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TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 190& THK MORNING ASTOKIAN. ASTOHIA. OREGON. BEATS ALL OTHERS CHASE AND SANBORN'S SEAL .IRANI) COFFEE. THE TRUE MOCHA AND JAVA WITH ALL THE VIRTUES OF SKILLFUL BLENDING, AND WHEN YOU HAVE ADDED A LUMP OH TWO OF OUR CRYSTAL DOMINO SUGAR MAKES IT THE MOST DELIGHTFUL APPETIZER FOR EVERY MEAL. A TRIAL WILL CONVINCE YOU. ROSS, HIGGINS & Co. RELIABLE TERSE TALES OF THE TOWN 1 Pay WaitanU ity I ni 1 lic.il v Viiti'lll.iy i,li ".II I, III'- lllllullllt lug j I'l .',IHMI ,111,1 l'lflc, II HI III l,m j ii !(--1. ; Meet Today. ' In- .,i,h, ,' Ul Society til lilt- I -11 Hi M I I i . 1 1 1 . i, n,,: - in Il l l.uin il tin. 1llt11n1.il ,il 1 ir !i ,. ll I lii-cv All iiiciiiUi .ni l hit'llili lllc 1 nlilhlllv iiiv lt . I Still Another Vi Ivii-Ilhi U ;i ii.i1 i t'l Siiiviay, lllc. I hi. tUi hit ilnui ! i. 1 it 1 I'M ' 11 m tu In-. 1. mi- . iiitn 1. 1 this . . 1 1 H t t ,1- ""ll ,1, III.- . KIIIU Willi I '.lllll V I ll'l 1. I hlltolt . tl l.l I Heal Kililr Active-1 1, 1 .ti t 1 1, inn I Ifil. I I 1 1 1 1 1 1 . -1 li.nl l i-iiiiiiii lii u.i v i' -11-1 .1.1 v , 111 llir iiinllei i.l iii-l 1 huh nl . Iili'.l Lit ii'.i.i.l ivlifii -in h 11 III. lilt VMM' hi. .1 i-"ti'.l 11. .1 1 1 .ill I tl.- 111 Hi.- .1 1 1 .111... .11 Citrus Cuuit Convrnm. In. mmii ini; tin' fin-oil fttiii mil ...nvfiii'. ,in. lt'l. till- lll'lll 111;.' t.f I III- htlll t 1 i I by l iiii.lt 1 I 1 1. 11 1, .if;. hum I . 1 1 I it ii I mluw II.1111111I.1 linl'f M 1 ! 1. 1 i nl .. f.fflf. 1 11 ifii. t-1 hi' ilfii-i.iit in III.' 1,1., ,. It'll. II ll.lllkl'tl il'-MIII-l I I II I'lit'f. I.i ililf I imitf ,1 di-putc tivt'i 1 llif nlliif nl I'iiIiit ( 'iiiniiti"iiiiiiif 1 . On Iluainm Trip. Hubert Hieer. nl N tll I I HI. ... 1. till' III. Ill VV lli . lll.IIIHl.il Itll.k I lf I. it hulk nf llif llllllilll.l II. I'd Ml tin- ini. I il.iHIj.'!' plants ill llif ylf.lt I I i.lilltilii.l valley, illl'l vvlm nl"" null. .1 lillf t tilt I'll llif 'HIIIC (illllllli l ill ll- j lliili.i viiii in thf tit) Vf-tt'lilitvv , I ii J tii't! i.l Viitiiirl llliiinl.'. I Hotel living European plan. The only steam heated hotel in Astoria; lajRC ami aity lotnns; ptirc from 50 cents to $1.50; well pirpairil and daintily st-ived meals at .15 cents. Sp.cinl rates per week or month (or 100m and board to peimani'iit Ruent. Our bus meets all trams and steamboats. R.-ftigna. l.n ) N l l. .Ihu i .ti thf i iifini. ,tl I'm.' i-ni'iiif bit- "fill in his ifilMnili.i I" Hi'' ''iiMiiiilMef till llie 1111, 1 nil-1 nl llif tllv council, tn I'f illniiit' mi A 1 1 I'li-I, mill will mi,v vviili !n liiinily in I'm I liiii'l. vvlifif lie liiii Si'ff pled .t position M m inn Till bits, ill thf employ nf llif I'l ail FSitrm 1 transfer company Imi "i'ii iippiiinl.il liv Urn rominiitcc In t like Mr. N'eidel's Jililfl. Is Doinj Nicely. City l'b)ieiiii I'll kiiiKtnil report bi miiuII -po pulient if 11 -' v ti4 "teiulily III tb" pf-t liollKl'. It liii"bt. be n f'ioil iilfil it' people inblieled lo hmif wulki, tnko ftome oilier route I hail imii tlml earrifH them elo-e to, or piitl, tlm prht, boiin'. There lire plenty nf other tliiei'lioim tu pursue, for u week or ten duvn, tit. leant. ooooooooooooo Thu UNIVERSAL FOOD CHOPPER CHOPS nil kitnlrt of RAW OR COOKED MEAT Better Than Any Other Machine. it uIho Chops All Kinds of VEGETABLES AND FRUIT. Fino or Coarse as Desired, Into Clcan-Cut Uniform Pieces, Without Mashing Them. IN THIS RESPECT IT HAS NO COMPETITORS It docs away with the Chopping Bowl and Knife Altogether. Auk to foi' 11 UniveiHiil Cook Book Vice. JOHNSON BROS. GOOD GOODS. 