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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 25, 1903)
Morning Astorian ErtsblUhed 1873. RATES) Sent by mnil, per year $6 00 Sent by mail, per month 50c 8orved by carrier, per month. ..... 60c TIME TO CALL A HALT. t The policy which Is actuating Ger many In her dealings with Venezuela Is certainly difficult to understand, says the Post-Intelligencer. It has been substantially agreed on all Sides to sub mit the matter to arbitration. Negoti ations to that end are under way and there is no hint of their possible Inter ruption. Great Britain Is accepting the situation In apparent good faith. Minister Bowen. armed with full pow ers from Venezuela to make arrange ments for the settling by arbitration of all claims which either Germany, Great Britain Dr any other country has .against Veneiuela, is now on his way to Washington, at which place, It has been understood, all parties have agreed to discuss and settle the terms of arbitration. Tet under these circumstances,' when there is every prospect of a peaceful settlement of the whole matter and the satisfaction In full through the decision of a competent tribunal of all legiti mate claims which Germany or her subjects may have against Venexuela, Germany persists In acting as though war were raging in which it was in cumbent upon her to take and maintain the aggressive. Twice within the past week, and without any apparent provo cation, necessity or inducement, have vessels of the German navy attacked and shelled Venezuelan forts, and in one case the German attacking force I... v,n iennminiously routed and forced to seek shelter in flight. What is it all about? Why has Gtr " many attacked the Venezuelan forts under such circumstances? Is she de liberately designing and Intending to arouse such feeling of antagonism and resentment in Venezuela as to make it impossible to conclude a peace? Or Is "it true that Germany is really seeking to aid to the extent of her ability and opportunity the revolutionary force which Castro has defeated every time that it has taken the field against him even with his ports closed by the hos tile actions of the German fleet? It is Great Britain which should ask these questions of her German ally The present interest of the United States Is merely to secure a restoration of peace, if possible; failing that, to in sure that the success of the allies In - -war shall not result in the loss of ter ritory on the part of Venesuela. But the British government is responsible nubile Bpntiment at home. The al- .V JIM-..- ' " liance with Germany has not been pop ular. If Great Britain should seriously antagjnize the United States by any action which she takes In concert with Germany and against Venezuela, that fact alone vojld be fatal to the pres ent British ministry; for neither the British people nor the American people want any difficulties created between the two countries which by the remot est possibility might bring about war. Germany's a tlons have been and are irritating to many people In the United States. The prospect of peace and ar bitration was hailed with unfeigned re lief by everyone in the United States; because the situation was one not with out peril to this country; and we cer tainly are letlrous above all things of living In peace with all other powers. Under all of these circumstances It would be the part of sound policy for Great Britain to intimate to her ally that if a peaceful settlement of h claims is what she really wants, she- must refrain from the amusement of firing upon Venezuelan forts and burn ing Venezuelan towns; and If this Is not whnt Germany really wants, that Great Britain haB followed Germany's lead along that particular road so far as she desires to go. THE COST OF WARS. The announcement that the English government will make a Transvaal loan amounting to something like $150,000, 0M within the next teA months draws attention to the enormous cost of the Boer war. Its total cost to Great Britain is estimated by F. R. Falrchild of Tale university, to have been 1,063, 000,000. A comparison with the other principal wars In which Great Britain has been