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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-09-10
Young Womrn Horsewhips Man
Who Insults her.
Merchant Becomes Too Familiar With
Former Employe Who Promptly Re-
sents the Profered Insult and Sound
Horsewhips HIM Until Whip Breaks.

Alameda, Cal. Sept 0.--rhe wrath Of
an angry woman was vented upon Chris
Grau Park street merchant this
morning, when. after an insult from
Grau. Miss MyrtIes Hurtt comely
young woman Of 30 years laid riding
whip over his head and shoulders until
the weapon was broke into bits, Miss
Hurtt had been In the employ of Grau,
but left week ago because of atten.
tions Grau persisted in forcing upon
her
Yesterday, in company with her moth
or, Mrs. A. Hurtt she visited Grau's
place of business in order TO collect some
salary that was due her. During the
absence of her mother, Grau chucked
her under the chin. She seized a rid.
ing whip hanging close by and laid 1t
over his head and shoulders, furrowing
scarlet welts in his cheek.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-09-10

Toxic, Sept. 9.-The Government has
ordered the suspension of the Nippon,
a conservative newspaper and the jim
min a radical paper on account Of the
publishing Of Objectionable articles deal
ing with the local situation.
The government has also ordered the
suspension Of the ASH, Toxic news.
paper.
The general situation still continues
quiet and public excitement and ap.
prehension is subsiding.
While active political agitation still
continues the prospect of additional
violence is decreasing.
1t is impossible to obtain the accurate
figures as to the number of killed and
injured during the rioting. As many
wounded were conveyed to their homes,
thus concealing their condition.
The number of arrests are withheld
but it is estimated at most to be many
hundred.
General Sakumas in his instructions
to the troops has produced a favorable
impression and the result is that since
the proclamation of martial law went
into effect there has been no act of
violence necessitating the use of arms.
Order is apparently restored.
But there is every indication, however
of an under current of dissatisfaction
verging on indignation against the peace
terms, among the educated people of this
city.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-09-10
Dynamite ExplOdeS---l9
Are Dead, 30 Badly
Injured.
SEVEN DISTINCT SHOCKS
Every House In fairehanee Damaged
Shakes Houses Twenty Miles Away
Passenger Trains Narrawly Escape
Fire Adds Horrors.

Connellsvillc, Pa, Sept. s.-The Rant
Power Mills, at faIrchance, six mile
south of Union town were cntirel,
wiped out by an explosion today.
OF the thirty two men who went Il
work In the mills 10 are known to b.
dead. Besides these nine OF the factor,
force are seriously injured, and scores
Of the people Of the town Of Fairchancee
within half mile Of the powder mills
are more or less painfully injured.
The shocks Of the explosion was dis.
tinctly felt In Connellsyille 90 miles
away, buildings there being rocked on
their foundations.
At Unlontown hundreds Of pancs OF
glass were broken.
In the town Of Fnirchancc there |.
scarcely a house that has not suffered
some damage.
Hay stacks toppled over in the fields
and live stock were stunned, The rails
Of the B,&0. railroad and those OF West
Pennsylvania traction company. were
thrown out Of roadbed and sll traffic
was delayed for six hours.
The II. 4 o. train had narrow es.
cape from annihilation.
II had just passed the Rand Mills
when the explosion occurred
Windows In the coaches were shatter.
ed and the passengers were thrown into
panic.
A street car on the West pennsyl.
yanian Railway also passed few sec.
onds before the explosion but was far
enough away to escape serious damage,
though II was derailcd.
There were seven explosions In oil.
Every one Of the buildings being to.
tally demolished.
Thcdebris that was strewn over the
ten acres Of ground where Elephant was
located took fire soon after the explos.
ion and added it, terrors to disaster
The first three explosions were not
ns serious as the last four. When the
packing house, pressing room and maya.
zine blew up, followed by the two ears
of dynamite many Of the survivors had
thrilling experiences.
Ray Haven, who was in the kcg shop
when the explosion occurred, escaped, and
says that he heard the loud report, and
the first thing he knew the kegs of
powder from the floor above him be.
gan to roll down and MISSILES flew In the
air. Hevner and two Others ran out and
across the street car tracks and es.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-09-10

capped, but Elmer Hughes, who was al.
40 there was killed. Hevner thinks the
first explosion was In the packhouse.
All the day at short intervals search.
ers would bring In bits Of bodies or
clothing. Some OF these were carried
In dishpans or damaged powder cans.
The majority Of the dead men were
single.
When the bodies wererecoyered the
work Of identification was very bifi.
cult. The hole where the magazine ex.
ploded il about IS feet deep and fifty
yard. square.
The conservatives place the loss TO
the Rand company at several hundred
thousand dollars. There are also ex.
ten.iye losses TO private houses and
In the town.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-09-10

