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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1905)
SUNDAY, DECIMBIB 17, 1903. THE MORNING AST0R1AN. MA. OREGON. s. DEFY GOVERNMENT ProlctircttOrfinization hsucAUn. Ifesto Oppos!n Government MUCH EXCITEMENT CAUSED Manifest Declares Government t B Bankrupt and Orders tb Peopl t Withdraw their - Savings frsm tb Baaks-Maay Arrtiti Art Ixpected. St. Petersburg, Dec. 16 ria Edytku lnrn, Kat lTul,-Th proletariat organization united In tb buna no to day of a manifesto in which the govern mmt U openly defied.. The manifesto lias criwted a. tremendous wnmUUa ami wholJe arrest ire anticipated. In the document mod publia the gov rnrnent It declared to be bankrupt anJ the Monla anL.st tint tt ik aiut to refuse to aerept anything except gold In tike payment of wg. They are atu wurnsd to alUidrmw all their da po.iu front the saving banki. New York, Dee. H.-A able dlpatcb to the ITcraU dated fit. Petersburg. Pee. 14, via Eydtkuhntn, Deo. Ig, eayet The Revolutionary party throwa down the fcrauntlett to th govemmtfit lit tlit eliape of a tnanirteto which appeared Friday and will wirely figure aa a hi turkal dorument. It U atamped with tlw official tal of the Workroen'e Al liance and mraxu purely and elmply that the government will have to pro wed to measure of force or give way entirely. It read In part thuai "Th government 1 on the high road to bankruptcy. ' It ha destroyed the fatherlafld, aown it with corpse, ilarv ed the peasant who are unablo to pay arvrfiSer kopeo in taw. "Trade la at a atandatill, and dlsor ranid. Factorl are cloaing and no wrk la forthcoming. "Tho who have grown accustomed to enrich themseKe at the exparo of the government do not know what to d, and are' hurrying to Hone up the government bureau and workJiops. llaukruptt'lea ana falling upon banji roHe. The bank are tottering while the trad turnover is reduced to noUh Jnpni'M. "This struggle between the govern ment and the revolutionaries U causing nothing beyond continued agitation and iipcne, Tvreign capital ia being rapidly withdrawn. Wealthy people are hur rldly difXMiing of their property and taking refuge abroad. "Itnbhery ia rampant. No man' life and property are aafe. The government formerly expended unlimited aum on the army and navy, nothing on educa tion or on rami, and other mean of communication, leaving the atate ia a hopele condition. WotwlUisUndlng all thla the trcaa ury doea not posses the nioana to find the humble fare necessary for the eol rer and sailor. " "All over tha country hungry and di-oatlMled troop are mutinying. The railroad are completely disorganized, their money being appropriated by the government. To place them on a proper I! require many hundred million. "The gold reserve in the imperial !utik ia ijtiito InMifflrlpnt to meet the government obligation aid it general Nothing succeeds like success Golden Gate Coffee succeeds because of the care taken in selecting in blending and in roasting. 'ItFcSrl Sold on merit. Always the same ,J. A. FOLGERtaCO. San Tra-sclaco STSSUSMCa IMS , economic position.. Tha mult would beeomoUiing awful if tha government werw called to meet iU obligation In gold. "Taking advantage of IU lre-ponl-bllity, the government haa been accus tomed to obtain loan infinitely above tfi power of tha country to meet, mak ing new luana for tha purpose of meet ing call for Interest on old obligation. From year to year the government k perpetrating huneful deceptiona, draw ing up budget in which expense are purposely diminished and in soma in creased. "To undo the terrible facta and all thia continued peculation tha only pes Alble medium ia an effective aaaenUy, That body must, a iU Urot act, taka In hand a alrkt Investigation into the finance of the country and ahow the people an honest picture of tha position la ail its horror. The terrible enigma before tha na tional assembly 1 how to ataighten out the existing financial chaos. "One way out of thia ia to ranqulia the government and to taka from it tho hist idtred of power it ia neo-naary to knock from under it laat support, namely, it Ineosaei, Thia ia aeoesaary not only on account of tha economic po rtion of the country, but In order to enable up to fold up our head before other civilized countries, Wa have therefore resolved to refuse to neH any form of government taxation, and de mand that tha government shall pay for everything in apeci even for small turn, naUtlng upon receiving coins, net paper money j to withdraw every thing from the imperial caving bank only in gold, and to demand tha abrogation of tha autocracy, which never had Uis authority of the people to incur auch heavy financial commitment. "At tha present moment tha gov ernment behave Itself to iU subject, as though It were a conquering power. Therefore, we have resolved not to al low the repayment of uch luana aa the bipedal government , haa contracted while carrying on aa open warfare with the people." Tha document ia signed by tha coun