engaged since 16S8 shows that ' the total cost of this South African war has been exceeded by that of only one other war. the 23 years' war with France (179S-IS15). No other war, not even the prolonged struggle waged against Napoleon, reached half the cost of this South African war. A greater proportion of the cost was mot by borrowing than was the case in any other important wars. The cost of the South African war, according to Mr. Falrchild, was met as follows: By suspending the sinking fund, H.v0.000; by taxation, ir,uw,ew; ana uy borrow ing, JTSl.tW.OOO. These are stupendous figures, but the after-cost of war Is even more startl ing since the close of the Civil war the United States has paid out In pensions a sum more than twice as large as the expenditures 'ncurred by Great Britain through the Boer war. This country has paid in iensions on account of the civil war over $2,700,000,000, and the expenditure is continuing "at the rate of JWt.000.000 a year. There are at the present time over a million names on the jension roll. The following tablerwhlch Is printed in the current Issue of the World's Work, shows the enormous pension after-cost to the United States of each of her principal wars: War of the Revolution.... $70,000,000 War of 1812 45,025,000 Indian wars 5,814,000 Mexican w ar 31.861,000 War with Spain S.275.000 Civil war I.T2S.OO0,OO0 It Is idle to conjecture what an incen tive would have been given to industr ial expansion If these stupendous sums had been expended on the development of the natural resources of the coun try. The British battleship Agamemnon, built In 1SS3 at a cost of $2,500,000, has been sold by tin British government to a firm of metal dealers for $100,000. She will be brok 'n up and added to the junk heap. This battleship, which was the largest, most formidable and most up-to-date naval fighting machine in the world less than 20 years ago, is now good for nothing but old iron. The progress of naval construction has In deed been rapid. The loss on the Aga memnon Is 96 rcent of her cost. The question arises whether it pays io build battleships at enormous cost tor so short a career. Regarded as a matter of Insurance on a maritime country's prestige and commanding iniuence, the maintenance of a fleet of powerful bat tleships comes high. Battleships of the type now under construction cost from 60 to 10 percent more than the Aga memnon did, but it is quite Impossible to predict how long battleships of the present type will be regarded as valu able to a navy. They are good for nothing but naval use., and their use fulness as a symbol of invincible power 18 at an end when someihins believed to be more effective is once launched. It is certainly an expensive gob to maintain a thoroughly up-to-date navy. The czar of Russia in' praposing a peace conieren-e to secure uiharma ment, voiced a sentiment thut uoubt- K-ss prt vails to a great extent all os-t the world, but nations lack the moral ( i courage to act upon it. Disarmament j is a desidiratum all would like to see, j but no power is willing to disarm until all the others do. TMs-irumment will probably come with the nilleriium. Until th3n the lesson of the consign ment of the Agr.mcmnon to the junk heap after less than 20 years of peace ful service, repeated, If you please, a thousand times, will not check the ex-1 penditure of hundreds of millions of dol lars annually in war ships. The fact I that the "money .Is usually expended ' for a short-lived Bhoy of powr doe8 not i abate In the least the ,iride nations! take in their navl?s. j REDUCED RATES FItOM THE EAST ' Commencing February .. 15th and continuing until April 30, there will be low rales In effect from the east via the Illinois Central R. It. to all Oregon, Washington and Idaho points. If any of your friends or relatives in the east are coming west while these rates are In effect, .give us their name and ad dreps, and we will make it our business to see that they are given the best pos sible service. We operate through personally conducted excursion cars, and In fact give you the benefit of the latest conveniences known to modern railroading. We have 15 difierent routes between the east and west, and are In position to give you the benefit of the best combinations. Write us and we will give you full particulars. B. II. Trumbull, Com'l. agent 111. Cent. R R. 142 Third street, Portland, Ore. , "Little Colds" neglected thousands of lives sacrificed eery year. Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup cures little colds cures big colds, too, down to the very verge of consumption. ASTORIA, OREGON, SUNDAY, JANUARY flat Itom wear cmt. So do Iwru IMcs iv youv merchwTVt. HERMAN WISE, Sole Agent for Astoria. STKANGF. CRUELTY OF PARENTS. St.irved Their Children to Pea th Are Under Arrest. Rlngh unton. X. V., Jan. St. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cronk, who came to Alex ander Hill four years ago from Mellen ry. III., ore under arrest for cruelty to their three children. The ' youngest died Thursday. Officer Wheaton found one child three years old vhain-d In a chair and starved until It weighed only 20 pounds. It had been In the chair all its life. The condition of the other two children was pitiable. A fou.-th child died several weeks ago. The three-year-old prisoner died shortly after be ing released. THE RHODES' SCHOLARSHIPS. Boston, Jan. 24. Leading educators of Maine, New Hampshire and Ver mont conferred with Pr. Parkin of Toronto at the Unlversalist club yes terday regarding the methods by which youths from those states shall be se solected for the Cecil Rhodes' schol arships at Oxford university. Dr. Par kin is a trlustee of the fund left by Mr. Rhodes for educational purposes. The conferees will make a formal statement of their conclusions later. A similar conference with the educators of Masachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut will be held today. WILL MAKE TREATY PUBLIC. Washington,. Jan. 24 The senate late this afternoon held a brief executive session and voted to make public the Panama canal treaty. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. This signature I . on every box. 25c. Mjd.wvi NOTICE TO CO.VTRACr'JRS Sealed bills .vlll be received mill 12 o'clock, noon, Satur3ay, January 21, 1903, at the office of the American Can company, 53 Worcester builling, Fcrt laml, Oregon, for furnishing matf rials and construction of wharf, factory, warehouse and lithograph bluldings, In accordance with plans and apei Idea tions which may be seen at the com pany's office. Each bid must lie ac companied by certified check for live percent of amouit of same. The com pany reserves the right to rejeet any or all bids, or to waive any informality In any bid. TO WHOM IT MAT CONCERN. Mr. A. Clawson having left our em ploy on expiration of contract, he Is no longer authorized by us to contract for work in our line of business. B. F. ALLEN & SON. Jc. 01, Barr, Dentist Mansell Building. 578 Commercial St, Astoria, Or, TELEPHONE RED 106L THE WALDORF C. F. WISE, Propr. Astoria's principal resort. Fine liquors and cigars. ANDREW LAKE Merchant Tailor New Goods, Winter Samples, Per fect Work, Prlees Reasonable and Work Done With Dispatch. 482 Commercial St, 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 11 61. H. W. CYRUS. - Mgr Andrew Asp, Wagti laker, Blarhmili tsi HorMioer FTROT-CLA8S WORK AT REASONABLE PRICES. . Special Attention Given to Ship ars" Steamboat Repalring.General Black smithing, Flrst-Clais Horse shoeing, ate CORNER TWELFTH AND DUANB POUINUI-O SUN INSURANCE OFFICE Or LONDON THE OLDEST PURELY FIRE OFFICE IN THE WORLD. C)H Aeta . . . Su.goo.ooo Caatt Atat In Unlltd Miataa. .lO.aja C. A. Henry & Co., General Agents 215 Sansome Street SAMUEL ELMORE PACIFIC COAST COMPANY COAL For Steamer, Commercial and Family Use Orders Promptly Executed. DOCK FOOT OF SEVENTH ST Samuel Elmore & Co.,Agts. Of New Zealand W. P. THOMAS, Mgr., San Francisco. UNLIMITED LIABILITY OF SHAREHOLDERS Has been Underwriting on the Pacific Const ovei twenty-two year SAMUEL ELMORE & Steamer SUE The Largest, Stauncheat, Steadiest, am) most seaworthy vessel ever on the routs. Best of Table and State Room Accommoda tions. Will make round trips every five days between. Astoria and Tillamook FARE $3.SO Connecting at Astoria with the Oregon Railroad ft