THE MORNING ASTOHIAN, ASTORIA. OREGON.
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EVANS SURPRISED
A MORSEL OF MONEY !
PLENTY OP TIME!!
Sandy Hook Forts Fire on U. S.
Warships.
LAND AND PROFIT!!!!
This Simple Combination Becomes Essentially Valuable When You Apply It to a
SHAM BATTLE MANEUVERS
SUNDAY, JUNE iO, igo?.
Foiti Hamilton and Wadworth UN
Battlashlna Connecticut and Alabama
. Aa Supposed Hoittlt FlMt and Sunk
Tbam ThrH Ttmaa,
NEW YORK, dun I8.-TI UtUt
ship CorWllml and Alabama,' In
command of It fir Admiral R. I). Evan
vrera trebly deatroyed while paealnff
through th Narrow on fbrir way from
the Jameitown Kxpoelllon to tba New
York Navy Yard. Avtiutrnl F.rn who
tvldantly had not been apprled of tba
war pant wblcb baa bean going oo at
the Narrow, for a;weelc pet, waa
much amated man at tba udden roar of
Jh gunt at Forta Hamilton and Wad
'aworth., ,; . v .,.....;;. , ., ,.:',.',;.. ,'L'.
He iwhed to tha bridge of th Con
neetleut and jraaed at one of tba fnrta,
and then at tht other. One of hla ofrl
cert enlightened him about the htm
"war" ktwaert forta manned by teitttlar
ot artillerymen and National (Jner.li.
men and. emell boate mnnd by regu
lar rfrantlng httlle fleet, tba
turpoaa of whkb tu to Ut tht alert
neet of tht guardian of tba tea ap
proach to New York City.
Tht oftteere at Forte Hamilton and
Wadaworth learned from Fort Haneoeli
Kt Randy Hook that two real battle
tbipt were paealng In the "bonk, It
aa Jokingly dwlded to "dentroy them"
and the forta "gunnert turned out to
aordlngly. The fog waa denee and the
Alabama got within tWO yarde of Fort
Weeworth before being mti. The
Oonnertlfitt waa about BOO yarda atem,
at tht two mortare were fired at tht two
battlethlpa, Presently It wat announced
at the forte that tht battleship had
been tunk. Neverthele the 18 and fl
inch guna were uwd and tht reeult waa
double drttrurtlon. lltlly, tht tup
poaltlu mine In tht narrow were
txploded and for tht third t list the
Connetlut and Alabama wert annihil
ated. The war gme la bow ended and
New York w avJ from "capture."
but Fort VaiU worth wat crippled and
rendered ueka, according to the rulea,
beeauaa a landing party of ten regular
from Fort Hancock led by Lieutenant
R. II. Jordan, made It way through
the Narrow, landed at fitapleton, stole
Into tht fort reservation telaed the pow
er hottet and turned off the llhta. Thl
meant tht fort waa put out of action
beoauae there wa no current to fire the
guna. Lieutenant Jordan I tht hero of
the lighting,' Inasmuch a he proved
what might be done to tht city' da
fen In real war. ,.'.'.
CIGAR MAKERS' STRIKE.
Paralyies Induttry and Greatly Dt
creaaea Export.
HAVANA, June 13. The cl(jarmaker
atrikt la paralyiing the induitry. The
mott recently compilation of etatUtic
by expert thowa a rapid decline elnce
February 23, the data of tht beginning
of tht ttrlk. The total number of
clgara exported In five month thia year
waa 03,807,000 againat 103,111,000 for
.tht corresponding uionth lat year. , The
Vvalue of the export during thl period
Vit 14,277,000 compared with fl,tt:i2.0O0
during the corraxpondlng period of 11)00.
JAP MINISTERS CONFER. """"
laat Incident Reported Not Grave
Enough For Diplomatic Action.
OKIO, June 15 (Evcniiig).-It ba
American question held yesterday by
the eUer tatctncn and ministers, an
nounced that the last Incident reported
In connection with the attacka upon
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Itcen learned that Foreign Minister Vi
count Hayaehl, at a conference on the
Japaneaa rtidente In California wat not
grave enough to warrant diplomatic
action. ' ' .'- '
The view of both government are
fully In accord and the trut I ex
pected that the Federal Government at
Wathington will furnlah a speedy solu
tion Of tht quetion at iue.
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HEAVY TAX FOR BACHELORS.
Baltimore' Mayor Bfakea Strong Sug
gestion On Subject.
BAI.TIMORE, June 14. -Baltimore I
planning to increase It revenue
through taxation, and during the di-
cuion by the commission In the city
hall today. Mayor Ifahool advanced the
suggestion that a tax be levied on the
bachelors. ' 1 '
"I should think' that $1000 year
would be the right assessment," said
the Mayor. "In fact, the rich one
should be levied upon to the limit and
only allowed enough of their Incomes to
live on bread and water.
Many of the wealthy bachelors,'' when
aked nbout the matter today, strongly
opposed the suggestion. Attorney Gen
eral Brysn said he thought the scheme
of taxing a bachelor four times as much
a a license for a anloon waa burden
some ,to say the least.
; FINANCES DEPRESSED.
ernor Hughe in vetoing the New York
2-ct'iit railroad fare bill. The registra
tion of demand for securities left prices
readily responsive to light selling pres
sure. '
MANUFACTURERS. CONVENTION.
Financial Community Gratified Over
Hughes' Vetoing a-Cent Fare.
NEW YORK, June IS.-Factor of de
pression have overbore those of cheer
fulness in the making of financial sen
timent thia week. The prospect of ten
sion In the half yearly money settle
ments looms before the markets. An
important failure in the structural steel
trade suggested unpleasant analogies of
consequences from a large tie-up of
capital for extensions at a time when
credit is at a premium. Confidence over
the crop promise has been materially
Increased. The financial community was
gratified also by the contents of Gov-
Makers of Surgical Instruments Elect
Officers. f
NEW YORK, June 15. The surgical
Instrument makers of the United State
and Canada who have been holding a
convention at the Hotel Astor, which
commenced lat Wednesday, wound up
yesterday. The delegates were elabo
rately entertained by tba members Vf
the trade in Greater New York. Wil
liam Lenta, of Philadelphia, was elected
president of the association , for the
coming year George Jaffray, of Buffa
lo, first Vice-President J. F. Hartae, of
Detroit, Secretary! and Charles Lenta,
Jr., of Philadelphia, Treasurer.
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