a
Morning Astorian
Establiihtd I87S.
RATE Si
Sent by mail, per year. t& 00
Beat by mail, per month 50c
Served by carrier, per month 60c
ONE CENT A WORD ACROSS SEAS.
Most of the world has longr since
ceased to wonder ,-nt any advance In
the development of wireless telegraphy,
the general conviction .being th;it its
practicability Is bound to be estab
lished in some way and that very
soon nd that we. may as well content
ourselves right now in a belief that
the wireless method is to be the chief,
and the cheapest means of communica
tion In the future.
"We are under contract," said Signor
Marconi In his address at the compli
mentary dinner given him at Sidney.
N. S.. a few nights ago, "'to transmit
mesages for 10 cents a word, but you
need not be surprised if in the future
messages are flashed across the At
lantic at a cost of a cent a word."
Nor will anybody be surprised. All
the success, all the surprise, incident
to wireless telegraphy have long ago
been discounted. 'When we wake up
sojne fine morning In the not-distant
future acd find that we can talk with
London or Paris at a cent a word, we
shall simply take up the cross-seas con
venation as a matter of course.
As the if re it Italian inventor ha?
, pointed out, the ocean cables serve only
the rich, ns a general thing. After
nearly 40 years of operation cross-seas
telegraph tolls have not been materi
ally reduced. The octan cables are still
beyond the reach of the masses. It Is
only in cases of the most extreme ne
cessity that th? middle classes ever
send such messages. But all classes
rich and floor alike use the land
telegraphy and telephone lines with
rapidly Increasing frequency. The sup
ply of these means of communication
can hardly keep up with the demand
for the service Is cheap. And cheap
ness alon; will make the wireless
service jiopular and profitable. The
cost of . establishing a trans-Atlantic
wireless telegraph service is less than
1200.000 while It costs $4,000,000 to lay
an Atlantic cable. So right on the
start the inter?st charge on the wire
less investment is vastly less than that
on a oabIS line.
As the arrival of Watt or Brunei or
Stephenson or Fulton i lothed the land
and waters of ;he two hemispheres
with new enchantment and new val
ues', so Marconi Is about to add to
both.
The Illinois state board of health
recomm;nd3 that the legislature of that
state establish a home for consump
tives. It is believed that mortality
from tuberculosis can be reduced great
ly by segregating sufferers from the
malady and providing better hospital
cute and treatment. The state could
thereby save or prolong the lives of
.thousands. The Chicago. Tribune,
'. commenting on the- recommendation,
- -Bay? that the proposition "will be lis
tened to more respectfully than it
would have been had it been made a
few years ago. The nature of tubercu1-
. losii Is better understood. It is known
to be an infectious disease, and the
desirability of the segregation of pa
tients is appreciated. It is conceded
that by proper treatment the mortuli
ity liom a disease which causes one
svenih of all the deaths can be great
ly reduced. A community which tol-
: ertles a preventable mortality is lack-
' Ing In intelligence and humanity. '
Much pi-ogress has been made by medi-
' cal men of science in almost every
department. However, says the Ta
coma News, while many of the worst
seou-fres from which mankind suffered
up to a century or less ago have been
; successfully combattcd and controlled.
; comparatively little has been done to
J stay the ravages of tuberculosis.
Smallpox, typhus fever" cholera, and
other deadly diseases have been In
vestigated and discoveries have been
made either of measure to remove the
, cause or to render the persons Immune
from contagion. Sanitation has
wrought a great change In conditions
under which the diseases flourished. It
has been said that municipalities owe
no greater duty than to keep the air
and water pure and to . secure good
drainage. But while water supplies
and drainage systems can be greatly
Improved and rendered sanitary the air
which we breathe while at work or
asleep cannot be so easily regulated.
The lung would not become diseased
so easily If purer air were breathed.
Difficult as Is the problem with refer
ence to treatment of consumption. It
would be possible to secure better air
to breathe where men and women are
employed. Prevention Is better than
cure, and the breathing of pure air
would reduce the number of cases of
this fatal disease.