Navigation Co. and the Astoria ft Columbia R. R. for Portland, Baa Francisco and all points East For freight and passenger rates apply to Samuel Elmore 6c Co General Agent, Axtorla, Or. or to B. C. LAMB, Tillamook, Or. Ia. ft C. R. R. Co. Portland, Or. ONE DOLLAR cannot be expended to better advantage foi yourself or absent friends than in a year's subscription for the Semi-Weekly Astorian It gives all the city and county news twice each week foi only one dollar a year in advance.' I3imuixttiais4ii::i:sittxaxij:ij.iiniyx::ixi5iiaiinxinr') B & O Baltimore St Ohio R. R. ROYAL BLUE TRAINS BETWEEN CHICAGO NEW YORK Via WASHINGTON, I. V. Finest and Fastest scries of trains in the world. Pulatia oaches, Pullman Buffet Parlor and Drawing Room Cars, The Finest Dining Car Service in the World Is operated by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. r 1 IIAVlll . . 1 A. A.f V m u. JTl. Alio I In, uSucral raSS px::xsxx::xxxt:x::x::x::xsx:jx Let tho COLD DUST r i 2R, 190& A. L. I7IO . Son Francisco, Cnl & CO., AQENT5 TELEPHONE MVIN 661 CX)., 'Agents. Astoria, Ore. H. ELMORE O. R. ft N. Co. Portland. Or. Agl tnicagO, III Kxnx:txx:ixx::x::xx::xx::xj:: twins day cur wcrk' NORTH COAST LIMITED. Is only run by th Nortltra rolBo between Portland and Minneapolis and St. raul, tnrougn Tuooma, Hoatus, Spokane, Mlsxouls, Hut to. Livingston, Hillings, lllsmark and Fargo, Night of these trains art on th run dally, (our east and four wast. ICach Is solid vestlbulsd train, currying stand ard Pullman tourist sleepers, dining car, dny coaches, mo.ll, xirs and baggase car and the slsgant observa Hon car. Rach train Is brilliantly lighted with ovr WO lights and the benutv of it all Is you car travel Just cheaply on this train as on any other. All representatives will b Kind to give you additional Informa tion. A. P. Charlfon, Assistant Qen ernl Pansenger Agent, iii Morrison Bt, Portland, Oregon. STAIITLINQ, I1UT TUUK "If everyone knew what a grand medicine Dr. King's New Life Pills Is," writes I). II. Turner, Peiupveytown lt., "you'd soil all you have In a dny. Two weeks use lias made a new timn of me." Infallible for constipation, itiom.u'h and liver troubles. SSc at Chits. Roger drug store. LUCK IN THirtTttlCN. r-y sending thirteen miles Win, Spicy, of Walton Furnace, Vt, got a box of Ftucklcn's Arnica Btuvo that wholly cur-.d a horrible fever sore on his leg. Nothing. ele could. Posi tively mures Bruises, Felons, Ulcers Kruptlons, Rolls, Burns, Corns and Pltet. Only !5c Guaranteed by Cha. Rogers, drufjlst timwtMlnie to foresee an accident. Not InipoMlbla to 'be prepared for It Pr. Thomas' KKlrlc Ooll. Monarch oer (IHltt. A STAUTHNO BURPUISE. Very few couldb tllev In looking at A. T. Houdley, a healthy, robuust blarkMmlth of Tllden. Ind., that for ten years ha suffered such tortures from Itheumattsm as few could endure and live. Hut a wonderful change foi lowed his taking Electric Hitters. "Two botllus wholly cured me," be writes, "and I have not felt a twinge In over a y.ar." Th-iy regulate, th Kidneys, purify the blood sud cure Rheumatism Neuralgia, Nervousness, Improve dt BiBtlon and glvo perfect health. Try them. Only 60 its. st Cbas. Rogers drug store. '".rrll'le those Itching, pes teritiv: diseases the. skin. Put an end li mlNi-ry. IVi.m's Ointment cures. At any drug store. ASLfCKP AMID FLAMES. I!re.iklng Into a biasing home, some firemen lately dragged th sleeping In mates from death. Fancied security and leath near. It's that way when you neglect coughs and colds. Don't do It. Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption gives perfect protection ngaln-t all Throat, Chest and Lung troubles. Keep it near, and avoid suf fering, death and doctor's bills. A tcaspoonful stops a lnate cough, per sistent use the most stuborn. Harm less and nice tasting, It's guaranteed to satisfy by Chas. Rogers. Prlc 80c and $1.00. Trial bottles free. Or. T. b. Ball DENTIST. (24 Commercial Strt Astoria, Ore, C. J. Trenchard Insurance Commission and Snipping. Agent Wells Fargo and Pa cific Eipress Companls. Cus tom Hon- Broker. FRAEL & COOK TRANSFER COMPANY. TelephoM ML DRAYING AND EXPRESSING All goods shipped to our car Will receive special attention. No S38 Duan Bt. W.X COOK. Mgr. A Vlim LIBRARY. Of 140 volumes Is found on each ol the Northern Paclflo's ."Nortn coast Limited" trains. Don't forget that these are the only trains operated In the West that are lighted throughout bv electricity. ASTORIA AND COLUMBIA RIVER RAILROAD. LKAVK POKTLANU J AKRIVIt s 00 m I Portland Vn on nt 1 11 to s n 7 On p in For Ant-vl and Way . 