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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 11, 1903)
ASTORIA OREGON,- FRIDAY, " DECEMBER' 11. -1903." Exchange ctreet between Fifteenth and Fourteenth ' streets will doubtless remain closed to traffic of all kinds for some time to come, owing to the fact that the roller can not be operated on it at the present time. The ordinance calls for the use of the roller before and after laying the rock. The continued the street first Is not clear to rain, however, has rendered the street so sticky that the task of 'smoothing It down was abandoned after a brief trial. The' importance of smoothing Whs contractors, but as the law re quires It,, It will be done,, , The presentation of "Old Jed Prouty' at Fishers' last night was quite sue cessful, and the large crowd which turned out, was highly pleased. The company proved a strong one and the famous down-east story was drama' tlzed in a masterly manner. Charles Page, of Cathlamet, was In the city today. The Columbia Oyster House , y - now baudlinft the celebrated TOKE POINT OYSTERS for Retail and Wholesale trade. Oysters always cooked and served 'in tint class style. Shoal Water Bay Oysters always fresh every day. NICK KAZERPI, Proprietor. , ...105, 107 TMLFTHSt. Astoria, Or. Pint-class in Every Respect. Open Day and Night. 2 leading IthF it Astoria NEW STYLE CHOP HOUSE Peter Peterson, Sole Proprietor Eleventh St. bet. t'-ond and Commercial ASTORIA, 0 EE BLACKSiMITH'ING, Carriage and Wagon Bonding. First Class Horse Shoeing ' ' LfOKgltig Camp Work. All kinds of wagon materials in stock for sale. We guarantee the best Work done in the city. Prices right. ANDREW ASP. Corner Twelfth and Duane Sts.' 'Phone 921. We have just placed in stocK a handsome assortment of Eastern Birds Eye Dressers Maple and Chiffoniers Which just at this time will make a substan tial and handsome Christmas present. CHARLES HEILBORN & SON ASTORIA'S LEADING HOUSEFURNISHERS Everything for the home. Ask to see our Jewoll ranges. Fancy and Staple Groceries FLOUR, FEED, PROVISIONS. TOBACCO AND CICARS....... w Supplies of all kinds at lowast rates, for fishermen, , ; Farmer, and Loggers. , ' ,, A. y. ALJLEN, ; Tenth sad Commercial Streets ASTORIA, OREGON " ' ". i - Weinhartfs- sns swssisar r sw ssss awr Wmr - pbsf , Lag'er leer SEVEN JAPS . ARE MISSING Dissappeared From Oriental Line1 Indravelli While on Way Down River. MAY HAVE BEEN DROWNED Thought to Have Jumped Over- Board at Brookfield-In--, Kpectors Are Look- ; , ; lug For Them. Seven Jarmnese are missing from the passenger list of the big oriental liner Indravelli, and speculation as to their present whereabouts is rife. The men. disappeared from the vessel Wednes day night,' but the story did. not gain publicity until last evening, when J. H. Barbour, government immigration agent at Portland, wired the local offi cials of the matter. When the Indravelli left Portland she had It Japanese passengers aboard. Of this number all except one were de ported because of fraud and other ir regularities connected with their effort to gain admittance to the United States The exception was 111 with, contagious disease and was ordered sent back to Japan. The Indravelli was three days coming down the river,, being compelled to work 'he tides, and when she got as far as Brookfleld there was a stop' over night. While anchored off the little Washington town, the steamship lust part of her passengers, the .seven men disappearing over the side. The es cape was well planned and the men got away without arousing the slight est suspicion among either the fcovern ment officials on board or the officers of the ship. When the steamship reached Astoria the absence of the men was noted. The officials aboard Wired to Mr. Barbour, at Portland, and there the matter rest ed until lat j yesterday afternoon, when the customs officials here were not! tied and urged to assist in the capture of the escapes. " Last evening two officers arrived down from Portland to make search for