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rrninuit a v rrrr v nn m 1 inn a f u u ju j. uv THE MORNING ASTOItlAN, AST01UA, OREGON, ... WARRANTED PURE ... . Bernetfs Extradl We have juft put in a complete line-all flavors A. V. ALLEN Sole Agent (or the Celebrated H. C. Fry Cut Claw. PHONE 711 PHONE 3871 UNIONTOWN BRANCH PHONE 713 8 fUBIS TOTAL LOSS All Hope of Saving the Vessel Is Abandoned THE CREW DESERT WRECK Hundreds Of Tons Of Flour, Sugar and Grain Have Been Removed and Finds Ready Sale In Los Angeles Markets. LOS ANGELES, July 29.-A spe cial to the Times from Santa Bar bara says: With a great hole v her port side, the steamer Anubis on the reef off San Miguel island is near her- final swirl into the waters of the Pa-; eific. Captain Von Salzen has aban-. doned hope. Sunday and Monday! Westerly gales kicked up high seas, which casued the wrecker Green wood to withdraw to safety and all lands deserted the wreck and gather ed on Flea island. A section of the steel plates on the port side of the vessel gave way yesterday and sank, leaving a hole through which break ers dashed in fury. Power craft on salvage bent returned here tonight with tales of the beginning of the end. On Flea island, Chilean, and Mexican stevedores with weapons ready who lave menaced one another for days, have declared a truce. Everything movable has been taken out of the vesvessel. Hundreds of tons of flour, sugar and grain have been salved by the local mariners and the stuff is find XPg ready sale at local stores. HIGHWAYMAN IN JAIL. After Many Holdups on Suburban Drives Near Vancouver. VICTORIA, B. C, July 29.-Vic-toria's lone highwayman, who, mask ed and armed, in orthodox fashion, has been making a business recently of holding up travelers on Victoria's suburban drives, and relieving them of their money and valuables, is safe behind the bars. He gives the name f harles White, and Seattle as his place of residence. White has been "peddling dustpans, kitchen novelties and cheap picture frames. He is a eocaine fiend, and claims that he took to the road solely to secure money to satisfy his craving for the drug. His last hold-up, was accomplished on Sunday morning, when he stopped John S. Reid, a farmer of Elk Lake district, and relieved him of $3 or $4, and his watch and chain, then taking to, the woods. Later in the day he called at the house of Joseph Evans and asked for a meal. Evans had re ceived a description of the suspected highwayman, and while he was eat ing, clapped a revolver to his head, and held him until the police arrived. LOST IN THE WOODS. Man Wanders Through Woods For Four Days in Starving Condition. VICTORIA, B. C, July 29.-Wan-dering for four days in the woods near Scotia Bay, John Sen, a well- known hunter and miner, nearly came to his death from starvation, but by superhuman efforts, managed to reach civilization before collapsing, and after a day's rest at Atlin is now quite well. Mr. Sen undertook to 'drive some cattle over the two-mile port age to Atlin Lake. On arriving at Scotia Bay, Atlin Lake, the cattle had a run in the water and'on coming out stampeded and took to the woods, with Sen in pursuit. He tracked them until dark, when he found that he was lost without a rifle or food of any description. For four days he drag ged out an existence on unripe ber ries, and on the third day caught a moose calf, but was too weak to hold By pure luck he wandered in the tight direction and was picked up 3k. j outside the camp in 'plete exhaustion. a state of corn- ARRESTED IN TILLAMOOK. Man Comes to Grief Peddling Bug gies Without a License. TILLAMOOK, Or., July 29-John Martin has been bound over to the circuit court for peddling and selling buggies without first obtaining a coun ty license, Justice Sappington fixed the bail at $500, and Martin refusing to furnish it, he was locked up in the county jail. Next morning he put up a cash bond and was released. Ira Smith, who is doing business with Martin, has also been arrested for a like offense. They brought a large number of buggies into the county and went to peddling and sell ing them, when they were arrested upon a complaint sworn to by E. E. Tyler." SULTAN TAKES OATH. CONSTANTINOPLE, July 29.