San Francisco, Sept. SIN fight
that will long stand in class OF its
own in the history Of ring contests
Battling Nelson, the sturdy little Dane
OF Illinois, knocked out James Britt OF
San Francisco at the Colma Club this
afternoon.
The end came in the eighteenth round
and was a clean cut, fairly won victory.
This Is simple statement of the re.
suits. The story OF the battle itself
furnishes thrilling story.
II was the story of many another ring
contest, the success OF the strong, sturdy
enduring fighter against the clever, cool
boxer.
From the very first moment of the
fight until referee Graney finished the
count Nelson forced the fighting For
these rushing forcing persistent tactics
of Nelson, Britt could find no effective
counter.
In every way he failed. II is true Britt
punished Nelson severely, knocking him
down once and staggering him several
times but he was never able TO heat
him back and change the aspect of the
fight
Only once, and that in the third round
did II appear that Britt might win.
In this round he reached the most
vulnerable spot on Nelson's muscle ar.
mored body, his stomach, with two ter.
rifle right blows that carried an awful
furnishing force behind them. When he
landed these blows Nelson faltered for
a moment and doubled over Then quick
~ turning his attention to Nelson's
face, Britt sent n terrible right cross
that dropped the Dane TO his knees.
There was great shout from Britt's
friends, but their eleation was short
lived, Nelson got up before timekeeper
could reach the count of two and fought
the only way he knows how to fight,
always coming towards his man.
In this critical time for Nelson the
gong sounded for a rest, this come as a
cheerful note to Nelson's supporters.
But the call Of time for the succeeding
round however found the much battered
battlcr fresh and ready to resume the
fight.
After his most successful rally in the
third round the popular little California
fighter weakened
Many of his friends saw the change
and ventured the prediction that Mel.
son would win. He appeared to rea.
lie, as he took the corner, after the
fourth round that he was unable TO hurt
his opponent Nelson had also seemed
to reach this decision.
In the fifth round, Britt held mo.
mentary advantage, staggering Nelson
with series of blows and making des-
perate effort to win by Knockout.
This was the first round in which both
threw aside all knowledge of boxing and
'lugged viciously, both hoping to end the
fight with one blindly delivered luck
yblow. Both were bleeding at the
rlose but Nelson was the stronger.
It did not seem possible that fight
could be much fercer than the fifth
round, but the succeeding period Of three
minutes brought the vast crowd to Its
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-09-10

New York, Sept. 9.-In the case of
Jacob H. Thompson, the exchange edi-
tor OF the New York Times who was
found unconscious in his room yesterday
suffering from many wounds on the
face and head, the police have found two
distinct clues and are working on both.
A hammer was discovered in the
rooms of the murdered man and it was
also found that his wallet is missing
The missing wallet in which there may
have been a large sum of money is re-
garded as positive proof that the MUIR
ler was committed for theft.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-09-10
PILLACE AND ARSON
CONTINUES AT BAKU
Soldiers are Worn Out and Unable to
Check Ineendiarism.

