SUNDAY, JUNE U, 1903.
THE MORNING ASTORIAN ASTORJA,lOKEGON.
ARKS
Farmer from Carolina Loses Five
Hundred Dollars
STRANDED IN NEW YORK
Attempt Oa Railway Magnate's New
York Residence ft Fallurt.
New York, June 17. Three burgler
were surprised white In the act of break
ing Into the Fifth avenue residence of
E. 11. lliirrlinnn, the railroad magnate.
After ail exciting chase, tn which two
pistol hoti were fln-d oml one of the
in" nenpturod. Hcldi-nU of the fash
ionable quarter were much excited ly
Hit shooting.
.
Xaya lis to Fake Ral Eatat Agent and
Then Loin Wallet While lamenting
Expen of Living In Metropolis
Present Pitable Spectacle,
New York, June 17. -A Mil xrirm
with Vity sharper h come into the
life of Charles M. Drown, truck farmer
balling from Hickory, N. ('. Just now
lie l at a ! a to how to get back
liotnc, having Iwn relieved of all bis
fund.
Home week ago Itower received Itt
ter offering him a farm In New Jery
tear tlil city. The price was ematl and
aeni on mo w una tne uargain. in
filrig his brut cloth1 ha then act out for
New York to Inapect the farm. In hi
coat junket wen- five $100 dollar bill.
I'pon arriving, llower met the real e
late agent and visited the New Jersey
frm with him. The laml wa nothing
but a wanip, and In a rage the old man
-demanded that hi $23 be returned. The
real estate agent laughed at him, but
Hrower bad heard of District Attorney
Jerome anl n t to hi in. An Investl
tlon ti Hindu with the result that
warrant wai lued for the real 't.lc
stealer.
The ! funiu-r wa null inn about the
criminal court building to see hi f ri
mrr when he Is-gnn to cognltata over
the cM-n uf living in New York and
unmindful of the passing pcdcslriatis
eut down upon the atalr to figure up
what ho had spent and to -udt bin
monev. There wa "till n balance of
(430 in III.- wallet. "How M I spend
that 1 10?" ho nuked himself, and pin.
tug hU wallet beside liU pn"-rs mi the
tcp, TJrow r began to figure up what
had become of the money. A thief Mw
the wnlleti a skillful kit k tent it down
the atep without the old ninn noticing
It and anon the trlef and wallet were
far away.
"(lot to lie careful with the ret,M snid
Hrower a he reached for the wallet
Then he aw there wa done, Hi hout
attracted everyone in the court hoiie,
but to no purpose. Detective were call
d but they have no hope of recovering
Itrower'a saving.
MASONS WILL ENTERTAIN
TEMPLE LODGE ROYALLY
Event Will Occur St. John'i Day-
Splendid Program Arranged.
On St. John' tiny, June 2.1, there will
occur in Masonic Hall, an entertainment
In honor of Temple I4Mlgc, No, 7 The
object of the festivity will le un effort
on the part of sojourning Mason to
tdiow their appreciation of the muny
courtesies .extended by member ol
I' 1 , ,1 t . , V. '
icmpiu iAiv. in eo iar ni, uunii
day I of great iniMirtance in Mimonic
circle, the aelevtlon of that date for
the entertainment la considered very
appropriate.
All ojournliiK Maon In the city have
ra-operated and intend to make the
event one of the niot memorable ocean
ioda in Aoria' aix-ial realm. An elab
orate, program i U'ln arranged nml
whikt the detail have not been ilivul
l, pentintcnt rumor are to the effect
thut miiblc and a auiiiptiou bampiet
will feuturo the evening' diversion.
Confer With Preaident.
Whid(ton, June 17. Theodore
WionU, rlmlrman of thn Ltfhmian en 11 h I
Commliont It. P. Rehwerin, president
f the Pacific Main Steamship Company,
nd Maxwell Evarta, of New York, coun
sel for the Paclflo Mail Steamship com
pany, have held a conference with the
President relative to resumption of a
traffic agreement between the steamship
company and the railroad company, the
latter now being In control of the United
State government. No definite determ
ination of tho matter wa reached.
BURGLARS IN HARRIMAN been richly rewarded had they not been
HOUSE ARE APPREHENDED oppoi tum-ly discovered.
MANY ARE INJURED IN
COLLISION WITH WAGON
Trolley Ctaahea Into Uncle Sam'a Ve
hicle. Driver Fatally Hurt.
New York, June 17. In" a collision at
Thirty-alxth atreet, early today, be
tween a Third avenue electric car and a
United Stat mail wagon, the driver of
the latter wa fatally Injured. More
REPORT SHOWS DEFICIT.
Board of MUaloni Adopt Resolution
Commending Excellent Work.
