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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24
NORFOLK EXCITING;
WON In SPLIT HEATS
First Heat to Gordon Prince Duel Between Morning Star and
Baron Grattan in 2:04 3-4--The 900 Trot To-
day, Sweet Marie and AriSto =

Norman b.. Invader and I Live ram
Time. 1:09 1<4: 2:1O "a. q.
- zaS trot, purse. $l,o0g; meas ,oa !" o
Kent, CHI g.. by Wilkeswooo ,
"a NSpearJ $50. o
Joymaker, b. h. (Geers) ........ =
Morn, 70. g. (Brinkerhoffl 49,.
Monroe. Pie Boy and Lady NJ. started
Time, 200 "a; 2:11.
2:20 trot, purse, $1,000, heats In o.
Knox's Gelatine King Anaconda, .
b. g.. by Knight (Trouo.. ~.
Miss Jeanette. blk. m. (Eekers).. Z
Direct Well. blk. h. (DeRyderl::,
Brilliant Girl. Grattan Boy. Filipino
Borazelle. Mich II, Prince charles anc
Apen started. Time. 1908 81; z:iV 80
The Norfolk, 2:2S pace. purse, $e.ooo
heats 8 in s.:
Morning Star. b.. g, by ,
Star PointertMcDonald) i
Gordon Prince. b. H.. by
Oratorio (snow) -; ! ! !
Baron Grafton. Big: (Geers) -
Angus Pointer. Winnie King anc
China Maid started. Time, 2:0S Ia
2:04 ga; 2:O8 "a: 2:05 "a.
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ATTACKED BY NEGRO.
Barbour County Man Received Serious
Ininries Mt Hands of Blnck.

Clayton, AUGUST 23.-(Special.)-
Alex Meyer. a white man living five
miles northeast of Clayton. was as
saulted and almost killed yesterday ev-
ening by a negro Scott Lewis,
WICKER was brought here for med
ical attention. 1t was found that he
had received dangerous wounds on his
head, face and body, and that several
ribs were broken. 1t is thought his
wounds will not prove fatal
He says that the negro had q COW
which ate his crop. and failing to keep
the cow up after tresspassing warn
ing. he prosecuted the negro. This so
Infatuated the latter to cause the as
sault. The negro fled.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24

Readville. Mass, Aug. 2a.-Exciting
racing marked the second days
racing Of the grand circuit
meeting. In the $4,000 Norfolk
for 2:24 class PAGERS, Morning
Star, owned by George Sherman or
Port Henry, N. Y. was the favorite.
but in the first heat Lon Mcdonald.
driver OF the favorite. waited too long
before making his drive. Mcdonald
took no chances the next time and
wisely, for when Geers pulled out Bar
on Grafton at the final furlong pole
the latter came very fast and Morning
Star had nothing to spare at the wire.
The time for the heat. 2:04 3-4, reduced
the former record Of the stake Ia
seconds. The fast time took the speed
out of Geers's horse and Morning Star
won the two following heats.
2:11 trot. purse, t1:500: heats in. g.:
Direct View, br. H.. by Direct
Oracle Kellar, b. m. (James).... 2 2
Lady Gail Hamilton. b. m. (Hud-
SOM
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24
New York Coffee and sugar.

New York. Aug. 23.-Coffee, spot Rio.
firm; No. invoice as: mild steady.
Sugar raw quiet; refined steady. Cof-
fee futures opened steady, unchanged
to S points lower there being some
liquidation promoted by the larger pri-
mary receipts. But foreign markets
were firm and there was a good demand
from scattering sources. SO that the
market following the call firmed up,
not only recovering its initial loss, but
advancing another five points on some
positions. The close was steady at
unchanged prices to an advance of s
points. Sales 10S,750 bags. August,
sos: Sept, $40 to $50: October. 685;
December. 700 to 7O5;; January, 7:15;
March 7s0 to 1856; May, 1850 to 7.55;
July, 7.65 to IT'S.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24
SCHOONER BURNED AT SEA.
Captain, His Two Sons aud Crew of Six
Arc Rescued.

