TIIK MORNING ASTOHIAN, TUESDAY, MAY 31, 1901.
MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVED
BY PEOPLE OF AOTORI A
Touching Tribute Paid to the Men Who"
Underwent Hardships and Suffering
to Fight the Battles of Their Country.
Exercises at the WaterDecorations at the Cemeteries-Program
Last Night Before Packed House at Fisher's Opera House
Day More Fittingly Observed Than
Ever Before
In paying to those brave souls who
fought to preserve the Union, to shield
the flag and to carry the arms Of their
country in the several wars that coun
try has waged in the Interests of civil!
satlon and humanity, the sacred bom
age due from a people of a land whose
foundation Is liberty; Astoria yesterday
did her best. The Memorial day oh
aervance meant a great deal in Astoria
yesterday it was more fittingly ob-
served than It has been for years.
An the federal, state, county and
municipal offices were closed; flags
hung at half-mast throughout the city;
mercantile houses observed the day by
closing for a few hours In the after
noon; hundreds of people took part in
the exercises and visited . the ceme
teries, where lie the illustrious dead
for any soldier who has fought the
battles of his country, be he the famous
general or unknown private, Is Illus
trious on this one day of the year at
least
j Ths Memorial Sermon.
The real observance of Memorial day
began Sunday afternoon. At that time
members of Cushlng post, Q. A. It,
visited Greenwood cemetery to proper
ly decorate the graves of comrades ly
ing there. In the evening the post
marched in a body to Grace Episcopal
churc.lt to listen to the memorial ser
mon by Rev. William Seymour Short
The Rev. Mr. Short spoke on an ap
propriate subject with an impressive
blending of the patriotic with the reli
gious, and gained the close attention of
his audience from the beginning to the
end. - -
Honored the Sailors.
Yesterday morning In the neighbor
hood of 10 o'clock the Woman's Relief
Corps marched to Flavel wharf ahd
conducted according to their ritual the
the touching services in honor of the
sailors and marines. The principal
parts of the service were taken by Mrs.
Ekstrom, Mrs. Harrlman, Mrs. Shaw
and Miss Clinton. At the conclusion
of the service flowers were thrown on
the water, and, with uncovered heads,
those present watched as they drifted
seaward, on their Journey, perhaps,
toward the unknown graves of those
who have defended their country on
the sea. '. , , , ..
Went to Ocesnview.
The members of the G. A. R. and
,W. It C. took the noon tram for Ocean
view cemetery. A stop was made at
Kort Stevens, where a firing squad I
charge of a lieutenant was taken
aboard. At the cemetery the graves of
the soldiers were appropriately deoo
rated with flowers and flags, and the
firing squad fired the customary sa
lutes. The squad and veterans return
ed to Astoria on the afternoon train.
Rsd Men Hold Services.
Yesterday afternoon the Improved
Order of Red Men Journeyed to Green
wood cemetery and held appropriate
services according to their ritual over
the graves of deceased members of the
order. A large . crowd Accompanied
them on steamers, currying' flowers to
decorate the graves of loved ones. Af
ter the ceremonies the cemetery pre'
sented a beautiful appearance, superior
to that of any Memorial day for years.
Evening Exercises,
The celebration of the day culmln
ated last night In the exercise held in
Fisher's opera-house before a crowd
that packed the structure to the doors.
Hon. J. H. Smith was the speaker of
the evening and delivered a character
istic patriotic address that called forth
rounds of applause from his hearers.
The musical and literary part of the
entertainment was most pleasing, and
the school children acquitted them
selves In a manner that lead the audi
ence to believe there is considerable
talent In the young America of Astoria.
PHILADELPHIA REGATTA. whom are missing. The accident was
t ... , , I witnessed by thousands of persons
Creat Sport at ths Quaker City Yes- powerless to render assistance. People
ii terday, . jwho witnessed the accident declare
" thiVflJelohla. May 30.-The second there were 20 people on the bridge at
) annual regatta of the rowing associa
tion over the Henley course on Schuyl-
UU river today, furnished some good
'port The feature of the day was the
eight-oared shell race for the steward's
j eup. The Vespers of this city carried
I off the priie after a hot race. The
University of Penftsylvania second
varsity crew and the eight of the
; Union Boat Clubs of Boston rowed a
dead heat for second prise. The course
was 1 5-l miles straight away.
