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1 " I AND ASTO R I A DA I LY N BWS I ASTORIA N, NO, 57, VOL. LVU. ASTORIA, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECOlBER 9. 1903. NEW, XIV, NO. 128 4 THE BELT ilS HartSchaffntr V Mini Hand Tailored ' CopyrlcfctllMabjrUulfriJMflnwAJlux am-, P. A, STO Choice Cutlery AT FISHER BROTHERS Cor? Bond and 12th Sts. -.V - V i'. Astoria, Oregon CHRISTMAS MAGAZINES ! ! The !Xmas numbers of SCRIBNERS, LADIES HOME ; JOURNAL, HARPERS, ANSLIES, McCLURES and f ' numerous others are out, bigger and better in every way, ? ? full of timely topics and stories, profuse with illustration ;. and color work and are certainly marvels of fine printing COMB HAVE A LOOK. J. N. GRIPPI ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft . ' ;'. ,,1 ? ffr .":...'' FINE -ASSORTMENT Dried and Evaporated Fruits I. 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OF NEW CROPS INSPECTION it please you. , ft : u . n 8 8 BARK CAVOUR TOTALWRECK Italian Vessel Drags Her Anchor, Strikes on Sand Island and ' Goes to Pieces. LIFE SAVERS RESCUE THE MEN Disaster Occurred About Dark Last Night and This Morning the Vessel Was Broken up. K The latest reports from the cene of - i the wreck of the Italian bark Cavour relate-; that the vessel is a otl loss, and that the cargo of lumber has been washed to sea. At this time only the ribs of the hulj are to be seen, the rest of the ship being broken up.. ' f The Italian bark Cavour, which had been lying at anchorage at Sand island since Sunday last," waiting an opportu nity to get qver the bar, dragged her anchor about 6 o'clock last evening, drifted on the west end of Sand Island and will be a total loss. The crew, com posed of 18 men, were rescued by the Point Adams life-saving crew at 11 o'clock last night, and no one on board, vVith the exception of Captain Lofianos, who had his ankle sprained, was In any manner Injured. Captain LofianoB gave the following version of the afta'- to a representative this paper: ; VWe left Astoria on Sunday afternoon and were towed down to the bar, but Pilot Gunderson did not deem it safe to try to cross, so we, came to anchorage near Sand Island. : ''About 6 o'clock last evening the ves sel began to drift," and under the In fluence of a; strong tide and fresh east wind struck on the spit about 45 min uter later. The vessel thumped heav ily on the sand, and In a Bhort time was leaking badly and It was apparent thaj she was doomed." ' , - The Cavour was built at St. Johns, N. S., in 1891, and was formerly the Ava mour. She is owned by Deming Loere, is of 1400 tons net register, and when ne wcost between five and six pounds sterling per ton. Her cargo, which con tests of 1.038,000 feet of lumber, is val ued at about $13,000, and was destined Pasco, Peru. ' The Germanie and the Duns Law sue ceeded in passing out Sunday, and the Cavour was reported out, but on ac count of her depth and the condition of the bar it was deemed best to return to anchorage. Before the crew were take off the vessel by the life-saving men, the Ca vour was badiy water-logged and ap peared in danger of breaking up. Captain and crew were brought to this cty, and the men are now at the Astoria hotel. Captain Wicklund, of the Point Adams life-saving crew, said early .this. morning to a representative of The As torian and Daily News over the long distance 'phone: , "We saw the ship strike on Peacock spit last night and at once went to her assistance. She seemed to be in very bad shape and was making water, We set about to rescue the men and suc ceeded In getting off the captain and tils 16 men in safety. We even saved the ship's dog, but were unable to take off any of the effects of the men. : "When we left the ship she was near ly full of water, and j:he indications were that the waves would make short work of her. She was pounding heav ily and must have been badly damaged below, for the hold was rapidly filling with water. , -.., ......,. "We took off the men in two boat loads and when- the tuf Titoosh came down transferred them to her, and he proceeded on her return to Astoria.The men would doubtless have been in ser ious danger had they remained on board for any length of time, tor the probability of the ship going to Pieces was very bright." :,,,.. Cantata Stewart,, of: the Cape Dis appointment crew, also hastened to the scene of the wreck, and remained dur ing the night at Point Adam. Talking with an Astorian-Dally News man over the 'phone, he said: ; , . "When the Cavour struck it was 6:15. Our outlook saw the vessel go ashore, and.I at once ordered out the crew. At first we tried to reach her by way of the inside pasage, but found this Im possible as the tide was very low. Then we attempted to make our way to the spit through the outside passage, "but three-quarters of a mile of breakers loomed up before us and to have under taken to row through the break would have been the height of folly. We were comp?lled to return to the station , where we remained until about 9 o'clock. , At that' hour our efforts to reach the ship were successful, but Cap tain Wicklund had arrived ahead of us and taken off' the men. ., . "The vessel is in very bad shape and I look to see her break' up. The sea is pounding her wooden hull on the sand And she was making much water when we visited her. I am satisfied it will be utterly impossible to save her." Big Company Is Bankrupt Concern With Million Capital Has Liabilities of $107,000 and Resources of $7. NewYork, Deci 9. Residents of As- bury Park, N. J., who invester $200,- 000 in the Fraser Mountain Copper Company of New Mexico, have been startled by the announcement that the company has gone into the hands of a receiver, upon application In the Uni ted States district court of the United States district attorney for New Mex ico, acting for J. M. Lannlng, receiver of the Monmouth Trust Company of Asbury Park. The complainant al leges' that the company owes $107,000 and has only $7 in the treasury. It was capitalized at $1,000,000 and every share of the stock was disposed of. s ' , The concern was exploited last winter by A. C, Twining, and caused the sus pension of two banks in Asbury Park. Lannlng, who makes the application, states that the company has no legal title to the property. The deed given by