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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 5, 1903)
ASTORIA, OREGON, WKDNWDAY, AUGUST fi. 1903. Carrara Paint Costa a triflo moro than lead and oil but lawta twico as long. It especially adapted for wit air. We have all colon. Come and 8oo u if you intend painting your v house. Wm will uavo you money, To see U to buy. Koss. mccms a co. ' , OnOCBniJ58 AND MEATS. V . ' . , . , ! THE TIDES AUOUST. 1101 Klich Wtr. ii(." Kuturday MUNUAT . Monday . Turatlny . Wednesday Thursday , Friday . . 1JA.,M.T PTW. h.roTj tC h.m. tC 1 7:17 .? 7:83 7.1 1 1:45 S.I S: 7.1 I 1:54 I. ft 1:11 7. 410:61 t.l 10:14 7.1 111:19 1.611:01 7.7 11:4s T.7 7 It.U 7.0 AUOUST. 1901. In"tr" Knlurtliiy KUNDAY , Monday . . Tuesday . Wednesday Thursday Friday . . . A. M. P. M. h.mTj tC h m7 ft." "l;2il7sf 1:01 l.i I HO l.t 2:14 t.t 1:86 1.0 !'.J7 t.l 4:81 O.t 4:14 t.t 5:21 0.4 1:17 1.4 6:04 0.2 12 t.t f:49 O.t t:t0 1.1 As Good IIow often do you hear that expression? But you don't want that, Insist on "THE BEST." Other make WERE the best two or three years ago. NEW men. NEW blood are coming to the front !- making better CLOTHES. ' ' ; : I wen ewtt to soe for myself what is BEST. I hare picked Uio BEST v ' . v Don't buy "JUST AS GOOD," Buy-ourt "THE BEST." Agent- Kupjicnheimcr "Hand Modeled" Clothing. Agent Strouw Bros., If tgh Artlnstired Cloihing. . -. - " Agent C. K & B. Union Made, Perfect Fit ting Clothing. Agent Carhurt Union Made Ciothej. Agent W. M. & G. Union Made Trousers. Agent E. k W. Collars, Cuffs and Dress Shirts. Agent Monarch and duett Soft and Stiff ' Shirts. Agent Aucrbach Swell Neckwear. Agent Edcrhetmcr, Stejn & Co., Good Clothes for Boys. The Best Makes On Earth Meraiaii Wise STILL IN THE LEAD Dainty eaters, people with hearty appetite theater parties, and all other parttea And what they deslr and tome, to appreciate at ths'Toke Point oyster house. The choicest viands In the mar 'ket are there served in most pleasing style. Open all night. Private rooms. CHEAP FUEL. Fir slabwood, stove legths, 2.60 per cord. Boxwood $1.60 per large load. Phone 3211 Black.' Kelly, the trans ftr man. .- . - Subscribe for the Semi-Weekly' As lorlan, 91.00 a jrejtr. i , Still In The Lead For twenty-seven years we have been Leaders in the Furniture Trade Our Large Stock comprises the best goods obtainable All our furniture is first class and yet ' you can buy of us as cheaply as elsewhere.- Try It. - Charles Heilborn . (jQt . . ' . Sdii. ; ..Local Brevities.. vWEATHEa FOltKCABT-Owgon and WajhlrigtonW(fdnediiy, fair, warmer IIENKF1T OF HOKB TKAM-A bene, fit will be tendered the Astoria, hose tm net Friday evening by the Mar gurlla Flw her company at Fishers' op. era houw. The drama, to be performed will be ths'Tlrtman' Ward, and mem. tr of the hose team will assist on the stage, ' HOUIt OF (XOHINO STOItEB Ai rutigementN hv been nmde between the rmrrhani of the city and the clorks whereby the' atorea, beglnlng with August 10 will clone at t o'clock, which Plan will be In effect until Aug. iV The balance of the month the reg ular o'clock schedule will be observ ed. RKLKA8EH THE BUSPECT-Bherlft LIiivIIIb has releaaed the man arrested Mnndny afternoon on suspicion of hav- Ing felimlously posiieiiiied himself of urea suit c. The sheriff could not find an owner for the piece of baggage One of the police officers mUd that the suxpwt waa not the man released from the cliy lull on Sunday, a at flmt re ported. MAYOR 8ION8 WA R RA NTS "This Is about the hardest work a man can do'aald Mayor Buprenant last night as be fixJ his John Hancock to the laat of about 10 warmnts drawn on the gen ersl and epw.'lal funds of the city In sat Hfattlnn of various claims. The con. tractors for stret Imnrovement mot way with almost 17,600 of the amount drawn, and miscellaneous bills totaled In the neighborhood of 17,000. KINO OF CLIFTON IN TOWN-Joe Futanuu. popularly known as the "king jf cUfton," waa In town yester- day scattering amilea and words of good cheer and wit along the route he traveled. This la the season of the year when Joe's countrymen are the most popular In the city In certain dlatHcts being handicapped with money In every m k?t, and the uncrowned mon arch Just dropped In to find out what was doing. CLAT8KANIB PREPARES FOR FRAY if theAstorla selects think they are going to have an easy thing on Sun day with the