- In the presence of Shik Uliam, the "head of the hierarchy in Turkey, the Sultan yesterday took the oath of al legiance to the constitution, on the Koran. The solemn ceremony tends to reassure the public mind. As the result of a long meeting of the coun cil of ministers Hamdy Bey who was recently appointed minister of police has been dismissed. Handy Bey's re moval has been decided by the refor mers. OLD AGE PENSION BILL. LONDON, July 29.-Another con flict was entered into between .the -house of lords and the house of com mons last night, the lords carrying the amendment which limits the op erations of the old age pensions bill to 7 years despite the lord high chan cellor's warning that such interfer ence with the money bill was an in fringement upon the privilege of the house of commons which would be firmly resisted. PROMINENT MAN SUICIDES. SAN FRANCISCO, July 29.-Sam-uel P. Middleton, a veteran real es tate dealer of this city, who was found in a dying condition from the effects of poison in Golden Gate Park last night, died at the Central Emergency Hospital early today. A note found near his body contained his views on the subject of suicide and indicated that he had taken his own life. The dead man was once quite wealthy and prominent here, but in later years the greater part of his wealth had been lost in unfortunate speculation. ASKS FOR DIVORCE. EUGENE, Or., July 29. -Mrs. Alma Marie Mathisen, wife of Gus tave Mathisen, one of the proprietors of the glass factory established at Coburg a year ago, but which has closed down on account of financial troubles, has begun suit in the cir cuit court for Lane county for di vorce. They were married in Chris tiania, Norway, on ' September 10, 1898, and have no children. Mrs. Mathisen .alleges that her husband at various times has called her vile and j indecent names and has cursed and; struck her. She says he is a habitual f j drunkard and spends all his earnings for liquor1. FATAL MOSQUITO BITES. MENOMINEE, Wis., July 29.- Mrs John Smith, 70 years old, wife , of a prosperous farmer of McAllister, is lying in a precarious condition at her home as the result ot exposure ,bank inspector hafj entcre(1 gchulte's and being terribly bitten by mosqui- lge when SU((leniy Schu!te left the toes and flies while she was lost in' banki say1ng he w0lll(, re-tunJ ; the woods for three days and nights. 'mentt He faied t0 return. The Owing to her advanced years it wmoney in the vault was counted and doubtful if she will recover. Mrs.jfound t0 be short $,sooo Schl,te Smith lost her way while picking ber-jhad been with the bank 20 years. He ries and it took a searching party from one of the Ieading famiiies three days to locate her. She was Qj the city, finally discovered Monday night ly-1 " , ing near a pool of water with flies and moscmities swarming about. IS Western Federation of Miners Complete Work MOYER ELECTED PRESIDENT Steps Were Taken to Raise Defense ' Fund For Four Mexicans Now Under Arrest Charged With Incit ing Rebellion and Riot. DENVER, July 29.-The Western Federation of Miners today complet ed their convention work, by selecting Denver as the headquarters for the ensuing year and also the place for the next convention, and they elected the following as officers: President, Charles II. Moyer, Den ver; vice-president, Charles E. Ma honey, Butte; secretary-treasurer, Ernest Mills, Greenwood, B. C; members of the executive board: Fred Clough, Goldtietd; Josh Hutch inson, Burke, Idaho; J. C. Lonncy, Butte; Roderic McKenzic, Silvcrton, Colo.; W. E. Tracey, Larry, S. D.; William Davidson, Sandon, B. C; William Jenkerson, Flatriver, Mo. " Action was taken to completely repudiating the Industrial Workers of the World and declining to recognize its traveling and its withdrawal card A strike fund of $100,000 was ordered raised. A jurisdiction line was es tablished for the United Mine Work ers, and steps were taken to raise a defense fund for the four Mexicans now ' under arrest m charged with inciting riot. AFTER THE S. P. SERVICE. SALEM, Or., July 29,-The Rail