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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 11, 1902)
J :' THE MORNING ASTORIAN. TlilHiShAv! nrrruiir'u n ,rvv-v ' mmlll'llimm1'11 THE OLD RELIABLE i Absolutely; PuraT THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE IS BADLY 'DAMAGED. S'.eamor Sequoia's Deck lit Sub-nwrgcd-Lost Her Ituddrr During tlie Gale. The disabled steam schooler Sequoia which was brought Inside Tuesday ev ening by the tug, "Willulu and anchor- ed in the lower harbor near Fort Stevens. was brought up to the city yesterday and is now lying at the dock of the American Can company. The vessel is certainly In a distressing con dition, portions of the deck being en tirely submerged. The exact extent of her injuries is not yet known and probably will not be until the cargo of lumber Is removed and the hull prop erly examined. A thorough Investiga tion will be made and all necessary repairs be instituted before any fresh attempts ore made to put to sea. The accident to the Sequoia occured sev eral days ago when she was leaving WUlapa harbor, bound for San Fran cisco. The vessel ran aground and, besides losing her rudder, strained her hull so badly Mat she leaked freely When temporary repairs had been ef fected the Qrace Dollan, not the Mel ville Dollar, as was at first reported, took the disabled vessel In tow and left down the coast. Intending to reach San Francisco In that manner. However, a succession of gales and generally blustering weather entirely incapaci tated the Sequoia, rendering her such a burden that signals of diatre&s were given, and the tug Wallulu of this port put to her assistance when the Grace Dollar had struggled with her charge to a point off the mouth of the Colum bia. It is not knpwn as yet how long a stay will be made here, but a depart ure wijl not be attempted until every thing is in perfect readiness. The Grace Dollar left out yesterday on her Interrupted voyage to 'San Francisco. She carries a load of lumber. VIOLENT ACTION BY TWO POWERS ( nttnu-d from Page 1) tb German sailors met a party of Veueiael&B soldi but no collision Ivuk jriut. jkl 5 e'ciock tSiis morning a landing jatrtr of ?xtwfl maitm wnt to th Sritittn MoiiSUi! and conducted the anrttihw)uui, R. Rranck, and his fam ils- or. Viatia tb Brtributlon. 5TOtti t-ui British residents at La 'tiimyn tii-v been arrested with t a.wyn ma it Messrs. Fieldwich, rxk 3szA Itrysmx. the English dlreet mn x liv harbor corporation who j73tafea i-bwEselves In their houses MMt lia? t jtc-ud by forces of the fcLieS yumi d t?ken on board the TS iifiidh bwis-s were surround-1 4 it Vt'ian poUcemeB but when Vr"-T ( 23 sailors was landed this iwM8 Mi marched to the relief tit ztJiisnvra waAe no resistance and Out ttts'm&Ht mere conducted . tp the fufirtMm vnboat trouble. The S Orman warships, however 'm ti 3V-ntjme bad cleared for ac t. jc v!- b,nf -- explain the action X li yvr in taking action without Kit-iH Varg4a time to reply to their owl, rtue German cruiser Falke has m tt'jm onn CVbello on search for tint r3MiUr lh Venezuelan ttwym ' Mtj ted here from Cara ea as te- niwiit is credited with U tcMOAMM 'A repulsing any landing f Ca S!i4 Urn. VKjrEZtKLAX DEMO.VisTRATK "' TsT4Ak CfxUl and Burn Ger- uA BfYMH Flag. WIU.KJWTAD, Dwc. 1 There was put yi'Tyf 4nootration in Car va Ut mtfst wi rtews arrived that Urttn ao4 Oarmm warships had Hv.iMI aU war vessels at La 'Aa'm. Crowds quickly gather 4 kiA AAt Jvt trU of the capl' ul. Th peifmbi fnarofeed to the tUu r tit FmHiit Castro who ad d.iMue4 n, Thr mob then moved on U lUt 6nttvt legation shouting, "Oat U Or nut." Windows were shattfoj -vKh tot. The police naA no 3rt ts dispers th demons At 1 tUk at night the govera. trtrfit 0r4r4 th arrest of all German and Kugllsh residents. One hour later I'.'S tws prominent in social