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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-04-06

An excellent test Of a friend Is the
making Of Il journey in his company.
Many who are most agreeable amid the
little events OF every day at home or In
an accustomed round are unable to
withstand the petty annoyances that
come with tragel-the deferred meals,
early rising, loss Of sleep. the minor
discomforts we all have suffered, But
none Of these affects the temper Of a
fayOrite book. 1t Is ever ready for your
amusement, yet never resents being
put aside. II has no choice as to your
route and asks no more than little
corner Of your travelling bag, or, at
pinch. will go into a pocket as snugly
as a pet squirrel The London Acad-
emy says: Indeed, Of all travelling
comrades books are the most genial anu
the must gentle: not books Of travel
they are for the home fireside-but tales
that have for background the scenery
you are looking upon or histories which
deal with men and women who have
dwelt and worked In the cities you are
vlslting".~St. Nicholas.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-04-06
Chicago Grand Jury investigating
Alleged Beef Trust.
PRICES PAID FOR LIVE STOCK
Witnesses Who Can Give Grand Jur>
Details as to the Price Paid by the
Packers for Livestock Will BE Sub.
poaned TO Appeal Before the Jury.

Chicago. April 5,-The prices paid
for livestock by the packers. the al
legged rebates granted the packers by
the railroads for handling the same
and the private accounts Of some OF
the packers are to be closely inquired
into within the next few days by the
federal grand jury who are investi.
eating the so called beef trust.
Another phase OF the question OF
alleged combination Of some packers
In violation Of the sherman antitrust
law and Judge Grosscup's injunction.
which is the question TO be inquired
into is the price paid by wholesale
dealers 70 packers for meats. Wit
nesses who can give the Jurors details
and accurate information along these
lines have been subpoenaei and ap-
peared at the investigation today.
Some OF these witnesses testified
and although they refused to make
public what they told the jury. II IL
said that large amount OF data valu-
able to the government was secureo
from them. More complaints Of In
reference with witnesses reached the
United States attorney, Beathea, and
Captain Porter, OF the secret service
today. The session today was devoted
to the examination Of men employed
In the Chicago stock yards and pack
ing houses,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-04-06
;efS Tnaf | We i liz ilrc cent Tlller.

gers fiat | WIS iivc cent TllCf.
Il paid my fare to you ON the plat
form when came aboard" said,
Then he thought he had me-
Il amt been on the platform since
you came aboard" he answered con
fidently,
Now, right here Is where Lincoln
came In and kept mo from making 4
fool OF myself,
with malice toward none. with
charity for all," said the great, good
man, at time. too, when he hlmseli
was the target for more shafts OF mai
ice than have over been hurled by
Americans at any other American
And the echo OF the words turned my
anger into charity.
| had only to put myself In the con
duetor's place tand that OF Itself Il
charity TO see that he had some rea
son FOR doubling me, had only q
recall to mind that inspectors and spot
tiers are watching him and that II he
misses Il fare he may be thought tc
have stolen II.
With malice toward none, with charl.
~ for all, smiled and took him In n
friendly way by the arm. Leading him
to the door. | said,
III that man In the brown derby
doesn't pay the missing fare will"
The conductor opened the door and
the man In the brown derby hat passeh
up his nickel.
Then the conductor came back TO NE
and made / manful apology, and with
n touch ot that greatness which | h. J
borrowed from Lincoln for the mom"nt
| eased the poor conductors manifest
embarrassment by telling him In all
sincerity that his mistake was u per
fectly natural one; that had been IN
his place | should probably have made
Il just as he did and finally that no
body but very foolish man would
take oflensc az Il.
Yet, dear reader, don't mind coniid'
Ing 10 you that came all fired near to
being that very foolish man.
So by the aid OF that momcntarlly
borrowed greatness made friend In.
stead OF an enemy--two friends, may
almost say, for | was on much more
friendly terms with myself than
should have been II had let my nm.
charitable passions rise.
Little matter, wasn't III Well, how
many little matters make big matteri
Brooklyn Eagle.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-04-06

