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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 4, 1905)
FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 1903. THE M 011X1 KG ASTORIAN ASTORIA ORE. TO LOCATE AT ACON Canal Commission Selects Site For Settlement. FOR ADMINISTRATION BLDOS. Ancon, the Healthiest Locality on the Isthmus, Will Be Seat of Panaman Canal Government Precautiona . Taken Against Any Disease. Panama. Aug. X The healthiest spot in Panama and Colon Wing Ancon, the isthmian canal commission has divided to construct the administration build-, ,"1 P"".v '" P""c.pies ings and the resident of the governor ! tho Bew organization will be completed and the emploves there. A 700 foot ' nS lim P-nnd aone around Amvn will be cleared of all j1' oW Zk,mVt P"rt.v- w " wUb brush and mosquito breeding places and!1'" ,n,r' mniittee in Paris with the non-immune residents of the pro- bram-hea throughout the whole world." iected American town should I safe; from yellow fever. It has been decided, practically, to suspend engineering operations at Cuele bra temporarily, and to employ the laborers now engaged there in building the new quarters ami carrying on the sanitary measures. Word has been re wived from Washington that the pro posals for furnishing a certain amount of contract labor from the different na tionalities will he held up until proper sanitation has been carried out in Panama. s I on Arkansas Situation. NO JAP LABORERS. j ew York, Aug. 3 -The laws and leg- Tokio. Aug. 3j The emigration com- j islation committee of tlie national board panic object to sending laborers to! of tlie fire underwriters met here yes. Panama to work on the canal, on the j terduy to consider the Arkansas situa ground that the conditions there are un- tiuu. A motion was made to diseou satisfactory. They assert that there are ' tinue a test cas brought in the name no arrangements to care for the sick, ! of a company which transacted business no provision for returning home the in Arkansas one day after the anti- families of deceased laborers and no al-! lowance for passage money. j make a foundation for the suit. Action They also assert that the drinking' on the proposal to drop the case was 1 steam Homer arrived in yesterday water and sanitary conditions are bad. i otKned, however, until later in the j from San Francisco w ith a full pa The government placed tl que-fjion ' month, jsenger list and after discharging them of sending the laborers and the condi- There was some informal discussion )iere ),.ft for (irays harbor, where she tions before the emigration companies, of the idea of cancelling out of Arkan-wj tafc,. a .Urgo of timber. Most of who found as above stated. The Astorian, 75 cents a month. I The Foard Never Equalled in We have engaged Prof. W. E. Gunn, a celebrated portrait artist, late of Chicago, to work for us a limit ed time. We can, as a result of special arrangements, make this unheard of offer: To anyone making a purchase of ONE DOL LAR in any department of our store w.e give a Coupon. This Coupon and any GOOD PHOTO GRAPH, presented to our artist entitles you to a nst Crayon Portrait by paying only 87 cents additional to cover cost of material used. The Portrait Is Well Worth $3:00 Prof. Gunn is an artist of rare ability in his line of work. He is equalled by but few, and excelled by none. While here, his studio will be in one of our large dry goods windows, where all who desire may watch him work. We Commenced Giving Coupons Monday and Continue Today Prof. Gunn will begin work as soon as his mater ial reaches him, probably today, August 4th. Don't tail to take advantage of this unprecedented opportunity. We have just received an unusually large and varied assortment of Fine Dress and Pedestrian SKirts We would be glad to have you look them over". THE FOARD & STOKES GO. Where the New Things Make Their Debut. ZIONIST INTERVIEWS. Leader Speak on Happenings at Basle Conference, New York, Aug. 3. Interview with leader in the Zionist movement gath ered by special correspondents attend ing the 2ionist congress, which closed yesterday at Haste, t-witierlanil. are published today by the" Jewish Morning Journal. Attorney Jassinowsky of Warxaw, leader of the seceding Zion ists declare that the majority of the original congress did not represent the interest of the Jewish nation, and adds: 'A great mistake Mas made in re fusing the land offered by the English government as site for a