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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (July 24, 1903)
tense A , ,1 be ' ' VOLUME LVI. ASTORIA, OREGON, FRIDAY, JL'LY 21, 190.3. NUMBER 176. mm a i 1873 1903 Just Received Nobbiest Suits In Astoria Largest, Newest and Best Se lected StocK Fall Value With Erery Pur- chase & Lowest Price Consistent With Honest Values HSwjp i,isjt tMi tmatf 4 (tfnaii e1 w COLUMBIA RECEIVES WORST BEATING EVER SUSTAINED After Captain of New Yacht Gained First Advantage It Was Merely Question of How Great Her Victory Because Reliance Beats Old Boat In Weather Beit Suited to Latter Result is Viewed By Yachtsmen as Truly Wonderful Performance in Racing P. A. STOKES SNOWFALL The Best On Earth SEE a FISHER BROTHERS New York, July J3. In the race for M-Il cup presented by Captain J. Jacob Astor. th Reliance gave the Cut umbla ibe worst betting she hu ever sustained In contet willed in a good Miff brer. Hailing over the coume of 30 miles in length, nenrly 10 of which were dead lo the windward, tb new cup yatht ItiilnliF'l H minute, 49 second ahead. To give the Columbia such a drubbing In w-tith-r which the sharp sold i Jut nulled to bring out the old boat' speed, la looked upon by yacbtmen here a nothing short of a wonderful jierfornsince. ' 'I Moigin, who ateared the Columbia, and Captain 11a rr of the Reliance, had a lively fight for start, and It resulted In the amateur skipper gaining a de cided '.advantage. After the further aklllful handling, the Reliance crossed the Columbia' bow. ' Froiri f hi on It wujronly a question of how much 'the new boat would beat the old one.. THOUSANDS VIEW DEAD Shrunken Features of Late Pope Facinafe and Horrify Public of Eternal City FUNERAL WILL BE HASTENED Intense Heat CatiMew DetoiiipoHi tioii Will Leaven Property to Ve of Church MAN OF PEACE DIES SUDDENLY New Vurk. July 23,-Fiederk-k W. Hull. secretary of the American dele gation to the Hague pence conference, mil more recently member of lte In ternational court of arbitration, died suddenly today of heart fullure at hl home .it Yoiikers. N. Y. FieuVrlik V. Holt wan born at Zal liile. Pa.. July 1, 15", wua graduut- ed from Columbia college In 1S78 and MtiriieJ also In the university at Lelp sic. lb) wi a delegate to the New member of the peace conference atTh Hngu peace conference in 1S99, and waa recently a member of the inter national court He wjs the author of a number of book, Including numerous icrtiirva and essay on politlcul sub Jects , . ' NEW HAMMOCKS Large assortment of unusually hand some goods just received. . 75 cents to $5.00. N GRIFFIN Plumbing Troubles Imperfect plumbing niiakoa real trouble. If you hive rui imiKirfcct job, better fix It. We'll make it riglit for you. Whether it's repair or new work we respond promptly, do it 'well midget your approval with our pay. ' W.J.SCULLEY V F0RJ00D AND MEDICINES MANUFACTURERS OF PROPRIE' TAHY MEDICINES FAVOR FRO' POSED NATIONAL, BUREAU OF MEDICINES AND FOODS. New York, fuly 23. A Joint com nilttee appointed by the American Medical association and the American Pharmaceutical association to study and report on the plans of the propos ed national bureau of medicines and food, Is said to have received Informa tion tlyil- a majority of the manufac turer of proprietary medicines favor the movement. The object of the bu-r-nu Is to secure uniformity of Htand urds In .medicines and foods. Those manufacturer who are opposed to the movement wy that the reputation of the Individual house Is sufficient guar antee if the quality of the product. DESIGNING GATEWAY architecture to louisiana position. - OF ENTRANCE PURCHASE EX 470-471 Commercial. Phone Black 12 DRY oods BOOTS AND MS Best liricBln the city for the money OROCERIES Prompt delivery of Freshest Fruits, Vegetables, Prepared Foods - Cured Meats, Flour, Feed, etc. . Cor Eleventh and Bond y H COFFEY lave Iu Notlcei Our Embroidery