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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-12
MINERS DECIDE TO ACCEPT
OPERATORS PROPOSITION

NEW YORK, April 1.-THE scale
committee of hard coal miners today
completed a draft of their reply to the
counter arbitration proposition sub
mitted by the operators, and will pre-
sent it to the owners at the joint
session tomorrow. It is believed the
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-12

vice counsel general in this city. The
despatch states that Castro desires to
rest for n time owing to the strenuous
work of the past year. Castro adds
If the emporary separation brings har-
mony and good will to the country he
will willingly make his retireqmehtN
permanent.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-12
P. o. APPROPRIATION BILL.

WASHINGTON, April ll.-After
nearly ten days of general debate with
the post office appropriation as vehi-
Gle for the discussion the house today
reached the consideration of the bill
itself. Little progress was made how
ever
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-12
VESUVIUS SHOWS
QUIETER SIGNS
FIRE ON BOATS CREW
Guards at Railroad Bridge Fire on Pas
sing Boat Killing Part
OF Crew.

uFA. April ll.-Fearing a revolution
AIRY attempt TO blow up railroad bridge
across the White River guards have
several times fred on boats. Today they
discharged yolley at a suspicious steam
or ridiling the upper works Of the YES.
sel and killing or wounding several OF
the crew.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-12

miners have decided to accept in gener-
al the miueowners proposition, but
ask to have the scope of the inquiry
broadened. The operators wanted to
limit the inquiry to wages and method
for the adjustment of complaints.
What action the operators will take is
not known.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-12
BASEBALL SCORES.

LOS ANGELES. April ll.--Los Ange.
less 3, Oakland Q.
SAN FRANCISCO. April ll.-sest-
tlc |, San Francisco ..
FRESNO, April ll.--Portland |, Fres-
no 2.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-12
BROOKLYN BRIDGE JUMPER.

NEW YORK, April ll.-Nathan
Isoacs, of Sc Irvington street, this city
today jumped from the middle of the
center span of the New Williamsburg
bridge into the East river, 1876 feet be-
low and was taken out of the water
by the crew of the ferryboat. His
clothing was torn to ribbons, his shoes
were torn from his feet and he was
terribly bruised by the impact of his
body upon the water He was uncon-
scious when rescued but soon revived
and may rdcovdr, lsaacs made the
leep at an hour when the morning rush
of Brooklyn people to the stores and
offices of Manhattan was at its height
and scores of persons witnessed his
drop into the river,
HAGUE coFERENcE POSTPONED
LONDON April 1.-THE standard to.
day learns that the Hague conference
win be postponed to date earlier than
October.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-12
conference Between Representatives Of VOlva and
DOWie Last Night Ends in Sudden Reversal
of EIijah'S Militant Policy.
ARBITRATION BOARD MAY BE NAMED SOON

FIRST HAD
OR CHARACTER
woRLD-soN
OR TELL SECRETS.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-12
Whole VeSuvan District as Far as Naples, Caserta,
and CaStellmarre, Is One Vast Waste --.NeapO-
tanS are in Restless Mood.
FALL OF ASHES SEEMS TO BE DECREASING

REPORTS OF DESTRUCTION OF sA RNo AND GENARo WITHOUT
FoUNDATI0N-oTTAJANo Is PRACTICALLY BURIED UE
DER VOLCANIC DEBRIS DAMAGE INcALcULA
BILE AT PRE- SENT STAGE.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-09
OREGON ENCOURAGING.
Chairman Of Campaign Commit.
tee Sees Signs of Turning Tide.