road Commission after Investigation on its motion, finds that the Southern Pacific Company is not furnishing the necessary waiting rooms, toilet rooms an outbuildings for the comfort and accommodation of passengers at the Jefferson-street depot and has fixed August 7, 'at 3 p. m., in room 606, Wells-Fargo building, at Portland, as the date and place for a hearing upon the matter. TROOPS TO MEXICO. EL PASO, Texas, July 29 A spec ial to the Herald from Del Rio say that Mexican troops and revolution ists had an engagement in Mexico opposite Comstock, Texas, and that two American residents of Mexico were killed. American troops, it is said, have been dispatched from Del Rio to the scene of the fight. SHOWS SOME IMPROVEMENT. STOCKTON, Cal., July 29. At midnight ex-Governor H. Budd, who has been dangerously ill, was resting slightly easier, and his .physicians say he showed some improvement today, but is yet in a serious condition, having suffered so much of late, and has lost flesh. AIRSHIP MAN'S DEFENSE. SAN FRANCISCO, July 29.-J. A. Morrell, the airship builder, who was nearly killed when his huge airship collapsed in Oakland about a month ago and who is now being tried on a charge of issuing pamphlets intgnd ed to deceivj prospective purchasers of stock in his concern, limped to the stand in Judge Lawlor's courtroom today and testified that the airship Ariel, which could easily convey 500 passengers from New York to Lon don in .24 hours and the three-story factory building mentioned in his pamphlets were, merely the idea of a substance, the physical representa tions of which would be an unimport ant matter after his plans were worked out. CASHIER SHORT $15,000. RACINE, Wis, July 29.-John Schohe paying tellcr of the Fir9t National Bank, is short $15,000' in his accounts and has disappeared.,, A Subscribe to the Morning Astoria. DENVER CHOSEN 60c per month by mail r carrier. THE HINDOO FAKIR. ' Hit Patlencs and Skill In thi Bag and Spesr Trick, Tho font known us the I ns mid spear trlik bus beeu considered o:io of tho r.v.Ue'st of tho Hindoo umkU lan'a art. in ilils trk'k. ny ii writer, iho Hindoo fakir llHM lllS aOMlHtllllt lll'l IlltO II Kllt'li, .!,, Mouth of which ho firmly secures, ui.l thou uiiwwiiionlniiHly hurls UN lielpUws victim to the fcrouml. Willi out a sign Vf warning the fakir drlvos tils Hiu-ur through the tenter of tho bag. After withdrawing Ills weupon, upon the pottft of which no blood Main ap peal, tho fuklr stund and gases dreamily over tho heads of tho spectu tors. The body within tho bug douu ik'iu about n h if to mortal agony. At lust, when the occupant In apparently ftoiul, tho fuklr ngnlu plunge hid spenr Into tho mortotiloKS body. The Mine antics nro repented. Then the fakir releases his attendant from the bag. and ho. steps out without a scratch tipou his body. Although tho trick l performed with all the carelessness Imaginable, it calls for more patience, skill and exactness than nny of the so called black art Achievements. From tho time the at tendant enters the bng both fuklr and assistant count every breath they take. When a stated number of breaths bare been taken the fakir makes his thrust. alul the occupant In the bag Is pre pared to avoid It Then the couut be- glus again, and at tho proper t lino" the spear Is driven through the bag a second time. In order to evade the spear and make It apear to pit" through his body the assistant doubles up lu aa small a form as possible. His legs are drawn up close, with the chin renting upon tho knees and the arms folded round the lower llmba across tho shins. When In this position.' at tho fiftieth breath, the, spear passes under the attendant's arms between tho abdomen and the thighs. The slightest miscalculation by either tho fakir or bis assistant would menu serious If not n mortal wound for one and an unheard of disgrace for the other. That fuklr and attendant are able so 1 i tltt In fhAmuillnii Ivihin I ttk In performances, when the slightest varia tion in time by either would be fatal, is certainly wonderful. SOUVENIR FANATICS. Nothing Is 8af From Those Affllot.d With the Crato. In them enlightened