118-122 Twelfth St. Astoria, Ore. GROCERS. R ported III. H-v Mr. Alley nc, il Holy llllliii fills' lliiipei II 'm li'il 'i'l II III t V illllMlW.'l, Wltil fii III ll' I'l plftnu.V "If pllillllllilllU B. P, 0. E, All i:iU ittf 1 .pi'.'iiil In Ini pif.fiit tit tin1 i.'K'iliii riifi-l 111; In niylii .it the usual In. ir, tlifif Iifini lllKif HW UUlltd nl llll'ICkt III ill' 11""' 111.I ii-pnf nf. Claims Ov.-r $j,uo. A unit , hid M'.i.nl.iv in iiii'i hi ui nut t nl rl.ii-n. I, , In.l-t- I hav II I'.iK1'. Ini iif .v 1.. 1 tin- pi.iiiitiir. i-iiii!ii-i "iiu i nhjiii 11.111! vti.ti. Mim W, 'I'w ilij.'ltl ii- ,lillltltl-l l:1 IV nt 1 Ii. ' state nl l.n III. .v. 11 ,. ,-. ii-' ,," in .vliii'li fiiiiipi-11-.i Imii mi "'iiiii-i ,i ii.iiiif'l inii.c, fiinl; liull-i li J " 1 ,111. 1 n,:iti.i'iar nl ii I. inn. .ml in i ft nf.' .1 H-iii.. ..f lui'iilt tin hi I 't - i- i-l ' I .. in 1 In tu nl .'.;' I ll Ii int. 1 -I- .Hi.) fii.lv Will Soon Fil I' n 11 iw it-it. mi iniii I Imlii I.l Mill (.ifi'iil ,1 iflili,iii m I'i, l. j.illill. ,111 ll'.l'illl.ll ii'll nl M:lli "ili.lli.l ,l III. Il'lllll:;.' . 1111,11 if It ut .-ilit If in, 111 li.tvili' ,.t,h,i llif iiillflll -I1.11 i.-.l nl.n I' lo liiii Itlinvill tlnil C 1 ji -1 -ti will .ill, fmiiiiiiiitinii nil Hi.' ..tin.' Inkfl In 1 t1.' "llifi' nl fiiliiliiik " ll '111 1 nl I 111" up , -utility. Another Scorch t 111 .-Jo n'fliiflt l,ii in;.'lil .ill .1l.11 111 i'l I'd vuh IMI11.' ill by I'.i.nii nl .1 Mini .'"i'!i 1.11 llif Ilium' nl Mi ll.ij.'j.'iiiiiii, mi llif vvtt I'lnl nl A-Ini Ilii'l. 'i. I iliilii.;i! nil, I S'n. 1 lme ii- Kinif, ,nit tin- , liimney wn .null .iili.iifi, wilb but little ftiitna jr In t In- iiiini-f. 'llif bniim i- tlie pinp irtv nl tlie Akt'Hi.i Iron Wnik. 'Hit' pnliif aif I- 1 i ti .1 kluirt liMikmil for .mil f iiifr'.'iii if. a- lue these niyliU of .lull ,ni. -.'.Hi,!. ,111! I In- fir,- iltpin t inint I- n 'i t!f ,Hi vif tin falls nl all limn.. l:..!tfi .k.itiii' ",nli".l. f.lne.il.u j .-M'lllli;.'. M l I' ll I II ii, l''i..l. A Vkltike.' hall. null- 1 n I"'! Wei ll I m i. Im-al -Lit,?- I'i 1 li.nii,i"ii.liii. Mu-if will' bf ia at Ifii.l.in. f lili-ibiv cvenim.'. 'l i PERSONAL MENTION. I. II11.I111' nl I'm tl.iii'l 1. in tin' 1 ll V I'll l.llsillf-v lliiv A. Iti'flk nl I'nll laml. vv ilk ilnilli; liiikiiifk. in A-lnii.i yeMenlny. I''. I.. I'iilni'T. nf tin' I'mllaiiil .lully l!lk k 111 the tilv nil Inikiiie.k. I.. 1'. Tiiimililliit, nl New Yoik wa in Aklmia e.lfnlay on biikim-n. Mi-t. r. (Ivii 11. Ailnir iva in (lie eily veslt'iilay, from lier U'airentiiti home. . I,. Ilobb Wiik a hoiiiinn pii-ki'iifi'i on thf 110011 expifkk from I'm t laml e terdiiy. Mr. ami M11. .1. 'I'. Henley have moved to (iniy'H river n in 1 will rekide there M'i iniiiienlly. Mi". ', T. Crokby in ifiiiveiinn finm nil iiltiiek of In 'rippe 11 1 lier Eleventh xtreet, home. I. It. ( 'lurk returned ye-tenbiy ftoin Collin'H Spring inueli born lilted by bin stay there. Hev. 