Brunswick, Ga, Aug. 23.-Capt C.
NJ. McKeen, his two sons and a crew
of six of the schooner Adele Thackara,
bound from New York to Savannah, ar
rived early tonight aboard the schoon-
er James B. Jordan. New York to
Brunswick.
Captain McKeen's vessel caught fire
and was totally destroyed Sunday
morning after being out from New
York thirty-one days. She would have
arrived in Savannah Monday.
The schooner was burned in latitude
80 20, longitude 10. south of Charles
ton. The fire originated in the hold of
the vessel, which was packed with
tankage and was caused by spontane-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24
Won by Union Springs.

Union Springs. Aug. 23.-(Special.)--
The second game of ball between Mont
gomery and Union Springs took place
this afternoon and was decidedly the
best game that has been played on the
home diamond this season. 1t resulted
in a score of Q to 0, in favor of Union
Springs. Few errors were made on
either side and the fielding was excel
lent. The third game of the series will
be played tomorrow, and considerable
interest is aroused.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24

Atlanta, Aug 23.-(Special. MONT
gomery made as many hits as Atlanta
today. seven, but the Pretzels scattered
their bat work. while the locals bunch
ed, and in consequence Atlanta won,
Is to l. The game was called at the
end of the seventh inning on account
of darkness. A single by Winters. a
sacrifice by Crozier and hit by Koch
Ter gave Atlanta one run In the first
Two Amore came for the locals in the
third. when Winters hit for two bags
and Crozieil beat out bunt. both scor-
ing on Koehler's single to left. In
the fifth Atlanta added two more, Nc
Maxim singled. went to second on Win
tiers sacrifice and scored when Busch
threw away .Crozier's easy one. Crozier
reaching third and scoring on STAFF
got their one tally in the sixth. Dur
rett walked and reached second on
Pabst's single. Clark then hit to third
and on McCays error Durrett scored.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.

Columbia, Aug. 29.-score: r. H. E.
Savannah ...... 900 900 "a 8 3
Batteries-welch and Roth; Reynolds
and Shea. Called, darkness.
Macon, Aug. 23.-Score: r. H. E.
Macon . ...... .004 002 11$-8 10
Charleston LOB 010 O03-7 2
Batteries-Bayne and Harnish; MUIR
ray and Smith.
Augusta. Aug. 23.-Score:
First game:- r. H. E..
Batteries-Suggs and Robinson; Nc
Laughlin and Dunlap.
Second game:- r. H. Il.
Jacksonville 900 001 OIL 4 8
Augusta ....... 900 010 Oil 4 3
Batteries-Dovey and Robinson;
Whipple and Dunlap. Called
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AT ActualCost.

For the next two weeks |
will sell my entire stock Of
Screen Doors and Windows
at Actual Cost. 1t Is late in
the season and they must
move to make room for my
immense stock of Wall Paper
and Cabinet Mantels that Is
arriving daily. Sole Agent
for the Celebrated Mastic
Paint. "The kind that lasts. "
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24

lished, Knoxville winning the pennant
by IA points. All directors and rep
resentatives of clubs in attendance ia
vored the continuation of the league
next season, leaving out Knoxville and
taking in some good baseball town.
President Head declined to serve as
President any longer and his successor
will be elected next season.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24
Jemi.on Took all Three.

Jemison. Aug. 23.-(Special.) BY de-
feating Prattville this evening by a
score of to 2 Jemison made 1t three
straights against the visitors, the locals
out playing the Prattville team at
every stage of the game Batterys for
Jemfson Sessions and Patton, for
Prattville. milestone and Fuqua. At
tendance 542. Time, 1850. Umpire,
Rice
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SPECIAL @
NOTCES:
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Office Of the Montgomery Hotel Company.
Montgomery. Ala. August 10th, 1904:
Sealed proposals will be received at this
office. ils Montgomery street, Montgomery.
Ala. until IL o'clock, noon. on the 18th
day of September. 1904. and will then be
opened, for the construction of a modern
fire-proof hotel of about IT'S rooms, and a
three-story annex for kitchen. servants
quarters etc. in accordance with drawings
and specifications. copies of which may be
had al<the office of the Architect W. r.!
at the discretion of the Architect; or may
be seen at the office of this Company Full
Information may be had from the Architest
as above. The right Is reserved to reject
any, or all. proposals or parts thereof.
Sealed proposals to be addressed to the
undersigned. certifie dchecque for a
reasonable sum may be required as q
guarantee of good faith.
C. A. LANIER
Secretary. The Montgomery Hotel Co.
su-wed
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24

