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C. H.COOPER
Sole Agent for AwtOrid.
TODAY'S WEATIIlCIt.
1-OIlTLAND. May JH.-Oreon and
Washington, fulr weather today.
All coittrticts fur ndvcnisiiiu. In
th Aatoriun lire nmdo on u Rtiur
ntca of circulation four Uiikm
liirncr than tlutt of any purer
published or clrculutcd in Chit
op county.
AROUND TOWN.
fur sal t C-aston' sUbl.
llor for Ml at Oaston'i stable,
Ml Iteba Hobsort spent yesterday
In Portland.
George Hartley went to Portland on
4h morning train yesterday.
Henry (Irnnneli l over from Mlsha-
wuka on A brief buslnc trip.
tivmt U-cent meal, Rlilnc Sua lie.
Uurnt III Commercial street
If yon want k cream that It mad
of pur cream try th Parlor.
IL a Bt. John of Th Dalle I In
th city ou a brief business trip.
Jeff restaurant th largeat and
beat. A trial wilt convlnc yon.
For rvntT-room house, nicely fur
nished. Apt'ly at 031 Exchange Street.
Bwect cream at the Parlor 19 cent
a pint Jiut what you want for ber
rtea. Wanted. To sent centrally located
fumlahed houae. Ad dree X, car A
torian. Miss Alice Booit ! la the city from
-Ban Kraiu-lnco on a visit to Mr. and
Mr. Spetmlr.
A good meal can be had at all hour,
at th Jewell boarding houae. 721
"Commercial at reel.
Ou. Wood ha returned from Berke
ley, Cal., where he ha bees attending
th State University.
Mr. and Mr. Edwin Short of Dethet,
Conn., are visiting their on, the Rev.
Seymour Short, In this city.
Prank M. Warren was down from
Portland yesterday, taking a poep la
4o the local fishing situation.
A email place at Clatsop for aale or
rent. Suitable for chicken ranch. Ap
ply to A. Tagg, Parlor Candy 8 tor.
The UrltlHh teamllp Invernos left
for Portland yesterday morning. She
'will take on a cargo of lumber for the
Orlont
The fishing rhoner Jessie I taking
on Ice and will leave for the halibut
bank a soon a a' full crew can be
hoc u rod.
Herring A Cook, Commercial street,
betwen Tenth and Eleventh, I th
only flrat do all-ntght lunch houe
In Astoria.
A large structure to be used a a
stable will soon be erected by the 1L F.
Prucl Company opposite the O. It. A
N. wharf on Commercial street.
Editor Ilarpct of the Lanctar won
1he prise suit of clothes at Will Mad-
Ison's cigar store last night. This
makes two suits In succession won by
Mr. Ilarpct.
Roslyn coal Is th best and most eco
nomical coal for household us In As
toria, Try It once and you will hav
no other. George W. Sanborn, agent
Telephone 1311.
McGowan A Son' old schooner Ram
nlor has been converted Into a gaso
line boat A recant survey gave the
Rambler' tonntigo at twelve tons
gross and nine tons not.
Tho offices of General Freight and
Passenger Agent Mayo, of the A. &
C. U., will shortly bo removed acroB
tho street Into tho office to be vacated
oy the West Shore Mills Company.
. The city council will meet In regular
vcHslon next Tuesday evening Instead
of on Monday evening, Us regular
meeting night, owing tp the fact that
the election comes oft on Monday, mak
ing It a logal holiday.
The British' ship Allcrton cleared at
tho custom house yesterday for the
United Kingdom with 115,607 bushels
f wheat valued at 63,500. Sho Is lying
In the lower harbor awaiting additions
to her crew but may be able to leave
out today.
DEST 15-CENT MEAL;
BUN RESTAURANT.
RISING
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Trimmed hats for less than cost this
week at Miss Mcltae's.
Furnished house to rent. Apply to
Mrs. A L. Fulton. 367 Grand Ave.
A. 11. C. Deunlston, of th Great
Northern Railway, Is In the city.