Tiflis, Sept s.-Reports from Baku
say that conditions have grown worse.
The artillery and rife FIRE still continue
The troops are tired as result Of the
excessive work Of the last few days and
are unable to prevent the pilage and
incendiari.m now going on.
The governor OF Baku has issued or.
ders 10 shoot down all inccndiaries
whether Tartars or others.
The working people are starving.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-09-10
SITUATION AT BAKU
SHOWS CHANGE FOR BETTER

st. Petersburg, Sept. s.-The situa-
tion at Baku yesterday showed a slight
but perceptable change for the better.
The dispatches that have been receiv.
ed here indicate that the rioters have
made no further headway in their at.
tempts at incendiarism in the BLACK
Town" quarter.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-09-10
FATAL STREET CAR
COLLISION

= York, Pa, Sept. Give killed
= and Il fatally injured Is the re-
. suit Of a collision between two
. trolley cars on the York and
= Windsorville Electric railway
= near Dallastown this afternoon.
= A hospital filled with injured
, some of them suffering from seri-
, Gus wounds. The Noise of the
, collision followed by the cries of
, the injured attracted the atten.
, tion of the farmers in the vicini-
, ty, who rendered all the aid pos
, sible. AT the present time it
, is not known whether any Of the
, injured are fatally hurt.
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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-09-10
DISASTER IN ITALY WORSE
THAN AT FIRST REPORTED

dead l. estimated at 900 and at Lap.
polo 200.
In some cases whole families have
been wiped out. The greatest agitation
still continues among the populace,
Slight shocks are felt occasionally and
subterranean rumblings are still heard,
These persons still possessing homes re.
fuse to enter them.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-09-10

The oil men escorted by trops we're
able for thefrst time to visit the oil
fields. About three quarters Of the prop
erty there, they say, Is burned to the
ground.
It Is impossible to fix accurately the
losses sustained but the rebuilding oper-
ations viii take year and half II the
workmen were to return Immediately.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-09-10

} Godzydania, Sept. s.-Despite
the fact that dispatches from st.
} Petersburg announced that
} treaty of peace had been signed 4
the war operations have not I
} ceased and skirmishes have taken
place daily during the past three Z
days along the entire front and =
each day has sen the useless =
. shedding of blood. =
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-09-10
T0DAY'S WEATHER.

Western Oregon, Sunday, Showers in
portion and cooler
Western Washington; cloudy to part
ly cloudy, with showers, cooler in the
interior.
Eastern Oregon, Eastern Washington;
cloudy to partly cloudy and occasionally
threatening.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-09-10
GOVERNMENT is CONDEMNED.
Progressive Party In Japan Pass Reso
lutions Condemning Government.

Toxic Sept. s.--Thc council OF the
progressive party held a meeting today
and passed a resolution strongly con.
demning the government for concluding
peace which Is termed humiliating,
and one that resulted in an uprising
In Toxic, necessitating the declaration
Of martial law for It's subdual.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-09-10
YELLOW FEVER REPORT.

New Orleans, Sept. 9.-official re-
port up to 8 p. m. New cases Al; total
2,262; Deaths l, total 800; New dis
ease centers IL, Cases under treatment
SOL; Cases discharged 1852.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-09-10

Rome, Sept. s.-The effects OF the
earthquake are more dsasterous than at
first reported. Dispatches from the
south give increasing lists OF dead and
injured, and the numbers are now run.
ing into thousands.
AT Martirano alone shows 2,20O easu.
alties, while at Parghelia the number Of
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-09-10
BASEBALL SCORES.

Portland, Sept. 9.-Portland Z; San
Francisco !; game called in 18th inning
on account of darkness.
Los Angeles, Sept. 9.--Los Angeles q;
Oakland 4.
Seattle Sept. 5.-Seattle 5, Tacoma |.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-09-10
SYSONBY WINS
CHAMPION STROKE

New York, Sept. s.-Amid the
cheers of 25.OOO persons Sys-
onby easily captured the annual
champion state prize of S25,OO0
at Sheephead Bay today. This
time for the distance of 2h miles I
was 1854 flat.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-09-10
Native Son Meets Defeat
at Hands of the
Dane.
GREATEST BATTLE IN HISTORY

In the Fastest and Cleanest Fought
Battle In History Of the Ring The
Dane Forces Britt to Take Count By
Left and Right Smash on Jaw.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-09-10
Slain FOR
HIS MONEY
Evidence Proves New York Edit
or was Murdered.

Hommer With Which Wounds On Head
Are Inflicted is Found I'm Murdered
Mans Room and Wallet Containing
Large Sum Is Missing.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-09-10
Publications are Suspend
ed Owing to Objection
able Articles.
EDUCATED ARE DISSATISFIED

Quiet Now Reigns In Toxic and Public
Excitement Is Subsiding With Slight
Prospect of Further violence-Active
Political Agitation Continues.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-09-10

CONTINUED on Eighth Page.l
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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-17
New York
NEW YORK, March IL, 1905.

