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4. ASTORIA, OREGON, SUNDAY, JANUARY 11, 1(H);K Morning Astorian EiUbluhtd 1873. RATBSi Sent by mail, per year 86 00 Sent by mail, per month 50c Served by currier, per month ....... 6fte MR. GEEU S CAXDIPACT. The Astorian begs to assure Its es teemed friend, the Salem Statesman, that it will always be lair with Govern or Gecr nm! all other public, men. The Astorian Is a republic-tin newspaper and purposes Ht all times to support those candidates tor office who are the choice of the party. It cannot support Mr. Geer'a senatorial candidacy, however. for the reason that he Is not the choice of the people for the honor he is now seeking, despite the fart that he caused his name to be pla'.ed upon the official ballot In the June election. When the state republican convention met at Portland. C. W. Fulton was a senatorial candidate. He was a mem' ber of the legislature that enacted the Mays law, and at the convention was anxious that his name be placed on the official ballot by vote of the conven tion. This method of naming a sena torial candidate was the regular and proper one under the Mays law, but the delegates seem?d to hold to the belief that the matter should be left to the legislature. Mr. Fulton abided by the decision of the reprfaentatives of his party. Mr. Geer, taking advantage of the provision In our law that makes possible nomination-by petition, caused hla name to be placed on the ballot. This move on his part constitutes the entire ground on which lie bases his candidacy. That he received a major ity of the votes of the people of the state indicates nothing; any republican would have received the same vot3, es pecially in view of the fact that the self-con-itituted republican candidate for senator was openly supported by democrats, who were actuated, of ( course, by a desire to open the breach In the republican ranks. Mr. Fulton was guidid throughout by the decision of th? state republican convention, while Mr. Geer, totally disregarding the determination of the convention that the legislature should settle the senatorial fight, petitioned himself onto the official ballot. When Mr. Geer was a candidate for governor, Mr. Fulton was a candidate for United States senator, and It is not clear that, because the republican par ty refused Mr. Geer the renomination, any encouragement was thereby held out to him to enter the senatorial race The governor knows, and so does the Statesman, that he has no earthly chance of election, and his candidacy can only be regarded in a pyrotechnic light, Incidentally calculated to create dissension in ihe ranks of the party. When Mr. Geer was regularly nominat ed for governor, he received the whole souled support of The Astorian, and would again have received it had he been renominated. As the state re publican convention set Its stamp of disapproval upon the Mays law. The Astorian believes that its decision should be abided by, and that the sen atorial matter should be left to the leg islature, which, after all, Is the select ing body. Apart from that, Mr. Ful ton has long aspired to the senatorship, and it is our belief that his service to his party and its candidates should now be rewarded. ' THE LEWIS AND CLARK FAIR. Ch'tsop county's Interest, historical and material. In the Lewis and Clark centennial exposition is as great as that of any othr section of Oregon, not even excepting Multnomah county. It via here within tho confines of our own .county that the great explorers ended their .overland . Journey, where they, passed. th winter of 1805-6, where by .occupation they- completed the foundation of American title which C'upta4n Cray laid when he discovered the Columbia river in 1792. Fort Clat sop, where Lewis and Clark wintered; I Fort Oorge, of international'- fame Astoria, Immortalized by, Washington Irving all will be points of Interest to the exposition Visitor, and trips down the Columbia river in 1905' will be as numerous nnd pleasant as they were infrequent and Irksome In 