(From Our Regular CORRESPONDENCE
WASHINGTON, d. c.. June 8.-Rep
resentntive Bowers, Of Mississippi. chair
man Of the campaign committee OF tht
Democratic Congressional Committee, 20
night gave out the following stateincn
in relation to the election In Oregon
Monday, and It's effect on the summer
and fall elections OF members OF III:
lower House:
1.-THE Dragon election Is an ndica-
ton of the revolt Of the people against
the stand-pat policy OF the Republic
can party.
"In nineteen hundred and four O:e-
gon gave President Roosevelt forty
two thousand majority, OUT OF q total
vote OF ninety-fvc thousand. This
year Oregon returns to office. two
years later, With an increased ma
jorty Governor George +. Chamber
lain, Democratic incumbent for tho
past four years, reduces the ma
jorltes In both Congressional districts
given the Republican candidates, and
on popular vote for United States
Senator against the immense ma
jority given President Roosevelt, offers
the Republican managers the cold con-
ISOLATION Of a bare five thousand ma
jorty for tho Republican nominee,
Jonathan Bourne. Jr., over the Demo-
cratic nominee, John GedrIn, incum-
bent
Tho Issue OF tho revision OF the
tariff was presented by tho Oregon
Democrats, and 1t was dwclt upon
in the utterances of all the news
papers which supported the Demo-
cratic nominees The peW5pnpcrs,
which supported the Rept blicnn ticket
made strong appeals to the voters
to yield to the party cry and insisted
that Republicans vote straight.
They also loudly demanded the vim
dicatlon of President Roosevelt by
the election Of every candidate on
their list. lnusmuch as the majori-
Ties received by Republican candl-
dates who We're elected were tho
smallest since the presidential cleo
ton Of 1896. Democrats may take
warm comfort from tho Oregon out
come and grid themselves for fight
ing Il winning battle for the control
OF the next House Of Representa-
tiycs'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-09
MAN Eating RATS
0vERRUN A C0uNT Y
Attack Human Beings and Gnaw
the Ears Off Live Stock
Down in Arkansas.

LITTLE ROCK, ARK, June S.--Wash-
ington county is scourged by rats. They
are killing chickens by the hundred aSd
are attacking stock. In some instances
their assaults have proved fatal. The
towns are overrun by the rodents, but the
greatest injury Inflicted by them is in the
county. 1t IS not uncommon for farmer
TO discover in the morning the dead
bodies OF Il dozen or more chickens.
On the farm OF William Dowlll a year.
ling got its head caught one night recent
ly In a fence, SO thar 1t could not extri-
cate itsolf. The Following morningSit was
found with Its cars gnawed off by rats.
i. c. Button, q stoc kraiser in Washing
Ton county, reports the loss Of two year
lings by tho rat pest.
Thursday night the Springfield Cornet
Band received their new uniforms and left
them over night on table In II room
where they met for practice. The follow
ing morning they found the uniforms torn
into shrcds by the rats.
Henry EerloW. "a stock raiser, living
two miles west of Whey Grove has had
twenty sheep killed by rats during the
last week. The rats ate only portions OF
the carcasses, never molcsting the bodies
after the first night the sheep, We're killed
southwestern part OF the county, the
three months-old infant OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey Grover had part Of one OF Its
arms eaten off by the rats.
Where these armies OF rats come from
is u mystery, and how. TO get rid Of thcm
Is problem, the solution OF which is
DliZZllllts he peDnle. +
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-09
LONG ABSENT, NOW .
MANILA ATTORNEY
Kansas Man, Given Up as a Sui.
eide Nine Years Ago, Returns
to His Old Home.
NEW LOVE. ROUTED THE OLD
NEW LOVE. ROUTED THE OLD
Leaving States After Quarrel
With Sweetheart, He Marries
in the Philippines.

