PAGE EIGHT.
THE MORNING ASTORIAN, THURSDAY, .APRIL '21,' 1904
Dirty
Methods
of Mr. Gratkc
Attacks The Astorian Circulator
in a Villainous Manner Be
cause of Loss of Business.
A red headed Individual alleged to
be employed as a subscription solicit
or for The Morning Astoria u has de
liberately insulted several women in
Astoria In his ineffectual efforts to In-
crease the subscription list of that
paper. He has even stooped so low
m to curse ladies because they refus.
ed to subscribe for, his paper. Sev
eral complaints have been handed In
to this office by subscribers to the
Budget giving facts regarding this
scoundrel's conduct sufficient to war
rant his arrest and punishment. The
Budget is indeed surprised to learn
that ijp morning contemporary would
countenance sucrt unwarranted con.
subscribers It does not follow that he directors for distribution of the stocks j
should be thus shamefully maligned, 'of the Great Northern and th Nr.irth. !
The employes of the Astorlan have!ern Pacific stocks held in treasury of
always regarded the employes of the defendant.
Budget as gentlemen and treated The bill of complaint covers sub
them as such. hut. it la evident verv tnxttnitw h ...,.. ........... .. ... .
' ...v onura itiyuuu upun wnicit I,
serious blunder las bet-n made. In at intervention u i .k. I
, - "-.vn an iuu .
least one cm bo. Mr. Lunaroe verv '.. ...,. . . i
- viumi unraru j UCnUOy. JU1K
keenly feels this dirty effort to dls. Klrkpatrlek today Issued a temporary
ore-lit him. and. knowing the reason. ,rder restraining the carrying out of
all the more deplores the disreputable the plan of distribution and fixed next
busin!is methods or Mr. Gratke. : m,..,.i., .,. .w.. .
...... iui uC uranug oi vne motion I "" i wi ciihi rinn-
"The statement that I have ever to make the Injunction permanent, n rllH' ,u8t evening in response to a
hern discourteous to anv one in mv ' i .w4--v. .. ... , ...
... - - ...... ...v ...JMI1...1UI1 Will 'pfr'llr I .....-.... ...n nvuvvq
capaelty as circulator for The Aster. ... ... . . . ...,-
pvinu n iiirriiilg )i m StOCknod-l' v
- V . . v V. .. a aw . ii . . . I
M Tk of Northern Securities Company William Wahlgren has returned from
ttvuiiv mm ujr vMitr pnar my rem tOlttOffOW
lenre in Astoria, is absolutely false," 1 .
ld Mr. Lange last evening, ANOTHER ACTION BROUGHT.
h:tv called at many homes and asked i .
the lady or 4lntls.iian to take The 1 u...i. . . . , . .
. . - - otmw nunntrn OS
PERSONAL MENTION.
John Knberg la quite 111 and unable
to attend to his duties.
Mrs. n. J. Tye has returned from
several months' visit in San Fran
J. H. Carter, representing the Tort-
land Tradesman, was In the city yea
terday
Herman Planting left for San Fran
Xstni'iiui, but never have' I had any:
euritios Will Be Called in Court.
New York. April 20. -Report was clr-
trouble of any kind. It grieves me
very much to know thatvanv . nn!
would stoop to such disreputable culnteJ tot,y this city to the effect
means to Injure me as to publish a that a suit had been started against
statement of this sort a statement the Northern K.mlti,.. r...
deliberately false from beginning to .
mA B K 10 an order in the suit, signed by Justice
Incidently it might be stated for Ge,r,!,h of the supreme court had
th. benefit of the general mibllo that ,-ben l8SUd ""eturnabia tomorrow, but
duct on the Dart of one of it mvri. ' Mr. langoe has added more than soo Ju8tlce Gela"rlb said he had not
ited representatives: ! names to The AstorWs lists in the B,gned njr "uch order- This new suit
Portland, where he went for medical
treatment. Ha Is now recovering from
a severs siege of sickness.
Mrs. A. A. Finch arrived from As
torla, Ore., this morning, and will
visit with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. J.
I. McConnell, for some time. Wood
land (Cal.) Democrat.
names to The AstorWs lists in the
past three weeks. Many persons
was said to have been Instituted by
C. H. Venner of Boston.
It was later reported that copies of
The above item appeared last even-! havP dropped the Budget for The As.
Ing in the Budget. It Is a vicious and ! t"rian after a week's comparison, but
wholly uncalled for attack on Mr. H. 'v0 this loss of business does not the order directing E. H. Harrlman and
ingoe, me Astorlan s circulator,
and, coming from the Budget, is a de
cided surprise. Mr. Langoe has been
connected with The Astorlan for three
months and has always been found a
tr.av ociiKciuan lit cvcij orusv UI 1 ----- - - . ut7vuuvira
the word. He has visited manv Another Suit Brouaht to Prevent Di. Company, who must also appear in the
.i. ... 1 a! . t flitlnn
vJKi vi iuaiiirca UWB HUI ....iih wmu
justify the low-lifed a'4ack to which i,he Unlon P''fl railway to show
The Astorlan's circulator has been caU8e wny they should not refuse to
subjected. accept stock to be distributed to them
; under the Hill plan, were served upon
HARRIMAN HANGS ON. counsel for Harrlman and upon the
the Northern Securities
officers of
Sights British Ships,
Paris, April JO. Adlspatch lo the
Temps from St. Petersburg says that
the Russian fleet, while making a re
connelssance previous to the last at
tempt to blockade the entrance to Port
Arthur, sighted four ships oft Malo
Tao Islands flying the British flag,
After the Russian warships and forts
had sunk the vessels used by the Jap
anese, the Russians Identified the
sunken hulks as being the same as the
British ships previously seen off the
Island.
