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ASTORIA, OREGON, FHIDAY AUGUST 28, IW3. ' . ' ii Deny Charge . Of Collusion Councilmen Are Indignant at Inv putation of Dishon esty Urges Haste Fined Heavily, For Assault Six Bad Boys Arrrested for As saulting Inoffensive Chi nese Resident SaleJTdaayl if i On The Grant it - i. f; UBB New This Veell Vshavi Mruv4 n fvV.Ml'tody 'iilfi,llMf,Amrln' rich Cut GlMi Noppki, Bowli, Ju i, Ckmmm, Haiti, Water Jugs, Ctttry,' Ic Cream Trayi, ett. Con bi siVm ths lin,f You mays urt what you want for I'wtddlnf amcnt. ' VKi want you to hi thi Una. It toib you nothing to look Senator Fulton Wanb Dredge Here Before Winter Storms Set In ROSS, HIGGIN5 . CO, GROCERIES AND MEAT!. THE TIDES Mlf h Water. I A. M. P.: M. Date. 1 ii.m. tC h.mi fC Monday . . ,.ti 1:10 li6 6:016. 6 Tuesday . . ..26 1:10 1.1 1:40 l.t Wedm-adaf . ..2 !:& 7.0 1:1 1.6 Thursday ... 17 6:J 7.1 4:00 I.I Friday II 4. W 1.7 4:44 1.0 Hnturday . . .It 6:41 1.1 6:66 7.7 SUNDAT . . .10 6:66 B.7 6:18 T.4 Monday . . . . 11 1:11 I.I 7:41 7.1 "I)ali. Monday . . Tuesday . Wednveday . Thuraday . Friday . . . . Boturday HUNDAT . . Monday . . A. M. 24 7:4 0.1 25 l:t 0.1 n lrl 0.0 17 1:47 1.6 2110:10 1.1 11:11 M 30 0:41 1.4 11 1:10 1.4 P. n.m. 6:10 9:00 1:41 10:42 11:40 13:20 1:40 ft. t.l I.I FAT mw 1 vs LEAN MEN The Tailors' Unions in the East are considering the advisability of demanding increased pay for large sized clothing. It would certainly seem atrange to sell clothing by inches Supposing Herbert Bransford should try on a suit sue 33 and pay $t$, while Sheriff Linville, wearing a No, 46 suit, would have to pay It an inch additional Wouldn't That Mate Tom Madf At Present We Still Sell our Suits at the Same Reasonable l'rices The Best on Earth Wise's Clothing' Lierman wise The Reliable Clothier and Hatter Opposite Palace Restaurant Astoria, Oregon MR. WISE RECEIVES MEDAL . Herman Wise haa received a beauti ful gold medal with diamond lotting that will be presented to the Eagle curing the largeit number of accessions to theAstorlaAerie during the year.The medal la ahaped like an eagle with out spreud wings and a diamond In Its breast. It coat lt5 and la mounted on a real gold-tipped eagle claw and bears the inscription "Astoria Aerie, No. 17, P. O. E." It waa purchased by Mr. Wise but will belonff to tha otu that proves himself the beat ' rustler for eagies. - v .. , . Bubacrlbo for the Semi-Weekly As torlan, 11.00 a year. ." ; r j. Still In The Lead tMSHaanajaaMajaajaMIM 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 else where. Try it. A Charles Heilborn Councilman Wright and Robinson, members of tha street committee of the council, are very Indignant at the al legation that Improix-r motives actuat ed them In the awarding of the con tract for the Improvement of Blxteenth street. They disclaim any fraudlent Intent, as will, according to Attorney F. J. Taylor be alleged against them In the complaint to be' filed In court to prevwtt the collection of assessments for the work, and furthermore vow they will make the remonstrators prove their assertions or suffer the con sequences. I'p to the eloae of business lost night the suit had not been Instituted In the circuit court. There are several Inter ested attorneys, and they are arrang ing for a legal contest that will hold the council for awhile. Member, of he council are anxious to beat the re numerators, for, ahould the case be won by them, the coat of the work, 112, m, will fall on the city. Messrs. Wright and Roblnaon yester day handed In the following communi cation beaXng on the matter: Astoria, Aug. 27. (Editor Astorian) Our attention haa been called to an article published In the Astoflan and the New of the 20th Inst, In which some of the property owners on Six teenth street charge collusion and fraud between the street committee and Contractor Good In In awarding the contract for the Improvement of that street. Wa desire to say that neither of us ever talked with Mr. Ooodln about the street; neither of us has ever received or expects to receive any pecuniary benefit for the Improvement, or any other Improvement; but, In our opin ion, the cry of fraud and collusion Is a base subterfuge on the part of those obstructionists to evade the payment of their Just proportion of the expense of Improving the atreet. The most co lossal fraud Is the man who Is consti tutionally opposed .to any Improve ments; and It does not require any search light to determine who those persons are. Tho only Interest we have In the