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ASTORIA, OREGON, SATURDAY,
JANUARY
24, lOOil
THE OLD
Absolute! Pure
THERE iS NO SUBSTITUTE
FAST PASSENGER TRAIN
RUN'S INTO OPEN SWITCH
Engineer and Fireman Are Fatally
Burned, But the Passenger All
Escape Injury.
Memphis. Tonn., Jan. 2S. The Illinois
Central-New Orjlans special from
Memphis for New Orelans, which left
here at 12:15 o'clock this morning, was
derailed and wrecked by an open
switch at a lumber company's side
track In an industrial suburb ot the
city.
Five of the sewn cars were derailed
and overturned and th locomotive was
smasnea. isoi a single iiassenger was
Injured and none of the train crew was
killed outright, although the engineer
and fireman were fatally Injured and
three other members of the train crew
were seriously hurt. The fatally in
jured: .
Harry Norton, engineer, Memphis.
John AlcUanvftie, fireman, Watervme.
Miss.
Seriously injured:
J. P. Meyrick, baggage master, Ful
ton, Ky.
Frank Ethridge, mail clerk.
Reuben Davis, mall clerk.
Th switch at the siding was open,
although the switch lamp showed a
clear track. It Is believed that it was
deliberately opened and the lamp set
with the white light showing by wreck
ers, for the purpose of ditching the
train.
The engine collided with a cut of
heavily loaded box cars on the side
track, and the entire forward section
of the train left the rails. The mail
cir was crushed and the combination
and baggige coach was cut sparely In
half. One of the Pullman sleepers was
thrown at right angles to the track,
but remained upright. The rear simp
ers did not leave the rails, and the
occupants escaped with a slight shak
ing up. There were about 65 passen
gers on the train. The engineer and
fireman were caught In the ruins of
the engine and were. scalded and burn
ed. Both will die.
The train is the fastest and hand
somest on the northern line of the Il
linois Central. It consisted of a mail
coach, combination buffet and baggage
coach, two day coaches and three Pull
man sleepers. y
RUMORED LOSS OF DIX.
The I-arge Transport Reported Lost
With All on Board.
Seattle, Jan. :f3. An unconfirmed ru
mor was current among shipping men
late last night to the effect that the
transport Dix had gone down this side
of Yokohama, with all on board. No
details were given of the wreck and
it is Impossible to locate any credible
origin for the st jry.
The Dix sailed from this port De
cember 31, bound for Manila via Nag
asaki, with a heavy cargo. Her load
consisted of 3,500,000 feet of lumber and
998 tons of forage.
Captain Hopkins was In command of
the transjwrt, with Captain Theodore
Sternberg, U. 8. A., In charge of the
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FluebingseHteat-LoM of Appetite, Shortness of Breath, Cost! veness, Blotches on the ikln,
Disturbed Sleep, Frightful Dreams, and all Nervous and Trembling Sensations, die. Thm
flrmt ftoaw will fftV) Hallo In Twanty Mlnutam. This is no fiction. Every
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ing the mnteular aystem; restoring the Inng-lost Complexion; bringing back the keen
edge of appetite, and arousing with the Rammbud or Haalth thm wholm Pttyaloal
fjiartDf of the human, rme. These are "facts" admitted by thousands, in allcuuses
of society, aad one of the best guarantees to the Kervons and Debilitated is that
Ptacham'a PVlm harm thm fmrfmst Mala of any Pmfant Madlolna b$ thm
IVaWaf. Full directions with each box.
Prepared only ky THOMAS BEECHAM, St Helens, Eng., an tea Caaai St., New York.
Sold Everywhere, la Boxet, to canto and 25 cent
RELIABLE
vessel The 3ix vaa acquired by the
government during the war with Spain
and Is one of the largest freighter own
ed by the United States.
Major O. S. Bingham of the quarter
master's department stated early this
morning that he had received no word
of the wreck. He stated that when he
gave the sailing orders to the Dix it
was to proceed direct o Nagasaki.
There coal sufficient for the trip to
Manila and return was to be taken on.
