THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORtA. OREGON.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY l, io
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AFLOAT AND ASHORE
she has been for aorue tint loading
hook, and went Into Tillamook or
Xestucca, aonietime yesterday. 8he
falrfcht. abcrever h U, with Onimo
.dor Jensen on the bridge.
Aragoni
ro Bound in Harbor The o. r. a x. towing steamer ar
at Dnrtfanrt 1im down t any hour, th Oklahama
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BAR IS STILL IMPASSABLE,
.with the PJvtheswood and the Harvest
Queen, with th harkentiu Portland
iTheT will take th Clackmaaanshir
ml th Krk back, t Portland.
J Th 0llender steamer Melville has
. K-cn laid up at th Astoria Iron Work
. sanitarium for invalid waft. There wan
Barold Dollar Da Down Today Cap- n.ething the water with hr eircula
tail Laikia Steadily Improving --Ca-". "J defective circulation ia I
lumbia Gtt Away Ihia Morning J thin afloat, or how.
Wsterfmnt HacBeainfl Yeateidar. I "
J Th Lurlin !ot down on time lat
I' night and bring cheerful news of Cap
tain Larkin'a atady recovery from hi
. . recently attack of illness. She left up
Th ateemsliip loinmiMa win doc ai wUh hfr c(bi1 , p,,,,.
the a R. a X. piers here at 3 o'clock I t f .y freight.
this morning, if all (to well, and gt "
away for San Fraucisco at S o'clock.' Th five masted schooner louia I.
0. ... . . ,. , . . . . leairerly looked for by th Simpson Mill
Sb will tak tha following Astoria peo- ''
. . lug Companv people, at Knappton. Shi
pi. w in. ..omen v.ae cuv on "".-u have beea in several day ago
voyage: Mr. and Mr. Josepa Winter-if nm sa Pedro.
holder, Mr. and Mr. L. Mansur, Mr. and I
Mr. 1L Zapp, Mr. Harvey Goodall and' Tha steamship Senator ia dn her
on, and Robert Smith. Another pa.-!rly on Saturday morning next, from
eager was eut over yesterday, from!
CWk Point, for dispatch on the Coluru
Saa Francisco.
jia in custody of the stewardess, towit,
big, solemn, green, yellow headed
parrot. H sat on th agent's dek all
yesterday, mum and glum and cro,
and "never a word spake he." The boy
tried their level bt to be sociable but
tha bird refused to associate with them
1t even to much at a friendly look.)
And now the offies fore i gloating over
She chance of his becoming akk.
The ateamer Sue H. Klmore fame iu
ever the bar yeterday morning about
10 o'clock. She had been lying on th
ocean edge of the bar fog for ererat
hour before it lifted o he could creep
ia tinder it, but aba finally made it al
right, bringing the following list of
people: X. A. Barrett, O. Thornton,
Mr. E. B. Morri, Mi Edith Morris.
Mia Edna Morri, John Conklin and F.
y. FJiwt.
The plucky little motor achooner
Delia ha been out of thi port fur a
month. The last adviree from hr indi
cate thai he ha le't Xehalem when
Th achoowr Gerald C, ia lying bar
bound at "Newport. Thew haa been a
long ieg of rough weather down there.
The ateamer Alliance i due her from
Eureka and Coo Bay Tointa, aometime
today.
Th British ateamer llenlay i due
her from Comox, B. t". She will load
lumber fol Adehud.-. at the Xorthern
Pacific mills.
Th tamhip Xicomedia will be in
from Japan and China on one of th
next tide:
The British ateamer Vermont i about
due here for San Francico. Sh will
load lumber outward for th Ori.-nt.
Th big tran Paciuo fwighter Ara-
gouia bound for China, will be here thi
morning. She ha been fogbound at
Portland for the past thirty- hour.
The tea,mer Harold Dollar i du
down today with an immen Vmi
lumber for San Kranciaco dfllvery.
WHOLESOME POLICY.
