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ASTORIA, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29,1903. PAGE TWO. The Daily? Astorian Astoria Daily News '" '' : Established IS73 ' DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY. Entered as second-class matter De cember 8, 1903, at the post office at Astoria, Oregon, under the act of Con gress of March 3, 1879. R ATBSi dent by mail, per yew. .... .... ....86 00 Sent by mail, per month. ...... 50 Served by carrier, per month ,60 THE SEMI-WEEKLY A8TORIAN., Sent by mail, per year, in advance $1 00 ASTORIAN PUBLISHING CO. THE FAR EASTERN SITUATION. However . much the interested powers may try to conceal the real situation, It Is evident that Japan and Russia are on the verge of war. The Japanese seem determined to oppose with all their vigor the aggresive pol Icy of the grasping Russians, and war like preparations are going on apace RusHia is buying large supplies of meat in the United States,' while half a dozen battle ships have been sold lulely ' by some of the smaller coun tries. The sale of those vessels does not portend any peaceful Intent on the part of the purchaser, nor can It be truthfully said that the prepara tions for trouble preclude settlement of the difficulty between the two coun tries.', '"'. 7,,' " '''' ' ' . ' ;'-'' ',' , Russia will employ almost any means to secure a firm footing on the eoiiHt, and after her success in occu pying Manchuria feels Justified in tak ing a chance in Corea. The Japanese government strongly protested against the Manchuria coup of the czar,, but the attention of the Japanese is now dim ted to Corea, ; Russian aggran disement .of which would be a serious blow to . the nation of little browif men. There Is no llkelyhood that Russia will back down after once having taken so firm n stand, and the indica tions that war wll ensue are bright, Jt will be a hard, fierce struggle, for the Japs have a powerful navy and endless courage. Whatever effect such a war will have In the far east, it will certainly boom things on the Pacllle const of Anjeiica. ... V. : ' BRYAN AS A CONSERVATIVE. Colonel Bryan is broadening In mind as he travels and accumulates the Ideas of other people. Instead of proposing to accomplish things without the aid or consent of any other nation he halts at the point of prophecy and leaves his audience to do its own guesslngs, says the Tuitte Inter-Mountain. ' - During his visit in England the Ne braska stateman listened to Roseberry and rlhntnberlnin discussing the tariff question from opposing' standpoints. Writing to the tfew Ya.k Journal re garding the impression which these men made upon him, he reaohes this conclusion: 'i "I will not attempt to predict the utcome of this fiscal controversy. I Bnve missed my guess on a similar eontrovorsy In the United States and t shall not venture a prophecy in a foreign land. Mr. Chamberlain's op ponents believe that a return of pro tection would be taken as a renuncia tion of England' ambition to be 'mis tress of the seas;' and that It would presage commercial isolation. It la a battlo of giants over a great question and all the world Is more or less Inter ested In the result." i' ',',';, Four years ago. Mr. Bryan would not have hesitated to "tell hs hearers Just hoT such a contest would result and would have added information respecting the results tJ England from the result. As a matter of fact he missed two guesses on a similar contest in the United tate's one when he sup ported Cleveland's free trade theories and the othor in 1896 when he guessed that the practical approval of protec tion by the democratic platform would ssslst to elect him to the presidency. H is gratifying to notice that the most radical of our American political lead ers has all but joined the English con servatives In habits If not In beliefs.'' will h close unon $7,000,000. Last year the profits were $3,600,000. Increased facilities for' heavy gamb' ling will be given in the new year by the opening of the new sporting club annex to the Casino.,-.-. On the. first floor of the old Monte Carlo hotel a gorgeous saloon has been fitted up for baccarat, 'while rooms have been set apart for bridge, poker, and, In fact, any game at cards gamblers desire. A splendid buffet Is attached, so that frequenters , need not even leave the building for meals.- 'v ? Under the terms of a new agree ment with the Prince of Monaco the Casino authorities are bound to spend an enormous sum on improvements To repay themselves for this outlay the Casino people have made two sub stantial changes. The Casino opens at 10 a. m. Instead of II, and on all the roulette tables the jiumber of the little brass boxes Into which the ball jumps have been, increased from ten to fourteen. This means that three coups can be played in the time form erl'y occupied by two, owing to the in creased resistance offered to the im petus of the ball. Lamentable as the wholesale slaugh ter of big game may be, the killing of human beings Incidental to the sport should produce a halt on the part of voracious hunters. In Ontario the "bag" for the season was 4235 deer, 1300 moose and 27 human beings, and the license record, shows that Penn sylvanla and New York furnished the largest number of hunters. During the short season of 20 days in Minne soat as many as 20,000 deer, Including moose and caribou, were brought into St. Paul from Minnesota and north ern Wisconsin, and the loss of life was 20 killed, Including two women. besides seven dangerously wounded and many injured. The growing un popularity of the small , caliber rifle on the part of the hunters is due to the ' fact that unless a vltaf spot Is pierced the game escapes; the guides and the woodmen who have to rup the risks of taking the fusillades de spise the weapon.