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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 8, 1902)
THE MORNING ASTORIAN. WKDNFSDAY, JANUARY S. H)2 SHMAHAK GOOD 'S SEE AT SLAUGHTEH OF Dy BEGINS JAN. 2 Dress Goods-Partial List Our lingular 25c. Plaids now .... All Wool Cashmeres worth 50c. and 75c now . Black Fancy Brocades worth 50c. uow Heavy Venetians, all colors, Sale Pries .... Perola Crenons. formerlv f 1.55. nnw French Broadcloth, 45 inches wide, regularly sold f 2.15, now . f 1 .25 Storm and Rainy Day Ladies Wear 12k 35 c 25 c 4 c 6D c Special Values Our 25 cent .... Our 15 ceot .... Our T5 cent .... Our $1.50 Our $2.50 Thosj $1.50 .... This Skirt we guarantee to and made expressly for us. Special Values Special Values Vests for . . Hose for . . Corsets for . . Underskirts for Jackets for . . 19 c . SJc . 45) c . !S C 1.4'J ti! c VrapiH.rs . . be all wool, thoroughly shrunk. Former price 14.50; now U 4t. Special Values Remember the adJre 57tj-5S0 Commercial Street. LASTS 30 DAYS Notions-Partial List DomesticsPartial List Good that can be bought (or ic each One paper lit Knicllsh Itns r.W In package). One larir apHi while or slack Hasting Cotton One tutored border Handkerchief. One card black or white Hooks nJ rrrii One boi Hair Tin . One yard No. ! Satin KlbNin. any col or I'ne yard Hllow t'ase Lace. lne Aluminum Thimble. One spool Clark Crochet Cotton Goods that can bi bought for jc each One yard Valenciennes t-ace One ton Safety linn. Moke) plateJ One yard wide Embroidery One yard Insertion to match. One Lady Fancy Hcmm.d Handkerchief One yard So I All Silk Sutln Urns 'Irani Illbbon One Composition Hook. Goods that can be bought for jc each One piece Featherstltched Hr.nJ One ball Crochet Silk. One bail Knitting i'otton one yard No. 5 All Silk Hllibon. One Cient's Handkerchief. One roll Skirt Hrnld. One doien Hair Hns. One yard Torchon Ijice. Goods that can be bought for 4c each One Honeycomb Towel. ine package Kid Curler, i'ne Curling Iron "ne il.iien Collar Putton. one pnlr St. ktnet Dress Shi. Ms one vard Sutln or C.ros Gr.-.m Ribbon No. 7. 'tie mx Handy Snap Hutt-iis. One yard Shaker Flannel 800 Yards Outing Flannels, regularly sold I IK'., now . . 5 r Apron (iiunliaiu.s, as-sorted patterns, regular price HJc, cut t" . " Mill Kii'U Shaker Flannels, worth 12 Jc, now .... IJc Hleached Muslin, formerly Se., now . I '' Kxtra Wide I .ace Curtains, .'i urls 1h. redueed to $1.15, $1.4'.', $1.'.' Former prices $2.50. f.l.oo and 1.1. 7.V Heavy Blankets and Comforters for 4'. e CHILDREN'S Waists worth . . 2"c BiMx'd 1 1""', worth l.'c Fleeced Vests, w..r'.h . 2.V Cloves, worth . 2'ic Jackets, worth . $2..""' Presses, worth . $1.25 SPECIAL VALUES &k WEAR i y N.. SPECIAL VALUES FOR MAN AND BOY Mens all w..i u:t uotth 1", $:J '... Men's nvrrdiirt, worth 7c Men-all w.... pan's worth ? '!, 1.2"i Men"- line Fedora hat-Voiith-.' I I ear- ip " $i;.'ilt. 2 ".(l lio s' -ehoo pants lor . . mail ti;ii:i: ri: imtti.y 111.1.1:1. SWALLOWED HIS TIIUMBi A IAXMBALI.Y PEKFOKM AXCE 4)F IXSAXK MAX. Jeswrate Struggle at tli Coun ty Jail YrNtcrla' Ilt-twet-ii Tvfw Prisoners. A desperate encounter - -urreJ In the county jail yesterday, when Israel N-l..n. an Insane resident of West Astoria, bit off and swallowed tiie thumb of "Lighthouse" Nelson, a trus ty. After biting off the thumb the ;n.