0!( DAY, AUGUST a, 1905. HIE MORlSIMi AMORlAN astokia, ouego.n E WE WILL CLOSE AT 1 P. M. Tuesday and Wednesday and Remain Cloie4 the Balance, of the day, ROSS, HIGGINS Co. . WE SELL CHASE SANBORN'S BOSTON COFFEES. LOCAL BREVITIES. Tbe family restaurant of Astoria la rteoirnlied aa the Hwa restaurant. Tbe beat meal and the teat service la Aa torU. 120 Eleventh street , I am glad that ladles astride saddles f. liAAnmtn faal,lrtftlktl Aral. tlS. can mi it la easier on the burnt second, Wcausa It la a safer and ealr way for lady to rila. If you will call at my barneaa shop, 10J Fourteenth street, I will abow yea tba latest and tb Wat It M. OASTOX. Tba ralaca Catering company's din 'rf room la agala open under the earn management Everything first data. CuUina and srvkt unexcelled. Prlvste dining-room for ladles. Hoy wanted, store. Apply at C. H. Cooper's .Living Scow for Salt Cheap. Living scow fur sale. Sixty fret long, )7 feet wldej good house, celled Jnsldei good rang and itimp go with the scowj aultable for residence or seining ontllt. Inquire Astorlan office. Partis holding fih receipts loaned by Lindbrrg'a trow, IVodciimna SamU, bav unit rahrd at IJndberg's wild 'Murage, A.torla. PAUL AN TON. SAWMILL HANDS. Wanted at Wrotpott. Oregon, to work In planing milt, awtnill and yard; alo a number of gKxl carpenters at once, Apply Wmtport Lumber company, West pr', Oregon. TbJi is the season for Canning Peaches and Pears Leave us your order now and we will see to it that yon will be aupplled with the beet fruit the market affords, at the lowtit poaalble prices. We hare receirtd a ibipment of Oregon Strawberries JOHNSON BROS., GOOD GOODS tiS-tai Twelfth St., Aitorla. P. S. Jurt a few more of those nice home put up, wild blackberries In half gallon jara. TSi a2WK We Are Going to It costs money to move goods, partical larly a "store full, and it resolves itself down to whether we hold up the prices and pay the drayman or to sell the goods at a sacrifice and give our customers and friends the benefit. We believe the reduc tions will be appreciated the most and the stupendous bargains now offere are at your command Owliin to an unfornecn meooure of bulnc it has born niHmilit to se cur th oteamer Klmou (or the pkn of the Methodist Sunday M'liitot, plniitK' fur today, Monday. It wa U lafe tu ceure another boat when this wa known, therefore, the picnic l Indcf hiitely postponed. CHAIRMAN OK COMMITTEE. WILL BE NOISY. All boat participating in tin; murine parade will 1 amply supplied with ti-h linrin and various noincmakiiig eonlriv aiuc. Tba aowrdiun ertiu will be well rcpreentd and it la expected that th variance of mehidy will be epiite unique WILL CLOSE TOMORROW. All jitwry l.rc in t h city will elm at I p. ro Tuesday and Wednesday, and remain cW, thus alttiidlug tint cm tiloyr an opportunity tu w all tin' parades. CUT IN TBE ARM. Wlilli watching a aciillle in a sulmm t IJwaeo Saturday nmht the win of "'rank tirecn wa cut in tin arm by one f tin- participant who suddenly drew knife mid lutit;ed at hi" tipMitietit. Young (.rrcn suffered painful, but not seri ous cut. N. C. K0EF0RD DEAD. N. C. Kueford, formerly a piomiiiont citiwn of Aitria, but for the past 13 year a resident of llwaco, died yentcr day mrning of lieart dicae, Tba de ceased MUD well mid f m Voiotily kimvMl iii t hi e-tion of th? coaiiiry, having -rn f'ir a numlwr of yearn pilot com miloiier for the Kittle of Waithington ami holding other poitnnH of truit. ATTENTION SEDMEN. All meniU-r of Coneomly Trilie, No. 1 I. ). It, M.. aim vloitinu lirotoerit, niv ri'ueted to attend th mroting of tin' tribe, thia Monday evening. Final ar raiiKemwit for tho ct leluHtiun on Tue. day will be mad. You are alio re quested to aemblo at FUher'a ojtera h(iile 1ueluy at 1 oeloek hurii to take art in the parade. F.vcry iibmii lier i exiH'cted to l pl'Ceiit. Kkoiim will not W aooeptod. Ity order of the tribe. THOMAS OKA LEY, Bachem. VETERAN OF MEXICAN WAR DIES AT WACO, Grandfather of Mrs. Charles H. Haddix Succumbs to Old Age. Mra. Chariot II. Haddix bn jut re