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fV V: NOTIOKt ''tre'Iidlto bo T:Ac;i.lu:.)li0 Library without p"r mission. Any ASTOSIA P0BLICL1BRASI ?.S30CiHI0H. ona 1c".ftd guilt of uich offense," ONLV PAPER ; PUB LISHED IN ASTORIA WITH ASSOCIATED PKKSS 8IRVICB . , . LA RCiF ST CIRCULA TION IN CLATSOP AND TUB ADJOIN! COUNTIES . ...... 01111 NO. 157 VOL. LV ASTORIA OREGON, TUESDAY .DECEMBER 30, 1902. I . t . ... . .a: - ' i si A. A. To My Customers Owing to tho rush Incident to Xma buttle so, I tinvt not lb tlm to end raai to all of my customer asking them to call for IMS calendar, i 1 therefor taks till method of Invit ing al who have so liberally patronised nx faring the yew Juat cloving to please call nd ft ont of my calen dars.. As tier will bo ruth of shopper tlU )r port of tht week, I respect fully Mk that vou get tho calendars tmtasdtately ftfter Xmaa. Very tlncerely, Have You Read CO Tho true story Clark? FOR SALB BY J. N. GRIFFIN 8VVCBSHOU TO GUIFFIN & HEED UHMMMMMMMMMMWMMMMMMW THE BEE HIVE'S NEWS SPECIALt 4-lb. Oregon Blankets, riottled, at , In MeVet Clothltie there Is a Difference os In Men The most Money does not always buy the best There are do teiter Clothes made than those .we are sliowlcr, bat there are higher prices. Best Men's most satisfactory In the ion run. I Men's All-Wool Suits, - 09.OO, I10UEST" of Lewis and 52.65 to S3.00 ll.OO, ipll.SO MRS. WEATHERRED LIKES ASTORIA Speaks Eloquently of This Port and Its Future PossI-Vv-' - billtics MUST ADVERTISE IN EAST Good Hondo Mm Much Im pressed by (ho Dairying In " threats of CItop " Conoty. - Mr. Edyth Toiler Weathtrr4 of rortnd and MUs Apiei I Ant of Ma c:ham wr callera at thla office yeater day. Tht ladlra had pnt Sunday at Reald. Mr. Wratlwrred rrlurned a few day ago from Chicago, and la enttmaluntlc over tho advrrtftlnf Oregon la at prea nt receiving through tho permanent eihlblt at Chicago. "Our Llteratur." pUtPd Mm. Weathered, "la the moat attractive there, nnd greatly appreciat ed by 0. M. MrKlnney, the manager of the bureau." "Wo art living In an age of picture," aald Mra. Wentherred, "nnd thonc who go to tho expenae ot reaching out with attractive llluatrated mutter will u re ly aecurt magniRcent resulta. Axlorla with her harbor and commercial back ing haa appeaed to me, and I am proud that It la part of Oregon. It la one of my pleaaurable privilege to alng her pralaea whenever and wherever an op portunity afforda." lira. Weatherred urge Aatorluna to keep tho Karrlman advertlalng bureau well aupplled with literature, and think tbla medium of reaching the aatern people the beat ayatem ever In augurated. Tho permanent exhibit I oa Clark St. oppoalto the public build big, and la vlalted by crowda anxlou to learn of our reaourcea. The display of fruit and grain la aomewhat Itm I ted and contribution are needed. "A torta," aald Mr. Weatherred. "ahould and can aamon. and what would be a great drawing card la a large aatmon preserved In acid: It would certainly make the vlattora think of Aatoiia even If they wero not particularly lntcret ed In thla Induatry, Aatorla will be come famoua during the Lew la and Clark centennial for hundred will wlab to visit the old camping ground of the explorera. Then the aalt pit will be come .part of history I have been o frequently aaked by eastern teacher It I havo aeon It." Mr. Weitherred haa airved Oregon at three expositions, and la welt In formed of the reaourcea and opportun ity of her native state, fine now edlta "The Exposition," a magaxlne de voted to the Lew-la and Clark centen nial and the general Interests of the northwest. Mrs. Weatherred was busy yester day looking up aome laad for eastern parties, and any aha Intends Astoria to havi aome consideration among the re quests aha receives from those wishing to Invest. "I am not a land agent." continued Mra. Weatherred, "but when ever I travel aa soon aa people hear the word Oregon they are Interested and aak ao many questlona. I waa In a little town In Indiana two weeks ago; It waa Granger day. and I was asked to com and tell them of the Oregon country, aa they called It., Well, I talked, and came away with 25 namea of those ready to come out a soon aa I find tho rtght proposition for them. Two men want aaw mill Itea aeveral dairy rancttta, other fruit and small forms. When I returned