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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-08-11
Groceries, Nuts, Etc.

cofee-M Mocha. es@2sc, Java, ordin.
airy, ls@22ci Costa Rica. fancy. is@20c;
good. lC@lsci ordinary, lo@i2c per
pound; Columbia roast. cases, zoos,
sl3.7s; 5os. sl3.75i ArbucIsle, si475;
Lion, sl475.
Rice--lmperial Japan, No. !. ss37i;
Southern Japan, $780, carolinas, 5a6le;
broken head, osc.
Salmon--Colnmbia river, l.pound
talls, sl.75 per dozen; 2.pound tails.
s2.4oi l.pound ants, 1885; fancy, l@ih.
pound flats. $780, i.pound fats, sl.lo;
Alnska pink, lpound talis, SIC; red. l..
pound tails, $780, sockcycs, i.pound
tails, sl.s5.
sugar-sack basis. 100 pounds, Cube.
s5.65i powdered. $780, dry granulated.
$3.50; extra 9, $3.50; golden C,s4.70 0,fruit
sugar, $780, advance over sack basis,
as follows Barrels, loci half.barrels
26c; boxes, 50c per 100 pounds. Terms,
On remittance within Is days, deduct
ac per pound II later than Is days and
within 30 days, deduct ic per pound /;
no discount after 30 days.l Beet sugar,
graunlated, $500 per 100 pounds, maple
sugar, l5@isc per pound.
salt-california, sll per ton, sl.e0
per bale; Liverpool. sos, sl7; zoos,
$3.50; zoos, SO; background, zoos, 81;
5os, $3.50.
Nuts-Walnuts. i3sc per pound by
sack, 10 extra for less than sack; BRA.
sil nuts, l5ci filbcrts, lac; pecans, jun.
bos, lsci extra large, l5c; almonds. !.
X. L., ldicj ehestnuts, Italians, i5c;
Ohio, $3.50 per 25.pound drum; peanuts,
raw, s7sc per pound; roasted, DC; pine.
nuts, l0Gl2c; hickory nuts, &c, cocoa.
nuts, 7c; eocoanuts, $4,000 per dozen:
Beans-small white, sa@4lc, large
white, 81; pink, Si@sle; bayou, 4ic,
Lama, 6sc.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-08-11

STEAMER NAHcoTTA
Leaves Astoria on the Tide
DAILY
FOR ILwAco. connecting there with
trains for Long Beach, Tioga and
North Beach points. Returning ar
rives at Astoria same. evening.
Through tickets to anG from all prip
clpal European cities.
@. W. ROBERTS. AGENT
Astoria, ore.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-08-11
PORTLAND MARKETS
Latest Quotations In the Portland
Produce Markets.

Complete Market Reports Corrected Each
Day Giving the Wholesale Prices Of
Commodities, Farm Produce and vege.
tables.
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Dressed Meats.

Becf-Drcssed bulls, iCe2c per pound +;
cows, Ss@asci country steers, 4@5c.
Mntton-Dressed fancy SC per pound ;
ordinary, &c.
veal-Dresscd 100 TO 1876 pounds,
al l'2; 1875 TO 200 pounds, 500; 200
pounds and up, . l.2@5 cents.
Pork-Dressed, 100 to lSu, 7@'7ic; $50
and up, G@7c per pound.
Provisions and Canned Meats.
Hams-lO TO u pounds. l3ae per
pound; IA to 10 pounds, l3lc; IS to 20
pounds, l3Ac; California tpicnic), Oc;
cottage hams, DC; shoulders, DC; boiled
ham, 2lej boiled picnic ham, boneless,
l5c.
Bacon-fancy breakfast, i9c per
pound; standard breakfast, lie; choice,
Is lee; English breakfast, II TO IL lbs,
IA l.2ci peach bacon, l3 LIE.
Sausage--Portland. ham, lsc per
pound; minced ham, l0c; Summer, choice
dry, l7ici bologna, long, lac; weiner.
wurst, Sci liver, &c; pork Dc, blood, &c;
headeheese, 6ci bologna sausage, link,
4ac.
Dry Salt'Cured-R Regular short clears,
l0A saltI II Ia smoked; clear backs III
salt, II smokedi clear bellies, II to IL
pounds average, none salt none smoked; /;
Oregon exports, 20 to eS pounds average,
ia salt, l2i smoked.
Lard-Ieaf lard, kettle rendered, /,
Tierces, esc; tubs, olc; sos, oIc; 2Os lOc;
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los, 1896 s., lOlc. Standard pure:
1ierces, SIC; tubs, oic, sos, eiej 2os,
oici los, sac, 81, 9se. Compound /,
Ticrces, &c; tubs. eicj sos, cscj los, ezc,
s., 0Ic.
Picked Goods--Pork, barrels, slsj
half.barrels, se.6o; beef, barrels, siz;
half.barrels, $3.50.
Canned Meats--Corned beef pound,
per dozen, sl.25; two pounds, s2.35; six
pounds, ~. Roast beef, pounds, sl.25i
two pounds, none: six pounds, none.
Roast beef, tall, pounds, none; two
pounds, $2.35; six pounds, none. Luncn
tongue, pounds, S3.l5.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-08-11
Grain, Flour, Feed. Etc.

