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PAGE EIQIIT. THE MORNING ASTORIAN. FRIDAY, MAY 0, 1901. SHOW DESPERATE COURAGE. Jap Csmmit fiuieid fUthtr Than B Captured, Port Arthur, May . Th Japanese displayed desperate courage in their fireships attack on th night of Tuea day. The ship a they approached were divided Into three group, all bending- straight far the entrance of the hiii bur. While still far from the shore they ran on the Russian mine ; and they were under a murderous fire ' from the Russian batteries. Three torpedoboats followed the flreehlpa to pick up the crews of the latter. W hen me nrst amp foundered the crew . clambered up the- inast, cheering for ' the emperor of Japan as they went down. From the masthead of the Bee ond vessel as she began to alnk her crew waved lantemWo indicate her course to those astern. Their small boats, though aoon riddled, did not raise the white flag;. A Japanese sailor, who came ashore at Electric HIH when summoned to surrender, sprang forward with a re volver In his band and died fighting. notner Japanese sailor who was pulled out of the water tried to throttle tilinself with bis necktie, . One of the Russian rowboats which Approached a sinking ship for the pur pose of saving her crew, was met by small arm flee. The Russian sailors showed every consideration for the captured Jap anese, wrapping them up in their own coats and carrying them ashore, " One of the rescued Japanese officers committed suicide by disemboweling himself, declaring he would rather die than go home in disgrace, . Clay pool was one of the founders of the Independent Company, and It was largely jhrough him thiit the ,ly conn til granted the franchise, after one of the bitterest fights ever waged In that body. Claypool, for his good work, was made manager of the company and was given several shares of stock The company baa been a money maker from the start. ' Clay poors body was found about three hours after he had shot himself. by a, chambermaid, who had gone to his room to clean It, Examination showed that the man had first attempt ea to bleed himself. His wrist was cut In two places. He had washed the blood front the wrist and afterward used a revolver to finish the Job. lie left a wife and 4-yar-old boy. NOTICB FOR PUBLICATION. United States Land Office, Oregon City, Ore, Feb. IS, 04. Notice la hereby given that In com pllanc with ths provisions of the act of Congress of Jun 1, IS78. entitled "An ct for the sale of timber lands In tht State of California, Oregon, Ns- vada and Washington Territory," is extended to all the Public Land States i by act of August 4, 1813, Fred Hen drickson, of Astoria, County of Clat sop, State of Oregon, has this day filed In this office his sworn statement, Ka. (Sit, for the pure ha of tb N. C 1-4 of Section No, 10, In Township No. N., Range No, I west, and will offer proof to show that the land sought Is more valuable for Its timber or stone than for agricultural purposes, and to establish his claim to said land before GEORGE H. HIMES' LETTER DEEMED IMPERTINENT BY; MEMBERS OF CHAMBER Purposed to Awake Society's Secretary to Fact That McTavish Monument Be longs to the City of Astoria. Sentiment Is Expressed Locally) That, the Self-Constituted .Guard ianship of the Historical Society l$;Not In KeepinHWith 'the AbilityoftheIPeopie ofThis'City to Take; ' Care of Their Own-AnolherJLetter. FALLS FROM HIGH ESTATE, Tee Much Liquor Proves Downfall of Trusted Seattle 'Phone Manager, Seattle. May 5. 8. B. Claypool, un til recently the manager of the Inde pendent Telephone Company, in Seat tle, committed suicide in a room In the Hotel Northern late yesterday after noon by shooting himself through the head with a 4S-eallber revolver, the bullet passing through the brain. Because of heavy drinking and neglect of business, Claypool recently lost his position, which was one of the best salaried ones ia the city. He could not find other suitable employment and as a result drank all the more. He be come deeply in debt and for that rea son ended his life. He left no letter telling of the deed, but his closest friends were not surprised, for they had anticipated that the man's career would end in exactly that manner. the County Clerk of Clatsop Cfunty, at Astoria, Oregon, on Tuesday. ,the 10th day of May. W4. '' ' - He names as witnesses; Arthur XT. Smith, of Astoria, Clatsop Co., Oregon; Charles C. Kaup, of Astoria, Clatsop (X, Oregon: J, R. Wherry, of Elsie, Clatsop Co., Oregon; Roy Wherry, of Collins, Washington. Any and all persons claiming ad versely the above-described lands axe requested to file their claims In this offle e pa or before said 