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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (May 30, 1905)
8 THE MORNING ASTORIA N. ASTORIA, OREGON. TUItOAV, MAY 30, 1901 ITS ECONOMY to mm ECONOMY JARS for the strawberries which bu want to preserve next week. The most econ cmleol ami cheapest Jar J a the world Sa easv. ouiek and simple a child can teal and open it Made In pints, quarts and half-gal Ions, with'S-imh wide mouth of smooth urface, permitting the preserving of iratt whole, or In layers. v ... NO CUTTING or Burning of FING ERS. 8 E L F-S E A L I N G. NO RUBBER RING REQUIRED. Price Is economical too. ASTORIA GRQCEHY 623 Commercial St. Phone Main 681 A ho to tit, And a ahoe to wear 31 nst b Neiecteil With taste a care WhetherSerant or Waster Th discerning puichaser comes to our store for the for man, woman or child Many styles to please many diff erent people, at prices that are lesj than Is charged by many dealers. Have you seen that SWELL LINE OF OUTING SHOES in our win dows? Just the thing for The Fair. CONFIRMATIONN SHOES & . TIES 521 t'ommerolnl Street. fp-HOW is the time to get your shell ornaments This Week's Special 25c Shell Weights for 10c. 10c Trays for 5c. Great Reductions this week only. SVENSON'8 BOOK STORE, 605 Commercial Street. - Row to Know Royal Granite Steel Ware Tow can always know Royal Granite Steel Ware by Its label and by the beautiful gray-blue of the shade pe culiar to itself, which makes the most attractive of all kitchen-ware. Coffee Pots which may be perfectly cleansed not nly from the "grounds," but from the taint of sodden cold coffee, with more Ti'nslng; no sharp corners or pestering joints; other valuable improvements. BerHrtSaucepans Most used of kitchen tools in its b si dress; very light; very s-rong; not a team; top of heavy tin; wood knob al ways cool. Royal Granite Steel Ware is formed from sheets of high-grade steel, without cement or solder. After careful inspection, It Is evenly enam eled and brought to a beautiful finish. Everyone may have these delightful kitchen helps at a little more than cost f common tinware. A. V. ALLEN THE GROCER. Tenth and Commercial Streets, Branch at Unlontown. (Continued from Page One.) Tokio, May 20. The uuniber of vessels known-to have !een smik in the great battle of Saturday and Sunday now numbers IS and seven, were captured with oyer: 3000 pris .mers. It is possible that three additional warships .were sunk in the fight Saturday night,' as they have not been seen nor accounted for. : . ? t $ , v. f, The navy department, however, refrains from erodit iyt all the reports received until assured of their absolute correctness. It is believed that the Ural is the name of the captured transport, which has ltcen ommitted, from the list previously cabled this afternoon. ' Washington. May 20. Quick to realize the far reach ing effect of Rojestvensky 's disasterous defeat, in J ho Kor ean straits, and in keeping with his promise, announced a long time ago to do all within his power to bring the bellig orants in the far east to peace negotiations at the proper time. President Roosevelt tonight received by speeinl ap pointment Mr. Takahira, the Japanese minister, and a con ference followed for the greater part of the evening. Sir Mortimer Durand, British ambassador, will luncJi with the president Wednesday, when the whole situation will lie Lioroughlv discussed. . Count ''Cassini, the Russian ambassador, said tonight that he expected to sec the president before the week was over and Baron Sternberg, the German ambassador, who was earlv at the Russian embassy today, where he remained for some time in conference with the ambassador, and has been constantly in touch with President Roosevelt. The German ambassador is observing disreet silenee,butisthor oiiihlv posted in both the Russian and Japanese point of ' A. 1 1 ...1 ..i. 1,. .1.. i 11. view as represenieu nere, aim siauus icauv u gnu tuc president all the assistance possible. The result of the conference at the White I louse tonight could not be obtained at a late hour, but it is understood that the minister assured the president that he had received official advices of the overwhelming character of the Jap anese victory. St, Petersburg, May 29. After waiting vainly all day and cenin2 for direct news from the scattered remnants of Rojestvensky 's destroyed and beaten fleet, the Russian admiralty at midnight no longer attempted to hold out against the overwhelming evidence pouring in from all di rections that the fleet upon which all their hopes were cen tered had suffered a greater disaster than did the combined French and Spanish fleets at Trafalgar. More bitter even than del eat is the Japanese claim ot irtual annihilation of the Russian fleet with practically no losses on their side and many officers cling doggedly to the belief that Togo mav have suffered, but it is not bom out by the dispatches. With every ship of Xebogatoffs einforcing division either sent to the bottom or forced to strike its flag, and only six of Rojestvensky's original 1G hghtmg shins absent from the list ot vessels sunk or cap tured, and with the Japanese pursuit still continuing, no i jt i i n j . 