40 p n Points I AHTORIA 7 i suT F iislidTnTw y II HO a n 6 10 put I'olntx 10 mi pro HfciAHUB D1V1HION XHUiflh7r$HrrentoM, 7 to s is Fltvel, Kort M oveni, 4'pli. Ilainmniifl awl Anlorl l10 4f in 8 1(4 .) Ill llwstn no p d 1ft a m II Hi'inlil,. for M'arr!iUm, 1 12 no p ni Havel, llammt.'iid, ."ore 7 tw p n "tcve i and Antorla 1 '9 25 ajj 2 i r 'Sunday only. All trains mako Close connections at Coble with all Northern Pacific trains to and from the East and Sound points. J. C. MA TO, Gmi'I Freight and Pass. Agent Scott's Santal-Pepsin Capsules POSITIVE CURE For Inflammation or Catarrh of the Hladdur aod Plneane4 Klilnaya, Mo oura no pay. Curia quickly and Fftrma nently lha wont eairg of Uniiorrboea and Ulet, no mattcrof how lonK itand Ina. AbaolnMr harmlma, HoM by druKIMflti. Prlca 1 DO, or by niall, poMpald, il.00,1 boiH.t'J.to. IV fiFTHI lAHTAl-PlPBIB BO, 'VVa, asus'ONTSiNs, ohio. Bold by Chas. Rogers. 4CI Commerci al Street, Astoria, Oregon. NORTHERN PACIFIC Thno Citrtl ot'TraliiN PORTLAND, leaves Arrives i'uitet Bound Limited. 7:16 am 1:41 pm Kansas Clty-Sk Lout ttpeclnl U: m :PW North Coast Limited M0 p m TlW a m Taroma and Ueattls Night Express H:i Pn M pm Taks Pugst Bound Limited or North Coast Limited for dray's Harbor pnlnU Take Puget Bound Limited for Olym pin direct. .... Take Puget Bound IJmlted or K sa int City-Ht. tains Special for pulntg on South Ilend branch. Double dally train scrvtca on draff. Harbor branch. , M Four trains dally between Portland, Tacoma and Beattls. A. 1), CHARLTON. Assistant Oenral Pnsseneger Agt, ar.6 Morrison st Portland, Or. THE Experienced Traveler IS ALWATB FOUND ON TUB !" MOUH Tit A INK OF For ll'j Know They Are the Rest In lCvery Itospvct. The Northwestern Limited Dally Between Minneapolis, Bt. Paul and Chicago, Is th Peer of All Trains. , Full Information In regard to lowest rates and comfort In traveling gUdly furnished by 11. I. til HI, Kit, OKNKUAL AGENT, US Aid r Bt., Portland, Or. T. W. TKA8DALK. tfen'l Passenger Agent, Bt. Paul, Minn. ..Portland - Astoria touts. STR. "BAILEY GATZERT." Dally round trip escept Bundsf. TIME CAHD tieave Portland T a. m. l'iivo Astorta 7 p. tn. Through I'l-lland oonueollons with steamer Nahcotta from ilwaoo and Uing lleoch Point. White Collar Lin ticket lntr- changeable with O. R. N. C. and V. T. Co, tickets. The Dalles Route STR. "TAHOMA." and "METLAK0" Dally trips sxceut Sunday. TIMfc CARD Str. "TAHOMA" Ieav Portland Moo . Wed., Vrl., 1am. Leave Dalles, 'lues.. Thur, Bat, lam. Str. "MBTLAKO" Lv. Portland Tues . Thur.. Bat. 7 a. m. Lv. lilies. Mon.. Wed.. Prt.. 7 S. m. Landing at tout of Aide Btreet. port land Oregoa. Iloth Phone. Main 111. A0KNT9. W, Crlchton, Th Dalle. Orgoa. A. K. Fuller. Hood River. Oregon. Wolford A Wyer. Whit Salmon. Wn. Henry Olmeteud, Carson, Wn. John W. Tottm, Stevenson, Wn. J. C. Wyait, Vancouver, Wn. A. j. Tsyitir, Astoria, Or. K. W. I'lllCHTON. Portland Oregon. (iltOMM MAN'S I'ATICNT WKITINtJ ltl.NO Tho moNt Important Improvement of the ago In the art of rxm- matHhlp makes th poorest writ er a splendid penman In a few weeks by the use of this ring. Kn dorsad by prominent college presidents and boards of education In Europe and America. Sample dozen assorted slsos sent v post paid for II, single snniplo 25o. When ordering a single ring state whether for man. woman or child. PENN MFG. SUPPLY CO. 119 S. FOURTH 8T Philadelphia. TICKETS TO AND FROM ALL Points Easf VIA SHORT LINE TO yU DULUTH, MINNEAPOLIS, wniwAuu An U POINTS BAST. " - ,va .uuiini nil Bn;i.i Dlnlnir and Hurfot dmnkina t iv,.n Car. Dally Trains; faat time. For rates. fnHop. unit r.,ii i lion regarding tickets, routes etc., call on or address J. W. PHALON, If. DIOKBON . i2lLTi'lr1 8,r"1' Poland. Ill First Asenu. SMttla. Wash. IFUITE COLLAR LINE fei)