G. 01, BarF, Dentist
Mansell Building.
578 Commercial St, Astoria, Or.
TELEPHONE RED J061.
Dr. T. L Ball
DENTIST.
524 Commercial Street Astoria. Ore
RELIANCE
Electrical Works
421 BOND ST.
We are thoroughly prepared for
making estimates and executing
orders for all kinds of electrical
Installing and Repairing
Supplies In stock. We sell the
celebrated SHELBY LAMP. Call
up Phone lift
H. W. CYRUS.
Mgr
Central Meat Market
642 COMMERCIAL' ST.
Your orders far
aunts, boita
FRESH A D S A L T
will be promptly und
saus'ao 'oriiy attended to
3. W. MORTON, Prop.
Telephone No SSI.
THE WALDORF
C. F. WI3E, Propr.
Astoria's principal resort.
Fine liquors and cigars.
C. J. Trenchard
Insurance Commission and Stripping
Agent Wells Fargo and Pa
cific Express Companies. Cos
torn Hons Broker.
ASTORIA AND COLUMBIA
RIVER RAILROAD.
LEAVE
PORTLAND
AKKIVI
8 00 am I Portland Cn on f jt
7 Ov p m For Astoria and W
I Points
I 11 10 i m
SMpic
ASTORIA
T 45 1 m
10 p li
ft Fortisnd und W y 1 11 30 s b
Point 1030 n
BfcAllDK DIVISION
S 15 m I
11 -V, a m
Atloriit fT Warreoion, 7 10 a .
FUvel, Fun h evens, t 'Xi p u.
Hammond and AttorU 10 4,i n.
Seaside lor ttarreubm, , 12 50 i m
Have , Hanis.'nd, ."on ! 7 '41 p it
Steve a ami Astoria tan
6 15 a m I
I 3(i o in
Sunday only.
All trains make close connections at
Goble with all Northern Pacific trains
to and from the East and Sound
points. J. C. MAYO,
Gcn'l Freight and Pass. Agent
TICKETS
TO AND FROM ALL
Points East
VI V
SHORT LINE
TO '
St PAUL. DULTJTH. MINNEAPOLIS,
CHICAGO AND POINTS EAST.
Through Palace and Tourist Blepers.
Dining and Buffet Smoking Library
Cars.
Dally Trains; fast time.
For rates, folders and full Informa
tion regarding tickets, routes etc., call
on or addreas
J. W. PHALON. H. DICKSON
Trav. Pass. Aft. City Ticket Agt
122 Third Street, Portland.
A. B. C. DfcNNISTON, O. W. P. A
(12 First ATenue. Seattle. Wash.
A FINE LIBRARY.
Of 140 volumes Is found on each of
the Northern Pacific's "North Coast
Limited"' trains. Don't forget that
these are the only trains operated In
the West that are lighted throughout
electricity.
Foley's Kidney Cure
cukes kidneys end bhik: iit.
ASTORIA. OREGOX. FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1903.
QCARANTIN EM.UNTAINED
TO PREVKNT PL AG I" K.
Guard of Soldiers Will Shoot Any Who
Atemupt to Pass-Shipping
Is at a Standstill.
'l'CON. Arts., n. 8. Information
to the Star from the office of the sec
retary of state nt Hermoelllo concern
ing the plague situation Is as follows:
The strictest quarantine Is maintain
ed at Guaymas against Masatlan. A
cordon of soldiers has been establish
ed from tidewater on the bounadry line
between the state of Sonora and fina
le, the soldier being stationed with
in slglt of each other along the entire
distance, with instructions to shoot
any one endeavoring to pass the line.
The strictest kind of patrol is kept up
nloiig :he const. No passports, are Is
sued to ships to clear from Ouaymas
an 1 no ships are allowed to enter from
any point. t
The most thorough system of fumiga
tion and sanit.iny regulations has been
adopted. Lime an ! sulphur Is issued
daily to the poor people and streets
and yards are cleaned dally. Gover
nor Isabel has been ju.iee f.t com
plete charge by the federal government.