The chief interest of the market was
concentrated this week in the event of
the first inscription of the new Sumatra
crop that took place yesterday, 5000
miles away, at Amsterdam. In spite of
the excessive duty, in spite of the an
athena launched against it by various
interests in this country the Sumatra re-
mains the bulwark of our wrapper sup
ply and the mainstay of our cigar indus
try for it's vast production. And when
as it is now the case, our cigar industry
rushes ahead of any possible supply of
domestic wrapper leaf, even if a normal
crop of the latter is assured. the anxiety
of ascertaining what is to be expected OF
the new Sumatra crop is not to be Won
dered at. This anxiety, however, will
not be relieved by the, result of the first
inscription as contained in our cable
published in anotner place. The small
ness of the quantity acquired by Ameri-
can houses for the independent trade is
unprecedented for the first inscription.
Either the leaf was not wholly suited
for the American market or the prices
were ranging too high-such would ap-
pear the logical conclusion of the out
come. In fact both causes seem to have
prevailed it reports are to be fully trust
ed. It appears that more than the u.s.
ual quantity of Sandblatt was offered.
This particular grade which used to be
in such vogue in this country some years
ago has now become the rage in Ger
many, so much SO that its manufactur-
ers are offering any price for it. The
outlook, therefore, for the American
trade is anything but encouraging.
While later inscriptions are almost sure
to offer sufficient quantities for the
American market, the prices are liable
to go beyond those that ruled at the in
scriptions of the two preceding years
True, our market is not yet bare of old
Sumatra stock, but there is a great
dearth of quality leaf and it is this grade
that mostly needs replenishing. Aside
from the interests evoked by the inscrip-
tion the market passed a quiet week.
The partial stoppage by the strike of
our rapid transit lines kept local buyers
from visiting the market. The business
done was mostly on out-oftown orders.
journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-17
VIRooUA, WIS, March 8, 1905.


Yesterday presented an animated scene
in the streets of Viroqua. There was
almost continuous stream of teams
from early morning until late in the
evening, while leading to and around the
Milwaukee yards and the packing houses
a congested condition of traffic prevailed
all day. Seven dealers were receiving,
and aside from this farmers were hurry
ing their crops into the city and storing
them wherever they could find room.
Mr.. Dyson said that there were at least
100000 pounds of tobacco weighed up
and the banks say they cashed $25, 900
or $4,000 in checks. It was the heavi-
est days transaction known in the his
tory of the business here. Mr.. Boyle
says that they had orders in for 60 cars
special trains of empties were run in
to supply the demand.
Among the outside dealers receiving
yesterday we're Mabbett, Jenson and Nc
Intosh Bros. of Edgerton; Carrier of
Madison, and A. T.. Mcintosh of La
Crosse, while the local packers, Bekke-
dahl and Hazen and 0. Ell. Helgeson
we're crowded to the full capacity of
their handling facilities. Bekkedahl and
Hazen we're sampling their holdings yes
terday. The receipts ranged in price
from 1c for hailed goods to 1890 for
choice lots.
The weather has been fine for several
days. so that tobacco is In fine condition
for handling, being soft and pliable.
Nels T. Nelson of Edgerton and the
American Cigar Co. will receive today
Republican.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-17

quiry. In other types very few tran S.
actions have been reported
Sumatra.-The approach of the in
scription makes itself felt in the market
here, where very little has been done
this week, because those who have stocks,
enough to last awhile prefer to wait ad-
vices from their Holland correspondents
as to the nature of the offerings at the
first inscription. This event will take
place within two days, and the samples
have been exhibited for the same length
of time. Advance cable advices to local
Sumatra houses are to the effect that
the proportion of goods suitable for
American use is considerably larger than
at the last inscriptions, especially in the
parcels of l. P G, Tabaks Plantage, and
Deli My 81. However, there is again
some tender tobacco, and the second
sizes run somewhat short.
Havana.-The fact, as shown by our
import tables, that this country has i'm
ported over nine thousand more bales of
Havana since January l than had been
imported by this time last year, is the
best possible proof of the activity of the
market in this class of goods. The deal
ers in the city report the same activity
this week that has prevailed since the
beginning of the year, though part of the
buying is being done as speculation.
and not strictly by manufacturers, as
was the case earlier in the year.-Leaf>
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-17
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET.