, First singles, Farragut cup, won by
Jesse Williamson, University Boat
Club, Philadelphia. Time, 1:03.
First pace oared shell, won by F. R.
Coll and J. F. B. Atkins, west Phlla
delphla Boat Club. Time, 9:46.
EieKt-oared shell race for school
crews, won by Central High school
Philadelphia. Time. 7:66. ,
Second four-oared shells, won by
Bachelor Business College, Phlladel
phla. Time 8:22.
First double sculls Schuylkill cup won
by S. W.. Morris and John O. Pratt,
University Boat Club. Time, 8:22.
i Second for oared gigs, won by Cres
cent Boat Club, Philadelphia. Time,
1:26.
Second eight-oared shells (New Eng.
land cup) won by University of Penn
sylvania freshmen. Time, f:29. ,
First eight-oared shells, Steward's
cap, won by Vesper Boat Club, Phila
delphia. Time. 7: OS.
Second singles, won by D. Lock wood,
"Vesper Boat Club. , Time, 1:13. .
! First four-oared shells. Puritan
cup, won by Philadelphia Boat Club.
Tim. 7:14. ' ' "
the time.
FALL OF PORT ARTHUR.
SAD END TO CELEBRATION.
Collapsing Bridge Kills Four People at
8alida, Colo.
Pueblo, Colo., May 30. A special to
the Chieftain from Salida, Colo., says:
Whl1 th TTmnrifll eTPrHneM wfrp
at their height today four people wer)
suddenly plunged to death by the col
lapsing of a foot bridge spanning the
, river at the lower edge of Riverside
park and a number of others were
thrown Into the stream, several o
Correspondents Say It Will Probably
Oeour About June IS.
London, May SO. The attack on Port
Arthur, the Chronicle's Toklo corre
spondent telegraphs, Is expected to be
gin about June 15. The correspondents
will leave there June 10. In time to
see the capture, which will occur prob
ably ahout June 20. The correspon
dent also says 10,000 Russians have
been sent up the Llao river In Junks
to Tie Ling. The Post's Shanghai cor
respondent wires that several Jap
anese transports are landing troops in
Northeast Korea,
HIT THE UMPIRE.
Cleveland Player Suspended for Throw
ing Quid of Tobaooo.
Cieveland, May 30. A telegram was
received tonight by President Kllfoyle,
Of the Cleveland club, from Ban John
son, president of the American league,
ordering the indefinite suspension or
Captain Lftjole, second baseman for
Cleveland, for throwing a Quid of to
bacco at Umpire Dwyer In yesterday's
same jtt Chlrns-o r oiitcom ftver
a dispute oeiween tuJi ana ywjer
HOWTHEGAR.
WAS FORMED
The Real Story of Its Conception
. Told In Print for the n
First Time.
ADVERTISED IN QUEER WAY
Son of One ol tho Founders In
Astoria Tells the Story
ltluo Hook (Jives His
Father Credit. ,
The son of ont of the men who
founded the Grand Army of the Re
public is In Astoria. His name Is Ed
ward Prior, and be is the manager of
the Astorlan's Job department His
father, Joseph M. Prior, Is given credit
In the blue book of the organisation
for being one of the direct founders.
and the manner in which the organisa
tion that la now a power In the nation
PERSONAL MENTION.
COSSACKS REPORTED BEATEN.
St.
Petersburg Fesrs That the Report
Is True.
St Petersburg, May 30. The report
ed defeat of the Cossacks at At Tang
Pien Men was the only news and al
most only topic of conversation m St.
Petersburg last night.
The Cossacks are esteemed as the,
hardest riders and most reckless fight
ers in ; the trans-Baikal army,' Any
disaster to them would have greater
sentimental effect than the reverse at
Klnchou.
OREGON BOY TURNED DOWN.
Annapolis Cadet From Bsker City Is
, . : Disqualified.
Annapolis,- May 80. The result of
the annual physical examination for
midshipmen for the three classes now
at the naval academy shows that 17
midshipmen are disqualified to continue
in the service and their resignations
will be handed in within a few days.
Those of the fourth class Include W.
G. Coe, of Baker City, Ore.
- A salesman may fail, now and then,
to present your goods in the proper
light to your customers; but your ad
vertisement is sure to say just what
you want it to.
