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PAGE EIGHT. ASTORIA, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1903. Choice Gutlery and Carvers AT FISHER BROTHERS Cor. Bond and (2th Sts. S Astoria, Oregon Fancy and N Staple G roceries ' FLOUR. FEED, PROVISIONS. TOBACCO AND CIpARS Supplies of all kinda aA ItHSat rates, for Mwmea, Farmen sad Loggera. 7 A. V. ALLEN, Tuth aad Commercial Streets ASTORIA, OREGON WemharcT Lager 3 Beer THE SWEET GIRL WITH THE 8WEET TOOTH. wll find good filling In this store, for no better sweetmeats, can be found In any country, or - many countries, than those we sell. We'r proud of them. Why shouldn't w be? Good candies only, are purchasable at . THE EASTERN CANDY STORE, 506-608 Commercial St., Next Griffin's Book Store. The Pioneer Limited There is no train in service on any railway ia the world that equals 1 in equipment The Pioneer Limited train from St. Paul to Chi cago via the . GhicaRO, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway The railway company owns and operates the sleeping and dining cars on its trains, and gives to its patrons an excellence of service not obtainable elsewhere. The buffet carst . compartment cars, standard sleeping cars f and dining cars" of The Pioneer are the : handsomest ever built, r H. S. ROWE, . Gentrtl Ajent. 134 Third Street, Portland MISS ELMORE . IN THE FIRE Astoria Girl Had Narrow Escape From Death in Theater X Blaze.'" . p ; RELATIVES WERE ANXIOUS 5 MISS MAY MARRELL, A Society Ball W Lo&don, Canada. 133 HAT MAEKELL o! London, Ontario, Canada, is a, bn&nti- ful srirl who knows what suffering is and Wine of Cardui has broughther back to health. She is one of the social favorites of hef home and her recovery to health has permitted her to enjoy the company of her many friends instead of Ivintr on abed of sickness and Bufferiim. For the health she now enjoys ike gives credit to Wine of Cardui. 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With a party of society people Miss Elmore occupied a bos at the afternoon performance of "Mr. Bluebeard,", and when the opera house became a mass of flames she rushed with her friends for the street, reaching it after a terrible struggle. . ' The following Associated Press dis patch was received by The Astiotan and Dally News last night tolling of the narrow escape of the narty of young ladles: : "Chicago, Dec, 30. One of the mar velous escapes from the burning Iro quois theater was made by the num bers of a theater party riven by Miss Charlotte Plamonden, of Chicago. The party was made Up of a number of society people.Vamoiig thorn Miss Elsie Elmore, of Astoria, Ore.; , Mils Maty p.ters, of -Columbus, 0., and Miss Josephine Eddy, of Evaaston, 111. "The" ladles occupied a box, and upon the cry of fire and the spread of flames In 'heir direction all hastened from their scats, Miss Elmore being the first to leave the box. All the members of the party escaped, but suffered no terribly in the matter of clothing that the first thing they did upon reaching the street was to rush to nearby stores to pur chase clothing to cover themselves." ' Miss Elmore had been utte'.idlng school at Washington city, and was in Chicago, visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Hill, for the holi days. Miss Grace Hill and Miss El more both attended Miss Plamonden's party and together went through the thrilling experience. A few days ago Miss Elmore wrote home and In her let'er mentioned that a matinee party had been planned for the 30th, when several young ladles would attend the production of "Mr. Bluebeard." Last night, when the news of the fire ap peared in the evening papers, there was consternation at the Elmore home and members of the family were almost be side themselves with grief pending re cel!t of further advices. This morning a dii'liitch was received by Mr. Elmore trim Mr. Hill In which the "pleasing in formation was conveyed that both Miss Elmore and Miss Hill had escaped un injured. From the Associated Press dispatch it appeared that all the other voting ladies likewise escaped, The rush from the burning building was a tremendous one and it is indeed . 