Governor Isabel brands the reports of
the last few days to ihe effect that
the plague had secured a foothold in
Guaymas or In any of the border
towns between Guaymas and Slnnloa
as false.
DEALERS MfST PAY LICENSE.
Changes Recommended In Conduct of
Match Market.
NEW YORK. Jan. 8. The municipal
explosives committee has sent to May
or Low for his approval the regulations
which they propose for governing the
sale and use of matches in this city.
The mayor will give a public hearing
on them on January H. The commis
sion proposes a license fee of i'') for
the sale at wholesale of matches by
firms or persons owning private brands'
and the Rrantlns to retailers and oth
ers by the" fire commission of a per
mit on the payment of a fee of 51")
for the storage and sale of matches.
It is stipulated that a retail store
may carry Its matehmen's grosses or
approximately 50 gross of boxes,
which hold 100 matches or less; that a
wholesale dealer may carry 3.")00 gross, j
ilnd the manufacturer or his agent j
250.000 gioss. The last named must
store his goods In a brick building, j
Other regulations proposed are for the
use of strong boxes and stems; the!
abolishment of the "fuse" mutch and ;
the prohibition of the siile to children!
under 10 years of age. The commis
sion also recommends the use of the
safety match.
HAILS DOWN HIS FLAG.
Uear-Admlral Retires From Coast fe
fense to Asiatic Station.
NEWPORT, R. I,, Jan. 8. Rear-Ad-miral
Cooler's fliig was hauled down
on board the Constellation at the train
ing station here yesterday, and as this
was done a salute of 13 guns was given.
The admiral retires from the com
mand of the coast defense of this sec
tion and is ordered second In command
of the Axlatic station.
HEHEW VGTEJUNS OP.OAN1ZE.
ALHANT. N. Y., Jan. S.-The He
brew veterans of the war with Spain
have incorporated to promote social in
tercourse and fraternity between vt
erin soldiers and sailors of Hebrew
faith who served In the irnlted States
army and navy during the Spanish
American and Philippine wars. The
principal offices .vlll be In New York.
ESCAPED FItO,M TURKEY.
Old Tailor Dies in Indiana Who For
merly Worked for the Sultan.
CHICAGO, Jan. 8. Joseph Swoboda,
an old tailor, Is dead at Terre Haute,
Iml., says a dispatch to the Tribune. J
He was tailor for the sultan of Turkey
for a number of years and escaped j
from Constantinople at a time, 30 years
a?o, when the sultan was condemning
to death person suspected of complic
ity In a political conspiracy.
t'HAMUERLAIN TO WP.'lHEftS.
PRETORIA. Jan. S. Colonial Secre
tary Chamberlain replying to an ad
ilress of I'urghers today said there was
no prospect of general amnesty.
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All drugglstB refund the money if It
fails to oure. E. W. Grove's signa
ture is on each box. 25c.
MAPS FREE.
The Illinois Central Railroad office,
at Portland, Ore., has a small supply
of nicely mounted wall maps of the
United Stutes, 32x38 Inches, also Cuba
and Porto Rico, enlarged. If you will
send us 10 cents la stamps we will send
you one of these handsome maps, post
age prepaid, by return mall.
If you Intend going east or know of
anyone coming west, from any point
east or south of St. Paul, Omaha or
St. Louis, we would appreciate the op
portunity of writing to you or your
friends about the details. To say that
is the purpose of this advertisement,
but the maps are free. Address B.
H. Trumbull, 142 Third street, Portland
Oregon. ' - I
ADAMS 6 HENNINGSEN
416-418-420 and 422 Bond Street.
Furniture
Bought, Sold and Made to Order
Carpet laying, Upholstering, Repairing Etc.
