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PAGE TWO.
THE MORNING ASTORIAN, SATURDAY, MAY, 21, 1904.
SCISSORS
AND KNIFE
California Women Fight Duel
With Those Weapons in Pres
ence of Old Men.
fOUOHT UNTIL EXHAUSTED
IDanghtcr of Old Man Objected
to Other AY o man He iu
House Moth Now in
Hospital.
In the price of diamonds. The facts
developed also throw some light of
lurid nature upon the claim that com
bination introduce economic and
makes cheaper production possible.
The diamond trust seems to have
cheapened production, but the consum
ers are not retting the benefit of It,
One company Is said to control 93 per
cent of the total output of diamonds
in the world. In 15 months It has ad
vanced prices Ave times, making a total
rise of 30 to 35 per cent This Is not
due to a scarcity of diamonds, for the
supply has Increased while the deniond
has fallen off.
LOST THIRTY
MEN OF RANK
Captain, Eight Lieutenants and
Five Midshipmen Among Lost
on Cruiser Yoshino.
GIGANTIC COKE OVEN.
San Francisco, May 20. Mrs. Anna
Speckham and Miss Clara Lefevre
were the principals in a duel fought at
the residence of Adolph II. Beth on
Cole street, which landed both women
xa the emergency hospital. Mrs. Speck -xean,
the daughter of Beth, objected
to teh presence of Miss Lefevre In the
parental mansion and an anrgy dis
cussion between the women ended in
ewe taking up a knife and the other t
a pair of scissors which they used
with telling effect, the fight being con
tinued until the infuriated combatants
were too weak to stand. Mrs. Speck
xnaa has booked on a charge of as
sault to commit murder. The com
plainant was her father.
Cast
Chicago Firm Building One of
of Hundred Thousand.
Chicago, May 20. Ground has been
broken at South Chicago for a gigantic
coke oven, to cost 1100,000 and the
first of its kind ever established out
side the anthracite regions of enn-
sylvania.
The Semet Solvey Company Is be
pushed to completion as rapidly as
possible. Before June 1, it Is promised,
more than 1000 men will be employed
on the work of construction.
Many experiments In coke produc
tion have been made outside the an
thracite fields, but always with indif
ferent success, as the quality of the
coal was found to be faulty. It Is
not explained what coal will be con
verted Into coke In the new ovens.
COMMANDER ARIMORI LOST
Hatsuse- struck Mine and Was
Sot Sank by Attack of Sub-
marine Mont-Fuji
Still Afloat.
LARGE FIRM QUITS BUSINESS.
Auction Sale of Million Dollars' Worth
f Goods to Be Held.
New York, May 20. On advice of
a committee of creditors, the whole
sale dry goods firm of Sweetzer, Pem
broke & Co. will go out of business
t ence. The directors of the com
pany recently decided to slowly liqui
date its affairs and named a commit
tee of creditors to assist The latter
Bare recommended steps to close the
concern's business Immediately and
this will be done, the huge stock being
tut up at auction.
The goods on hand are valued at
VOO,000, and the sale will make one
af the largest of its kind ever held
iere.
MADE SMALL FORTUNE.
New York Broker Wins Out When He
Least Expects It.
New York. May 20. Through a mis
understanding on the real estate ex
change, J. C Davies, a broker, leading
in suburban lots, has made a small
fortune. He bought at auction for
SS15 a block of miscellaneous securi
ties worth more than 113,000.
Davies offered to cancel his pur
chase if it could be shown that the
securities belonged to a person who
would be seriously hurt financially.
This brought to light the fact that
the sale was for the estate of Theo
dore Havemeyer, and the dealer In
suburban lots tok up his bargains.
Toklo, May 20. (10 a. m.) The. loss
of life Incurred by the sinking of tin
cruiser Yoxhlno Including Captain
Sayekl, Commander Illerowaterl
three first lieutenants, five second lieu
tenants, five midshipmen, paymaster,
surgeon, four engineers, three engi
neer cadets and eight boatswain
mates. Of the crew the number of
those lost la unknown.
Those who went down with the bat
tleshlp Hatsuse when she foundered,
were Commander Tsukamoto, Com
mander Viscount Nlre, Commander
ArlmorL five second lieutenants, five
engineers, two surgeons, six midship,
men, four cadet engineers and 10 non
commissioned officers. It Is not known
yet in this case either how many of
the men perished. The Hatsuse was
assuredly sunk by coming Into contact
with a submarine mine, and not by the
attack of a submarine boat
The report that the battleship Shlk
ishlnia was damaked and the . battle
ship Fuji sunk Is denied here.
None) can have a Well-Balanced
Constitution without taking
DEEGtlMl'S
PILLS
UNIQUE GIFT TO CLUB.
to
Independent Agency Broke.