and commercial life, were crowded together In the kHc station. Ninety-seven German residents were arrested among them the (iernun consul, Valentine Blnhm. r,elgl.tn charge, F. 8. GoffnrO waa .arrested by mistake und taken to the police statliw, but was released 10 minutes later, ; ' ' - United States Minister tlowen went t oner to President Castro and suc teelcl n obtaining the release of Dr." (Coohler and Cowul'A'alt.itlne Blohm. British. n i Germnn flags have Ix-en publkly burnod. - - GCNUOATS SE1ZKD. Attvitipt to Blocknae Orinoco IVusirat- d l:y PoAiers. POUT CF SPAIN', Trinidad, Dvv 10 -The British cruiser Chiullxlls selied the Venexuelaa cunboU Bolivar in this harbor last night. Sha landed the Ho lirar's ofTicers here w hile the British shwp Alert took th ciew of the" u.p tnrtd gunbjnt to Port of 1 Gusyra situated on.he VeneaueUn eosjl oi'po slte the Island of Trinidad. The iritl3h torpedo boat destroyer Quail has received instructions to cap ture the Venezuelan war vessel now engagol In bl.kading the mouth of the Orinoco. The entire coast of Venesuvla from the Oronoco'rlver to La Ouiy.-a wUI be blockaded from today by IhitUh war vessels, whil? the Vnenalan iw st frontier will be blockaded uy "Jerman vesijls. The comUned.Anglo-Gerr.iaa 1-f't is entering the harbor and the first ves sels are not 300 feet from the customs house. The landing of marines has bosun. A R It EST OF FOREIGVEKS UN PRECEDENTED IN HISTORY Considered as Equivalent t j a Declar ation of Wui Boweus De - mand Prearranged WASHINGTON. Dec. 1. -it was said at the British and German embas sies that the action of Trefklcnt Castro in ordering the arrest ol all subjects of th British and German government. In Caracas waa without precedent In the history of clviliied vountri-is sup posedly at peace with each other and that such action would be regarded as sufficient ground for a declaration of war. Members of the diplomatic corps here, indeed, regard it as being such a declaration in Itself. Minister Bowels prompt pction in demanding of President Castro the re lease of the Germaa and British sub jects arrested in Caracas yesterday Is in accordance ith the lan agreed up on between ihe German and British ambassadors and Secretary Hay. COMPANIES WHOSE CLAIMS BROUGHT ABOUT TROUBLE United States On Ouard to See that Too Violent Measures are Not Enacted. NEW YORK, Dec. 10. The principal British creditors whose claims are to be enforced by the ultimatum against Venezuela, are, according to the Trib une's London correspondent in Lon don, railway and hartkr improvement companies. Some of these companies (.omplain of defaults of Interest guar anteeed by the Venezuela government and another corporation, which took up an issue of bonds, claims that a considerable amount of unpaid Inter est Is .due it There are also claims for damages to railways and other property from war losses, and also for unpaid charges for freight on the government's account. The British claims in the main are based on governm?nt Jefaults or negligence, and are not uncollected private or business debts. The Ger man claims are larger in amount and vary more In their nature and the re sponsibility of the Venezuelan govern ment for the redemption of the obli gations is less obWous in certain sec tions of the ;iccount. There are no intimations here of the amounts either of the French or Amer lean cluims, which must be consider able. The precaution taken by the United States in ordering a strong fleet to the Venezuelan coast does not escape attention. It is . considered a sign that the Washington authorities are on tbelr guard against the taking of too drastic measures on the part of either Germany or England for the collection of a debt from a weak pow er distracted with a revolution. European nations have been finan cing railways and harbor Improvement