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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 28, 1908)
THE MORNING ASTOIilAN. ASTORIA. OREGON. FRIDAY, AUGUST 28 J- 1 1111 " 1 1 MH I M M H " The Store fH' Ladies' for h . w Women BEEdStfHIVE Outfitters :: MILLINERY We ave ready for the ' REGATTA With;Vhite Duck Suits, White Lingerie Dresses, X White Shirt Waists, White Serge Skirts, at Summer. end prices." ;. . FRENCH CABLE COMFY : FINED $5,000,000 FOUND GUILTY OF MATOS' REVOLUTION AGAINST PRESIDENT CASTRO. MAY APPEAL THE DECISION Officials of Company at Paris Hear First News of the Action of Civil Court by an Associated Press Report CARACAS, (Monday), Aug. 24 The civil court of the first instance today handed down a judgment de claring the French Cable Company guilty of complicity in the Matos' revolution against , President Castro and imposed a fine of $5,000,000. The company must also pay" a further amount to be assessed later by ex perts. The company may appeal from the decision. PARIS, Aug. 27.-The officials of the French Cable Company nor for eign office had heard of the imposing of the fine of $3,000,000 until informed - by the Associated Press. They view the fact that neither the company nor the French government has any rela tions, diplomatic, or otherwise, with the government of Venezuela and the Action of the court will be ignored. FOR A WAR HERO. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. Aug. 27. A banquet was given last night to Colonel John E. Clem, known as the "Drummer boy of Shiloh," who will leave soon for his new military duties in Mexico. Colonel Clem has been in the Presidio in this city for some time. The banquet was given by members of the Loyal Legion and Grand Army of the Republic. Sev eral hundred attended. HE COURTS DANGER. an Los Angeles Man Appointed Keeper of Animals. LOS ANGELES, Aug. 27-Emhictt B. Rice has been appointed to municipal position that has resulted in the death of his two predecessors in office that of animal keeper of the East Lake Park Zoo. Herman Ger son. who last held the place, died I few weeks ago from the effects of attack by a man-eating tiger, and former keeper succumbed to the bite of a rattlesnake. Rice has the repu tation of being fearless almost to the ooint of foolhardiness with the occu parts of the cages, and in making the appointment, Mayor Harper spoke of Rice's oractice of going into the caees and holding boxing matches with the lions and tigers. The mayor sueeested that if he wanted to place his life in jeopardy in this manner he must do it while no one was aroun to be horror-stricken at possible consequences. Rice told the mayor that he had married recently and was a little more careful of his health than formerly. HIS MIND A BLANK. James Gray,' Pennsylvanian, Turns up in California. SAN BH.VARDIXO, Cal., Aug. 27. James ftaajr, a wealthy resident of Zwickley, Pa., last night awoke to the realization of the fact that he had wandered nearly across the continent without knowledge of where he was going. Gray was taken in charge by an officer after he had entered the room of a. hotel bus driver and appro priated the driver's clothing which he exchanged for his own. Later he re turned the clothing, but attempted to take possession of a horse and buggy At the hospital he stated that he had left home some time ago without any purpose in view and came to himself in a Chicago Hospital. After being discharged from the institution he started for home, but by mistake boarded a train which brought him to California. CALIFORNIAN TO WED. SACRAMENTO, Cal., Aug. 27 Hon. Grove L. Johnson, former con gressman, a prominent member of the California Bar and prominent socially and fraternally in the state, is to be married to Miss Alice Bassett, daugh ter of Former Mayor W. J. Bassett of this city, September 1. APPOINTED ASSISTANT. WINNIPEG, Aug. 27.-W. E. B'rownlee, of Toronto, superintend ent of the Grand Trunk Railway has been appointed assistant general manager of the Grand Trunk and Pa cific Railway Company with head quarters at Winnipeg. H. H. Brewer, formerly of the Great Northern, has been appointed superintendent. RECEIVER FOR 'PHONES. CINCINNATI. Aug. 27.-J. D. Power, of Louisville, Ky., was today appointed receiver for the Central Home Telephone Company, of Louis ville, by Judge Cochran upon appli cation of Judge Lansing of Louisville, a bondholder and creditor. The com pany owns and operates all of the independent long distance lines radi ating out of Louisville' and extending to all parts of Kentucky, and the southern part of Indiana and into the southeastern section of Illinois. TEA There's plenty of hum bug in tea; not one ouna in a ton Schilling's Best. Ttnr grocer retur-M your nioutj if JM ata'l Dm it; we par bun M Come In and Inspect Our New Fall Suits and Millinery Now on Hand i Jaloff s, The Style Store ij 537 Commercial Street AUGUSTA HIGH WATER HOW SUBSIDING WATER REACHED HIGHEST STAGE YESTERDAY AT FORTY-FIVE FEET. TOTAL DAMAGE IS $750,000 During Flood Five Big Fires Break Out Between Ten and Fifteen Are Drowned and Many Other People Are Missing. AUGUSTA. G'a., Aug. 27.