Ten Years,
While Walter Huber Gets
Two and One.haif Years
for Assault.

..s:iy&:

Judge Mcbride yesterday pronounced
penitentiary sentences aggregating II
years, and II the court had been In
position to resentence one OF the pris.
oners he might have added few years
more to the total, The grand jury re-
ported on four cases during the day.
and the three prisoners indicted we're
Immediately arraigned In court. The
three men indicted were Harry Hogue,
held for highway robbery: Walter HUI
Der. held for criminal assault upon
Pearl Bidwell. and Henry Miller,
charged with having obtained money
under false pretenses. fourth man,
George Hansen, was not indicted. He
had been arrested for seduction on
complaint of Alfrida Lorntsen.
Huber is cripple and but 20 years
of age. Like number OF other young
men. he had been devoting much OF his
time to little girls. of whom many are
permitted to run the streets. When
Huber was brought into court Judge
McBride asked him whether or not he
desired to secure at attorney. He
made negative reply. The court then
passed sentence. He said that, IL the
prisoner were man Of mature years.
he would feel disposed to impose the
maximum penalty fixed by law. but
that. In consideration of Huhers youth.
he would sentence him to Imprisonment
for two and one-half years.
What! for that?" exclaiIped Huber.
A look of unmistakable anger came
over Judge McBride's features and his
plance at the prisoner was full of
meaning. However. the court said
nothing to the cripple, and a few mo-
ments later the prisoner was returned
to the county Jail by Sheriff Linville.
Harry Hogue, highwayman. received
a penltentiary sentence Of 10 years.
Hogue is the man who held up L. Lar
son some months ago and relieved him
Of his watch and small sum Of money,
Hogue pleaded guilty yesterday. He
explained to the court that he had
never before ben in trouble. and that
a letter from his mother urging him to
return home had prompted him to en-
ploy desperate means to secure the
necessary money. He asked the court
to be lenient.
In passing sentence Judge Mcbride
referred to the frequency Of crimes of
the kind, and expressed the conviction
that most highwaymen we're at least |
murderers at heart. The court stated
that any man who would draw gun !
on another would be apt to use 1t, and /
he thought 1t inadvisable to show len
ency to highwaymen. The maximum |
penalty is 20 years, but perhaps be-
cause of Hogue's youth the court SEN
fenced him to 10 years.
Henry Miller had secured sum OF
money by cashing a bogus check. He
llso pleaded guilty. saying that he was
intoxicated when the chine was COM
nitted. Judge Mcbride dealt lenient-
y with him and sentenced him to IL
months Imprisonment. The three
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-24

where, under certain circumstances,
and for the purposeof charging the
ship itself for necessary supplies or
REPAIRS, II has been held that charter
|ers were owners, But these seem to
proceed upon the theory of necessity
land upon the ground that the actual
owners OF the ship must necessarily
have had in contemplation the fact
that ship in order to complete her
voyage and carry out the purposes
for which she was chartered, have sup
plies and have such repairs made from
time to time as will enable her to do
so. But / do not think that the de-
cisions so beyond this. In this case
| can not consider this charter as an
absolute leasing of the whole ship, or
as an absolute turning over of the
whole dominion Of the ship to the de-
lfendant corporation, Hume retained
the use, for his captain. OF the cap
tain's cabin. the navigation or chart
room and other portions of the ship
necessary for the storage of her sails.
He also covenanted to keep her safe.
stanch and sound while on the voy-
age which would be an impossthleI
covenant II ne turned over the entil e
dominion of the vessel to the charterer
where the actual owner retains the
right to navigate the ship, with the
right of his agents to occupy some
portion of the ship and covenants to
keep her sound and stanch during the
voyage, | do not think that there is |
such transfer of the possession as would
make the charterers owners of the ves-
sell or transfer the sovereignty of the
state where the actual owner resided |
TO that of the state where the char |
terers reside, and that this snip can not, |
for the purposes Of this action, or for !
any purpose connected with it. be con-
sidered as a part of the soil of the |
state of oregon. or subject TO its laws
while on the high seas, and the paint
iff, therefore. has no remedy In this
state in this sort of an action, ]
think that the sovereignty of the ves-
sci is in the state of California, where
the actual owner resided and where the
vessel was registered and where her
home port was. II had any doubt on
this question l should feel disposed to
overrule the motion for a nonsuit and
allow the trial to proceed; but an ex-
animation Of the authorities SO thor
oughly convinces me this is case that
| am entirely without jurisdiction to
hear that can not see how any good
result could follow by prolonging the
case. The motion for a nonsuit will be
allowed"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-24
Modern Fishery Plant.