. Kew York, May 20. The independ
snt booking agency formed two years
ago to oppose the syndicate which
controls practically all the leading the
aters east of the Rocky mountains.
has been dissolved. Papers to this end
were signed and the independents will
lereafter look after their booking as individuals.
A Diamond Trust.
Louisville Courier-Journal. . .
The news that a trust is controlling
the output and prices of diamonds is
aot likely to create any widespread dis
may among the masses of the people
irat undoubtedly there are some hearts
that will ache in consequence. The
existence of the trust, however, ex
jJalns the recent advance of 5 per cent
SOLDIERS WIN EVENTS.
Results of Field Sports Held at Van
couver, Winnipeg.
Vancouver, May 20. The results of
the field sports today are as follows:
The standing high Jump was won by
Private Clinton Murray, troop G, Ninth
cavalry, distance 4 feet 9 inches. Rope
climbing, won by Private Johnson
Company 1, Nineteenth Infantry, 11 4-j
seconds. Shelter tent pitching, won
by Privates Baker and Markham,
Eighth battery. The running broad
jump, won by Corporal Richard tV.
Peters, Troop E, Ninth cavalery, dis
tance, 19 feet 3 inches. The baseball
game was won from the Nineteenth
infantry by the Ninth cavalry, 22 to 0.
Terrible plagues, those itching, pest
ering diseases of the skin. Put an end
to misery. Doan's Ointment cures. At
any drug store.
Log of Yacht America Presented
New York Yacht Club.
New York, May 20. An Interesting
gift has been made to the New York
Yacht Club by Phllllppl Schuyler, son
jof one of the surviving officers of the
famous schooner yacht America. It
j consists of the original log of the
'voyage of that vessel to Cowes and
Havre in 1851. when she won the
America's cup and other documents
containing Interesting data of the early
days of the club, all of which are con
sidered by yachtsmen as records of the
greatest value.
IRON MEN MEET.
Tak
Important Action Concerning
Present Crisis.
New York, May 20. At a meeting
here of eastern bar iron manufactur
ers it has been d'-cided to reaffirm the
present price schedule for the product
at a $ 1.35 basis t. o. b., lttshurg, and
51.49 in New Yurk. Practically all
leading makers of bar Iron in the east
attended the meeting. Considerable
discussion was Indulged n regarding
the prevailing conditions, and al
though a reduction Is expected, It Is
AH people subject to Rillotia attacks,
or who sutler from Stomachic dis
orders, should never be without a box
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blood, cleanse nnd vivify the entire
system, causing every organ of the
body healthfully to continue its al
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making lilo a pleasure,
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BEECHAIi'S PILLS
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For Congressman,
J. N. WILLIAMSON,
Of Crook County.
8TATE.
For Justice of the Supreme Court,
FRANK A. MOORE, ,
Of Columbia County.
For
Dairy and Food Commissioner,
J. W. BAILEY,
Of Multnomih County,
weather so that tht crop outlook In
that section Is problematical. Else
where throughout the northwest en
couraging conditions prevail.
Quick Arrest.
J, A. Qulledge of Verbena, Ala., was
twice In the hospital fro ma severe case
of plies causing 21 tumors. After doc
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C. G. PALM8ERQ.
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For Treasurer,
CHARLES A. HEILBORN.
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to and from the East and Bound points.
J. C. Mayo,
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PRECINCT.
For Justice of the Peace,
. P. J. GOODMAN.
said the decision to make no change
was unanimous. One of the pool mem
bers declared the demand can now be
classed as "only fair."
GENERAL TRADE REVIVAL.
Western end Southwestern Trade Cen
ters Will Be Effected.
New York, May 20. Special advices
to the International Mercantile agency
describes a general trade revival this
week at prominent western and south
western centers. The stimulus is note
worthy contrasted with conditions ex
isting during the previous month and
has Its basis In more seasonable weath
er and increased order. In spring
stock jobbing centers report a materi
al addition to the volume of "restock
Ing business," with a tendency among
many merchants to duplicate orders
previously given for spring goods,
Clothing lines are reflecting Improve
ments, which Is especially evidenced
throughout the southwest Boots and
shoes are more active
The crop situation has been greatly
benefitted by the warmer weather
which has advanced wheat in sections
where backward spring did great dam
age. Although wheat suffered serious
Injury by the setback encountered dur
ing the recent cold snap, a fair sized
crop can be counted on if normal con
ditions prevail. Most grains will be
harvested two or three weeks later
than usual, winter wheat Is showing
particularly well In some sections.
Seeding In the Red River Valley dis
trict has been retarded by unfavorable
To Spoksne, St Paul, Minneapolis,
Duluth, Chicago, 8t. Louis, and sll
points east snd south.
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