1 il. .1 Ti ....Ml naval authority nas me lernuiy 10 uream mat jiussia win ever again attempt to wrest the mastery of the sea from Ja pan in the present war. The captured warships alone will furnish Japan with readv-made reinforcements which are more than a match 'or the fourth Pacific squadron, now about to sail from nstadt. The emperor is completely prostrated by the news, and; according to the reports, broke down and wept. The effect of the disaster will be a terrible blow to the eminent. The futility of trying to continue the strug- le on land is everywhere recognized and the cry for peace anv price is sure to be raised. This time it is believed that Russian cannot resist the cry. Indeed, radical liber als are openly rejoicing in this hour of their country, hu miliation. They declare disaster means peace and a con stitution, and the deaths of many of their countrymen, and lie loss of over $100,000,000 worth of warships is not to big a price to pay. . , HONOR TlHm iiiiiw BRAVE h StAV" f ffr fW irk Mf" m Ail :oh- gov at Do You Desire A Watch ?v WHY NOT WEAR IT WHILZ PAYING? A few cents a day J4 down. Balance in small, ttiy payments. Watches for ladles and gentlemen. Astoria Loan Office, RELIABLE JEWELEP.3 and LCAN BROKERS. RSI Commercial street. St. Petersburg, May 29. Friends of peace in the gov ernment are already approaching the war party with forc ing the issue between Togo and Rojestvensky. When the eet appeared in the straits of Malacca bay they tried vam- y to persuade the emperor that the time was opportune ?or opening peace negotiations. Diplomatists entertain no doubt but the bcliggerent factions will continue to urge the war be fought to the bitter end, but friends of Russia abroad, especiallv France, are now bringing overwhelming arguments to bear in favor of peace. The Associated Press las excellent reason to believe that the Russian govern ment, in this crisis, will turn to M. Delcassc, the French reign minister, m whose ability and whose loyalty as Russia's friend, the emperor and his ministers have im- licit confidence. Private advices, said to have been received in this city from Vladivistok, state that Rojestvensky is alive, but had r, t 1,1 1 .1 1.!. fl 1 a narrow escape, it is saia tnai ne transierreu nis nagsnip from the Kmaz Souvaroif to another battleship subsc- qnently sunk and had been wounded and picked up by a torpedo boat. A large portion of the officers and sailors of the fleet were residents of St. Petersburg and evidences of expectant grief is seen on every hand. Wives and families are besieging the admiralty and visiting churches to pray for the escape of their loved ones. The government undoubtedly fears the effect of the news of the disaster upon the country. Weather, clear, but sea rough. The second report, received on the night of May 27 Today, near Okinoshima, south cast of Tsushima,, we attacked enemy's squadron, causing heavy damage. At least four Russian ships sunk and others heavily damaged. Our damage slight. . Third report Main strength of our combined fleet con 'nuod the attack since 27th, and on 228th, near Liancourt Kocks, encountered enemy, consisting of the Xikolaii, Orel, Merman Wis Astoria's "RELIABLE" Clothier. Cut Prices on Clothes Still Going On. Seniavin, Apraxine, battleships, and Isumrud, cruiser,. We attacked. Ismrud Ielt line ot battle and all others sur rendered. We suffered no damage. The prisoners taken state that the Russian ships sunk in battle on the 27th were the Borodino, Alexander III, battleships; Jenitchug, prot- cmisers, and three others. 'A llOYAL WEDVIXG. INJURIOUS TO SALMON. Oil From the Standard Oil Tanks and tMmers on the River. Complaint Is made by fishermen and cannerymt)t of the presence of a large tmount of oil on the river between the Co-operative cannery and the Ir. ker house, tnu either by the tun lis 'if the Standard Oil CohiP'-ny leuklng. or from the a'.eamers that discharge oil into, the tank. It was bo thli k on the rlvr yexterdriy that It i-vuM light- M. This will eertulnlv ruin th. fl.li. lug Indus ry nnd keep . the salmon from coming Into t!i rlvr. Home the du!tgr of the oil t.mk within the I y limits. Emperor. of Jaftan Will lie lie presented it the Austrian Weddhxj of Crown Prhtcr. TlftvUn Mnv 10 Princn mill Tvnwf'Mfi ' t'!nl.-;iu'n .! , - " . "' measure mxrht to be taken t- nrvent will represent the emperor ot Japan at tw wedding ot this, ma t o.,iy another evi.imn ..t Crown Prince rredcrick William and Duchess Cecilia ot '.lecklenberg-Schwerin, will be the first of the guests to ar rive here and will be received in an imposing manner at the railway station Monday evening. Emperor AVilliam invited Prince and Princess Arisug- t i & 1 1 I II il awa to come to jjcrnn a iew uavs in advance oi tne other royal personages who are to attend the wedding, presum ably because he wishes to pay them special attention. ERRONEOUS RUMOR. Mexican Statements of Ucsertions from the United Stacts Army. Washington, May 29. How a single deserter from the United States navy caused an active correspondence be tween an American embassy and the state department and lead a Mexican newspaper to publish an erroneous state ment that seventy-nine sailors had deserted an American warship, is disloscd in the case now being investigated by the army officers. President Goes to Brooklyn. Washington, May 29. President Roosevelt left Wash ington tonight for Brooklyn, where he will participate in the Memorial day exercises. The feature of the day will be an address by the president at the unveiling of the stat ute of General Henry W. Slocum. , Will Msk You Laugh. Tit re Is aon.etititig ..r.j:el : at (lie Stir ti'ls w ek. I; y.u havenfa !uughd be?o-e In yrUr l'f you will when you sn Montgomery un l Cantor, the great t tnlith-ptovokliig com medluns on th vau Wvllle. s age. It Is simply a roar of laughter from be ginning to r.d. No one can appr date Uir amount of fun unless one sees them, and ycu will go every night. is they always spring something new. Another f-nture of the program this wek is the young acrobats. Dermal 1 Bro., Wh. certainly perform somi marvelous and difficult fonts. The et, tl'e bill this week Is eora-thlng out of the ordinary and one or th best ever presented. Wise's May Sale Drsws the Crowds, Cut Prloes Does III Don't waste money and don't take chances in buying promiscuously. Schilling's Best are entirely safe; at your gro cer's ; your money goes further.