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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 31, 1902)
A5T0JUA FUBllC tlSiJABT ASSCCHHOrt, Ona f ' w-Oit ) ' ''' !- ? -r- ONLY PAPER PUB LARGEST CHiCULA- j LISHED IN AST0KI4 WITH ASSOCIATED PHDSS 8KRVIC0 . . . TION IN CLATSOP AND TH8 ADJOINING COUNTIES . . VOL, LV ASTORIA. OREGOX, WEDNESDAY, DECE31IJER 31, 1902. NO. 153 To My Customers , Owing to the rush Incident to Xmu buatawsit, I have not the Urn to wend raros to all of my customers asking thew (o cull (or 1W3 calendar. , tfesefore take this method of Invit ing al who have o liberally patronised me tustng the year Just closing to pleas and et ont of my calen dar. A there will be rush of nhopperi the fgre part of th wk, I respect fully Mk that vou evt the caleHdars Immediately after Xima. Vsry tlncerely, HOLD-UP ARTISTS ROB EX-SOLDIER Alfred D. Olllott, of Corning, Cal., Relieved of $30 and a Gold Watch. ROBBERS ARE NOT CAPTURED Have You Read C01U EST" The true story of Lewis and Clark? FOR 8ALB BY J. N. GRIFFIN SVUCRflHOU TO GRIFFIN & HEED Tu rani the Trick on I'pper Commercial Htree and Suc ceMfullr Avoided the Oflfrer. Albert I Olllott of Corning, Calif., wat held up and robbed on Comme rcial street near' the A. A C. drot about 10:15 o'clock last night by two men. He was touched for 130 and a lady's gold atch. The holdup la the first that has occurred Irt Astoria for a long lime, the Mice being especially vigil ant in keeping deaperate charm ten out of town. Mr. Olllott hae tren In the army and was a acrgi-ant In company F., Seven teenth Infantry, stationed at Van couver. He arrived In Astoria yester day morning, and, mlnlng the Uwuco boat, remained In the city nil Uuy. While walking along upper Commer cial street near the drpol laM night two men accostrd him. The tullvr man of the two was slightly ahead of his pat. and stopped his victim by calling out : "Hold on. there!" Mr. Olllott half turned, and was then commanded to elevate his hands. For a moment he believed the affair to be a Joke, but all Idea of humor was dispelled when the Uller artist poked a gun Into the face of lh victim. At once his pal got be hind Mr. Olllott and rilled his pocket the tall man keeping the situation well In hand with the gun. The victim hnd 30 In gold and the watch in his vest pockets, and it did not take the short man ton to discover their - whero liouts. He nlo rifled the pockets of Oitlotfa trousers .taking from the Mp pocket m package of letters, which he examined and threw to the ground 0n In .vn outburst of feeling for the victim, picked them up and placed them In Otllott's topcoat pocket. The victim told the police of the af fair and Chief Haltock detailed Officers Oberg and Kimball to make search The tntlro force kept a sharp lookout tor the robbars, but no trace of them was discovered. Elliott describes th tallr man with accuracy. He wore a light rap and had not been shaved for three weeks or more. The smaller man also wore a tap, but the victim did not Plainly see him. as he took a rear position. Olllott particularly regrets the losa of the watch, which was the property of a young lady acquaintance it houl t; axcerUln If there Is any sua- Melon of I'ontagiojs dlseas In their homes, or If they know of other homes Where It exists. The teachers are dl ret ted to refu to permit pupils to at' tnd school from suspected homes." ; Whether this precaution will prove to be siifflci jnt, considering the number of cases already In existence, and the probable inability of the teachers to detect Infected pupils, Is a matter of grave doubt. It Is highly probable, however, that developments during ths remainder of the week' will five grounds for decisive action. The health board has procured a number of targe placards for use In connection with the colored nags, a rea piacara on a house gives warning against scarlet fe ver; white one against diphtheria, and a yellow card signifies smallpox, and prohibits communication with the house on which It appear. " ' ' From the known eposuri to the eases of these diseases already eslsu log H Is impossible to say to what ex tent they may spread. There is cer tainly reason"" for the " idoptloh'ftf Strict precautionary measures by Indi viduals and the authorities as well. THE BEE HIVE'S NEWS SPECIALS. 