to Chicago I ent them literature the manner of aendlng out the booklets through the Harrlman bureau la one that never fall to reach the one for whom It la Intended. Keep Mr. McKlnny well aupplled and he will prove to you that you have made no mistake In your ex penditure for the ame." JAMES W. ABBOTT HERB IN INTERESTS OP GOOD ROADS Up to AstorUna to Use Every Effort to Construct Durable Highways. Jamea W. Abbot, special agent for tho Rocky Mountain and Pacific coast division of the office of publio road In quiries, United States department ot agriculture, visited Astoria yesterday and waa ahown the city and aa much of the county a possible by the good roads champion, Hon. C. W. Carna han. In nn Interview, Mr. Abbott aid: "I have long desired to visit thla city, so full of hlstorlo Interest and great prospective Importance and par ticularly desired to do ao during the visit ot tht) good roads convention last October. Th effort now being made by the department for the Improvement of highway la purely educational. We endeavor to dlcsemlnate such informa tion aa Will assist local effort In bring- Ing about the construction of durable a ml extensive country rouds,' ipvhii h a) wuys have the effect of developing the resources of contiguous territory nnd of greatly enhancing property values nnd bettering the condition of the ruial population, as well a helping the cities. Much attention ha been giv en thH northwest during the past year, t have spent conslderublo time in Ore gon, largely at Salem with Judge J. II. Scott, president, ot tho state good roads association. I havo recently re turned from California, where I in vestigated the subject of tb use of on In road construction, reporting tho re sult to the department in ft paper on tho subject, . ; :- 'V ,. ,': i.' "The Lewis and Clark fair I ft coming vent bringing with It great possibili ties for the northwest. Nothing which could happn could result in ao great publicity, and it la only aoccsMry that the resources and possibilities of this country be made known, property to bring ft wonderful development. "Tour Mr. Carnation, who waa moat active at ths good road convention held In Portland U broad man Of accurate foresight, and sees the import ance of good highway tn thhj atate, and la doing much to promote them. While riding today bo atonlshed roe with the statement of the enormous ca pacity of this county for" dairy pro ducts. ' Ita resource In thla direction are astonishing and nothing will de velop and extend them so urely as. good roads. Macadam roads, or roads made of gravel wbert It la more avail able, are the most suitable for this county. One of the' main Hems in their construction Is proper drainage. The water must, b kept out of them and off of thtm '.s ,-nuch aa possible, then the rest Is easier, "Your coast la becoming more and more attractive aa a summer resort. The Lewi and Clark fair will give thla tendency a tremendous Impetus, and in time It will be, like the eastern coast, a continuous 'esort. Mr. Abbott visited the road lately constructed by tho county ot crushed ston. and wia ell pleased with it. He predicts a bright future for Astoria and the surroundl ig country. INVENTED AERIAL TORPEDO. Movement of Which Can Be Control " led By Operator. NEW YORK, Dec. .-Prot. Carl Myers, a balloon maker of Frankfort haa constructed an - electric torpedo, which I to be exhibited at the Louis iana Purchase exposition, says a Utlca, N. Y dispatch to the Herald. " The aerial torpedo (Ilea ilk a thing ot life, la directed by two aluminum screw blade, making two thousand rev olutlona a minute and rotated by an electric motor, which obtains Ita power from an ordinary Incandescent lighting current of 110 volt. The movements are directed by twj oero plane acting as rudders moving tho vessel up, down, right or left, In circles, spirals, or cy clopoids. aa a bird files. All these evolutions are under con trol of a distant operator who moves an Index over contact points on a dial switchboard, to which the vessel in stantly responds, . ANTIDOTE VOH TYPHOID. Lemon Juice Found -to Kill Germs of the Fever. CHICAGO, Dec. M-That lemon Juice will destroy the typhoid fever germs In water Is authoratively announced by the Chicago health department after earaful experiments extending over the last three daya. . , One