Im provement of the street Is the benefit that will accrue to the city. We sign ed the contract because two members of the committee were present when the bids were opened and awarded the contract. Chairman Rurna telling Mr. Good In to go ahead with the work, Mr. Robinson not being In the city when the bids were opened. , When the con tracts were presented to us to sign we did so, as it waa our duty to do. and would do It aliv if the opportunity preacnted Itself, We desire to particularly resent the Imputation of fraud, and defy these chronic obstructionists to prove one lota of unfairness In the matter; and we shall see that they do prove it or suffer the consequences. We do not propose to allow such a cowardly In sinuation, coming from such an unre liable source, to be passed by lightly, but shall Insist upon a full and thor ugh investigation, to the end that the frauds be exposed; and it will not be either of the undersigned. Respectfully, F. E. WRIGHT. JAMES ROBINSON, WHAT THE REGATTA COST Statement ufFlnftncoH Prepared by Secretary West Secretary West of the regatta com mittee yesterday made public the fol lowing statement of the receipts and expenses of the ninth annual regatta , Receipts- Queen contest and subscriptions. .64,700 Hadavs sold 65 Street fair 1,200 Grandstand . . 746 Ball .. 300 Entrance fees 105 Sale of old lumber, etc 75 C. V. BroWn's donation 500 Total .....17,690 Expenditures OflVe evnenses .6 75 General expenses 655 Prlntlna: and advertising 275 Badges "5 Orandstand . , Rnrm . . ISO Rail 195 8ivt fair exclusive nf music ..... 300 Music excluslve of ball.. .......... 1.095 Visiting queen' "....! 300 Queen and maids '65 Land aporta -.i.. 1,035 Water sports, including transpor tation of oarsmen a.. 2,350 Total ;';...: .y.tf.WO , - ENJOYABLE DANCE , ' ThA npilsr nt PenAn rave another of Its ftcllo-Mfnl dunc'oa at Hanthom's hall night before lasMhose in attend ance numbering Just enougn t com fortably fill the room without crowding. The committee. In charge, Mrs.Jos. Brown and Mr. Julius Erlckson, Spared no pains to provide an enjoyable enter- tnlnmonf anrl their BUCCttSS in that line waa amply demonstrated by the sentiments of the guests. Mr. Joseph Phillips excelled himself In his capacity of master of ceremonies and the music was up to the usual atandavd. , Altogether, the affair was a distinct noclnl Hucoess. and the next dance of the order will be looked forward to with pleaaureable anticipation. ; MARRIED WEDNESDAY i Fred I,. Pone to Miss Anna Grace Denver by Rev. Seymour" Short at Grace Episcopal church at 1:80, p. m., Wednesday. The (bride and groom are both residents of Elsie and will return to their home today. ' The work of converting the transport Grant Into a sea dredge is not prog ressing as rapidly as Is desired, and some concern has been expressed lo cally about the matter. It Is felt that the dredge should arrive here before the heavy weather seta In, that the present year may not be entirely lost. When the winter storms begin to howl It will be Impossible to do any dredg ing at tbe river mouth except at Inter vals, while operations could be carried on at this time almost uninterruptedly. An Astorian man saw Senator Fulton yesterday and asked him If he had beard anything of the Grant. The senator, It appears, la as much In the dark as the others Interested. "At Hrst. It will be recalled," said the senator, "the dredge was promised for July. The assurance waa then given that she could be converted In time to take advantage of the fine weather of last month. I was In Wahlngton then and the department officials said the vessel would be ready. "Before I left Washington for home I again called at department head quarters, was Informed that the work had not progressed as favorably as was expected, and that in consequence the Grant would not be ready until August. I urged haste In the matter, for the reason that tbe summer was well along and that It would be Impossible to work steadily during the winter. The assurance was given me that there would be no unnecessary delay. "Since my return home I have seen a newspaper article stating that the Grant would not leave San Francisco until September. Nothing of an official nature has come to me regarding the matter since my departure from Wash ington. Presumably the work has re quired more time than was at first ex pected. "I wilt communicate with the depart ment at once and determine Just when the Grant will arrive here. The mat ter is one of the utmost importance and I feel that