Ir. and Mrs. II. A. Wright, of Kla
math Falls, are visiting Mrs. E. W.
Garner, of this city.
Herring A Cook, Commercial street,
between Tenth and Kleventh, I the
only flrst-clas all-night lunch house
In Astoria.
Cream Pur Ity. America's finest
whisky Th only pur goods; guar
anteed rich and mellaw. John L. Carl
son, sol sgent.
Roslyn coal lasts longer, Is clesner
and makes less trouble with stoves and
chimney flues than any other. George
W. Sanborn, agent Totep'hon 1J1L
The Star restaurant, tZt Commercial
street, now open for business. Meals
15 cents up. - Tho best to be had In the
city. Give It a trial for your dinner
today.
Don't fall to try coco cola. It Is th
most popular new drink thl season at
th Parlor. Those who receive coco cola
tickets ran get them redeemed at the
Parlor free.
The Every Monday Club hold a most
enjoyable musical at the resldun;e of
Mr. W. O. Wilkinson last evening.
There was a large attendance of ladles
snd gentlemen and a most excellently-arranged
program wo rendered.
The Infant child of County Commis
sioner Petersen fell Into the ClaUkanle
river on Tuesday and narrowly escaped
drowning. A neighbor of Mr. Petersen
chanced to see the child in the river
and succeeded In rescuing It only af
ter It was nearly dead from strangu
lation. City Surveyor Tee has filed with Au
ditor Nelson the plans and specifica
tions for th Improvement of Ninth
street, between Bond and Astor. The
plans and specifications for the Im
provement at the crossing of Thirty
first street and Franklin avenue will
be filed today.
Th Rrltlsh ship Wednur, which left
Calcutta January St for thl port, ar
rived In the lower harbor yesterday
afternoon. She carrier a cargo of grain
bag consigned to the Portland Flour
ing Mill Company. Bhe has not yet
secured a charter for an outward car
go, but It Is believed she will take out
a load of wheat for Europe.
Superintendent of Bchools Lee went
to Nehnlem on Saturday last and on
the afternoon and evening of .that day
held a teachers' Institute at Jewell.
The Institute was well attended. The
afternoon session was devoted to a dis
cussion of school work and In the
evening there were recitations and a
lecture by Superintendent Lee on the
subject of "Education from a Scien
tific Standpoint."
This evening MIhs Fttrnham, of Pa
cific University, Forest Grove, will de
liver tho third lecture of the regular
course at the Presbyterian church up
on the subject "Manners and customs
of the people of South Africa." Miss
Furnhnm was for ten years a mis
sionary In South Africa and speaks
from personal experiences and asso
ciation with the people of that country
African scenery, etc., as well as cur
ios. The lecture should prove very In
teresting. Jcputy Fish Commissioners Laugh
ery and Baldwin arrested two fisher
men named Charles Utlnen and Charles
Carlson yesterday morning near the
end of the Jetty for fishing without a
Ilccns3 and violating the law requiring
each boat to be numbered. When they
were brought before Justice Grower,
Utlnon produced his license but plead
ed Ignorunce as an excuse for not
havlng , his boat properly numbered.
Carlson not only fulled to produce a
license but was found not to be a clt
Ixen. He was fined 150. Carlson de
clared that he would take out citizen
ship papsrs without delay and then
procuro the necessary llccnso, upon
which representation he was allowed to
g( and was granted time In which to
pay his fine.
On Tuesday next "The Real Widow
Brown" Company will be the attrac
tion at " Fisher's opera house. The
comedy Is replete with fun, fast and
furious, and Is greeted with bursts of
applause and merriment everywhere.
The mistakes of the young man who
Is doing his best to personate the real,
charming widow aro most ludicrous.
He Is assisted by a lively young girl
with whom he Is In love; while another
pair of lovers are working In the some
Pears'
soap responds to wa
ter instantly; washes
and rinses off in a
twinkling.
cause, each pair unaware of what the
other Is up to, making complications
Innumerable, and funny In the ex
trcrne. The . company Is under the
management of A. Q. Scammon, who
has many other successful comedies
olj ibe road, Including ."The American
Ulrl," "Town Topic," "Hide-Tracked,"
"Th Hurlgar" 'to. Special attention
hn been glvsn to the selection of ar
tist for Ul company, which include
many well-known favorite. The cos
tume are new and handsome and an
unusuully attractive musical program"
Is a feature of the performance. Ad
vunee sale of seats open Monday at
Urlltln & Reed's.
