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PAGE TWO. THE MORNING ASTORIAN, TUESDAY- FEBRUARY 2,' 1904. Morning Astqrlan ' Established IS73. DAILY' EXCEPT MONDAY. Bymi( per yfear i.. $6 00 Br mail: war month I '.V. A ' , 50 By carriers, per mouth 60 THE SEMI-WEEKLY ASTOKIAN. By pr year, in advance . . , (1 00 ASTORIAN PUBLISHING COMPANY. - ' . . :s THE ARMY "OF IMMIGRANTS. . During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1903, there were 631,833 immigrants from foreign countries re ceived at New YorX alone. On some single days as many as 12,000 arrived and were examined at Ellis island by the immigration bureau, and thre was scarcely any day when from 500 to 2500 did not ar rive, says the Ledger. , . t , Of this large number, a considerable part was known to be very undesirable, and a much larger part was suspected to be so, but our laws arenot yet sufficiently strict to keep them out. ' It Is not possible, where the number arriving is so large, to examine all so strictly as to make sure that none get in who ought not to be admitted. Many have been sufficient training to enable them to pass the exam ination as to their.literacy, and to evade all the other tests that the bureau can apply. The bureau officers admit that many doubtless get by them who ought to be kept out,but are able to suggest no plan for amend ing the laws to make them as effective as they should be. There -seems to be no doubt that thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, are admitted every year who are quite as objectionable in every way as the Chinese. :' ' 11 ."'v Many of the most ignorant of these people in time become good Citizens, and more would become such but for their tendency to herd together in great cities. These, because of their inability to speak our! language, and because the labor market is already well supplied, become, for the time being more or less helpless. Many, if not most of them, have little or no money. Forced to live on insufficient food- in to make trouble. f this kind can hardly fail . - . . fe "ft to' be olWrytnl by a number of workmen. Tht hit tor. therefoiv, connive, at what is really a mutSeivos throat at their owu jives. A sense of loyalty to their fellows, a remembrance of having broken the "rule's themselves on 'some previous occasion, or a general indifference to their peril, keeps them silent, pe tition and diseipliua are.not praeUeahlo, the evil t.inusl..,1(i fia!b' a .day cymes yhe& a per cent- gw vi urruamn is grimier man orumary. uiruss- ness then leads to a very different result ,: ',.1 f The responsibility of these terrible episodes 'does not always rest on the miner aWW Owners' of conl mines are require by la to provide 'facilities for ventilation and to maintain a'close watch ;,oi. the purity of the air in their sliafts ami workings.' The Chcrwick viuine, which was the scene of yesterday's accident, had a bad reputation for producing ens. In other words, it demanded closer scrutiny than many others. Only two Wild one half hours before me explosion weeurreu an insiector TeporttM every thing safe down Mow. It may never be feasible to prove that he was mistaken, but a suspicion, as to the thoroughness of his examination naturally arises. In mines of that character there must be' times when the situation is neither especially dangerous nor alto gether safe. Occasionally, perhaps, an inspector will run a little risk ..rather than interrupt opera tions. An error of judgment in such a contingency would be attended with fearful consequences. RUSSIA'S FRIENDSHIP. . :. - - 4 v,. . - , Is Russia the ardent friend of the United States that she has professed to be, or is she not! One side maintains that she is, and its representatives back this view by declaring that the Muscovite power during the revolution by citing teh action 'of Rus sia in sending two or three warships to this country during the civil war and by her sale of Alaska to