'lohu Wiiter, rector of SI. Mury'M Catholic church is 11 visitor ill the mctropolik. Mi-t. Ii I!, Hli'Skin),' nnd little diiiihler Matnery, left yeHterday for 11 month's visit, with friends in Snlem. Mrs. J. If. Allen, wife of .Indue Allen of Scuttle, is in the city, the truest of Mr. nml Mm. (leorge W. Huberts. Mi'h. (ieorfie W, Hnhn of Colvillc bus been the (jiies(, of Mr. 11 ml Mr. I. Itcrj,' miiu fop the past week ami was I lie if cipienl, of much social iittention. Has Moved..!. Q. A. liowlby 1ms moved his law ollico from Bond street to rooms I nnd 2, upstnirs, in tho Odil FcIIowh' bnihling. n WHERE ASTORIAN'S EAT. Quick service, combined with cleanli ness, and hift'h quality, is what the ma jority of people desiro when they ent, nnd the rentniinint whero nil these ac commodation!) can be obtained in where they ko. Tho I'nlnce Cntciing Couipniiy on Commercial street, just opposite the I'lifio building, is known by every As toriiin 11s the place to obtain what they want. Hero they nil go nnd having gone, no other restaurant will satisfy. A specialty is made by the Talnec res taurant for banquets, and party service. Open at all hour. ELOQUENT ADDRESS Dr. Stephen Wise Speaks on "The New Conscience." LARGE CROWDIN ATTENDANCE AtldirH't, Full of ThouKht and Truth, L hlenol to by Many Astorians in Hi- I 0. 0 V. HallIntro dutfti by tlm Mayoi. II 1. nut nlli'li y ( . I'll to A-tiiiialik lo II. Ifii In an ii'l'llf uiiiili fiiinliiiit'k all I be ipialil if- "I i-'iiiiiff. iifplll ol I hnnj,'lil , Hint the 1 nitv int iiij,' poWfi ol tin- I111II1 nl ',vli;,t I- Mil til . Ilk Hint (If livfinl I, i t fVfiiiii;,' in llif I. . I' I,, ,11, In Km tin Mrplicn Wis- nl I'm I I, ,li,, mi t he kiilif 1 I nl " I lie New ( 11I1 fie in- ," 'I ! iiall v,,i. ,.,M.,-, nii'l ihal liie i.iniiii'. I lull 1- I" In- ii'liliilillalfl . 1 1 .... 1 .f.Hiiii;.' ti..- iii"fiiif nl -inli a ill-l llliMII-lie.l illl'l lliaklflltll .Jlf.lltfl. Via- llif 1111111111111111- V l'llfl o fV t'l Vtille . Mini wa, Im 1 1t11.1t- 1-1 1 . 1 ifli In hf.H I he ll'l.llf. Allfi lii-iii'; l.ll' il v Hit 1 ! ttt fil bv I he Mavi.l, III H it, ul.i ii hf hitil lelfrif'i hapl'lll I" III- iti'Viil. vi-il In A-lmia hi. le t in I' i-hi-l'" npfl.l hiiil.e iillil llif .iil,.e.iiiii' i!i -t 1 in t lull nl that ImiiI.Iiii,,' ai"l tif-.iiiy the Imp" Ilia' lh. ,n.if. ii mi It) imi bf InlliiWi'il by ,1 .11111l.il ili-.i-tn In llif I. . F. IiihIiIiii. Iniii. op In. kiibii'ft "llif New I 1.11.1 iflif." llif .pial.fl divided hi- milijeet into what iin'hl bf leiliifil four purl, a- . Aflllplllieil ill the kOiiiil fllll.fiellfl' 1 u if nr pnlitieiil, f mi-f ient-e, tlie liu iiil eoiiki it'iiif. and the national nr inter nal inlial eitli-cie Off. Ill' .f .puke nf till- 1,'ltiwtll ill till' pitpiilnt urn nl tin- I'Hiiiliv. the imi ta -c in wiiillli nml etnlfil bv tlie query wheth et llif iimial and kniilmil ylnwth nl tin- mil mil nml the individual had !ccu iimitiieiikill.tle to thi reiiiaikiible L'HiwIli in pnpilliit inn. wealth, and pnw if. "The New ( onscienee is ll ciie of liyitliickk itlid nilylil HCk-, the 1 I III - ! iiij.' inlfi elimi.ible." iaii bf. "I'on k, if mi' i ttliit'd to Science. Si iein e i. ml. Ihel nal kiiovvio, Vlhilf Con .' H lief i- initial know in;.'