-ane man tri-il to eat iLlghthousc.'' u!;. ..n thf la:t--rs arm is a wound that looks mole like the bite of a stal lion than that of a human being. isra.-l Nelson's ntlli'tim is said to be the result of religious excitement. His ondi'.wn was first noticed on Monday. wn--n Policeman Stark telephoned for Sheriff Unviile and ak--d him to ar !s. the man. The .sheriff at once win t,. the West Knd and proceeded I i the home of Nelson. -Mrs. Nelson said her husband was not crazy, and when the sheriff talk'-. I with him the man .seened rational enough. How r, he complained of a trivial nil :r.. nt and the sheriff brought him up town. Dr. Kulton was met on the "treet. but wa unafol" to ntate Just exactly in w hat condition the man was. He suntfested to the sheriff that some medicine he Riven him and th.it care be exercised, as It was possil I.- the man was demented, liurini? the ay he was returned to his home. Officer Staik piling (insurance that Nelson would lie watched by his frfo-m!"-. Some trouble was experienced with Nelson during the night, and the fol lowing morning the man was violent. The sheriff was again sent f r and look the man to the county Jail. Nel- : con gave the sheriff no trouble what ever and he was placed in the right corridor of the Jail. The other Nel son. ' Lighthouse," who was serving a term for larceny. Is a trusty. "Light house" volunteered to attend to the v.ants of the demented man and Is rael was not locked In the corridor. When breakfast was brought, the two Nelsons sat down together. For a moment or two Israel geemed ra tional, but suddenly he began throw ing the food about, and then made a lunge at "Lighthouse." The latter al eo lunged and a mlx-up followed. The Jail-mate. The thumb was bitten off as squarely as if a knife had been used to sever It. Despite his painful Injur ies, "Lighthouse." who himself has a reputation as a fighter, grappled with the lunatic and a desperate battle fol lowed. Finally the trusty succeeded in getting the man back into the corri dor and locked him in. The trusty made no outcry, else the officials in the sheriff's office would have gone to his i assistance. I When Sheriff Linvi!le went to the Jail j "Lighthouse'' was pacing up and down j the oje-n corridor. Israel was in the (corridor, crouched In a corner. The ! sheriff eailed Ieputy Voung and the two discuss,-, j the best manner of g.-t-! ting at th- insane man. The sheriff 'determin-l to walk ld tly int-i the ! corridor and grapple wPh Nelson, who 1 1 a very i.w-rf-il f.-:l..w . N . sooner . had h- oi-ered th- than the Im- san-' man j.r, ing ;r i.i:;i l.k.- ;is'.-r. : The sh-riff grabbed h:m by the arm, s'vung hii-' ale.tit and tit- man f-1! into the sheriff s arms. Ivputy yotint' made an effort t w N'.-is. .n s i-t's. but N'-lson w-m t., the r'oor. and. In spite of th- cutnbin d -ffoits ,f th- two liwerful o!!ii.'ls. made l.is way through the narrow ib.or and to the front conllor. H-r- th- -rs him down. "Ligh'hotjse" forriishai-' a rope. The s.'tni'y o:im:is..ri"rs ex amined him iit tfoe jail nr. -J committed him without d-lay. 11- v ics 'ak. n to Salem last niaht. Nlsoi, in ''. years of age and the most , io!