LEAYENWORTII, KAN, June s.
Jesse George. until December 1897, one
of this cty's prominent attorneys, who,
ut that4t1me disa ppeured from here as
cffcctually as though the earth had
swallowed him. and believed by some to
nave committed suicide and by others to
have been murdered, has returned to
Leavenworth. He is at present assistant
prosecuting attorney of the city OF Ma
Mia and ono of the SUCCESSFUL practicing
attorneys in the, Philippines.
When George disappeared from here
some small boys found box Of love let
tcrs IN u scaled box on the Missouri
river bank. 1t was opened and found to
contain those written by George 10 a
young woman In 1Amboy, Ind and re-
turned to him.
George began the practice OF law, here,
early N the nincties and was quite sue
cesstul. He was counsel for the veterans
i of"the sNutionnl Military Home When they
I preferred various charges against Colonel
a. J; smith. then governor Of the home.
ana his prosecution was SO vigorous tina t
ne was successful IN having that officer
relieved from duty here and transferred
+ TO the Santa Monica (Cal) Home.
After MS disappearance his friends as
serted that he. had been murdered by
body buried. This led to search, which
proved fruitless. and 1t was not until the
box Of love letters was found that the
theory Of murder was dropped and then
his friends concluded he had, in q tit Of
lnclanchola, committed suicide
The attorney, after leaving Leaven-
worth. made his way TO Honolulu and
spracticcd law. When the Spanish -Amcri-
can war broke out fc3 was anxious to
serve N the arlny,sSs so returned to. San.
Francisco, where he enlisted in the Third
United States Artillery and went TO the
Philippine Islands. a
the Philippine campaign with the artil-
lery, going through to AIalolos In the
chase after Aguinnldo. lie remained IN
the service until the Third was ordered
llCtnc,- when he took his discharge and
remained In Manila.
The first employment obtained by him
was when this government sought school
teachers for the Manila city schools, lie
obtained Il place and taught for several
years, being promoted from time to time
until he wns looked upon MS one of that
city's most prominent educators.
He married an esti1nable young woman
who went to the islands from 1owa,tbut
she died n year ago and 1t was for this !,
reason the attorney returned Ito i. the 4
United Statcs-to bring the body OF ibis
wife back TO the cemetery In her old
'honre.
George. after firing of his teaching
career, took un the practice OF law again.
He was successful and the authorities In
Mnnila, when tho office OF assistant PROS
ecntine attorney becnme vacant. chose
him for the place and he accented. He
has been very successful in this Office.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-09
Mathematics in War.

Never again will 1'urrnguy damn
the lorpcdoes' and lead his fleet past the
guns OF q land FORT writes NJ. c. Suli-
van In Technical World Magazine for
June Never again Will Dewey-no
matter how brnve--iakc his batt!cships
into the hnrbor OF Il hostile city. Mod
ern scucost Notifications, In the opln-
Ion OF all experts, cannot be success
fully asaailed from the water side.
In the manning and operation of these
!mprcgnablc fortresses, calculating. sci
ence and electrical apparatus have taken
the place OF Individual daring and 1t Is
automatically discharged and the keen
human eyes. Where, Of old, the gunner
raised or lowered his great weapon into
place, and, carefully sighting along its
barrel, aimed ut the approaching foe,
the gunner OF to-day. seated lar down
Underground, behind and below heavy
hrcastworks pulls Il few lcavers which
elevate or dcpress his gun ana give 1t
proper direction, ana then starts the
pom above the top Of the rarapet The
instant It comes TO rest reco!l sends the
gun back TO It's covered resting place.
out of sight ana fully protected from
the enemy's shots,
Rarely does the modern pointer of n
great coast -dotense gun see the target
NJ which he aims. Rarely can he note
the effect Of his fire. Instead of listen
ing 10 the hourso cheers OF his comrades
IN the trenches, his ears are strained to
catch the whispers which come over tie
telephone receiver fastened 10 his ear
from the commander OF the gun crew.
who Is stationed at the distant range
finding and fre-con,rol station
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-09
New Workers. Moving to the
Country,


This spring notes the greatest exodus
from the built up section Of Manhattan
Island to moro open country In tho other
bCroughs and further out as far rs COM
muting transportation facilities extend.
Thousands OF people will go out to LonG
Island to-day searching for homes oi
land investment. Other thousands VIII
30 TO Westcheser and New Jersey For
the twcnty-mile radius from City Hal!
the land Is becoming one vast town, Be,
sides this movement of q great mass OF
the population away from higher rents.
crowded quarters and rules against chil.'
tlrc,, there Is similar tendency among
the Weather people, whose country
homes arc the result OF sentimental and
not financial reasons, Tho custom Of.
well-to-do Establishment of having their
zeal homes IN tie country and coming to,
London only Tor the reason is being re-
peatcd around New York IN costly estates
on the Long Island hills and plains, On
the middle Hudson and IN New Jersey
If TO the commuters aud the rich who
now flock TO the country could only be
added some of the immigrants who crowd
the East Side tenement houses, because
they know of nowhere else to 20, Mans
haitian Island woald still moro speedily
attain It's ultimate end Of being given
over TO offices, stores. shops, hotels and
cluLs.-New York World.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-09
New French Government.