Seattle, Sept. 23.-The Craig Fish
Products Company proposes to con-
struct plant at or near Port Angeles,
Wash, to cost $15O,OOO. Machinery will
be installed for the abstraction of oils
from fish and the manufacturing OF
fish fertilizer, and a modern saltery, ice
and cold storage plant and complete
cannery and evaporating plant will be
installed. d. w. Craig is president of
the company.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-24

Port Angeles. Sept, 2s--Fire origin
ating In dry kiln at the Port Angeles
Shingle & Lumber company's mill de-
stroyed the kiln and shingle mill today.
Three cars Of lumber for the deck Of
the battleship Nebraska were burned.
The loss Is $4,000; insurance. $4,000.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-24
Washington Canton Win. Prize.

san Francisco. Sept eS,-The sover-
eign grand lodge of odd Fellows COM
pleted most OF It's business today. Moth
ing remains but the installation OF Of
tscers tomorrow. The announcement OF
the winners Of the cash prize drills for
cantons was made tonight. The prize
Of $1,000 was won by Washington ID,
C,l canton.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-24
DYNAMITE KILLS TWO.
Freight Train Runs Into Wagon Load.
cd With Explosive.

Cumberland, w, Va. Sept. s3.--A
fast freight on the baltimore q Ohio
struck Il wagon loaded with rs pounds
of dynamite at North Branch today.
Two .trainmen were killed and nine
persons injured, three seriously. The
driver OF the wagon escaped injury. ex-
cept rupture OF the ear drums. The
horses were unhurt. although they
were thrown over fence. Several
small buildings. locomotive and sew
eral cars were demolished. Windows
half mile away were shattered.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-24
Nonsuit Is Granted by Circuit
Judge Mcbride in Grimbers
Action for $4,000.
CHARTERER NOT TO BLAME
Vessel ON Which Accident Occur.
red Remained In Possession
OF Owner, Who Was lie.
sp0nsible.

Mrs. Charlotte Grimberg's s50o(
damage suit was yesterday thrown out
Of court by Circuit Judge Mcbride, who
granted Attorney Fulton's motion for
a non-sut. In substance Judge Nc
Bride ruled that the vessel remained
in the possession of the owner, William
D. Hume. and that the charterer. the
Columbia River Packers Association,
was not responsible for the death of
the husband of the plaintiff. In decid-
ing the case yesterday the court said:
"The defendant Columbia River
Packers Association is sued in this
case for negligently causing the death
Of Emanuel Grimberg, who, it is claim
ed, met his death by reason of de-
fective beckett upon the mizzen top
gallantyard of the ship st. Nicholas
while on a voyage from Nushagak riv-
er, Alaska, to Astoria. Ore. This action
is brought under the laws of the state
Of Oregon, giving the personal repre-
sentatives of deceased person a right
of action for such death. 1t is con-
ceded that at common law no such ac-
tion existed and that. for the purposes
of this case, it can not be maintained
uRless the ship upon which the injury
occurred is to be deemed a part of the
state of Oregon.
THE tendency of the later decisions
Is to hold that ship owned in any
state is, while upon the high seas.
part of the soil of the state where the
owner resides and subject to the sover-
eighty OF the state the same as though
she were actually within its boundar-
les. So the only question in this case
is whether the circumstances disclosed
in the pleadings and evidence. the ship
st. Nicholas, at the time of this ac-
cident, was ship belonging to the state
Of Oregon or ship belonging to the
state OF California, it being conceded
that, If she was ship belonging to
the state of California, no recovery
could be had in this action.
"The evidence shows that this ship
was owned by William d. Hume, a
resident of San Francisco, Cal, and that
by a charter party, which was intro
duced in evidence, Hume leased or
hired all the ship, excepting certain
reserved rooms, to the defendant cor
poration for a voyage from San Fran
cisco, Cal, with the option of touch
ing at Astoria and Puget sound, to
Nushagak river, Alaska, thence back
again to Puget sound or Astoria, at
the option of the charterer, defendant
in this action, which port so chosen
should be the end of the voyage. The
contention of the plaintiff is that this
charter makes the defendant corpora
tion the owners of the ship st. Nicho-
las, pro haec vice, to the extent that
she becomes a ship belonging to the
state of Oregon and, therefore. sub
ject to the sovereignty of the state of
Oregon and to the operation of it's
laws while on the high seas, and ceas-
ing to be subject to the sovereignty
of the state of California.
Numerous decisions have been cited |