-n" l in.it!' Trains Soon to He Running Water .it New- York. Tl'NNEL rXl'llil XoUTI! IlIVF.U. jenude ns guest of Mr. Iiual Vi I Cornelius Van. lei bib. with i voiiuk- fndcrltst daughter, may a's.i atf.id th. (promenade Mrs V.i-t b'i..l('i ) 'mil. est son. Reginald. :s .1 ineiob r if tin- senior class n Vale, .nil I he fiinlly wish to le present a- one JVrVor Promenade before oe leaves the m l-versity. VKW yi'RK. Jan 7 The work of making soundings in the North river for the Pennsylvania-New York Kx tensinnKallroad 'ompany. which Is to construct the tunnel c itinecting New Jersey and Manhattan Island, Is prac tically i omi'l. !-!. No unexpected ob-st.icl.-s u.-ie i o -1 .y fo.. engineers en gaged in th" tak of l.-arniiig the con dition of th- t-d of th- rlv-r. Nor was an '.!. whi. h' ha i 'harl-s M I.--. ret I-- red kon . !::-f Mi 111!," Ill ! ir-lv f-a V,p..n ! ii . J.' by them d ..n by r of tho tlia- tun r .-. as an t la n.; about North It arr.-st nas a d in wif- the and county several la If" i h.idr.-n. t-.t as ; : 1 .'. iii. of ;,.. pa n y a' t 1 : of til- hi.- tut know n that '-. b U.i. . Li t of the tllbe.s thr-uuh. Th--s-o t s -Ail! J.f 01 N-w J-r-ey. v Just. h.-re t v mouths of th J-rs-y si 1- v. ,) public and the n.-I svsiem in know n. l.-ng I.-. md .- :h i (,. mi I.- lit I '.ah I - .. I ' 'olll- ..- plans mad- -s '...oilld rnoiiths tiains ii.c.v as- b" 1 1 J. -I .... . c r- in i le aper. an I the the N - ti made the tun- S'dl U'l- w MHI'I''U, iLLM Iist Step in ''losing o College Com; th- W Mi.- AI.IC1-: lf,I, d. Daughter of I'. at Junlo -i l-nt I .'.TTil.S'O. o He Pl'S'tlt II I ' 1 1 -'1 ' I " cjlICA'Pi. Jan. 7. -The .; hw est -ern .M-iical c..l..g h , hen .1.1 The 'a!pariso (Ind.i Normal .-'hool r.nd the Chicago Electric M-di al '.dl-ge have purchased th- ins'iiuti oi for ti'),- The transfer of the Medical from the control of Northwestern university to that of its n-w owners is the last step in closing the women's iwdioal college, ihe reason for which action, as stated by one of th- trus tees, being that women could not foe educated to foecome physicians created such a sensation among women physi cians of the country during the past week. Jan Y; NB'.V Y'lIfK velt will le- I promenade at says a special to tie llav.n, c(,nn ,"),,. chool linvltation to attend ''live Duval. Miss ' haperore-.l hy her TO fSK WIKKLKSS TKLK'fliA I'll Y. 7 -A!!'" I foo-ie. 1 II- if ile- Junior on January 2, Press fr.n New has aci.,'e. an as the guest of Hoi si-v.-It will foe mother Ii is ex- pectci! tiiat h'-r aunt. .Mrs. William Shellleld V,., ,i,H v.i :iH,, fo present. While there tii'-y will live M n. New Haven house. Miss Roosevelt will arrive on Sun- jday. January 1H, will attend the college , chapel on Sunday, the 'lice riufo -on-jcert and the Junior 'e-rman on Mon Jday, an-1 the Junior Promenade and a : ,'nalf do7-n teas on Tuesday. This will ! j foe the first occasion that, n daughter jof a president has graced the Yale PAD MINK c.wn IN. Thirte.ri to Seventeen Mm. -is Relieved L. st at N-g.oin . Mi. h ( Nil' ; I 'N 111! Mi. h . J in . i 'tie .,r I tie most disi i s-mg ac i-. it's -. . -1 r I it-K I" 'ills par- .,f til tin iv f--l i year- bapp. n--l .o " X- k.ii- lion, today al iio.-ri . h li, by .i i i v.- In 'he liO- -.' ! : I I .' 1:1111. -IS I ,..gM to ha . . I n The , n . .. in ... .It '!.- belt .Hi ' ,.. I sllilft H .1 1 it ' ut r. I aii h ii: s :-.c. ! al.oii: ! Ill--II W..ll!d ll.l V e l.e. II kill. ! TIlU- far I.Ut ... ho K has I.. --II t a k.