short breath, sal
low skin. constant
feeling of fatigue,
night sweats and
other signs of OPP
preaching tubercu-
losis can afford to
neglect themselves
or go without eX-
pert medical treat
ment and medical
guidance. Every day
these deadly germs
increase in number
and the thinner you
get the less able
you are to with =
stand their en-
croachment. You
must have your
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24

Temperatures average slightly higher;
light rains in all districts, except New Or
leans, Nicksburg and Wilmington.
FRANK P. CHAFFEE,
Section Director. Weather Bureau
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24

New Orleans. Aug. 23.-Sugar strong;
open kettle "a at 3-16; open kettle
centrifugal to 5-S; centrifugal
whites. "a; yellows, ga to SIS;
seconds, . SIS to 3 SIS; molasses nomi-
NAL open kettle 20 to 25; centrifugal
10 to 10; syrup nominal, 20 to 25.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24
League Standing.


At New York-Chicago, 0; New
York. /.
At Boston-St. Louis l. Boston. IA.
At adelphia-Cleveland, 4: Phil
adelphia, 2. (Ten innings).
At Washington-First game, Detroit,
2; Washington. g. Second game, De-
troit, g.; Washington, 2.
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New York. Aug. 23.-The jobbing
market is very active with an unusual
number of buyers in the local dry
goods market. The condition among
first hands, however, is little improved
and buyers seem to be awaiting some
development in raw material
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24

philadelphia. Aug. 23.-in a ten
inning game, Cleveland today took the
last of the series from Philadelphia.
The locals tied the score in the ninth
base on balls. a single and a triple
won the game for Cleveland. Attend :
ance, 10.626. Score R.H.E.
Cleveland 900 200 600 "a 8
Philadelphia 900 600 OO2 % s 0
Batteries-Donohue and Buelow
Waddell Bender and Schreck
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TURPENTINE MARKET.

Charleston. Aug. 2S-Turpentine firm.
6$G5S IA; sales none. Rosin, firm;
s ss6: n nons D. 6 GSo@ggS AZ D.
G, 2.40Q2.42 1-2; II, 1855: l. 3.12 1-2;
X. 3.97 IL: NJ 3.65; N. $50; w, G,
AIS; w w, 4.42 1-2.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24
Winding LIN Season

Huntsville, Aug. 2s.-(Special. J.
The Tennessee Alabama League direc-
tors held their final meeting of the
season yesterday in Chattanooga. by
consent of all concerned the matter Of
protested games was passed and the
per centage allowed to remain as pub
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24

Summary-Struck out by McMakin,
/; by Hale. 8; bases on balls of Hale
2. off McMakin, 2. Two base hits,
Winters, Clark. Sacrifice hits. Crozler,
Stafford, Demontreville. Stolen bases
Winters. Dubloe plays, Morse to De-
montreville to STAFFORD. McMakin to
Mckay to Clarke; Clarke to Busch,
Umpire, Wood. Time, 1885.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24
Cyclfst Dies from Injuries.

Paris. Aug. 23.-George Leander. the
American bicyclist, died today from in
juries sustained while racing on Sun
| day last.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24
ST. LOUIS PROVISIONS.

st. louis, Aug. 23.-Flour, easy
Whiskey. steady, 1872 1-2.
Iron cotton ties. 95.
Bagging, 1907 ga.
Hemp Irvine, Z.
Pork, higher; jobbing. 11.S2 1-2.
Lard. higher; prime steam, $40.
Bacon tseady; boxed extra shorts
$50: clear ribs, 8.12 1-2
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24

