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AND ENGLAND AND FRANCE!
r One of the most pointed of yesterday's cables to
the Comme reial Tribune was neither Jong nor official
Kays the Cincinnati paper, but it was pregnant of
other troubles across the water, and it was in these
words: v v
At Lloyds today 30 per cent was paid to insure
against the risk of war between France"and, Great
Britain within six months. Yesterday the rate was
20 per cent. v
"Within six months" has a wide and an ominous
latitude. Bound to Russia by treaty alliances and
mutual interests, France is in a most peculiar and
dangerous position. She is not required to aid Rus
sia with men nor with ships unless Russia should be
attacked by two powers. England is not hampered
in any way as to any attitude she may desire to as
sume, and neither is Germany, while the other powers
of Europe are as but pawns upon the board and need
not be considered in the present possibilities, for not
one is in position to attack, and few in position to
be able even to defend against attack.
But China is a power possibly to be despised but
htill a power. She is an independent government
with troops and ships and knowing with absolute
certamtythat the suceess of Russia in the conflict
with Japan means for herself the position of a Rus
sian province, governed by a Russian viceroy, and her
total extinction as a world power of any magnitude.
In the Chinese port of Shanghai theRiiKsian cruiser
the Jlandjur, w bottled up, and on the outside are
two first-class battleships awaiting her outcouiing.
Yesterday in an attempt to get out of the harbor she
wa cbasnl by the Japanese and run back to anchor
age, from which she has leen premptorily ordered
away by the Chinese authorities, pursuant to the
proclamation of strict Chinese neutrality. Having
" hou " vvui.m to make up her mind, she will at
tempt to escape under cover of the night, and the
rest is with the Japanese.
It may be the incident and the consequent anger
or the czar may bring about a conflict with China,
and in that event France would be bound to go to
the assistance of Russia -and Lloyds know the drift
of events. With France moving a man or a ship in
aid of Russia, or furnishing her munitions of war,
there would come the death grapple, with England's
fleet sweeping the channel and the Armageddon of
the giants would be on to the death. The successes
of the Japanese are marvelous, and Russia must have
assistance, even if shhas to play most foullv for it
The news henceforth will be even of greater interest
ana import than it has been.
own 10,000 hens and take a short cut to onpuleiice
Right there the hen draws the Hue. It is refaetury
on the aubject of trusts. Eggs may be cornered, but
not the lien. It is partial to a community of reason
able size. It likes an old-fashioned farm, where there
is room to skirmish for a living, with its pretty pro
geny scampering here and there through the grin.
NV skyscrapers or huge rows of prison mmh for th
hen. It goes out of business if too extensively system
atiatl as a commercial proposition. As a eims.nueiic.
uo hen syndicate has been, formed, with the usual
apitalizahon of $100,000,000. Promoters have Imyii
unable to subdue the hen to. their purposes. And vet
the hen lays one of the goldeu eggs of commerce and
is a big fact in modern existence. It is worth scien
tific investigation and a reasonable degree of iutelli
gent attention. But don't try to govern the hen too
much, or organize it in big egg factories seven stork
high. In that case the stockholder will finally have
to charge up the plant to profit and loss, and cha.se
the grasshoppers themselves as a means of subsist
ence.
THE JAP'S "SINEWS OK WAR."
Seventeen Japanese residents of New York city,
representing the more important among the numer
ous Japanese commercial and financial interests then
have formally agreed -to raise a fund of $r,000,000
with which to-did their country in its war with Rus
sia. A public meeting of Japanese residents of New
York will be called at au early date and furtheram
of this plan, and it is confidently predicted that Xully
$500,000 a month can be remitted to the government
from the American metropolis, if need be, during the
continuance of the war.
This is strikingly indicative of Japanese patriot
ism, says the New York Commercial. No matter in
what corner of the world the Japanese casts his lot,
his intense love of country remains with him to the
end, and he can always be depended upon to make
any reasonable sacrifice for the mother country -to
go home and fight for her, even, if his services are
thus required. This quality exists, too, without the
slightest inclination to national isolation among Jap
anese colonies in foreign lauds. Here in the United
States our Japanese immigrants take with remark
able readiness to our business and social customs
and adjust themselves speedily, and without much
effort apparently, to our manner of life in general
Their moral standards are verv high, they are gen
erally very ambitious, and their industry, intelli
gence and thrift are proverbial. And they are mod
est and unobtrusive withaL
In New York there are at least 1500 Japanese.
With remarkable few exceptions they are well-to-do,
and many of them moderately wealthy. They can
easily raise 5.0')0.000 for aid in nrosecutinf? this
war twice that should their country it
The Russian colony in New York doubtless out
numbers the Japanese more than ten to one, all con
tributing provinces and dependencies of the Museo-i
vite empire being included. It would be something of!
a surprise, however, to learn of a war fund Ix-ing!
raised in this colony with which to aid the czar inj
pushing the "Russian advance" southward. I
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PfCORATING
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CARPJAGE AXD WAOvOX .BnilWitt. FIRTCLAS HORi:
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tosslns Camp Work.
All kind of wtgem ttetriale n m f.- J. We raraste tt W '
Kt4ociatbe-Jtj-. iYkwancht.
ANDREW ASP.