teaspoonful of the Juice to halt a glassful of water la known to be a good combination, and repeated trials have Invariably produced the same re sult every germ was killed. This confirms the announcement made on Christmas day by Dr. Aaa Ferguson, a London physician to the effect that lemon Juice was a deadly foe to typhoid. , TIRED OF HIS JOB, Francis Joseph Permita Arch Duke to Retire From Rank. VIENNA, Dec. 29. The seml-of-flclal Welner Abendpost says: . Emperor Francis Joseph has accepted Arch Duke Iopold Ferdinand's re nunciation of his rank, and haa sanc tioned his adoption of the civil nhme, Wootllng and has also ordered that his name be stricken from the lists of knights of the golden fleece and the army." , DR. LORENZ DINES WITH GOULDS NEW YORK! Dec t9. Dr. Adolf Lorena spent Sunday aa the guest of Mr., nnd Mra. George J. Gould at their home, Georgian Court, Iakewood, N. J. "It Is magnificent," said Doctor Lo rena, on hi return to New York. "It la really one cf the mpst delightful house I ever visited. I enjoyed my self Immensely and shall carry back with me pleasant recollections of Lake wood and the charming hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. Gould." WAITING UPON PRESIDENT CASTRO Minister Bowen Expects to Ar rive in Washington at an Early Date. WILL REPRESENT VENEZUELA Still Attends to the Interests ot Foreipa Powers-Let at Ion - Vlll TUi In Hands of 4 (Secretary ' WASHINGTON. Dee. tf.-The Ven etuetan negotiations ndw await upon President Castro. Minister Bowen has been felly' advised by the state depart ment of tho result of Its exchange with tber foreigii offices at London, Berlin and Rome, and he hi, been charged to take the ' caw in band himself a.M ar range the details of the protocol, which will precede the submission of the for eign claims ;to the arbitration of The Hague tribunal. In so doing Mr. bowen Is acting, not as United States minister but as Venexuela's representative. The officials here wish it to be distinctly understood that their functions ceased so far at the Venexuelan difficulty was concerned, when they brought the par ties to the controversy together. It now seem probable that Minister Bowen will come to Washington as Ven sueta'S representative on the commis sion which will draw up the protocol providing for the submission of the claims of the powers to The Hague tri bunal. It has been decided that be may so represent Venexuela, notwith standing the tact that he is at present charged with the interests of Great Britain, Germany, Italy and other Eu ropean powers In Venexuela. As soon as he leaves Venexuela this charge will pass to Mr. RusaeH, tho secretary in charge of the American legation, whose reputation at tho state department is that of a thoroughly competent and able official. Tho selection of Mr Bowen will cause a postponement of the assembling of the proposed commission until he can arrive here from Caracas J IN HANDS OF MINISTER. Italian Representative at The Hague Looks After Country's Interests. ROME, Dec. ?. The Italian minister at The Hague, Chevalier Tugenl, haa been ordered personally to supervise tho procedure in tho matter ot a settle ment of the Italian claims against Ven exuela before the International peace court at The Hague. COLLIDES ON SIDING. Overland Crashes Into Engine With Fatal Results. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 29. The Santa Fe No. t overland crashed Into an engine sidetracked at Slam today. Instantly killing Engineer Chaa. Hay- ward, by fracturing his skull, and bad ly crushing Fireman Arkils. M. L. Shackelford, a fireman on the overland, was bruised about the body and had nn arm mangled. Engineer James Gray of thai overland escaped by Jumping. ' Tho light engine had run on a sid ing and rns waiting for No. 7 to pass. The overland, instead of keeping to the main; track, took the siding. The Im pact was terrible, completely demolish Ing both engines. A iefietive switch is said to have caused tho collision. NEW LEAGUE ORGANIZES Six Cities Will Be Represtnted In the New Baseball Combination. SAN FRANCISCO. Djc. 2-The Pa cific Coast baseball league was organ ised here tonight with six cities rep resented as follows: Oakland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Sacramento, Portland, Seattle. The following off ic era were elected: President, J. T. Mo- ran, Oakland; vice-presidents, E. F. Bert, San Francisco and George Lam plg, Seattle; secretary, James H. An derson, San Francisco; treasurer Theo dore Goodman, San Francisco. Each of tho towns represented waa given a franchise, and will be request ed .to put a cash guarantee of tSOOO be for January 1, The se&ion of 1901 will commence March 26 and will close November 29. THE CZAR A SPIRITUALIST. Tho Hague Conference Said to be Re sult of Seance. NEW- YORK, Deo. 29.