the Japs and proceeded up the river this morning. The officers believe the men must be In the vicinity of Brook Held, If they succeeded In reaching shore in safety, and expect to capture them. " '- The weather was bitterly cold Wednesday night, and there Is some doubt as to whether or not the Japs reached shore, . The vessel was lying only about 100 yards from the , river bank, but 100 yards is a long distance to swim, In ice water. It was reported lat night that four of the men had been drowned, but there was nothing to bear out this story. :.., The Indravelli is lying, at anchorage In the lower harbor and will probably not go to sea for a few days yet, ow ing to weather conditions. The de ported passengers ,who preferred to remain a,board rather than take the cold bath at Brookfleld are being close ly watched, and further escapes are utterly impossible. It is regarded as somewhat singular that seven men should have escaped from the ship while the lnspeotors were aboard, but the Japs probably took advantage of a singularly favorable opportunity to get away. If the seven men reached shore safe ly they doubtless have not gone very far, for the dountry back of Brookfleld is anything but favorable as a rendei vous for persons under suspicion. J The customs launch Patrol went up to Brookfleld this morning with the In. specters, but had not returned at a late hour this afternoon, so nothing further could be learned regarding .the disap pearance of the Japanese passengers. erhood and of the A. O. U. W. lodge. No. 12, of this city. The remains are at his former home, 108 Washington street Uniontown.- The funeral will be held at 2 o'clok Sunday afteroon from tsi' more chapel, under the auspices of the Finnish Brotherhood.. Deceased was for many years in the employ of Mr. S. Elmore, having been engaged as fisherman In summer and as carpenter In winter,'.- He was a man of exemplary character and wag re garded as one of the best fishermen on the river. Indeed, In whatever capac ity he was engaged, he gave the utmost satisfaction to his employer. His brother, Abram Ldgnet, has fished for Mr. Elmore and for the packers' asso ciation for 15 years in all, besides hav ing been engaged as carpenter. His sterling worth was recognized, and as he fitted himself for a better position it was given him,, until at last he reached the position of superintendent of the Elmore cannery, now the prop erty of the Columbia River Packers' Aspciatton, ..am? the, largest plant be longing to that corporation. I r PEOPLE BELIEVE IN IT , , It has been cynically said that any thing can be sold by advertising now-a- days. This la not so. Many llnlments.l have ben advertised hyt; only, one per ry Davlaj , Painkiller )ias, stood the test of 60'yeais''use.'Today its popular ity is greater than ever and Is based j not upon what anybody says but upon what the remedy does. ' There is but one painkiller, Perry Davis'. HERE'S,!; YOUR CHRISTMAS Ii-I ST House Coats ...v , , Smoking Jackets Lounging Robes " Bath Robes . Neckwear: Ladies' House Robes Fancy Suspenders " Full Dress Protectors Fancy Vests v il V i k ' Handkerchiefs- v J m Quarantine restrictions were removed today from the Lebeck and Ostenam homes by City . Physician Filkington. No cases have developed since Sunday. v"i A," t Declaration of citizenship was made today by Carl Herman' Osterman, "a' native of Sweden.' :' ,. Remember: Herman Wise's $8.90 suit sale ends tomorrow (Saturday) night. '', I rt '!', , , '- i-J w MARINE NOTES. f- .... The quartermaster steamer Major 3uy Howard is expected down from Portland on Sunday, equipped with neiy guards. 4.!,, ;..' The steamer Columbia arrived In at an early hour this morning from ; San B'ranclsco. The coasting steamer osburg ar rived in today from Tillamook with a quantity of freight and' a goodly pas senger list , S. DANZIGER COMPANY t '' A handsome Suit Case Free to every purchaser ' of a Man's or Young Man's Suit or Overcoat. tmmmmmmmummtmtatamt WE THANK YOU i PERHAPS YOU WONDER ' it the tormenting cold that made last winter one'long misery will be as bad this' year. Certainly not if you take Allen's tung Balsam when tlcklinfc and rawness in the throat announce the presence of the old enemy. Do not ex pect the cold to wear itself out. Take the right remedy In time. Allen's Lung Balsam Is free from opium. 