Corner TVrifti wJ 1um Mreeia. TV 291,
Let us assure our estimable friend, the Orcgonian.
that We still believe that Portland demands a bar tlifit
will fit the Portland channel. As for the Indrnsamha
she was merely lucky, as her pilot, Captain Pease,
stated to a representative of The Astoria n. - She
caught the tides just rijrht arid made n lively passage
down theVivcr. She was compelled to lie in the lower
harbor for 10 days or more because of severe storms
then raging, and would have remained there during
that period even had there been a depth of .'() feet
in the harlwr entrance. We beg to further assure
the Oregonian that it will not Ik; necessary for the pe0
pic of Astorm to blow Tongue Point over into thr
channel of the river in order to block navigation
above this city. The port of Portland's Snag islan
jetty is accomplishing that result, and incidentally
ruining Astoria s upper harbor, to say nothing (
auering conditions at the mouth of the river. It
might also be proper to observe at this time that the
bar dredge Chinook is to he given a fair trial.
HENS AS CIVILIZERS.
A correspondent at Panama says that eggs are
worth 10 cents apiece and are sometimes difficult to
obtain at that price. Eggs have been 4 or 5 cents
each in Boston this winter, and not much less in
New York. Even in western cities a fresh egg costs
3 cents. It is argued that at 5 cents the food value
of an egg is at least equal to that of 5 cents' worth
of steak or chops, leaving out the question of waste.
sw',ris ,,lflt 'e hen has not been fully appreciated.
i roiessors oj ie "dismal science" of political econ
omy nave Keen so lofty in their views that they do
the hen far less justice as a prominent force in the
progress and enlightenment of the world. In the win
ning of the west, says the (Jlobe-Democrat, the pin
jn.j..-y o. me pioneer mothers came chiefly fro,,, e.'gy
and fried chicken the piece de resistance ofU.e
testa) hoard when the hardy frontiersman kept ad
vancing with a rifle i o,.e, hand and a hoe in the
..4 1. A .... 1 I. .
- "igner-at least more elaborate-social
development is reached, the egg goes up in money
value, and enters into the menu in such myriad forms
that the student of civilization is compelled to admit
that the hen can lay a claim to a manifest destiny
along with other bipeds, some of which (tramps, for
instance) can not be depended upon .to produce any-
mill? viuilu rvnx a in'imy wni c trio oarth nprfVtinna t t t
a daily revolution. 1 'm Tt 'M h P,ncnt that the society
Since eggs have risen in value, and are also sul, S ZZ I & 8Ur-
ject to the doubtful basing of coid-storage.wly not S " " " " aW
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'Sunday only
AH trains make close connections at
Ooble with all Northern Paclflo trains
to and from the East and Sound points.
J. C. Mayo,
Genera! Freight and Pass. Ant.
The rtiovoiiif-nt started last nijrht for a s-a wi,ll
alon"- tli walrr front is oik; of the inost important
Ktcrw ever iin(h-rtakcn in Astoria. Certain it is i
the city is wer to attain commercial greatness thr
water trout must be improved. The time is ripe ti
make the improvement, which will he far less M
pensive than at a later date when the front is lined
with warehouses. " Kvery property owner should t
tend the meeting Tuesday night. It is to Ins inter
ests to do so.
The National Woman Suffrage Association l.n
announced its determination of meeting in Portland
in 1M). We thank the association for the warnin.r
and hojKi to he out of the state at the time of the eon.
vention.
Dr. Oswald H. BecKman
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Kinney Building. Phone No. 2481.
Office hour, to A. M. tol2 M., 2 to 4 I'M
7 P.M., to 8 P. M. Humluylt2PM
Dk. vaucjiiax,
Dkxtist.
Pytlian Building, Atoria, Oregon.
C. J. Trenchard
Insurance, Commission and Shipping
Ajtent Wells. Fargo and Nprthern
Pacific Express Companies.
CUSTOMS HOUSE BROKER.
OSTEO PATHY
DR. RH0DA CHICKS
W. C. Logan
IIHXTIST
578 Commercial Street Shanahan Buildinj
JAY TUniE, Rl. D.
PHYSICIAN AND HUKOEON
Acting Assistant Surgeon U. H. Marine
Hospital Service.
Ollice hours: 10 to 12 A. M , 1 to 4:30 P. M
in commercial street, 2nd t'oor.
Manned Pldg.
Phone Black 2068 ,
673 Commercial St
Astoria Ore.
PRAEL & COOK
TRANSFER COMPANY.
. Telephone tZL
DRAYING AND EXPRESSING
AU roods shipped to our cut
Will recMv anaist
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NO 538 Duaae 8t W. J. COOK. iSmr.
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Electrical Works
428 O ON D T.
We s-re thorough! prepared for
rnaklnj estimates and executing
orders for all kinds of electrical
Installing and Repairing
Pnpnlle In stock. We s'll the
celebrated SHELBY LAMP. Call
up Phone UH.
H. W. CYRUS. - Mgr
'Tlsn't safe to be a day without Elec
tric OH In the bouse. Never can tell
what mement an accident Is going to
happen. V
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TO TUB KA8T AND SOUTH. 1
Through Salt Lake city, Uadvttle,
Pueblo, Colorado Springs and
Denver.
Offers the Choice of Three Route
Thiouich the Famous Itocky Moun
tain Scenery, and Five Distinct
Routvs East and South of Denver.
3-FAST TRAINS DAILY-3
Between Ogden and Denver, Carrying
All Clisses of Modern Equipment
Ported Dining Car Service and Per
sonally Conducted Tourist Ex
cursions to All Points Eaat
STOP OVERS ALLOWED
On All Classes of Tickets,
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ture call on or address .
W. C. M:BRIDIC. n.n.r.i
; 12 Third St. Portland. Or.
Where do you get shaved now?
On the face, of course.
What for? ' '
15c.
Where?-
At the Occident Barber Shop
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