-n oil ' . .le- intf. h. . ru: i , u I Ulie. P is lli.iilght 'h. .,'her foodie, . .iiuio! I..- i. in led within .1 hours -')ie min er reS. lie I j. I 'olllll.il ., R.is-o, ;,, ,,. Ian. Pas' ., ifo s, i ihes l foe li -.ist.-r in til-- milie -,s follows; We ..We S..l'e ai .1111 I II pUlllp .it til" bo'lolll of the shaft, V hell, V. Itle CO liny .at riiii-. liiouaiids .,f ions of ..j-e i ail!" do", fl, I Ieii"llieed lo more until I h'-aid 'li. sound .,f pi. kJ and HhoV"ls ii, th.- hands of the rescuers and then- "houis Wfo.-n the riiiicis found iii. I was f.-et ti .in the place where I was sitting and found rnvm-lf In a dull How I got then- Is a mys tery, ale! ii 'on only be acioimieil for by the concussion ,,( ihe wind." TRA''K COMPANY IN ' iRP (RATED OAKLND c,, J.,,,. -The Phas .'iiiioi Training Trai k Company has tiled articles of Incorporation. Il l I understood that the new company will ao'iulre possession of ih" famous Mer rlwa farm lit Plcasanton. Among the .Incorporators Is De R. Lopez, one of the present owners of tin- farm. His associates are: 1 If. K. Anderson of Liverpool, , P.. 'harleston of Pleasanton, J. Earns worlh of England, Washington Dodge 'and 'lavln Mi-Nab of .San Francisco. eHIC.VXfo Jan. 7-A!aska and the I.'nited States may soon foe connected Junior Promenade. '.'live Duval, the Yale man whose tne trusty, Diung on the thumb and attle, Wash., capitalists are negotlat- j invitation Miss Roosevelt ac.-pted, Is wounding him In the arm. "Light- ing with Chicago firms for equipment 'a member rf the Junior clans and of house" itateg that the Insane man .for the proposed line and the promot- the Junior Promenade lommlttee. His wallowed the severed thumb, and. as em believe that with the opening of father Is secretary to ''foauncey M. It was not to be found about the Jail, the Eunimer season th line will he In Depew and It is r h ealdhate scesnsos there seems no doubt that tb.e lun-j operation between Nome City and Se- tor Depew will probably forln his atlc really Intended devouring his attle. bride here to attend th- Junio- Prom i ' insane man tried his best to devour with a line of wireless telegraphy. Ke. I AFFAIRS IN ENGLAND I Retreii. linti-nt Meeting With uppoil 1 tion Plan- for ;;tieri:fi- ciueig the Nay 1 NEW YoRK. Jan 7 Discussing th. political situation, the lmd..ii i oro s ' pond-nt of the Tribune cabl-s-I "Mr Italfoiir's second utt.uk of I". ! ll'-SS S Hot BerloilS, foil! It l il l HI (eiiieni. since he Is a natural p. .u---liuiker. and th.- nuce arrange.) foe. Iw. eli Sir Ml' li.l- I Hicks Ilea, h an 1 Mr. 1 hiiuib'-t lain ti'-eds constant mi p.-l is..n Ruill.-l s that th. rli.ili, . ! .; ..f the he.iu.r is en l-'.ivot lug t" n '..!. . i.-ii. ii. Iitii- nt upon th." n linliali; and tic- till" villi s'l.oiUoUS Icslstnil.e a i f Oi l V w i II found-' d. I. .i d Sell, air re- is ,i ii i I.I t Ion s mi l ii.i . 1 i ud . ! t s at pei sis'iuit In tic it d- in i ii. 1 fni t i'e 1 1 c ' li ii 1 1 1 " th-. na ami lliai.il l! Iii'.i t ha II II 1 1 to tic ...nil. in. d i'--. ts .f Rll - .1 all I I'l ill.- Til-- iial' i!llie llill-.!e' W 1 1 I.C Ilk" I V I I ' 1 1 ( pO I I I he il'llllll -t't C I .l and " ill ,nh is. Si i Mi. 'ia Ilia I.- II. a- h GET UP! tc l. now all the nio.i-t' I. nc-.U and to avoid unnec.