cil of tha workmen' alliance, tha head of committee of tha Peasant league, tha Central committee of the Democrat ic Workmen's party, and the central committee. EXTEND RAILROAD. San Fnvncisco, Dec. Id. The an nouncement ia made that bha owner of the Klamath Lake Railroad and the Big Timbering enterprise with which it it identified, have dispoacd of their Inter est to th Weyerhauer Lumber Com pany, an eter neotnpeny that ha ac quired much timber land 00 tha coast The railroad, which U a lumbering road conifM-ting with tjie SoutleSrn Tactile at Thrill, In SUklyou county, is to be extended to Klamath lake and will open a hug tract of timber land. WILL SELL LAND. San FrsnoUco, pec. 16 E. II. ITarrl- man, president of the Southern Pacific Railway Company is preparing to sell a part of th Oregon 4 California Kail road land grant in Oregon. Thla grant amount to about four million acre. Several year ago aom of tho land wat sold at price ranging from $3 to 125. Then the remainder of the grant was withdrawn. At what price Um bind will now be offered 1 a matter the Ore gon people will be greatly interested. DIAMOND SING LOST. . Clticflgo, Dec. 10. A $100 diamond ring diopjx-d t the floor of the IWrd of Trade jetertly as one member wat handing it to another. A erart-h of two hours , in whkh nearly 200 board uu-uilicr and employe! participated, proved futile, and no tnuw of it wat found. The lower, W. W. ltoynton, had shown the ring to Ityrou Robert, who, after admiring it returned it to him. In mime way the ring dropped. After the loo became known one of the loung er m the lobby remembered ' ho had ween a iiiha toop to the floor a few feet away and tlnn walk leixurely out of tlve. building, but could give no des cription of him. PECULIAR CIRCUHSATNCE . San Francinco, Dec. 16. The army tran-port Thoman just arrived from th Orient, brought a piece of artillery which originally belonged to tho Un ited States, but which waa found in tht poseHlon of the Russian force at Port Arthur when the Jnpanese captured tiiat stronghold. The government of Japan wlio discovered tho ownership of the gun, turned it over to United Statej MinUter Sricni, who shipped It from X)rnaki conttlgntnl , to the antenal at IVniclft. The field piece' ia stamped in side the barrel "Watcfvlict Arsenal 1808, RJfl pound, No. 200, J. W. J." The military aut'toritie here are now won deiing how this particular gun got into the hand of the Russians. , OURFASIIIONLETTEIi Dressy Uce flounces Dotted With Velvet Bows. FEATHER HATS ARE WORN Dahlia ! Considered a Smart Color- Thai New Etieaa VilvrtRena4 La c Collar f Irian Crochet An Odd Bracelet fa anion. . A charming effect to gained by dot ting lac flounce tjaod on dreaey toe lets with velvet bow. Sometime they are Urge, atlff affatra pnt on at wida interrala, and again they are cat lit tie bow or roeetto spaced far or sear together, according to tha dealgn. A pretty conceit when wide lac to naed aa a drew trimming a to ouiat tn central motifs with a frill of col arad allk. Thla treatment Icccatnatat tha pattern and ackla bit of color. 8ocn of the txponatrt abopa are dis playing laces run all over with ehaded ribbons of tiny baby width. Wide gauie ribbon is employed as band trimming 00 many smart gowns. namxA ciiOTH oowjt. : Theao band are beaded top and bot tom with a quilling of black relvet rib bon. Feather hats ar universally becom ing, and there ia a new on that look exactly Ilk ermine. It ia composed of white breast studded with amall black feathers Just far enough apart, to look tike tho royal fur. I Feathers - ar seen everywhere, around the fashionable woman's Deck, on her bat and applied aa band on her drees skirts. There are feather fringes, feather cloth and feather roaettes to be purchased. The frock Illustrated' hi of mauve prunella cloth. The stylo la of the mod tiled empire. About the aktrt Is a de sign worked out In relvet of s darker shade, Thla relvet forma the short walsted belt tud pompadour bow fas tened with a dull gold buckle. The natty rest la of crushed raipberry allk. CHIC STYLES. Dahlia In all the warm tints Is smart thla season. A pretty gown la of broadcloth In thla rich, warm shade. The nklrt, a walking length, haa fans set in at the kueea to give the. fash ionable fullness. The trimming at the bottom coualsts of two rows of fancy blnck soutache braid. The Jacket Is one of the new French modcla thnt are a sort of bolero with short basques. The back has a loose overhanging Jacket trimmed with braid. Dahlia paune relvet forms s walntcoat out lined with a galloon, combining shades of mauve and dahlia. To accompany this suit la a toque of dahlia velvet adorned at the sides with small roae In mauve and old roae. Evening hats are stunning made of tulle wrapped around a wire frame. Tips, silver and goifl flowera ana pom pons ar used is ornamentation. A dainty whit plctur bat Is of fine bearer elmply trimmed wttii a land of gold braid tied In tiny bow at on aid. The cblcness of this cbapeao Is to be