colony. It would have It-en the beginning of movement that would have had world wide significance, and would have made a haven where persecuted Jew could have taken refuge." Or. Cyrkin. a radical, said: "We intend to conduct the new Zion- '-ngi.i, """r, "The rejecting of the F.nglish offer, if it had been agreed to by the ma jority of our people, would have been the deathblow to practical -Zionism and would have reduced fhe movement to a chase of phantoms. Zionism will be rescued by the territoi ialists. who have abandoned the original movement and have organized a new movement that is bound to be crowned with success." WILL DELIBERATE. I Underwriters Arrive at no Conclusion trust law went into effect In order toui,l(1 fr0I lt,ie to Portland on the 15th ; sas, but the sense of the meeting was s.i... ,iw. ........... ....... ... : ......... j mill. IHUIM-I 9 111 of the committee's authority. . StoKes Co. this City Before. OFFER ! 1-er. GOES TO DRYDOCK Steamer Telegraph Will Be Over Hauled at Portland! CYNOSURE OF ALL EYES Trim Steamer Attracts Much Attention While Here Yesterday Captain Scott Interviewed No Slashing of Ratea at Least for Present The steamer Telegraph, whose coming to the Columbia from the Sound has lieen heralded through the newspapers for the past few weeka, arrived in yes terday morning and remained at the t'allender dock for several hours, where she was visited by hundreds of As torians who looked over what is claimed to be the fastest stern wheeler on this eoat with a great deal of interest. The Telegraph presents a trim appearance and is able to make 22 miles an hour. She has seating capacity for .150 and has a license to carry 400 passengers. Captain l 11. Scott, her veteran owner, who has la-en for years connected with steamers on this river and the Sound, when interviewed, stated that as soon as the Telegraph arrived in Portland she will be placed on the dry dock unci cleaned and painted, after which she will be placed on some route on the Co lumbia river, but this route has not as yet been determined. Captain Scott will carefully look the field over and place her where it ia thought the most business is offered. It 1 not expected that wherever she is placed there will be any rate cutting, a at present the transportation companies ia the field have more business than they can con veniently handle. The Telegraph's first trip will proluihly be the F.lka cxciir the passengers left up on last night's train for Portland, where thev will take in the fair. Some of them complained that the accommodations on the Homer were not as .represented ly Jier agent at San Fram-isi-o. Lighthouse tender Columbine left out today for Willapa harbor, where she will do some work. . At Ninth Jiend Major Langfltt will Join her and she will go to tirays harbor, where he will inspect tliP government Work. Si-hooner Alvena sailed yesterday for San Pedro with a cargo of IuiiiImt. Steamer South liay sailed for Cali fornia yesterday with a cargo of luni- The Standard Oil company's tank steamer Whittier with the barge Santa Paula in tow arrived from Port Harford vesterdav with cargoes of oil. After dropping the barge here she sailed for Seattle, where she will discharge her cargo. On her return trip she will stop here and pick up the barge and tow her back. Steamer City of Topeka arrived in yesterday from the Sound and left tip the river to Portland, where she will load for San Francisco and endeavor to assist the Columbia and St. Paul in caring for the large passenger traffic now on this route. The Topka will probably sail today. Steamer Czarina is due from Francisco. She will take on a of wheat at Portland. San argo Steamer F. A. Killmrn is scheduled to sail for San Fram-Uco this mornii; at 11 a. m. ' STEAMER NIPPON ASHORE. Was Badly Damaged by Shells of Rus sian Fleet. San Francisco, Aug. .'I. Ailviees have been received here by the mail steamer Siberia, just arrived from the Orient, that the former Toyo Kisen Kuisha's liner Nippon was so badly damaged by the shells of the Russian warships dur ing the battle of tin- Sea of Japan -tltat it was found necessary to run the ves- 1 ashore to save her from Is-ing a total loss. She was one of Admiral Togo's scout ing vessels and was the fir-t to discover Admiral Rojestvensky's fleet on the morning of the great naval battle. It was while bearing the news to the Jap anese fleet that the well known steamer met disaster. F.ver since the beginning of the war in the