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SACRIFICED
POSITIVELY THE GREATEST BARGAINS EVER OFFERED
YOU; ARE YOUR'S FOR THE TAKING. FOR ONE WEEK ONLY
YOUR UNRESTRICTED CHOICE FROM TWELVE HANDSOME TAIL
ORED SUITS. ALL THAT'S LEFT OF OUR ELEGANT FALL AND
WINTER LINE AT ONLY
VALUES RANGE FROM $".oo TO I30.00 AND THERE IS NOT
ONE GARMENT IN THE LOT THAT IS NOT MADE RIGHT DOWN
TO THE MINUTE FOR STYLE.
TWELVE FORTUNATE ASTORIA WOMEN WILL REAP
BENEFIT OF THIS GREAT SALE. WILL YOU BE AMONG
NUMBER.' AT ABOVE PRICE NO SUITS SOLD EXCEPT
CASH AND ALL ALTERATIONS WILL BE CHARGED FOR. .
THE
THE
FOR
Coats and Skirts Also Equally
Reduced.
SEE WINDOW DISPLAY
THE FOARD 0 STOKES CO.
ASTORIA'S GREATEST STORE. .
Where the New things Make Their Debut.
Eanaciat4 By F. T. Wrifhtmaa B'for
- tha People.
Frank T. Wrightman, I!cmldiiwn
candidate for th nomination for Seer
tary of State, la In th city today look
lug over th political aituatiou and to
attend the Knight of Pythiaa conven
tion her tonight.
Mr. WVightman ia and ha been
trong advocate of th indirect UK fw
maintenance of th Stat government
thereby relieving the land owner and
preaent taxpayer of thi heavy burden
Br the indirect tax method which h
propmtea the State would be able
collect auRU-ient money for all adminW
trative purpoaea from rorporation and
co in panic owning Valuable franchl or
other property, thu cutting olT th
State tax which i apportioned a moat
the aeveral eouutie of th Stat and by
the county government taxed again!
tha people.
Through the indirect tax thi money
would be paid by people doing butintw
in Oregon but owning no real estate
hrra and now neaping their har of
the tax burden. Valuable franchisee and
other holding, aw-h. at bond and com
panic organised outid of th Stat but
doing huineM in th Stat, bond and
mortgave of big rorporation and all
other aource of indirect taxation uch
as maintained by the United State
government would be taxed by the
Stat for th benefit of the Stat. For
instance: An exprr company owning
no wal etat in Oregon but never the
lea doing an iiumen buMiiea in thi
State now rape taxation but under
th indirect tax it would be compelled
to pay a jut portion of the burden.
My. Wrightnain ia well acquainted
with the financial of the State. He i
at prenent corporation clerk under Sec
retary Dunbar and it ha been through
hit tirclena and capable work that the
corporation Ut year paid into the
State Treasury tl20,(W0. Of eour. he
ay thi indirect tax ayttein could not
be put in operation at a jump but would
have to be worked up gradually, and a
Secretary of State h would be in a
position to know the condition andact
according at th right time. Hi train
ing along thi line make hi opinion
raluable and fit him for the undertak
ing which would be uch a great bur
den, to lift from the common taxpayer
of the State.
It wa through Mr. WriKhtman'a ef-
forte a corporation clerk and gimg
valuable aitanca to Mr. Punhar fiat
the Kddy corporation tax bill wa o
amended M to not kill the wining in-
dutry of the State. Mr. Wriglitwan i
a atmng ally of the miner and ha
tood by them through all the trouble,
lie believe in giving th growing indus
try all the aid pitile and for this rea
o firmly and strongly advocated the
minimum licence fee of 110 for non-i
productive miue. Thi took away the
pemiciou proiion of the Kddy law
and gav wen owning valuable prmpect
ample leeway to develop the am with
out any great tax being levied gaint
them by the Stat. In fact Mr. Wright
nun aited in drafting the new bill
which modified the Kddy law to thi
ext.nt.
Mr. U'rightnian U a Marion county
man. He served for two year a s'.iriilT
of that county and although he ha
never before been a fundi late for any
SUte office yet he i well known all
over, the State and ha a mighty utto.'ig
following. He is meting with earne-t
iiiHimincc of HiiHrt and hi Un.l in
ri'jrd to the indirect tax i u inning
liiin friend by the ttioii-and uinong the
1 it 1 1 k it tut file of tlie ti.iavei, for l.one
realize Utter than t!i y do what thi
indirect tax will mean to them. Mr. 1
Wrightman i a lawyer' by profeion.
pre-iilcut of the Muiinn wunty br a
Ik iiitinii, and wi ll (iiijlilii-'l . for the
iil inn he seek.