-ssnry ccon uny icept, P ""il'ly. In the local g lemnieM I.orl l!iielr) fit- n I mert that the .iniioiini-eini-nt of his Italian ..uiti-ti'-v Is premature, and that he will re main In England until the Hunt, r re i. e. or a' h-iist until the political situ a 1 -ii has cl.iiri'd. P.K'ITIILICAN ELECTED. NEW YORK. Jan, 7. -Montague lysslcr, Republican candidate, in the election h'd today for congressman In Ihe Seventh district, has been elected by 344 votes over Perry Belmont, Dem ocratic candidate. ANOTHER STORM IMMINENT. WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.- .Storm warn ings are displayed on the Pacific coast, on the Slralls of Fuca, Itclllng harn Ray, and at Seattle. I That's the inorruno call "( I liatita Ic-r. It's a wclconie i rv to a well man. Hut , to a man w hose sh i-p i seems to have l.ei-n j onlv an unictreshin;; I stiijsir; who wakes j With 1 I r M 1 1 1 VT ees, j throlihiiii; ln-.nl. ami i 11 bad taste 111 the mouth, it m c.i ni onlv a new day's nicety. In such a jihvsic.il coii'lition hcilth is III o s t sun I v a n d swiftlv i ' st oi i-i I fov the use oi Dcslor Plen c'sl e.fiell Mi i. ical I M'"-"cr y. It cure. i w isi-i of I In stomal Ii . ii.i itgai-i of iligi s! ami nu trition, a. ... it cures lliroifodi the '.tom.ich diseases of liM-r, lung'., kiilucys, etc., which have their origin in a ili-eav-d condition of the stomach and other organs of digestion and nutrition. Il increases the activity of the lil(ssl-niakini gdmids, and every orgrin is Is-m-fitrd by the resulting in crease of rich, tiure fohssl. "Cioldcn Medical I)is ovcry " contains no alcohol ami i entirely free from opium, cocaine and other narcotics. "Vmir '('.nl'lrn Mnhral nix ovrrv ' imil ir Kagr's Cstnrrh Hemdy have ln-e'n of grnil ln-rielll In ir." wrilr. I I'rof ) I'lraniiiit A Olivri, ul Viol, Fulton Co, Ark "H'fnrr I uwd hr liovf nirnlloried remclirg my alerp wits nul ounil; ihiri ion ,sil n conlinuiil h-rlmg ,,l muery, I now feel likr- a new itmn Anyoin" in ncril uf mritirnl tri-Mlmr-nt for ntiiisl (HtMrrh coitlil do no iK-ttrr tlmn to tskr irentmrnl of rr. M V I'li-ne I know lilii in-riliiinri are all right ill thift i-lasa of rll-H-asea." The Common Sense Medical Adviser, cloth binding, sent free by the author, on receipt of 1,1 one-cent stamps, to pay ex-mie of mailing only. In paiercovr 21 one-rent stamps. Address Dr. K. V. Pierce, llumilo, N. V. 3& W If S REACHED A crisis , Al '" ITV Jin 7 The urliltrn--ouiitl'iii has i. .i. led a crisis hih aiis -.ay that Iii whali er f r in h. . on.ii!s'.r ai foltrutloii plan Is e. ' I ! t h- r.'iif. rein - Ih-y w 111 unit. t a Denier forbids pi iK.-nglilliii? If think the K...i foui k t iiiK Is th" limit PRAEL & COOK TKANSI I'lt COMPANY TlriH"n 2JI. DRAYING AND EXPRESSING All fvsts ahlpprd to our "r Will Receive Special Attenthin. No. 6H Dusn A: A at -rla. (irr V. J CimK. Mr. Jtea T. 1131. TO IMKE R00 Tor our larp' slm k "f Spring (inmls nln mlv oicei finni Ihe I'lu-t js ihe idil"' reason w hv Wf lllillolltiet' II k'l'eat Clearance Sale Tii 'olnineiiec oil THURSDAY, JAN. 2 25 Per Cent Cut on all Clothing 20 Per Cent Cut on Furnishings K. ,t U'. Collars and Culls, Oil ami Kuhher (iiiiids KxLi'ptcd, This is a IiONA KIDH HALK for the reason (jivc'ii. "Kvrylliinj; ties," ex ocpt as stated. Our stock of clothing is uiisiirpns.scil for style and quality. P. A. STOKES The Clothier