schemes In South America for a half century, but they have not been ac customed to naval demonstrations for the collection of defaulted interests. MONTANA MAN GOES EAST GREAT FALLS, Dec. 10. F. A. Ful ler has resigned his position with the Pears' soap responds to water in stantly; washes and rinses off in a twinkling. It is the finest toilet soap in all the world. Established over lo years. AH the National Bank Circulation in the United States could not purchase the assets of The Mutual Life Insurance Com pa'ny of New York. Total circulation ef all Niiioul lUnlti in lh VnUttl Malt, bptMMr jo, tnt $323,900,000 Amts of Tht Mutt! Lift lav Co. of N York, trc Urgr than those of any vthtr compdwy m iteitt. $352,800,000 Sine orgutufcttoK th Company MT Mttort o r $569I59000 trhicfc um ihu nay ulKcr tvmpauy in ih vocld Wm tfrxluy for " Wkt thill I ImukF" The Mutual Life Insurance Company ok New York Kkha0 A. McO hoy, Pmtdut. VAN DUSEN A CO. Resident Areata, Astoria. Oregon. Sherwood Gilleepy, Manager, Seattle, Wasblngtott. -C. H. Waterman, State Manager, Portland. Oregon.' Boston & Motttan t smelter and wtll leave January 1 to become superinten tendent of the Nlchol's Chemical com pany's copper smeltfr on Ing Island, opposite New York. SUBJECT TO TAXATION .Associations In Hands of Receivers Are Not Exempt CHICAGO. Dec. 10. The nppei.tte court of Indiana hus just i-endered an oploion to the rftei-t that the receiver of a building and loan assx-lutlin must return the assets for taxation, says a special to the Tribune from Indianapolis. The court 'finds that building and loan associations exempted ns such from taxation, mean those that are In active operation end not in a receiv er's hands. This statute provides that stock shall be listed by holders, but when a receiver la acting the court says the stock held by sharehoMcrs Is of uncertain value and argues that it is the receiver's duty to list it. AUTHORESS FOUND DEAD. Wife of Wealthy Contractor Meets With Accidental Death NEW YORK. Dec. 10,-Mrs. William Eddes, of 203 West Twenty-fourth street, the wife of a wealthy contract or, who Is now in Europe, was found dead In her bedroom. The disconnect ed tubing of a iras stove betrayed the accident that had caused h-r death. Mrs. Edd?s tvas an author,, writing under the name of Parah Jeanette Burke. The .coroner pronounced the case one of accidental death. DO YOU SPEND YOUR HOLI DAYS IN PORTLAND? If so. be sure and visit the Strain Tailoring Co., and The Hub, for your New Year's suit, overcoat, hats, shoes and furnishing goods. We are the western agents for the uncalled-for tailor-made garments of the Royal Tailors, Lamm & Co., and many more of Chicago's high art tail ers and our stock of uncalled-for gar menta In worsteds, broadcloth, tricots. cheviots, meltons, bl,ck clays, serges and unfinished worsteds far exceeds anything In the clothing line to be seen In Portland. Don't miss getting your choice of 2000 uncalled-for suits, worth from J20 to 150 selling from f".&0 u. 500 pairs of uncalled-for trousers, worth from 5 to 17.50, for $2.50. 1000 pairs of uncalled-for trousers worth from $8 to $12.50 for $3.60. 800 uncalled-for vests worth from $2.50 to $8, for 50c. Our stock of hats, shoes, and furnish ing goods Is complete and we guaran tee th lowest price In the city. Our tailoring department contains the finest line of winter suitings on the Pa cific coaat. - Suits and overcoats to order from $15 up. Trousers lo order from-$5 sp. Remember that our motto Is Satisfac tion guaranteed or your money refund ed. THE STRAIN TAILORING COMPANY, 285 Washington street TH3 HUB, N. E. corner Third and Burnslde sts., Portland, Oregon. FREE EMBROIDERY LESSONS The ladies of Astoria will have an opportunity to 'take free embroidery lesions at the A. Dunbar Co. store ev ery afternoon during the week