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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 18, 1906)
THE MORNING ASTORIAN. ASTORIA, OREGON. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY il,' igoO. AK O AINS ASSUMES OFFICE Plotio Number With Every $5 PurcliOHe ot WIhc's READ THIS LIST New French President Failtiercs 1G Candle Electric Bulb 15c Hand lamps Complete jc (1 Potvchun Soup Pihes 35c 100 Pieces Flow. Hlue Dinner Set.. $14.50 1! Pieces Toilet Set t.15 1 it. Tin Coffee Tot 10 Is Inaugurated. Tumblers for .. ...oc 6 Ftone China Cup sud Saucer.... 65c Stone China Dinner Plates........ 60c Vitus Scrub UnHie, 2 for 5c ' 10 gt. PiiiN 1$ 10 qt. Di-h l'an 15 10 H Bread 15aiei 75 LEADS THE SIMPLE LIFE 8 B Above and nianev more to le found at A. V. ALLEN'S STORES IWt buy till you pet our price on all line, uf good. s ERIQUS DANGER Prominent Orientalist Predict Up rising in China. STOCKS UNSETTLED. of CHINA ORDERS Mongolian Empire Preparing for War CoTenuneat at Pekia Orders One MiHioB SmaO Anns and 100 Cannon , from Manufacturers in Germany. ; .BERKELEY. Cal., Feb. 17.-Professor John Fryer, head of the Department for i- Oriental Languages of the State Uni Tersity yesterday announced that in perusing a eopy of a Chinese newspaper which had jut come to him he learned startling news that the Chinese govern ment has ordered a million small arms and 100 cannon frofm manufacturers in Germany in preparation for the threatened war with foreign powers. Professor Fryer, who has spent thirty years in China, believes that the pres ent trouble in China is undoubtedly the most serious that the nations have lad to deal with 'ince relations with the Chinese kingdom were established. Inclined to Weakness on Account Advanct is Interest Rates. NEW YORK, Feb, 17.-Stoeks in Wall street have been unsettled and inclined to weakness on account of the advance in interest rates and dlsan. j pointment over the response to an- j nounceraenta of deveopments long ex jpefted and long subject to active specu- sjiis-rmMte 'ative Pto'- The decline on the MUNITIONS! announcement of the Conner settlement end the Union Pacitic divided increase suggested that other expected events bad been sufficiently discounted in the movement of prices already ac complished. The enormous offerings of new bond and stock issues arouse an xiety over the resources of the money market to meet requirements. The out go of gold, the coal miners' dispute, the Moroccan conference and the danger to the wheat crop are additional factors making for conservatism. President Takes Office With Auspicious Surroundings He Has No Particular Hobby But is Interested in Anything Called to His Attention. WILL BREAK RECORD Gasoline Car to Cross Continent in Fast Time. FREIGHT CONGESTED. Panama. KaBroaM Unable to Handle Largs Amount of Freight PANAMA, Feb. 17. The efforts to relieve the congestion 0 f the Panama Railroad have apparently been success ful. Chief Engineer Stevens informed the Associated Press yesterday that not so much as a ton of through freight for any destination was delayed on the isthmus during the last twenty-four hours. The dockage facilities at Laboca are being rapidly improved, and it is expected the present wharfage capacity will be doubled within the next four months. GREAT INTEREST. Long- Londoners Greatly Interested in worth-Roosevelt Wedding. LOXDOX, Feb. 17 The greatest in terest is displayed in the country, re garding the Longworth-Koosevelt wed- The papers today publish long de scriptive cablegrams covering all inci AetHh; 'with photograph- of ' the bride and bridegroom and lists of the pres ents. There is much curiosity as to whether King Edward lias sent a pres ent According to'tlief Daily. Telegraph bis .Majesty's -ift is on the way to Washington. WILL CARRY OFFICIALS basoune car wm start irom new Tor Carrying E. H. Hamman and Other Officials, and Will Crosa Conti nent to Saa Francisco. CHICAGO, Feb. 17. A dispatch to the Chronicle from Philadelphia says: All previous records attained by pas senger train will be broken next week, according to plans of leading railroad official. A gasoline car which has been tested here, will make a transcontinental trip. It will start from New York and is expected to reach San Francisco in quicker time than any road has yet been able to make by means of locomo tive. E. E. Harriman, B. L. Winehill and X. C. Brill will be among the rail road official making the trip. SINCERE GRATITUDE. TCMO, hb. 17"'(L!ternoon) The 'liferent all sides at President