husky boys from Clats- kanle they Are sadly mistaken, aa the baacbafi team of that town la putting in overtime on the street corner practicing for the gittne. According to the fans the result of the game will decide the championship of the river, and so Ctatakanle Intends to have something besides a nnlhe to give it prominence. Meantime, however, the Selects are get. ting In form, ' NO MEETING OF PARK COMMIS SION -Mayor Suprenant waa ' present In the office of the police Judge Inst night but the other member- of the park commission did not appearand no meeting was held. The mayor express ed regret that the commissioners did n t show up, aa there was urgent bus iness to come before the meeting. Part of this consisted of providing for the construction of a fence around the prop erty ownd by the city for park purpos es. " There Is now enough money to pay for a fence and the construction of a few seats. V WESTON ELECTS MISS BOWLBY rA dispatch from Weston says: The professional department of the Weston state normal school has been enlarged by the addition of the chair of applied Alndergiirten, Miss Violet Elisabeth tlowlby, of Astoria, has been elected to this position. Miss Bowlby la a grad uate of the Astoria high school,, end later r student of the Monmouth state normal school. Her training for the sjwclnl work she will do In the Weston "wrmnl school was received In the kin dergnrten department of the Chlco and the Los Angeles, Cal., state normal schools. FOURTEEN PENITENTS The SaP vatlon Army campmeetlng at Seaside, V hlch ended Monday night, resulted In atroctlng l penitents to the "mercy form." The people supported the meet ing most liberally and the officers In charge declare that It was a greater success than they had anticipated. On the last night of the meeting two new recruits were Initiated into the rfuik of officers, namely: Emma Miner of As toria, and William It. Greer of Port lund. Greer was formerly a showman traveling with the Nonls k Rowe'g clr cu. He was taken Hi while In Astoria and was converted since coming to this city. Ensign barker, Capt, McAlltet and M)r Mllsaps returned to the city last night, the other officers continuing their journey to Seattle, where the Army will hold a camp meeting at Mad Isun Park, MRS, ELLEN O'CONNOR PASS Kti AWAY Mr. Ellen O'Connor, who resided with her family at til Sixteen th street, Is dead after a protracted ill nose. The funeral will be held this morning, services at St. Mary's church nndinterment at Greenwood. Mr. O' Connor was DO yenrs of age. She was a widow and leave a large family. fOtrNTT COURT CONVENES TO DAY The regular term of the county court will convene at 10 o'clock this morning. Among the big batch of bus iness to come, up the moat Important Is the proposed new road known as the lewls and Clark. Remonstrances have been filed against the original petition, nnd counter-petltlona- incorporated In the remonstrance. , Feeling I very high, and It Is expected that the lawyers will play a prominent part In the hear ing. COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT The adjourned -meeting of the city council will be held tonight. The special bus! nesa to come before the council I In regard to street improvement. It Is probable that the c'ty' attorney will Imve something to say In regard to the petltiona of certain abutting property owner on Franklin avenue for permut slon to construct cemet sidewalk in stead of plank. There Is a disposition among the member of the council to complete the Improvement this summer and to avoid all delays. Sixteenth avenue and Exchange streets will a'so be completed tht season. HONOR FOR ASTORIA BOY-Fred- erlck Ambrose Barker, the 17-year old or. of Mr. and Mr. W. H. Barker, yesterday received formal notification from the secretary of war of his appoint ment to West Point. He will report at Vancouver barrack next May to take the necessary examinations and if he Is successful he will then be admitted to the great military academy. Mr. Bark tir in a native son of Astoria, and has received his eduoatlon thus far at the public schools here. There is not more popular boy in the city, and news of hi appointment will be received by his ft lends with great satisfaction, He was appointed by Senator Fulton. No Dessert More Attractive Why nse gelatine and spend hours soaking, sweetening, flavoring and ooloriug when Jcil'O produces better wsulU in two minutes? Everything in the paokage. Simply add hot water and sot to cool. It's perfection. AsttN psjse to We housewife. No trouble, less ex pense. Try it toJay. In Four Fruit Flv vorsi lemon, Orange, Strawberry, Basp. berry. At grocers. 