Now that It has been ascertained
beyond all possibility of doubt
that the bubonic plague actual
ly exists in the Chinese district of San
I'ranclsco, the wisdom of the precau
tions taken by the Astoria authorities
to prevent It appearance in this city
grows more and more apparent. When
the council first decided to pay a
bounty of five cents for rats no small
amount of fun was poked at the au
thorities for Ou-lr action. Even fne
Portland papers, which should rave
been among the first to propose and
endorse such a step, lost no oppor
nlty to ridicule the spirit of apprehen
hensin and the disposition to act evinc
ed by the Astoria health authorities and
common council. It developes that It
Is now Astoria's turn' to laugh, while
Portland wear the Jlngle-cap and the
rottlo. for this city is practically free
from the rodents, whlcji the highest
authorities declare to be the most
dangerous disseminators of Infectious
disease. Portland Is, by far, more ex
loied to infection from the bubonic
plnjiue than 1 Astoria for a majority
of the ocean vesieii entering the Co
lumbta river first touch a wharf at
that place. '.Vhllj It is true that all
Oriental vessels are fumigated here
before going to Tortland the complete
destruction of the rats is by ho means
a certainty. Astoria Is still offering
a bounty uud will probably continue
to do so until all the rodents are ex
terminated upon the sound theory tliat
an ounce of prevention Is worth, tons
of cure.
DECIDE WOMEN SHOULD . VOTE.
Interesting Debate and Social Given
by the W. C. T. U. Last
Evening.
The ladles of the W. c. T. U. gave
a most enjoyable social at their hall
lait evening. The evening's program
was opened with a debate on woman's
suffrage which was decided In favor
of th women. Miss Emma .Warren
and Miss Mary Whldby sustained the
suffrage contention, A. R. Cyrus and
Carl Hansen opposing. The Judges
were Wm. Ross. C. R. Thomson and
Mrs. Wm. Kinney.
A musical program followed after
which an amusing drama on "Wo
man's Rights" was rendered by the
Misses Incs Crane, Susie Cawklns, Gor
tie Graham and Alice Halfcrty, and
Roy Tracy, Frank Cllne and Vivian
Llnd, all of Warrenton.
Refreshments were then served free
of charge to all those present.
REPUBLICAN ' MEETINGS.
Where and When the People's Candi
dates Will Meet With the
Voters,
The republican county central com
mittee has decided upon the dates and
places for political meetings up to the
close or the campaign as follows:
New Astoria, Friday, June L
Astoria, Saturday, June 1.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
United States to Duncan Chrlsholm
Southwest quarter of section 4 T 4 N,
n 6 W; patent.
Duncan Chrlsholm to John E. DuBols
same property; 15.
F. A. Fisher and wife to Fisher Land
Company block 105 Adair's, and water
frontage; xi.
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The World's Medicine:!
Annus! Sal Excccdi 6,000,000 Boxes. i
10 cents and 25 csnts, st all drug store. ' '
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LET THE COUNTRY
VOTERS CONSIDER
Questions Concerning: Candi
dates They Must Answer.
Some of tbe Hop-Scotchers' Claims
Men Who Desirt Their Party Lose
tbeConfidence of the People
Trylnr All Sorts of Doifes.
It I no matter lo what party on be
lorfs, If he become Identified with
that party, work for It, vote with It,
he lose the respect of his fellow men
when he deliberately deserts that par
ty, donles its principles and Its plat
form for private gain. It Is no matter
by what name he calls his desertion,
whether fusion or by some of the
harsher epithets applied to a deserter
from a party standard, he Is looked.
pjMin by his fellow citizens, although
they may say nothing-, exactly as a
man who desert! hi reg-Iment or ship
Is looked upon by his conifadts in the
army or navy, and how detestable a
deserter I to the government 1
shown by the everity of the punish
ment prescribed for that crime.