Elegant Couches and Lounges
Now on Hand
Stoves, Tinware and House Furnishings
Positively the
The Boston Restaurant
KM) COMMKKCIAL ST It HIST
Best and Neatest Eating House in Astoria
Try Our 2 5-Cent Dinners
Prompt Attention
; MARINOVICH
IKOPP'S FAMOUS BEER
Bottled or In Keu
Free City Delivery
: North Pacific Brewing Company, Astoria
'K.MIL S( HIMI'FF,
imnmnir.'.xinnnii
M
..THE CITY
Is Noted us the Vm v Whore
!. MaiiufiH'tiin'il... -
Cutbirth's Creosote Shingle Stains
The Most Durable. Preservative, and
Handsome Stains od the Market.
Nothing keeps out the weather like MiinifU on tbe walla Nothint
jireservefi ami beantihea shingles likeCuthirth's stains.
Culbirth also makes tbe best COlTEK I'AIilT fur the lttoms of all
vater craft
Fancy and Staple Groceries
FLOUR, FEED, PROVISIONS,
TOBACCO AND CIGARS
Supplies of all kinds at lowest rates, for fisliennen,
Farmers and Loggers.
As Vs ALLBN Tenth and Commercial Streets'
Steamer SUE
The Largest, Btannchest, Steadiest, and most seaworthy vessel
ever on the route. Best of Table and State Room Accommoda
tions. Will make round trips every Are dsys between.
Astoria and
FARE
Connecting at Astoria with the Oregon Railroad 4 Navigation Co. an 1
the Astoria Columbia R. R. for Portland, San Francisco and all
points East For freight and passenger rates apply to
Samuel Elmore & Co.
General Agents, Astoria, r.
or to
JA. A C. R. R. Co.
B. C. LAMB,
Tillamook, Or.
Portland, Or.
POUNDBU A. L. 1710
SUN INSURANCE OFFICE
or LONDON
THE OLDEST PURELY FIRE OFFICE IN THE WORLD,
Cri AMt .mm
Casta Aaaata In United Htatas,
c.
A. Henry & Co.,
215 Sansome Street -
SAMUEL ELMORE &
Lowest Prices
High Class Chef
& BOSCOVICH f
;ihthI Mil mi kit.
i
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OP ASTORIA...
H. ELMORE
Tillamook
$3.BO
O. R. & N. Co.
Portland. Or.
Sii.Soo.ooo
,6l6,03S
General Agents
- San Francisco. Cal
CO., AQENT5
ANDREW LAKB
Merchant Tailor
New Goods, Winter Bamples, Tor
feet Work, Prleea ltrasonable
and Work Done With Dispatch.
m Commercial St.,
Astoria. Ore.
A STAHTLINCJ ttURPltlSB.
Very fe.v couMb ellvve In looking
nt A. T. lioadley, a healthy, robuust
j blacksmith of Tllden. lud that for
! ten years ha suffered such tortures
from Rheumatism as few could endure
, and live. Hut a wonderful change fol
lov d his taking Electric Hitters. "Two
j bottles wholly cured me," he writes,
"and I have not fell a twinge In over
, a year." Tbjy regulate the Kidneys,
purify the blood mid cure Rheumatism
; Neuralgia, Nervousness, Improve til
gistlon and give pel-feel health. Try
them. Only 60 cts. at Vims, liogvrs
drug store.
NORTH COAST LIMITED.
Is only run by the Northern raclflo
between t'ortlaud and Minneapolis and
St. Paul, through Taeoina, Seattle,
Spokane, Missoula, Hutte, Livingston,
Hillings, lilsmarlc and Fargo. Ktght
of these trains art on the run dally,
tour east and four west, men Is i
solid vestlbuted train, carrying stand
ard Pullman tourist sleeper, dining
car, day roaches, mall, express and
baggage car and the elegant observa
Hon car. Each train Is brilliantly
lltihted with over too llhU and the
beauty of It all la you can trawl Just
u cheaply on this train as on any
other. All representatives will be
Klud to give you additional Informa
tion. A. D. Charlton. Assistant Orn
ernl TaKsenfer Afent, ISA Morrison St,
I'ortianii, vrvgon,
STAnnhNQ. HUT TKUB
'If everyone knew what a irrand
medicine Dr. King's New Life Mil l,"
writes I). II. Turner, Dempwytown,
Pit., "you'd sell all you have In a day.