. The New ('on .1 ii'tife i imi -ofial fvifpl in it'- mil if it-liini". tin' New ( iiii.f ii'tn-f i- tb'' -1 ii-iiee nl human l" -l.it ioli." III .f -lniUfil t he New I otl-fifttef ill ll'. nut I'lf .ik II1U-. I'k fflllilitif,l ill till' at Ifltillll llluV flllellt whiell ha. 1 11 ku'fiiiiu ll'l'iilhoul tlie iialinn. lit' .pnkf "I the Uiilniel till wolk nl slU'b null If, inc. Weaver, Folk. all! l:,,-. v, Ir. " hat line- lid. mean." -aid he. " I' III, an. that vno :) ml I have beeniii" Uf.il'v nl the pliimlei iui; of the civic tifiikiiii ; it means that we will tin away with civic tyrraliy." Til "real Ifl'il'liik, the kpeiikcr H-- ki'iMcd, hail il-'ilt vniet'k tn nwnkeil lie' til ic fttiikc if in f . but 1 In1 Icadeik would have been puiii'ilo. In work out their rt'tornik, had not the people "hind be bind them, hat-kill'.; tip their Wolds .111,1 deck 111 speakiit" nl' tlie New ( 'tin.iicni'f :i slnivvn in the Niitimiiil ami Tnlcr iiiilimi al Mtnld. he -aid that there were twn kympliuiik nl flow Ih. First, this is .how n in (he itit'i'fii-itic; number of people who stand for National honor and ideals, mid second by the rapidly augment inn num Iter of those thronnhout the world, who are opposed to "Hint blackest of alt horrors. War!" The number of those slalitlinji for pence increase, every year, mill liimscvch nml his eullinj; of the rcac.' Conference at Portsmouth, mid the consequent cessation of the Uusso .lapattcse war, v.its cited as mi cmuplc of the almost universal sentiment for pence. The words of William Lloyd CmTison. " My Country is the World." were si id to be the epitome of the thought of the New' Conscience. The quickening of the New Conscience, Dr. Wise ascribed to be due in no .small part lo the iulliiciicc of woman. Au nt her plm-i' of the inler-iinlional con science was depict, il in the sympathy which the civilized tuitions of the world feel for the misfortunes of people in distant In nils, and of the quick response made to mi appeal for help, no niatlcr w here I he cry vomes from. The re cent, famine in .lapiiii, mid the sull'erintr of the .lews in Kiissin, with the prompt measures which were taken to help the snll'ercrs, by America, were jiiveu as examples of this newly awakened inter national conscience. "The loftiest nut reaching of the New Conscience," the speaker termed, "is in the protet nuaitist vron;. The social at til tide iifininsl siill'erinc;, has changed mightily in the last centui'y, time was whin the sight of a poor man .sull'ering cmiscl baldly pu.-iiig noliec, but now the new eon seje nee, the realization of the blot bei bootl of mini. enue the prompt iilleviiilimi of xtnli hiilfcriiig. "Today," said lr. Wi-c, "we tin not admit liny mini ii morally incurable. We help him again iniei again. We should bine a iimnil bankruptcy net, as well ns that of (he Ini-ine., woifl." The attitude nf the Nfv ( 'oiikejencf to the qoeslimi of the iieeillliullil it'll ami iitribiil ion of wealth, w,i touched up on ill Milne length. "Theie Mils once 11 lime when the qic'iy of bow a man be came pn-.f ..Ml nl hi. wealth would not hive be, Ii ii-knl under liny fin-MII!