New York. April 5,-Three smal
creditors have filed a petition in bank
ruptcy against the International Ma
hogany Company, organized 16 months
ago with a capital stock OF sS,S0o,o0o tc
exploit large tracts of mahogany tim
Der in Cuba and Mexico, Judge Holt
of the United States district court APP
pointed John B, Lord receiver, of the
assets with bond of $4,000.
Council for the creditors stated that
the company owns large tract Of land
near Caibarien and Moron, Cuba, IN
which 5000 900 has been invested, and
that bonds have been issued on the
property to the Knickerbocker Trust
Company. which now holds a mortgage
on all the assets of the company in
Cuba. The company has a large
amount of mahogany wood at Green
Point, Brooklyn, on which liens have
been given for money advanced to ths
amount Of $4,000, held by four banks,
including Mobile, Ala, and Cincinnati.
O., institutions.
The free assets consist, they said,
of the office furniture valued at $1,000.
The attorneys said that it was hard to
estimate what the possible equity Of
Ithe company might be in the properties
after paying the liens. The lands in
Cuba and Mexico, being in foreign
countries, cannot be taken by the re-
ceiver appointed here. officials of the
company expect to reorganize and pay
its debts.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-04-06
THE OTHER MANS PLACE.
4 Little Lesson ON the Policy oI
Charity For All.

Charity For All.
One rainy day boarded a street car
Tor which | had waited In the inclem-
ent weather long enough to ruftie my
temper. The conductor stood on the
rear platform, and | paid my fare TO
him there. He then went into the car
and to the forward end Of It. ringing
up my fare as he went
At the next corner another man came
aboard and took my place on the plat
form, while went inside the car, The
conductor, well forward In the car.
saw me come In and supposed was
the man who had just boarded the car.
Presently he came back to me and re-
Quested my fare.
II paid my fare" said l.
He looked doubtfuily at me q mo-
ment. didn't like II a bit thought
| had suffered enough through being
compelled to wait so long for the car;
It seemed like rubbing 1t in to have the
conductor now stand there and by his
manner plainly tell my fellow passen'
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-04-06
Mysterious Death.

Holland. Mich, April "a mystery
develops here with the arrival from
Las Vegas, n. NJ, OF the body Of Chas.
Defeyter. Relatives Of the young man
understood that he had been killed In
4 railroad wreck When the body ar
rived the words Died of Gunshol
Wounds" were found penciled on the
rough box enclosing the casket. An
has been started.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-04-06

made, but the interested parties have
already closely figured the present
worth OF the several properties max
ing up the value of the estate and in
their opinion it will not fall below the
amount mentioned.
According 70 Mrs, Stanford's Will,
1875 900 is TO so for legacies and be-
Quests This viii leave a residue of
not less than ss,S15,OOO all Of which
by the terms of the will is to go TO
swell the funds OF the Stanford uni'
versity.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-04-06
JUMPED THE ROPE.
Foolish Girl in New York Tries to Be
Champion.

SndWPlon.
New York, April 5,-Louise Rivers
of New Rochelle, II years of age, has
sacrificed her life in a successful at
tempt to become the skipping rope
champion of her neighborhood.
To Jump the rope 200 times has long
been the championship record of the
district. The child has often tried in
vain to exceed it. When she began
jumping in her last attempt Louise
looked as well as usual. As she ap-
preached the 200 mark, she was pale
and tired, but she doggedly kept on
jumping.
AT 21s the girl fell, screaming with
pain and died shortly afterwards at
the hospital. The doctors found she
had been attacked by acute appendi-
citis.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-04-06
A paredevil Ride.

often ends in a sad accident. To heal
accidental injuries, use Bucklen's Ar
MICA salve. "A deep wound in my foot
from an accident" writes Theodore
Schuele of Columbus, o., caused me
great pain. Physicians were helpless
but Bucklen's Arnica salve quickly
healed it." Soothes and heals burns
like mako. 25c at Chas. Rogers, drug
gist.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-04-06
RAILROAD PRESIDENT PINcHEo.
He Is Charged With Grand Larceny
of Funds Of Company.