10c SEASIDE TOWN COUNCIL The town 3oun.-ll of Seaside neld meeting on .Monday night and transacted con siderable business. An application for an electric light franchise waa made by a Mr. Crawford, and referred to the proper committee. ' It is the Intention of the applicant If the franchise is granti"d, to Install a complete electric light plant at the popular resort, and It la said thfit he also contemplates other big things for the little town. Mayor Toung recommended the enact ment of a law prescribing a penalty for allowing cattle and horses' to remain at large In the town between the hour of t a. m. and 7 p. m. DROWNED IN YOUNGS RIVER By th capsixlng of a rickety skiff near the mouth of .Youngs river at an early hour yesterday morning Nels Halfclan Hansen was drowned and his brother tncvald Nelsen waa rescued some hours later chilled and half concslous, from the bottom of the bmt. Mr. Hansen had only arrived in the city Monday, having; come direct frdm Brooklyn." His brother Is employed on the Hess place and the men were en route for the dairy when the distressing accident occurred. The visiting brotner seemed to sink at once when the boat turned over. - His body tyia not been recovered He was 25 years of age and had lived half a year In this, country,' " SALVATION ARMT LIFE Major John Mllsaps led an old. 'fashioned army meeting In the hall on Commer cial street last night, which waa larg ely attended. Soldiers of " the cross who are participating In the camp meet Ing at Seaside came over to participate In the services, iajjd there was quite a large number of visitors. The major isun enthusiastic worker, and talks entertainingly. Nineteen years of hard work In the rank and (lie of the army has endowed him With great experi ence, and he has a good grpsp on the science of the rescue work. Tonight he will deliver his lecture "With the Americans In the Philippines." A small admission fee will be charged. TROUBLE AT CLATSKANIE Geo. Hill, the proprietor of the Russian bath house In this city, was 'the. victim of election day anger at Clatskanie yester day, and as a result is now under bonds of $-100 to await the action of the cir cuit court of Columbia county on a charge of giving away liquor to minors, George went to Clatskanie to attract votes for Rainier In the county seat con test. He was making great headway In his own suave electioneering manner whe he was arrested and hauled before Justice Blackford on a charge of giving away liquor on election day. This fell Hat, however, and be was then arrest ed on the second charge.- He asked for day's grace In which to secure witness ex. but the court shook hi head and said "nay, nay: not with your agent of th blind goddess." Deputy District Attorney Powel then submitted the cae of the prosecutl-m, and George was held to the circuit court as stated. Attorney Matt Hughe of' Astoria, representing him. and together. they put up the ne cessary bond. Feeling over the county seat contest ran nigh at Clatskanie. ana a Rainier man had to be brave and due ing before he ventured to "guess and calculate that St. Helens Js not such a much," . ; RUN MAY FALL OFF Th great In flux of salmon seems to have gotten past the city as the fish caught in the lower rive? I noticeably less than a Mr days bai k. At Sand Island yester day.none of the boats came away with more than four, or five fish while the sWners abve Tongue point had all they could do to handle the great catches made', Thre Is, however, a general slacking up of the run. There Is some Indication that another run may be beard" from shortly on the north shore, as very good catches were made on the Washington aide yesterday. A party of Chinook fishermen visited Astoria ya terday and made a call on the canner ies and cold storages with a view to dls posing of their catches for the balance f t the season at a level price. It Is un derstood that an agreement was reach ed but the exact arrangement were not given out. MEETING OF POLICE COMMIS SION The Irsr meeting of the police commission since S. 8. Gordon, the new memlier, qualified, was held In the of? flee of the police Judge last night, com