com mencing December 8. The finest em broidery work ever seen In this city will be on exhibition and all will be welcome to ittend. PIANO GIVEN AWAY At Mrs. R. Inge! ton's on Decem ber 29. Big reduction sale of ladies' hats, coats and skirts. Remember MONDAY Is Mrs. Ingle ton's bargain day. Ten percent 414 couut on all sales on Monday only, A chance for the piano with every 50 cent purchase. Welch block. Gibsom PictluEres GILBERT HEADS HASSOCKS OR FOOTSTOOL We Have Them for Christmas ' ,!. Charles fieilborn , Son SVl'.NSON'S BOOK STORK Always has so-nthlng new. Fancy shell novelties, albums, attractive pic tures and art goods. Large line of holiday books and musical Instruments and hundreds of nice things suliable for presents. Fi :ST-CLA33 UPHOLSTERING Mr. Plerson. a ilrst-class upholsterer un I carpetlayer, is now In our employ. W are prepared to lake your orders. Satisfaction guaranteed: estimates furnished un appllcaticn. CHAS. HEILBORN A SON. A DOZEN DIFFERENT WAYS When the ordinary citizen Intends to go east, or send for friends or rela tives to come west, the choice of routes Is a question that always bothers him. He wants to know If the same route he used once, some time ago, makes the same time, same jonnectlons. If the price Is the rame, If It costs the same to go east m it did to come west. Pos sibly he has heard or read of famous pol-its of Interest In the west or middle west that he overlooked on the trip he made. LMtl not see mem Dccause ne had not time; did not know he could for the same mon?y;dld not know he could et a stopover. There are hun dreds of .iustlons he would have ask ed, many things he would have liked to have seen and many accommodations he could have enjoyed, only, he did not have the time to look Into the sub ject, and it was too much bother any way. Here la a suggestion that will save you all that trouble, vexation and re gret. The Illinois Central Railroad company runs cast und south from St. Paul, Omaha and St- Louis, and north from New Orleans. "At these points it connects with all the wstern trunk lines, and through them with all their western connections. The Illinois Central does not care which line you use In the west, northwest, central west or southwest, becauso It connects with all of them, and is absolutely Im partial to alt, All you have to do is to drop us a note ; tt-ll us your destination and starting point. Is there anything In the whole glorious west that you want to see on the way? Mention It. We will arrange for It If it can be done. Perhaps you want a stopover. We will arrange that too, If it is pos sible for anyone to do it. Just make! suggestion as to the western line and we will elaborate it for you; tell you the time you should start, when you should arrive at your destination. what accommodations you will enjoy, what It will cost you, an Itinerary for the trip, and will do everything we pos sibly can to make your Journey pleas ant and comfortable. That's what we are here for. We have headquarters In Portland; agent In Portland and Seattle and traveling agents that wilt come and talk It over with you at any time and at any place in tho north west without Its costing you a cent more than a postage stamp, Chicago business Is t specialty with us, but we have our own rails In a dozen different states east of St. Paul, Omaha and New Orleans, and can ticket you to these gateways over a dozen different routes. Write us. By the way, do you want a nice wall map of the Unit ed States, Cuba and Porto rtlco. Send nie six cents to pay postage. D. H. Trumbull, Commercial Agent, Illinois Central R. R.i 142 Third street, Port land, Ore. i The MUG SALOON P. E. PETERSON, Prop, Finest Wines and Liquors. Corner Astor and Ninth, A Special Sale of FRAMED PICTURES Is Now 011 at Our Store, at Prices Lower. Than Ever Before P See Our Display . Just the Thing for a Present 4? JWSIMESS JLNWOUNCEMEWTS You will finJ thb best 15c meal In the city at the RlJlng Sun Restaurant. SITUATION WANTKIZ-Uy middle ed woman; general housework. Ap ply room 4, Depot Bxchnnite, Commer cial street. WANTED 5 YOUNO MEN from As toria to at snce prepare for Positions In the Government Service. Apply to Inter-State Cornea, Inst. Cedar Rapids, la. Roxyln foul lasts longer, la cManer and make lest trouble with stoves and chimney flues than any other tool on the market. George. W. Sanborn, agent. Telephone 1311. Plumbing, tinning, gas and steam flttlug at lowest rates and In work manlike manner. Orders promptly ex ecuted. Shop, No. 4:5, Bond street JOlfN A. MONTGOMERY. Oregon Shojtj Line Am union Pacific TIME SCHED Depart Chicago Portland Special ULES From Portland. Sail Lske.Dcnver, Ft. Worth, Oma ha. Kansas City Arrlvt 9:00 a. m. 4:30 p. m via Hunt St. Lnuls, Chicago, ington AtiranMo Express 8:50 p. m. via Hunt ington St. Paul Fast mall I p. m. via Spokane and East. Salt Lako, Denver Ft. Worth, Oma ha, Kansas City, 8:10. a 8t. Louis, Chicago and East. Walla Walla. Lewlston, Spo kane. Minneapolis St. Paul, Duiutb Milwaukee, Chi cago and East J: 00 a. m 73 hours front Portland to Chloagu No Change of Cars. OCEAN AND RIVER SCHEDULE From Astoria All sailing datw subject to change For Son Francis ES.jy!!' .?!. Columbia River exo. Monday 7 a. m. Dailreg. cent Bun. To Portland and 4 a, m. war Landings. Steamer Nahootta leaves Astoria on tide dally for Ilwaco, connecting there with trains for Long Beaob, Tioga and North Beach points. Returning ar rives at Astoria earns evening, a. W. LOUN8BKRRT, Agent. Astoria. A. I CRAIQ, G seers! Passenger Agent, Portland. Orecnn. NORTHERN PACIFIC Time Card of Train PORTLAND. Leaves Arrives Puget Sound Limited. 7:25 a m 8:46 p m Kansas City-8t, Louis Special 11:10 am 6:45 P rn North Coast Limited 8:30 p m 7:00 a m Tacoma and Seattle Night Express 11:46 pm 3:05 p m Take Puget Sound Limited or. North Coust Limited for Gray's Harbor points Take Puget Sound Limited for Olyta pla direct Take Puget Sound Limited or Kan sas Clty-St. Louis Special for points on South Bend branch. Double dally train service on Gray's Harbor branch. Four trains dally between Portland, Tacoma and Seattle. A. D. CHARLTON, Assistant General Passeneger Aft., 251 Morrison it, Portland, Or. Foley's Honey Tar beola lungs aedittopa the couth. I J JAPANESE GOODS JUST THE THING FOR HOLIDAY GIFTS lJsmtKK) Fnrniluni, Chlnswsre. UMs, Milk Hamlkertaief ' and tans, Trays, Hholl sud Hhell Work, A LAHOK A WlKTMKNT AT LOW I'lUtm I Yokohama Bazaar. 620 Commercial St. 1 2 . . . A CARLOAD i Just recilved from the East. H wholesalers' profits imtdn by from thi fatcory goes to BENEFIT OUR z ... wniie our trcsfnt shipment H before announced In Astoria. I H. H. ZAPF, - - - rzxhx uxxaxxuxx8xx XBi4xnxxnx4xnx4xuxxirx 3:mi!imn:mst:tt::tna2mtTOittnt:mtsKBiainamumratnanimi Red Ribbon Brand FANCY CALIFORNIA FIGS Fisher Bros., 546-350 Bond si. twia:iK::::nt:itj:tj:::ir.::;::nini:iicaiusiut::mi!iuJi;wtutnun Fancy and Staple Groceries FL0DP, FEED, PROVISIONS, TOBACCO AND CIGARS Su.jj'liM of al kijjiltiHt lowthl n.ln, fur fclicutx-ti, Funnel's and Itgyu As Ve ALLEM Tenth and Commercial Mrttts Castings We are prepared to make them o short notice and of the best materials. Let us give you estimates on any klnA of castings or pattern work. Lowe . prices for Ilrst-class work, TELEPHONE NO. 2461. FURNITURE At Prices Ym Can Afford to'Pay Fancy Rockers $2.50 Chairs and Iron Bedsteads ROBINSON'S M OF FURNITURE jj The grtat saving In freights and 2 buying In carload lots Hired CUSTOMER 8 lasts jim can buy ut prices new The House Fur nisler 8 IUON, STEFiU URASS and BRONZE Srow Bay Iron 0 Brass Works 11. r. Ilih unit F. ank.ln Art Squares Rugs Carpets Mirrors Cannot Be Undersold