EYE
IS the most common cause of those nervous headaches that your doctor
does not reach. Dizziness, darting pains in the eve-balls or temples,
smarting or burning sensation, the eyes become red and lids inflamed,
quivering of lids and jerking of muscles in and around the eyes.
Do you ever have dark spots float
ing before your eyes? Does the sun
and wind hurt them? ( Do you have a
sleepy feeling and desire to close the
eyss when reading? Blurring of vision
or lines and letters running together?
If you feel any ol these distressing symptoms, have your eves examined and
see what comfort and relief yon will find when properly fitted with glasses.
AT
KATHERINE WADE, Graduate Optician.
THE OWL DRUG STORE.
Mrs. Albert Betts Is In Portland on
a visit
Judge C. II. Page was In Portland
yesterday.
O. J. Boyt of Clatskanle waa In the
city Sunday.
Norton Henry was down from Port
land yesterday.
Senator Megler was down yesterday
from Brookfleld.
J. G. Demby of Tacoma Is register
ed at the Occident.
A. Wlckohi and wife were up from
Hammond esterday.
John Garner was In Portland yes
iterday on businesa
L. B. Sellg returned from a business
trip to Portland yesterday.
Mrs. Brown, of Hammond, was in
Astoria on a visit yesterday.
Manager Sellg returned yesterday
from a short trip to Portland.
Mr. Martin Johnson and wife, of
Fort Stevens, spent Memorial day in
Astoria, '
Miss Nathalie Albright of Seaside is
spending this week In the city with
friends.
Senator Fulton returned home yes
terday from a speech-making tour of
the state.
Captain Emery, the veteran mall
clerk. Is spending his vacation days in
Portland.
J. Herman Duncan has returned
from to Martin's springs, very much
Improved In health.
J. A.. Smith of San Francisco was
In the city on a business trip yester
day. He left for Portland last night
Mr. Selm, foreman of the blacksmith-
ing uepanmeni ai ron Stevens, was
In Astoria yesterday to visit with his
family.
Mrs. J. II. Carter and Miss Ina Weg
ener ' returned to Portland yesterday,
after a short visit In the city. Miss
Wagener's home is at Council Bluffs,
Iowa. '
was once started baa never ' before
been made public. '
In April, 18(8, Joseph M. Prior was
the manager of the Decatur I 111.)
Tribune. He waa a very popular man
and consorted freely with the foremost
men in Illinois at that time. The office
of the Tribune was the gathering place
of those politicians who dominated
Illinois politics. The elder Ogelsby
often went there, and other men
whose names are household words, not
only in Illinois but also In the nation,
used to drop in at the Tribune office
ou evenings to talk over the political
situation, which was very precarious at
that tlm. .
There were many old soldiers in De
catur and their favorite stamping
ground was the office of the Tribune.
And there, among a disorderly heap
of "exchanges," and within sound of
the printers making up the day's pa
per, the Grand Army of the Repub
lic was formed. ''
On the evening mentioned Colonel
M. F. KAnon and George 8. Durfee.
prominent merchant man by the
name of Calhoun and I. N. Coltrin,
both newspaper tnen.and a man named
Peddlcord, a local banker, met as w
their wont to talk over everything of
Interest One of he party, no one re
members who. broached tho subject of
fotmlng a lodge or organisation of
some kind, no one except soldiers be
ing eligible to membership. Joseph M.
Prior, who was a first lieutenant In
an Illinois Infantry regiment rew en,
thu!astlc on the subject and it was
discussed until early In the morning.
In the end a temporary set of by-laws
waa written out. Then the founders
went below to the press room, put
three large wooden letters G.-A.-It
on the proof press and printed about
60. Later they took the paste pot from
the Office and Journeyed about thej
4own, pasting the signs on dry
boxes and telephone poles. In the
morning they were seen by the cltjxens
who. of course, could not guess the
meaning. It Is said that It was thought
at the time that the letters denoted
some impending visit of the Ku KIux
Klnn, who were busy at the time In
righting wrongs and assumed wrongs.
After letting the public guess for
time the founders announced through
the columns of the Tribune the real
meaning of the letters. A mass meet
Ing followed, and the Grand Army of
the Republic waa permanently
formed. From this humble beginning
grew the great G. A. It of the present
time, a power In the land.