Window? Grind values et fOc and 12c a yard Tomorrow und all next week we will have" with jas the representative of one of tho1 largest manu facturers of hair goods. ' beautiful switches and pompadours will be shown in great variety. , You will b equally welcome to the demon stration whethetyou buy or come only to see them THE BEE HIVE MR. THURSTON TAKES TUMBLE KX-SENATOR FROM NK1TRASKA ROLLS IN LAOOON WHILE HIS WIFE WALKS TO SAFETY New York, July 2S. Ex-Se.iator John M. Thurston of Nebraska has taken the temperature of sea water t i.'oney Island, but his enjoyment of tl-e experience was., curtailed by the fact that he had his v-lothes on. ' The Ne lirnskiin and his wlfcv visited the Is land as the guest of an old.acqunint nnce who i now proprietor or an amusement resort there. They were taken on board an elec tric launch for a trip down the lagoon. They made a circuit of the grounds and then passed out through a small lock Into Qnavesend bay. After pleasant trip the launch was headed baik to the park. Owlirg to a change In the tide, the lock had been closed The visitors were conrrontea with- & walk over the dam, a foot wide, or climbing the fence They chose the former ,md Mrs, -Thurston negotiated the distance without difficulty. Her husband started next and when half way across he lost his balance, The creek is only four feetrdeep, but there v?is plenty of mud and the former ven ntor was not presentable when he finally reached shore. , ; A change of clothing ws found for him and the party came back to town declaring they had ia good time des pite the accident. MANY CLERKS ARRESTED Niagara Falls, N. Y July SS.War nents have been Issued for the arrest of twenty New Tork Central railroad clerks In connection with the robbing of freight cars. Bin clerks were ar rested some time ago on the same charges and five pleaded guilty They are supposed to have lven Informa tion leading to the issue of additional warrants St. Louis, July 23,-C'hlef of Design Maspueray Is engaged in plans for the Mexican gateway to the Louisiana Pur chise exposition, which will be located at the north .ml of the grand court Tho structure will be massive in pro portions 70 feet high, 300 feet long and SO feet w ide. Its form wlllbe ccpltal "IT" with the oion nlde towari the cascade gardens, at lb opposite end of the court. The oenter of the "V" will be a doub le collonude of doric columns, coupled In pairs and surmounted by a monu mental architectural atllc. Visitors to the World's ''air will pass between the columns to gaJn entrance to the court. Wines of the construction will be giv en up to the toilet, restaurant and oth or conveniences. r These wings will be two stories hlg'i a:id ai both floors concessions will be located. The en tire composition will cost between $30. ooo and $T0.000. NEW GOLD DISTRICT FAIlt'LOL'SLY RICH C. ROUND DIS COVERED 120 MILES FROM WHITEHORSB. .AND STAMPEDE IS EXPECTED. ' Seattle, Wash.. July 23. Recent Uriels above Lake Arkell are causing much excitement up north. The dis trict Is sold to be fabulously rich and hundreds of people are going in. The new strike Is on the tributaries of the Alsek river, 250 miles from Champagne landing and 80 miles above Mush creek. The distance from White Horse is 120 miles. Rome, July 23. From sunrise today until sunset thousand of people pass ed before the bier of Leo XIII lying in state in ihe basilica of St. Peters. It was originally intended that this op Kit unity to vle.v the remains should be three days, but it is likely to be cur tailed and the funeral may be held on Frid iy Instead of Saturday night ow ing to the evidence that decomposition Is setting In. This is due to the se vere heat from which no enbalmlng could perfectly protect a body. The w'll of he dead pope was. open ed today.' The pope leaves all prop erty to h'-i successor for use of the church. To each of his family and physicians he leaves a present. The