Just hat excuse, If any, John Hahn
offers for di-sertlns; the republican par
ty Is not known, but whatever it Is, it
will have little weltcht with the voters.
Loyalty Is the first requisite of a
Kood citizen. That, and the willingness
to olx-y the rule of the majority, are
ri-commendutiotis that ico a long; ways
with the voter In securing his support.
No matter how excellent Mr. Hahn's
Private character, that has nothing to
do with his duties as a public ofllce
holder.
Does Mr. Hahn, and the men who
have coaxed him Into the false position
he occupies on the hop-scotchers' tick
et think they ran delude republicans
to bt-lleve that should he be elected,
he will go to the legislature and throw
down the men who put him up to run
and support republican men and meas
ures? No so. John Hahn, should be
be elected, will go to the legislature
and faithfully serve the hop-scotchers.
Having deserted the republican party,
he will remain aloof and will aid the
hop-scotchers In their every scheme.
Let no republican be fooled.
But bad a was John Hahn's deser
tion, seemingly to gratify personal
opinion, the desertion of Fred Wick
man waa worse. AVlckman went be
fore the republican convention wanting
a certain ofllce. He was not thought
fit by a majority of the delegates, to
flit the place to wJiich he aspired, but
was given another place on the ticket.
one which he was only too glad to
take two years ago. Angry at being
refused what he demanded, he desert
ed the party with which he had long
been Identified and which had reward
ed him, and has the cheek to go to the
voters and ask them to applaud his
conduct In becoming a deserter by vot
ing for htm. Of all the offices in the
county the people should be most care
ful of their selection of a sheriff. That
officer has at times almost unlimited
power which he can exercise rightfully
or wrongfully, for a little while, at
least, as he may see fit. The people
do not want to put their liberty or
property, or It even may be their lives,
in the hands of a man whose only
qualification Is that he deserted his
party because he could not run It for
his own advantage and thus proved
alike his want of gratitude and sta
bility as a man among men.
But if voters have no use for men
like Hahn and Wlckman, who deserted
from one party only, what must they
think of a man like Billy Pohl, who
deserted from three parties In less than
a week and then broke his word
pledged to a friend, in his mad scramble
to hold on to the ofllce of coroner.
Pohl Is a political outcast that has no
where to lay his head. He deserted
from the republicans and became re
converted to democracy. Then he
deserted the democrats and went over
to the so-called "cltlsens" and when
even that Illegal body repudiated him,
he came out as an independent after
having pledged his word to Charles
Mathena that he would not run as an
Independent If he, Mathena, beat him
for the nomination. Surely Pohl can
espect no voter to have any confi
dence in him or support him. His con
duct shows that he is determined to
have the ofllce if he can get it, even at
the sacrifice of political honor and his
pledged word as a man. He has all
along claimed the ofllce of coroner
pays nothing. If this be true what Is
the secret of his anxiety to secure It,
and why is It that he is willing to act
as he has done for an ofllce that on
ly brings work and no pay? Such
statements do not help Pohl. Nobody
believes them. He is a "dead duck"
politically, and he should be.
,
What hurts the hop-scotchers in this
campaign is the absolute unreliability
of their so-called ticket. There Is ab
solutely nothing and nobody behind
them nobody to vouch for them, ex
cept themselves, and It would be a
chump who would not promise any
thing to get Into ofllce, If the ofllce
whs all he wanted. Men running for
public ofllce represent. If they are anx
ious to serve their country and their
fellow men, some set of principles that
are the avowed platform of a great
party. They are not supposed to be
running for office solely for the sake
of what they can make out of it. Every
publio officer should be well paid by
the taxpayers for hi services. The
laborer Is worthy of his hire, if he
Is a conscientious laborer and does his
work, hut public officers are suppos
ed, to have something else at stake In
se.-klnK public office and in discharging
their duties If elected. They want the
resncct, confident and applause of
their Mlow citizens ss well as the sal
ary attached in the office. But the
Jop-scotchers are out for office they
on't and can't claim anything else.
