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ASTORIA, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 190.3. 3. It Pays Good Coffee, and we are not afraid to recommend our Seal Brand J. & M. Our25and30 coffees are all right, too.&j? SEAL BRAND COFFEE IS SOLD ONLY BY ROSS, HIGGINvS (& CO. THE MORNING ASTORIAN TUIBI'TuNK tt. TO DAY'S WEATHKtt I'iir(lnriil, J nit, It. Oregon, gmrally fair, except probably light shower near coast. 35-cent ALL-SILK RIBBONS 19c yd AT DUNBAR'S CLEARANCE SALE THE A. Dunbar lipeclal cut Kill 0 of book and picture! t Sveusen' book store Mai'lJiren's Imperial rotted Cheese I flne for a lunch. Try It. Johnson lco. Swwt .tream If cent a pint. No ir fur -whipping. Taggs candy tsr. Tor Hnt Two or throe , furnished ritoitu for housekeeping; 165 Tenth street. Tou will always find the bent 16a men) in the ol'y at the Itlslng Sun restaii not, No. 8lt Commercial street. !all and ace the latnat novelties from Jipan. I.argfl atock of fancy good. Y.ikohsma lUraur, CS Commercial at. For Heat -Three furniahed roonii for IvHisck'Sfring, on around floor. Enquire t aVulley'a tardwar atore, 431 Bond s'eeet! Cool to burn. The famous, Wyoming diU for domestic .use. $S per ton. it-dd lump stove coal at 16 per ton. rhonetOl. K'more A Co. ' llooins for rent furnished or uiifurn lhed: single or connected; nuwly fin hlied; gu and electric llKht; In IiuhI ns center 52S Commercial ilruet, WANTED ( TOUNQ MEN from As toria to at wee prepare for Poult Ions In the Government Service. Apply to Inter-Slate Carre. Inst. Cedar Rapid, !. Ilosyln coal last longer, la cleaner and nuikes lea trouble with itove and chimney duo than any other coal i the market. jOeorge. W. Sanborn, HS-nt. Telephone 1311. I'liiinl'lng, tinning, gaa and steam rtttlng nt lowest rates and In work manlike manner. Order promptly x emted. Shop, "No. 426, Bond street JOl!r A. MONTGOMERY. Acmn "High-test" chloride of lime Is a perfect disinfectant, and deodorising agent, u-rt for purifying vaults, cess pools, drain, cellars, etc., nnd to pre vent the spreading of contagion. It ..should l ied freely. Bold by John son Bros. , , The gMit annual sacrifice iof foot wear Is now In fun swing at Peterson A llrown', Fine shoes, jillpners, rub bers, loggers' shoes, canvas boots, all of boit make and quailtle are being sold at clearance prices. 1 Everybody n nd the baby can Tiavs shoe now. to Drink The .Ministerial association of this city nice m in the lluptlst church next Monday evening. Tli atiumcr Hue 11. Elmore will I'-iive Astoria fur Tillamook buy points Sunday morning tit ft o'clock. Mateo Hiiwovti li, a nutlve of Austria, was granted first paper of cltlsenshlp in the county clerk's office yesterday. Wanted -A position as housekeeper In a Ohrlslluti fuinlly, by middlc-aavd lady, principal object, a comfortable home. Addn-i Housekeeper, Aslorlan office, latest advices from Sun Francisco art; u the effect that unless satisfactory arrangements ran be made with their fishermen, the Alaska Packers' assocln lion will employ only Japanese fisher men during the coming season. A stork of the lent and very latest shM music Is now on hand at 464 Com mercial street In the room occupied by the Allen Ik Ollbert Piano house. Prices same as oleimherc. All order will re. reive prompt attention. Or. J. A. Fulton was siinnm.mil on board the Mrltlsh ship Olenncsslln ye terdny to sttmd two Boilors who were reported to be 111, It was found, how ever, that thn men wvre In no danger and were itllottvd to remain on board. I'lHin the arrival of the steamer Oeo It. Voburg from Tlllnniook. Purser Hryuiit learned tlmt hi mother redid lug at t'Ulifkuitle, had died during his absence on the trip. Mr. llryunt's father Is also reported as being very 111. Thi Herman bark Wera seems to be a fixture on the sands in the lower harbor, nil efforts to remove her thus far being futile. It is quite evident Hint u portion of her cargo will have to lie removed before she can be float ed. Mil rt tin Jergensen, i year old daugh ter of J. N. Jorgensen, died at the family residence In East Astoria yes terday, after a week's illnes with car let fever. The body wn burled priv ately yesterday afternoon In Green wood. The steamer Homer will Im taken from the beach where she was placed to have h.r rudder repaired, and will l-iiv . e l to Portland to assume a cargo of general freight for Coos bay points and Eureka. The repairs to her rud der were effected yesterday afternoon without difficulty. Mrs, I. M. Jeffers continues very III at the I'or'l.uul sanitarium and little hope Is