-liini'i'-. ii is dilfen-iil now, II i. not I'liougli In l.iioi'. Hull, a mail has money , bill We .'-I, 'have you I he moral lilil In have mniiey ':' ll, i. not enniigh lor a man to have money, l,u! he most -p, lid til.lt IIIOIC'V light. The N'ew (.'on 'el'ee le.iehf. il lllilll Imii' to fail. Sue- ee.k i- inn gn-.it ii piiti. to pay if the itinial III" i. killfd ill the aMainim-li! ." Dr. Wi-t- ,iid thai the ten -!,ci- nf th New ( 'nii-i if nee have been Hie iv mill's gieal, good, lofty, pine, ami holy men, The.e men, Iff koiiiiig from the Hebrew plnhpet., tu tin leadeiv ol the pre-eiil ag". have been the quieke lit'l . of the New ( oll i it-lie , The Neil f nll'l'ii'lli-e, il Mils stated Mil. simply the old ('(ill -eii nee ifiiiilicil ami quickened. In i-mie In. imi. In. Wi-c .aid Ihal thi ol. I eiiitiuiai, wa. " Thou -hall ami thou "halt tint. 'I he new eomuiatid to peo ple of (ida, i "Thou shall leceivii, thou "halt, believe, and thmi -halt do and 1.11'iK." While ill the city I)i, Wi-e Via. enter laiii'-il bv e-. Major Isaaf liiTguimi. TO ALL McCLUKEITES. President Ball Makes a Last Appeal to Public Spirit. Thf lollowing urgent call i. addies.etl to the iii' iitbei s nt tin- .i lure Improve ment Club, nf thi- city, by President T. I.. Bull, an khniihl Ik- Inr-ded by all eoneeilietl. "To the lteiifiits of Met lure's Astoria: "Several weeks ago an improvement, i lob was started at the court house and since then elforts to enlist the in-operation of all inter -sicl have proved futile. "(hie la-t clem! will be made to n-k you to g.et in ami help ymir-ftf: "This iTiie-dav i night at 7 :'V o'clock there n ill be a iin etiiig al the court liinikf and Y)il' me earnelly invited tn lie pii-ent: tlii does imi mean ynui migiil m almie. il inc. in. M ll' ! " If vim tail tn .In vtiiir duly Me (line's A.t.niii will itife' the fate nf llnlid st'ci': ;,inl lake :i hack - at. while the nthf. .. 1 1 - i.l i ,c eili ,, ahead', if the pn.pe.lv nwiieis ni hind .(reet had got ii iiinve on a leu veal's ago it vvnuld tml.iv be Till! luisiiifss -tifft; if you will git a tuiiv mi NOW, Mi line's A--tufiii viill -hale in the improvements iilmiit I" be made in A-toria. "ll you can't lead, at least follow the lAiiiuple of the lip In date Sliivcly i lull, the en tipcrat iv e West Kml Club and the willing Fa-t Fnd Club. " I'veiy citien of M'-( line'-, whether a huge property mi tier, or .mall, is in vited: indeed, frequently the small lininc owner i- a more energetic citien than the self sali-lied landlord: if there is (he least sp.nk of life It-1 1 in you, come out TO.NICI1T! "The We-t Fnd Club will visit lis over llMI stroiig mid theiV ought to be tnnie than a half ;i dozen McClniites. "At the court house Tt.KiHT. " T. I.. BALL. "I'isident Mel 'lure Improv ement Club." All people answering this call from the McCluie district arc expected to bring with them their special exhibit-, of products from the yards ami prem ises thoifin, such as old tin cutis, rags, bullies, gum shoes mid other debris in digenous to that locality, and the same will be placed on show by the commit tee mi resurrection and kept in the public eye during the evening. Don't liugcl vtuir exhibits. CARD OF THANKS. To the kind friends mid neighbors, who so chmntably expressed their sympathy ami rendered