Flour Patents. s4s0@5l0 per bar
rel, straights, s4@42bi clears, s3,56@
4, Valley, s390@t25, Dakota hard
wheat, sob0@7.50, Graham, s3.50@4i
whole wheat, si@4es, rye -four, local
fb, Eastern. $500 $685. eornmeal, yer
bale, sl.eo@2eO.
wheat-New Club, 72@73 per busheli
new blucstem, T7@so; per bushcl, new
valley, 75c,
oats,--No. l white feed, s2e@so Per
toni gray, SEQ.
Millstufs Bran, $40 per toni mid.
dhngs. s245o; shorts. sell shop, U. S
mills, sloi lInseed dairy feed, $751; Afal.
ia meal, els per ton.
Cereal Foods--Rolled oats. cream, 30.
pound sacks, S67S; lower grades, $50
025; oatmeal, steel cut 50.pound sacks,
a. per barrel: l0.pound sacks, si2S per
balei oatmeal tgroundl, 5o'pound sacks,
$50 per barrel; l0pound sacks. - per
bale; split peas, - pen loo.pound sacks
So-pound boxes, sl.4oi pearl barley, a.25
per 100 pounds; 9s.pound boxes, sl25
per box pastry -four, lO.pound sacks,
$3.50 per bale.
Hay,--Timothy, sl3@l5 per toni new,
sll@l2i clover, ss@oj grain, $685.
cheat, s..
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-08-11

Portland, Aug. FIGURING mill men
are expecting lower prices IN wheat he.
fore making any purchases this season,
and 80 little trading is being done. Farm
crs are not anxious 10 let 40 al thls
time, ~ they do not fear any rednc'
ton In quotations. and are not badly
In need Of money.
One wholesale butter dealer said 10.
day that he could lay d carload Of Ne
hfaska creamery down In Portland at
20 10 22 ~ cents per pound. and that
he thought now was good time to
make the venture.
Chickens are coming In more plentiful
" than the demand warrants at present
prices. and dealers consider a further
decline imminent.
Eyaporatcd peaches and apricots have
become scarce, and Il Il said the yield
has been seriously lntertered with by
continued hot weather In California
Fancy veal Is In demand at quoted
prices, but dealers ~ay the large "ised
eatcasscs are Of duh sale.
Ashland peaches were more plentiful
today hut prices keep up, aud no de-
cline is expected this season.
Dried prunes are scarce, especially
small sizes,
Raisins have advanced and are quoted
at l.2 20 ! l2 cents.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-08-11