extended for her recovery. Mrs. Jeffers is not now enduring any suffer ing, but is ufflicted with a deadly stupor lr night on by rheumatic com plication is the result of a former at tack of lagrlppe. la nltout a week's time the British ship County of Linlithgow will ho free to continue on her way. The work of discharging; and fumlgatlnT her cargo has proceeded rapidly and well and la a day or so will be completed and the quarantine restrictions will be lifted five days thereafter, , Holier! N'urrls who Is Just back from Nome City boats the unique distinction of having a tin claim in Alaska, lie sityS be was besieged by Scuttle and Taooina men who had all sorts of pro positions of chance to offer to promote America's most Infant Industry, but Mr. Norrls would not be hypnotised. Senator Miller of Linn county has In troduced a bill to redlslrlct the state. 'One senator Is 'apportioned to every 18,784 population nnd one represeiitu tlvi to ?very 6892 people.; Clatsop's representation remains the same as at present, as docs the total membership of the two houses 30 senators and to representatives. ' ! The cat wind prevailing for the past week hns been a good thing for the shipping of the port, but a poor one for the health of the people. Seveere colds are numerous and half the men on the str,??t spend much of their time sneci Ing The chnnge to rain last night will serve as a tonic, 1 and within a week the dire effects of the east wind will have won off. " ' ;- ' Andrew Anderson tins been arrested on u charge of Insanity. The man was committed to the asylum 'In August, 1900, but was discharged as cured a year later. He has been dissipating during the pant few months and It is thought his mental derangement Is due to drink. If he (hows no sign of Im provement by .Monday he will probably be recommitted. Charle ("Chick") Houghton, who has been given eight year In tha'pw Itentlary by Jmlge Fraser of Portland for robbery, I well known her. Young Houghton corne of good family. Both hi fulher and mother r very old, the father being blind. The young man hn long traveled In bad compaay and frequently hua been In trouble, While her he passed as a pugilist, but put In Ih greater part of his tint making trouble for those with whom he came In contact. The case of M. Busman vs. Molar ft Kruse was argued and concluded yesterday afternoon. Decision upon de cision was recited; precedent was heap ed uon precedent, the main point of the contention being the exact age when a cow begins arid a heifer leaves off, The case was decided In favor of the de fendant. Now thul the cruel war Is over Mir, Huhiiihii can. unhampered, pursue his political ambition, as out lined by him recently, and It Is to be hoped It will not prove a fleeting shad' ow. The Oregon board of pilot commli sinners has prepared It report for the yer 13 and forwarded It to the sec retary of state. The report Is largely made tip'of formal stutlstlcs. although an Important recommendation la em txidled In It, The pilot schooner Kan Jose I pronounced unfit for winter t vice and the board recommends that she I) sold, to do away with the un- ty-essury expense of malntalnink- her. The report cite the fact that complaint was registered against the pilots dur ing the year for their alleged indlffer en-, hot that Investigation showed the compl'ilnU to be without ground. W. W. Whipple has under Way a proxsal looking to the estnolisliment of two new enterprises here, one of the. concern will be built by outside capital, while the other will tie built by local parties. Mr. Whipple states that several other nilllmcn who have lieeti forced to leave the east will be In Astoria during the spring to look over the situation, und he expects to land some of them, it is Ills opinion that six new mills can be secured during the year If proier effort Is made. That there will be no lack of effort Is wv ed, and Astoria's payroll cun lie count ed uM)ii to grow during 1903. ,V message received from Portland last night conveyed the Information that the Ink))' of Dr. Frank Ueames would be brought to this city on the noon train today. A delegation of Knights of Pythias from Portland will accompany the remains and a delega tion from the local lodge will be at the train to carry the cesket to the Young residence In East Astoria. The funer al will take place at 1:30 this after noon and services will lie conducted at the house by Hew William Seymour Short, pastor of Grace church. The interment will be held under the aus- pice of the Knighta of Pythla. Two new cases of scarlet fever were