A COAST-WISE POOL
Steam Schooner Business to B
Centralized.
HERE AND AT METROPOLIS
Negotiation! New Afoot For Putting
Entire Buaiaeaa of Fleet lata One
Office . at Portland, With Branch In
Thia City Scheme it Popular.
REDUCTIONS REDUCTIONS
REDU0TI0N8 REDUCTIONS
REDUCTIONS REDUCTIONS
THB
REflTEST
SALE
There la a rumor abroad over land
and water, hereabout, that th rrvic
of the roattwlsa tteam achoonera en
tering thia port and Portland, (a to be
merged into a aori of freight ad p-
enger clering hou that th wultl I
tude of th craft and th almo.t equal
multltud of office at Portland, make
it difficult for aa intending pngr
or shipper to quickly and conveniently
achieve hi paaaair or shipment, and to
remedy thia evil and to adjiut th allot
ment of buine to each line and ve l.
the teveral interest will be merged In
on office at Portland and on at thi
city.
Manager Harry Young, of Portland,
bending every energy in the accom
plishment of th big tak, and though
meeting with mine opposition from local
agelicic there, 1 quite aanguine of nie
ce; ami in me event 01 a prooerou
Issue of hi undertaking, will inaugu
rate a flu office, centrally etlllHel
thriv, and render inllnilely more feas
ible the work of handling the scattered
ml fragmentary biiinese now pre
ailing, under on general management
Iks Immeasurable convenience of
hipper and traveler out of that port,
via the score or more of eoateiw com
prising the fleet betaecu San Kruu-
eisco and Portland, with a branch office
equipied and ordered here on the same.
lentical line.
It is said that th owner of eighteen
f the steam achoonera crossing the Co
lumbia bar will readilr take up the
proposition, if they balance of the trade
can lie brought to consider it in th
liyht of an advantage. Th llt. to date.
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MORS COMFORT THAN EVER.
On Sunday, December 17th, tha Den
ver & Rio Grande railroad will Inaugur
ate a daily line of atandard and tour
ist steeping ear between Dwrer and
Loa Angelet in connection with tha new
Clark road. Both oars will leave Den
rer daily at 0:30 a. m., and arrive at
Salt Lake City at 1:35 p. m., Uia next
day. At thia point th can will be
held over until midnight, thu allow
ing through paasenger th privilege of
a atop-over of ten hour and a half in
Salt Lake City. Eaatbound, thee ear
will leave Loa Angelca at S p. n, and
arrive ai Salt Lake City at :30 a. m,
second morning where they will remain
over until 1:50 p. m., thcor to Denver
where they will arrive at 4:20 tha fol
lowing afternoon. Thia tnp-over at
Salt Lek City of th regular Una of
sleeping cart promisee to be an at
tractive feature for transcontinental
traveler.
For any Jisea-e of the skin there U
nothing better than Chamberlainf
Salve. It relieve the itching and burn
ing sensation instantly and soon effect
a cure. Pom or f rame Hart and lead
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BEEfeaJlUVE
A WORD TO THE WISE IS
SUFFICIENT.
Only a Few
More Days
Left of the
Great
Reduction
Sale
ORE OPPORTUHITY III ia
MONTHS TO BUY THI NE
CESSITIES AT A 10 PER CENT
REDUCTIONS.
SHEETING, MUSLINS, CALI
COES, DRESS GOODS.
' ALL SEASONABLE GOODS
LIES CLOAKS, HATS, MISSES'
DRESSES AND OTHER OUTER
GARMENTS SOLD AT COST
AND LESS.
WE HAVE A FEW EXCEL
LENT BARGAINS LEFT IS
SUITS AND CLOAKS.
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BEEUiJHIVE
Of all Great Sales
Going on
Rlou
REDUCTION
REDUCTION
REDUCTION
Look at our Window and
!p.V..f $4-65 Suits
PV An STOKES
REDUCTIONS
REDUCTIONS
REDUCTIONS
REDUCTIONS
REDUCTIONS
REDUCTIONS
include, th Be, South Hey, Redondo,' lo ahow you bat good good
Northland, Nome City, Alliance, IV- and good service really ia, send u a
patch, Wasp, Kilbura, Cascades, Amelia, (ra ordrr.
