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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-10
FINANCING FOR WAR.

The japanese government has been authorized tC
draw upon 100000 yen of the Chinese indemnity
fund-a yen is practically 50 cents in American
money-and the Russian government is cOntemplat
ing making the sale of tea and sugar state monop-
oily, just the sale Of brandy already is The profit
on the sale of two such prime necessities as tea and
sugar in a country the magnitude of Russia cannot
fail to be enormous. These financial movements in
dicate pretty clearly that both Russia and Japan
believe that war is not far off
Which of the powers is better prepared to stand
the strain Of war financially it would probably be
hard to say off hand Russia, it is true, staggers
under national debt amounting to over $3OOO 0OO-
0OO or about $25 per capita, stupendous figure
when the deep poverty prevailing among the Russian
masses is taken into consideration In addition
Russas revenues per annum-statistics for 1901
the latest Embellishments to nearly SO 900 600
a sum which, if wholly raised by taxation, would
mean an average yearly assessment of about 81 for
every man, woman and child in the whole imperial
domain. The fact, however, that Russias indebted
ness and revenues are so vast implies at once that
she has resources of corresponding proportions.
Japan financially appears to be much better off
Just at the moment than her gigantic neighbor and
rival. Besides possessing Chinese indemnity re-
serve on which she is able to draw her national debt
is only about $20000O,00O, or about $473 per head
while her national revenues amount to only $780,
100000 per annum, or about $2.75 per capita. In
1901 her foreign trade aggregated something like
$25O0OOOO0. Her population estimated to be about
45OOO0OO-is only one-third as great as Russia 3.
but most of the japanese are bristling with enter
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-10
ASTORIAN PUBLISHING COMPANY.
ONE OF THE PROBLEMS.

That there is an increase as to certain types of
crimes of violence there can be no denial says the
Ledger Robbery is getting startingly common. 1t
is conducted by murderous methods. The robbers
seem to have no compunction ON the subject of
killing The man who does not quickly obey their
orders is shot down, while the cne bold enough to
make active resistance usually is left dead on the
spot, while his assassns escape.
Wednesday night the conductor and motorman on
because they refused to yield to bandits. In this
city number of laboring men, who work hard for
their money, were stopped by an armed gang and
stripped of all their money and valuables They
wise enough not to resist recognizing that the
advantage was all ON the other side. These are but
samples of the news printed every day from one
coast to the other There naturally arises ques
ton as what is to be done about it. No answer has
been formulated yet. When men are so mean, so
degraded and brutal that they had rather go out
the highway footpads than to earn honest liv-
ngs, the circumstance presents puzzle. Of course
the police try to catch these miscreants, and the
courts to punish them. While this is being done
there spring up new bands as ferocous and greedy
To exterminate them does not seem to be more eff.
fectve than the worthy effort to sweep back the tide
In theory the system Of education is at fault. It'll
should be so enlarged as to embrace all of society
1t should take the child at the cradle and supply a
wholesome environment 1t should set up lofter
standard of conduct. As theory this is pretty
enough 1t lacks to extent the quality of being
practical. There people born to crime; the
taint of it is in their blood The best that can be
done is to restrain them to discourage the breeding
of them.
The footpad is despicable wretch, with certain
courage, but large element of cowardice If any
have plan for the subjugaton of this creature it
would be listened to with respectful interest
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-10

Every time Russia back up she takes two long
strides forward. Rumors Of probable settlement Of
the far eastern embrolio mean only that Russia finds
1t possible again to gain her point without recourse
to arms, 1t will be recalled that all of the powers
ordered her ont of Manchura, notwithstanding
which her troops still occupy that country Now she
IS using her occupation of Manchuria in treating
with Japan for Corean concessions For consummate
gall and success at the game of bluff, Russia GER
talnly ranks first among the powers.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-10

prise and push and are eager to yet on in the
world, In this respect the Japanese present u
sharp contrast to the mental sluggishness and sog-
giness of much Of Russia S population,
Still it was this same Russia whose warriors sent
to crushing defeat some 30 odd years ago the fierce
fanatieal legionaries of Turkey, than whom there
are probably no more magnificent fighters on the
earth
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-10
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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-10

