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PAGE TWO. ASTORIA, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 19M. Morning' Astorian ; Established 1573. j Application made January 4, 1904, t bo entered as second-class man matter at the jxst office at Astoria, Oregou. DAILY EXCEPT MONDAY. ymoNTfl RATBS. Seiitbv mail, per year 16 00 rf i Sent by mail, pt'r month .' 50 Kfr-1 hv cnrriers. iur mouth 60 THE SEMI-WEEKLY ASTOKIAX. Sent by mail, per year, in advance 1 00. ASTORIAN PUBLISHING COMPANY. A RANK TAILEXDER, Formerly candidates for the presidency were now hv a i.iiii nf eonirressinen. says the Call UWHU "J " - O ' This was before conventions had been devised. The first national political convention was held in 1832 to nominate a running mate for Andrew Jackson. Prior to that time there was not much platform mat ing. Mr. Jefferson's inaugural served as the plat form of the republican party, which he organized Sometimes an action in congress or a resolution hi caucus was all the expression of a partisan purpose that was necessary, and then the people fell to and fell as foul of each other as they do now. The convention of 1832 changed all of that. It was teen a national convention was a better place than congress to bring men together for consultation. The party orators, who had mixed spellbinding with grain binding in campaigns in the rural districts, were proud to put their figures of speech on the market in a great convention. So political oratory rose as the conventions gained in importance, and reached its elimax in Ingersoll's speech nominating Blaine. Since then no nominating orator in any convention . state, or national, has ever got away from the as- eriptive "the man who," until Mr. Lane was nomi nated for governor of California. That nominating speech, made by Mr. Seth Maim, was a model of good taste and was free from the Ingersollian echo. There is evidence abroad now that the power o the convention is about to be shorn, at least in the democratic party. There is a visable tendency to settle the presidential nomination by agreement of eongress, leaving to the convention the higher duty of ratifying such action and the heavy task of listen ing to speeches. ."With this in view there is repeated polling of democratic members' of congress, to de velop their presidential preferences. In these several pollings the strength of some of the candidates flue tuates. It ebbs and flows like the'tide, and rises and falls like the sounds of the night But one candidate holds his strength without variableness or shadow of turning. He holds his own every time. His party in California will be proud to know that this in flexible and non-fluctuating candidate is Mr. William Randolph Hearst. While Cleveland, Gorman, Olney and Parker ex perience the vicissitudes of political fortune, our on William Randolph simply and strongly dittos his vote every tune, but when the matter is looked at in another light, its features are less reassuring His total strength is three votes. While the others run up into the scores he gets always three votes, no more, no less. When it is remembered that since the middle of November William Randolph Hearst has been seated in the hoase hobnobbing with his fel low members and meeting the large numbers who have been his guests on yachts and special trains, and who have acted as "commissioners" of his several papers in setting the gyrations of the solar system, this seems a small result. But who are the three? Livernash is one, ad it is said that another hired man of Mr. Hearst graces a aeat from Chicago, who makes the second. But who is the third? Perish the thought, or at least let something unpleasant be done to the thought, that it is the Hon. William Randolph Hearst himself! He informs us every day in his newspapers that he is the noblest American and the dandiest leader now up for public inspection, and what we must think of 5ur countrymen, or at least that part of our fellow citizens who sit on the democratic side in congress, if this leader of leaders is compelled to pull himself from oblivion by the seat of his political trousers by voting for himself to make it three ! ; What are we to think of Cleveland getting more votes than Hearst ! More do we say? So much more that the champion of the people, whose left hand stands yelling its achievements at his right until his dexter paw has the earache, seems not in it. What ails his nnappreciative brother members? Don't thry take his newspaper and read therein what a matchless man he is? OUR TRADE IN CASE OF WAR. Apart from the purely personal suffering that it would inevitably entail, and the temporary act-back to the progress of civilization in the east it might in duce, a war between Russia and Japan holds but, no particular forebodings of evil to the United States. As a people, we may contemplate the preseut sparing for poitiou over there with a reasonable measure nf equanimity, if not of positive eomplueeney. Both Ruia and Japan are fairly irood customer of this country the latter a little the better one jus! at present; and there is not much of anything to arrant a belief that either branch of the trade ould suffer in thevent of the war now so stronirtv foreshadowed ; there are. in fact, some chamvs of war like this lenetiting ouroxport trade. In 1902 fiscal year we sold Russia products air- gregating $7,000,000 in" value; for the year ended June 30, 1003, that trade had increased 143 per nt-amounted to about $17,000,000. In the first named year our sales to Japan were $21,000,000, with practically no change in the amount for the vear ended with last Jane. t Were war to be prosecuted in earnest between the wo powers for any considerable period, lxth would resnmably have to buy of us in increased volume - agricultural implements, cotton, flour, provisions, and so forth, and Japan, which now 'buvs mineral oil from both the United States aud Russia, would naturally supply all her needs in that direction