THE MORNING ASTORIAN. THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1904.
PAGE FIVE.
CRYSTAL DOMINO SUGAR
New Lot Just In FIVE POUND pacKages, 65 Cents
Ewrjr rio Alike. Domino rJhnpe. Convenient in form.
II Hparklei Like Diamond. You will t bo pUmi after
you have tried it in your tot or coffee,
JTR HAVE JCWT RMCKIVED Car of Cane Hugar and
oiler it at Jvery Io price.
ROSS, HIGGINS (Q. CO.
GOOD GOODS OUR SPECIALITY.
local Brevities.
BaaMr Noveltlea at The Little Hook
0tOf
Thla ta amateur night at the Unique
theater, and eorne Interealing apwlol
turn axe to be put on by Manager
linger.
Txe cm Kill trtlng paid In nt the
lirriira office, and up to the clone of
tulnma yeaterday afternoon 4 ICO re
celpte had been Uud.
The cam of the atate agalnat It.
tWuirkt, charged with aaaault, haa been
IKwtponod by Juntloe Qoodman at the
rvyueet of the defendant's lawyer.
The bakcra of the city have rled.
the price of broad, llerttofore the fam
ily rate fur bread haa been at the rate
f 24 Umvee or It. but hereafter, owing,
to the Increased ct of flour, 1 will
liity ly SI loavea, The price mode
ifor restaurants, 4 centa a loaf, will re
main the eame, but the bakera will not
replace stale bread with freeh bread,
as haa been the custom.
In ths probate court yesterday J. E.
Hlgglns, c. It. Hlgglns and Thomas
Dwiley were appointed appraisers, of
tho estate of Edward Rldderbuscb, a
minor, at the request of Edward Rid
derbuach, the lad's guardian.
County Surveyor Astbury leave thla
morning fur Seaside and In a few day
will commence the work of relocating
tha road up the Necanlcum. Thla road
waa cut away by the stream. It will
be relocated for a distance of about
alx mile.
The statement appearing In the Port
land papera that Paul Bklbbe, who la
being sued for divorce by his wife, la
Interested In thla city la dented by rel
atives living In Astoria, Mr. Sklbbe la
a renldtmt of Portland and haa never
lived In thla city.
The work of tenting the ground upon
ma mf m v. i -r
Ardent for Astoria.
which the new court house la to stand
waa completed yeaterday. It was dis
covered that an old fill will make It
necenary to drive piling to support the
foundation. The piling la to be driven
to the depth of 40 feet.
Sheriff Storey, of Multnomah county,
Is going to be an Independent candi
date for re-election. He la not satis
fied that the convention carried out
the wishes of the voters In the mat
ter of the selection of a candidate, and
petitions for his nomination ars now
belg circulated and numerously signed.
The field committee of the Commer
cial Club has called a meeting to be
held tomorrow night at the club rooms
for the purpose of taking steps to or
ganlss a baseball team. The club will
have an amateur nine this year that
will make matters extrrmely Interest
ing for the other amateur teams of the
state.
Joseph Zan, aged It years, was be
fore Police Judge Anderson yesterday
for violation of the curfew ordinance.
The lad was fined $20, but sentence
waa suspended during good behavior.
The police Intend that the ordinance
shall be observed by boys and all those
found out after the hour specified will
be arrested.
HERMAN WISE
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Agent for Astoria.
Thoae who take an Interest In re'
publican politics are firmly of the be
lief that Sheriff LlnvMe will surely
receive the re nomination. It Is the
opinion that the Third ward delega
tion will come down Instructed for W.
La. Good In, but the big majority of the
delegates are auppoaed to be favorable
to the renomlnatlon . at tha pooul&r
sheriff,' who Is thought to be the very
strongest available candidate.
The Method iHt tea at the home of
Mrs, A, V. Pendleton yeaterday after
noon was wll attended by ladles, who
thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Intel
lectual games were played and re
freshment were served. A piano duet
by Miss Carrie Hoaorth and Miss Rose
Ouxmundseri and a vocal solo by Miss
Lulu Estes were cordially received.
Calls for a meeting to be held on
noxt Saturday afternoon are being
sent out to the leading dairymen of
the county, the object being to go over
the ground for the formation of a
company to eHtablh a jnilk condens
ary. Plans are practically perfected
already, so It Is anticipated by those
who haVS the matter In hand that
there will not be any trouble regarding
the final arrangements.
strutted for the publisher extends to
this county, many of the leading dem
ocrats of which have been asked by
M. F. Tarpey to use their Influence to
have the county delegation Instruct
ed. It Is likely some such effort will
be nwH but It Is thought the matter
wilt be passed up to the state gather
ing, although Mr. Hearst Is quite pop
ular In this city.
The Manufacturers' Association will
tonight entertain the laboring men of
the city at a smoker at Hanthorn halt,
commencing at 8 o'clock. An Invita
tion has been extended to all the la
boring inen of the city, and In order
that all tranches of labor may be rep
resented the secretaries of the several
unions have been asked to send out
the Invitations. The meeting will be
held for the purpose of promoting a
more friendly feeling between em
ployes and employer.
The announcement la made that 3.