10-4 White Blanket, eOc 4-Ib. Oregon HottUd Blankets, &2.35 4lb. - " 3.00 45x36 Inch Pillow Cases, lie 36 Inch Bleached Muslin, 4c Dark Prints, 2c Im Men's Clothing there Is a Difference, as In Men j? The most Money does not always buy the best. There are no belter Clothes made than those we are showlnf , hot there are higher prices. Best Is the most satisfactory in the long run. Men's All-Wool Suits, S9.oo, u.oo, mn.Bo SCARLET FEVER, DIPH THERIA AND SMALLPOX Number of Cases Is Increasing Now Believed to Number Fifty. Seven new cases pt scarlet fever were reported to the board of health yes terday, and one death from It, that of Melvll. the 10 year old son of James Jackson, 1771 Irving avenue. It Is no v estimated that there are no less than M cases of diphtheria and scarlet fever In Astoria, and at least one jase of smallpox, with several Just recovered from sllirht attacks of the latter disease. There Is also a case of smallpox on the ship County of Llnllth row not at the quarantine station. D. R. Blount, at the corner of Tenth and Duane streets, has the smallpox, and his three children have Junt re covered from It. Olo Tangen Is around again, after having been Quarantined with smallpox for a week. Most of the cases of diphtheria and scarlet fever are in the east end, be tween Thirtieth and Thirty-eighth streets. It Is claimed that the nature r the soli. lack of drainage, etc., are somewhat responsible for the condition of affairs. The neglect of personal and domestlo sanitary precautions probably has much to do with It. Fail ure to recognise nd Isolate the first casi-s has apparently subjected a very large number of school children to the contagion. President of the schoolboard. Win. H. Barker, does not believe, from pres ent developments and past experience In such cases, that it will be necessary to keep tho schools closed after next Monday, the time at which they were to resume. "Of course," said Mr. Barker, "If an epldemio becomes obvi ous, and it has plainly become neces sary, a meeting or tne ooara wm oe called for that purpose, and school de clared oft until It can be safely resum ed. We do not believe now that such steps will have to be taken.. Very ex plicit Instructions have been issued to the teachers requiring them to question the pupils closely at the beginning of IMMIGRATION STATISTICS. Italians Form Largest Contingent of C Foreign Arrivals, , NEW YORK, Dec. SO. While the lm migration at this port for the last half of the current year, says the Journal of Commerce, has not been as large as thut of the first six months, there was a very bavy Increase In the total Im migration compared with the previous year. The total number of Immi grants that arrived at New York and were admitted In 1902, up to and In eluding December 29, Was S4S.7M, as compared with 417.713 In 1901, a gain of more than Us.000. The arrivals in that month being .13,164, Italy and Austria-Hungary contrib uted the larger proportion of the year's Immigration, the number of arrivals from Italy being larger than from any other country, the Influx from Russia, Germany, Norway and Sweden, Greece and the l.'nlted Kingdom wa also very heavy. " - An to destination, the Italian Imml grants stay for the most part In this section of the country, chiefly In and about New York, although there has continued to be an Increase in the num ber who go west, to Ohio, Illinois and even to California. The Hebrews al so stay for the moat part In New York and vicinity. The Germans settle largely In the east, but also go In targe numbers to other parts of the country. CABINET HOLDS BRIEF MEETING Work of Year Gratifying to the President and His Advisers. NO NEWS FROM CASTRp State Department Had Little to Hay la Regard to Venezue lan Question-Land Of , flee Affairs, CROWN PRINCESS EXPLAINS, Forsook Loveless Life at Court One of Love With Affinity. for NEW YORK, Deo. SO.-The Herald eorrespondont at Zurich, Swltserland. cables the report of an Interview with the Crown, Princess of Saxony In which she is quoted as saying that M. Glron Is the only man Bhe ever met whom she felt she could love and that it was a question of mutual love and affinity which male her life Impossible without him. 