reported yesterday to Health Officer Cordiner. They are In the family of Martin Stanovlch of 147 Dunne street East Astoria. It Is reported that one of the children had been ill for 10 days. The house has been quarantined. New cases of scarlet fever have been report ed almost dally this week and there is some doubt as to the advisability of re opening the school. Parents feel thnt there will be spread of the disease should the children be allowed to con gregate, and It Is probable the attend ance will be very light even lr the schools resume work on Monday. ' Never In the history of San Francis co marine Insurance siieculatlon has so much money Wn risked on n slim chance as in the case of the overdue German ship Paul Itlckmcrs, now out 221 days from Bangkok for Germany. Faith In the overdue vessel has been strong nil along, but now, apart from the known stability of the Rlckmers, the alluring percentage offered by British speculators has caused a re vival In siieculatlon which has reached a mark, beyond any previous record. "For every hundred dollars Invested now will pay 3100O if the Rlckmers ar rives," was the burden of a cablegram received from London Thursday by M. A. Newell. The rate on the St. Enoch la 90 percfnt, The New York ComnierclaUglves As toria the following complimentary no tloc: (i "Many river of the western United States have yielded great treas ure In golden sand to fortune seeker who pillaged nature' storehouse of wealth, but not one hn given uch valuable and stable returns . as the greatest of them allthe Columbia. To The Aatorlan of Astoria. Oregon, we are Indebted for a brief compilation of statistics of the great salmon l.i'.astry of that Important seuport town. Since salmon canning w as first undertaken at Astoria in 1866, vhen 4,000 case were put up, until now It steadily increased in proportion to 1883 when 0,400 cases were preserved. Since then the total ha not fallen below 800,000 cases. The first year' pack wa valued at 164,000, that of the best year Blnce-1883 -83,147,000. Altogether the Columbia river hns given up for the food of man. In canned salmon, 14,301,619 cases, the money value of which was $81,233,618. This great river has proved belter to man that a gold mine, for the science of artificial propagation of the salmon ha been mastered to well that, Instead of a waning supply, it can be constant ly Inoeeased. Packers hope eventual ly to see 1,000,000 cases the annual out put ot the Columbia. At it recent rnWttng lq Hun Francisco at the Alaska fishermen' union the fjllowlng price, wa settled on to be charged (or. fish caught next season at Bristol bay! SUverlde and red At aska, 3 cents; king salmon, t cents dog fish, 2 cents. The further demand I made that J7S be paid for wage for the trip up and back. At present VA I paid. ' The branch of the union In this city I expected to endorse the schedule. - That portion of the cargo of the Brit Ish ship GlenessUn that was damaged recently by fire wa sold at public auc tlon yesterday. In all 437 sacks, eac weighing M pounds, w re sold, and the average price received was I1.0S a sack, The value of the flour before the fire w is, according to the Olenesslin's man Iftst, about twice the ptlce received for It, although local merchunts pronounc ed It of poor quality, and worth undam aged not more than 11.50 a sack. The will of the lute John A. E-evll was filed for probate, yesterday. It Is dated May 23, I5W0. and names Sirs, Devlin as executrix and William M Ludd of Portland a executor, A. V All'?n and F. J. Taylor witnessed the Instrument. The property of the de ceased consists principally of real es tate and la valued at about f200.ss) Everything Is left to the widow, at though provision Is made for bequests to Individual and to charity after her .death. , . The Astoria Literary society 1 forg ing to the front. When it assumes greater prooortlo.is, nien of national reputation will be engaged to deliver lecture on modern questions. Ancient utij-i'te and questions are passed ex cept for refjrence and present day prolemx are the urogram of the so ciety. ' Next Monday night the que. tlon, "Rij.ilvd, that trade unions, un der the present method, are a benefit to the labiring classes." will be debat ed. A lecture will also be given by a local man. The Western I'nlon has provided Its operator at the Salem capitol with I "secret sounder." This Is a small in strumcnt which is held to the operator' car by a spring over the top of the had. It contain a small sounder which" checks off the telegraphic signs in such a low sound as to be