Hops-choice, 1904, l7@loc per pound
Wool-Eastcrn Oregon, average best
l9@2Iej lower grades down to l5c, ac.
eording to shrinkage; Valley, 25@27
per pound.
Mohair-Choice, 3ia3se per pound.
Hides-Dry hides, No. !, 10 pounds
and up, lG@l6b per pound; dry kip.
No. !, s 10 10 pounds. ll@l5c per pound ;
dry calf, No. |, under 5 pounds, l7@lsc;
| dry salted, bulls and stays, one.third
less than dry flint; tculis, moth-eaten
badly cut, scored, muTain, hair.siipped,
wather.beaten or grubby, 2@Sc per
pound less); salted hides, steers, sound
90 pounds and over, 9@l0c per pound;
SO TO 90 pounds, si@9c per pound; /;
under so pounds and cows, S@9c per
pound; salted stays and bulls, sound, &c
per pound; salted kip, sound, Is to so
pounds, 9c per pound; salted veal, sound.
10 to IA pounds, DC per pound; salted
calf, sound, under 10 pounds, l0c per
pound; tgreen unsalted, lc per pound
less; culls, lc per pound lcssD. Sheep
skinsi Shearlings, No. butchers stock,
25@30c each; short wool, No. butchers
stock, 40@50c each; medium wool, No.
butchers stock, 6O@sOc; long wool, No.
| butchers stock, $l9i.5o each. Murrain
pelts from 10 10 20 per cent less or IL
@l4c per pound; horse hides. salted,
each, according TO size, $l.5O@3; dry,
each, according 10 size, sl@l.50i colts
hides, 25@50c each; goat skins, common
l0@l5e each; Angora, with wool on,
2ac@Sl,5O each.
Tallow-Prime, per pound, 3l@4c;
No. 2 and grease, 2@3c.
Furs-Bear skins, as to size, No. |,
s2.50ibl0 each; cubs, sl@2; badger, Is
@50cj wild cat, with head perfect, ESQ
50ci house cat, 6@lOc; fox, common
gray, 5o@7Oc; red, $685. cross. s5@l5;
silver and black, $l0O@2O0; fishers, $50
o. lynx, $4,000; mink, strictly No. /,
according 70 size, sl@s.5O; martin,
dark Northern, according TO size and
color, $2,5OCa4; muskrat, large, l0@l5ci
skunk, 10000; eivet or polecat, 5@lOc;
otter, large, prime skin, s09l0; panther
with head and claws perfect, s2@5; rae
coon, prime, S0@5Oc; mountain wolf,
with head perfect, $s5o@5; coyote, 6Oc
@sli wolverine, $6@s; beaver, per skin,
large, $5@6; medium. sS@4; small, SIG
l.5Oi kits, 5o@75c.
cascara Sagrada tChittam barkl-
Good, 3l@s per pound.
Grain bags Calcutta, 7@7ic.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-08-11
Oils.

Turpcntine-tases, Soc per gallon;
barrels, SOC per gallon.
White Lead-Ton lots, 7ic; 500 pound
lots, 7ic; less than 500 pound lots, Sc.
Gasoline-Stove gasoline, cases, 2Sic;
iron barrels, l7ci SO deg. gasoline, cases
32e; iron barrels or drums, 26e.
Coal 0il--Cases, 2OAc; iron barrels
l4c; wood barrels, lie; 63 deg, cases,
22c; iron barrels, l5Ac.
Linseed 0il-Raw, 5.barrel lots, 62c;
l'barrel lots, 63c; cases, Csc Boiled: 5.
barrel lots, G4c; l.barrel lots, Csc; cases,
zoe.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-08-11

Cures dizzy spells, tired feeling, stom.
ach, kidney and liver troubles. Makes
you wen and keeps you well. That's
what HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea
will do, S5 cents, Tea or Tablets, at
Frank Hart's drug store.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-08-11
Butter. Eggs. Poultry, etc.

Butter--City creameries,i extra cream
cry, 2sl@25c per pound; state cream.
cries, fancy creamery 2O@29 l.2c;
store butter, l5@l6.
Eggs-Oregon ranch, 81 l,2@22c per
dozenj Eastern, 20@2le.
Cheese Oregon full cream twins, l2c
Csc; Young America, i3e.
Poultry--Average old hens, l2 l.2@
l4c; mixed chickens, l2@l2 l.2c; old
roostcrs lO@lOi; young roosters ll@l2h
springs, l.2 TO Q pounds. 10 l.2@l7;
TO l.2 pounds, l0@l7cl dressed
chickens, l3@lie; turkeys, alive $50
l0c; turkeys, choice. 2O@22 lees geese,
live, per pound, 6@lc; geese, dressed,
per pound, o@lOc; ducks, old. l3ci ducks
young, lO@l4, pigeons, sl@l.2O; squads,
$2@25O
Vegetables, Fruits, etc.
Apples, table, slh0@2,5O por box
Cherries-l@l2 l'2 per pound.
Appricots--oOc@$l per crate.
Peaches 75@0O per crate.
Plums-25@9Oc per crate.
Blackberries-5@6 per pound
Cantaloupes -so75@s5O per crate.
Pears--$225 per box
Currants-sc per pound.
Prunes-- s5e@sl.
Raspberries- Sl.25 per crate.
Watermelonb-lc per pound.
Crab apples SOC per box.
Tropical fruits-Lemons, choice $3.50
@5.BO.
Oranges, naval, fancy, S2.50@2,75 per
box; choice, s2@s.5o, standard, $500
$l.75; Mediterranean sweets, $2.5Ob2,76
Valencias, $3,25@s75.
Grape fruit-S2.5O@3 per box.
Bananas--5 l.2c per pound.
Pineapples-S2.5O@4 per dozen.
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Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc.

