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: THE AND ASTORIA DAILY MEWS l ' ;aSTORIAN, NO.59.VOL.LVIl. ASTORIA, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECKMBER 11, 1903. NEWS, XIV, M). 130 THE BEL J l li It Copplfkl law by Hut I-JiI!!i!TTmi . Pi A:. STORES , - ' . .. . 1 Choice Cutlery and Carvers . ). , . . - - . -at i; ',, r FISHER BROTHERS Cor. Bond and 12th Sts. -r.-. Astoria, Oregon CHRISTMAS MAGAZINES ! ! , The Xmas numbers of SCRIBNERS, LADIES HOME " JOURNAL, HARPERS, ANSLIES, McCLURES and (. , 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. i 4 FIN 3 ASSORTMENT OF NEW CROPS - .-- f v-:,, ; .; .1 . i.' - : Dried and Evaporated Fruits JUST RECEIVED -FOR YOUR. INSPECTION There is none finer in the martlet Our prices will - t I I FOARD a STOKES COMP'NY " 3 8 tt tt tt 8 8 8.8 tt 8,88 O VERCO AT Quite the most dis tinguished looking of the many good over coats we are showing . is this Hart, Schaffner ' $Marx 1 "belt overcoat." The belt is the back only r doesn't go all the-, , way 'round. "r j , , . The coat, however, is an "all-round" sty le garment; has all the characteristics of the . Hart. Schaffner & iviarx proauci siyic , f fine, tailoring, best quality. . ... GRIPFI You Need a Bath AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK Tou might as well baths In the , river as in an old wooden tub, but there is no occasion for doing either so long as up-to-date bath tubs can be had reasonably. Talk with us about the matter. hW.JSCULLETTJi 47A-472 Commercial. Phone Black 2243 8 . n n n n tt tt tt . n tt 8 0 please you. tt 888888888888 CANADA TO RETALIATE Dominion Will Increase Her duties Because Ours Are Greater Than Hers. TO BECOME OUR COMPETITOR Means to Undertake to Supply United Kingdom With Wheat Now Shipped J I From United States, f - : - New York, Dec. 11. George E. Fos ter," former finance minister of Canada,'' who- has Just .returned from England, I where . he has been making speeches In favor of a preferential tariff and assist ing the campaign of former "oloniel Secretary Joseph Chamberlain, de clares that within five years the domin ion will be able to supply England with the wheat now sent from the. United States ' ' : . "Last year,' he said, "we raised 60, Oiju.OOO bushels of wheat and more than 100,000,000 bushels of grain. ' We have now under cultivation 3,000,000 acres of wheat land, and still have 100,000,000 acres Just as good, which will be a grain producing land in the near future No country in the world will take the place of Canada as a food producer. This is due to the richness of her soil and the climate. "We Canadians think the United States In' all Its relations with us has been a very insistent nation.,; Tour people are the best' in the world, but we do not look upon your government as the broadest minded In the world. "We Import from the United. States a large number of agricultural products but from us the United States imports but little. In manufactured goods our tariff runs about 28 per cent, while that of the United States is about 49 per cent.1'. The disparity seems too great, If you' won't let us in on a fair tariff, we'll have to raise the tariff against you. , ' . "We think our country is Just as good as the United States. There was a feel ing of disappointment among us con cerning the Alaskan award, but that is passing away. Tou see, the United States stretches Its carcass across our front door. We've got to step over you when we want to get out to sea that is, if you Will let ue." SEARCH FOR GREAT FORTUNE New York Recluse Believed to Have Hid Large Sum. New York, Dec. 11. In addition to nearly a million dollars in high grade securities already found in safety de posit boxes, it is reported that Max Heresehel, the recluse, who died last July in a hospital, had secreted some where in New York other property worth between one and two millions. Vigorous search Is now being made for the securities by counsel for the heirs. When the safety deposit boxes were opened nearly a million was found and it now developes that Heresehel died with the name on' his lips of an other place of deposit where he had secreted a still larger sum. STOLE DISEASED MEAT (Jus Tempka, of WallaWalla Is look ing fo ra fellow wit ha caat Iron stom ach or a case of