the American government. On the other hand it is maintained that Russia secretly urged George III. to put down the Ameriean "rebels'" with an iron hand, that the vessels that she sent here Muring lie civil war were some, wooden ships that she feared France and England," might possibly pounce upon if they were moved in other waters, and that she sold Alaska to us because she was anxious to get rid of it. ' ' -1 '' The New York Commercial thinks is is a matter of little practical moment just now whether Russia has been sincere or not in her professions of friend ship for the United States. Individual judgment on this point may lean' one way or the other and in dividual sympathies be swayed accordingly. But in the event of war between Russia andMapan, but , WONDERFUL WORK. V '.- T tts"Uk It ielntj 6o Right tUrf fn .- V) Astoria. J"' i- Astoria people .re miriu-twd at. thi wrk blrte; done by r'l'he LIUltr Otn nuror. Public wcDreiMfoii on the ub lect'brliiKS the nutr fnniuenlly before the public, -At Aral titer were many doubters, nitil why not? Ho many Wulma r u iltnlliir nature hiive been mtttle with little or no backtrur, except iiik the wara or om "trttuKtfr renid-i Inir hi fur nwBV ulnre! thin avliluhi-ar vnbs accented fur ..k of better, not bridge below the fill Ik Sunday, a l&rc urferra tnm any KMney III cm nntifak hlu '' th brblu nar ideitty or loctti emU)temeni tor reiu-iit) niountain wotitWfut work of Donn'a Klilnvy Pdlsi rlRht her at home la proof aumcleiU to mulufy any HettliT. Read the ex pression f u ronlutut man on tho sub- J. Carwm,'milnyv4 Ut the Portlnna I'orMnml. who renMea at 8 Flrat Ht..! J'"1 Murphy, bM1 down Into the open saya: "I wna foeltmc miserable with water left hv th itntaohxi ... t a tleiraaln lameneaa, arouiut the r Dy 108 mtaohd flo. MOr ainall of my back all luat atunmer. At.rlaon, deiplt thi duner of hla being nint I did not pay much attention to It . , ' hut It continued to irrow worne and ,wfP' awn th forir to the whirlpool, tlnally beame ao bad thnt 1 thoviitht illv Hut on th flniiiimr i..t. I would have to lav off work. n iT.r ",y "ut on ln Unreached Into or moy guloklv caused aever twlnaea, the water' and hauled Murphy out. other threw a rop to Morrlaon tutd 11 K' ti'bi Ilka .tliypont lurann " j'!tuiy mori proof like thla from-Aa- ftiritt l..-.'iii. Cull hi ihiirla liusera' diu aioi and nak whut hla cunUHitari reporit I or auj all denlnra. Trie no ft -'S.-' Foater-Mllburn. Co.. Uuf tlllo, ,N, T.. aula uirnula fop If H Reniembep th tiume lXatn a and take iiij yinei. v j - Nliigiiru i-alK N. t., , l'Vb, J .rWUli hundred of peraon wer on th lo John Morrlaon, of thla city, waa carried n way on th U. Whll th rrowda were atarlng In fear at th mait'a prulleument thrr cam a cry from th k mountain' and a lad. nellH. HiwkH aniH'ured 1 befora mv evea and I had no ambition or enerify. In the mornlmc I arnwo aa ttret ua when I went to bed. In fact 1 had all of the nymptoma of a very aever ciiae of kid ney iroume. wnen rwaa aurrerlnir the worst 1 read about Doan' klilnev.nhl and wroouwl a-box. 1 1 soon Holloed an Improvement In mv condition n,l )., Pain ami nchlna- acrosa my back mm iiinuniwiTOu. Amnit aix week bko I WHl laid III) With u Kli'irn i.r thn mln for two week. Bvmntom of kidney omplulllt made tho.lr uDlieariiiice uirln and 1 jf(Mila to iKmn'B Kidney Pills a aecond time. They lust a thorough- ly freed me of the trotibl aa In the for mer case. t cannot exuresa wlrnt a chnna'e they have mnde In me. I ti. th endangered mnn and boy wer drawn biwk from Impending death. VHY M TO COUJEOaa- "IW LtAart tMN)K-Kr.rrln!0 UUVU I bill I k.j ..... . ir5t-Qa35Bcck-!cci'cr hull l''ul VHill UiHH U.K ltm in i'f III' I t.'Hl Luilii, v,( K hum, miiTr:. J, n. IHKI!I in', ttttirfl ,.r.iiti-vi. li.wtii tut, Urrtk, S. V. ' of ynf At vol tt now In m ticfiii i.r mm or khitii oNf;v i Fiirieir? pixirio, ASTO.Ji Aftt) COLUMBIA t RIVEajAltROAD ,. IJ5AVB I . PORTLAND f ;00 p