At tfle return to Nagasaki ballast coal
was to be taken on and the transport
was to come direct to Seattle.
The course to Nagasaki would bring
the transport In the route of the Jap
anese steamers, and it is possible the
report may have come from this source.
MAY SUE GOVERNMENT.
Marconi Jealous of Rival Inventor and
May Charge Infringement.
Boston, Jan. 23.--A special to the
Advertiser from Wellfleet, Mass, says:
Before leaving this place for New
York. Mr. Marconi dropped a hint of
possible serious complications for the
United States government
It appeares that he his already nego
tiated with the United Slates govern
ment concerning the right to use a sys
tem of wireless telegraphy over the en
tire country. The terms were consid
ered by the president and were finally
rejected as too high. For nearly a
year experiments have been made in
Washington and officers think they
have an invention which will equal
.Marconi's. The Italian inventor knows
of this and intends to stand up for
what he believes to be his rights In
the matter.
"This thing is to be settled in the
courts. I do not care to say much
about it now, but I will say that an
! action will be brought for an infringe
ment of the invention," he said posi
tively. VICTIM OF KNOCK-OUT DROPS v
Returns Home Alive but Minus Bills
and Bonds.
New York, Jan. 23. Louis Dreyer, a
wealthy Jersey City produce merchant,
who disappeared mysteriously from his
home Monday morning, has returned in
a dazed condition. A physician stated
that Dreyer was suffering from the ef
fects of knock-out drops and refused
to permit his family to interrogate him
until he had fully recovered.
When Dreyer disappeared he had in
his posesaion $4000 in bills and bonds
valued at $7000. He did not have eith
er the money or the bonds when he
returned.
ANNIVERSARY OBSERVED.
Properly Commemoratel by Navu Of
ficers. New York, Jan. 23. The P ruvian
and foreign warships in Mrt at Callao
dressed ship and lirrd royal salutes at
noon yesterday, says the Herald' Li
ma, Peru, correspondent, in honor of
the second anniversary of King Ed
ward' accession to the British throne.
FLATIUON IN DANGER.
Famous Triangular Building Causes
too Much Atmospheric Disturbance.
New York, Jan. SS. An action la to
be brought In the courts here to tie
elm that tlie ts-slory structure oc
cupy'wr the "V" fotmcd by the crowing
of Broadway and Fifth avenue, at
Twenty-third stnvt and known as the
"Vlatlron" building Is a publi eund pri
vate nuisance.
The complainant Is the occupier of a
store on Broadway opposite the high
huildlrg, whose plate glss windows
have been broken twice by the wind,
during the past three months. In his
complaint he holds the building respon
sible .for the unties of the wind, the
currents striking the structure and be
ing deflected to the streets and against
his windows.
Among the witnesses will be experts
on air currents, architects and people
who In passing have been roughly
handled by the wind, wine being
thrown to the sidewalk. Mr. Vincent al
so asks damages for losses on stock,
and for loss of business, alleging that
peopie avoid the vicinity since the
building was erected and the wind
commenced Its pranks.
SEATTLE STEAMER HELD.
Mexicans Demand Big Pay for Fumi
gation of Vessel.
Seattle, Jan. S3. For refusing to pay
$1200 In gold for what her master and
owners, the Globe Navigation company
of this city, say is an exhorbitant
charge for an unnecessary fumigation,
the steamship Meteor, Captain John
Roberts, is leUlned at Guaymas, Mex
ico. The matter Rt the Instance of the
company has been called to the at
tention of the state department at
Washington, which has in tarn referr
ed the subject to the '.'nlted States
minister to Mexico.
Yesterday '-he owners of the vessel
authorized the payment, under pro
test of the sum demanded, through
th! United States consular agent at
fluaymua.
COAL STEAMERS OVERDUE.
Ten Colliers In Danger of
Weather on Atlantic.
Heavy
Boston, Jan. 23. Anxiety In view of
heavy weather on the Atlantic is being
felt for some of the foreign steamers
now on their way here with coal from
British ports. The British steamer
Farnham left the Tyne December 21
and was last reported off the Pfil two
days later. The British steamer Cle
matlc sailed from Newcastle, England,
December 30 and the Hailemoor, also
I'ritiih, sailed from Shields the same
day. The Exemor left Cardiff January
1; the Morocco left Hull January 2, and
six other steamers left coal ports on
January 3. None of them has yet been
sighted.
