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ASTOEIJlM
AND ASTORIA DAILY NEWS
ASTORIA N, NO. 67, VOL. LVI1.
ASTORIA, OREGON, JKWDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1903.
NEWS, XIV, NO. 138
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looking of
the many good over-.
coats we are showing
is this; . . ,
Hart,
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c $ Marx ;
"belt overcoat." The
, belt is the back only
doesn't go all the
way 'round.
The coat, however,
is an "all-round" sty
le garment; has all the
characteristics of the
Hart, Schaffner &
- Marx product sty le
fine tailoring, best
quality.
STOKES
HOTEL POR TL A IN D
The Finest Hotel in the Northwest
THREAT MADE
BY CRAZY MAN
Demand for $5,000 From New
York Believed to Have
Been Work of Fool.
which was driven at a gallop all the
way to the church from the home of
the bride. ,
OFFICIALS TOOK NO CHANCES
Utter Wat Made Up of Word Clipped
. From Papen and Threatened
Destruction of the Train if
Demand Wae Refuted.
New York, Dec. 21. It has been
learned, according to a World dispatch
from New Haven, Conn., that the ac
ion of the New, York, New llavcn &
Hartford railroad officials recently in
putting the night express from New
York , to (Boston under heavy armed
guards was due to a demand for $5000.
The letter, which threatened the en
tire destruction of the train if the
money wore not forthcoming, was made
by pasting together on a sheet of paper
words clipped from newspapers.
President Mellen, who is quoted as
confirming the receipt .of the letter,
says he believes it was the work of a
fool, but that he decided to take every
prcauion, hence the guards. Nothing
more has been heard from the writer.
NEW COAL DISCOVERY.
PORTLAND.
OREGON.
ARE YOU PERPLEXED?
Some one to remember and what shall I give? Let us
help you. Our clerks are all experienced in Xmas
trade and will willingly give you every attention and
while our Xmas stock is rapidly diminishing we are
carrying the largest in this part of the state. We shall
be able to supply something appropriate until Santa
arrives.
J.
GRIFF I
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AT LEAST ONCE
A WEEK
You might as well bathe 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.
W.J. SCULLEY
470-472 Commercial. Phone Black' 2243
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Rich Find Said to Have Been Made in
Schyulkill County, Pa. '
Pottsville, Pa., Dec. 21. Much ex
citement has been caused here by re
ports from Auchey's Station, Schuyl
kill county, of the discovery of beds
of pure anthracite coal far beyond the
limits of what has heretofore been
considered the southern boundary of
the hard coal region in Pennsylvania.
Many farmers in the district have be
gun to prospect for. veins on their
property.
Property-owners residing on Com
mercial street between Forty-third and
Forty-fifth streets, and in that vicinity
have filed a remonstrance against any
improvement of that thoroughfare, sn'y
ln(g the improvement if made would be
an" unnecessary expense to them, that
they have all the streets they can pay
for, and all that they need at present.
The remonstrance is signed by Fred
Lindstrom, John Enberg, L. H. Hen
ningsen, Mary H. Lelnenweber, Mrs.,
W. Brown and Maria S. Agren. It
may be mentioned in connection with
the remonstrance that so far no Im
provement of that part of the street tn
question is in contemplation, so evl
dently the remonstrators want to tge In
on the ground floor, as It were.
COLOMBIA'S
STERN DUTY
Secretary Moody Says She Must
Take the Initiative in Her
- Difficulties.
PREPARATIONS FOR WAR
In No Hurry to
Finish Its Work
Goes on Record as Favoring Con
sideration of Other Than
Tax Matters.
GAYNOR PAYS HIS BONDSMEN
Fugitive Fleimbur.ee Men Whom He
.Left in Lurch for $40,000.
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Up to the Holidays
we shall sell at 20 per cent, reduction from reg-
, ular price the following goods:
Benedicts Quadruple Silver Plated
Knives, Forks and Spoons. Berry
r Spoons Fruit Spoons. Sugar
Spoons, Butter Knives, etc.