19th day of May, 1304. ALGERNON S. DRESSER, I-23-4-8S, Register. A THOUGHTFUL MAX. M. M. Austin, of Winchester, Ind.. knew what to do n the hour of need. His wife bad such an unusual case of stomach and Uver trouble, physicians could not help her. He thought of and The acknowledgment of George Hlmes that he has lh ntlaalng Me Tavist! monument Is good news to the members of the Astoria, Chamber of Commerce, The accusation wnsi Mr. Hlmea uttered by President J W. Welch,' of the chamber, has no qualnted the members with the where a bouts of the relle and give the spec lal council committee an idea of the steps which will be necessary to ee cure Its return to the city which owns It. lvause of the Inforwmtlon that has resulted, gratification Is eipreased that Mr. Welch's statement elicited the indignant reply of the assistant secretary of the Oregon Historical Society. Mr. Hlmea' letter to The Astorian la regarded as rather an impertinent one. Members of the chamber appre ciate that Mr. Hlmea Is really devoted to collection of the historical relic of the state and that bla work along thia Hue has always been patriotic. But they reent his assertion that the monument will no be returned unless the society baa (he assurance that It will be property cared for. "I'd like to know what business It is of Mr. Hlmea if we do not take care of our uwuuwiitT said a promi nent member of the chamber yester day, after he had reul Mr. Hlmea' let ter to The Astorian and the explana tion which he sent to tbt Qreronlart. "He tells us that we must c rente a Urse fund to care for thia relic of early days, with Mr. Welch at the htad of the list of contributor, before his society will return our gravestone. Now, if that Isn't nerve. 1 dn't kmw what you would call it. I believe wt will be able to demonstrate to Mr, tried Dr. King's New Life PiUs and she got relief at oiks and was finally ; Hiine' entire satisfaction that we will cured. Only 25o at Charles Rogers' dnuj store. "Neglected, colds make fat grave yards." Dr. Wood's Norway pine Syrup helps men and women to a happy, vigorous old age. . STEAMER SUE H.-ELMORE The Largest; Staunchest, Steadiest and most Seaworthy vessel ever m this route. Best of Table and State Room Accommo dations. Will make round trip every five days between Astoria AND Tillamook " get back the monument without any such assurance being conveyed to the hlaturical society. The chamber of Commerce i going to collect ail the relics of interest that belong la this county, and it will certainty cause the return of the stolen monument "And I'd like to know wb- sent the McTavish monument to itSm?. He say some patriotic Astorian, with a wholesome dread of ghouls, aaked him if he did not want thia reii; uf rare historical value. Why doesn't he give the name of the patriot? It seems evident to me that he knows the man himself ia reully a ghoul and that he Is trying to protect him from the law. But it would be interesting to know the name of the man who took It up on himself to give away this grave stone without consulting anyone In a position of authority, or asking Ute permission of the city council, or even letting it become known that he In tended despoiling the resting plat; of the baplees McTavish. I can not un derstand such philanthropy. To my mind this thing of giving away what belongs to another is larceny, pure and simple. "I have an hlea he council com mlttee will bring Mr. Wines and the historical society to a, sudden under standing of what Is right In this mat ter. The Portland hog Is antlou to display the relics of tht state at her city hall, but If there la a law which will punish ghouls and those person who receive stolen property the hog will be deprived of at least one Inter esting relle In the collection." The theft of the monument has at traded widespread Interest, and there will probably bo som Intereatlng de velopments before the relic Is returned to this city, MR. HIMCS IS VERY SARCASTIC Says Hs Does Net Intend Purloining the Whole ef tH County. Mr. Hlmea writes a sut'Pl-ynen'al letter to The Astorian from Portland In which he assure the Chamber of Cmmerce, Mr. Welch and others that he doe not Intend removing to Mult nomah county the earth which make up the county of Clatsop. Likewise he commend to the consideration of the chamber the advisability of main taining guard over Shark rock to see that thl spot of historic interest Is not swiped. Mr. llime 1 evidently pretty mad becau th chamber has ailed him to account for acquiring (to us sharl'aU espreoakm) th McTavish monument. In his second Hter he say: Portland, May i, Editor The Aa- tortan)- Fr the benefit of th Cham- bar of