Of Funds Of Company.
New York, April 5.-Dewitt Smith,
president of q railroad construction
company, has been arrested by an at
tache of the district attorneys ONCE
ON a warrant charging grand larceny.
A large sum is said to be involved.
The complaint against Smith was
charged the prisoner with misappropri-
ating funds of the Stokes estate. The
specific sum mentioned in the COM
plant was $4,000. but 1T was said THAI
an accounting was to be asked for
nearly $1,OOO.OOO.
Issuance of the warrant followed a
conference of an hours duration be-
tween magistrate Cornell and counsel
for the Stokes interests. Definite IN
formation was refused however by
all of the parties in the case and great
secrecy surrounded the arrest.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-04-06
MAHOGANY COMPANY
Three Small Creditors File Pc.
tition in Bankruptcy.
RECEIVER BEEN APPOINTED

Company Organized to Exploit Mahos'
any Timber Lands in Cuba and Mex
leo Are Alleged to BE Bankrupt ano
Security Bonds Are Worthless.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-04-06
THE JEWS FRIEND.
Israel zangweII States That Roosevelt
Is Friend Of the Jews.


London, April 5. Speaking at a
recent banquet in London, Israel Zang.
will declared that in the whole history
of the world the Jews never had a
better friend than President Roosevelt
Referring to Great Britain's offer OF
territory in East Africa he said the
bulk thereof might be Of use FOR rails.
ing goats, but it was doubtful whether
a settlement 500 miles from the sea
offered sufficient basis for a prosper.
Gus Jewish colony
IF England really wished 10 offer a
solution of the Jewish question said
Mr.. Zangwill, "she should enable them
to expand under the same self govern
ment conditions over a considerable
adjoining area, so they might be in
spired to colonization on a great scale
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-04-06
STEAMER OREGON.
Steamer Has Been Repaired and Will
Leave for Portland Friday.

San Francisco, April 5.-The steamer
Oregon, damaged by fire while on the
way from here to Astoria and Portland
a few weeks ago has been repaired
here at cost of about s25,0OO and will
sail Friday for Astoria,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-04-06
STANFORD ESTATE.

Property lnsenteried and Appraised
at Seven Millions.
San Francisco, April 5.-The Ex-
aminer says:
1t is now known that Mrs Jane Lath-
rop Stanford left an estate valued at
100000.
A formal inventory has not yet been
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-04-06
HERAplToRY.
srrsSEsf5
Candidate for Governor
Arrested for Embexxlerent.

ArfeSteu TOT GfUpS@@te'teHe
New Haven. Conn, April 5,-Judge
IS. l.. Bronson of this city. candidate
for governor on the democratic ticket
in the state election OF 1900, Is made
defendant In a suit OF sl.20o,OOO dam
ages, brought by Miss Susan Bronson
of waterbury, an aunt Of the defend
ant, who alleges that as her agent and
attorney for 10 years defendant failei
to make an accounting of the affairs
OF her estate.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-05

Stages residence on Dry creek and
back to Weston. There are 1875
houses along this route, which is an
easy and natural one, and serves the
mountain country well. Mr.. Fogarty
expressed his entire approval of it,
and there is no doubt that it will be
established in about two months.
Mr.. Fogarty said that another pop
ulous mountain country-that OF
Wildhorse and Reed & Hawley noun
tains-would doubtless be granted a
rural free delivery route from Weston
should its people make an effort to
secure one.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-05

pie have supposed. In a rough chart
made by the explorers in 1S04-5 they
showed Lake Occur d'Alene-which
they named Wayton lake-Hangman
creek and the Spokane river flowing
into "Clark's river" as the Pend
d'oreille river, was first called. They
gave the name of Law-taw river,
however, to what is now the Spokane,
from the falls here to the mouth of
the stream.
The name "Hangman" was given
the stream in memory of the execu-
tion of some bad Indians on it's banks
by Colonel Wright in early days.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-05