Mr. James j. Hill, president Of the Northern Pa
cltic Railroad Company says that the sthman canal
will be good thing for man with an appetite for
bananas In this connection it might pGrtinently
be observed, on the other hand, that transconti-
mental railroad having no water competition is a
mighty good thing for the man who wants some one
to hold him up for all his money.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-10

Baker City man took an incandescent light to
bed with him and the bed clothing caught fire. doing
some damage. The necessity for blowing out the
gas is thus happily done away with
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-03
ARRESTED.
Douglas M. Smith Held For
Large Embezzlement.
REGULATIONS AMOUNT TO $4,000
Teller of Trndesmen's Bank of New
Haven, Conn, Caught by Fall
ure of q Co. of
Boston.

NEW HAVEN. Conn, June "a
loss of from 100000 to $4,000 through
the cmbezzlement of its funds by Il
trusted employee, Douglas NJ. Smith, is
admitted by the officers of the National
Tr2 dcsmcn's bank of this city. The
exact amount of money lost will not
be known until a careful and farreach-
iI.g examination that is now being
made is finished. Smith, who was pay
ing and receiving teller of the bank.
has acknowledged voluntarily that he
has cmbczZled about 100000, and the
greater part Of it, if not all, within the
past eight or nine months.
A statement given out by Cashier II.
w. Thompson of the bank summarized
all that is known ot-the situation. 1t is
as follows:
AS near as we can make out by the
examination thus far given we believe
that he has taken about 100000. That
is the sum which he himself estimates.
He was under bonds for $4,000, given
by an indemnity company. AS Mr..
Smith says he has not saved n penny
| during his lifetime and cannot make
| good the loss we shall have to stand
the balance of the defalcation above
the $4,000 in the bonds.
MT. Smith says he has been specu-
| lnting and that he took the money for
| that purpose. He specialized at the To-
cal agents of Bucklin X Co. of Boston,
by whose failure he was caught like
| some other customers. The bank is
safe and sound, as we have Il surplus
to either our depositors or our stock
holders.
"Mr. Smith has been with the bank
twenty-five years and during the last
| eight years of that period has been tell
err"
Smith has been arrested on n bench
warrant. Smith awaited the officers
coming at his rooms in Duncan hall.
where he has lived recently with his
wife and young son. Mrs. Smith had
steeled herself for the trouble and bore
up well. She assisted her husband in
getting together what n~ecessaries he
might he expected to require if he had
10 20 10 jan. lGeSlucllt Niiii'h 4
Fields of the bank was with Smith
when the officer came and left with a
bngful of papers, some of which arc
believed to be papers showing where
Smith has specialized and in what Sc
curitics. Smith was brought before
Commissioner Wright. and his case
was continued until June IL in bonds
of $4,000. Smith returned to his wife
and children in Duncan hall.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-03
A MORBID CROWD.


NEW YORK, June 8 How thor
oughly the suit against Hannah Elias
has aroused public interest was shown
when mounted policemen had TO be EN-
ployed to drive away the throng of
morbidly curious from Central Park
West, in front of the woman's home at
236, which has been under surveillance
for t~wcnty-four hours by law elerlS'
trying to serve papers on Il civil order
of arrest. Hour after hour hundreds
stood on the sidewalk and paving.
seeming to expect ~momentarily that
the negrcsS accused by John Il. I1att
Of having cXtorted nearly S100,G0Q by
blackmail would issue forth from hel
refuge and then submit to arrest.
They were not only disappointed IL
this, but had little else to satisfy theii
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-03