days anything from the limb of a tree to a table nap klnjs liable to bo curried away as a souvenir. A western girl with a well defined case of the nouvenlr habit, sojourning in New York, was dining at a fashion able cafe and. being prepossessed In favor of the cunning pewter cream pots with which the tables wers sup plied, calmly carried one away In her muff. Can you imagine her self valua tion when upon examining bar prize later on she discovered carved across the bottom, "Stolon from M.'sf ' A Pittsburg bachelor, wandering into a restaurant, came upon a friend Just seating himself with two ladles. The bachelor was Invited to Join the party, did so, and at the end of the luncheon insisted upon paying the costs. The bill being wrong, he went to the cash ier's desk to personally adjust tba dis crepancy, where he was Informed that the extra charges were for' spoons which the ladles bad put In their hand bags. And that was the first time he bad ever met ttwml ,Upon the occasion of the presenta tion of a handsome silver service by one of the United States to a battle ship which was being christened in ber honor an Elaborate banquet was served aboard ship, at which the serv Ico was used. Society came en masse from the town near which they were anchored, and after the function was over there we-e not enough forks and spoons with which to lay the tables. And yet these souvenir fanatics would draw their moral skirts aside for fear of contamination with a real thief. Bertha Reynold MacDonald in Bohe mian Magazln. Ho Didn't Cars. A Georgia man tells of the meeting of a negro "literary society" in that state. During the consideration of the business part of the club's programme some one bad i roposed that the reg ular time of meeting be changed from Tuesday to Friday, and this proposi tion provoked mnch disputation. Final ly, the president of the society be ing appealed, to for his opinion, that official declared with much gravity: "Membabs of do s'clety, pussonally, now, pussonally, I don' core which night do s'clety meets, but fo" myse'f I prefers Tuesday'-St. Paul Pioneer Press. Fish Food end National Qroatnoss. There is not tho smallest reason to suppose that a meat eating nation would be superior either In Intellect or physique to a fish eating one. We as a race were never stronger than when we fed on flsfi to such an extent that the careful gnardian of the newly en tered apprentice commonly inserted a ilause in hii indentures stipulating (hat he was not to be required to eat salmon more than three days a week. London Globe. Beating a Retreat. "What Is necessary when you wish to beat a retreat?" asked an old mili tary man nt Fort Washington. 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II Gould and Harriman May Har monize Enterprises FOR WORKING AGREEMENT One of the Immediate Results of the Conference is Expected to be the Financing of the $8,000,000 Notes Which Fall Due Saturday. NEW YORK, July W.-The con ference today between George J. Gould, head of the Could . railroad system and E. if. Harriman, and rep resentatives of the banking firms of Kuhn, Locb, Blair & Company, was accepted as giving substance to a report that Harriman and his asso ciates are about to enter into a friendly arrangement with Gould, which will harmonize the Gould and Harriman enterprises. One of the immediate results of the conference is expected to be the financing of the $S.0t0,0i) notes of the Wheeling and Lake Krie which fall due on Saturday and which are guar anteed by the Wabash Railroad. Both these roads are the Gould roads. It is understood that a formal plan will be adopted and some part of it made public tomorrow. It is believed that Harriman will enter the directorates of Wheeling and this is to be .followed by a working agreement between the road and the Erie. A rumor further has it that Harriman will improve the physical condition of the Gould road in return for which Erie will get a large share of the Pittsburg tonnage now carried by Wheeling. Harriman refused to discuss the Gould situation today. The Gun Barrels Grew. In the early days In the northwest, when the Hudson Bay