Also Silver Plated Table Ware fcr Children. Such
'as Knives, Fortts, Spoons and Mug's.
FOARD $ STOKES COMP'NY
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New York, Dec. 21. Colonel John F.
Gaynor, who fled to Quebec to escape
trial in connection with the Savannah
harbor scandals and left his bonds
men in the lurch for $40,000, is report
ed In a dispatch from Syracuse, N Y.,
to have made good the loss to Wil
liam B. Kirk.
Kirk visited Gaynor at Quebec re
cently and upon returning to Syra
cuse called a conference of the Gay
nor , family. Members of the family
then journeyed to Canada and reports
of the reimbursement followed.
Captain Merriman Dead.
Alameda, Dec. 21. Captain Robert
L .Merriman, one of the oldest and
best known sea captains sailing from
New York, is dead. He was born in
Brunswick, Me., in 1830. He came to
Alameda reecently from Boston.
READY TO GO TO PANAMA.
Salem; Dec. 21. (Special) Af 10
o'clock this "morning the Oregon leg
Isalture convened in extraordinary ses
sion pursuant to the proclamation of
Governor Chamberlain. Both houses
duly organized with the old officers
throughout.
A Joint committee from both houses
waited upon Governor Chamberlain,
infojming the executive that the leg
islature was prepared to receive any
message he might care to place be
fore It. The message was an unus
ually short one, dealing only with tax
legislation. The reading of the mes
sage was followed by prolonged ap
plause. , (The full text of the message will
be found on page 6.)
Upon the presentation of a 'resolu
tion by Representative Bilyeu the
house went o record as being op
posed to conflilng itself to tax legis
lation only" By referring the resolu
tion, which was to that effect, to the
committee on resolutions. The house
then adjourned until 11 o'clock to
morrow morning out of respect to the
memory of Representative Murphy, of
Union county, deceased. The repub
licans of both houses are holding a
caucus this afternoon for the purpose
of outlining a program of preceedlng
for the session.
The senate passed a memorial to
congress urging the passage of the
Lewis and Clark fair appropriation bill,
which Is now pending. ' '
The upper house also adjourned out
of respect to the memory of Repre
sentative Murphy.
Carribean See Battalion Scheduled to
Sail From Philadelphia Between
Christmas Day and the
First of the Year.
. Washington, Dec. 21. "Let Colombia
take the Initiative" is the keynote In
structions which Secretary Moody has
cabled to the American naval command
ers in isthmian waters. It was an
nounced that while the situation on the
isthmus was in no way alarming to
the Washington government, it was
sufficiently delicate to warrant the most
careful and diplomatic handling and
for this reason, secrecy haa been en
joined upon officials of the department
regarding operations of ships and ma
rines. At. a conference held this after
noon between Secretary Moody and
Brigadier-General Elliott, the' latter
reported that upon 24 hours notice he
could get under way to Colon with a
new Carribean sea battalion which is
under orders to assemble at Philadel
phia. This battalion will probably Kail
between December 25 and January 1.
Gen. Elliott has been informed that
unless the isthmian' situation enters
upon" a decidedly more peaceful phase
in the meantime he will command) this
battalion and upon his arrival will or
ganise three battalions of mariners on
the isthmus into a brigade of which he
shall have supreme command.
of the Holy Names. 1
(" THE PROGRAM. ,
Don Juan Mozart ... ( ...... . .Orchestra,
The Tables Turned ..'.... .....Operetta
Second Valse Godard - Pianos
"Gertrude's Trlumph"A drama la
three acts.
Act i. 1
Happy Days .....Vocal Quartette
. Acta.. :.: ,
Cavatlna Raff ....violin
Miss Frederlckson.
". . Act s. ;
Moon Moths Kussner .....Pianos
. Little Walters.
Christmas Souvenir ..........Orchestra
, The Heralds of Heaven. ,
Tableaux.
A. M. D. G.
"Will Sherman arrived In the city to
day from Billingham, Wash., where he
i Is In business.
Lower Court
Is Sustained
Decision of Supreme Tribunal
Handed Down in Referen
. dum Case.