INCORPORATED BY WOMEN.
Tcnessee Oil Lands to
veloped by Ladles.
Be De-
Decatur, Ala., Jan. 23. The Great
Southern Oil & Development company,
with a capital stock of $2,000,000. has
been Incorporated to develop 100,000
ai res of oil land in the Tennessee val
ley. The president of the company Is
Mrs. P. Collings of London, a sister of
Sir Marcus Samuels, the lord mayor of
London. Among the other officers
who are all women, are: Vice-president,
Mrs. F. W. Campbell, Liverpool
England, wife of the Manager of the
British and General Express company;
secretary and general manager, Mrs
Raynoldson of New Dfcatur, Ala.
EASTERN WEATHER.
Everything Blockaded in Newfound,
land Gales at Sea.
St. Johns, N. F., Jan. tfewfound.
land Is experiencing a very severe
snow storm. AH traffic on the railroad
Is Impeded and trains are three days
overdue. It took six engines and four
snowplow to extricate passenger trams
bound for St. Johns from the snow.
Steamer are also greatly delayed,
a gales are sweeping the coast. The
northern seaboard Is blockaded by Arc
tic Ice and coasting steamer have been
forced to abandon their trips to the
north.
PROMOTION FOR DUNN.
Chief Inspector of Chinese Immigration
Ordered to Washington.
San Francisco, Jan. 3. James R.
Dunn, chief Inspector in the local Chi
nese Immigration bureau, has been or
dered to proceed to Washington, tt is
probable that he will be assigned to
the New York offl.ie. The succehsor
of Dunn at thl port will fc Charles
Meahm, at present In charge of the
Immigration office at Boston. Meaban
is expected to arrive here within the
next week and he will then assume
charge of the office.
INIURED AT COK."3 OVEN.
Furnace Man Was Overcome by J he
Intense Heat.
Buffalo, Jan. 23. Charles Westphul,
a furnace man, and Mlchale Schultz,
a helper, employed at the Buffalo Union
Furnace company, were terribly burn
ed last night while about to load one
of the coke ovens. When the oven
door was opened a sheet of flame shot
out from the furnice, enveloping the
two men. Wettphal dropited to the
lloor, overcount by the heat. Ho will
die, Schulta tucivedcd In getting out
of tho building.
PRESIDENT HAPLKY KNOWS.
Democratic Spirit
coks in
Necessary for Sue
ColleiiCS.
New York, Jan. SI Member of the
Wesleyan University club gave their
34th annual dinner lint night At the
Waldorf A uorlii, Xnmint the sprnker
were President Bradford of Raymond,
Pivsllont Arthur T lladley of Vale,
Professor Franklin (lidding of Colum
bia and PiofesMor Thomas B. l.lmhtiy
of the Boston Vesl-yun.
President Hadley In speaking In re
gard to hi to ist said: 'The strong
point In Wesleyan, the strong point In
every American college Is that It Is the
plate where voit knew all tdout the
man. Wherever you have the content
with men rmd man you h.ive the ollgn.
Wherever we h:we 11. thi wo have
the college spirit.''
Continuing. Dr. Hi' IVy said that h.
did not favor htirtmt!fc the cc'lige
course nnd thought It would be ddil
mental to the student to do so.
WANTED TOO MUCH.
And I.ost What They Had Cattfornlnn
No Sucker.
New fork, .Ian. S3. Lst year D. O.
Mills was assessed In this city on II,
0(10,000 personal property. He then told
the commissioners that his legal resi
dence was San Mateo, Cal., which fact
relieve 1 him of any personal tax here,
but that he was willing to pay on an
assessment of $250,000, as he xtent so
great a. part of his time in New York.
His offr was accepted. Mr. Mills. It
was understood, was to ,ny on the
same uss intent this yar, rut the
commissioners put up the assessment
to 1500,000 and Insisted that Mr. Mills
should pay on this rwuvint, whereupon
he promptly swore off entlrelv.