Itoo.evelt's appeal WASHINGTON SENSE (Continued from page 1) per acre. Against this rate of wealth production for the commonwealth, the very lowest figures that are ever ex pected fro;n any form of agriculture or horticulture, have been placed for com parison. The Oregon Senator asked the committee to contemplate some of the best yields, as at Hood River, or in Mallamette hop fields, where $800 to $1000 per acre anually is not infre quent, and pass from these forms of industry to the rliiii-vinrr inilnstrv :.......,( ..,1.. :.. ,...... ,1 1 . ' o j 1 to ThP rlflll'Vlll'r inrillbtrtr U'UrA VArriAnt coast country being utilized for graz ill!?, and Iiroinises to nnhuilil tlifl reuf. f c : :.. t........ " ' 1 buii.civi!9 iimiii JillluilB 111 tiaiiail. lti ,1 .,:,. aw j . . L. 3 1. , . . uaii in 11 am; Ol me COIIUMCIU jus acuon is appieciuieu as ine nine to the for tm American nation for assistance lust! mark friendship. of America's unvarying NIP IT IN THE BUD. tint Aaaearaaec of DaadraS Feft ' raaaer of Fatarc BaldneM. That such Is the case has been con Klusively proven by scientific research. Prof. Unna, the noted European akin pecialigt, declares that dandruff Is the twrewed-up cuticle of the scalp, caused by paraaltes destroying the vitality In the hair bulb. The hair becomes Hfeleas, and, In time, falls out. Thin can be pre vented. JTewbro'g HerplcMe kills this dandruff term, and restores the hair to Its natural oftness and abundancy. Herplclde is now used by thousands of people-ll satisfied that it is the most wonderful hair preparation on the mar ket to-day. Cold by leading- drueglsts. fiend 10c. In tamps for sample to The Herpiclde Co., Detroit. Mich. Eagle Drug Store, 351-353 Bond St, Owl Drug Store, 549 Com. St., T. F. laurin, Prop. "Special Agent." The Senator will fight the matter on the floor of the Senate, after leaving the committee, and is gathering data from all parts of the state that will enable hiin to present the Oregon side of the question fully and fairly. The grazing problem is in House com mittees, and may get no further this season, although it is believed that ad' ministration influence will take the is sue to the floor of that body. The most generally accepted plan, discussed so far, is to lease the public domain range land to individuals, giving the leases annually to the highest bidders, and providing for taking leased land as homestead at any time during the per iod of a lease, by bona file entrymen who prove their purpose of making a home there. If the Kooseveltg had been wise in their desire to avoid all this annoying prominence they would have " avoided maiTying into th family of an Ohio man. PARIS, Feb. 17. The assumption of the office of Chief Executive of the French Republic on this occaalctn is market out from previous inaugura tions by the fact that, until M. Fai lures' arrival at the Elysee, no presi dent of the third rtfmblio hji ever found hi predecessor there to formal ly transmit the powers conferred on him by the constitution. Either because of assassination, sudden death, or resig nation of office, an interregnum, dur ing which the Cabinet has exercised ex ecutive powers, has preceded the begin- ing of each new Presidential term, and for one or. other of thee reasons the function of installation has been de nuded of ceremony. Vhen the first president, Thiers, re signed in May, 1873, the country was pausing through a very critical period of its history, and his suecesor, Mae- Mahon, merely consented to accept office as provisional president and it was only in November of that year that he agreed to continue for the full sepfen natej destined to be cut short by his resignation. Grcvy's succession passed off quietly and unostentatiously and at his rejection there was 110 necessity for a transmission of power. Carnot filled the place left vacant by Grevy' prac tically enforced Mtirement owing tp the decoration scandal. He entered the Elysee direct from Versailles. The an- archist Cas.