assistance dur ing the Inst sickness of my beloved wife. I express my grateful thanks and ap preciation. .KlSFI'lt SCilAMIiFliliKli. AUTHENTICITY DOUBTED. SAN' FHAMTSCO, March 12. -The authenticity of the note picked up on the ciNiHt at Half Moon bay, purport ing to have come from u sailor on the liriti.sli ship DromoralK, nnd which .slated that that vessel was sinking is doubted by uiutoi'writers. They say that if tho Pniincraig were lost-as is now the general supposition she has in all probability '"turned turtle," inulSii that case there would have been no lime for letter witting. This is the season of listlessiiess, headaches and spring disorders. Hol lislcr's Kocky Mountain Tea is a sure preventative. Makes you strong and vigorous. ;!," cents, Tea or Tablets Fnuik Hurt, druggist. CONFERENCE BEGINS Fishermen of Pacific Coast and Alaska Convene. MCH INTEREST MANIFESTED Delegates Representing Fisherman of California, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska, Ar? in Attend ance Addresses Made. The eolifeienee of the li-heimen r,f the Pacific Coa-t and Alu-ka wa- called to older al l' ii. III. yi'stfiilay by Secre tary II. M. Iiiiilktii at tiie I i.liei men's I'liion hull. Delegate!. 1'ple-eiit ing the li-h. llili'll of California, 'begun. Wash ington and Ala-ka pii-eiit'd their cre dentials and lal. Ilo-enlifig. general or- taiiizcr of the fishermen, wa- elected I chairman and I.. II, ltliii-n, -ccretary of the eiiiifi'ieiice, Mo-l of the time u,,. taken up wild a general dikcu.-imi of the seope t,f the oigiinizittinn a ml the call for thi. con ference to which the ,. -legate- pre-etit had responded to in part iiads a- fol low : The - i-hei men'- Protective I'tiioil of the Pacific Coast ami Ala-ka. desirous of organizing and uniting all of the ti-lieriucn of tic Pacific Coast ami Alaska, hereby i--ue. cull for a meet ing nf delegates selected by the respec tive li-lc-i men's unions of the coast, -aid mis ting to convene at Astoria, on March I.', linn;. The purpose of tin. meeting is to draft a con-titiition for a Cenerul Fish ermen's Union of this Coast and Alaska, which while giving full home inle to th respective branches of our calling and to the respective loealitie-, will at the same time so unite all of the fish ermen as to 1- able to effectively carry on legislative work, and more thorough ly organize the (i-hermen. many places on this coast Iteing yet without orga nization, or only poorly organized. (inly a general union with ji constitu tion as outlined alstve. can. we believe, unite nil the fishermen. Ami unity we must have to tmnv laws which will lie of ln.-ting benefit to us. rule's in the very near future laws are pass,., to protect the fish ami tic fishermen from the greed of unscrupul ous corpnratiiins. in a lew years there will be but few lish left for the fisher men to catch. For the Fi-h Traps, miles- the law step. in. will not only drive the Pui'se-Scinei ami Cill-N'etter- from the common lishing -gi oiiuds. but keep on destroying all kind- of lish a they have doiie in tin- pii-t. Cnited in ii great body of li-henuen. as we can have if we aiv true to our selves and our calling, n id. tl by sister unions, wo can and will secure good laws for the -lishing industry