'Octwscn my husband and myself there was no bond of sympathy," said the princess. "He was a typical rough officer. I myself 1 was full of ideals. How miserable that life was. I tried so hard to bear It for the sake of my darling children, whom I adore. I also hesitated for the sake of the Sax on people whom I love as deeply as they love me. But all that could not alt r my resolution. The ills of my life at court were too great to bear." WASHINGTON, Dec. M. -Today's meeting of the cabinet was brief, the meeting consuming less than half an hour: r All the members excepting Sec retary Shaw, who Is In N&w York, were present. Th president and his advis ers exchanged felicitations upon Che re suits of the past year's administration and looked forward with hope to the new year, Secretary. Hay had little news to present to the cabinet regard ing Venezuelan matters or other mat ters relating to foreign affair. It is understood to be the hope and expect ation of the president and his advisers that upon the receipt of President Cas tro's reply to the arbitration propo sition the allies will agree to raise the blockade established by them over Venezuelan ports. Such action. In the view of this government, would place the questions In controversy In excellent shape for arbitration. Secretary Moody and Postmaster General Payne brought to the attention of tho cabinet some matters relating to their departments, but they were of such a nature that no announcements were made concerning them. Affairs relating to the land office were also discussed. FAVORS SHOWN DUTCHMAN BY BRITISH COMMODORE Permits Steamer to Discharge Cargo and Is Criticised Castro Inter viewed by Bo wen. CARACAS, Dee. JO. United States Minister Bowen has received the Infor matlon that a Dutch steamer, the Prlnc Mauri tx, baa entered certain Venetuelan ports blockaded by ' the British fleet and discharged cargo. Special permission for the Dutch steamer to do thin was obtained from Commodore Montgomery of the Brit ish milder . Charybdls. The Italian cnilsr Giovanni Bausan ordered the Prlnx Maurits away from port but Commodore Mantgomerie directed that she cotrnirue to discharge her cargo In Caracas this Is held to be a dls crimination against American steamers and the BritlnH commodore's Action has been criticised. This afternoon, United States Min ister Bowen called upon President Cas tro and referred to him the recom mendations that the Issues between Veneauela and the allies be taken to the international peace court at The Hague. Venezuela's answer will be received tomorrow. is that for the next three days the coal situation will be acute all over the coun try, ... . . ' A representative of the coal depart ment of the Delaware, Lackawanna It Western railroad said: 'The strikers clamored for public sentiment while they were on strike and through public sentiment Ihey got contributions from all over the country to support them while In idleness. Now the public can scramble for coal as It likes or do without It as far as the miners care." , MINE OPERATORS PREPARE THEIR CASE FOR COMMISSION Giving of Evidence la Expected to Con sume at Least It Days or ," Two' Weeks. PHILADELPHIA, Dee. tO-A confer. ence of anthracite coal operators and their attorneys was held here today to arrange for a presentation of the mine owners side of the strike controversy to the commission when that body con venes here next Tuesday. The con ference was called by Simon P Wolver- ton of Sunbury, counsel for the Phila delphia and Reading Railway company. After the conference had adjourned Wolverton gave out the following statement: " ' "Testimony on the part of the non union miners Is not yet completed.' On Tuesday when the commission sits, the nonunion men's counsel will submit further testimony, which will probably conxume a day or two. Then the oper ators will open and proceed with evi dence which will be presented by the companies. The presentation of the operators' side of the case will consume 10 days of two weeks, perhaps more." SULTAN MAY BE DETHRONED Besefeed City of Fez May Have to Surrender to the Rebels Within Three Days. " PRETENDER IS TRIUMPHANT SITUATION IS SERIOUS. Imperial Troops Abandon an Outlying Fortress. MADRID, Dec. 30. Telegrams re ceived here from Tangier say the sal tan's troops have abandoned the fort ress of Raiseme, close to Fes. : . The pretender is negotiating with tribes In the immediate vicinity of Fes to assist his advancement. : The Spanish min ister at Tangier reports the situation as serious.,,:'-- -.?' ...i MORGAN SATS 'TAINT SO. NEW YORK, Dec. JO. J. p. Morgan and company denied that Is was In clined to consolidate Erie, Lehigh Val ley and Reading railroads. Spain Will Not Suffer by En croaching Foreigner Because of the EmbarragMlng Sit- nation in Morocco. MADRID, Dee. 19. A dlapatck from Tangier, Morocco, today announced that the rebels bad cut the aqueduct which supplied Fes with water, and ad ded that the place was practically with out water. It is further asserted that unless the Kabyleh tribesmen rrom the south come to the succor of Fes the place must surrender within three days.