GD6hhTONs WIS.,, March IL, lSUo.
The buying movement is under a good
deal of momentum in all the tobacco Sec
tions of the state where buyers are rid
ing extensively, and the aggregate pur-
chases amount to good many thousand
acres for the week. The activity at pres
ent displayed would seem to indicate a
general cleaning up of the crop, even at
the ruling prices, which are lower than
heretofore paid. That considerable is
being moved around six cents is evident.
Sales coming to notice showing the
trend of prices are:
Larson Bros, Tia at 7&2c.
Z. 0. Mandt 15a at 7&2c.
, j. A-Quale, la at 7&2c.
Fl. Ticket, 5a at 8&2c asst.
0. Otteson, 1Oa at 611s&2c.
E. A. Wright, liza at 6&2c.
j. M. Bailey, "a at 8&2c.
Ole Moe, ga at 7&2c.
John Crowley, 319a at 71a&2c.
A. A. Watson, 3a at 654&2c.
Carl Keil, 15a at &c.
A. Halverson, 3a at 7&2c.
j. K. Daley, Ga at 6&2c.
Felland Bros, 1O0cs '01 at 101ac.
0. G. Moen, Goes '0l at 10c.
Old leaf in country hands is still being
sought for and the lifting process is all
the time reducing the unsold remnants.
Packers are receiving fair demand for
cased leaf and liberal sales are reported.
Large quantities of the crop are being
delivered at receiving points and in some
localities the railway facilities have been
inadequate for handling the traffic dur
ing the week.
The shipments out OF storage reach "a
cars, 1106 cases, from this market to all
points for the week.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-17
Conneoticut valley Tobacco Market.

One of the remaining two lots of to-
bacco was sold last week, thus bringing
the local tobacco situation, so far as sales
are concerned, to close. With the to-
bacco all, or nearly all, cleaned up, we
may concentrate our thoughts upon q
new crop. Perhaps some will say there
is bushels of time. But / assure you.
the ottener you allow your mind to turn
that way, the better for the mind and
the crop to be produced.
notice that, according to some OF the
papers, If there was more tobacco in the
market, apparently more trading could
be done. The truth is that they have
already commenced to use the 1904 crop
of tobacco, and as one of the writer's
from Lancaster, Pa. observes, if instead
of sweating their tobacco in boxes in the
old way they had bulk-sweated their
packings, they would now be ready to-
catch some of the early sales, while now
the packing will not be ready before
June or July land | think more likely
August or september), thus having to
wait several months before theh can turn
their goods into cash. 1t used to be the
custom to give the tobacco two sweatss
for it was said that one sweat was not
enough to destroy the gum on the leaf.
1t was first allowed to sweat here and
dry off, and the following fall or early
winter it was put on shipboard and sene
South to the warm climates to undergo.
a salt water sweat But at the present
time the packers are in hurry to grasp
the mighty dollar. One very light sweat
is given to it and then it is already to
use.
Our correspondents report as follows:
Agawam, Mass: Tobacco as nearly as
l can learn, is all sold in this place. The
prices have ranged from 2215 to 12c in
the bundle. The methods Of handling
the seed beds, which will give you in
my next, are somewhat different from
those practiced further up the river" p
Cv1tivator
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-17
New YORK, March s, 1905

Business has been more quiet in the
various types of domestic tobacco this
week than for some time past. What
business has been done has taken place
chiefly in old Wisconsin Havana Seed
Bs, and owing to the scarcity OF binders,
packers who have on hand 1908 Pennsyl-
vania Broad leaf find more frequent in
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-17
RaldwtnavfIle. NJ. "

NJ Tobin is still buying. He has re-
ceived about $50 cases of recent pur-
chases, which he is asserting at his ware
house, having force of about 30 at
work. E. c.. Monroe has rented the
building on Canal street formerly occu-
pied by Durham & Son as a carriage
shop, where he has force engaged in
handling purchases made by him.-Ga-
zotto