2 The Columbirie Willi make , an effort this afternoon to get across, the' bar. She goss with supplies to all the sta tions frpm Destruction island t6 Seat tle, and may also go as far as the Gulf of Georgia,, Captain, Richardson stat ed t oft representative of tht paper thls, afternoon that he hoped to return by Christmas, and expected to be able to do so if the weather is at all favorable . " v ' "" ."' ' ' ' f -" ' j Flfflit Will Be Hitter. Those who will persist in closing their ears against the continual recommend ation of Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, will' nave a long and bit ter fight with their troubles.if not end ed earlier by fatal termination. Read what T. R. Beall, of Beall, Miss., has to say: "Last fall my wife had every symptom of consumption.' She took Dr. King's new discovery after every thing else' had ailed..- Improvement rame at once and four bottles entirely cured her. Guaranteed by Chas. Rog ers, drutggist. Price 50c, and $1.00. Trial bottUs free ; ,''. ! 1 , f ' To Call and See our nne ox innstmas Slippers' and (Shoes, the finest that mon ey can buy. Call and be convinced. V THAT IS OUR BUS INESS. ". ' j ? vf PETERSON S BROWN L. Hi HENNING5EN CO. - r Upholsterer and Furniture Dealer, ,,. t ,A' . ' V ... i , i ' ';. 1 . .' -1 ,- , '!, ,;. ' ,t. ' !' '. Handles Stovet, Tlnwsre ind Second Hand Ooodi. j' i.j, .if J 504 BOND STREET, ASTORIA, OREGON. PHONE, RED 2305 HOT B L PORTLA N I r The, Finest Hotel In the Northwest ,X 1 A Costly Mistake. Blunders are sometimes very expen sive. Occasional Ufa Itself la the prleo of m mistake, but you'll never be wrong It yon take Dr. King's New Life Pills for dyspepsia, disslness, headache, liver of bowel trouble. They are gentle yet thorough. . 26c, at Chas. Rogers' drug store ' ' ; Remember: Herman Wise's tS.M suit sale ends tomorrow (Saturday) night. It CLOSE Or A USEFUL' LIFE. Isaac Lugnet died this morning at I o'clock at St. Mary's hospital. De ceased was Si years, 4 months and M days of age. He leaves a wife and five children, four brothers and one sis ter, two brothers being m this country and two brothers arid a sister being in the old country Deceased was born at Haparanda, Sweden, and has resided in this city sine 1SST. He was a member in good standing of the Fmnfsh Broth. I ONLY 25 CENTS. For Russian bath from 8 a. m. to S p. m. After S p. m. SO cents. ' The Palace Turkish baths have all modern equipments. Always open, side en trance, SJJ Commercial street. ; tt . O. H. 8TAUFF, Mgr. Nine hundred tons of fine Australian coal has Just arrived for Elmore ft Co. No other fuel has ever given such uni versal satisfaction in Astoria as Aus tralian coal, and this cargo is said to be little better than the last. It is free from dirt and makes but little ash. i Free delivery. Call up 'phone 1961 and give your order. ELMORE CO. Corner Ninth and Commercial streets C. W. Barr-Dentist - . Mansell Building , .- .-. , ... , y 573 Commercial Street, "Astoria, Ore. - - v- I ;. I . -t . ., TELEPHONE BED 2061. PORTLAND. OREGON. Scow Bay Iron 8 Brass Works IRIaanfactiifefs cf ' 1 ' " Iron,' Steel, Brass and Bronze 'Castings. ' General Foundrymen nd Paiteramakers. '' ' i Absolutely firstclass work. Prices" lowest. PHu 2451 CofEsr EltetSi esirrcs. New Style Restaurant , , Everything First Class. The Best the Market Affords. Open Day and Night. " Good Service, 120 Dth St. ntxt door to Griffin Bros. and adkOninj the Office Saloon ASTORIA, OREGON tELATEMTE Is Mistral Rribtr) or .ir to ace a w ELATERITE ROOFING tt'J 4 aWpared roofings climates. Iteason.b!. in S tempered for all prices and information. ooia on merit. Gnaranteed. It will pay to ask for Hit ELATERITE ROOFING CQ.i Worcester Biding, Portland