homes of the city and has never had
tine slightest controversy with any
person whom he asked to subscribe
for this paper. Mr. Langoe never
uses profanity, and the statement that
Jhe has cursed women is a malicious
knd deliberate falsehood. His rela
tions with ail those persons upon
whom he called have been the most
pleasant, and in no other way can this
attack be accounted for than that the
Budget is endeavoring to rob of his
good name and character the hard
working, industrious young man who
ias been greatly increasing The As
torian's circulation at the expense of
the evening publication.
The Astorlan Is surprised at such
methods on the part of its evening
contemporary. Competition
tribution of Steeka. ! action.
Trenton. N. J April 20. Suit was
begun in the United States circuit
court for the New Jersey district ' jap.nM. Ship. Get Busy Alona th.
against the Northern Securities Com
FLEET DESTROYS MINES.
pany by E. H. Harrlman, W. S. Pierce,
the Oregon Short Line railroad and the
Equitable Trust Company of New York,
trustees under the Oregon Short Line
as participating mortgages to restrain
t!je Northern Securities Company from
carrying out the plan adopted by its
MAKES A CLEAN SWEEP.
There's nothing- like doing a thing
thoroughly. Of all th Salves you ever
heard of. Bucklen's Adnica Salve is the
best It sweeps away and cures Burns,
among Sores, Bruises, Cuts, Boils, Ulcers,
Chines Coast
! Nagasaki, April 20, 11 a. m. Con
tact mines have been found along the
seawards, 40 miles from Capo Shang
ung. Three of them were discovered
and destroyed by the Japanese fleet.
Cape Shan Tung Is a headland on
newspaper solicitors Is legitimate bus- Skin Eruptions and Piles. It Is only
lness, and because Mr. Langoe has !5c, and guaranteed to give satisfac-
aeprived the Budget of some of Its Hon by Charles Rogers, druggist.
(Continued from Pact 1.)
Th! witness waa asked then In re
gard to polygamous cohabitation, and
said that he and may others were liv
ing in DOlviramv at tha tima th n!
me v-nmese coasi, oeanng east-south-, was made against such rohahin.
wn ano. aoou miles flistant from and that, they considered themselves
wet-itai-wei, the British naval ren- under obligations to live with the
dezvous station. " j wlves they had married.
Powsr Vested In Admiral.
Paris, April 29. The correspondent
of the Echoi de Paris at St. Petersburg
says that In the course of an audience
between the emperor and Vice Admiral
Skrdyloff his majesty conferred upon
the admlml full power to act at Port
Arthur In accordance with the neces
sities of the movement
n Abe
New
Suits
mi
ii
Ju.st bocniiso tliin houao sella the
bewt guotlx, ftrgufH by no uitaiw
that it (lootdi't offer th brat
values, quit llio contrurr .
We tll the best you can buy,
but wo'vo got to meet competition
in price in order to thoroughly
interest you; the
115 and 20
SUITS
illuntrnt the point perfectly.
They argue in prlronage, not
on'y through their style and
quality, but through the reuaon
ab!encs o their price.
Suits and
Topcoats
S10.00 to 325.00
Caucasian Train Robbed. j "Itching hemorrhoids were the pla
Tiells. April 20. A train on the gue of my life. Was almost wild. Dona's
Trans-Caucasian railway was held up Ointment cured me quickly und perma
between Novosenakl and Abasha by nently after doctors had fulled." C. F,
four armed men who secured valu- Cornwall, Valley street, Sangcrtle,
ables worth $50,000. N. Y,
s. dmmm n co.
ON THE SQUARE
Did vou see it advertised in The Astoriuu tell tho Advertiser of it.
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Commencing Monday Horning, April 18, 1904.
TRIUMPH OF THE SEASON
After such flattering attention as was given to
our special suit and cloak display by the women
of Astoria during the past few weeks, we now
present the second display for your considera
tion which promises to be greater and better
than before
We do this knowing that not half of the ladies
were able to be accomodated before on account
of the extraordinary demand for these suits, so
to prove our position that we provide the latest
and best garments in the world, we present an
assortment this week that will actually astonish
the most sangume. Suits, Cloaks, Jackets, Skirt
and Shirt Waists, of which there never has been
a similar display in Astoria. ;
. If you have net seen our last assortment you
!odd certainly call and look over this one as it
embraces ready to wear garments of all styles
and sizes such as are only carried by the larger
stores in the big cities, but which, we are pleased
to say, we can present to you because we are in a
position to get them and know how. If you care
to see real fine garments be sure and call at our
store this week.
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WE GIVE YOU MORE FOR YOUR MONEY THAN ANY OTHER STORE IN ASTORIA.
Astoria's Only First-Class Suit and Cloak House
566 Commercial Street.
If you are not ready to buy, it will pay you to call and see this wonderful assortment of Gar
ments-you will then know what the fine dressed women will wear this Spring and Summer.