Inaudible except to the operator. While the or umary sounders were ueing used an oiwrator could stand a few feet away and hear the messages received. Now there Is no opportunity for eavesdrop ping around the telegraph desk. One of the operators employed at the capi tol during the last -session, said: "If my shoes could talk, what secrets they would t-ll." Now not even the oper ator's right ear knows what his left ear hears. This is the only secret sounder In use on the coast. PERSONAL MENTION D. R. Cole was In the city yesterday from Svensea. ., . J. W. Slaughter was In from Ne- hulem yesterday. C, H. Callender was In the city yes terday from Knappton. Editor Williams was In the city yes terday from Sksmokawa. O. M. Celler returned yesterday from a business trip to Portland. C. H. Wheeler the prominent mllk man Is In the city from Nchalem. Miss Maysie Shaw of Portland Is. in the city the guest of Miss lone Hawe. C. H. Curti arrived yesterday from Salem and will remain over tomorrow. John Fox who has been on Puget sound on business, has returned to the city. ; J. H. Ashley was In the city yes terday from Brookfleld nrrd registered at the Parker. ... . YOU'LL HAVE TO HURRY. The beginning of the month Herman Wise first made the offer to sell 200 suits of men' clothes at the ridiculous price ot $7.50. Some people at first paid no attention to the offer, but the bargain hunter soon appreciated the treat In store and began to invest until now there's hardly a day but Mr. Wlsel sells from & to iu or tnose suit. There' nothing the matter with these aults, 'except that Mr. Wise ha ohlyi one or two of a kind left and a he prides himself on cleaning atock before another season opens, he felt It advis able to mark such low prices on the odd suits that would surely move them. Half ot the, month I gone, so If you, gentle reader, are wise you will go to Wise and at once for one of those suits that formerly sold at from $12.50 to $17.60 and get one now at $7.60. Don't wait until they are all gone and then kick. See Wise now. ' TO THE SCHOOL BOARD AND HEALTH OFFICERS. Astoria, Ore., Jan. 16, 1903. Resolved, that we, the Astoria Cen tral Labor Council most respectfully petition the Astoria School board to not open school until the scarlet fever is perfectly under control. Be it further resolved, that w pe tition the health officers and the police officer to enforce strict quarantine regulation. A copy of these resolutions to be sent to the dally papers of Astoria. 3. F. Welch, President. D. T. Qerde, Secretary. lilt LEADING CANDIDATE HKMKVi: THAT. FULTON' CHANCES AUK ;OOI. IteprcittntnUve Halm Hcturna From Halcm and Tell the Hit tint loji. Representative IJahn and Carnahan 'returned yesterday front Salem,, and will remain in the city until Sunday nlifht. Yesterday they were besieged with request for information regard Ing the statu of matter of local Inter, est and were kept busy answering que. tlon. An Astorian reporter asked Representative Hahn about the ena torlal situation. Mr. Hahn said: "It looks to me like Mr. Fulton had an excellent chance for election. Cer tain it Is that he Is the leading candi date at the present time, and unless something unforeseen occurs he ought to be elected. The member of the Multnomah delegation are playing waiting game. They are absolutely n incommltal, and the Impression pre vails that, should the $540,000 fair ap propriation bill go through, they will pursue their old-time revolutionary tac- tics and try to bring about the election of some Multnomah man to,the United States senate. "Many of the members of the present legislature are new men In public life. and It's pretty difficult to get a line on them. You know, it ha come to pas that If a man does not act fairly he will not be returned to the legislature, and It 1 equally apparent that, no matter how hard a man strives to subserve the interests or tne people, there will be a certain dissatisfied element at home Realizing this, some of the members may be out for graft. I am of the opinion thnt all the square members have settled on their choice for senator. and that the balance of power Is pur- chageable." "Will the Lewis and Clark fair ap proprlatlon bill be referred to the peo ple, or will it be passed by the legls. lature?" was asked. 