curiosity. The lawyers had no chance
to serve the papers, and the octoroon
servants admitted no visitors.
Jacob y. Cantor, chairman of the
executive committee of the Andrew IL.
Green Memorial association, said that
Il statement that the proposal to erect
Il monument to Mr.. Green, who it has
now been discovered was murdered in
mistake for J. Il. platt, had been
dropped because of the Elias scandal
was an error.
He added: Those who knew Mr..
Green best and who organized the
movement have never entertained the
least shadow of doubt concerning his
title to the unqualified respect of his
fellow citizens. The undertaking will
be carried through successfully, and
Mr.. Green will have Il monument
worthy of the city which he so greatly
benefited
After the Green murder, it has been
learned, Mr.. Platt received about fifty
letters in which the writer's demanded
money and threatened to expose his re-
lations with Mrs. Elias and the fact
that he was the man for whom Will
liams' bullets were intended. 1t seem
ed as if the entire negro colony i'll West
Fifty-third street was trying to get a
share Of the money which was known
20 flow into the lap of the then Bessie
Davis. Mr.. Platt ignored these r.
ulIpSts however. and turned the letters
over to his lawyers
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-03
Knocked General Mansfield Down.

MIDDLETOWN, n. Y, June s.
George w. Powers, an aged lawyer OF
this city, who died yesterday, for for
ty years had borne the disgrace of q
~dishonorable discharge from the Unit
ed States army because he knocked
down General Mansfield in Wizards
hotel in Washington while General
Mansfield was in command of the Dis
trict of Columbia under martial law
The intervention of Secretary Stanton
in Powers behalf saved him from
court martial and death.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-03

HOUSTON, Tex, June B. Not a
street car is moving in Houston, but
the company has asked the mayor for
protection and announces that an at
tempt will be made at once to put the
system into operation. The striking
union men have held meetings, at
which it was agreed that there should
be absolutely no violence or intimida'
ton. The company's strike breakers,
who have been in readiness for several
days, are expected here soon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-03
THE SCHOOL SITE.

Regarding tho selection of a public
school site here the Newark Evening
News hns the following to say:
What is the use Of having such an
excellent, well-informed n pliilan-
thropio man rs Jacob Riis deliver n
lecture upon practical topics ii no
practical use is made of his recon
mendations? This seems to have been
Tho way Sin which the Perth Amhoy
citizens mentally reasoned with them
selves, for they lave abandoned a
proposed site for a new school house
and have selected another. Mr.. Riis
lectured there recently and he pleaded
earnestly and eloquently for plenty of
room around public schoolhousos.
The Board of Education had about
decided, on the score of economy. to
erect n new building on land used as
a playground for the children of an
other school, but Mr.. Riis convinced
them and the citizens generally that
this would be a sud mistake and n
permanent wrong. By unanimous vote
they abandoned tho site practically
agreed upon and settled upon another.
This is to the credit of the Perth Am
hoy school officials, and it suggests
the Availability of having Jacob Riis
lecture in other places on tho advant-
ages of plenty of playground, plenty
of fresh air and pleasant surroundings
for the school children. Newark
Evening News,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-03
SURROUND FORTRESS
Large Japanese Army Landed
to Re-enforce Besiegers.
PORT ARTHUR TO FALL BY JUNE 10
Csnr Has Ordered StOesseI In Event
City Is Captured to Blow Up For
tiAcatiOns and Important
Buildings.