-rio's deed, left the county in mourning, so that there was no room in the midst of the national sorrow for rejoicing at the coming ot lasnnir- Perier, who soon decided to give up the position, for what reason was never clearly explained. Faure followed, once more finding death the Elysee vacant on his arrival His tragic sudden death found the nation again in distress when Loubet took over the Presidency. M. Fallieres will have plenty of op portunities for the display of tact in his new surroundings for his removal from the somewhat humble official resi dence of the President of the Senate at the Palace of the Luxembourg to the Palace of the Elysee, the Parisian home of the Chief of the State, places him at once in an entirely different environ ment. The Palace of the Elysee cannot but influence the ideas of its occupant, with its remarkable record of Royal and Imperial predecessor and its really regal embellishment and furnishing. Besides the Elysee, however, the new president, M. Fallieres, has no particu lar hobby, but exhibits the greatest interest in anything brought to his notice. He is not deeply interested in any kind of sport except perhaps game shooting, at which he is reputed even greater expert than his predecessor. Madame Fallieres has earned a repu tation for being the personification of amiability and tact, and promises to make an ideal hostess in her new home. She has a charming daughter and a son ivhoi has already made his mark as a barrister. NO. 1 With every Men's Suitor Overcoat un der $16. WISE gives a screen worth 01.60 NO 2 With every Suit or Overcoat worth over over 516, and under $22.60 WISE gives a pair of Vases, valued at $3.00. NO 3 With every Suit or Overcoat from 022.50 up WISE gives a Pair of Those Xtra Fine Japanese Vases worth 05.00 Memn&mi Wise ASTORIA'S RELIABLE CLOTHIER Clothes Bought ot Wlse'a Pressed Free of Charge FIGHT fitAL DUEL. I "' ' ' " -V I I 1 SPRINGER, N. M., Feb. 13.-Robert Sammon and Lee McHenry, well known ranchmen fought a duel with guns yes terday and Mcllenry was killed. Sam mon is under arrest. The two men were quarreling orer the ownership of some horses. IEST YOU F0BGET. Is St not about time you were getting that buggy fixed up? It may need new rubber tires or perhaps tome other re pairs. If so, take it to Andrew Asp A Company. They also do all kindi of blacksmithing and repair work. FISH RESIGNS. Member of Mutual Investigation Com mittee Gives up Place. NEW YpltK, Feb. J7.-Stu.vvesant Fish has resigned as a member of the committee which the trustees of the M? it mil Life Insurance Company ap pointed on October 25th to make an in vestigation of the company. He sent a letter to every trustee of the com pany yesterday announcing the fact that he had resigned, but the letter made no comment. Mr. Fish will not comment on the resignation. Accordion, Sunturst and Knife Pleating To Order STEAM PROCESS. Ho Hot Iron. No Burning of Goods. Miss O. Gould Eighth Floor, Marquam Building. PORTLAND. Prompt and Careful Attentloa Given to all Out-of-Town Ordera. Latest Popular Hits DIRECT FROM THE BAST Every mouth we receive the Intent populai vocal and Instrumen tal hits direct from the great Eaotero publishers. We receive from 20 to M of tbee new pi each month and it will pay you to drop in at .-at once a month and look them over. We keep them eparate from our large general stock of mutic and it need take but a few minutes of your time. Keep an eye on the show window alo. J. N. GRIFFIN J A Habit to Be Encouraged. ihe mother who has accuired th hamt of keepine on hand a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough . Remedy, isaves herself a great amount of uneasiness and anxiety. Coughs, colds and croun. to which children are susceptible are quickly cured by its use. It counteracts any tendency of a cold to reoult in pneumonia, and if riven as soon aa the first symptoms of croup appear, it will prevent the attack, This remedy con tain nothing injurious and! mothers give it to little ones with a feeling of perfect security. Sold by Frank Hart and leading druggists. The Morning Astorian, 05c. a month M M - "Billy Buster Shoes" They have a sole that won't wear out, S. A. GIMRE" AGENT FOR THE DOUGLAS SHOE 543 Bond Street 0pp. Rosa Higgina &Co. a Lager V VII 11 IUI VJ Beer. Study the Map Thirteen states and territories of the Middle Weat are traversed by Rock Island lines. There are more cities of 25,000 population and upwards on the Rock Island System than on any other Western road! From Minnesota to Texas, from the Rocky Mountains to the Great Lakes, it is Rock Island country. The Rock Island System occupies a strategic position in the western railway world. Going somewhere ? Get a Rock Island folder and study the map ten to one your destination is on the Rock Island or reached by way of it. Note our several offices maintained in the Northwest: Portland, Seattle, Spokane, Butte and Salt Lake City. The Rock Island is reaching out for busi ness and solicits yours. a. h. Mcdonald, General Agent, Rock Island System, 140 Third Street, Portland, Ore.