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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (May 19, 1904)
THE MORNING ASTORIAN, THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1904. page seven. First National Bank of Astoria ESTABLISHED 1886 Capital and Surplus $100,000 ASTORIA SAVINGS BANK Capital 1'iilJ lo $100,000. Burplui ami Undivided Trofiti JJJ5.000 Transact a gonorul bunking business. Jutorest paid on time debits. J. Q. A. IIOWLBY, 0. 1. l'ETF.KSON, FHASK PATTON, J. W. OARNEK, President Vic President Cashier. At. Csshler . 168 TENTH STREET, ASTORIA, ORE. CENTRAL MEAT MARKET . t. , kit,, (i, W. Morton and Jobn Fohrtiian, Proprietor,' f CHOICEST FitEHII AND 8 ALT MEATH. - PROMPT DELIVERY. 542 Commercial St, Phone Main 321. HUMAN WAS MADE BLACK I Bishop of African Methodist Church Makes Startling State jnentj In Chicago. SAYS WHITES ARE INFERIOR They lliwe Hern Illcacheti und Are Not Their Natural Color Are Inferior to It lack m, Chicago, May 18. "God never made 11 white man. In the beginning all men were black, but In their wandering! on the earth many of them have be come bleached. And In their unnatural pallor, many of these bleached men, all of whom were made black at the be ginning, now look with contempt and Indifference often with prejudice and hate upon their brother, the negroes, who have retained the color that Oodj gave them." Such waa the declaration of the Rev. H.M.Turnor, senior bishop of the Afri can Methodlat Episcopal church In an addreai In Qulnn chapel before one of the Reunion of the church and annual conference. The chapel waa packed with negroes who are leaden In the re llgloui work of their race and all ap-i plauded almost wildly. "What we negroes wan, m(r edy cntlon," contlnuWJ Jjlohu V uner, "I do not want to be misunderstood, though, and I will auy to the credit of the white man, whose race la at the uime time the men neat I ever saw and the beat, that wherever our race tries to rise, as a general rule he will help us." UNIFYING OF BOOK GONCERN APPROVED BY CONFERENCE Manufacturing Department to Be Con solidated and Committee to Prepare Report. Los Angeles, Cal., May 18. The re port of the book committee, which will be presented to the Methodlat confer ence today, I a followa: "Resolved, first, we approve the gen eral principle of unifying the book con cern by consolidating Its manufactur ing departments and placing them under one management. Second, we recommend that the bishops be request ed to appoint a commission of one from each general conference district, and one or two at large so as to provide an uneven number In the commission, and not Including the member of the book committee, but at least half the persons so appointed shall be laymen, to which shall be referred the report o( the, b(?0k committee with powefi Third, TNt ?"v!n duly con- fsldered the recommendations of said report the commission, If It shall adopt a plan, shall proceed to outline and de termine the same for consolidating the manufacturing departments of the book concern and for their future ad ministration under one official man agement. "Fourth, That upon the completion of said general plan, the boAk commit tee shall at once proceed, to carry the same into effect and. shall present to the next general conference the neces sary disciplinary changes. ."Fifth, That if the commission falls tq adopt a plan of consolidation, It shall make a complete report of all its doings to the general conference of 1908." Commercial Convention. New York, May 18. A dispatch to the Herald from Buenos Ayres say the Argentine minister of foreign affairs is drafting a commercial convention with Brazil including all Argentine articles. 