reived new of the death of her grand father, Colonel U. L. Leonard, on? of the few remaining ret crane of the Mexienn war. Colonel Leonard died at Waco, Tex., AugUHt 22, and wan 8.1 yearn old. In 1830, Colonel Leonard watt wrecked at the mouth of the C'oliimhin, and with two coinpniiiune walked to Denver. Col. He aerved in the Mexicun war and wax promoted for bravery. lllove REDUCTION IS ASKED Eastern Buyers Repudiate Con tracts on Alaska Salmon. PACKERS ARE DETERMINED Will Carry Hatter Into Court Alaska Packers Selling at 85 Cents Buyers Want Reduction Local Mea Sold at 95 Cents and $1.00. For nearly three years pant the calmed ulmon market bu lx-en in more or leu demoralized condition, drag King iteelf slm; In a oUtv of the greut et nm-ertaiuty, due, in a great mcaxure to the H-culiiir action of tbe Alanka I'ai'kera' a iutioii in regard to price, I'niler ordinary ooiiditioiiM, the trade formerly bought liberally early in eac year, but for the pat two yeara they have dona literally nothing in "future,1 buying "from band to mouth," amml iug to their iininediuto requirement, Thin year, anticipating a big pack of aal iimn on the ont, they held back in ex pH'tntion of low price prevailing. Tbe Aluxka Packer' aitKW'iiition ojtened KiN at . Nut tie at omw meeting tbia prh by naming 95 cut, but even at thee pii-e the trade did nut repoin! amirding to cxjx'etation a it wa very well known to them tliut there wa itrjje quantity of 'MH ntock at ill in wiiiehoiie iiiiMihl, with the propect of very heavy pack for thi wawrn. Willi a pack of Alaska mIiiioii thin year fully equal to any previous eaon and a pack of mx-keye and bmnpbaek hi 1'iiget Hound more than aullicient to meet the requirement of tbe trade, it iok a though a low range of prices i buiiud to pn-vail for doiiid time to come. I lie wire were keiit hot all uuy Saturday, - broker wiring their pi in ipiil that the Alaska Packor"' an0' rintion are not outv (udliug iHit and future red Ahik at 8. cent the dor.en but to all Inner who hve iurchaed their brand aimv .luly 111, they will re late to 83 cent on all salmon they have uiiM'ld in nlore. The telegram are for the iiiiriKwe of trvinu to have future ale mluced to the Alaska Packer' a-wN'iatiou pin, vuti 8.1 cent. It I reported that Warren, of the Portland Aluka Packer' nociation, the Aliixktt Fifhcrmen' Packing -ompany and the Columbia River Packer'. a0' ehiimn who have aold a largo propir- ion of their pack at 1 and t3 e'iit in tend to forw' their contract and bold buver to their purchase. In other word, they propose to do buinea in buinelike way, ami eee that the Kaitern buyer doe not piny tbe baby act whenever the market goes down Future contract nre either good or bad ml the packer intend to have it dc crmincd in court. JAP MEETS JAP. Fearful Collision on A. ft C. R. But Not Between Trains. Two four-.Jap-power car were rim ing along the A. & C. R. track in the ity yesterday afternoon. Kaeh ear car ried a few piisengcr in addition to its Hutment of power generating human. When at a iMiiut opiHMite the rear of Ro. Si Higgin' store, one car suddenly ft the rail and became jumbled, four teen Jap jumped onto the break of tne M'cond car, but their effort wa tm vailing, and the Juggernaut crahed into the derailed car with a nkkening thud. The force of the impact cent one car fiy lug toward the river and for a moment the air was full of Jap. Several ropes extending over the MirJaee of the river saved the car from meeting death in the river. . , The Jap were let. fortunate and tander-by, acrt that a sinull aized reproduction of the battle of Chemulpo n an attraction of no mean moment for 13 minute. The Jap-power wa ap plied to water ana the nuguty Columbia, itbin a radiu of 00 feet, wa churned into seething white. The Japs were finally pulled ashore, and excepting one f their number who mifTered a oevere bruise of the lee, were none tbe wore 1 for their experience. Fiendish Suffering. if often caused by sores, ulcers and can cer, that eat away your skin. tVm, Be- ell, of Flat Rock, Mich., says: "I have