armand Fallicres went through the
local schools with no credit ana was
sent UP to Paris to study law, writes
Vance Thompson, in Evcrybody's AIuga-
zine. a year OF jolly ldlcncss IN the
Latin quarter failed TO get him through
his examinations and he went back to
the South. a few years later he was
admitted to the bar Toulouse, but the
old father predicted. Gle will never
amount to anything" a few local cases
IN which he pleaded showed that he
had u kind OF eloquencc and tie politi-
clans took him up. From tho fall OF the
second Empire he went steadily up in
the Republican hierarchy. Mayor of
Nerac, Deputy, Minister Senator. his nd
vance was uninterrupted; when Mon
sieur l-oubet became President hp slc-
ceeded TO tho presidency of the Senate.
Ills entrance to the Elysco was the log
1cal conclusion OF Il career which has
not been without II kind Of plain use
funess' This good-nnturcd, corpulcut
Ola man, with love for Il good dinner
ana the vine OF Loupilon, with his GAS
con stories and Woodworking laughter.
Is type Of much that is good in French
public life, Tint kind of man never
runs the risk of getting himself burned
as martyr or hated MS u reformcr; and
his concessions to political necessity are
not liable to he of bad sort He,
brings into politics the same friendly
give-and-take that makes him beloved
by his neghbors. Down IN Gnscony,
Monsieur Falcres lives IN Ioupillpn.
the house built by IFS father, There,
dressed like n peasant, he comes and
goes among his Vines, Ills door IL al
ways open, his table always set 1t is
n large and pntriarchal life. a dozen
or q score Of his reighpors may come
casually TO the midday meal There Is
always room. And tho iepasts are al
ways annie; two or three meats, q
roast turkey, Gnscon pies and cakes
the wine from his vineyard. u IS ire
raised to the power Of a.mrlc enjoyment
broad In comfort, md good fellowship,
In Paris he lives in much the same way.
For the last seven years he has inhapi'cu
the Lurembourg, by right Of lla presl-
dency OF the Senate. Any morning an
these years You might have met MN IN.
the streets, For he combats his obesity
by long walks. at S O'Clock II has heen
his custom 10 set out from the LuNem-
bourg, an umbrella under his arm m
old felt hat on his head his antique
polka-dot" scarf noating under his chin;
at a smart little ccthe marched away
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-09
Railway Inventions.

An invention of considerable import
ancc for railways and tramways has
been perfected In Belgium. says tho Lon
don Globe The invention Is In two
parts, Ono Is an automatic coupling ar
rnngcment for doing away with hhe
most prolific cause cS accidents during
shunting. The other part consists In M
automatic brake. whereby, If u coupling
snaps, thcsdetucled vehicles are at once
brought to a standstill. The invention
was practically tested the other day.
Nearly all the upper railway officials
and the heads of the BRUSSELS trnnwnys
went out into the open country on q
train in which the coupling Arrangement
ana the brake for the stopping Of We
!.iclcs after u snap OF the couplings
were several times tested with complete
success.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-09
SPECTACULAR SCENEAS
STATE CAPITOL BURNED
Governor Led Fire-Fighters With
Band of Legislators Dressed
in Night-Clothes.
c.(By Associated Tress.l

BATON ROUGE. LA, June S-The
saving of the State Capitol from destruc-
ton by fire last night was accomplished
in spectacular manner, with Governor
Blanchard, assisted by many Louisiana
legislators dressed in their night clothes
and hundreds of Baton Rouge citizens,
supplementing the fire department. The
fire started from defective wiring near
the roof Of the Senate chamber. Destroy
ing the Cnpitols eastern wing above the
first floor. The loss is about 100000
Among the valdables in tho Senate,
where the roof fell in, is the famous
painting, The Battle of New Orleans
valued at $4,000. Governor Blanchard
directed the work Of saving valuable
papers. The Legislature now being in
session, the Senate will meet to day in
the Elks' Theatre. X
The Capitol is an imposing piece of
architecture on the banks of the Mis-
sissppi. 1t was first built in 1S47, and
was destroyed by fire during the Civil
War. The present structure was erected
In 1880.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-09
MISSING UT0R
IN new ORLEANS
Uncle of Murdered Woman Re-
ceives Letter Supposed to be. n,
from Muenter. '4.2's'5.
(By Associated Press.)