Jcani Homer and Roanokei with other)
sousrely in line on th outcome.
Just a bat dork and office ia to handle
the buinee at this point ha not yet
developed, but there are a good many
guaea going about and they are pe
culiarly alike in the singleness of their
inclusions, but nothing can be ascer
tained in this direction upon wlth-h lo
male a final statement.
There ia merit in the whole ptoptwl
tion and It strike the ordinary buMnr..
man, here, and In Portland, aa a mallei
of sensible adjustment and common
popular service, that ha been rcmtik-
ably long ia coming. ( oinlitnatlon .
the order of the day, and wliil tin-
combination affects only th auprrlMiil
element and does not mean a pool id
th steamer interests, It le a patent j
convenience to the entire shipping and
traveling public of the Northwest.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Mr. end Mi. H. Watson are vl-it-ing
in town this week.
I C. Thompson of Portlnnd spent
yesterday in Astoria on bnii'.
Mr. H. A. Young of Oak point
in town yesterday vliling friends.
.f. Iiiibright, a le.ldont of tiolde,
aa a visitor in in 'iiy yrn-niny.
John Nelson of Nkantokawt jK-nt
yesterday for a brief business visit.
W. C. Press of Lima, O., was In town
yesterday for a brief business trip.
Itoliert Nmith of Portland was In
town yesterday transacting busine..
J, B. Ballintine of Portland was a
business visitor In the city yesterday,
F. R. Duti, a resident of South Bend
was in town yesterday for a brief time.
J. W. Maxwell of Tacom arrived in
the city yesterday for a short busino
trip.
Mr. and Mrs. Clint Miller of Besside
were visitor in Astoria yesterday for
a brief time.
W. A. Barrett of Portland arrived in
the city yesterday to transact Import
ant business.
Mr. F. A. Fisher has returned from a
brief, but pleasant sojourn with Port
kind friends.
Mrs, Dr. August Kinney ha returned
from a lit with relatives, at Silverton,
in "old Marion."
Mrs. Harvey Goodall and son, Ceorgle.
will leave for Los Angeles, via the
steamship Columbia for a two months'
visit to friend and relative.
A SHIPMENT OF FANCY
COOKIES AND
CRACKERS
JUST RECEIVED TODAY.
Tha better tha Grade the bigger th
trad.
And that's why so many people look
to 11 wilh confidence for th best va
riety, and most complete Una of gro
ceries in the city.
ST0RIAGR0CERY
I'hone Main CHI
623 Commercial St.
CONFIRMED PROOF.
v4
Th volcanoes of Mt. Vesuvius, Mt.
Etna, Mt. Albany and Mt. Washington
Residents of Aitoria Cannot Doubt
What Has Been Twice Pror.-d.
In gmtitinle for complete lelief from
aches mid pnins of bad Iwcks-from dis
tressing kidney ills thousands hav
publicly recommended lloan's Kidney
l'ills. It-sjiietits of A-toria, who so les.
tilled years syo, now says their cure
were permanent. Thi testimony doubly
prove the worth of Doan's Kidney Pills
to Astiaia kidney sufferer,
W. It. Mclnto.li, of 603 Harrison ave
nue, Astoria, Or., saysi "For years,
off and on, I suffered a good deal from
a deranged condition of the kidneys ami
lameness snd aching across the' small
of my back which annoyed me very
much et my work and made it painful
to stoop over or lift anything. I often
thought I was troiihl.-d with gravel m
painful was the passage of tha kidney
secretions. Dosn's Kidney Pills earn to j,
my notice) and I procured them atf
Charles Roger' drug atore. They help
ed me from the first and aon relieved
the pain and lameness In my back, cor
rected and regulated tha kidney secre
tions and the lapse of time since I gav
my first statement regarding my satis
factory rxperlenc with your remedy
has shown that tha benefit derived I
of a lasting nature."
Plenty mora proof like this from As
toria people. Call at Rogers' drug slort
snd ask what hi customers report.
For sale by all dealers. Prlc, SO '
cawU. j Foter-Milburn Co, Buffalo. N.
V-M Jpnt for th United State.
Kememb-r tha asm Doan's 1 ad
ing druggist.
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