amount of property he left is not yet known. The impression of those who viewed the. remains was one of Intense pity, combined with a certain sense of hor ror. The body was tilted upon the cat ufulque In order that all mlgjit see the terrible shrunken face. An -ordinary Metn in a frame of gold lying in .tbo'mUM of a niHSS of red robes could scarcely have been more typical of dWV:' 1 AWFUL STRUGGLE ROUTS REBELS IN VENZUELA Battle Lasted Fifty - Two Hours. Great Courage Being Shown on Both Sides Leaders of Revolution Taken Result of Battle Shows Oty as Though Swept By Cyclole-Govern-ment Now Has Control of Situation-Ramparts " Covered By Dead Combatants DROWNED IN HOOD CANAL MOTHER. TWO DAUGHTERS AND ANOTHER WOMAN PLUNGE TO THEIR DOOM. Seattle, Wash.,' July 2J.-Mr. Ella Smith, of Iloma Homma, her two lit tle daughters and Mrs. Rena Bradford of Seattle, were drowned In the Hodd canal at the foot of the Olympic moun tains. The children first got out of thilr depth and their mother went to the rescue, followed by Mrs. Bradford who plunjed Into the water and made a heroic e.Tirt to save the drowning woman and children. But her strength pi-ovd unepm to the task and all four were drowned. Soledad, Venezuela, July 23. Ciduad Bolivar, was captured at II o'clock last night, after 12 hours of desperate struggle and horrible carnage, during which great courage was sh6wn on both sides.. The Jail and the capital were the centers of the most severe fighting, and manymen were killed or wounded there. . At S o'clock in the morning the car- respondent of the Associated Press fol- I lowed General Rivera, the government commander, who met General Gomez, the Venezuelan commander-in-chief near the apitol, and confirmed the an nouncement that the capitol, the jail and all the rest of the city were In the hands of the government soldiers. General Gomes Informed the corres pondent that the resistance at the cap! tol had been of a nature worthy of better cause; that each yard of the rampart a covered by the dead, and that General Nicolas Rolando, the list representative of the revolution, and his two lieutenants, Generals Pab low and Guzman, and General Vas quo, had been taken prisoners.' No adequate idea tan be cabled of the scene which Ciudad Bolivar pre-' sems. The city appears to have been swept by a cyclone, accompanied by a canflagragatloti. . Vv SUPPORTING COLUMNS GIVE WAY Anaconda, July 23. While eight men were haulln steel roof plates to the top of a bis flue ' at the Washoe works, the supporting columns gare way, and the whole mass wa perclp ltated to the bottom of the flae, a dis tance of 50 feet. One man was Wiled and one fatally Injured and three were seilrusly hurt. FOURTEEN BUSHELS PER ACRE ; ROUTED BY MOSQUITOES PAULIST ORDER C0VENES CATHOLIC TODY THAT MAKES MISSIONS TO NON-CATHOLICS ITS OBJECT IN ANNUAL CON FERENCE. New York, July 23. Seventeen repre sentatlves of the Paulist Order from several states have assembled at the mother house '"i this city for the an nual conference called for by the rules adopted five years ago. At that con ference the Rev, Father Deshon, classmate of Gen, Grant at West Point was appointed superior general for the term of nine years. The community. an oft-snoot rrom tne Keo timpionsi. was established In 1848 and since then its efforts have been in the line of its missions to non-CatW!cs. It was stat ed that the conclave will consider only nvitters bearing on the Internal man agement. HARVESTING IN WALLA WALLA AND PALOCSE DISTRICT BE-GIXS-YIELD LARGER TiLLN FIRST ESTIMATED. ' - Tacoma, Wash., July 23r Harvest ing has become general this week in Walla Walla and Patouse wheat dis tricts. So far Indications point to a larger yield than was at first expected. Fourteen bushels per acre will be the average of the Eureka flat Section. Some fields will go 25 bushels and oth ers 12 to 15. In the foot hHIs south- the yield will price was 60 cents a