ml pot for Astoria and I way rati ARIUVS h :10am ASTORIA T:4Sam 6:10 p m For Portland and my Point r. SEASIDE IVIBION ll:am 10:10 p m 1:15 am H:Mam 1:60 p m Astoria for Wann ton, riYl portl Btvni, Hammond and fiaid " :00pm MOjtfara :ll a ml 9:30 a ml IiSOpm Staald for War-I rantoa, Flavl, Hammond, Fort 8tvni A AntoriaJ 11:80 pro 7:10 pn t:18an Sunday only, , 'All train tnaka cIom oonnaotloM at4 Gobi with all Northern Paolfle trains to and from th East and Sound points, s, ti'.i (;. C. Mayo. Qnral Frlht and Pass. Agsnt ' ! ' - j '' -' The Scenic Line ' to trb bast And bouthI ' f Through Salt fsM , CUy, L4vl, Pueblo, Colorado Sprint and Doavtr.'"' - ml , 'Prices I have but few expenses and can sell lower than the lowest. j& See These Prices one duty will devolve on the United States govcrn- elose, unelean and noisome rooms', they soon beeome nieut regarding its attitude toward the combatants, a prey to disease, and propagate disease that afflicts namely, the maintenance of absolute neutrality. others. Many beeome a charge upon the community, some beeome criminals, and some even more danger ous to the public welfare than ordinary criminals are. :"" , ; i .' - """ " ' ' i If some means could be found to induce these peo ple, or more of them to seek employment or find oc cupation outside the cities, their ease would be less pitable, and their coming would be less dangerous. But there seems to be no way to do this. They lack the means, in many cases, to go very far from their plase of landing, and if they had them would prob ably lack confidence to employ themselves even in the simplest occupations. The commissioner of immigration at New York and others who, like him, have studied this problem at very short range, suggest that something may be done for our protection by stationing medical officers at these ports from which the greaer number of hese undesirable members come, who can make some ex- aminaions as to the. health and physical condition of those applying for steerage passage, and notify the ship's officers of any who will not be likely to be admitted. Some educational and other tests might be applied there. Then the shipping companies might be held for a stireter account; thev should be compelled not only to return all who are not ad mitted, free of charare, but to return them every dol lar they have spent for passage money. Since noth ing better than these suggestions. is offered, by hose who know most about the danger we are in, it might be well to try them until something better can be found. But it is evident that something really effi cient as a remedy must be found soon if we "would escafte a rapidly increasing danger. THE CnESWICK. MINE EXPLOSION. Accidents like that which ircpriWned 150 or more miners in suffocating gasses nT western Pennsyl vania yesterday, are almost invariably due to some body's carelessness, feays the New York Tribune. Firedamp will not explode unless it is ignited, and it is iisllnllv icnited bv a miner wlm V .K.v.vr j J ,il blaze in his Jamp. Inasmuch as the offender and most of the witnesses of his conduct are generally killed, it is rarely possible to learn all of the circum stances which led lip to such disasters. It is useless too, to think of punishment when a man has already! paid for his mistake with his life. There is reason to suspect, however, that the rule regardina lamps! and matches are violated frequently When the! amount' of explosive gas in the mine is not enough; Our government officially occupies the same posi tion toward Russia and Japan that of a friendly power and per contra,Japan and Russia each oc cupies the same position toward this governmnet. We may or may not like some things that Russia or Japan may have done or left undone, but our formal relations with both remain practically undisturbed and it is our business as a government to see that they continue to remain so. . The only excuse for adopting a different oouro