THE MORNING ASTORIAN, THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1904.
PAGE SEVEN.
First National Ban!, of Astoria
ESTABLISHED 1886
Capital and Surplus $100,000
ASTORIA SAVINGS BANK
Capital lold Id 1100,000. finrplai Dd UndWdei Trofiti 26.000
TrMMeU f eneral banking bniineM. Interest paid fl time depoaiU.
JQ.A.BOWLBT. 0. 1. FETEItSON, FltANK rATTON. J. W. OAUNER,
Pnwldeat Vic President Cabler. AU Cmr
168 TENTH STREET, ASTORIA, ORE.
MAYOR'S ACTION APPLAUDED.
Polio Commloolonora of Now Orloano
Requested to Resign.
Chicago, Mar 4. A dispatch to the
Trlbun from Now Orlean ay:
Mayor Capdevlll ha asked the
member of tho board of police com
missioner of New Orlean to resign aa
- r..ult of the charge by Commie-
aloner John A. Woodvllle that the com
r "irratore" and ar re-
sponsible for g ambling house and lot-
tery aaopa, The mayor action pro
Juced a aemwtton. Illotoue cene at
tended the meeting of the board and on
adjournment Woodvllle waa cheered
r.rrled about by a crowd of hie
oupporter.
Saved Her Baby. -
The hippopotamus la not generally
credited with groat Intellectual power,
bul It ewme from the following Inci
dent that omewhero In that ma of
ll,ith and fat rwtld" brain prompt to
The grown animate' never remain under
dived to the bottom and did not rise.
water much longer than three minute,
to m time went on and no baby re
appeared the " superintendent became
alarmed.
Whwn 20 minute had ' elapaed be
gave order that the water bo drawn
from the tank to recover the body of
what he felt our waa a dead baby hip
pomotamu. A the plug waa being re
moved young Quy Fawke appeared,
shaking hi funny little horae-tlke euro
and wearing a hippo poUimlc grin,
which eemed to aay, "Don't be fright
ened; I'm all right. Tou don't know
all about me yet" The young animate
THIBETANS
ARE STRONG
Command Country in Great
Strength, Opposing the
British Advance.
FORCE SUDDENLY ATTACKED
Further Time Needed for De-
fenae ot Koiid and Reinforce
ment: Are Prayed for
From the North.
New York, May 4. A report brought
by a mounted Infantry dispatch rider
la to the effect, aaya a Time dispatch
from Fort Oyangtae, Thibet, that tho
further aide of the Karopossa, on the
direct road to lhassa la strongly held
maculate cleanlineea of which la prob-j
ably unexcelled anywhere on earth. It
la certainly tho quaintest In the orient,
and aa Ita owner jnvarlablr awing
along with a aupercllloua wagger, ma
If be and ho alone were the owner of
the etreet and all be aurveyed besides,
the Incongruity of hla manly gait con
tracted with hla exceedingly effeminate
dreae la a thing which must be aeen to
be appreciated. He la clothed in white
from head to foot, the white being
sometimes varied by cream-colored
Ilk, every garment being of spotless
cleanlineea. He wear the. baggiest of
boggy breeches, tightened jut above
tho anklea, and hla padded white aocka
ore partially Inclosed in white and
black cloth eandale, He wears In sum
mer a Bilk or grass cloth coot of
gauxy texture, which la tightened under
the axmplta and apreada loosely from
there downward and being stiffly
laundered, stick out In a rldlculou
manner all around hla leg like a
starched frock of a little child. On bl
head he wear a hat not unlike that
formerly worn by Welsh flsherwomen,
only the crown is not so high. The
hat I block and glossy, and a close
J inspection of that of a yangban (aristo
by tho Tibetan, some of whom were
drawn from the lat garrison of Fortcrat) ehowed that It wo made of finely
Oyangtse. woven allk and bamboo In an open
The British reconnolterlng party,
after crowing the summit of the pass
and descending a short way, aw the
road barred by a wall and suddenly a
heavy fire from Jlngal and European
rifle wo opened, bullet striking the
have a great power ot remaining under
water, which they lose a they Increase trwnd all round, but causing no caau
In years.
The next time baby went to tho bot
tom, however, waa ot so much of a
Joke. He tried to climb up tho side of
tho tank In which there were no Btcps.
He fell back again and again, until he
tank exhausted.. The keeper were
gathered abotu the tank In great anx
iety, but unable to help. The mother,
however, hurried to ber baby with all
hr clumsy haste. She dived. DUt ber
act who necessity demand. For ev- FawkkMi ,hov.
ml week tho wonder and delight of! htm up 8nu him above the
un Kngllah aologUal park wa a baby' surface unUl he had recovered his
hl.popotamuv which wa named Ouy Dream ana waa n-ica.
I'uwk'-, oecau ua innuay mi aivn
the 6lh of November.
The young blppopotomua w about
th six or a Won pig. of a pinkish
lute color and aa playful a a kitten.
It, waa only mree aay om wwn.
Hid upwinlndcnt of the xoo wa
wti-hlM tho little fellow' antic, It pinion.
It waa nearly half an hour before the
little fellow waa able to make another
attempt. Then he made a huge effort
Mamma Hlppopotamu gave a big
hove with her head and Master Quy
Fawke clambered triumphantly up
tho aide of tho tank. Youth'e Com
altle. The number of Thibetans I
estimated at 1500 and their position
may threaten the British line of com
munication with Khangma .