1805. Few, lndie-1, will be the sightseers at the Lewis and Clark exposition who will depart from Oregon without a visit to Astoria, to Clatsop county, to the grand old western ocean at the mouth "f the Colombia rlvor. The itinerary of every person who will come to Ore gon will therefore provide for a run down the Columbia by rail or boat. a the preference of the traveler may dic tate, Astoria will undoubtedly enter tain many thousands, rome of whom will le tourists, while others will In vestigate Ihe advantages which the city otters for Investment of capital in manufacturing and trade, and others, perhaps the greatest number, win ex amine our contiguous territory and determine its value for settlement and its capacity for productive industry. i The benefit which Clatsop county will i receive from the txiosiuon will be soj large, so direct, and so substantial that j .t .1 .f...v.. ,!., ,),. 1.,rlcl- rt,,-w ch..tit.l ! not hesitate to give cordial wtpport.tOj the hill appropriating J.VW.000 for the exposition. The Lewis and Clark fairl will be north to the state every cent asked ot the legislature, and. Its worth having been established, there should be no haggling over the amount. We should be cheerful givers to a grand cause. If Multnomah county is willing to put up JtwO.OOO for the fair, the other counties should promptly come to the center with their proportion. Multno mah county hesitates not a second to, contribute the big round dollars, and we should not wrangle over the dimes and nickels. In any event, Clatsop cannot afford to be a whit less generous than Multnomah '-ounty. , In the opinion of The Astorian, the exposition will be productive of good In more ways than one can possibly contemplate. It will bring in new set tlers by thousands and jiew industries without number, and will so open up and expand the entire state that there will be no isolated sectionsjuch as we now have at Tillamook, southwestern and southeastern Oregon, and the John Day country, and Clatsop county will not be weighted under unfavorable conditions in competing for its share of Oregon's business. Oregon will grow so strong that no one will be able to draw a fence around any part of it. pen it up. call it his own and check its progress to suit his own will and convenience. We all will be bigger for the expansion and better for it, too. For olfactory reasons, that stranded whale will not orove as great a sea side attraction as the ordinary sea serpent. The right of suffrage and the finan cial strait3 of the city of Astoria can not reasonably be connected. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAT Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. This signature AM j, on every box. 25c. w MAPS FREE. The Illinois Central Railroad office, at Portland, Ore., has a small supply of nicely mounted wall maps of the United States, 32x38 inches, also Cuba and Porto Rico, enlarged. If you will send us 10 cents in stamps we will send you one of these handsome maps, post age prepaid, by return mail. 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. A. FINE LIBRARY. Of 149 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 hv electricity. C. Hi, Barp, Dentist Mansell Building. 578 Commercial St., Astoria, Ore. TELEPHONE RED J0L Central Meat Market 642 COMMERCIAL ST. Vour orders for meats, bolb FRESH AND SALT Will lie promptly nd atin'ar'oilly attended to 0. W. MORTON, Prop. Telephone No. 821. THE WALDORF C. F. WISE, Propr. - Astoria's principal resort. Fine liquors and cigars. DEMOCRATIC OH Al'TOCU.VTlC? t.li.colns Half Free Hair Slave lAv-mi-atlon Applied to Present Status. CHICAGO. Jan. lft. Lincoln' fa mous declaration that the nation could not endure half free and half slave was paraphrased last night by Or. I.yman Abbott if New York when, at the climax of a lecture on our "In dustrial Problem," lie said: "We cannot have n, country part democr.itle and part autocratic. We cannot do away wish .combinations of capl'al -either of capital or labor. The j question Is not vvh nher ,ve