we should be kept posted." Senator Fulton takes keen Interest In matters affecting the condition of the harbor, and his activity is appreciated. The aenntor wrote to Washington yes terday and an early reply may be ex pected. ft ; POLICE COURT RECEIPTS HEAVY Hard luck stories are as plentiful In the Astoria police court as sandbars In the waterwsy leading to Portland. Had a person dropped into Judge An derson's court yesterday afternoon his Sympathy would surely have gone out to the two offenders who occupied the dock and waited for Judge Anderson to dissemtnatewthe information that would affect their immediate futures. ' The first man to get the business gave the name George Thompson. He is a hobo of the first water, with long, unkempt hair, a Prince Albert coat that originally was black, a haggard ap pcarance and a vocabulary that indi cated better days. He said he had Joined Ringllng Bros.' circus at Spo kane, but the show hud left him behind at Centralla while he was out accumu lating a Jag. He came down to Kalama Intending to go to Portland. Being un. dor the Influence of liquor, he did not observe the direction In which the boat was going, and much to his surprise and regret he found himself in Astoria yeste'rd vy morning. Thompson was arrested near the Fla vel mansion on Eighth street. He vow ed and declared he was a sewing ma chine expert and called at the house to see if he could not earn a few cents, The ladles of the neighborhood were frelghtened, at his language as well as his appearance, and phon?d down for Deputy 8herlff Binder, When Mr. Binder went after the hobo he receiv ed a cussing that was artistically rend ered. "Thompson's language was not fit to eat," Mr. Binder said. "He called called me everything he knew and guessed at the rest." The Itinerant expressed a longing de sire to get out of the city, and Judge Anderson was inclined to be lenient. The court informed Thompson that there was a disposition- to speed such visitors as himself, and fined him 1200, with the privilege of departing. Thomp son took immediate advantage of the opportunity. John Anderson, a sailor from the Nor wegtan ship Aimed la, was arrested the previous night for disorderly conduct. After a sea voyage of 134 days, he felt that he needed a drink. He was i tough one and was taken to Jail by Offi cers Thompson and Beyer. The sailor had been in trouble and his face was badly beaten. Captain Matten paid his 15 fine and took him back to the ship. Anderson knew absolutely nothing of the night before. " -' Police, court' receipts yesterday amounted to 1150, and indications are that the present month will be a record breaker. . The total receipts for the month to date have been 11,073, and Chief Hallock expects that the record of $1,103.50, made In August, 1901, will be surpassed, . The real record was 11,484, mode In 1895, but at that time the gambling fines were 150 monthly, where as they are but 125 now. The receipts for this month will probably reach 61, 200. The numbe rof arrests made thus far during the' present month is 103, Which is also a record. Chief Hallock reports that sundry - licenses for the quarter will be heavy, This is due to the large number of fakirs who were In the city during regatta week. WANTS TO VOTE Lars O. Sandven, a native of Norway yesterday declared his Intention of be coming a citisen of the United States. First pdTers'were issued to h'm by County Clerk Clinton. Six young men, the oldest not yet 20 years of age, were arraigned before Justice Goodman yesterday afternoon charged with the crime of assault. The names of the boys follow: Joseph O'iBrlen, Gearhart Lahtf, Stephen Jarvl, Emll Munson, Claud Norman and Paul Marlon. The sextette was arrested yesterday by Sheriff Linville on complaint of Chong Chinn, the Chinese victim of the assault. The Chhlnese Insisted that during the course of the pommeling he received at the hands of the boys he was relieved of $40. but the state offi cials believed his charge could not be made good and the lads were arrested on the charge of assault. On Wednesday night as Chinn was re turning to the Chinese mess house at the Elmore cannery, be was attacked by the boys, who pummeled him about without doing him any great Injury.' The Chinese was helpless against the crowd and his efforts to defend himself proved unsuccessful. His cries brought assistance and the parties who hasten ed to the scene, Fourth and Bond streets, determined tbe identity of the culprits. , When the boys were arraigned for preliminary