1. . i j i. - 1 n ,H ii o warn marvelous mat uw - not trampled to death. Their clothing was torn to shreds by the maddened theatergoers in the wild rush for open air, and all were doubtless happy to have escaped with their lives. "We arrived at the theater after the first act," said Miss Elmorej in describ lng the Are. "As far as could see the house was filled with women and, children, who occupied seats on the first floor, and In the galleries. It was about 2:45 when "one of, the young, women in the party asked Mrs. Keyes If she did not smell something burn ing, and in an Instant afterwards a great cloud of smoke spread across the stage and into the body of Jtbe house. Immediately we realised the. danger we were in, ja did all around us. In stead of a rush to the doors, the aud ience gazed for a moment at the stage and as a whole, the people appeared very calm, under the circumstances, and as if contemplating 'how they should escape. ' "Again another cloud of smoke is sued from, the stage, and several stage hands appeared, shouting at the top of their voices for the people to sit down. But it was only for an Instant that they obeyed, for by that time the smoke had spread through the theater, and men, women and children- were gasping for breath. Then a mad rush was made for the doors and for the supposed exits, but In vain. ' . Mrs. Pearson and Mrs. Keyes commanded us to keep together by all means, and Just as we were leaving the boxes the theater became darkened, which, I sup pose was caused by the burning out of the electric light, and thus made onr escape the harder. ' "We plodded through the isles un- til we came to within about 10 feet of the main entrance without encounter ing any violence from the frantic wo men and children, who were fighting for their lives. Then the crush be came terrible, and the members of our. party, Mrs. Rollin A. Keyes, Mtsj Pearson, Misses Charlotte Plainondon, Catherine Keyes.Amelia Ormsby, Grace Hill', Josephine Eddy and Miss Eliza beth Eddy realized it would be impos sible to get to the street through that door. '- .' ' -. " ' - , "It was only a short time, however, when somebody knocked down two doors which had been locked and the majority of the people bnMhe first floor escaped through them without serious Injury. Miss Catherine Plamon don, who was bruised about the face and hands, and I were the only ones in the party who escaped with our wraps. The others had their clothes torn almost from them, as they were hurrying from the burning theater. "Before we had left the boxes the fire had spread to the first row of seats and the stage hands were endeavoring to lower. the asbestos curtain. When it was about half down it became caught and the attempt to drop it was abandoned. A great gush of fire then spread to the draperies over the boxes The people were wonderfully calm, it seems to me, for so crucial a mo ment, and it wasn't until the smoke filled the house that the people became frantic' and screamed for help. We could hardly breathe, and I believe had we been In the theater a few minutes longer, we, too, would have been suffo cated, as the heat and smoke were be coming unendurable. Had the exits been open and unlocked the loss of life would not: have been nearly so great.". Many Turks Arrested. Saloncia, Dec. 31. Over 100 Turks have been, arrested, suspected of com plicity In the plot to massacre Chris--tiar.s. Coal Companies Fall Out. New York, Dec- 81. Business rela- tions between the United States Steel' corporation and ' the Pittsburg Coal Company, the soft coal combination of western Pennsylvania, will terminate tonight, according to the Herald, with the expiration of the contract which has been in force between the two ebmpanles. Negotiations looking to toward arrangement of a new contract have failed. Disagreement over prices is said to te the prime cause of the failure. '', ' '" , ,, ,. v J " Gravella Found Guilty. . t. Helena,' Mont. ' Dec. 31. The jury today returned a verdict of guilty against Isaac GVavelle, charged with sending blackmailing letters to the Northern Pacific officials. 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A number of rail roads are buying equipment and orders aggravating 2500 ?avs have been placed by the New York Central, the Chicago A Northwestern and the Illinois Central In steel cars pending business aggre ttatej 7000' cars and an order from the W.thash railroad s Tor 1000 cars. Chi cago notes more activity in plates, 6000 tons being' sold In the week. Ship yards and brldgewprks have work on had for which material must be pro vided after January 1. Sour Stomach I md CMCftreti and feel like a new man. I hart been a sufferer from dyipepiia and eonr stomach for the last two yean. I have beer) taking medi. cine and other dross, bus could find no relief onlf fur a short time. I will recommend Cascarets to my friends as tha only thins for Indigestion and our stomach and to keep the bowels in goo4 eon- HtNuot x uj btb wvry nice to eat. Hair? Stneklay, Hanah Chunk, Fa. i Beit for , The Dowels, CAMDYCATIWmS PlaMmt, Pslitftblfl, Potmt. TuV Oooi, DoOooA, 17ver gtekan, W&kea ortiHpc, 10ft. 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