missioner Moen, Gqrden and Chief of Police Hallock present. Beyond the reading of the minute of the last meet ing, and listening to a statement from the chief of police concerning the work of hi department, nothing waa done. The matter of appointing extra police officers to serve during the regatta was not taken up. . Mr. Cordon took the oath of office yesterday. In an Inter view with a reporter of the Aatorkui he had no special policy to announce. ' The work of the police commission is a business matter entlrely"he said. "and as such will be treated by me. I am welll satisfied with the way thing are going, and there will be no change so far as I now know." STEAMER GUT HOWARD TIME TABLE The time table of the quarter master' steamer Major Guv Howard for the month of August was received yesterday, and is printed below. Busi ness men and shippers generally will do well to bear In trtind the fact that the boat sails according to tides, and It behooves them to have their freight on the dock before the hour of sailing in order that It may be loaded In time. Often a few minutes make a great deal of difference, and It does not do to deviate from the schedule adopted: Thursday, C g a m., 1 p.m.;Saturday 1 7:30 a. m., 2 p. m.: Tuesday.ll, ?:S0 a. m., 2 p. m.; Tuesday, 1J. 7:30 a. m.: 2 p. m.; Saturday.15, 7:30a. n.,2 p.m. Tuesday. 18, 7:30 a. m.. 2 p. nv; Thurs day, 20, 7:30 a. m., 2 p. m.; Saturday. 22, :30 a. m., t p. nu. Tuesday, 25, 7.30 m., 2 p. m.; Thursday 27, 7:30 a. tri.s 2 p. m.: Saturday. 29. 7:30 a.' m. m. Trips marked run to Fort CnnMr. JUDGE McBRIDE REVERSED A Portland paper publishes a dispatch from Salem stating that the supreme court has reversed the decision of the circuit court of Clatsop county, Judge McBrlde, In the matter of Reid, Mur- dock ft Co., appellant, vs. Alaska Fish ermen's Packing Company, respondent. )plnlon by Justice Bean. The dispatch says: This waa an action to recover damages for a breach of contract to sell and deliver io plaintiff 2500 cases of canned salmon. It was stipulated among other things, "that .the salmon may be packed In Alaska, but shall be exactly like Puget Sound fancy sock- eye. One of the defences urged by the defendant was that the contract was Impossible of fulfillment and was there fore void. The lower court gave an In struction to the Jury covering this theory of the case, and the supreme court holds that the Instruction was er ror because it was inapplicable to the case. The opinion says "Unless ah act Is Inherently impossible within, its sclfa contract to do it ia binding, al though the pei'fornifince may be Im probable, or even Impossible, to the promisor." It is held to be clear, that salmon of the kind described can te packed In Alaska, even if they must be taken there to be packed, but If it were intended that the salmon should be found In Alaska It does not appear that none of the Wnd specified can be found there." says the court. Schilling's Best moneyback . Its iaking-powder ipic '-. coffe. , Rawing utpet iod means vastly more than mere money advantages. The Lowest Priced Store In Astoria For Fine Goods 'TJl o Our Great Special Sale of .osueiry .- Ladies 25c Fast Black now only A HOSIERY BARGAIN Our store will close at six o'docK during August Se A. DUiMAR CO. All Kinds of Mattresses Made to Order Furniture Repaired ; Upholstering , -'- Adams S Henning'sen , Dealers In - Fornit8re Stoves. Tinware, Hoose Forcishlsgs. SecocJ-hanl Goods Bought Anl Sold. WelSny AH Kind r Junk. 405 BOND STREET. ASTORIA, OREGON. ., PHONE. RED 230S ' NobBy Shoes Stylish, Handsome, Comfortable and Durable Shoes The Latest Novelties in Summer Footwear Largest and Newest Stock and Lowest Prices aMMJHM Peterson & Brown ummer avings! is r .Nowheia will your money buy . more, ? Nowhere will you find greater qnantities, better assortments or niore reliable qualities than here. , To dispose of our summer goods we lower the prices to the laat notch, . selling goods below what we paid for them. J Read on: 1212, 15 and 20c Lawns and Batistes at 35 and 40c Shirt Maists at " ' $1.00 and $1.25 Shirt Waists at $2.00 and $2.25 Shirt Waists at 25 and 35c Ladies Neckwear at 25c Ladies Sleeveless Vests at - 15c Ladies Sleeveless Vests at $1.00 and $1.25 Kid Gloves at - -. JOc 25c 89c $1.65 , I9c . 19c 10c 4vSc MORSE DEPT STORE THE PLACE TO SAVE MONEY 508-510 Commercial Street. Astoria, Oregon. tit wins! vx