-The flood waters of Augusta were receding this afternoon. They reached a height of 40 feet. The rain has ceased in the upper valley and here is no danger of further losses, which ap proximate over $750,000. Loss con sists in damage to stock goods, priv ate property, destruction of wagon and railroad bridges across the Sa vannah river, breaks in the canal banks. While the flood was at its height, live tires broken out. The McDaniel Builders' Material estab lishment in North Augusta burned. A train of 40 cars of the Southern Rail way burned in Hamburg, the Nixon's Lime, Cement & Hardware house, a huge quantity of lumber belonging to the Georgia Railways. There are no power plants in operation. Telephonse are out of business; railroads are not accepting passengers; water service is crippled but intact. The gas com pany is impaired, but not shut down. Ten to IS drownings, mostly negro laborers are reported; tonight is one of great tension; missing individuals and families are being reported. PREPARING FOR TRIALS. LOS ANGELES, Aug. 27-For the purpose of making final preparations for the trial of the alleged Oregon land fraud cases which are set for trial in Oregon, October 10, Tracy V. Becker, special assistant to the United States attorney-general, arrived in Los Angeles yesterday. He will leave for the north the last part of this week. Mr. David M. Goodwin, one of those held here for removal to Ore gon for trial is still in a hospital and is" not able to go. f ON GERMAN BANK. A Bad Run is Being Made on Big Berlin Institution. BERLIN, Aug. 27.-There were most exciting scenes around the Fricderichsberger'Bank in the eastern district of Berlin yesterday as a con sequence of rumors that the institu tion was in difficulty. Thousands of persons gathered before the building demanding the return of their depos its. The crowd became so dense that the street cars were forced to stop and a large force of police, which was called out were unable to control the excited throngs. . The directors of the bank asked permission to keep the institution open until 8 o'clock. More than $250,000 was drawn out in small amounts, ine DanK was able to satisfy all the demands for call money with the assistance of the Imperial and Dresdener banks but other creditors received only $250 each owing to the lack of ready cash. The directorate of the bank' de clares that the institution is perfectly afe. It is said that the rumor of the bank's difficulties was set on foot by school teacher who during lessons advised his pupils to inform their parents that the bank was insolvent. A warrant for his arrest has been ap plied for. An immense crowd of de positors were shouting for their money at midnight. CD O O B CD ii W :: CD :0Q o H to AND STILL THEY COME EVERY 'DAY WE ARE RECEIVING SHIPMENTS OI' HART, SCHaFFNEII & MARX CLOTHING. IF YOU WANT TO SEE SOMETHING "SNAPPY IN SUITS" JUST DROP IN AND GIVE US THE PLEASURE OF SHOWING YOU THRU THE LINE. WE CAN SHOW YOU EV ERY NEW COLOR AND CUT. WE GUARANTEE A PERFECT FIT. EVERY SUIT WARRANTED ALL WOOL AND IK THEY DON'T HOLD THEIR SHArE AND COLOR, YOUR MONEY IS RETURNED. PRICED VERY REASONABLE $18 to $35 H ats Hats o H f bS) WE HAVE A HAT FOR EVERY HEAD; NEW SHAPES AND COL ORS. THEY'RE RIGHT $2.50 $3.00 $3.50 REGATTA CAPS D 1 o o hirts Shirts I SOFT AND STIFF FRONTS "A VERY CLASSY LINE." $1.00 $1.25 $1.50 UndeiVr Boys' Clothing Home of Hart, Schaffner & Marx Clothes IMIIIMIIIIIIimHHHHtMMIMMHMHHtmtmHHMMM4MMH MACK COLTERS WITH TAMMANY LEADERS TAKES FIRST STEPS TO RE STORE HARMONY AMONG NEW YORK DEMOCRATS. SEEM SURE OF INDIANA AGED INVENTOR DIES. BOSTON, Aug. 27. John James Greenough, inventor and former superintendent of the patent office at Washington, died yesterday,' aged 96, fe was the first to take out a patent on a sewing machine, invented the fiist shoe pegging machine, and as sisted in the construction of the first locomotive. He held the position of superintendent of patent office from 1837 until 1841. He leaves several children, one son being Colonel Greenough, U. S. A. FOR AUSTRIAN NAVY. Foreign Naval Engineer Here Mak ing Tests With Gasoline. NEW .YORK, Aug. 27,-Captain Hugo- Hermann, chief engineer ; of the Austrian navy, was a passenger Mack Will Hold Conference With - McCarren in Short Time and Ex pects to Patch up Quarrel Between Him and Murphy of Tammany. NEW YORK, Aug. 27. The first step to restore harmony in the ranks of the democratic party of New York, State Chairman Norman E. Mack of the democratic national committee, tonight conferred with C. F. Murphy, the leader of Tammany Hall. Sena tor Patrick McCarren, whose leader ship Brooklyn threatened to acount the break with the Tammany leader was at the Hoffman House late today but did not visit the national head quarters. Mack has not made any en gagement with McCarren but expects to sec him in a few days, as he is here to talk with all shades of demo crats. Mack expressed himself as pleased with the situation of the, country generally. He concedes Pennsylvania who is republican, but says Indiana will go as strongly democratic as Pennsyl vania will republican. 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