Salem Dec. 21. (SpeclaJ)--The su
preme court today handed down an
opinion In the . case of Kadderly vs.
the city of Portland, in which the val
idity of the initiative and referendum
amendment to the constitution waa
involved. The decision confirms the
ruling of the lower court, holding In
substance that the amendemnt to the
j constitution was legally, proposed and
properly alopted, and that It is the
province of the legislature, and not of
the courts, to declare an emergency.
RUSSIA MUST RECONSIDER.
MANY LETTERS TO SANTA CLAUS
Fully a Ton of Childish Epistles Re
Received at New York Office. '
New York, Dee. 21. Letters ad
dressed by children to Santa Claus arc
reaching the postofflce here in larger
' v numbers this year than ever beofre.
Paul Jonee and Preble Will Sail From, They come from all parts of the coun-
San Francisco Wednesday.
San Francisco, Dec. 21.-
do boat destroyers Paul
-The torpe'
Jones and
Preble are lying at the Mare Island
navy yard, coaled and ready for sea,
awaiting the coming of officers from
the east. The officers are now on theiri
way to the navy ard and It is expect
ed that the warships will sail next
Wednesday to Panama. A crew for!
the training ship Independence has
been placed on the Paul Jones, and
the Preble has also a full complement.
try even Alaska. The childish peti
tions are carefully set aside and will
be forwarded to the dead letter olflce
at Washington. The collection will
weigh at least a ton and is double the
quantity received any previous year.
The program formulated for the en
tertainment by the pupils of the .Con
vent of Holy Names, at Fishers' Opera
House tomorrow evening will be found
below. It Is, as will be seen, a very
attractive one, and as great enre has
been taken in Its preparation. There Is
no doubt about Its successful presen
tation. It is quite safe to say that all
who attend will come away with hearts
full of feelings of pleasure that Astoria
has such an Institution as the Convent
Japan Not Satisfied With Czar's Reply
.to Her Overtures.
New York, Dec. 21. It is generally
understood that Japan asks Russia to
reconsider , bar .-reply, says s dispatch
to the Times from Toklo.
The reply contained no tangible con
session, inasmuch as it excluded Japan
altogether from the Manchurian ques
tion and proposed , an equal position
for the two powers in Corea.
C..W. White, the Warrenton mer
chant, was in the city today.
If you want anything good go to
Dunbar's the cheapest store
in Astoria for fine goods '
FORTUNE AWAITS THIS MAN.
William Lancaster May Secure $100,
000 by Writing to New York.
of officers.
A DETERMINED BRIDEGROOM.
New York, Dec. 21.--A far-reaching
search has been Instituted for some
Bpth vessels, however, lack a number. triue ot w",llun Lancaster, formerly
of Paterson, N. J., who has not been
heard from since J897, when he was
employed as a civil engineer In San
Francisco. A fortune of $100,000 Is
tied up In the courts awaiting his ap
pearance or proof of death.
Lancaster's father was an official of
a locomotive plant In Paterson. He
died in 1898, the estate passing to the
elder son. The latter also died a few
days ago after vain efforts to locate
his brother.
Unable to Secure Carriages, He Take
.Bride to Church in Ambulance.
Chicago, Dec. 21. Determined that
the striking livery drivers and the re
sulting famine of carriages should not"
interfere with his wedding, Antonio
Locasco, manager for a commission
firm, has hired a hospital ambulance
and driven his prospective bride and
bridal party in triumph to the
church of the Assumption, where the
ceremony wag performed.
Strike pickets who endeavered to
stay the progress of the gaily bedeck
ed ambulance wagon through the
streets were brushed aside and out
distanced by the fast running vehicle, !
Guy P. llalferty, of Markham, Wash,
arrived down from Portland today
where he has been visiting for some
days. Mr. Halferty will spend Christ
mas In this section. '
- Mrs. A. Dawson, Jr., Miss Nellie
Halferty, Mtss. Halgrlmson and Miss
Olive Haferimeon were in the city to
day from the west side, "
Grand Opening' Display
OF
Christmas Novelties
THIS WEEK
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