shall eon j tinue to have such organisations, but j whether the organisations shall lie j d nio ratic or autocratic managed by the few for the beivflt of the few or tin- many with. proper regard for the public Interests." Oomnmsnt regulation of trusts, even to ukitis; po-t-sesl,in of them when nec- ess.u-y and operating them In the In tel est of the people was advocated, fon ing labor unions to obey all laws, bo' also making every corporation, great or small, do the same thing. would bring about a solution of the problem, In the opinion of Dr. Abbott, the lec ture .vas delivered under the auspices of th? University of Chicago Lecture association. VON HOLLEBKN NOT LIKED. Satisfaction Expressed In England Prospect of His Recall. NEW YORK, Jan. 10, British satis faction over Dr. Von Holleben's re call is not concealed, accorlng to r Tribune dispatch from London. The German ambassador's alleged attempt to discredit Lord PaunceSote at Wash ingtoa was bitterly resented In official circles here and public opinion hre whether justly or unjustly, has been strongly directed against Germany throughout the Venezuelan affair. The r.irmingnam Post, fur example, charges Germany with adopting hostile meas ures against Castro while negotiations for arbitration were in progress nnd uun competing with the United States for tiie purchase of the Panama canal, with a vieiv to challenging the Monroe lot-trine m a most aggreslve way. FORMER PUBLISHER D K A D. NEW YORK, Jan. lO.-Oolonel A. B. Pefreece. at one time publisher of the Mall and Express. Is dead at his home at Pelhnm Manor. SALE OF POISONS. New York Commercial: The unre stricted sale of poisons and narcotics has become a public scandal in many of the larger cities of the I'nltfd .States; and even In the smaller towns ami vil lages a "quiet trade" of huge propor tions has been allowed to grow up and flourish. Many states are enacting laws to prevent this abuse, and prohib itive city ordinances by the score be come mattjrs of record nearly every month. The cocaine habitues of Louisiana and Mississippi are said to number many thousands.- and that so wide spread Is the degjnration becoming f n ong tli a negroes 'hat something like an extermination of the race is threat ened. In Ohio a law was recently pass d to stop the sale t( cocaine, morphine, etcetera, except upon a phy.h-ian's' prescription. The victims of the habit in Cincinnati are said to be thousands. In Kentucky the state board of phar macy has determined to stamp out the abuse. The number of habitues in Koanok?, Va., Is estimated at 500. In Pennsylvania the only condition Im posed upon druggists Is that the person buying "poisons" .mail sign his name in a book stating by whom and for what purpose the drug Is to be used; of course that is no restriction what ever. It Is announced by American Medi cine in a recent article on the subject that the profession, and especially the Mate board of health, shall seriously concern themselves with some method of abolishing this pernicious abuse. The "cough syrups" and "soothing syrups" contain morphine or cocaine and "cures" for the habitual use of co caine and morphine generally contain th"se drugs themselves. "Their sale should," says Medicine, "be Inrtedlcted by law, except upon prescription; the ingredients should at least be stated upon each package. Dr. Bumbardner (Colorado State Medical. society, 1902) slates that a two-ounce bottle of 'Mrs. Wlnslow's soothing syrup' contains one-half grain of mor phine sulphate and each ounce o' Dr Bull's cough syrup' contain ,T..