examination yesterday all pleaded guilty to the charge. One of the lads said they had not struck the Chinaman, but had Just Jostled h'm about. The plea of guilty stopped further proceedings and Justice Goodman pro ceeded to give them a lecture. He said an effort had been made to lodge a charge of highway robbery against them, which would have carried with it a long term in the penitentiary. He commented on the fact that the boys were all well connected, and expressed the belief that they would land in the penitentiary if they did not mend their ways. They were old enough to know better, tbe court stated, and indeed had been warned previously. He fined each of them $30, Marlon paying his line. The other boys will remain In Jail un til their fines are paid. The fine is equivalent to IS days' imprisonment. Sheriff Linville said after the trial that he was not disposed to be lenient with the offenders. All of them have been In Jail before, said the sheriff, and in view of the wholesale depredations of boys in different parts of town, an example ought to be made. The peace officers have experienced considerable trouble with bad boys this year, but It is thought the example set yesterday will have the effect of preventing many of the, acts of vandalism that have re cently occurred. T The boys arrested yesterday are not members of what Is known as the Un lontown gang. This gang was made up of smaller boys, whose depredations were terrorizing. A favorite stunt for this crowd was to run behind a street car and pull off the trolley as the car was ascending the steep hill leading from West Astoria. The peace officers have put up with the pranks of the boys as long as they Intend doing so and hereafter youthful offenders will receive the pun ishment which their, acts merit. In the future the officers will not let sympathy for parents stand In the way, but will arrest all boys who violate the law. ' APPEAL BY THE MAYOR Urges Business Men to Reim burse Chairman Brown appeal The Astorian yesterday turned over lo Dr. Tuttle the money that had been subscribed for the purpose of reimburs ing Chairman Brown of the regatta committee. During the evening Mayor guprenant called to add his contribu tion of 110. "It Is my wish that the business peo ple of the city who were benefited by the regatta come forward and help re imburse Mr. Brown." said the mayor. "It was impossible for the committee to forsee all the Incidents of expense that would come up, and which were essen tial to the success of the carnival. I feel that it is my duty to take up this nutter publically, for the reason that I was the causa of eome of those expen ses being Incurred. "The excess of the expenditures over the receipts was not due to any fault of the committee, which was in duty bound to make the regatta a success. That money was expended for the peo ple of the city and Mr, Brown ought to be reimbursed." Mayor Suprenant 1 added that! It would not be advisable to send out a soliciting committee, but expressed the opinion that the people wou forward to the Astorian the necessary contri buHons. All money received at this, office will be properly receipted for. SKAM0KAWA REGATTA The. Skamokawa annual regatta will be held on Saturday. This event has become quite popular at the enterpris ing little town across the river and the people there are preparing to treat vis itors right royally. The quarantine steamer Electro will go up for the day, taking a number of prominent Astorl ans along. The day will be devoted to spots, opening with the crowning of the queen. Prizes have been hung up for all the races and the regatta prom ises to be" quite successful. It is expect ed that a large crowd will be on hand from this city. . . . ... Makers and merchants have too little faith in good goods. Schilling's Best is beginning to show them the way. Ladies' Suits and Skirts Fall Styles 1903 THE A. DUNBAR CO First Class in Every Respect Bar and Billiard Room American and European Plan Free Coach to the House PARKER HOUSE EL B. PABKER, Proprietor - .E. P. PAKKER, Manager. Good Sample Booms on Ground Floor for Commercial Men ASTORIA - - ... - OREGON- The Cafe The Best Restaurant Refnlar Meals. 25 Cents Sunday Dinners a Specialty Ei crythinl tbe Market Affords Palace Catering Coapany DO YOU SMOKE? WILL MADISON - ' Keeps All Leading Brands of Cigars. 534, Com'l St., and 114, nth St., , -.- Astoria, Oregon Pale Bohemian Lager Beer Best On The Coast ...North Pacific Brewing' Co... 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