- In spite of the practice of wearing red caps the or dinary city gunner will take the "long est kind of chances" In shooting at any moving object In the woods. The Danish government has pro posed a law. empowering all Danish citizens to change their names. The reason for this measure is that in Den mark, as in the Transvaal, there are not enough names to go round. In Copenhagen, it appears, one person in every ten is called Hansen, and equal proportions of the inhabitants are called Peterson and Sorensen respect ively. In the rural districts things are as bad if no tworse. In one community of , 26,000, Inhabitants, for example, there are only 20 different names, so that each name Is borne on an average by 1300 different persons. In the cir cumstances one may even doubt whether a permissive bill can meet the necessities of the ease, and whether it would not be better to ' send the mayor a list of names, with instruc tions to distribute them Impartially among the superfluous Sorensens, Pe tersens and Hansens. Monte Carlo's "Bumper" Season. While there has been ho sensational gambling at Monte Carlo of late, the present year will be the most profit able the tables have ever held. This is partly because of the closing of the Oatend , So Increased the clientele. aa partly because a old, wet summer rve the ele U lt.uta, Carl ur lag tie. K SMS.' This year' reflts It takes the papers in s the small Washington towns to promulgate new political principles.. Here we have the Pomeroy Independent declaring that it will not hereafter support for office any '"man who is not a subscrib er." It used to support men no matter whether or not they subscribed for the paper, but, having arrived at the years of knowledge, . the policy ap long pursued In the past will be shelv ed. The Independent says that a man wha is not "big enough to sub scribe for a paper from which he ex pects support when he is running 'for office is altogether too small a being to be trusted with public positions." Hereafter, the Independent declares, It will oppose the candidacy of every mun who declines to take a subscrip tion from August 12; 1880. This is a new situation for politicians to con tetnd with, and the indications are politics will be revolutionized in con sequence. ' ' 1 It is reported that Senator Smoot and Mrs, Smoot are in New York for the purpose of placing the children In school. Some, who have read re cent reports, will wonder which Mrs. Smoot this Is. New York papers report that holi day business has never been so great as It is this year. The decline in the price of trust securities evidently has left the masses unaffected. If Colombia really designs to at tack Panama, it would be sound pol icy to defer action until the $10,000,000 is paid over A She could readily re cruit an army te ga after -that 10,-0,M. The report that Beser We y Gil luteads t siart rfrviatfen ia Baft MiNf, seaaas feed. It Is tlsae something happened "down that way. There has not been a'revolutlon there for a'VhoIe week! "' It Is announced that .the Colombian army will not stop until-it reaches Colon. A period will be put to its existence long before that. Senator Ben Tillman . recently re ceived, a , counterfeit $100 bill in pay ment for a lecture, , Paid in his own coin, as It were. There Is still a few days' time In which to practice writing it 1904. m mi mm U ULJ L3 DP LJ uu u u uu in Notice of Dissolution, i' Notice is hereby given that the part nership heretofore existing under the name of the Franklin Printing .Com pany is this day dissolved by mutual consent. The business of publishing The Astorlan will be conducted in fu ture by the Astorlan Publishing Com pany, to Whom all accounts due said Arm are payable. .. , . " .., .,, OTIS PATTERSON, EDGAR W. STAHL, , ROBERT GIBSON. ' Astoria, Oregon. Dec. 24, 1903. ni '- i To Cure a Cold in One Day. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab lets.' AH druggists refund the money if it falls to cure. E. W. Grove's sig nature la on each box, 25c. 1 tf It T UXORIOUS lflflVEL Th. "Northwestern Limltad" tralni, electric lighted throughout', both inside and out, and steam heated, are with out exception, the finest trains ia the world. They embedy the latest, rewesi and best ideas far comfort, conventence and luxury ever offered the travelling DUbllc, ana altogether are tne mos complete and splendid production cf th car bullflers' art. These splendid Trains .' Connect With The Great Northern The Northern Pacific and The Canadian Pacific AT ST. PAUL FOR CHICAGO and tbe EAST. No extra charge tor these superloi acommodatlons and' all classes of tick ets axe available for passage cr. the trains on this line are protecisd hi the Interlocking ElcoS System. ASK THE AGENT WOR TICKETS VIA IK ..TO.. SPOKANE, ST. PAUL, DULUTH MINNEAPOLIS, CHICAGO AND ALL POINTS EAST. 2 " TRAINS DAILY FAST TIME 2 For Full Particulars, Rates, Folders, Etc., Call on or Address Daylight Trip Through the Cascade and Rocky Mountain I. W. PHALON, H. DICKSON, Trav. Pass. Agt. , City Ticket Agt 122 Third Street, Portland. ".. Hi First Avenue, - Seattle, Wash. A. B. C. DENNISTON. G. W. P. A. AST0MA AND C3LUffiBlA RIVER RAdROAD LEAVE PORTLAND ARRIVE 8:00 a m Portland Union De- 11:10 a m 7:00 p m pot for Astoria and :40 a m , Way Points ASTORIA 7:45 a ml For Portland and! 6:10 p m Way Points 11:30 am 10:30 p m SEASIDE DIVISION 8:15 a m Astoria for Waren-I 7:40 a m 11:35 a m ton, Flavel Fortj 4:00 pm 5:50 pm Stevens, Hammondfiunt) a ro land Seaside 6:15 a ml Seaside for War- 12:60 pm 9:30 ami renton, Flavel.l 7:20 po 2:30 pm Hammond, Fort 9:26am Stevena & Astorlal Sunday only All trains make close connection at Goble with all Northern Pacific trains to and from the East and Sound points. J. C. Mayo, General Freight and Pass. Agent The Mug Saloon . Corner Ninth and Aitor Stt mines, Itiqaors and Cigars Of tiwHoest Qwdltjr Christmas is Over To stimulate business and' reduce stock prior to taking invoice we will in augurate a series of special sales of. necessities. -t V . I LADIES' UNDERWEAR, ALL WOOL, PINK $1.25 reduced to 85c y r This is a wonderful bargain for the start. LADIES' RIBBED; WOOL UNDERWEAR , . $1.00 now 85c , SILK and WOOL, SWISS RIBBED, $1.40 to $1 Cream, Pink and ; Blue. CHI LDRENS W OOLEN UND ERWE A R reduced 15 per cent ;. ; . :', - "i , : . , -. s4 . u Ladies' Flannelette night gowns $1.65 to $1.40 " " " $1.00 to 85c Misses Flannelette night gowns 30c to Oc 61-2c - Muslins. reduced to .H"-'.i' 6' Great reductions in Suits and Cloaks. To appreciate this come and see. - .v.,,. You know you always get the best value for your money hereand when we offer a reduction it means something. ml The Scenic Line TO THE EAST AND SOUTH., Through Salt Lake City, Leadvllle, Pueblo, Colorado Springs and . Denver. HQ GRAND! Offer the 1 Choice of Three Routes Through the Famous Rocky Moun tain Scenery, and Five Distinct Routes East and South of Denver. 3 -FAST TRAINS DAILY--3 Between Ogden and Denver, Carrying ' All Classes of Modem Equipment. Porfect Dining Car Service and Per sonally Conducted Tourist Ex cursions to All Points East STOP OVERS ALLOWED On All Classes of Tickets. For Information or illustrated litera ture call on or address W. C. MoBRIDE, ' General Agent 124 Third St, Portland, Or. THE LOUVRE CHAS. WIRKKALA, Proprietor ' JAMB GARDNER, Manager v ,', , ;.. . LUCY CUNNINGHAM, Pianist v Program Week Commencing December 7 Overture, Mr. Volunteer, ;1 , .m PAUL DRESSER.. The Sweet Singer, Miss Blanche Lewis, in new ballads Overture, ' Princess Pocohontas, March, RICHARD F. HOYT. BOYLE and LEWIS, in their funny sketch, "The Tramp and the Lady. Overture, Soul of the Rose, Waltzesi HENRY FRANTZEN. The Peer of Song Illustrators, LUCILE ' CUNNINGHAM, singing Harry Von ' ' Tiber's succes, "When the Harvest Days Are Over. ' Overture, Lovey Mary,CHAS. KOHLMi Published by Howley-HavelanJ i Dresser, Chicago. Bobby Boyle, will hand out . a 'n knockout drops. Overture, CUpatra, H. W. PETRIE, Intermezzo. Don't forget to drop a nickel In , fcj lonopnone. A new list of pictures on the EM rrojectiscope. The treat Jeffries and Fitzsimmons which took place Jury 25, '03, San FranclKO, Cal., showing the rounds with knock out Program Is subject to change without notice? NORTHERN PACIFIC Time Card oi Tnuus v PORTLAND. Leaves Arrives Puget Sound Limited. 7:J5 a ro 1:45 P m Kansas Clty-St lou Snecial 11:10 am :46 pm North Coaat Limited l: o m 7:00 a m Tacoma and Seattle Night Epre ........ ,.U:46 pm 1:06 K p.v 9iintt Round Limited or North Coast Limited for Gray's Harbor points Take Fugei couna umiwa zor pla direct. pv pMt Onund T JmitWI or Vaa au CHy-8t Lout Special foi points on soata iseoa sumcu. Double daily trate HrrtM o Srar'a Harbor bra. ' Pow traiM dastr ketmssi Portlaa. Tania aas flstoria iron Works Foot of Fourth Street ef iviaKers Land ant Marine KnlneK, Boiler work ' actings of all rteHcrlptlons made to order oo short notice. Bteamboat and e&noery work a speoialty. John Fox President and Snpfrinienlont A. L. Fox Vice Freslrtetit F. L. Bishop, . . . , Secretary Astoria Savings Banc. ....... .. . . Treaunrar Abercrombie & Wilson ' ATTOBNEYS-AT-LAW Paga BulldlBt - - Astoria TH. FREDERICKSEN, 71 Baa Street. -Astoria. Oram Perfection of Fit J; . and style cao always 1)6 upon when you get a B; ' ' Clothes from...... A. Lake ... Astoria's Leading Talk terials and workmanship best that can be proeffif , . prices within reach o( si! for(?et the number, 22 COMSERCIAL STREET COWING Al COWII ATTOKNETS AT LA' Boom iLand Office B'd'g, Ora UDd'oaM Buttaeat 8!