Commerce. Mr. Jame W. Webb and other who may not know, permit! mo to say that mmi year ago the! sit of Port Clatsop embracing three! acres, was purchased by the Oregon! Historical Society at an expos of 1250. Tweruy-nve dollar mure were paid t'j an Astoru gentleman for sur veying and platting the same. About the sum tim step were taken to protect the site of th uH cairn on th sea beach between Grimes' and the Seaside hotels, and alio to secur tltlo to the same. In trust for th state. Alt this at tb expense of about $300. So you seo th society I represent ha not been unmindful of th Inter ests of Clatsop county; and thl eft' ft has not been put forth for th ulterior purpoe, some tim In the not far-distant fufiure, of feloniously abstract ing the aforesaid site and transport ing them out of Clutrop county. So, gentlemen, do not become unduly alarmed. In thin connection, however, t would like to recommend the public spirit manifested In making "Shark rock" accessible, and beg to suggeot that the members of the chamber take turns in standing guard over that to prevent its being spirited away. GEORGE 1L HLMES. nn ViJ in o 9 We are hcadquartc-n for the finest line of Men1 tnJ Young Men'i Clothing brought to this city. Tht pat terns and materials are strict! up-to-date and tf ih my sk ,'t. .;-. ' ( . The workmanship is unexcelled, particular aftuuthm being ld to erery detail in cutting, dorigmcr, and putting garments together, - f , Our euita are Equal to custom made." Several lines of Outing Suits are p1,owu k ranging from, f ' . C9.C0 to C15.C0. Boys' Clothing. Sailor Ulou!j and Norfolk Suits agt I tt 12 years, in plain and fancy patterns at 13 CO, $3 50, $4 co S4.50, 15.00, S5.50, S6.C0, DANZIGER & CO. ON THE SQUARE Connecting at Astoria with the Oregon Eailway & Navigation Co. and Astoria & Columbia River R. R. for Portland, &m Francisco and all points East For freight and passenger rates apply to SAMUEL ELMORE & Co. General Agents, Astoria, Or. OR TO A. a C. R. 1. Co., Portland, Or. B Pacific Navigation Co. TillataooK, Or. O. E. Q. N. Co., Portland, Or. A Non-Conductor. There la going the rounds in cer tain fraternal circles a god otroy on a certain candidate for initiation into the order of the Mystic Shrine, which recently gave a big celebration at the Mechanics' pavilion, where after the Initiatory cersmonles 1200 persons sat at banquet During the progress of the strange and wierd rites 'this- pilgrim was Inducted by processes best known to the enlightened through COMPETENT JUDGES. Becnrty Detar Bad Herpietf. Women who m&k . h..iu. . w wwb.uvov u, mnu tlfylng other women com pretty neat ""'" "in Dnng aoout the best results. Her are letter from two. eon. eernlng Harpicide: "I can recommend Newbro' "Herpi oide," a it stopped my hair from failing out; and. a a dressing it ha no mper- " (Signed.) Bertha A. Tmlllngen "Complexion Specialist. "294 Morrison St, Portland, Ore," "After using one bottle of "Herplcide my hair bas stopped falling out and ray scalp is entirely freo from dandruff, "(Signed.) Grace Dodg , "Beauty Doctor,. "V Birth 8t, Portland. Ore." Sold by leading drugj-lsts. Send Me. in stamp for sampie to Tb Herpidd Co Detroit Mich. Eagle Drug Store Owl Drug Store 361-863 Bond St 849 Com. St Astoria, Oregon. 1, 9, LAURIa. Proprietor. Special Agent numerous startling electrical device were utl llssed. The hero of thia sketch, however, failed to. respond, a he should have done to several sudden and well ap plied shocks of the mysterious cur rent The esquire to the initiate wondered thereat that he should so calmly aocept what had given many of his brethren not little cause for startling sensations. Bo the attend ants Investigated. They discovered that the object of their efforts had very cleverly concealed about his per son a number of non-conducting de vice and these operated so perfectly that the initiating shocks fell as It were on barren ground. They further found out that the candidate had suspected thut some thing might be doing and had, there fore, heeded the forewarning thought. Suffice It to say that after the dis covery the cuteness availed nothing, for before the ceremonies were con cluded the pilgrim had been fully in structd in the fine art of high-cjaas initiation. San Francisco Call, Credit Is A Necessity OowiBwl banks, corporation, institutions, !! seek crlil with privilege of part settlements. Why not tn hnum-kreser with her ob Institution? We don't believ ht moment that grant o faeor tn tstendtng "chaw" priilegw. We appreciate yoar accept toe of our offer. It rt nutsalma&lenr and clear andersUnding over our relation. 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