smallpox. He haa no idea who the fellow is but hopes to learn something of him through hos pital records or death notices. Mr. Tempka lost a valuable cow from an attack of some disease yet 'undispo sed, and being at a lost to know how to dispose of the carcass of the animal passed It over to a poultry raiser for chicken feed. A hind quarter Was dressed and carefully hunt in a tree where It was hoped the cold weather would preserve It. When Mr. Tempka awoke next morning he was surprised to see U4 rope which held the beefdang ling in the air, for somebody had stolen the beef during the night and carried it away, Al''':, V; ': - REYES AND VALENCIA ELECTED , New York, Dec. 11. The presiden tial elections have paged off . quietly throughout the republic, says a Herald dispatch from (Bagota. Colombia, under date of December 7. Oererals Reyes and Valencia are considered as leaders In. the contest. It will be some days before the result can be announced. DUKE OF WESTMINISTER HURT " New York, Dec. 11. The duke of Westminister has met with an accident while huntinfe with the North Chesh ire hounds in the neighborhood of Tar vln, says a Herald dispatch from Lon don.;. He was taking a fence when his horse stumbled and the duke wag thrown, fracturing the collar bone: No other Injuries are reported. ; . v.. V v. , , GENERAL KAHN COMING San Francisco, Dec. 11. General Isaac Kahn, Persian minister to Wash ington, Is expected here in a few days with a party of friends to await the coming of the grand vizier of the shah of Persia, who' with his suite, Is on hU way from the orient and ie due here December 21. , n SENTIMENT FOR THE UNION South American Republics Are Friendly to Spanish. New York, Dec. 11. A movement In favor of Hlapano-American unity Is ac quiring an importance which merits at tention, according to the Times corres pondent at Madrid, who cables: . " . The Ibero-American union is working hard to Interest the South American Btates, and reports from those states are said o show eagerness for union. Many of the South American republics. are sending, letters expressing interest In any enterprise tending to develop re latlons between theae republics and Spain. ; STILL ON THE ROCKS . British War Vessel Remains Fast on Den man Island- ' - Victorla,Dec.U.-H. M. 6. Flora Is still fast on the rocks at Village point, Denman. ''"land, two attempts having been made to haul her off without suc cess. Preparations are now being made to make another attempt on Wednes day at high tide. On Sunday the stern was raised. The four centrifugal pumps of the British Columbia Salvage Company had thrown out the water and with pontoons and scows chained together this part of the vessel was rais ed with the flooding tide and at high water the attempt was made to float her. Big anchors had been placed out astern to which lines were attached on the Flora, whose engines were working and assisting in the effort to drag the cruiser Beaward by tightening these lines, and H, M. 8. Egerla and the llagshlpGrafton both fastened big haw sers on board the Flora. When the signal was given at the highest limit of the flood tide both the flagship and the aurvey vessel tugged for several minu tes, the engines of the Flora assisting with the lines attached to the anchors astern, but the big vessel would not move, and the none of the big hawsers snapped and the Flora settled back in her position in the natural cradel of rock, fast as she was when she craBhed on to the rock at the early morning of Thursday last. Rar Admiral' Blckforii wa not pres ent at this attempt. " He reached Nunalmo on the noon train on Sunday and proceeded to the naval wreck in a naval launch. He was in charge of the effort made yesterday when the ar rangements were simply carried out. The vessel refused to budge, though, despite all attempts to float her. The cruiser has been lightened of every thing that can be taken out of her. Her guns, extra spars, ammunition, coal mores, in fact everything movable In her has been Ifchtered, and Is oid ashore and In the hulk Japan, which Ilea nearby. Some of those who have seen tho war ship as she lies at Village point art of the opinion that it will take some timo before she la floated, for she la held fast on the rocks. Captain Foote of tho Mteamer City