Druce Polworth, now a resident of the
little town of Cathlamet, Wahkiakum
county, Wash., is to become a resident
of this city. Those who enjoy the un
mistakable pleasure of Mr. Polworth's
acquaintance have often expressed
wonder that he should hide himself In
the wilds of Wahkiakum county, and
that he Is to coine to Astoria to take
up his residence Is not surprising, Mr.
Pol wort n Is a lawyer of recognized
ability and will be a valuable addition
to the local bar.
The May day festival which Is be
ing arranged by some of the little folk
of the city Is attracting much atten
tion, despite the somewhat vague an
nouncements that have been made con
cerning It. The voting content comes
to a close today and those who have
not availed themselves of the oppor
tunity of assisting the candidacy of
one of the following young ladies are
urged to do so before Ross, Hlgglns &
o.s sfre closes tonight: Mildred
Stevenson, Sadie Newhall, Florence,
Cann and Florence OaHnr-
If persons who have changed their
residence or place of business since
being Interviewed by the directory so
llcltor will call at the office of the
company In The Astorlan building and
make known the fact, they will help
to, make the forthcoming city dlrec
tory accurate and complete and avoid
confusion during the next year or two
In regard to their locations.
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Road Muster Dlount. of Astoria pre
cinct. Is now busily engaged In collect
ing poll taxes. The tax is 3 and must
be paid by all persons between the
ng.es of 21 and 50. The money thus col
lected -goes Into the county treasury.
Mr. Blount experiences the difficulty
which usually attends such collection,
but has already gathered In more than
$200 for the county. All persons are
liable to arrest for failure to pay this
tax.
H. J. Prentiss arrived In the cHy
yesteriay for the purpose of lending
his assistance In the organisation of
a condensed milk company. When Mr.
Prentiss left Detroit he passed through
the flooded districts of Iowa and Indi
ana, and says the spectacle of a fmrm
er going to his barn In a boat was not
an unusual one. Mr. Prentiss will be
In Astoria for several days and will be
shown the darlylng regions In this vicinity.
Mrs. A. M. Eastwood has filed suit In
the circuit court for divorce from A.
J. Eastwood. The complaint recites
that the couple were married at Glen
Falls, N. Y November 12, 1872, and
the action Is based on the allegd fond
ness for liquor of the defendant, who
Is sold to be an habitual drunkard. It
Is also charged that defendant desert
ed plaintiff In October, 1S98. All the
children are adults. Fulton Bros, rep
resent Mrs, Eastwood.
The effort on the part of the Hearst
managers to have Oregpn send a dele
gation to the national convention In-
A Chinese protective association of
some sort was formed in this city last
night, and at the conclusion of the or
ganization the evil spirit was chased
away In the customary manner by
means of firecrackers. It was learned
from a Chinese enthusiast that similar
organtzzations are In existence at all
the principal cities of the coast, but it
was Impossible to gather from his
statement just what the organization
meant to th'e jntereated parties. ,Th
rnew concern bas a flag all Ms own and
the banner was hoisted for the first
time lust evening. Contractor Palm
berg had Veen engaged to raise the
flagstaff, but the Chinese would not
permit h!m to undertake the work un
til m'dnlght They said Itwas a mat
til midnight They said It was 'fa, mat
of the fireworks followed the elevation
of the pole.
Six Chinese residents of the city yes
terday registered for the coming coun
ty election, and It will be up to the
candidates for office to Interview the
voters. Of the six three are native As
tor lan s, while another halls from the
Oregon metropolis and the remaining
two from California. The Astorlans
are Wong Hawk, aged 21, a clerk; Lam
Lou, aged 24, a clerk; Leong Tette,
aged 22, a student. The Portlander Is
Low Chung, aged 26, a laborer, while
the Californlans are Leong Tick Duck,
aged 51, a clerk, and Leong Foure,
aged 21, a cook. Heretofore one lone
ly Chinaman has registered. The Chi
nese who registered yesterday ap
peared at County Clerk Clinton's of
fice with a bountiful supply of cigars
and all .of the clerks at the office were
given an evidence of oriental courtesy.
Registrations to date number 876, of
which 561 are registered from the city
precincts and 815 from the outlying
precincts. The registrations In the
city precincts are as follows: No. ,
68; No. 2. 76; No. 3. 102; No. 4. 103;
No. 5, 106; No. 6, 66; No. 7, 55. The
formality of registering this year Is
necessary in order that voters may be
qualified to vote for presidential elect
ors a circumstance which many vot
ers have overlooked.
In tea, Schilling's Best is by
no means the costliest tea ; it's
a matter of taste. Of the fine
kinds, the one you like best is
your tea.
Your grocer's ; moneyback.
Was Married nt Twelve.
Dillon, Mont., March 30.Ollle Gill.
a 20-year-old girl, who came from
Butte to Dillon about two weeks ago,
committed suicide by taking morphine
Mnday night Early in the evening
the girl was In the best of spirits and
was out with two girl friends. She
stated to them In a Joking manner that
she was not long for this earth, but
the girls had no Idea that she meant to
take her own life. The girl seemed to
thlpk that her sweetheart's love had
grown cold and on that account was
tired of life. It is said she made a sim
ilar attempt to end her life two years
ags In Butte.
The girl was married at the age of
12 yeah s to Elmer Dugdale, In Butte.
One child, a boy about 5 years, waa
born to the couple and Is now living
with the girl's mother In Butte. Ollie
GUI secured a divorce from Dugdale
several years ago.
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