from our American markets. The Pacific coast and the Mississippi vallew would be given an impetus' in their trade very promptly, no doubt. A boom in eeereals and meats might reasonably lie expected. i The aftermath of the war, as affecting American t interests in the orient aud American trade there, do not at the present hold out so inviting a prospect to us. The Unhid States Mints... t-i v l nlied In 1791 weta orgtnb The coinage of nickel u bef un in 1866, The lateat rtport from tht Mints ihowi thit 445,841,054 nickel have been coined tine that tiro, vIm 12X39X053.70 ,': "V $rm : ? i : trTZf ,. Ever Coined would not pay for the Cremo cigars smoked in one year Largest Seller in tht World THE RAND IS THE SMOKER'S PMOTCCTIOM ewim ' Ml Clifton R. Thomson was a uian of sterlinir duali ties and in his death Astoria loses one of its best citizens. Mr. Thomson was of th limit! ir..fn1 class. He was not quick to form opinions, but. once his position was defined, H would be defensible at all times. His painstaking course gave him a rep utation at the bar and standing among the commer cial interests of his adopted city. His death at the early age of 46 is lamentable, and to his crief-st rick- en relatives the sympathy of the community is ex tended. Dr. C. S. Durand, of Chattanooca. has iust eomnlet ed a surgical operation which has caused considera ble comment in that city. The operation was n..r. formed on Charles Skillern. The dnwdful maladv. cancer, had destroyed the whole lower yip. Dr.Dur and took the ea" under his treatment, and success fully grafted c new lip from the inner side of Mr. Skillern ' cheeks. Mr. Skillern is now out on the stmt ; .lfter a confinement of a few weeks and the results of the operation are scarcely noticeable. A French provincial watchmaker sent a number of his watches to teachers, enclosing stamps for their return if not wanted. One teacher, who did not want the watch sent him, refused to return it. and suit was brought against hiin; whereupon he brought a counter-suit of twenty francs damages for annoy ance and waste of time. The court awarded him ten francs and informed the manufacturer that lie should have called for his watch. Prices TalK I have but fe)w expenses and can sell lower than the lowest. j& j& See These Prices "As the Crow Flies" The shortcut line between Minneapolis, St. Paul and Chicago ii $15.00 Overcoats now only $10.90 $10.00 " " $ 6.90 615.50 Suits " " $10.90 $12.50 " " $ 8.90 $10.00 Young Men's Suits 3 7.25 $ 7.50 " " $ 5.50 $ 5.00 Boy's Suits for $3 to $ 3.75 $ 2.00 " $ 1.45 'Fifty thousand acres of titular are consumed everv year in the manufacture of crates and boxes. The railroads of the country use annually 120.000.0(H) ties. Seven hundred and fifty thousand telegraph poles must be renewed yearly, not to mention the telephone poles used and the telegraph poles requir ed in the construction of new lines, making the total annual consumption for poles and ties 1,600,000 acres. In Pekin care of the streets is in charce of four mandarins and a number of soldiers, subject to their orders, but who hire coolies to do whnt littl This consists in' sprinkling in dry weather and filling up puddles when it rains. All the rubbish not want ed in houses is thrown into the streets, and remains there. Seattle bases her claim to ereatness on her mos- to fleet, which brings the smaller towns on the sound into close touch with her merchants. The statement is commended to the serious consideration of the commercial bodies of Astoria. The annual return of volunteer corns of Creat Britain shows that the total of all ranks enrolled in 1002 was 288,550, against 288,476 in 1901. while there were present at inspection 208,038, against 242,103. There is an increasing tendency anionir the wealthy Berliners to dwell outside the city limits, to escape taxation. . New states will soon have to be admitted to the union in order to supply names .for our new naval vessels. An issue of $8,000,000 bonds has been made bv 'aris banks for the construction of railwavs in China. " Shoes, Hats, Underwear and all Furnishing Goods marked down to the last notch. j& ? j& ? Charles Larson CORNER FIFTEENTH AND COMMERCIAL STREETS the route of the famoui North Western Limited Th Tnls Ton CWort." every night in the year. IWftir. .unlit on a lrln-no m.tcr vhvnt-wrtl lm.ilnf liilnrtn. ton bplit uni)rhtlt imv.ijiig, H.LSISLEItCMrl Afiirt. 132 Third tu PortUnd. Oregon. T. W. TKMlui.K, Uvnoml ruaMtKrr Agent, HI Paul, Mliill. ASTORIA AND COLUMBIA RIVER RAILROAD LEAVE PORTLAND ARRIVI 1.00 m Portland Union IX-i 11:10 m i:wpm potior AttorU and 1:40 pm wjr Point ASTORIA T:4tam (:10 p m Tor PortUod andj way Point 11:10 am 10:10 pm 8BA8IDK DIVISION l:U a ml Attorla for Warn- 7:40a m ll:Uam ton, Flavtl Fort 4:00 pro 1:S0 p m Suvtna, Hammond10:t a m ' land Baald I Dr. T. L. Ball DBNTfST 624 Commercial (treat. Attorla Or. C. J. Trenchard Inaurancc, Commlmlon and Shipping. Agent Weill, Fargo and Paclflo Bxprew Companle. Custom Houm Broker. Dr. Oswald H. BecKman PHYSICIAN AND BUI?EON Kinney IiniWing. Phono No. 24SI. Offlce houm. 10A.M.tol2M., 2t4l'M 7 CM., ti 01'. l. ttuuiluy 1 to 2 I' M W. C, Logan DENTIST S78 Commercial Street Shnahn Building. OSTEOPATHY DR. RH0DA CHICKS Mansell Bldg. Fhon Black 2066 671 Commercial St Aitorla Or. C. W. Barr-Dentist Manaoll Bnilding 578 Commercial Street, Aitoria, Ore TELEPHONE RED 20CI. JAY TITTLE, HI. D. PHYSICIAN AND HUROKON Acting AMielant Surgeon U. H, Marine Hoapltal Hwrvice. Oflloe hour: 10 to 12 A. M., 1 in 4 M P. M. mi uommarciai nireoi, 2nd Vow. PRAEL & COOK TRANSFER COMPANY. Telephone Ut DRAY1NG AND EXPRESSING All good (hipped to our care Will reoelre apeclal attention. No 638 Duaa St. W. J COOK, Mir RELIANCE Electrical Works 428 BOND ST. Wa are thoroughly prepared for makln.; aatlmatet and eiecutlng order for all kind of electrical Installing and Repairing Supplle In itock. W nll tha celebrated SHBLBT LAMP. 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