'That's rather a difficult question to answer. It was originally expected that $500,000 would be asked for the Portland fair and an additional $100,- X (or the St. Louis fair. But the $500,000 asked for the Lewis and Clark centennial Includes the amount for an exhibit at St. Louis. This reduction his made many friends for the bill as presented, and I am of the belief that the legislature will not refer the matter to the people, as our referendum amenlment orovldes. However, it Is not yet possible to tell Just what will be done, as the proposal Is not far enough along. Nothing In the line of fishing legis lation has yet been offered, as the senate and house .committees have not been named. I believe more beneficial legislation will be enacted this year than ever before, as the needs of the Industry have been thoroughly investi gated, and for the further reason that the cannerymen are a unit In advocat ing relief measures. "I have, at the request of the grand lodge of Odd Fellow, Introduced a bill making It a misdemeanor for a person to wear the badge of a lodge to which he does not belong. A similar meas ure was passed by the Washington leg islature. I have also presented a measure In creasing the limit ot liability of a cor poration in an action for damages for death or injury received in accidents. Under the present law the liability of corporation is $5000, but my bill In creases It to $20,000." THE SENATORIAL LINE-UP. There is no doubt in the minds of the legislators that Fulton will get a plur ality of votes on the first ballot cast next Tuesday and the following, as near as could be ascertained, was the lineup of the contest at the time of Thursday's adjournment: For Fulton .... V... 25 For Geer ....... 19 For Wood .. 17 Unclassified 27 Absent 2 Total 90 The foregoing merely shows the un disputed strength of the candidates, those as yet in question remaining un classified. FIRE 8ALE. Damaged Stock Now Selling at Re duced Prices. The damaged stock of clothing-, wraps cloaks and millinery Is now being sold at remarkably reduced prices In order to make room for an entirely new stock oming. Don't fail to call and see the goods. ' , Almost have' them t your own price. ' . . i MRS. INOLETON, Welch Block. . TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. Mr. A. Clawson having left our em ploy on expiration ot contract, he Is no longer authorized by us to contract for work In our line of business. , ; B. F. ALLEN A SON. A FINE LIBRARY. Of 140 volumes Is found on each of the Northern Pacific's "Norta Coast Limited" trains. Don't forget that these art the only trains operated Id the West that are lighted throughout hy electricity. Glean - Of Flannel Waists SilK Waists and Flannellette Skirts FLANNEL WAISTS. SILK WAISTS. ' Lot J, all 75c and $1 Walt..$ 59 All $4 and $5 Silk Waist.. ..$2 50 Lot 2, all $t9 and $1.98 AU M and $7 Silk Waist..,. $ 50 Waists 1 2$ - Lot 3. all $1.50 Waists 1 08 MEN'S OVERCOATS. Lot 4, all $2.25 and $2.75 $15 00 Overcoats , $11 60 Waist ., 1 48 $12 00 Overcoats....,.., .... 7 50 Lot 5. all $3.00 Waists 1 98 - - MEN'S SUITS. FLANNELETTE SKIRTS. 1 To go at a price without any Lot I 50c Waist.... .... v ..... ,39c H regard to cost. Lot 1. 40c Waist 34c 1 $ 5 00 and $ 6 00 Suit $ 8 50 Lot 8, 9c Waist..... 55c f? 10 00 and 12 00 Suit 7 50 Lot 4, 75c Waist... 63c M I 00 and 20 00 Suit 12 50 Lot 3, 25c Waist '..it' 1 I Morse Department Store I OUR REDUCTION SALE BEFORE INVENTORY-COME EARLY AND CET YOUR CHOICE , f 20 per cent off on Fancy Crockery 25 per cent off on Bisque Vases and Figures 10 per cent of f on Fancy Stand and Hall Lamps 10 per cent off on Floe Blue and German China Ware and Dinner Sets. 10 per cent off on all Plated Ware except 1847 goods. FOARD & Astoria THE ASTORIA Opened January 1, 1903 ASTORIA'S NEWEST HOTEL Best Entertainment at Moderate Prices Corner Seventeenth and Commercial Sts. JACK DENCK Castings We art prepared to make them oa short notice and of the best materials. Let us give you estimate oa any klnA of eastings or pattern work. Lower prices for first-class work. TELEPHONE NO. 2461. Clearance Sale $7.50 Takes Choice of 800 Unclaimed Tailor-Made; Suits Made by the Royal Tailors, valued from $20 to $35 t7CAa M CA Takes choice dUa-N.3V at frora $5 10 $7.50 For Overcoats made value at $20 to $30. $500 For Coats and Vests fiHli VCQTQ A tab!e fuI1 10 P'ck inm at 50 cents a VUU T C J 1 J ch0ice. value at from $2.50 to $6. These Goods are made from the very best materials and are all in the latest styles. : STRAIN'S WAY Satisfaction or Money Refunded STRAIN TAILORING CO. 255 Washington St., Portland Four Doors Below Perkins Hotel up Sale STOKES CO. - Ore. " Proprietor IRON, STEEL, BRASS- -and BRONZE Scow OaylrcaO Brass Works Cjr. 18th sud Frtnkllo are: 1 of 1200 pair of pants valued jo. by leading tailors. Good , valued a from to $25. !