They are not representing anything or
anybody but themselves. Let voters
remember this. Let them remember
that If they elect the hop-scotchers
and anything goes wrong, they can
blame no one but themsHves. They
are supporting political shadows, when
they support the hop-scotchers. Will-
o-the-wisps that flit J" there and,
everywhere. .
Lyman is trying to beat Lee for echoi"1
superintendent by using the sympathy
flodge. It won't do. That sort of
thing Is played out Taxpayers want
effective, active, energetic, and above
ell, loyal men in office. Mr. Lyman 1
also urging that It makes no difference
so far as school children are concerned
Whether he thinks :he Filipino guerilla
Arulnaldo a hero, as be does, or wheth
er he wants to s-.-fid hfiri old and com
fort. But it does make a difference
to loyal Americans, Mr. Lyman, and,
as you will find, makes a big difference.
There are enough brave, patriotic, loyal
Americans to fill the public offices with
out electing men to office who sympa
thize with savages who are ambushing
and slaughtering our soldiers and who
keep up th.'ir murderous warfare elm
ply because men like Mr, Lyman send
theni greeting and words of encour
agement. "Little pitchers have big ears" Is an
old adage. Do you suppose that the
school children have not heard of Mr.
Lyman placing Agulnaldo on a footing
with Washington, Lincoln, Grant and
other hero?s? Of course they have.
And what are you, voter, going to say
to your boy when he comes at you
about like this: "Papa, Is Agulnaldo
a bad man?" "Tea. my boy." "Is he
as good as George Washington?"
"Why, certainly not, child. He Is an
enemy, not a friend, of our country.
He is trying to kill our soldiers." "But.
papa, Mr. Lyman, our school super
intendent, said Agulnaldo was as good
as Washington, didn't he " "He was
w rong my boy." "Well, then, papa,
what made them elect him?" There it
Is for you. Why should tbe voters
honor a man who dishonors the flag
by giving aid and comfort to our ene
mies? Say, you voters out In the country,
who do not belong to tbe republican
party, look here tell us how you like
the way the democrats and so-called
"citizens" treated you In selecting their
hop-scotch ticket? Was there a single
precinct consulted outside of Astoria?
Was a single precinct outside of As
toria (or inside either, for that mat
ter) represented in the so-called "citl
sens" convention by regularly chosen
delegates? Did you have any warning
of what was going to be done? Is It
not a fact that a few people, only 55
all told, were gathered up off the
streets of Astoria one afternoon and
that they made up a so-called "cltl
sens" ticket without ever consulting
the country voters or trying to find out
who the voters at large wanted as
nominees? Just think these questions
over and answer them to yourselves
when the hop-scotchers ask fur your
vote. It is any wonder the law re
fused to recognise such a convention
as a "citizens" convention? Is It any
wonder that a ticket nominated In
such a hap-haiard manner was refus
ed by the law a place on th ballot or
even a name? Are you a law abid
ing; citizen? If you are, why should
you lend your support to a hap-has-
ard, nameless, partyless, platformless
conglomeration of nominees when the
law has declared their nominations Il
legal? Investigate for yourselves.
Don't take the worst of It and don't
be fooled. The hop-scotchers do not
represent the out of town or In town
voters and have no right to your sup-
Port . .
V V
'"They call us hop-scotchers," yelled
a candidate on the headless ticket the
other, night. "Hop-scotch means a
hop, skip and a jump, and that's the
way we're going in." "Look before
you leap," answered a voter from the
back of the hall. "You've got where
you are with a hop and a skip, in
stead of a steady gait, and the jump
will land you in Salt river." And the
candidate answered never a word.
All the republicans ask the voters
to do is to carefully consider the re
publican county ticket. Is there a
man on the ticket with whom you
can find fault? Does not the records
In office of Llnville, Wherlty, Thomp
son, Carnahan, Astbury and Lee all
show them to be honest, economical,
efficient .public officers and worthy of
your support? That such is the case
no fair-minded man will deny. The
new men selected Stokes, Toung, Al
len, Parker, and Ingalls are all
well known business or professional
men In whom you have confidence.