i Too wweke ut has made a now nuii
; of me." Infallible for constipation,
' utonuch anil liver troubles. 25e at
('has. lingers' drug store.
i "WHERE TO HUNT AND FlSH."
i i
'. Northern Parlflc's new came book U
i now rcoily for distribution. Ulustra
Hons of live gam. a particular feature.
Four full pases from Beton-ThomP'
i son's drawings made specially for this
tiooK. Bond address with sU cents and
book will be mailed to you by Chits.
9. Feo, O. P. T. A.. St. Paul, Minn.
i LUCK IN THIJtTEEN.
Hy sending thirteen miles Wm.
Hplr;y, of Walton rurnacc, Vt.. trot
a (mix of Hucklen's Arnica Baive that
wholly curjd a horrible fever sore on
his leg. Nothing else could. Posi
tively cuures Hrulsvs, , Felons. Ulcers,
Eruptions, Dolls, Hums, Corns and
Piles. Only 16c. Guaranteed by Chun.
T 1 .... Amtt.a .1.1
j "The Ulggest Sensation Everywhere."
LILIPUT
( Tho small-it sterescope with the
! strongest optical effect Highly fin
ished In different colors with rich gold
and silver decorations (mountings-.
Including ,20 V. F. Photographs. Views
of art (genre). Price only 11. Sent
everywhere prepaid
AOENT3 WANTED.
In letter form.
Llliput Steroscops Company
FORREST DLDO., Philadelphia.
FRAEL & COOK
j TRANSFER COMPANY,
I Telephone 12L
DRAY ING AND EXPRESSING
All goods shipped to our care
1 Will receive special attention.
I No 531 Duane St W. J. COOK, Mgr.
Scott's Santal-Pepsin Capsules
A POSITIVE CURE
Fnr InSnmmitldil or Oidirrti
if Mi Hl4ri1rr and PUemird
KMnnya. No car nu pay.
(Jure quick!? and' Fenuk.
Rfiitlr v weril er of
Uuiir'ho Mil Ukrri,
no matt? r uf how long umu1
log. AtMeluti'ly birmiini.
Hum bjr drorplilii. Prim
SI (Ml, or hy mall. uoHpnld.
11.00,1 boif,'.'.!5.
THE SAHTAl-PEPCIN CO.
SSLISPONTAINC, ONIO.
Sold by Chas. Rogers, 469 Commerci
al Street, Astoria, Oregon.
Don't Guess at It
Hut If ou are gevig East write u
fur our rates and let us tell you about
tlie service and accommodations offer
ed by the ILLINOIS CENTRAL
RAILROAD. THROUGH TOURIST
Car via the ILLINOIS CENTRAL
from PACIFIC COAST to Chicago and
Cincinnati. Don't fall to writ tu
about your trip a w are In a posi
tion to give you som valuable Infor
mation and aselst&noa; Ml mile of
track over whloh are operated som
of the finest trains In the world.
' For particulars regarding freight or
oassenger rates oall on or address.
. C. LIMD8ET, B.H.TRUMBBLU
T. F. K. A. Com! Aft.
ltt Third St. Portland. Or.
Foley's Honey Tat
beula lung unditop the couch.
Jllll
AKLnnP AMID FLA MBS.