The Baker City Herald has discov-
thieves destroy brands and success
fully elude the law.
After an extensive review OF meth
ods. the Herald says:
This crook is something of a veter-
marian, a knowledge gained by being
in constant contact with equine life.
He always has on hand a bunch of
range horses Of all colors, shades and
conditions. These are cheap and in
expensive to maintain.
When ne brings to his range ranch
a haltered steed of good pedigree
which in his peregrinations he has
taken without leave or price, one OF
the herd in the hills is brought in
and killed.
Then the stolen horse loses the
patch of skin which bears its owners
brand, while from the dead animal Is
taken patch and grating is done
with surgical precision worthy of q
better cause.
According to the men who tell this
story, in a remarkably short time the
wound heals, a new brand is made
and the thieving horseman has g
marketable steed.
These he has sold in Baker City
and adjacent towns for several years
past with a boldness that has beer
remarkable. Like all such people
however, he has been growing care
less and the men who make this
statement say that they look for him
to reach the end of his rope in the
near future.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-05

that Mr.. Smiths bill will make radi-
cal changes in the matter of capital
stock taxation on mining companies
and will repeal those sections of the
present Eddy law, which apply to
mining companies.
Mining men throughout this sec
tion of the state are greatly interest
ed in the matter, and an organized
effort to repeal the Eddy law, it is
understood, has been abandoned in
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-05

zoo dozen pairs of heavy c.,..
gloves 4 pair FOR 25c. SAn'as
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-05
"HANGMAN" RECHRISTENED.
Name of Famous Creek in Idaho is
Changed.

Hangman creek, that turgid brook
which flows here into the Spokane
river, has again been rechristened.
and II is officially dubbed Latah
creek by no less imposing an organi-
zation that the United States board
on geographic names. That honora-
BILE and learned body, headed by
Henry Gannet of the United States
geological survey, held a concatena-
tion December in the capital city,
when the subject OF Spokane's dis
puted streamlet came up, says the
Spokesman Review.
The board finally adopted Latah.
which is a corruption of the Indian
name recognized by Lewis and Clark
as Law-taw. The little stream is a
more important one than many peo-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-05
RURAL DELIVERY PROMISED.
Route May Soon Be Established on
Weston Mountain.

]. P. Fogarty, route agent of the
rural free delivery system, was piloted
over the mountain country by F. j.
Boedefeld, who knows it well.
The proposed route, says the Leader
leads from Weston to Tamarack, on
Weston mountain; thence across to
Basket mountain and down to the
Milliken place; thence to George W.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-05

There are in the United Slls
100000 acres of orchard frah
large and small, of which s'00sM
acres are in apples. Missouri la7
all the states in apple acreage M
irg 100000 acres.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-05
TROUSERS AT HALF

HATSSLASHED IN PRICE
The price Of every hat is stamped
on the band 50 there can be no de-
cepuOn.
$3.50 John b. Stetsou Hats for S2.25
$500 soft or stiff Hats, latest
Shapes .................. Sl.7o
$3.50 soft or stiff Hats, latest
shapes ................. S1.5O
$500 soft or stiff Hats, latest
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-05

The First National Bank of Baker
city finished moving into its new
quarters yesterday afternoon and is
now prepared to do business at the
old stand in the new house. The
building is a very handsome one and
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-05

the Interior arrangements are mol
ern in every respect and fitted for u
transaction of a large businesS-h'
ker City Democrat.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-05

view of Mr.. Smiths efforts in another
direction by the passage of this new
bill
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-05
ART IN STEALING
NEW TRICK OF HORSE
THIEVES DISCOVERED

Baker City Man Describes the Meth
cd of Removing Brands Practiced
by Range Rustlers in That Coun-
uy-Patch of Skin is Removed,
Brand Destroyed and New Skin is
Grated on the Stolen Animal.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-05
OVERALLS co, TOO,

AT WONDERFULLY CUT PRICES
The best we have is heavy blue
denim engineers overall. with bib;
sells the world over for s1.OO; go for
T5c.
Heavy blue striped engineers over
all. sells for 9Oc; they go now for Csc
Grey checked and brown covert
sold by some for 90c; our regular
price, 75c; go now for soc.
Jumpers TO match any of above al
same price.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-05
FOR NEW MINING LAW.
Baker County Representative Now
Formulating a Bill.