8nator Quay III, Washington, Pa,, May 18. United States Senator Quay's condition Is re ported to be less favorable. Every caution Is taken by those about him to prevent a relapse. A little life may be sacrificed to a sudden attack of croup, If you don't have Dr. Thomas' Eclectrlc Oil on hand for tho emergency. ONE KUED IN WRECK. Burlington Train Meet With AeoidW While Running in Wyoming. Moorecroft. Wyo May 18. An east bound Burlington train was wrecked three mile east of here by the spread ing of the ra" nd George Carpenter of Cody wa killed. A number of dele gate on their way to the state onveti-' Hon at Cheyenne were injured, but not seriously. The rood will be blocked until late today. , IN NICK OF TIME. I sonal memorial of his tether, General Thomas. This will secure for the hos pital the conditional gift which were about to It returned and makes pos sible the erection of what the directors predict will be the finest special hos pital Jn the world. The Thomas, jam. ily a year ago donated to the tame hos pital, the sum of 130,000. Fortune Comes to Manhattan Hospital at Eleventh Hour. New York, May 18. Discouraged by the Inability to raise sufficient funds for their projected new hospital build ing, on the eve of renouncing $123,000 on conditional donations the board, of directors of the Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat hospital, have received from Edward R. Thomas $40,000 as a per- ftusart B. to Germany. New York, May IS. Busan B, An thony and her sister Mary have sailed for Germany to attend the international women's council and international suf frage convention at Berlin. BERRY CH08EN BISHOP. Methodist Conference Elects Editor of Epworth Herald to That Position. Los Angeles, May 18. The Methodist general conference today voted for eight bishops, but elected but one, J. F. Berry, the editor of the Epworth Herald, who received more than two thirds of the entire vote cast on the first ballot. One other ballot was STEAMER SUE H. ELMORE The Largest; Staunchest, Steadiest and most Seaworthy vessel ever on this route. Best of Table and State Room Accommo dations. Will mate round trip every five days between Astoria AND illamook Connecting at Astoria wijh the Oregon Railway & Navigation Co, and, Astoria & Columbia River R. R. for Portland, San Francisco and all points East. For freight and passenger rates apply to SAMUEL ELMORE & Co. General Agents, Astoria, Or. A (SL C. ft. R. Co., Portland, Or. Pacific Navigation Co., Tillamook, Or. O. R. CO. N. Co., Portland, Or. taken but the result of this will not be known until morning. One hundred and twenty candidates received vote on the first ballot. It was practically a foregone conclu sion that Berry would be named as one of the eight bishops, and it was no sur prise when It was announced that he had been elected by a decisive majority on the first ballot Berry received an ovation when the figures were announced. I i itr! . Em i3 WW mm pniMi BM jrmmmm jpwrn jn nnnwrai m 0 ( Bond Sts. Fl&vel Brie K. Cor. lOth SATURDAY MAY 21st ENDS THIS BARGAIN JUBILEE. THE MAGNET CLOTHING CO. means to make this week a record breaker; everything in the house must be cleaned out by Saturday Night, 11 p. m not one day longer, as we have orders from headquarters to pack up whatever is left over Saturday evening at 11 p.m. All Merchants wishing to purchase goods In lots can do so by applying to Manager CIIAS. ' FERTIG. Make the Magnet your trading place this week. Price smashed to Smithereens. We close our doors Saturday, May 21st, 11 p. m. BALTIMORE, MD, MAY 3D, 1904. MR. CHAS. FERTIG, GENERAL MANAGER: DEAR SIR-MAKE THIS YOUR LAST WEEK AT ASTORIA, AS YOU ARE WANTED AT HEADQUARTERS IMMEDIATELY. THROW THE COST BOOK AWAY; SELL THE STUFF AT ANY PRICE.. YOU KNOW THAT PACKING AND FREIGHT COSTS MONEY. NOW MAKE THIS THE BIGGEST WEEK YOU HAD IN ASTORIA. REMEMBER, SELL GOODS, NO MATTER WHAT THEY BRING. YOURS TRULY. 1 FRED JONES. All person having bills against the Magnet Clothing Co. must call by Monday, May 23d. Everything must go. This Is our last week. We would rather have the money than the goods. Don't fail to visit the Magnet Clothing Co. this week. $ saved. wl, manrv me reopie 01 Astoria and Vicinity for their patronage and the courtesy shown us dnring our brief in your city. Hoping you will all turn out and partake in some of the grand values we are offering THIS. THE stay LAST WEEK. YOURS TRULY, Tlhe CHAS. FERTIG, MANAGER. Corner 10th ($X Bond Streets. vShop Often and iSaye Money. The Magnet Closes at .8 p.m. evenings except Saturday.