would be some overt act that would imperil Ameri can interests or the lives and property of American citizens. The United States has certain rights in the far ea which Japan, Russia, China and Corea are solemnly pledged to respect and failure to ob serve these rights would justify our government in taking extreme measures to protect them . That the present administration would Hot hesitate to take sueh steps,should circumstances warrant, may be judged by the action of our government in China during the recent Boxer uprising. , $15.00 $10.00 61530 $12.50 Overcoats now only $10.90 " " $ 6.90 Suits " " . $10.90 M " S 8.90 $10.00 Young Men's Suits 9 $ 7.50 , " 4 " $ $ 5.00 Boy's Suits for $3 to $ $ 2.00 " " 44 $ 7.25 5.50 3.75 1.45 AMERICA NCOAL FOR THE EAST, Great force has been laid on the increase of trade that, would surely come to our middle west and the Pacific coast country in the event of actual fighting between Russia and Japan, and especially if the war were to be a protracted one. The increased de mand for grain and provisions from those regions would inevitably put general business into a most healthy and prosperous condition out there. The east, too,, would hardly, fail to share in the profits, of, such a war once it became an actuality, The coal trade is conspicuously interested in the sit uation in the Orient. Even with Russia and Japan only in the shadov of war, ''it has begun to sense what would happen with the two fleets actually in action. Both the United States and Great Britain are -already, engaged in supplying coal to' the pros pective belligerents. Contracts for West Virginia coal have laterly been taken for delivery at the Japanese coaling stations. Aa early as October last, according to an American authority in the trade, Russia and Japan came into the market for extra ordinary supplies of Welsh steam coal, and in less than U days 30 steamers were chartered for prompt despatch to Vladivostok, Port Arthur, Hong Kong and Nagasaki, . It was not until about January 1, however, that orders of any great bulk were again in the market. These have come in quantity suffi cient to make prices take a turn for the better Shoes. Hats. Underwear and all Furnishing Goods marked down to the last notch. jC? & j& Charles Larsdii 'CORNER FIFTEENTH AND COMMERCIAL STREETS i - Dr. T. L. Ball - - 'DENTIST ''. V '" ' 524 Commercial street, Astoria Or. Dr. Oswald H. BecKman PHYSICIAN AND HURQEON ' Kinney Building. Thorn No. 2481. Office hourg. 10 A.M. ton M., S to 4 PM 7 P.M., to 8 V. M. Hun6ay 1 to J 1' M W. C. Logan DENTIST 578 Commercial Street Shanahtn Building JAY TITTLE, a D. PHYSICIAN AND BU11QEON Acting Assistant Surgeon U. H. Marine Hospital Berylce. Office honn : 10 to 12 A. M., 1 to 4 SO P. M 477 Commercial htreet, iJndioor. t C. W. Barr-Dentist . . Mnnsell Building 673 Commercial Htrtet, Antoria, Ore ! TELEPHONE 1ED 2001. FRAEL& COOK ; FR AN3FER COAIHANV. f t TelephOM 121. drIying and expressing All foode ahlpped to our cat -WM recelvt special tloa. f No 538 Duano 0t W. X COOK, Mgr. 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E Lconomy Brand Evaporated Cream " a bears the above cap label Contains fully as much food substance per can as the wate7 Imitations in larger cans. It Is smooth and perfect because skillfully pre pared. .- Its purity Is ' guaranteed. " Where do you get shaved now? On the face, of course. What for? V Whereil.JiC-;) At the Occident Barripr ;hftr , THE BOSS TONSORAL ARTISTS H. W. CYRUS. Mgr 'Tisn't safe to be 4 day without Elec- trio Oil In the house. Never can tell what moment an accident Is going to happen. v i ' JohnTuhrmnn, G.W.Morton. Central Meat Market . 642 COMMERCIAL ST. Tour ordert tor meats, bolb FRESH AND SALT i WW he ifrompily nd sailsfactorlly atiendnd to Telepbune No. sax. ' '''; ' ' ' r ! - t. i mm iMiists These tiny Capiuies ire superiof CURE IN 48 'H0UR5USI. the same diieases with. out Inconvenience. SMi by ail Dnurri'ti,