Games Yesterday.
At MISUNDERSTANDING 1; Allan
IL. s.
At New Orieans-First game, Men,
phis, 8; New Orleans. Q. Second game
Memphis. 4; New Orleans, 0.
At Little Rock-First game, Little
Rock, s.; Shreveport, 0. Second game
Shreveport, az Little Rock. /.
At Observation-Disclosures. 4; Birm-
inEham 2 esA
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At New York-St. Louis and New
York.
At Boston-Chicago and Boston.
At Washington-Clevela and
Washington.
At Philadelphia-Detroit and Phila-
delphia-
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the vessels yawl, fioated five hours
and was picked up by the Jordan,
Captain McKeen and the crew had
hard work to keep out of the flames,
hut none were injured. The Adele
Thaokara was valued at about $4,000
and there was no insurance.
l0ua cQmbustions The crew escaped by
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24
asst. Louis Startled"

Boston. Aug. 2S.-The most one-sided
game of the season locally was played
today, Boston winning. The st. Louis
pitchers were hit freely In conjunction
with costly misplays. Attendance,
5.421. Score: r. H L..
Boston ......lo2 COS Oo.-14 Is .
st. Louis ..... 900 010 600 10 4
Batteries-Tannehill and Criger;
HyneS Sudhoff and Sugden and O'Con
nor. Wine, l :46.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24

Batteries-Bracken and Anderson;
Fele and Graff1us. Time, 1886. I'm
pire, Mullane Attendance, 1850.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

Milwaukee,. 8; Louisville. 10.
Minneapolis. 8: indianapolis, 4.
Kansas City, 3. Columbus, ?.
st. Paul, -: Toledo. 2.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24
MEMPHIS TOOK BOTH.
Mcintyre Shuts New Orleans Out with
Two Hits-The Great WiEga Easy.

H"O NC WEe"t WHBBs EHHy'
New Orleans. Aug. 23.-After win
wing eight consecutive games on the
home grounds. the locals were today
defeated in two games by Memphis.
Superior hitting by the visitors won
both contests. Attendance. 1000. Score:
Memphis -. 900 oo1 1913 10 Q
New Orleans 900 002 000-2 l
MISUNDERSTANDING and Hurlburt;
Wigs and Sullivan. Time. 1854. Um-
pire, Pfenninger.
Second game:- r. H E.
Memphis ..022 900 900 o
New Orleans =. 900 900 600 2 Q
Observation-Disclosures and Hurlburt;
Whitridge and Fox. Time, 1:45. Um-
pire, Pfenninger.
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At Acknowledgements and At
1anta.
At MISUNDERSTANDING and Biz
mingham.
At New orieans-Memphis and New
Orleans.
At Little Rock-Shreveport and Lit
tie Rock.
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East Base Running.

Birmingham, Aug. 23.-Fast base
running on the part of the visitors won
the second game of the series for
Nashville. Although Birmingham out
batted Nashville, the locals could not
hit when hits would have counted.
The game throughout was a listless
one Score: r. H. e.
Nashville 1910 500 ooo-4 S o
Birmingham 900 O02 000-2 8
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Accosini: Py-
liant and Matthews. Umpire. Latham.
Time. 1;55. Attendance, 1862.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24
Weak Lungs, Thin
Bodies Built Up.

No person inclined to a wasting away
of the body, to thin blood. fat chest,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24
AMERICAN LEAGUE
NEW YORK GETS FIRMER GRIP ON
LEAD.

Cheesbro Shut Chicago Out with -Four
Hits, Boston Making Trnvesty
Out of St. Louis Game-Cleve-
land Beats Athletics.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24


New York, Aug 23.-The New York
Americans scored another victory over
the Chicago team in very close game
today Attendance, 5000 Score:
Chicago 1000 600 900 /
New York ..... 900 900 l0*-1 Q
Batteries-White and Sullivan; Ches-
bro and Kleinow. Time. 1;40.
Pittsburg. Aug. 23-Pittsburg won
the first game by being fortunate
enough to bunch their hits. and lost
the second by not being able to find
Taylors curves. Attendance, 1895,
Score:
First game RI e.
New York 200 900 OI0-3
Batteries-Phillipi and Phelps; Me.
Ginnity and Warner and Bowerman,
Time. 1:40.
Second game:- R.HE
Pittsburg 900 600 600
New York .....OO2 oil OO0-4
Acknowledgment and Carisch; Taylor
and Bowerman. Time, 1:55.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24
Cincinnati Provisions.