-A curious atory regarding the' cxar, who, as Is well known, has of -late years taken great interest in spiritualism, comes from Bt, Petersburg through private ounces, say the Tribune's London correspo.Hi.it, This story is to the effect that The Hague conference was a direct result of ft spiritualistic seance at which, Saving received a call. Em peror Nicholas was told that it was his duty to bring ab-tut" peace In the world. PREPARING FOR WAR. Uprisings Tn Morroco Cause Stir In Military Circle. MADRID, Dee. 29. All army officer absent on furlough have been ordered to return to their posts la Morocco. A regiment of infantry has left for Al giers and another Is being held In readiness to go. Forces of cavalry, ar tillery and engineer a well as ft de tachment of hospital corps are also ready to bo moved. MURDERER ARRAIGNED. Cruelly Killed tho Woman He Loved and Must Now Answer. BAKER CITY, Dec. 29.-Ples Arm strong, who shot Miss Minnie Ensml tig er Christmas morning was arraigned before Justice Messlck this morning on the charge of murder in the first de gree, and was given until tomorrow to plead, when the preliminary examina tion will commence. FROZEN TO DEATH IN ARIZONA. GALLUP, N. M., Dec. 29. One mile south of Fort Winjate, Aris., the froz en body of August HcCue has been found in his wagjn which was In a ravine oft the road with the horses still attached to It. The homes were near ly starved and had apparently been there a wek. McCue was a Zuni mountain ranchman for 20 year. A son lives In Winslow, Aria. SOFT COAL MINERS MAY STRIKE. INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 20 -The bi tuminous miners of the country are preparing to ask for an Increase of from 1 to 20 percent in wages at the forthcoming session . of the national convention. CIGAR MAN DIES. CARLSBAD, N. Dec. M.-R. W. Tanaill, a well known millionaire cigar manufacturer died hero today of heart failure. Oregon City BLANKET NONE BETTER ? . '..:?. We have them in White and all Colors Per Pair $3.50 to $12.00 C. H. COOPE TALK HAPPINESS The World Without Your MAKE YOURSELF HAPPY By CooKing your Meals with a SUPERIOR RANGE ECLIPSE HARDWARE DINGER HERMANN RESIGNS OFFICE Requested to bo So by Hitch cock and Complies With out Mannar. FIRST ASSISTANT SUCCEEDS Charges Hare Ben Preferred Against Officials Und Com missionerNeglect and ... Mlsmftnagreraeat. WASHINGTON. Dee, 2. -Binge Hermann, commissioner of the general land office, has resigned, and will be succeeded by William .A. Jtlchards, now the assistant commissioner of the general land office. t The change will take effect probably January 15, Mr. Hermann's resignation was requested about two weeks ago by the secretary of the interior, and was immediately, presented. Charges have been prefer red against two of the subordinate of ficials In the land offices Involving al- , leged Irregularities, and they have been given a specific time In which to make answer. l- ;i ,.!: Commissioner Hermann said this fore noon that the change will be operated February I.; Relations between Sec retary Hitchcock and Commissioner Hermann have ben strained for ft long time. ' .j.... .... T:.,,i-....:.,;;:.j;'r"v, :,;J' Charges have been preferred against Harry King and Fred Mctzger, assist ant chief of the draughtsmen' dlvuv . Ion .if the government land office. The former is charged with neglect of duty and tho latter with mismanagement and unsatisfactory administration of his duties. They have until tomorrow to submit their answer to the charge. , Metsger was formerly from Kansas and was at one tome chief of the gen- era! land office,. ,.,,, .....j -.'..v:-iu SRICKEN FROM PRAYERS. BERLIN, Dec. 29. The Lutheran clergy of Saxony have Issued an order striking the name of the crown prince from public prayers. -A B8ssSS55 Woolen Mils Is Sad EnourOa Woes."? Y ;v -