MILWAUKEE, WIS, June s.-A special
from Fon du Lac, Wis, says:
Lewis Il. Haas, an uncle Of Leona
Mucnter, the woman who died under mys-
FERROUS circumstances at Cambridge,
Mass. IS In receipt OF q letter which
he believes Is from Eric Muenter, the
woman's husband, who Is wanted on q
charge Of murder. The letter is unsigned
and is dated New Orleans. 1t starts out
with u description Of the murder OF Il
woman, the details Of which might well
have corresponded with the supposed
Massachusetts crime.
The last two pages are filled with
plendnas that the dead wonan's rcla-
tivcs will believe him innocent of the
crime Of which he has been accused.
Then the writer @denounces his brothers
in-law for calling him a murderer. Mr.,
Haas says he Is sure that 1t was written
by the missing Harvard professor.
NEW ORLEANS, June s,-Thc New Or
leans police to-day received information
from the chief of police Of Cambridge,
Mass, that Eric Muenter was probably
in New Orleans OH June 2nd. All efforts
to discover his whereabouts here thus
far have been unsuccessful. Several de-
tcctivcs arc looking for him.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-09
West Indian Cotton.

Cotton cultivation is proving q great
success In the British West Indies. nc-
cordng to the Commissioner of Agri-
culture for those colonies. the volume
and quality Of the product being ex-
trcmely satisfactory. Tho bales export
cd in 1905 were 1856. against 2,546 in
1904 tho sea island variety bringing %
cents pound and the more ordinary
quality IL cents. Tho value Of the
crop was s3l6500 though the Industry
is but four years old. The crop Of
tho present yearyIs still better, and the
Barbados shipments have jrsought S3
cents q pound. Y Applications for seed
are being received from Cuba and, the
United States in view OF the superior
quality OF the West Indian cotton. It
is said to excel our sea island variety
Baltimore Sun.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-09
.LANAHAN COULD
NOT GE I ORDERS
Governor Threatened to Remov.
Entire Purchasing Board in
South Carolina.
.By Associated Prcss.)

Z; COLUMBIA, S. c., June S.-W. A.
Clark, president OF the Carolina National
Bank. today testified that ho had had
frequent convcrsuu tons with 8. j. Lana
nan. OF William Lannhan ana Company,
OF Baltimore, aud that Mr.. Lanahan had
complained that although he had over
100000 Invested in manufacturing enter
priscs In Columbia, he could not get l.is
due proportion OF orders from the diSpen-
sary, He put in evidence q letter which
he had received from Lannian and had
turned over to Governor Hayward The
latter declared his intention to remove
the purchasing board If Mr.. Lanuhan
would furnish specific information. That
was In December, 1905. ana In the month
following Governor Hayward recommends
cd to the Legislature tint the entire
purchasing system be changed. Tho, COM
mittcc took Il recess until Tuesday.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-09
Not Particular AS to Their Tippl,

Not Particular AS to Their. Triple
t'TT4e Alaska Indians said ua. -.
Bunce. of Semitic. ''are slaves to their
appetite for ardent spirits. have never
known one who wouldn't sell his clothes
to get drink OF whslsey.
1T Is fact of common knowledge up
there thnt they will drink almost any
thing that has the fnintest trace of al
cohol l have seen them drink red ink
as though 1t were q most delicious bev-
ernge, and they will gulp down per-
fumery, extracts, and any sort of bitters
they can procure. Even such deadly
dose as wood alcohol does not frightcn
them in the least, and they really prefer
1T to any other intoxicunt." -Washingto
Post
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-09
Recalled the Name at Last

The stage coach that carries the mail
between l<ent's lin and Readeld sta
lion IN Maine. drew up along the road
side and the driver nccosted little old
man working IN a neld.
Do you know who Mrs. Abby 3.
Brown Is and where she lives?"
the old man considered, "Brown,
Abby u, BROWNE" he repeatedy You
don't mean Mrs Polly Brown, do ynu?'
No, Mrs. Abby y. Brown; Yves got II
letter for her"
.'B. you say the middle letter Is Z do
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-09
Rear Guard in the Retreat.

The late General Schoneld was once
describing in Washington certain re-
treat Of cavalry.
81 call 1t a retreat" he said, "but 1
should really call it rout"
He smiled.
In this retreat" he went on. tho
commanding general, as his charger tore
like the wind along. turned to his aide,
who galloped beside him. and said:
"Who are our rear guard?''
The aide, without ceaslng for an IN
slant to belabor his painting stced. re-
piled:
Those who have the worst horses,
slr."-Milwaukee Sentinel