found In Its graceful Knee. There Is a new velvet celled attain. It to nod) like panae relvet. but Is s trifle heavier. The Illustration shows a handkerchief powder poff-a French notion made of tiny Lace edged moocbolr. A -trcle M formed la the center of th band tercblvf of an extra piece of 11ns linen hemmed down. A running Is mad through which Is drawn fin elastic la fc ths shape of s bag. A tittle powder and a tiny puff Inclosed Is this bag templet th handy little secret COLLARS AND S0AS. The new Parisian white tinea collars are the height of chlcaeas. They are worn with a tight little knot of bright tolored ribbon ss a fastening, nersr with bow. Very smsrt too, art the round lacs collars of Irish croohet that are four Inches deep and fit around the neck perfectly. When this lace Is too ez BLCS riXT EAT. pensive the collars sr daintily mad of linen and band embroidered, They are worn without cuffs to match. Very fetching are the Anns or ostrich feather boas, named after the heroine of Bernard Shaw's play, "Man and Superman," who entraps her victim with on of tbes fascinating affairs. Bracelet ar very much worn, not hi pairs, but a number of bangles on one arm and a single handsome brace let on the other. This is a new and very exclusive atyle,, v In every atjle of plumage bat there sr wonderful combinations soft brown, dull snd rich at the sam time, and deep exquisite reds and peacock blnea and greens. It looks rery much aa If a bird of paradise bad auddenly distributed hla feathers In a series of glowing little heaps, esch of a single shade. Th walking hat pictured Is of soft bine felt Ths brim Is bound with rel vet of the sam shade. Jauntily ar ranged at on aide to s stiff wing quill of shaded blues snd greens. COATS FOR WINTER. One of the beat models for a coat that to to do duty In the evening to on which fall ilk a mantle, full from th shoulders, and haa a tight fitting waistcoat of relvet This coat to not only pretty,- but has the added advan tage of being warm. Light cloth coats suitable for wear during the day are smartened up for evening with embroidered collars and cuffs of relret buttons. If thee coats ar lined with a light colored allk, so rKftsu Iamb nrut. much better la the effect when th wearer throw them back at the thea ter or opera. Empire effects are the smart wrinkle amoug all long garments, and many of the other coats nre built ou these short waisti'd lines. The empire designs are particularly pretty for evening wear, as the ok li t of a cliurialiik' gowu Is al lowed 1 1 m-nth them and Is not ei tijibt coat Such a double lut'UKted, ' ultojH. flyings -h1 if desired. .'il, see 4! vV- t I 1 Our Great Removal Sale of ; High Grade Wall Paper Is a Phenomenal Success. , , is the best opportunity to secure barg ns as we will move to our new location Jatmar "1st, and in the meanwhile we are selling wall paper at prices lower than yon rWe ever seen it before. Call and inspect mr elegant lines. ...-. - B. F. Aliens Son, comS st A iV2k4r49zs Loser VV Vsll II IUI ASTORIA IRON WORKS JOHN FOX, Pre, and fiayt, P L BISHOP. Socretarr Designers and Manufacturers of THE LATEST IMPROVED Canning Machinery, Marine Engines and Boilers Complete Cannery Outfits Furnished. CORRESPONDENCE SOi, CITED. You Planning subject of A Etde If yon SU.UI j A Montgomery, Astoria which In his case anbuTd 6 A' sflao larker than th cloth. The stunning fur jacket Illustrated is of Persian lamb. It Is made with a baaqne, cut away In front to show a sale blue cloth waistcoat covered with 1 liver embroidery. Quaint silver bQt tons adorn the coat, which ii arvanged so that th upper part ha a aouave ef fect trimmed with broad a trappings of relret This coat Is worn 'with ths finest of black faced cloth skirts, cut with three flounce, with a front panel Dellfhtful is th little hat la black felt trimmed with tiny blue relvet bows, dusters of silver tissue and pal bin wins . JTJDIO CHOLLETv Coughing Spell CaaseS Death. Harry Duck well, aged 23 years chok ed to death early yesterday morning at his home, In the presence of his wife aad child. He contracted a aligjbt cold s few day a ago and paid but little at tention to it. Yesterday morning he waa seized with a fit of coughing which con tinued for some time. Ilia wife sent for a physician but before he could ar rive another coughing spell came on and Duckwell died from suffocation fit. Louis Globe Democrat, Dec. 1st., 1901:" - Ballard's florehound Syrup would have saved hi life, 25c,. 60c and $100. Sold by Hart's drug tor. HINTS FOR mi il v - -,- HOLIDAYS D0NT DELAY-BUY TODAY. ; There ar only a few mora days left. Our Fin Leather Goods, Pictures, Books, Toilet Seta, and Novelties, Jap anese Brasses, Burned Wood and Leath er, Fountain PeiM, Cards and Calendars aa well aa our Silver, Gold, Glasa and Metal ware afford a great variety to select from Enough Clerks Yon teed sot wait, . J. N. Griffin HOOKS STATIONERY MUSIC U a Beer ' A L. FOX, Vice Pre. 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