Edward Prior the son of Joseph M
Prior is, as has been said, In this
office. He loves the memory of his fa
ther and never tires of itelllng of his
life and the incidents connected there
with. And back in central Illinois
every man who passed through the
war, 'every old newspaper man, and
everyone In the vicinity of Decatur
whobJ.old enough to know will tell
you if you ask after joe mor that
he was "one of the bent men that Illi
nois will have to answer for.'
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CYCLE PMm m 75c
See Window Display. ;
S.1ANI
ON THE SQUARE.
FIVE HURT IN RACE RIOT.
(Continued from Page 1.)
SCIENCE PREVENTS BALDNE83.
The Fatal Germ aad Its Remedy Von
Facts ef Sdeaee.
It Is the rarest thing in ths world foi
man to. be necessarily bald. No man
whose hair Is not dead at the roots, need
be bald If he will use Newhro's Herpl
clde, the new scalp antiseptic. Herpl
elds destroys the germ that cuts the hair
off at ths root; and cleans the scalp ot
dandruff and leaves it in a perfectly
healthy condition. Mr. Mannett In the
Maryland Block, Butte, Mont, was en
tirely bald. In less than a month Herpl-
clde had removed ths enemies of hair
growth, and nature did its work by cov
ering his bead with thick hair an inch
long, and In six weeks he had a normal
charged with assault and battery and ,ult of halr" BM by ,ealln druggists,
inciting a Hot ,.fj I Bn4 in "tP" for sample to The
inciting a riot, were arrested. Keloids Co.. Detroit. . Mich.
white and colored children, In which
meir eiaers Became involved. Bricks
and other missiles were seen flying
through the air. The mob arew laner
iiuu.li emu ana pistols were
brought into play. Eleven oersons
ITfls'la Drur Store
The least busy counter in your store SB1-25S Bond St
s where the things you didn't adver
tise are sold. Look about ths store
and see.
Owl Drug Store
649 Com. St
, Astoria, Oregon.
F. LAURIN, Proprietor.
Special Agent
E-Z-GO
Gives the comfort and bRppInesa tbnt a
Baby's helplessness demands.
$3.00 E-Z-GO
WALKERS FOR
$2.00
He H. ZAPF Q CO.
THE BIO H0USE-FUBNISHER3.
There are uo flies on us, DUT, we have a full line of ")
Trotit Flies :
35c arid 60c per do. FISIIEK BUOS. COMPANY '
NEW ZEALAND
FIRE INSURANCE .'COMPANY.
.
. j . 01 NEW ZEALAND. -1 ' ' :- " ' ;
W. P. Thomas, Manager, 8ao Frsncisoo. 1
;l UNLIMITED LIABILITY OF SHAREHOLDERS.
Has been Underwriting on the Pacific : ' " ' '
Coast twenty-flve years.
5. ELMORE 0 CO., Resident Agents; Aster la, Of.
The Weather. i i !
Portland, May 30. For Western Ore
gon: .Tuesday,' partly, cloudy, with
possibly showers. Eastern Oregon:
Showers, followed, by fair weather.
Notice to Contractors.
Notice Is hereby given that the
county court of Clatsop county, Oregon,
will on or before ths 2d day of June
1904, receive sealed bids for the con
struction of the foundation of the Oat-
sop county court house to be erected
on the block between Seventh and
Eighth, Commercial and Duane streets
In the city of Astoria, Oregon, said con
struction to Include the furnishing of
labor and material for the same, and
all to be In accordanct with the plans
and specifications for the same now on
Ale In the office of the county clerk of
said county, and as prepared by .E. M,
Laaarus( architect .Each bid must
be accompanied by a certified check in
the sum of JO per cent of the amount
of the bid,, that the bidder will enter
into a contract If his bid Is accepted,
and the right to reject any and all bids
is hereby reserved. j
Dated at Astoria, Oregon, May 21,
1904. . By order of the county court !
J. C. CLINTON, ;
County Clerk, j
I have for lease or for'sala the best
location for salmon cannery or storage
plant on the' river, and that Is at steel
railroad, bridge on Youngs Bay. Terms
low. Apply to Dr. Auar. O. Klnnev.
Astoria. ' ;- f; l ;