Cincinnati, Aug. 23.-Flour. steady
Bulk meats firm us. Bacon, steady
900. Sugar firm.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24

They are mixing them up in great
shape in this league now and the cham
pionship fight is the most exciting
struggle ever seen in a pennant race.
Only 81 points separate the leaders from
the fifth place. which happens to be
Connie Mack's Athletics. Cleveland,
by Donahue's victory over RUDE Wad-
dell yesterday Is only s points behind
Atbletics oniV 10 points p hebinG Ti Clev e
land for fourth place. Jimmie Col
lins's Boston team is only points be-
hind New York for the lead--a mystic
maze would be child's play to this. The
snarl promises to be untangled in the
next few days. New York has an easy
thing II St. Louis plays the game that
they have been doing for the past few
days. Cleveland should also have easy
sailing with Washington, but there
will probably be some battle royals be-
tween Boston and Chicago and Phila =
delphia and Detroit II the Tigers put
up the game that they have been doing
lately. Yesterdays games went like
this:
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I Indicates rise. / Indicates fall

River Forecast.
(For next two days)
The Coosa and Alabama will remain prac-
tically stationary.
Weather Conditions.
(Past ~ hours.)
The crest Of the cool area has moved
eastward from the middle West and now
covers the Lake region. being preceded by
rain from tennessee northeastward through
the Ohio valley. middle Atlantic and New
England States, and the lower Lake re-
gion: It has caused somewhat colder in the
Ohio valley and lower Lake region; scat
tered showers have occurred in the cotton
belt, though generally fair weather now
prevails. except cloudy to threatening along
the northern edge of the cotton belt and in
portions of the middle Northwest, in which
latter region a storm-eddy moving east
over Montana has induced much higher
temperatures than at the same hour yes
terday.
COTTON REGION BULLETIN.
For the "a hours ending at g. m. 18th
meridian time.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. August 20, 1904.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24

Little Rock. Aug. 23.--Little Rock
and Shreveport broke even in a double
header this afternoon. The locals won
the first with ease, while the second
was a pitchers battle between Bracken
and Feye, but four hits being made off
each. Score:
First game:- r. H. L.
Little Rock ..Y30 0o2 It's Is i
Shreveport =. 900 900 1000 5 2
Batteries-.Bolin and Anderson; Gill
liam and Graffius.
Second game r. H. E.
Little Rock ....1o0 600 000-1 /
Shreveport 100 100 000-2 2
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Broke Even.

Washington. Aug. 2s-Honors were
even today in the double header the
locals winning the first on errors of the
visitors. while the second went to the
Detroits. Attendance, 1000. Score:
First game:- r. II. F..
Washington 1000 o07 0O1-S IL 3
Detroit . ...... 900 100 100 10 4
Observation-Disclosures and Clarke; Null
lin and Drill. Time, 1:40.
Second game r. II. f.
Washington ..OO1 900 010-2 s 4
Detroit .....020 021 O0O-5 Z 2
Jacobsen and Kittredge; Donovan
and Drill. Time, 1:45.
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MOT HERS

and without pain. Sold at 500 per
bottle by druggists. Our book of priceless
value to all women sent free. Address
eRARFzEED REGULAT0R CO.. A0anAA. IA,
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. August %,

maximum temperature for day. % deg.
Minimum temperature for day. rs deg.
Average temperature for day. 81 deg.
Normal temperature for day. 10 deg.
Accumulated deficiency since jan l, 2l3
deg.
Average relative humidity for day, IS per
cent.
Total rainfall since Jan. 1, 2s.77 inches.
Accumulated deficiency since JAN /. S.79
inches
River Bulletin.
fObaeryations at 9 a m 18th NJ time)
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THE WEATHER.