What better ticket do you want? It
Is a ticket that was nominated in the
regular way by regularly selected dele
gates from every precinct In the
county. It deserves, and it will receive
the support and votss of the people.
A NEW TRAIN.
The Chicago, Milwaukee ft St. Paul
Railway Co. will place in service April
29th a New Train between St Paul and
St. Louis, called th "Flying Dutch
man." The train will have through
sleeping cars and be first-class
throughout. Ask any ticket agent for
particulars or address
C. J. EDDY, General Agent,
Portland, Oregon.
COMMISSION TO
MEET TUESDAY
At Which Time Public Light
Question Will Be Settled.
Cltlzei CUIais a Public Plant Will
Furnish Llfnts for Half of Pres
ent Cost and Pay City's Defct
As Expert's Opinion.
I Tba Vater commission will meet oi
Tuesday night next and will decide,
unless a majority of the members
change tne,r minds between this time
and that da:" th Question M to
whether or not Astn hli build and
operate Its own electric light plant,
The commission was to have met
last night but for several reasons it
was thought best to postpone the meet
ing until next week. Facts and fig
ures will be ready for consideration
and as the member should,' and are
supposed to have been Investigating
for themselves, they ought to be ready
to act.
There Is hardly any doubt but what
the commission will decide to build a
city plant One member is reported as
raying, "we cannot do otherwise than
build a city plant The water system
has proven a wonderful thing for the
city besides being a money-making in
vestment Everything tends to show
that the electric light plant will earn
$4 to the water system's one, besides
giving the people abundant light at
very low rates.
A prominent citizen, who at the
start was against public lighting, but
who now favors It, in conversation
yesterday, said: 'The water system
cost Astoria in the neighborhood of
1 270, 000 and has been a paying propo
sition. An electric light plant capable
of furnishing 150 arc lights and 2,500
to 3,000 Incandescent lights will cost,
with everything, lamps and all, of .the
latest improved pattern, from $3,500 to
$50,000. Add 10 per cent interest per
annum on this amount', the topmost
estimate of the coet of operating ex
penses and then, as against this
amount put the receipts from the
same number of lights as are being
used now by citizens the city's lights
being free at a rate of 40 cents per
light per month and the electric light
plant will then pay more money on the
investment in proportion than the wa
ter system Is paying.
"But I will tell you what I honest
Iy believe," he continued. "I believe
that a public lighting plant can be
built maintained and operated In As
toria, that will furnish the city and
the citizens with all the lights they
can use, furnish incandescent lights to
consumers at" 25 cents per month and
arc lights in proportion, and earn
enough money above all cost to pay
the entire city debt in ten years."
This Is more than , the Astorian has
ever cared to claim for a public light
ing plant but the proposition Is not
unreasonable. It can be shown to be
possible, if "the figures furnished by
citiea owning their own light plants.
are correct There is no question but
what the price of lights can be re'
duced more than one-half the present
prices, and still the plant be made to
earn a tremendous Income over and
above all cost
The Astorian prefers to take the fig
ures the water commission will offer
next Tuesday night, to furnishing fig
ures based upon calculations made
from the receipts and expenditures of
other cities. The figures the water
commission will furnish will certainly
be received as correct and they will
show far more than the Astorian has
tried to prove with regard to the ad
vantages of a public lighting system.
John Poole, proprietor of one of the
most extensive machinery and electrical
supply houses in Portland, is one of
the men who has been conferring with
members of the water commission for
the purpose of obtaining data upon
which to base a proposition for fur
nishing the necessary machinery for a
city lighting plant. Mr. Poole recently
Installed electric light and power
plants for the cities of Woodburn and
McMlnnvllle and submits proof that
they have given the greatest satisfac
tion. At Woodburn a steam plant was
put in and eleven arc lights are being
furnished at a reduced rate, while in
candescents of 18 candle-power are
supplied to private consumers for 50
cents a month. At McMlnnvllle In
candescent lights are furnished for
75 cents a month.