Representative A. P. Smith, OF
Bourne, is now in Sumpter, industri-
ously working upon the draft Of a
bill to be presented at the forthcom.
ing session of the Legislature, which
shall be in the interest of mining ir
Oregon and mining companies, says
the Baker City Democrat.
1t is understood on good authority
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-05
UNDERWEAR SLASHED
IN PRICE

500 IA suit, all silk underwear for
S2.40 garment.
$500 suit silk and wool under
wear for S2.OO garment.
$500 suit silk and wool UNDER
wear for $1.75 a garment.
$500 n suit all wool underwear for
S1.OO garment.
$3.50 Balbriggan underwear 75c
garment.
$3.50 Jager's underwear 6Oc gar
ment.
S1.OO a suit underwear for 4Oc gar
ment.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-09-23
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

In the Fifth judicial District Court OF
the State of Nevada, in and for the
County of Humboldt. In the matter Oh
the Estate of H. Back. deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the UNI
dersigned has been duly appointed and
qualified by the said Fifth Judicial Dis
trict Court of the State of Nevada, in
and for the County Of Humboldt, as the
administrator of the estate of ii. ii.
Black, late OF said County. de-
ceased. All creditors having ella ms
against said estate are required to file
of the Court, within three months of the
utory affidavits attached. with the Clerk
the name with proper vouchers and stat
first publication of this notice. Said
administrators was so appointed as such
administrator on the goth day of Sep
TENDER, 1905. and qualified as such on
the 2lst day of September. 1905.
CHRIS WOLF.
Administrator of said Estate and PUB
lie Administrator of aid County.
Dated September END. 1905.
First publication Sept. 22nd. 1905. Ivy
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-09-23
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.

ONCE of the Clerk of Humboldt County.
Winnemucca, September 18th, 1906.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that the
County Assessor Of Humboldt County,
Nevada, has completed the tax list or
assessment roll for the year A. D.. 1905.
and has duly attached his certificate
thereto and delivered it and the map.
books and all original lists of property
given to him, to the Clerk of the Board
of County Commissioners; that the
Board of County Commissioners will
meet on Monday, September 18th, 1906.
as a Board of Equalization and will hear
and determine all complaints made in re-
gard to the assessed value of any prop
erty within said county, and will chang
and correct the valuation. either by add
ing thereto or deducting therefrom, If
they deem the same liked in the assess
va4ue, whether the said sum was fixed
by the owner or Assessor; except that
in cases where the person complaining
of the assessment has refused to give
the Assessor his list under oath as re-
CURED by law. In such cases no reauc-
ton will be made by the Board Of
Equalization in the assessment made by
the Assessor. The Assessment Roll will
be kept open for public inspection at
the Clerk Office until after the adjourn
ment of the Board of Equalization. The
Board of Equalization viii continue IN
session from time to time until the bus-
ness of equalization is disposed OF, tut
said Board will not sit after the first
Monday In October, 1905, except that the
Board of Equalization will meet to
equalize the Assessment Roll and near
complaints in excepted cases mentioned
III Sec. %, Statutes of 1891.
GEO. O. HILL,
Clerk of the Board of County Commits
sioners of Humboldt County. Nevada
9~-Il-lU-2
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-09-23
ABSCESS.

Assesses, with few exceptions, are
Indicative of constipation or debility.
w. II. Harrison, Cleveland. Miss,
writes, Aug. Is, 1902: Il want to say a
word of praise for Billiards. Snow Linz
ment. / stepped on a nail, which caused
the cords in my leg to contract and an
abscess u rise in my knee, anu the doc
leg, so one day / went to j. F. Lord 8
drug store (who is now In Denver. Colo.)
He recommended a bottle Of n Lin
ment; / got a soc size and 1t cured my
leg. 1t is the best liniment In the
world" Sold BY the Eagle Drug and
Jewelry Co..
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-09-23
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

In the Fifth Judicial District Court of
the State of Nevada. in and for the
County of Humboldt. In the matter of
the Estate of III. II. Black. deceased.
ceased.
Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned has been duly appointed and
qualified by the said Fifth Judicial Dis
trict Court of the State of Nevada, in
and for the County of Humboldt. as the
administrator of the estate of william
Prilliman. late of said County, de-
ceased. All creditors having claims
against said estate are required to file
the same. with proper ouchers and sat
the same. with proper vouchers and stat
of the Court, within forty days of the
first publication of this notice. SAID
administrator was so appointed as such
administrator on the Goth day OF sep
TENDER. 1905, and qualified as u on
the 21st day of September. 1905.
CHRIS WOLF.
Administrator of said Estate and Pub
lie Administrator OF said County.
Dated September END. 1905.
First publication Sept. 22nd. 1905. 4w