Hops-choice, 1904, l7@loc per pound
Wool--Eastcrn Oregon. average best
Io@2Ie, lower grades down to l5c, &C.
,ording to shrinkagei Valley. 25@27
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Fresh Vegetables.

Artichokes-5Oc Dozen.
Beans-l@l lac per pound.
Cabbage, l@l l.4c per pound.
cauliaower-75@oOc per dozen.
Celery-75@s5.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-08-11
TRAVELLERS, GUIDE.
THE MILWAUKEE,

"The Pioneer Limited" St. Paul 10 Chi
eago. @short Line" Omaha to
Chicago. Southwest Limited Kansas
City to Chicago.
No trains in the service Of any rail-
road in the world that equals in equip
ment that Of the Chicago, Milwaukee @
st. Paul Ry. They own and operats
their own sleeping and dining cars on al
their trains and give their pations an
excellence Of service not obtainable else
where.
Berths on their sleepers are longer,
higher and wider than in similar cars on
any other line. They protect their trains
BY the Block system.
Connections made with all trans-con-
tinental lines in Union Depots.
, Her tales Dansk, Svensk og Norsk.
Hier wird deutsch gesprochen.
H. $. Rove, General Agent, Portland,
Oregon. lS4 Third Street, corner Alder.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-30

- . g . / y
morning up to this writing. It lis
hardly likely, however, that the day;
will pass without a renewal Of the
fighting. II the mutineers on the
Kniaz Potemkln fulfill their threat to;
lombard the city in case the soldiers.
again fire on the people a terrible
conflict is certain to result
The authorities have closed Prlm.
llorskala, yiennysp sponsk 4 Kanatnaia,
Maezliey yikaia and quaran ntines streets
thus sisolating the dock district which
has been the scene of the greatest.
disorders. ri {,
Y Five THOUSAND troops supp orted BY
|artil llesys are ding Tie approa aches;
toSt e he doc rs throug ii the streets which
have been closed.
The volunteer steamers arriving IN
|the harbor have been successfpllyl
|docked. &
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ign the course Of last night managed
to clear and are now lying at anchor
In the roadstead close by the break.
water ready to put to sea at a mo:
ment's notice In case the lombard.
ment Is renewed or II a naval battle
between the Kniaz Potemkin and the
vessels Of Admiral Kruger's feet
which is thought to be on It's waySto
Odessa, begins in the harbor. The use use
the machine guns yesterday BY the
troops had good effect upon the sstrll5
ers In ting them and during the
night only a fey isolated riot s. occur
red. Wherever a demonst lion was
attempted however, the Machine guns
were used with sterrible 5effect against
the people, the strike being moved
down withont pity The strikers have
learned d lesson from this and no dem.
Constructions have been ATTEMPTED this
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-30
(By Publishers,'sPr

ODESSA, Russia, June 800 "A.
lMa.-There is a temporary lull in the
rioting and the city Just at present is
quiet. How long this condition will
continue is question, however,
which: cannot be answered. The strik.
ers5 are by no means Foyerawes .snd
1i. have only been cowed for the moment
BY the presence Of "a large number, Y Of
+! troops armed with machine guns. 4
z q The lombard last night blythe
Kniaz Potemkln did little damage $to
The city Only a few Shots were fred
and ID these did little harm except to two,
buildings ; which were struck by the
shells. 4
4 The reason for the bombardment
was wa that the sailors though an attack
had been made on cir conrad des who
werf sent ashore TO conduct the funer.
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DESPERATE FIGHTING HAS BEEN
GOING ON AND MANY. HAVE
BEEN KILLED.