-,re than one-fourth of a grain. He also says thot certain 'consumption cures' are now put up in small bottles, because not being a permanent mixture, the last dose from the larger bottles sometimes kills the patient, but that the last dose from the smaller bottle would contain too little morphine and canabls lnrtVa to prove fatal. And this atrocious method of money making out of Induc ing disease and death Is permitted- and protected by a civilized government! Worse than this, the government sanc tions, and, by Its copyright laws alone, permits the making of the diseased and defectives and paupers which It then must support In hospitals and aslyl urns!" TOO CntEAT A RISK. She met him at the kitchen door with r. rolllnc pin In her hand, and she brandished It menacingly. "Madam," he began. "Well, what do you want?" she de nvtndod aggressively, '.'What are you snooping round here for?" "Madam," he explained, backing away, "I -.'ailed lo se If t could place an accident Insurance policy on your husband, but after seeing you t am satisfied he Is too great a risk." MRS. M1TH. All day she hurried to get thi-ougll The same as lots of wimmlii do; Sometimes at nltiht her husband said, "Ma, ain't you golu' to come to bed?" And then she'd kinder give a hitch, And sorter sigh, and say that she Was ready as she'd ever be. She reckoned. And so the years went one by one. And. somehow she was never done; An' when the aiiir-l c.ild. as how "Mis' Smith; lis time you rested now," She sorter raised her iv t,i look A second. :! a stleh she tuck; "All right. I'm coining now," says she, "I'm ready as I'll cvcli lc, v I reckon." A, It, I', x o o ir o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o WISE AND OTHERWISE. o o o o o o a a o o o o o o o o o o o o A Hook of 93 pages on the custom of tipping has been written by a Oernmn named Hiring. Sincerity Is the basis of all true friendship. Without sincerity It Is like a ship without ballast. tn New York city anthracite coal Is high, the mayor Is Low and the Inde pendent oM"iators ate game. ilernmny and England think they are the stror.Rest nations In the world be cause they can lift the blockade. t Bella He said his ears burned awful ly last niuht . Stella Well, I m sure he's pit eats' to burn. I IinpioK-r street cries, songs, speeches j or lectures are forbidden in Belgium by ! a law which passed the Belgian parlia ment iwcntlv. Naggsby You say Trightler Is more trouble that he's worth? I haven't found him much trouble. Waggsby Neither have I. I I tried your ndclce iiboui -wttllnit coffee with nn eicfc. Settled it nil right, didn't it? As thoroughly as n bad -ki? could. Ethel Why do people make ho much fuss over ping iwjiir? Maud Ilecnuse they iihvny have a nc ki t when thi'J- play It. Mis. Jones I can't hear to see you euuokinif, 1-ar. Our dot tor says It Is a slow poison. Jones Flut I can t smoke prtisslc acid just to pi use you and the doctor. "Congratulate me. Jimmy. I am en Kasfd to Sally J'-nks." "I'm awfully sony. Henry, but I c an't conscientious ly do It. I've been enicawd to Stilly myself." How did that poem of yours turn out? 1 1, there was the usual difference of opinion that att"nds the production of a mast -rplece. The postmaster Insist ed that It was first class matter, and th? publlsh-T Insisted that It was not. "I ran into town today to do some shopping, dear," said Mrs". Hubbubs, entering her husband's office, "and I" "I se-," he Interrupted, "and you Just ran In here because you ran nut." "Han 3ut?" "Ve-t. of nTm'-y." RELIANCE Electrical Works 421 BOND T. We are thoroughly prepared for making estimate and executing order for all kind of electrical Installing and Repairing Supplies tn slock. We oil the celebrated SHELBY LAMP. Call up Pbone 1161. H. W. CYHUH, - Mgp ASTORIA AND COLUMBIA RIVER RAILROAD. LEAVE PORTLAND AUItlVI 800m I 7 00 p m Portland Iln on Hetsit Kor Anlori and way Points 11 10 tn 40pu ASTORIA 7 4ft m 6 1U p in Fer Portlsnd nl W.,y Points li;n. Ill .to pin HKA!