Daily Local Weather Report and Rive
Bulletin.
U. q Department Of Agriculture,
Weather Bureau.
Local Observations.
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pllable al the parts, and
assists nature in its sublime
work. BY its aid thousands
of women have passed this
great crisis in perfect safety
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Bah Us
vOIC 6: &: 6:

feel the exquisite thrill of with dread
fear Every should know that the danger pain horror
child can be entirely avoided BY the of Mothers Friend
scientific IMMINENT for external only which toughens end
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Weather Conditions.

The Coosa and Alabama will remain PR
tlcally stationary.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-08
High Price. .. Llao Yang.

~. Petersburg. April 7.--A corre-
spondent Of the Novosti writing from
Lao Yang. March %, tays that small
town has been transformed into mill
tary city M result Of the arrival Of
many troops. Living had become ex-
tremely expensive. due 20 the ina
bility of merchants to obtain private
freight. No goods were allowed 10
be shipped to Lao Yang from Port
Arthur. A table Of prices shows that
the necessaries OF life had risen TO
two and three times the normal prices.
American beer was quoted at 50 cents
q bottle, whereas before the war II
brought only 10 cents. No relief from
the high prices can be had, AZ the
military requires the use practically
OF all the space In the railroad cars.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-08
STRIKERS RETURN TO WORK.
5rickIayers and Laborers Sacrificed
sf,5o0,oo0 in Five Weeks.

5rickIayers and Laborers Sacrificed
sf,5oo,0oo In Five Weeks.
New York, April 7.--Brickiayers and
laborers who returned to their work
in New York today after strike OF
fiye weeks duration are estimated to
have sacrificed wages aggregating
s1soo,ooO. Nearly 5000 worimen were
involved, and the whole trouble is still
to be sentIed by arbitration, pending
which the men win not be asked TO
work overtime.
There was much JOY among the
workers over the end Of ten strike, as
fears had been growing Of an
,thcr disastrous season in the building
trades like that Of 1903. Large build
ers now express the belief that this
viii be the busi sst season in the city's
history.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-08

Madrid. April r. Private accounts
received from Barcelona regarding the
explosion which took place az King Al
phonso was leaving the exhibition there
yesterday continue 10 vary In detail. An
official report OF the affair has been
issued here as follows:
AT $50 o'clock yesterday evening a
petard exploded In the portico Of the
house, No. Rambla del Centre. There
was an explosion, which caused much
damage. In the ensuing panic two per-
sons were slightly injured.
King Alphonso passed the spot with
In a few minutes after the occurrence.
and was warmly cheered by the crowd,
which had then become tranquil
The originator Of the outrage has not
been discovered One man was ar
reaied. but released.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-08
sWAYNE CASE DISPOSED or.
Only Obstacle in Way Of Early Ad-
iournment Is Removed.

washington, April 1.-THE Swayne
impeachment proceedings. which had
been looked upon as the only possible
check to an early adjournment, were
disposed Of in five minutes BY the house
today by the adoption Of a resolution
making the case special order for De-
cember 13 next. In the meantime the
judiciary committee is to take addi-
tional testimony in the case.
After disposing of the conference re-
port on the army appropriation bill, the
house took up the bill extending the
coastwise laws to the Philippines, and
by vote Of 122 to 100 adopted special
rule to vote on this bill after debate
Of two hours. This debate was ex-
hausted, save five minutes, when the
house adjourned at $3.50 p. m. An
amendment to the bin pOstponing the
operation Of the law until July ], 1905.
instead Of 1906. will be proposed.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-08
6otkin Jury Is Out.

San Francisco. April 7.--Argument
was concluded today In the Botkin trial
and the case was given to the jury late
in the afternoon. Before beginning its
deliberations the Jury adjourned for
dinner and did not return to the jury
room till s p. m. The trial has been in
progress since March Fl.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-08
Rsfuasas e Be rransperted.

ST. Petersburg. April Through the
United States government Russia has
again been requested by japan to allow
the Japanese refugees on sakhalin is
land to be transported to japan. The
foreign Office has already returned a
favorable response to this request. The
United States governemnt probably will
send neutral ship to take the refugees
off the island.