used Bucklen'a Arnica Salve, for ulcers, tores and cancers. It is the best healing dressing I ever found." Soothes and beals cuts burns and scalds, 23 0 at Charles Rogers' drug store. ' The Aatorlan, 73 cents a month. COMMUNICATION. A'toria, Aug. 27, UX To the Kditor of tlw Daily Atorian I rioiico in your report of the adjourned meeting of the common council that Councilman J. If. Ilunnon made the fol lowing atateiueiit in reference to my re.r port on the improvement of Alameda avenues "I" think it atrange that the city ' surveyor had .heretofore reported that the proerty would Maud the eot of the improvement a et forth in the resolution and now cornea in and elate that it will not." I wib to state that I have never made or filed any prior report to the one prenetited to the counl last night, nor have 1 ever l-en Instructed o to do. 1 wih also to state, that to have made any trial oiiiciit before last night' meeting would have l-cn iniKililc, a I did not have the neceseary data before lat Thursday, Respectfully your, , ALFRED 8. TEE, City Surveyor. AMUSING CHASE. Youtful Culprit Plays at Bare and Hounds with Policeman Wilson. Otto Xelon yesterday wa reprimand ed by Policeman Wilson for using pro fane language. Taking exception to the oflicer'a well founded admonition, young Nelson, who, by the way, in a graduate of the reform school and promises to become an out and out criminal, proceed ed to tirade Wilson in mot abusive lan guage. The ollicer placed hiiii under ar rest and attempted to take him to the city prison. In front of Frank Hart' drugstore, Nelson fttaited to mix thing and in or der to ecaM one or the other going through a phiteglas window, Wilson sheered olf. Nelson immediately took. advantage of an opportunity, starting off at a pace that would shame a coyote run ning from a gun, with tiie ollu-cr Lot after him. The chase attracted many passersby and led to Itond street, down that thoroughfare to Thirteenth and up to Commercial. By the time the quarry and custodian of the law reached a point opposite Herman "Wise's store, po- ibly 3(8) ihtsoii had joined the chu-e. Nel-on wa thrown by some man and turned over to the ollicer. lie wa taken to the cilv orison and todav will fii.-e Police Judge Anderson. He will probably gut all that is coming to him. ANNOUNCEMENT. Professor W. E. (iunn, the celebrated portrait artist, who has been attract-1 ing so much attention in one of the ! roard A Stoke Co. windows, na agreed to remain with that firm one week longer until after the regatta is over. The professor has already secured so many photograph that it will be impos- ihlv for him to finish all bis work in this one week, but he will remain in the city until all hi work i completed, so you've not already secured one of his lino porU-aits, visit the Foard & Stokea o. this week and secure a coupon, One (hiuhiii and 87 cent entitles you to a portrait. Coupon free with every dollar purchase. D oy oil ufler with indigestion, con stipation, feel mean and cro.s, no Irength or appetite? llollister'a Rocky Mountain Tea will make you well mid keep you well. 33 cents, Tea or Tab lets. Dearer the Tht Perfect Sanitary Jar Self NO ZINC NO POISON NO MOULD. What Mrs. Sarah Tyson Tuircr, the principal of the Philadelphia cooking school, has to say of the merits of the ECONOMY JARS ilKS S. T. ROREtt Principal Address during July, Aucust and Sen- Philadelphia Cooking tember, School 1713 Chestnut Street Philadelphia. December 3, Kerr Class Manufacturing Company, Gentlemen! - In answer to your letter can only 't, and was exceedingly pleased with them. I canned peas, beans, tomatoes, carrots, beside a number of fruits and not one jar spoiled. The whole tomatoes I ued for my thanksgiving dinner as a salad, and they were solid and plumb as possible. Very truly yours, SARAH TYSON RORER. Is it' not worth while to know that YOUR preserved fruits and vegetables are free from poisonous compounds T Y'ou know this if you use tlie ( ECONOMY JARS The ECONOMY JAR is endorsed and used by the Oregon Agri cultural College, Leland