Far Fast the Nippon and her sister ships, America and Hong Kong fortuity engagiVi in the tradii 0 tween tins city and the Orient, have lieen doing duty for Japan as converted cruisers and scout ships. Front all ac counts the Nippon, can 1 raised when she will again resume service on iier old run. TWENTY DOLLARS Remarkable Reward Offered For The Solution of a Puzzle. SHOULD COMMAND ATTENTION Eileis Piano House Plans an Unusual Advertising Test Possesses Merit Of Vital Concern to You Exceptional Offer Appended Herewith. To each and every person who brings this "ad" to our stote, Nos. 422 and 424 'ommcrcial street, opposite Sherman's Transfer, we will present the famous Katenjammcr puzxle without imposing any conditions or limitations, except that only one piule will bo given to ach family. Furthermore, we will give a twenty ollar ($201 due bill to each s-rson solv ing this pui-.le, which shall apply as first payment toward the purchase price of any piano we may" handle. The puitle consists of four small iils-s, in colors, with diamond, heait. ! lub and spade spot on the several i faces, and the proter arrangement of 1 its bliH.ks for the solution i simple J when you know how. It has lieen done, j Can you do it J There is twenty dollar 120) in it. Itemeiuber the conditions; Itiing thi ad" to F.1LF.RS PIANO HOI'S K. 422 and 424 Commercial street. A. R. CYKl'S, Local Manager. F. N. SMITH. Sp-eial Agent. Store open evenings. M "She We have planned to avail our selves of all pa v now used for Irok-n lots and remnants of this season's ready-to-wear garments and piece good, in time to admit of the proper care for our FALL STOCK, won to arrive. In order to accomplish this, we have for several weeks beefl-cuttlng prices to cost and below cost, and this Great Redaction Sale Con tinues Until all Rem nants and Broken Lots are Dis posed of. REMNANTS Of wash goods and other materials at prices so low, that you can afford to put the goods away until you are ready to have them made up. SHIRT WAISTS of White Lawn and White India Silk reduced to a prii-e at which they will be quickly sold. LONG LAWNKIM0NAS k WRAP PERS, marked down to 50 cents, 75 cents and $1 each. They will go quickly to the wise shopper. SHORT WHITE AND COLORED LAWN KIM0NAS, at 60 cents. THE CHILDREN'S JOY. Will lie a nice, new flannel or pique Jacket. You will be overjoyed to get them at the prices we liave mark ed on these. WASH SKIRTS At less than the material ann be bought for. YOU WILL BE GLAD to visit our millinery department lip stairs. Everything here must go be fore the falL stock arrives. Black straws from 10c up. Hats and trim Ings at prices that will move them. BLACK LAWNS Just Arrived ioc and 15c the Yard. J-tf 'Che iNhU BEE'SL-HIVE WHISKEY AN ASSET Col. Henry Watterson'j Estimate of American Arijtocracy.l MAY MEAN STANDARD OIL Returns from Europe With Enlightened Views on Standard of Eutopean Aris tocracy College Wan, He Says, Is t Failure in Politics, .New oik, Aug, 3. C'uitTiu) i-ltiij the .meiicrtn and Kuropeaii type of at is tocracy, Colonel Henry Watteis.ui of Louisville, Ky who returned nn the steamer (Veenlc from a trip to Kuroe sayss ' 'i observed aristocracy pretty closely . 1 ! . . . ... niiiio 1 was oxer there, ami I nave reached the conclusion that foreign arl ocraey is of n much better grade thun the American article. Aristocracy means lineage and brain. Herewell, It mean chiefly from bad whisky ami to Stan dard oil." Mr. Walteison said he had read the accounts of the scandal in the depart ment of agriculture, and sa'id: "I have often wondered how so many scientific men connected with lue gov ern it at comparatively small salaries could live o well. It only gm to show that the college man is not a ucvs in polities," RICE BILL SIDETRACKED. Cuban Congress Will Hold Only One More Session. Havana, Aug. 3.H appears to be t..ilK' li,il..r.t.u..l At........ . I.. ........ I j .... ...j .iip.ni iiiiriift iitr IU-Hll,f m that the proiMMltion to continue the scs , son of emigre until November, to j which bothj houses originally agreed, 1 shall tie practically a dead letter, and j that no more sessions IH) he held ex fept'to pass the soldiers' tay bill, and poihy a few others. The situation is iisapHiinting to Americans Interested In the rhi bill. The house of representatives nn June 'i. by a vote of 24 to 10, passed the rice bill, which it was aexpected would ihmi the Cuban market to American rice and cm-otihige the i-lilture of rice ill Culm. PERSONAL MENTION. Ij-c Strauss, mayor of Skantokawa. was in the city yesterday, i Mrs. Weiss and daughter of Ska niokawa was in the city yesterday. Ceorge King of San Fianrisi-o was a visitor in -fhe city yesterday. Nil- Webber, postmaster at Kagle Cliff, ,as in the city yesterday, 1 fieorge M. Mcllride Ims returned from a trip to ViKpiina Hay. ; 1.. M. Stevens of Denver was regis, tered at the Occident yesterday. W, .J. Wier of Hillsboro is visiting 'friends in the city. Kugetie Chirk of Tacoma is registered at the Parker. Miss Markham of Portland was a 'giie-t at the (hi-jdeut VesterdllV. II. C. I'rudliomme of Portland was In the city yesterday on bii-incss. A. !. Il.ii kc-t of Portland was among the arrivals in the city yesterday. A. ,M. Dow of llostoii is registered fit the Central. I. 11. MrDcrmott of Hammond was in the city yesterday. II. T. Sweetie of Seattle was In the city yesterday on business. William Harden of Portland regis, tered at the Occident yesterday. S. (!. Williams, editor of the Ska inokaun Fugle, was a visitor in Astoria j yj-sferday, I !us .lohnson of Portland, formerly 1 with Carlson Urns,, of this city, Is visit j ing friends in Astoria mid will remain j until Saturday morning. Mrs, Ceorge Strowbridge of Oakland , is in the city, the guest of Mrs. Van Dusen. Kudofph Itiirtli has returned from Portland, where he has la-en attending a business college. Thomas Hasse, n merchant from tyuiiiey, Ore., visited friends in Astoria yesterday. .1. S. (juinn of New York arrived down on yesterday noon's train on a business trip.t Norris Staples and family left for Portland yesterday morning on a week's visit to the fair. Mrs. W. S. Oflij-er and son of Walla Walla were registered at the Occident yesterday. ' ,' Mrs. I. .Ionian and Miss Pal f'hutter are in the city visiting Mrs. C. .1. Trenchnrd. Mrs. Thomas llrents, Miss Helen Brents and Mr. and Mrs. X. S. Starling of Walla Walla were in the city yes terday. I P. A. STOKES' 10 When you are In need of NOWlY cloth ing We offer Two rtece Suits, imula of homespun, CiisbIiiicics, and Worsteds at $10.00 Suit Young' Men We are showing some really artistic patterns lit grays a in) Ilrowti. These are. made right and pi iced right while they last $12.50 P. A. STOKES Tho Dreany Shop fur Drossy Mea li. Kliut, a prominent dairyman front (iiays river, was in the rity yeU-rdy. P. S. Hi unby of Portland wa a visitor in Astoria yesterday. F, S. Hatch, reprvsrntiug Armour A Co., of Portland, was In the city yes terday 011 a business trip. Max Meyer of (he K, i. Lyon Co., of San Francisco, was in the wity yester day Interviewing his many frii-n.lt. Captain tiamiuul of the AstniU police force has gone to I'ortlaiil nu his an nual vacation. Mrs, . M. Moran of llvannU, ,"eb wife of the sheriff or (itaut county, of that state, airived on the Homer from San Francisco and left for home 011 lat night's train. She hit been on the coast for the past month visiting port. of interest, including the Portland fair. The Astorian, Ti ccilt mnnth. The tSan Felipe Vineyard was d nut in 1H7J in the most fav ored ttinc giax district of Santa Clara County, California. Their plant Is up to date and gn at enro is cmi-leed ill selecting only d gis for the manufacture of their wines, enabling them to turn out Winej Second to None. They have apHiii(ed Foard Si fctnkes Co. their SOLE AGENTS for Astoria and surrounding country. Call at our place of business and Iiim'i t the stock, thice tried, you will buy no Other. Here lollop some of the wines made by the 'San Felipe Vineyard. Tho prices will please you, just as much as the gissU. A trial order will convince you. RIESLING, 1 limn light table wine pints, oc quarts, 30c case of pints, HM). Co.se of quarts, f.1.00, CLARET, special table wine,, pints soc Quarts, 30c. Case of pints, Jf.'l.Vl. Cae of quarts. Z1NFANDEL, clesn. light table wine, pints, soc quarts, 30c. case of plnU, $4.00, Cane of quarts, .1.00. BURGUNDY, fine, extra mild, pints, jc. quarts, 40c. Case of pints, .V(K). Case of quarts, $4.00. PORT, Old Tawny, rich, light color, ints, asc quarts 40c. Case of pints, $5.50, Case of quarts, $4.50. SHERRY, pale, dean, soft, pints, sjc. quarts, 50c. Cnsn of pints, $5..if). Case of quarts, $4.50. ANGELICA, very mild and rich, pints 5C, quarts, 50c. Case of pints, $3.50. Case of quarts, $4.50. MUSCATEL, very fruity and sweet, pints, 35c., quarts, 50c. Case of pints, $,.50. Cose of quarts, $4.50. Foard StoKes Co.