bushel, 20 cents above the opening price last year. east of Walla Walla -- . reach 40 bushels. The opening SUPREME COURT MAKES BEER THROUGH CAPABLE RECEIVER IN ONE YEAR HALF MILLION DOLLARS IS PROFIT. New York, July 23. Through John M. Bowers, as receiver, the supreme court of New York has been conduct ing a brewery and so successfully that the business last year realised a profit of J500.000. These facts and the additional Intor mation that for his services Mr Bow ers will receive a fee of approximat ely $150,000 were disclosed upon appli cation by the receiver for permission to reslgi and turn over the property. located In this city,, to the widow of one of the former proprietors. The woman has become sole owner. Bowers reported, he having settled differences between her and the husband's part ner which had led to the receivership wo years ago. Bowers was highly oompUmentd by the court and his pe tition granted. MILLIONAIRE AND FISHERMAN ROCKEFELLER ENJOINS POOR NEIGHBOR FROM . TRESPAS SING ON HIS 90,000 ACRES New. York, July 23. William Rocke feller, who owns more than 90,000 acres of land !n the Adlrondacks, has ob tained an injunction restraining Oliver Lemora, a flshermafi, from trespassing upori the lands within Rockefeller park Mr. Lemora who was sued by Mr. Rockefeller for trespass, lives In Bran don, a former lumbering community. now entirely surrounded by Mr. Rock efeller's lands. By the courts order he is practically confined to his own door yard, although he may iise the railway. CHICAGO'S FIRST WATER MAN Chicago, July 23. James Corrigan. (he original "water man" of Chicago, and a cousin of the late archbishop Corrigan of New York is dead, aged Si years. Mr Corrigan was a native of county Meath, Ireland. He came to the United States in 1813 With a keen head for business, he soon found employment in" furnishing an .. ague stricken community r in Chicago with pure drinking water. He filled a bar rel several time a day with pure wa ter from the lake and peddled the con tents at two cents a pail. He con tinued This work for ten years. Mr. Corrigan's last work was in the water department of the city. MEETING CALLED TO" PLAN EX TERMINATION OP- PESTS IS EX TERMINATED BY J5AME.., . New York, July 23. There has been an indignation meeting of mosquitoes on Manhattan Island. An enormous army of the pestiferous insects invaded Stapleton village hall, where a solemn conference wns being held with a view to ridding the Island forever of the :.nophetes family The hall was Jam med with delegates representing the different towns After 3evenal speeches and display of maps, it was decided to drain the whole of Staten island and not leave as much as a tomatoe can full of stag nant breeding, water A committee of public safety was also decided upon Then the mosquitoes appeared upon the scene and Wre delegates weie kept busy beating them off It is even as serted that he meeting, whlc1 was eit short, adjourned before the com mitteemen on public safety had been chosen. " , ' t ENTERTAINED BY HIS UNCLfl President Is Guest Of Robert K. Roosevelt At Latter' Country Es tate. . Sayville, N Y., , July 23 President Roosevelt Is a guest of his uncle, Rob ert K. Roosevelt, t the hitter's coun try estate, Lotos lake. He passed a quiet and restful day after his hard horseback ride from Sagamore Hill, during the early hours of the morning. I (Camp 1 AIR BRAKE MAN DEAD Sail Francisco, July 23. The death is announced in tMs city of H. C Fraser, who practically established the system of air brakes on the Pacific coast. Mr, Fraser was born In Lancaster,-Pa., In 1S50. He came to Cal ifornia in 1SS0 and has lived here con- tinuously ever since. He was a prom inent Mason. :urniture Cots, Stools, Stoves, Cheap RIatress.es and Everything for ii .the Seaside in See Our New Line Of mm Eleiant Iron Beds Handsome Tables and Chairs Suites Prices guaranteed the lowest Robinson's Furniture Store ' 1