company laid the foundations of great fortunes by trade with the avgus and a gun paid for as many beaver skins as would reach to the muzzle of It, the ttkins packed flat and the gun I.eld upright. It was alleg ed tlmt the Inrrol of the weapon grew and grew v.lth each successive year until the Indian, after ho bad bought It with the pultry, had to borrow a file and cut off a foot of useless metal. Domestio Bliss. Wife I have about made up my mind, John, that when I married you I married a fool. Husband That re minds me of a remark you made just before we were married. You remem ber that you said it would be hard to find two people more alike than you and I. His Glassy Eye. Doctor- -T diagnose all sickness from the patient's ej'es. Now, your right eye tells me that your kidneys are af fected. ratlent-Excuse me, doctor, but my right Is a glass eye. Moody's Magazine. BECO FRIENDLY Cynthia in the Wilderness, II. Wales Mr. & Mm. Villicn, Author Yoke Three Weeks, E. Glyn Sister Carrie, Dreiner Fruit of the Tree, Edith Whaton The Helpmate, Sinclair The Iron Heel, London True Stories of Crmie, Arthur Tram The Red Skull, Fergus Hume ,75c Books 49c Kindred of the Wild, Robert! The Scats of the Mighty, Parker The Spoilers, Rex Beach j Gentlemen Player, Stephens My Strangest Cae, Guy Boohby Long Night, Weyman '( Axnlim, a Romance of Old Jiulea The Slaves of Success, E. Flower The Spoilsmen, E. Flower Cnatel Del Monte, Galliricr Lore Letter of An, American Girl BOOK STORE CHATS WITH PRESIDENT. OYSTER RAY, July 29Prtident Roosevelt hi afternoon received full information on the political situation in New York State from the chair man of the state committee, Timothy l. Woodruff, who lunched with the President. It is Mr. Woodruff's de sire to have the President's opinion on his plans as far at they have been formed for the coming campaign, and he considers the outlook favorable for .his party to carry the state by both stale and National tickets. The President wishes to see everything possible done for the state, and his wishes in regard to the New York campaign undoubtedly will be made known to the chairman today. OFFICERS AFTER CASHIER. BUTTE. Mont., July 29,-A. B. Clements, former cashier of the de funct Aetna Bank, a llciiue institu tion, is being sought by the sheriff. He is now1 out on a bond aggrcvating $12,500, and his sureties today with drew, and instructed Sheriff Hender son to arrest Clements as soon as possible. Besides tle two felony charges on which he is out on bond, a new suit was filed against him late yesterday by Receiver Robert Lyons in which it is sought to hold him re sponsible for' about $400,000, the amount the depositors are said to have been defrauded by the wrecking of the bank. UNCLE SAM WANTS MEN. Places Open For 57 Lieutenants in the U. S. Marine Corps. PORTLAND, July 20. -Senator or at Jonathan Bourne, Jr., is in receipt a circular letter from Major General, G. F. Elliot, at Washington, setting forth that as the result of recent legis lation there now exists in the United States Marine Corps 57 vacancies in the tyade of second lieutenant. It is desired to fill these vacancies by the appointment of young men sound in body in every particular minimum height, five feet six inches, and for this height, weight must not be less than 132 pounds. Applicants must be I of good moral standing and with such a degree of education that they can fill mentally the requirements. Mr, (Bourne is requested if there are any such young men who desire to enter this service in Oregon to have them twrite or apply to Mr. Bourne's office, 715 Chamber of Commerce building, Portland, Or., and they will bt given full information, The applicant must be a citizen of the United States, 21 to, 27 years of age. The pay for second lieutenant on entering the corps is $1700 per year. Applicants must be prepared to take the examination before October 15, 1908. Twenty-Five Cents is the Price o! Peace. : The terrible itching and smarting, incident to certain skin diseases, is almost instantly allayed by applying Chamberlain's Salve, Price, 25 cents. 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