LONDON, June 3.-Japanese siege
guns in large numbers are already
trained upon Port Arthur, and the final
assault has begun, according to rumors
current here.
An army of re-enforcements has
landed at Pigeon bay, just north of
Port Arthur. japanese gunboats have
entered Dalny harbOr, and it is said
more guns and troops will be landed
there.
Troops are being pushed down the
Liautong peninsula from Pitscwo,
which the Japs have fortified.
1t is declared the Japanese have torn
up the railroad, thrown up intrench-
ments and occupied commanding posi-
tons all along the line north of Port
Arthur, so as to be able with the aid
of the fleet to prevent any relief reach
ing the besieged city.
1t is expected that several days of
fighting and bombardmcnt will preccde
the final capture, but the mikado's
men expect Port Arthur to fall by
June 10.
The Japanese have five divisions and
five reserve corps. about 10000 men,
on the Liautong peninsula and ut least
seven divisions and seven reserve
corps, about $4,000 men, in southern
Manchuria.
st. Petersburg dispatches say the
car has ordered General Stocsscl in
the event OF the capture of the fortress
by the Japanese to blow up the forti-
lications, the banks and the most i'm
portant buildings.
Lieutenant Colonel Gourko, who sue
cecded in Guiding the Japanese on the
Liautong peninsula and reaching the
Russian headquarters at Mukden. is at
tached to the staff of General Fock and
was the bearer of important informal
ton regarding the fighting at Kinchau
and the situation at Port Arthur.
A Newchwang report says General
Stalkenberg, with 14,000 Russians,
made up of artillery, cavalry and in
fantry, is marching south of Liaoyang
in the direction of Wafangtein.
The Japanese have landed another
army of $4,000 men ut Takushan.
Japanese posts have been withdrawn
from positions near VafanGow. destroy
ing the bridges as they retired. They
were busy during the night removing
the wounded from the battlefield and
burying the dead.
Russian raiders have succeeded in
penetrating as far as Gensan and also
south of Anju. They have destroyed
depots of Japanese supplies and cap
tured provision trains. Many Koreans
are fleeing into Manchuria to escape
the hardships of war.
A st. Petersburg dispatch says Cen
eral Kuropatkin has been advised to
attempt to relieve Port Arthur, but to
act with the greatest prudence. a gen
eral interviewed on the subject said:
IF Kuropatkin rs weak enough to
advance he will commit a serious blum
der. The number of his troops is in
sufficient. The conditions under which
he acts are unfavorable. He might
meet an almost irreparable reverse and
Port Arthur be further from relief
than ever. If we try to relieve Port
Arthur we will be doing exactly what
the Japanese are hoping for"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-03
Young Vnn Colt Resigns.

WASHINGTON, June 3.-Postmas-
ter General Payne has received and ac-
copied the resignation of Richard Van
Colt, assistant postmaster at New
York, to take effect at once. The resig-
nation is the direct result of the recent
report of Assistant Attorney General
Robb on his investigation of the af-
fairs of the New York ~postoffice.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-03

NAPLES, June 3~.-Professor Schron,
the discoyerer of life III crystals, gave
a public demonstration to show that he
lni found Il new microbe which causes
phthisis. a m!crobe quite different from
that causing tuberculosis. Professor
Schron ailirms that this discovery eX-
plnins why DR.. Koch's serum not only
did not cure phthisis, but aggravated It
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-03

LONDON, June Sat a luncheon
given to former Mayor Seth Low by
the Pilgrims club here James Bryce
spoke in high eulogy of President
Roosevelt.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-03

CHICAGO, June 3.-With the object
of demonstrating that pulmonary con
sumption. if not too far advanced, al
be cured in the climate of Illinois, a
tent colony is about to be established
at Ottawa, Ill, under the care of the
Illinois Medical society.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-03

Fow people who visit tho Worlds
Fair at st. Louis this year will go in
the amer S. b. Greacen and party
OF this city have started. In his pleas
ant little steam yacht he will make
tile trip through the Erie canal, across
the great lakes, into the Chicago and
Illinois rivers to the Mississippi and
thence to st. Louis. 1t is n novel
trip and the Evening News has
arranged to publish letters from Mr..
Greacen, rs he shall send them, tell
ing of his cruise. The Emany friends
of tho jovial captain will be glad to
avail themselves of this opportunity
to follow the party through their in
teresting journey.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-03

W. q. Armstrong, superintendent
of schools in New Brunswick, ought
to be n politician. Last year he was
reelected with understanding that he
would resign at the expiration of the
twelve months. The year has passed
and during That time his friends
rallied around him and elected a
school hoard friendly to him so that
he has now been reelected by n good
majority! Too much politics in the
management of n public school system
is bound to be detrimental to the
schools.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-03