-11K UIVIHION 8 16. in It warn 850 p ii Astoria for Warreuton, Flavel, Fort H ewnj, Hnmmond anil Astoria 7llii 4 ' p 10 4ft ni 16 a m aplde lor Warre'iUin, 1 12 no p nt J SO a ml Kluv , llamtoc-nd, ."on 7 ) V a !'n m I Htevo ihiiiI Antorla I 2S a m Sunday onlr. All train make cloie connection at Qoble with all Northern Paclflo train to and from the Eaat and Sound point. J. C. MA TO, Oen'l Freight and Paaa. Agent Dp. T. It, Ball DENTIST. S24 Commercial Street . Aatorla, Ore. ADAMS 8 HENN1NGSEN 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 Lowest Prices The -Boston Restaurant ii XM COMMKIUIAI. HTICKKT ' Best and Neatest Eating House in Astoria Try Our 2 5-Cent Dinners Prompt Attention l MARINOVICM KOPP'S FAMOUS BEER Bottled or In Keg Free City Delivery I North Pacific Brewing Company, Astoria X i:.MII. SCHIMI'I-T, (Jniorul Miiiiukit. ;xxxxirixxxiiiiiiixxxiixiiixxxxxiiixxxiixxxixxxiixir ...THE CITY In NuIciI as tlir Is .Miimilurtiiri'iL, Cutbirth's Creosote Shingle Stains The Moat Humble, I'rcserviitivo, ml HhiiiIvoiiir StuitiH on tho Market. Nothing keeps out tbo Mouther like shingles nn the wall. Nothing j.reservo Hint Ixmntille shingle like Cutbirth' stain. Cutbirtb also makes the U-stt'Oli'ini I'A INT for the bottom ot all vater craft. XXIXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXIXXIXXXXXXXtXTXXXXX Fancy and Staple Groceries FLOUR, FEED, PROVISIONS, TOBACCO AND CIG ARS Supplies of all kinds at lowest raU-H, for fishermen, Farmers and loggers. A. V. ALLEN Tenth and dinimtrclat Streets Steamer SUE The Largeat, Staunchint, 8tedlet,' and moat a worthy v.asel ever on the route. Beit of Table and Stat. Room Accommoda tion. Will make round trip every live day between. Astoria and FARE Connecting at Atorl with the Oregon Railroad Navigation Co. and the Astoria & Columbia It. K. for Portland, Baa FTancUco gnd all point Kant. For freight and paenger rate apply to Samuel Blmorc t5 Co. ;'iioml AirontN, Antorio, Or. .... or to A. C. R. R. Co. B. C. IAMB, Tillamook, Or. Portland, Or. FOUNDED A. U. I7IO SUN INSURANCE OFFICE Or LONDON ' ' THE OLDEST PURELY FIRE OFFICE IN TIIE WORLD. ... (11,(00,000 OthAiHta In Unltod Htatoa. a.oio.oj C. A. Henry & Co., General Agents 215 Sansome Street San Francisco, Cal SAMUUL ELMORE & CO., AQENT5 High Class Chef & KOSCOVICM OF ASTORIA... I'liuo Wlicru H. ELMORE Tillamook $3.BO " o. n. ft N. Portland. Or. Co. A8LICH3P AMID FLANKS. linking Into a biasing home, om firemen InMy dragged the sleeping In mate from dea'h. Fancied security and death near. It's that way when you neglect cough and voids, Don't do It. lr. King' New Discovery for Consumption give perfect protection aguliMt all Throat, Cliett and Lung troubles. Keep It near, and avoid suf fering, death and doctor' bilk A teiiapoonful atop laal cough, per Intent use the most atuhorn, Harm less and nice tasting, It's guaranteed to natlsfy by t'nna. Uonera. Pile. Mo and tl.M. Trial bottle free, C. J. Trenchard Insurance Commission And Shipping. Agent Welt Fargo and Pa rtite Fxpr Cnmrnnlt. Cus tom Hon. Urofttr. NORTHERN PACIFIC Time t iiril til Trufiia roKTI.AftD. Leave Arrive I'liuet Bound Limited. 7 86 am : pm . Kansas Clty-8t. Louia I Hpeclal 11:10 am I P M I North Coast IJmlted l:M p m T:00 a m Taeoma and Uenttle Night KiortM II lo pm 1:0 am Take Tilgst Bound Limited or North Const Limited furOray'a Harbor point Take I'tigat bound Limited fur Olym pl direct. Take l'ugt Sound Limited or Kan n City 8t. Loul gpeclal for point! on South Knd branch. . Double dully trnln ervlc on Orjr' Hnrbor branch. Pour trnln dally between Portland, Turama nnd Beattl. A. D. CHARLTON, Altnt flenerat FtMwneger Agt, 2M Morrleon it , Portland, Or. THE ?i Experienced Traveler IS ALWAVH KofND ON THK FA M"t'H Tit A INI OK i I For ll-i Know They Aic th lU-at III tivery Heepect. jThc Northwestern Limited Dally J let ween Minneapolis. Mt. l'ul and Chicago, Is the Tver of All Train. I'll 1 1 Information n regard (o iowet rut- ami comfort In (raveling gtidly furnished by II. I MISLKIl, tlKNKHAL AtlKNT, :m Aid r St., I'ortlund, Ore. T. W. TKAHIlALK. Ueni rnsm nger Agent. Ht. I'mil, Minn. ..forllaod - Gloria Kouis. STR. "BAILEY GATZERr." Ially round trip except Sunday. TIME CARD Leave Portland J a. m, I.i-uve Aaturla 7 p, n, Through Portland oonneotlona wttii tcamrr Nahcotta from Ilwaoo and Iong lieach l'otnl. White Collar Line ticket Intw changeuble with 0. 1L ft N. Ce. and V. T. t'o. tlclct. The Dalles Route STR. " TAHOMA." and "METLAKO" Dally trip eioect Sunday. TIMt CARD .Str. 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