-. . " It to reported here that the sultan has been foiled In an attempt to break out of Fes. Great Britain and France have noti fied Spain that they have no Intention of taking any advantage-of the situ ation In Morocco, and that they desire ' the maintenance of the status quo, ' even in the event of the sultan being dethroned and his place taken by Use pretender. The communications have reassured the . Spanish government,' which to thus relieved of fears of Inter national complications. : The hostility against the sultan is spreading In Fes, The Moore are ex hibiting photographs, of him arrayed In ridiculous garb; The sultan yester day assembled the nobles of 'the be sieged town at the palace and exhort ed them not to despair, assuring the conference that the Imperial - troops will ultimately triumph. ' Foreigners in the Interior of Morocco have been advised to make " 'for the coast, as provisions are scarce and communications are almost closed. The pretender himself is reported to be 30 miles from Fes. r DOCTOR LORENZ SAILS TODAY. Bloodless Surgeon Will Be Long Re membered In America, NEW YORK, Dec. SO. Doctor Lor- ens, who will leave enroute ror nome by the steamship Celtic tomorrow, will visit the Aldermnnlc Chamber this af tcrnoon, when the resolutions adopted in his hanor will be presented to him. I will say a few words." said Doctor Lorens, "in. which I will present my compliments to the people of New York and of this great country and bid them farewell. But I much fear my grati tude Is so great that I cannot express what I would say." Three operations were performed yes terday by Doctor Lorens, one of them for wry neck following on paralysis of the spinal cord and all three were en tlrely successful. NATIVES TURN CANNIBALS. European Prospectors and Others Brut ally Murdered Tribal Battle. SYDNEY, Deo. 30. Advices receiv ed here from New Guinea state that natives there have brutally murdered two European prospectors and many other persons. - It is feared that the drouth has caus ed the natives to resort to cannibalism. Thousands are starving or subsisting on roots. Twenty-five natives were recently killed In a tribal fight. ANOTHER TRUST. ' Independent Telephone Lines To Effect ; Consolidation. MEMPHIS, Dee. 30. A strong rumor is current In this city announcing an effort to form a gigantic combination of the independent telephone interests of the United States, with the Memphis Long Distance Telephone company, capital 3100,000, and the Memphis Tele phone company, capital 3400,000, as basts. The rumored alliance la said to be backed by the interests mentioned the Stromberg-Carlson Manufacturing company of Chicago and Harvey Mey ers of Covington, Ky. The scheme Is sold to be an out growth of the annual meeting of the In dependent telephone companies at Chi cago on December 8. The proposed plan Involves about 3100,000,000. Our Annual Sale Commences on Friday Homing,. January 2 Every Article in the House Reduced C.-H. COOPER CHICAGO TO ST. PAUL- CHICAGO, Dec. 30. A special to the P.ecord-Herald from Omaha, Neb., says: R. E. Serviss,' general western agent of the St Louis ft Sao. .Francisco rail road, who has Just returned from a conference with President Yoakum, states that it has been definitely ar ranged to build a line from Chicago to Minneapolis and St Paul. He says work will begin In the spring. TAUt HAPPINESS "The World Is Sad Enough Without Your Woes." MAKE YOURSELF HAPPY By CooKing your Meals with a SUPERIOR RANGE MINE OWNERS' TURN NOWT Blame Charitable Publlo and Miners for Coal Famine. NEW YORK, Deo. SO.-The express ed belief of representatives of the coal carrying companies and of coal dealers 1 ECLIPSE HARDWARE CO.