Stanford, Jr., University, Cal., and other colleges and Universities. Send us your name and address and we will mail you booklet of recipes free. WADHAMS & KERR BROS., Distributors Wholesale Grocers and Coffee 0 PERSONAL MENTION. A party fiiting of O. P.. Thompson and children and J, F. Copper and wife were sightseeing In "the City by tit Sea" yesterday, - David Day of Washington is registered at the Occident. II. (I. Real and wife were Astoria visit or yesterday. tfi Hazel Slunroe, who has been visit ing her aunt in Olympia for several week, 'arrived home kt night, accom panied by her aunt and cousin, 5fr. Jackson and Jlis June, who will be the guest of Sirs. J. A. Monroe and family until after the regatta. Former Councilman CVF, Rumelin of Portland wa seen on Iat night's train wearing an "A. X K." pennant, J. M. Ward of Filer piano bouse left Saturday night for Grant Pass, where he will join his family. F. Haye of Portland u a guet of the Occident. Stanley Francis of Xew York i in the city on busines. George Hilburt of Chinook was in the city yesterday. Mr. and Mr. J. J. Powell of Mineral, Idaho, were visitor in this city yester day. S. S. Shafer of Ruby, Wash., is reg istered at. the Occident. Dr. J. H. Kcifer and w ife dropped dow n from the Kxposition city yesterday for a short visit. Mr. II. Chun-hill spent a few hours in Astoria yesterday. B. E. Hyatt and wife are Astoria visit ors, the guests of the Occident. R. Burney of Portland is registered at the Occident. 0. 0. Hample and wife of Butte, Moot., are Astoria visitors. MAKES OLD THINGS NEW Liquid Urater Instantly restores the brilliant newness and finish of Pianos, Furniture, Picture Frames Interior Woodwork, Hardwood Floors, and all polished, varnished or enameled surfaces. It renews and redresses every thing; it touches. Revarnishing 13 unnecessary, becauses scratches, stains and dirt instantly disap pear, leaving; a smooth, brilliant surface. Ciquid ISmtt is not a varnish, but a surface food that is absorbed by the old finish, instantly restoring the latter to Its original bright ness. Easy to use only a piece of cheese cloth is necessary. Dries instantly. One delighted customer writes that it is worth $100 per bottle. The price is only 60 cents. Sold by B. F.T Allen & fen Wall Paper, Paints, Etc. 365-367 Commercial St, Astoria. 1111 ECONOMY JAR I Sealing No Separate Rubber Ring No Spoiling of Vegetables or Fruit t Mt. Gretna, Pa. 1903 Portland, Oregon. say that I tried the jar Roasters, Portland. Ore. IN YOUR RUSH For The Regatta Don't forget that our Special Sals on all of this season's Shoes is at its height, wbila PRICES ARE LOWEST Just a few of those tans and browns left. Better step in and get your size, wbila you can, at these unmatched prices. Ladies' Tan, Cbampagna -and Chocolate Shoes, selling regularly at I4-0O ani $5.00, now 12.5a All Oar Tan Oxfords reduced, regardless of former price, to .I-9S Other styles at prices that eompara favorably with above. QUALITY IS OUR MOTTO. SEE OUR SHOW WINDOWS. 533 Commercial Street Regatta Flags 5 AND 10c EACH. All Films of any size developed at 10 cents a roll of six. Take pictures with any camera and bring your Films to us. We sava you tba trouble of developing. View Work and Enlarging Done Here. We carry all kinds of Photo Supplies. -WOODFTELD'S ART STORE, 518 Bond St, Astoria. N 1000 Dollars Some people pay to get rid of a FIT. But they are willing to pay for the FIT we give them. OUR NEW LINE OF EUROPEAN WOOLENS WILL BE IN THIS WEEK. Come in and examine them. KIUUNEN & ROELOFSZ OCCIDENT BLDG. Accoraion, buncurst and Knife Pleating To Order STEAM PROCESS. No Hot Irons. No Burning of Goods. Miss O. Gould Eighth Floor, Marquam Building. PORTLAND. Prompt and Careful Attention Given to all Out-of-Town Orders. . Fast Trip by Telegraph The fast steamer Telegraph leaves Cal ender dock, Astoria, for Portland, Ore., daily except Friday, at 2 o'clock P. M., arriving in Portland at 8:30 P. M. No better way to see the sights of the Co lumbia river than on the decks of the Telegraph. ' - J