No reply wo mode to the Thibetan
except two or three shots to keep down
the enemy fir during the retire
ment. Thl action on the part of the
Thibetana finally disposes of the po
nihility of any useful purpose being
served by the visit of the Am ban from
whom Colonel Tounghusband ha re
ceived no further communication. It
suggests Indeed that the only object
of the visit Is to gain further time for
the defense of Ihoasa road and probably
for the arrival of expected help from
the north.
How Koreane Ores
It la only the lower class of Koreans
whose garments are dirty. The better
dims Korean wears an attire the Im-
meah that resembled crinoline, while
those worn by the les prosperous are
made of horse hair. The truncated
cone uoes not fit the bead, but perches
jauntily on top of it At It base 1
a round brim about four Inche wide,
and the whole is kept in place by a
block cord or band tied under the chin.
The office of thl peculiar capillar at
tire I not alone to protect the head
from the weather, but to form a re
ceptacle for an equally curiously shaped
skull cap, which In turn contains the
topknot. This hat I worn on all oc
casions, both on the street and in the
house, and Ita ganxy construction en
ables the topknot to be plainly seen
within its airy walls. Harper's
Weekly.
Ulade to Supply NJvi
a Need
Now Made to Supply J
fvOV ' a Demand-go h
Jlore than JIUlHafl Soli
ery
cab and the horse does not go fast
enough, he soy to the cabman, "it
dope." The horse begin to go as If
by magic. The word mean an In
creased tip to the caDby.
FEW DELEGATES PRESENT.
ANNUAL LABOR CONVENTION.
C F. Gram, Portland, Elected Presi
dent and i. F. Welch First Vic.
Oregon City, May 4. The annual
state federation of labor adjourned
tonight after a three days' session. The
following officer were elected: Presi
dent, C. H, Gram, Portland; first vice
president 3- F. Welch, Astoria; second
vice president, J. J. Dougherty, Baker
J Dope.
The Parisian have found a new use
of the verb "to dope." It original ' City; third vice president O.- E. Cox,
vogue was on the race tracks In this j Salem; fourth vice president Sol S.
country to designate the drugging of j Walker, Oregon CUy; fifth vice presl-
horses Just before race to increase j ent, T. J. Hughey, La Grande; sec-
thelr ied. As all French sporting ( retary trea8urert George shover. The
slang In English, "dope" came to be,
. . session wa a successful one and well
used In the same sense at the racej .
tracks by Paris Now, however, it is attended. The convention will meet
in general use. If a Parisian takes a next year at Baker City.
First Day' Session of Methodist Con
feronc Poorly Attended.
Log Angeles, May 4. The absenc
of many delegate at the opening of
the session of the 31st general confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal
church, due to belated trains, disrupted
to some extent the program that had
been mapped out and the first day
work ended at C o'clock this evening
with nothing accomplished, except tho
election of Rev. James B. Hingby of
Minnesota as the conference secretary.
This evening a reception to the gen
eral conference by citizens and church
men of Los Angeles waa held at tho
pavillion. Addresses of welcome by
representative of state, city and
church, and response by eminent
leader In Methodism made up the
program.
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yards." Dr. Wood's Norway Pino
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happy, vigorous old age.
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WE thank the food people of Astoria and vicinity for their liberal patronage during our Opening Week, which
was a HOWLING SUCCESS. In appreciation for your Kindness shown us the first lO Days in your city, we will
treat you to a Grand Bargain Festival. Notice the following prices for all THIS WEEIii
BARGAIN No. 1
Men'a $10.00 Suit I
Men' I1J.S0 Suit
Men'a 111.00 Suit
Men' 120.00 and $25.00 Suit.. 11. M
Men 10.00 and 85 00 Suit.. UM
BARGAIN No. 2
Touth 11.00 Suit ...M.
Youth' 110.00 Suit .."..........$
Youth 111.00 and 111.00 Suit.. 17.51
Youth 111.00 and 110.00 8ult..$.5
BARGAIN No. 3
Men' 116.00 Spring Top Coat.$ 8.05
Men'a 20.00 Spring Top Coats. 11.45
Men' SO. 00 Spring Top Coats. 11.95
BARGAIN No. 5
Men' $2.00 and $2.50 Shoes.... $1.2
Men' 2.50 and S.00 Shoes.... 1.74
Men's 8.50 Shoes 199
Men'a 5.00 and 1.00 Shoe.... 8.(0
APPRECIATION PRICE
BARGAIN No. 4
Children's $2.00 Suits 8 80
Chlldren'a $$.00 Suits $1-49
Children' $4.60 Suit ..$2.29
Children' $(.00 Suit $2.98
BARGAIN No. 6
Ladle' Sample $2.00 and $3.00
Shoes 79c
, Ladles' $2.50 Shoes $1. SO
Ladles' $4.00 Shoe....... ..$2.(9
10c Handkerchiefs Sc
10c Sock 4c
25c Suspenders 15c
60c Suspender 29c
$1 Suspenders 49c
50c Underwear . . ..29c
75c Underwear 29c
$1.00 Underwear 74c
$1.50 Underwear (9c
$1.50 Night Shlrta 9c
$1.00 Dress Shirts. 4 Jo
$1.50 Dress Shirt..... (9o
$1.00 Sweaters... 49c
$1.60 Sweaters ......79c
$3.60 and $4.00 Sweater $1.89
$2.50 Wool Over Shlrta $1.29
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