Mr. Poole declared that nowhere In
Oregon was there a better opportunity
for a city to furnish its own lights
than In Astoria, and he expressed much
surprise that our facilities should have
been allowed to remain undeveloped
so long. He expressed the conviction
that Astoria could furnish its own
lights lights of the very highest grade
at a cost of less than half that
which has been paid in the past
Should Astoria's water facilities be
Insufficient to supply the necessary
power for all the lights In the city,
a steam plant, he said, could be put
In at a very low cost capable of fur
nishing all the power required.
The council will meet on Monday
night, but will probably wait until af
ter the meeting of the water commis
sion before taking any action regard
ing the lighting of the streets. It can
be stated, however, that the commit
tee to whom the lighting matter is
Intrusted has a plan ready for lighting
the streets which will probably be
pu t Into speedy execution. The tax
payers can congratulate themselves
that the light question is rapidly near-
You ought Just to Sec
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ing solution and, solved In the right
way, every citizen of Astoria will In
time be glad that the majority in tho
council brave enough to do It
'July tl t?3 extortion that ha
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been practlceu oti m.
NEW FEATURES FOR FOURTH.
Evening Telegram Suggests That Port
land Adjourn to Astoria to
Celebrate.
Th Fohrth of July committee has
Juat had printed some very attractive
posters announcing the big event to
come of? In this city next month.
The committee ho received the
greatest encouragement from outslUft
cities as well as in Astoria.
The Portland Telegram of last even
ing contained the following editorial;
"Astoria is preparing to have a big
celebration on the Fourth, and if. as
seem probable, Portland dot not make
much 'of a display, it would be 'quite
the proper thing for a large number
of our people to take a trip down the
river and take in the celebration at
the Clty-by-the-Sea. The trip, so far
as fare is concerned, costs next to
nothing, and Astorians are noted for
their hospitality."
The committee has arranged to give
an electric May-pole dance on the
night cf the Fourth and it is stated
that it will be one of the greatest
spectacular performances ever seen In
this city.
IT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS.
Chairity Lodge, Degree of Honor, Gives
an Enjoyable Entertainment.
The literary and musical entertain
ment given by the members of Char
ity lodge. Degree of Honor, last niaht
was by far one of the most enjoyable
ever given since the organization of
the local lodge. A large number of
members and Invited friends were
present. After the program, which fol
lows, refreshments were served and
the evening's festivities closed with
dancing. Instrumental duet, the Misses
Delia; recitation. Miss Morton; Span
ish dance, the Misses Adams and
Stockton; song, "Pd Leave My Happy
Home for Tou." Victor Grandenar;
recitation, "The Clown's Baby," Miss
Katherlne Shlveley; piano duet, the
Misses Foard; dance, "Sailor's Horn
pipe," the Misses Adams and Stock
ton; solo, J. J. Mackey; encore, "I'll
Telegraph Man Baby"; song, Birdie
Wise; Miss Gertrude Kearney acted as
pianist for the evening. .
POISON IN POTATOES.
The public is becoming excited over
the statement recently made that pota
toes contain a poison called solanin.
It Is announced that new potatoes con
tain much less than old ones, but those
which have commenced to sprout are
quite dangerous. This may be true,
but it seems odd that people have
lived and thrived for centuries upon
them and that their danger has Just
been discovered. It is safe to assert
that any one with whom potatoes do
not agree has stomach trouble, and
any one who has Indication.
sia, constipation, billlousness, or liver
and kidney weakness needs Hostet
ter's Stomach Bitters at once. This
medicine does more than promise, It
cures. Avoid substitutes and Insist
upon having the genuine. Try it.
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J. E. YOUNG.
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THOMAS LINVILLE.
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H. J. WHERITY.
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H. C. THOMPSON.
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C. W. CARNAHAN.
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J. T. LEE.
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E. P. PARKER. '
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WM. CHANCE. '
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C. C. BROWER.
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C. E. FOSTER.
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