of Nanalmo, who saw the vessel on Friday, Is of this opinion. He was fold that he was steaming 10 knots an hour when she struck. NORPICA TO BE SUED ; New York, Dec. 11. It Is announced that papers have been filed here In a suit to be brought . by Mme. Lillian Nordiea, the prima dona, for legal sep aration, from her husband, Zoltan Doeme, the Hungarian tenor. They were married May 26, 1894, at Indian apolis. : ,;,' . '. ,' . COMBINE IS DECIDED ON Steam Schooner Managers' Asso ciation to Resist Encroach ment of Big Rival EFFECTS COASTWISE TRADE First Steps in Plan " to Combat Pacific Coast Steamship 5 " ' Company's Oppo- ; sition. - San Francisco, Dec. 11. At a meet ing of the Steam Schooner Managers' Association, held yesterday, It was de- elded to combine to resist and efforts of tho Tnrtfn Pnaat Qt.amahtn rr.mrwn ' to cut into the lumber carrying traffic on the coast. . It was further decided that the prac tice of carrying passengers on the steam schooners, which is the cause of the opposing movement of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company, will not be discontinued. No definite action was taken, It being resolved to await the action of the Pa cific Coast Steamship Company. " BOY'S EFFECTIVE APPEAL ' Spokane, Dec. 11. Caesar Perrenoud commltedr suicide at 1:40 this morning by blowing out his brains with a rifle. He placed the muzzle against his fore head and pulled the trigger with his toe. His wife was sleeping in the same room and In an adjoining bed. The act had beenn deliberately planned. The man j had suffered from consumption slnbe last August and had been recently dis charged from a local hospital, realiz ing his case was hopeless. He was 85 years old and a blacksmith by trade. OUR TRADE IN MANCHURIA San Francisco, Dec, 11. Andre S. Barboro, president of tho ' ManufactJ urera' & Producers' Association, has re ceived a letter from Secretary of State Hay acknowledging the receipt of reso lutions relative to the trade of the United States In Manchuria. In his let ter Secretary Hay says: "The subject to which you refer Is one of the (greatest Importance and has occupied the close attention of Presi dent Roosevelt. The object which you If you want anything good go to Dunbar's the cheapest store in Astoria for fine goods Grand Opening Display Christmas Novelties TIHS T7EES The A. Dunbar Co, propose is one to which this govern ment has steadily adhered and has pur sued fhrough circumstances of peculiar difficulty and embarrassment. I can inly assure you and authorize you assure your associates that the presi dent will not' lose sight of the Import ant Interests to which he has already devoted so much time and care," ' JEROME'S PLAN IS FAVORED Citizen's Union Will Strive to Prevent Blackmail.' New York, Dec. 11. It has been de cided at a meeting of the leaders of tho citizens' union to favor the Sunday liquor selling law proposed by District Attorney Jerome. This would, bo In the form of an amendment to tho Raines law which shall permit saloons I to do business between the hours of 1 and 11 p, m. on Sunday.' , The committee considered other Idea for local operation a matter of excise reform, but decided for the Jerome plan after the district attorney had delivered ' an address in which he said that black mailing of saloon keepers had been rampant during the past two years, as it had been formerly, and that it can not be stamped but under the present l statute, which prohibits liquor selling on the Sabbath. PERSONAL MENTION. ' Mrs. A. N. Frederickson and daugh ter, Mrs., W. Wise, visited in the city from Cathlamet this week. ; Theodore Conlck, captain of the life saving crew at Loomls Station on North beach, Is at the Parker house. ; Mr. Mergen, Portland agent of the Mutual' Lithographing Company, Is In the city.,.,,, ;,r..,w ,: V i'..;,.--.'-, ADDITIONAL LOCAL The ateamer Elmore will leave out tomorrow for Tillamook. From that port aha will go to the Umpq.ua, where she will take on a load of salmon for thla city. ; There will be an excursion to this city from Cathlamet Sunday, a large crowd having arranged to come down to attend the Commerclal-Multnomak: . football game. The Vanguard will mnko the trip. , , ; Remember: Herman WIse'o W. suit' sale ends tomorrow (Saturday) night.. ' . " 1 f