LlBAU, Russia, June 30.-A strong
force of infantry, reinforced by ma.
chine guns, is besieging 1000 mutln.
GUS sailors from the post of Alexan,
der Ill, located here, in a small wood
near the port. Fighting between the
rebels and the troops has been in
progress for some time, but the out.
come is unknown. q,
The mutiny started Tuesday night
in the revolt of the first equipage,
the name, applied to the naval units
against the bad food served the sail.
ors. The sixth, ninth, thirteenth and
fifteenth equipages at once Joined the
m,ltiny, making five thousand men in
all. OF these, 1000 have since sur.
rendered. The remained are fighting
the troops sent to subdue them =
The sailors wrecked the barracks
and then attacked the officers quar-.
tters. They seized the government
stores and secured arms and ammu.
milton. Early Wednesday morning
troops arrived on the scene and be-
gan a systematic attack on the mu.
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CITIZENS OF oDEssAS]ARs%F FLEE.
ING FROM THE q CITY ITO s.
SAVE. THEIR LIVES. s1!'S ,5$
ikNiAz PoTEMkiN HAS H EsTAR!
llsHEo "a BLOCKADE OF
The CITY HAR soR.
cay Publishers Press.

ODESSA, Russia. June so.--1l:SO
A. Mt Is reported that a part OF
the Black Sea ileet4.nnderE the com.
mand of Vice Adviyal Kruger Is ap. l
proachlngg the city. although the yes.
sells are still some miles away, ( e 4
The greatest excitement has been
created by this report, and fears are
expressed MS to what viii come to
pass t%heu the fleet arrives. ,,S5 3
Vice Admiral; !Kruger's} orders are
to call upon the Knaz Potemkin 10
surrender, and in case Of the refusal
lof the crew to obey this order TO sink
the battleshlp. If an attempt Is made
.to carry out this programme naval
engagement between the rebelllous
battleshlp and the rest Of the Neet lis
certain to occur.
Extreme doubt is felt, however, as
tolthe abllltySof Vice Admiral Kruger
to make his sailors Are on their
comrades on the kIlaA Potemkin.A 1t
Is generally believed that the crews
of the other warsllips will rather
join in the mutlny. The allegiance
Of the Black Sea sailors has been
questioned frequently. What they
will do in the crisis which wlllSface
them when they arrive here is prob.
.lematical. sf
The vessels which are expected to
arrive in the fleet are the Trisvlatite;
liza, the Dvienadsat. Apostoloft the
Rostlslav and sinope. all Of which are
battleshtps, the cruiser Kazarskl and
several torpedo boats.
The announcement that the fleet is
approaching the city has been respon.
s!ble for q hurried effort on the part
Of thousands OF citizens to leave odes.
sa. Vehicles Of every description
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TEMPORARY LULL I'm H0STIL|T|ES AT ODESSA

al of Omilchuck, the sailor whose death
led to the mutiny on board the war.
ship. The firing ceased as soon as 1t
was learned that the funeral had not
ben interfered with.
The warship still has her guns
pointed toward the city, however, and
is constant menace. Strikers and
mutineers are determined to utilize
the battleship which is their main re.
lance. Formal notice was served to.
day on the commando Of the troops
that Il there rs ia iarenewal Of the mas:
sacresof the people! BY the soldiers, the
continued until the soldiers are driven
from the city. The strikers are open
n8their threats to- burn the entire
town and they viii ccomplish this
ind the prot elton o. the great guns
ofsthes sKniazS II hin II necessary.
= The foreign ships IN the harbor dur.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-30
OUTBREAKS BRIGHTEN
RUSSIAN MINISTERS

at Odessa and Libau have been re-.
sponsible in a great measure for the
sudden determination to hasten the
calling Of the representative assem-.
bly,. These revolts have caused more
alarm among the government officials
than any events which have occurred
within a year as tits feared they may
develop into the long predicted reyo.
luton which might result in tho over.
turning Of the monarchy.
The numerous delays which have
arisen to postpone the conyocation Of
an assembly have aroused more dis.
satisfaction among the people than
anything else. i5
Tie ministers have decided that It
will not be wise to play with the peo.
pie on this question any longer in view
Of their present temper and the ex.
ample which odessa has set to re.
volt.
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BURGLARS use
S!U.LPH.URICAC ]. I | |. j
DAsTARDLY ACT OF. ROBBERS
WHO VISIT FARMERS HOME IN (
NEW YORK STATE.