Fraser, the original owner, to Twin ing is with the Santa Fe bank waiting payment of $40,90; th balance of pur chase money, which is due December 21. The bank is directed by the court not to give the deed to Fraser. Twining, who is under indictment in Monmouth county, and in the federal courts, left on Monday for the mining camp without knowledge of the receiv ership. The bill was filed against the Fraser Mountain Copper Company, William Fraser, Albert C. Twining, the First National bank of Santa Fe, N. M., Wheeler, of Dunlap, Ind., and all of the unknown heirs of J. R. Wheel er, deceased. It Is alleged the company is bankrupt, owing $107,000, and that it has not and never had the title to the mining property. Twining Is alleged to have purchased the mine from Fraser, who made a deed and left it in the vaults of the First National bank of Santa Fe, the agreement being that Twining was to make regular pay ments, and on his'fallure to pay the in stallments the deed was to be returned to Fraser. It is asserted Twining then made a deed for the property to the copper company and proceeded with the financing scheme.. Bonds amount ing to $150,000 and 930,000 shares of stock are said to have, been voted, the latter at 20 cents a share. , - FOREIGNERS RETURN HOME Great llmh Back to Old Country , FromJfew York. '; New York, DeCi AThe rush of for eigners to their native land continues unabated. Outgoing steamers, partic ularly those to Italy, are crowded with steeraxe passengers. Last week's fig ures show that 1S.600 sailed, while only 12.000 arrived, and this week's total un. Jountedly Mil be still greater as to de parture. Steamship agents believe the rush will be over Mth the departure of the last ships due on the other side by Christmas. Foreign bankers estimate that the returning steerage passengers take with them an average of $200. LONDON'S STREETS OF MUD. , New York,' Dec. . The streets of this city are like rivers of mud, owing to the rise in temperature following the recent storms and fogs, says a Lon don dispatch to the Herald. F-ven the habitues of the streets, such as police men and cab drivers, say they never saw anything like it. Those com pelled to go about on foot present a sorry appearance. OLD QUESTION IS UP AGAIN CHILE BECOMES AGGRESSIVE Terms of treaty of Ancon Never Carried Out by the In terested Powers. Preparing to Annex Provinces of Tacnaand Arlca, Long a Bone of Con- ' : tention. New York, pec. 9. A great sensation has been caused by the rumor (re ferred to in a London dispatch to the Associated Press) that the minister of the interior presented to the chamber of deputies Monday a message asking for the annsxation of Tacna and Arlca provinces, says a Herald dispatch from Valparlso, Chile., The session of the chamber is secret and It has been difficult' to get at the true facts. .But the latest Information of a reliable nature Is that the plan of the minister of the Interior ia to es tablish In the two provinces the same j civic administrative methods of Chile and put an end to the difficulties aris ing from the special system now car ried on there. The tfact that It was the minlBter of the Interior who formulated the plan tends to confirm the truth of the latest information, because the project, if it would In any way interfere with Peru vian , Interests, would have been sub mitted by the minister of foreign af fairs instead of the minister of the In terior. ' , The Taena-Arlca question has been the bone of contention between Chile and Peru ever since the signing of peace between the two oountrler after Chile's victorious war. A treaty was ratified by rhe national legislatures of both republics on March 28, 1884, where by the two valuable provinces were to be in. the possession, of Chila, subject to Chilean laws and authority for 10 years. At the end of that period a plebescitum was to be taken by the cit izens of the two provinces to decide whether the two territories should re main under the dominion of Chile or to continue to form a part of Peru. It was stipulated that one of the two coun tries to which the provinces were an- If you want anything good gotto Dunbar's the cheapest store in Astoria for fine goods I Grand Opening' Display of Christmas Novelties THIS WEEK The A. Dunbar Co. nexed should pay to the other 10,000,000 of Chilian silver dollars. The terms of this convention, called the treaty of Ancon, have never been executed, ow ing to disagreements. VIEWS OF SOME EMPLOYERS Aver That Closed Shops and Union Label Are Great Evils. , Chicago, Deo; . "If the fight for the closed shop Is allowed to continue, there will be Bcenes of bloodshed In this country that will surpass the days of the French revolution. The'closed shop is un-American, unrighteous, a restrict Ion of the liberties of our people, and a death blow to the individualism that makes for success," The foregoing sentiment expressed by W. B; Brln'ton, president of the Peru" Plow Company, has been cheered by 600 members of the Illinois Manufacturers' Association at its annual banquet.' "Our rights," declared Mr. Brinton, "are dependent on the settlement of the question once for, all as to whether an I employer can hire whom he pleases wlthout being subject to the dictation of any organized body." The Chicago city railway has won a great victory in establishing its Tight to engage Its own employes. Without this right, the commercial supremacy of the United : States will be at an end." . Another speaker declared that, after the abolishment of th eolosed shop, the removal of the union label was the most important thing that came under consideration of the manufacturers' as sociation. . - i INDIANA TO BE OVERHAULED : , New York, Dec. 9. Doctors here are very much interested in the case of a baby girl sis weeks old which has been sleeping for two weeks. The child is apparently perfectly healthy. The coma followed a high fever, which was brok en by the doctors and has not been re peated. ' INFANT'S STRANGE SLEEP, .. New York, Deo. 9.' Orders have been received at the New York navy yard directing that the battleship Indiana go out of commission and that her crew, and equipment be transferred to the battleship Iowa, which is ordered to go into commission. The Indlada has been In service eight years and will be 'given a thorough overhauling. 1