Pittsburg, June 17. The ixteenth
biennial report of the Hoard of Home
Mission, covering the period letween
May 1, m, and March 1, 1003, how to
tal receipt amounting to $104,152, an
Increase of 1754. The aggregate
amount credited on the aportlonment i
(44,443, an Increase of $12,040, and ahow
an enormou and distrou deficit,
amounting to about 130,000. Amount of
during this biennial wa 13, and the an
nual financial obligation increased about
$17,000. The treasury ha hud a two
year' at niggle with financial embarrass
rnent. It ha been a onUnt debtor to
bank and individual and over $1,000
ha been consumed in the payment of
interest.
Following the report a resolution wa
adopted to the effect that the aineere
appreciation and commendation are giv
en to the Luther day offering in the
Sunday aehool, from which, about $34,.
000 wa realized; that it i greatly de-
Bank Cloaea Large Deal.
8an Francisco, June 17. The bank of
California, of this city, ha sold to the
Mutual Life Insurance Company, of New
York, 6,000 ahare of it increased cap
ital atock at $375 a ahare, the aum be
ing Involved in the transaction being
$1,175,000.
The deal doe not involve any change
in the directory of the bank. William
'jtabcoek, ono of the bank' director, i
also a director of the Mutual Life In
aurance Company of New York. Ho will
represent the insurance corporation in
Die bank.
Another
Underwear
Sale
TWO
DAYS
ONLY
Tuesday and Wednesday
June 20th and 21st
TWO
DAYS
ONLY
Nine o'clock Tuesday morning will mark the beginning of tale of ondermuslini that from atandpoint of ml value
giving
Surpasses anything this city has ever seen.
We've Just consummated another mammoth purchase, whereby wt art the owners of ft manufacturer entire surplus
stock of undermuslina at
ONE-HALF PRICE
Thia purchaae of ourt la of auch vast proportions that disposal in the regular way ia out of the question.
We simply have not apace available in our Dry Goods Department to accommodate them.
For quick selling we are going to divide the entire shipment into six lota and place them on our bargain table oa
Tueaday and Wednesday, to sell at positively the lowest price over beard of for auch beautifully trimmed and perfectly
made ondermualina.
Read what follows, but remember that the prices indicate only half, and is many instances, leu than half the real
value of the garments.
Every garment guaranteed to be made under the moat unitary conditions. '
This sale Is positively for cash (only. No Phone orders filled.
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Lot 3
29c
ikaitTTiti a era fe a irawi p4 am ax n, .
LOT I, 12Kc
Lot 1 contain a large assortment of
children' drawers and waists, also
ladies' corset cover. Not one garment
in the lot would ell in regular way for
less than 20 to 25c.
While they last, take a many a you
like at each, only ta i-ac
LOT 2, 19c
Lot 2 i composed of children' waists,
drawer and skirt, and lade' cornet
cover. Garments that sell anywhere at
30 to 40c.
Your Tuesday and Wednesday, a
many as you like, at the extremely low
price of each, only 19c
LOT 3 29c
Lot 3 i where the bargains really be
gin. Cornet covers, Drawer, Chemise,
and Cowans are all included in this lot
and not one garment that could be
bought at another time for less than
60c. While they List, your choice, one
or as many as yau like at each,, only
age
LOT 4. 59c
Lot 4 the biggest and probably the
best bargain of the entire lot. Con
tains every article of Lingerie that a
woman wean. Daintily trimmed gown
and Chemises. Corset covers and drawers
of all descriptions. Not one in the lot
that you would not be willing to pay
$1.00 for. While they last, you may
take your pick at each only 59
LOT 5. 79c
Lot 5 ia similar to lot 4, only that
laces and embroidery are used in greater
profusion. The material used in the
making is ell of the very best and the
trimming are beautiful to behold. If
you'd really get the full benefit of this
sale, you'll take a few garments from
the lot home with you. Your choice
for 79C
I
LOT 6. $1.18.
, . 1 , . , L 1 Lot 0, the most beautiful of all, is Remembering the difficulties we have
Our special sales have brought good re- , , ,,
00 composed of the very finest Nainsook ,
. ... ...... l r. ,,. . undergone on sale days in the past, we
suit for the reason that ' we do a we (towns, Chemise, Drawers, Skirt and 0
, ''. , K . Coret Covers that are worth from $2 engaged a sufficient corps of helper to
advertl." In th instance w. have m t
endeavored to out do alt past effort. A suitable description i. imposible. M8Ure P" tt'ntion to " Purch"-
They surpass in beauty and workman- tn
ahip anythiw we havo ever seen,
Your choice, each $1.18
1 J3hQ FOARD & STOKES co. IcriT
A house detective employed in the ex
clusive hotel lust opposite Air. nam-
man' homo discovered the thieves. Two
of them wore at work on the basement
door and a third was acting as lookout.
A policeman who arrived at the moment
joined the chase. The lookout escaped
but after a sharp chase, during which
the policeman used his revolver, one of
the other men wa captured. He gave
information which later resulted in the
nrreet of another man and a boy. The
Hurriman family was not in the house
und the burglars would probably have
than a dozen passenger, many of them
women, were thrown from the car and
severely hurt. j
The mail wagon and car were going
in the same direction. At Thirty-sixth
street, the wagon auddenly swung into
the car tracks and the heavy trolly car
struck it. The wagon was crushed to
pieces, Thomas Tandy, the driver, waa
hurled into the air and hla akull crushed.