According to reports from New
Brunswick tho petitions asking for
an elective commission to take the
place of the present Board Of Free.
holders, have been started. Any
citizen who has kept posted on county
matters for the past year can hardly
refuse to sign.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-03

The sudden onrush of simmer
weather has started unusually early
sea bathing at the Jersey coast resorts.
The ocean is still too cold for n com
Portable dip by persons other than of
good physique aud strong vitality,
but to such an ocean bath even at
this early date is exhilorating and
beneficial. Camden ost-Telegram.
Former Senator James Smith does
not want the Now Jersey delegates to
st. Louis pledged to any candidate.
This plan makes dlckering possible.
Robert Davis says he does not want
the delegation to 60 %unplodged. This
will make n lest of. strength between
Smith and Davis il a caucus is
arranged before the delegation leaves
the State. Jersey City Journal.
People of the II hudson City section
will attend in large numbers the
night Mt which an expression of public
feeling is expected by Mayor Pagan
ms to what terms should be required of
the Public Service Corporation for
privileges granted for the extension of
certain trolley lines. They are inter
ested i'll the plant to run cas- over tho
Jefferson avenue "jigger" route to
tho Hoboken ferry and are inpatient
to have it carried into effect. Tie
company is prepared to 20 ahead anu
can make the proposed change within
II few hours when authorized to do SC.
The Hudson City representatives will
undoubtedly protest against further
delay and while DESTROYS as taxpay ers
that the lily shall obtain the best
concessions possible from the COM
pany, hopo that city and corporation
will agree upon conditions without
unnecessary hnggling on either side.
Hoboken Observer.
Someone boosted that New Jersey
made more corkscrews than any other
Stnte in the Union. whereupon the
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune re-
marks, that nil kentucky rises in
wrath, and asks New Jersey what
she wonld do with them in the ab-
sence of old Ky. Elizabeth Journal.
Asbury Park is happy. For years its
residents have been complaining
against the New York and Long
Branch railroad company for keeping
or it's station sign the names Ocean
Grove and Asbury Park" But q new
sign has been placed, and it bears
only the nam of Asbury Park. Now
it is expected the name of Founder
Bradley's resort will appear upon the
time tables of the railroads of the
country, and that it will be benefited
by the free advertising. Next to
Long Branch, Asbury Park is the
largest municipality in Monmouth
county, and it Was an imposition to
make it take second place to one much
smaller in population and Importance.
The wrong which has been prote sted
against for many years has at last
been righted. Trenton Times.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-03
Wreck am Lnke Shore E~Iectric.

NORWALK, O., June IA wreck Is
reported on the Lake Shore Electric
railway near here in which six persons
are reported killed and twelve int~sed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-03

ANNAPOLIS, Md, June 3.-Admiral
George Dewey was the feature mt the
graduation exercises at the Naval
academy. He was given n salute of
nineteen guns as he entered the
grounds Of the academy. Later in the
day he witnessed drills and demonstra-
tons by cadets in the machine shop
and armory. The admiral presided at
the exercises incident to the dedica-
ton of the tablet to be erected by his
former classmates to the memory of
the late Commander +. +. Wood, who
took part in the battle of Manila Bay.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-03
THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1904.

support of every person who is inter
ested in the advancement of Perth
Amboy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-03

Perth Amboy needs q reservoir bad
ly enough a1d tho Water Commits
sioners do well to discuss tho matter,
but it is hard to SEQ where the money
to build it is coming from just now
when the $l55, 900 bonds to build the
new main are a drag on the market.
The new club house for tho Raritan
Yacht Club, when completed, will
increase the valuation of property
along the shore. The construction Of
The buil1ing should receive the hearty
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-03

broal flounce and bertha of embroidery.
The yoke is t, cked cl )sely. Pulled elbow
sleeve are hid len leneath the deep
bertha.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-03

Amboy.