EX-PIUSIDENT KNOX DEAD.
Fifty-Four Years a PiMor and College
Prealdetlt.
Baltimore, Jan. 2i. -Th? Rev. Dr.
James Hale M.nou Knox, ex-presldent
ol Ui Fxytte college, Kaston, Pa.. Is
dead In this city. Dr. Knox was bom
in New York. From 1X4S to K1 he
served as wslor of the church at Ger
man Valley. N. H., nnl ftm.i :M to
1S53 as pastor of th-j Reformed Dutch
church .tt Easton, Pa. From lv'3 to
185 lie was pastor of the First Pres
byterian ehurc-1 of liermantown, Pa.
He accepted the raster Ue of the Pres
byterian church at Britol, Pa.. In 1S73,
which position he held until I'M, ,heii
he was elvtej preaid'nt of Ln Fayette
college hs aueces.iot of Dr. Cattell, and
served until 1900.
JAMES O'MEARA DEAD
Veteran Newspaper Man I'nsxes Away
At Santa Rosa. Aged TH.
Santa, Rosa, Calif.. Jan. 23. James
O'Meara. who many years ago ranked
among the foremost Journalists of the
Pacific coint, died here tonight, ijted
78 years.
In editorial capacities he was con
nected with the San Francisco Ex
amlner, San Francisco Chronicle, Pt rt
land Oregonlan and Portland News.
Masquerade Ball
THURSDAY EVE, FEB. 19
GIVEN BY THE
Sons of Hermann
AT FOARD I ST0KEJ' HALL
ADMISSION.
Gentleman Maakers $1.00
Lady Masker 60
Spectator CO
Children 26
Eight Handsome Prizes to Be Given.
Central Meat Market
642 COMMERCIAL ST.
Your orders fbr
meat, both
FRESH AND SALT
Will be promptly and
natlNiacixirtly attended tn
a. W. MORTON, Prop.
Telephone No. .'HI.
Andrew Asp,
Waini jMrr, Blackmuilk ui Bonthkotr
Fmmr-CLA8s work at
REASONABLE PRICES.
8 pedal Attention Given to Ship ard
Steamboat Repalring.General Blaok
mllhlnf, Flnrt'Claia Horee
ShoelDff, i&
CORNER TWELFTH AND DUAN
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE) DAY
Tak Laiatlv Promo Quinine Tablets,
All druggists refund the money If It
fall to curt, E, W. Grove' signa
ture li on each box, tie.
A STARTLING SURPRISE.
Very few couldb ellev In looking
at A. T. lloadley, a healthy, robuust
blacksmith at Tllden 1ml., tint for
ten year he suffered such torture
from Rheumatism few could endure
and live. But a wonderful change fol
lowed hi taking Electric Bitter. "Two
bottle wholly cured me," he write,
"and I have not felt twinge In over
a year," Ttwy retrulftte the Kidneys,
purify the blood and cure Rheumatism i
Neuralgia, Nervousness, Improve di
gestion nnd give perfect health. Try
them. Only
drug store.
(0 eta, at Chax. Roger
G. 01, Bart, Dentist
ManseU Building.
171 Commercial Bt,, Aitorla, Or.
TELEPHONE RED KML
Dr. T. h. Ball
DENTIST.
Sit Commercial Street
Astoria. Ore
C. J. Trencliard
Insurance Oommiawion ftnd Shipping
Agent Well Fargo and Pa
ct Ho ExprM Compauale. Cus
tom Host Broker. .
PRAEL & COOK
TRANSFER COMHANY.
Telephone tL
DRAYING AND EXPRESSING
All good ihlpped to our car
Will receive special attention.
53) Duane Bt W. J. COOK. Mgr
No
THE WALDORF
C. F. WISE, Propr.
Astoria's principal resort.
Fine liquors and cigar.
ANDREW LAKE
Merchant Tailor I
New Good, Winter Samples, Per
feet Work, Price Reasonable
and Work Done With Dispatch.
m Commercial St.,
Astoria. Ore.