Ilresklnii into a Warning home, some
firemen lately dragged the slneplnf In
males from death. Fancied aeeurlty
and death near. It's that way wann
you neglect toughs and colds. Don't
do It. Dr. King's New Discovery for
Consumption gives perfect protection
against all Throat, Chest and Lung
troubles. Keep It msr, and avoid suf
fering, death and doctor's bills. A
teuspoonful stops a laate cough, per
slstont use Ihe most stuborn. Harm
lens and nhe tasting, It's fuarantend
to satisfy by Chas. llogers. Prhe Mo
and IIOO. Trial bottles free. 4
Andrew Asp,
Hayns laker, BUrl,H tit imnkm
nr..".T-CLAflrt WORK AT
HKAHONAMLK I'ttK'tSS.
Hiwolsl Attention Oivn lo Ship aH
HUsmlKist ltapslrlng.Unersl Ulsck
iinlihlng. Flrst.CIs Horse.
Shoeing.
COflNKR TWBljrTII AND DUAN
NORTHERN PACIFIC
Tlnu Cunl uf Train
PORTLAND,
leaves Anlvea
Puitt Sound Limited 7 IS am l; pm
Kansas Clty-Bl. Iula
Hp.ciI II 10 am tAi pm
North Coast Limited I SO p m 1:00 a m
Taroma and Seattle Night
Kxuress lt:it pm I K pm
Take Pog't Sound Limited or North
Const Limited for Grays Harbor point
Tnk Puget Bound I J ml led for Olym
pla direct
Take Puget Sound Limited or Kan
sas city-Bt. tauts Siecial for point
on South llend branch.
Pouble dslly train service on Ofay's
llnrbor branch.
Ktmr tritins dally between Portland,
Taroma and Seattle.
A. D. CJIAIILTON.
Assistant Oeneral Pnosenfaer Aft.
8 Morrison st Portland. Or.
THE
Experienced Traveler
for ho knows they are the bestpL!;;
Kor He Knows They Are The Ib-l
f,hc North western Limited
dully between Mlntieaolis, 8t. l'uul and
Chicago, Is eth pter of alt train.
Pull Information In regard to lowest
rates and comfort In traveling
gl.olly furnished by
II. It.
Oeneral Agent,
BIHl.KIt,
Portland, Ore.
T. W. TKAHDALK.
Ueu'l Passenger Agent, Ht. Paul, Minn.
MR COLLAK LINE
..forllaod - Mm oute.
STR. '"BAILEY CATZERT."
Dally round trip eioept Sunder.
TIME CARD
Leave Portland 7 a. n.
Leave Astoria T p. aa.
Through Portland ooruieotlons irMJi
steamer Nahootta from llwaoo sod
Long lleaoh PotnU.
White Collar Line tickets lnar.
changeable with O. It A N. Ce. and
T. Co. tickets.
The Dalies Route
STR. " TAH0MA,"
and "METLAK0"
Dally trips saoeDt Sunday.
IIMt CARD
Mr. "TAH0NA"
Leave Portland Mon., We4., rrl., J a. m.
Uave Dalles, Tues., Thur., Bat., 1 m.
Str. "MUTLAK0"
Lv. Portland Tues.. Thur.. flht.. 7 . m.
Lv. Dalles, Mon., Wed., Frl., 7 a. m.
Landing at foot at Alder Street, Port
land Ore go &,
Ootk 1'bonna. Main 161.
AO R NTS.
W. Crichton, The Dalle. Orsroa.
A. K. Fuller. Hood Itlver. Oreaon.
Wolford A Wyers. White Ralmon. Wn.
Henry Olmstead. Carson, Wn.
Jonn W. Totten, Stevenson, Wn.
J. C. Wyatt, Tancouver. Wa.
A. J, Taylor, Astoria, Ore.
K. W. CRICHTON. Portland t)rego.
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The most Important Improvement
of the age In the art of pen
manship makes the poorest writ
er a splendid penman In a few
weeks by the use of tkl ring. 10 -dorsed,
by promlneat oollcge presidents
and boards of education In Durope
and America, Sample dosen assorted
sixes sent post paid for tl, single
sample Mo, When ordering a single
ring stat whether for man, worn is
or child.
PEMN RIFG. SUPPLY CO.
119 S. FOURTH ST., Philadelphia.
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