The car wa thrown across the tracks
and all the passengers were pitched to
the pavement. Fortunately none of
them waa fatally injured. j
aid granted, $14,933, an increase of $2,
108. The number of missions enrolled
was 216; missionaries commissioned,
235; congregations and preaching ata-'
tions, 247, net gain in membership, 8,-
168; teachers and scholars enrolled, 29,
003. The financial and benevolent features
were encouraging. Cm account of sal
ary the missions have contriuted $129,
232.50, an increase of $16,775, and for
benevolence the amount contributed was
$25,133, an increase of $3,055.
The number of new mission created
plored that the receipts in the last two
years have been insufficient and entail
ed a debt of about $10,000; also, hearty
endorsement is given the plans for the
inauguration on an "emergency fund"
of about $10,000 for the purpose of
liquidating the indebtedness.
Cole Reunion.
There will be a reunion of the family
of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. E. Cole at the Cole
hotel today, at which nearly all of the
members of the family will be pres
ent .1-.
IIHIHHHIIIHIMU
j The Gentleman ii
From Indiana j
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lie crushed bl7 hat down over hi
eye and ran toward the orchard gate.
For a moment lightning Unshed repeat
edly. She saw him go out the gate
and dim prion r Into andden Aarkneaa.
He ran through the field and came out
on the road. Heaven and earth wen
revealed again for a dazzling white
aecond. From horizon to horizon rolled
cloud contorted like an Illimitable)
field of Inverted haystack, and be
neath them enormou vol 0 met of blu
ish vapor were tumbling In the west,
advancing ea it ward with sinister swirt
oes. She ran to a little knoll at the
corner of tbe house and aaw bio set
hla face to tbe atonn. bhe cried aloud
to him who all ber strength and would
have followed, but tbe wind took tbe
words ont of ber moutb and drove bet
back, cowering, to tbe abetter of tba
bouse.
Out on tbe road tbe lashing dual
came stinging blm like a thousand net
tles. It amotbered blm and beat blm
ao that he covered his face with bis
aleeve and fought into tbe atonn shoul
der foremost, dim ry glad of its uproar,
yet almost unconscious of it, keeping
westward on hi way to nowhere.
West or east, north or south, it waa all
one to blm. Tbe few heavy drops tbat
fell boiling Into tbe dust ceaeed to
come; tbe rain withheld while tbe wind
king rode on earth. On be went In
spite of them. On and on, running
blindly when be could run at all. At
leaat the wind kings were company.
He bad been ao long alone. There waa
no one who belonged to blm or to whom
be belonged. For a day bis dreamt
bad found In a firl'a eyes tbe precious
thing that ia called borne. Oh, tbe wild
fancy! He laughed aloud.
There waa a atartllng answer
lance of fire burled from the aky, riving
tbe fields before his eyes, while crash
on crash numbed bis ear. With tbat
A man va leaning over th$ top rail
and looking at Mm,
hla common sense awoke, and be look
ed about him. He waa two mile from
town. The nearest bouse waa tbe Bris
coe', far down tbe road. He knew the
rain would come now. There waa a big
oak near him at tbe roadside, and be
stepped under It abeltering branches
and leaned against the great trunk,
wiping the perspiration and dust from
hla face. A moment of stunned quiet
bad aucceeded the peal of thunder. It
wa followed by several momenta of In
cessant lightning tbat played along
tbe road and tbe fields. From that In
tolerable brightness be turned his bead
and saw, standing against the fence,
Ave feet away, a man, leaning over tbe
top rail and looking at blm.
The aame flash awept brilliantly be-
fore Helen'a eye aa ahe crouched
against the back steps of the brick
bouse. It revealed a picture' like a
marine of big waves, the tossing top
of tbe orchard trees, for tn that second
Is full fury of the storm was loosed,
what and rain and ball It drove ber
against tbe kitchen door with cruel
force. The latch lifted, the door blew
open violently, and ahe atruggled to
dose it in vain. The booae seemed to
rock. A candle flickered toward ber
from tbe Inner doorway and waa blows
out
"Helen! Helen!" came Minnie' voice
anxiously. "Ia tbat you? W wen
coming to look for 700. Did yon get
wetr
Mr. Wllletta threw hla weight against
tbe door and managed to cloae it Then
Minnie found ber friend' band and
led her through the dark hall to the
parlor, where tbe Judge aat placidly
reading by a student lamp.
Life chuckled aa they left the kitch
en. "I guesa you didn't try too bard
to abut that door, Harkless," he said,
and then when they came Into the
lighted room, "Why, where la Hark
leear be asked. "Didn't be come with
oa from tbe kitchen?"
"No," answered Helen faintly. "He'
gone." She aank upon the sofa and
put ber hand over her eyea aa if to
shade them from too sudden light
"Gone!" The Judge dropped hla book
and aat staring across the table at the
girl "Gone! Whenr
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