RELIANCE
Electrical Works
421 BOND ST,
We are thoroughly prepared for
making estimate and executing
order for all kind of electrical
Installing and Repairing
Supplies In stock. Wc sx-ll the
'celebrated BHELBT LAMP. Call
up Phone lid.
H. W. CYHUH, - Mgr
ASTORIA AND COLUMBIA
RIVER RAILROAD.
LEAVE
FOKTUKU
AliKI VR
It 00am
70op m
Portland Un on liaixit
Kor Aat'irla and War
Holritai
AHTOHIA "
"Fur Fortiaud Vhd W..y
Point
I II 10 a oi
9 40 ) u
7 a m
1 10 p ui
I II. Wan
1080 pm
HKAMDK DIVlHlON
Aitirtsfnr Wsrrtmtoli,
Flavel, Kort H event,
! ro
II a a
SMp',
7 0 m
MO p li,
10 41m m
Hammond and Aitorla
6 16 a m 8alde for WarrenUm, 1 12 SO p m
SS0 a m nav.1, Hammond, I'orl I 7 W p n
iJ&!lJ2L.-.Ye';ta.iiil Antoria "i j g.
Sunday onljr.
All train make close connection at
Ooble with all Northern Pacific trains
to and from the Kaat and Hound
Points. j. c. MA TO,
Oen'l Freight and Paaa. Agent
Don't Guess at It
But If yd ti ant imiiir f.at ur
for our rate and let u tell you about
the service and aranmmorintlnna
ed by the ILLINOIS CENTRAL
RAILROAD, THROUOH TOURIST
Car via the ILLINOIS CENTRAL
from PACIFIC COAST to Chicago and
Cincinnati. Don't fall to write u
about your trip a we are In a posi
tion to give you some valuable Infor
mation and assistance; 6319 mile of
frank over whlr.fi im nna., tmA
of the finest train In the world.
rxr particular regarding freight or
oaenger rate call on or addreaa.
. V. I-.1KIUBK.I, a. H, TKUMBELL,
T. F. A R. A. Cotn'l Aft.
141 Third Bt, Portland. Ore.
DYSPEPTICIDE
The greatest aid to DIGESTION.
IN PLAIN
All our goods are marked so
and now we are offering some
unheard 6 bargains at lO to 15
per cent off on everything. All
our goods are the best eastern
made no shoddy.
Iron Beds, Bedroom Suites,
Folding Beds, Rockers and Mat
tings in largest assortments
Nothing better. V
H. H. ZAPF, ': The House Furnisher
FURNITURE
New and Second Hand
We have now an elegant lot of uphoUter.'d t hulr. cout he and eltee.
which we are soiling out at
Prices to Suit Purchasers
StoV', Tinware, Orunltuware, Carpet laying, upholstering, repairing.
Adams ,
416-422
GROCERIES
For the Very Best Articles of Food, at
Prices That Are Right, Be Sure to See
V. H. COFFEY
Department Store, Corner Bond and Twelfth.
The Boston Restaurant
km ( (MMi:it( iai. ntui:i:t
Best and Neatest Eating House in Astoria
Try Our 25-Cent Dinners'
Prompt Attention
X MARINOVICM
Fancy and Staple Groceries
FLOUR. FEED, PROVISIONS,
. TOBACCO AND CIGARS
Supplies of all kinrN nt loweM rotes, lor tinlx-nntti,
Farmers nd LoERt'ru.
A V ALLEN lLBlL?LV.v.!?.l.l,r!L.,l,I?,,!c
KOPP'S.FAMOUS BEER
Bottled or In Keg
Free City Delivery
l North Pacific Brewing Company, Astoria
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Cutbirth's Creosote Shingle Stains
The Most Durable, Preservative, anil
Handsome Htuioi od tbo Market.
NothlnK keep out tbe wealbnr like hngm on the wall Nntbino
j.resorve and beautlttfl eulogies like Cutbirth,s stain. umg
Cutbirtb also mko tbe boat COPPER PAINT for the bottom of all
vster craft.
FIGURES
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Bond Street
High Class Chef
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