(By Publishers Press.)

81 l#. =. . ~
Z NEW YORK, June sO.-Three bur.
glars entered the home Of Emil Koch,
q farmer, living back Of the Hamburg
turnpike near Bloomlngdale, N. j.,
when Koch was absent. They attack:
ed his wife and her two sisters. Ger.
trude and Minnie Mertz. They blind.
ed Minnie by throwing sulphurlc acid
into her face, burning her SO terribly
as to leave her scalp bald. They at
tackled her sister with abludgeon SO
brutally as to break her nose and to
close her eyes, beating her into In
senslbillty.
III Farmers Of the neighborhood
searched the woods and mountains
back of Bloomlngdale. When "a physl.
clan found how seriously the two girls
had been injured second and third
posse were formed, each intent on
fynching he three burglars should they
succeed in running Sthem to earth. So
far, however, no trace Of the three
men has been found. Minnie Mertz
is believed to be in a critical condi:
tion. :. 4. H. I ~ ,sS
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"A ;AI E RMo A olNT.s.7sWlLL SOON VI BECOME
ID E$sTIE RMlNu s. OF: ERElGHTs
Rom isALL$ DIRECTIONS.

S.E4S' Flies most mportant railroad news
con cernings Fairmont that has been
known lin many months leaked out to-
day Effective within the next few
days the portion Of the Wheeling di-
vision lbetwee Fatrmont and Grafton
VIII be transferred Ito the Monongahe-
sla district under the Jurisdiction Of
sup petintende dent Williams. !: Formerly
twas included in the Wheeling dlvl.
sion nSunder superintenden Thompson.
This means that with thef exceptions
sof fast 9freights, such as trains 81 and
9ssall freigh ghtiruns from all directions,
VIII terminate at Fairmont. The
twenty ty;two miles Of stracls3between this
city and Grafton will constitute a
small division all by itself. Whether
this move was Contemplated before
The burning sofS the Keyser shops and
whether rSthat eonfagration has any
bearing nsthe change Of terminals
Could not tSbes learned but 1T is the gen
eral superstition that 1T is IN "a way
account ntable: Knowing ones n think
that u viii be but a short time until
aaiirrimlcnt p is the terminal for all
trains both sfreigh u and passenger; as
more runs are being changed every
short while and laid over jim this city.
As men1tioned ed above this change VIII
he effeetiy !n "a few days. w sSs;
Another imp ortant change will he
made In the near future that affects
the coal billing Office under Agent
orr Aspitable bull ding w.il lsbeg erect
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-30
'lEZ:;R THOlVElN5 GREW
TIRED on LIFE

Coroner Amos arrived about seven
o'clock and found a crowd Of 800
people about the place in a state OF
great excitement The coroner cut
the body down and 1t was removed to
Cunningham's undertaking rooms. \
1t was found that Thonen's prepare.
tons had been very deliberate. He
had cut of about 80 feet OF the rope,
coiled 1t and laid 1t to one side with
his hat. Then he had wound one end
Of the other piece OF rope tightly,
around a3llmb about six feet from the
ground, adjusted the moose about his
neck, and thrown himself backward
his knees stiff and his heels resting
on the ground, From the length OF
rope he bought It is thought that he
planned throwing himself from a high.
er limb, but that he found himself too
weak to climb the tree.
Thonen was born in Berne, swltzer.
land. He came to this State from,
Monroe county, Ohio, and was en-,
l:loyed near shinnston on Mr.. William
Hoods farm. After Mr.. Hoods death
he came to BarrackvIlle and worked
for some time for Mr.. Charles Coma.
way, About seven years ago he was
engaged by Mr.sJ. E. Sands as dairy
man at Peacock Farm, where he was
employed up to about six weeks ago.
Since that time he had been living
with his daughter at Evansville.
Besides his daughter, Mrs. Lafay.
cite Cunningham. Thonen leaves two
sons, Jacob Thonen, an engineer for
the Baltimore and Ohio, and William
Thonen. fireman. Both sons live at
Bellaire, Ohio, and are on runs be.
tween Wheeling and Grafton.