from Congres and the various State Legislatures. The Constitution agreed upon will be submit ted to the various unions fot ratification. Only unions ratifying the Constitu tion will become members of the Cen tral Union. The sending of delegates does not commit anv union to become ineniliers. it simply expresses deshv to aid in draftim: a constitution which it is to be hoped will be satisfactory to all unions so sending delegates. We remain, fraternally yours, FISIIFKMHX'S PKOTKCTIYF UNION' OF THK PACIFIC COAST AND ALASKA. I. X. UYLKX. Secretary. KIV ANDFliSFN". Chairman. The conference expects to finish its work by Saturday. Preparations are being made to have a general mass meet ing of tisliermeii some evening this week to give the vis iting delegates mi oppoKunity to ad dress the tisherinen of the Columbia Kivec We are sole agents in Astoria for the Niagara Stove Works of Buffalo, N. Y, Celebrated Stoves and Ranges oLl lm '-twill: m !.-!' M. BBSS' ''Sffl H- IT--I-! Ic-HWp- "- sj I L!!T."iir5l t '-'i. MAKE STATEMENT. Andrew Hamilton Tells of His Financial Transactions. NFAV YOltK, March I'.'.-The Tribune today says: "Andrew Hamilton, according to re ports that reached this city yesterday, has made to ex-.lu.tice I), (,'ndy Her rick a full and complete statement of his .financial trait-actions in behalf of the insurance companies and this state ment ha. Ix'cii turned over to District Attorney .ferome by Mi Herrick. It. was on the advice of Mr. Iferriek and Senator Bracket!, it: is said, that Hamilton came bark to this country to ehar the riiimc of his dear friend, lohu A. M.-Call, "Stuyvt-ant Fi-h i. to ivturri from a vve-tern railroad inspection trip next Wednesday or Thnr-ila.v, ft is likely that the name, of the member of his committee of Mutual Lif" Policyholders will be given out then. "The committee of actuaries, it was learned yesterday, will ask the Arm strong committee for permission to join with it in drawing up standard formn of poliiie. ''Hie net im lies -ay that without their assistance the forms would doubtless be ambiguous ami full of misconeepton. The actuaries n-si-it that the introduc tion of a standard policy form will do away with competition which is at the bottom of manv insurance evils." CHEAP RATES FROM THE EAST VIA THE 0. R. & N. CO. The folowing li-t represents a few of the F:astcrn points from which Colonist rates shown below will apply via th .'. IL & X. to Astoria from February 15th to April 7, 1906: Atlanta, Ga., $4(5.75; Pittsburg; Pa.. $42; Ealtimore, Md., $49.75; Washing ton, D. C, $49.75; Boston, Mass., $49.90; Peoria, 111., $31.; Buffalo, N Y.. $42.50; Oklahoma, 0 T, $30; Chicago, UL, $33; St. Louis, Mo., $30; Cincinnati, 0., $39; Kansas City, Mo., $25; Cleveland, 0., 140; St. Joseph, Mo.. $25; Detroit, Mich, $39.75; Omaha, Neb, $25; Mon treal, Que, $48.90; Sioux City, la, $25; New York, N. Y., $50; St. Paul, Minn, $25; Philadelphia, Pa, $49.75; Minnea polis, Minn, $25. Money can be deposited here for tickets which will be delivered to pas sengers at any point in the east without extra charge. For further information apply to G. W. Roberts, agent, 0. R. 4 N. Company. The very best board to be obtained in the city it at "The Occident Hotel." Rates very reasonable. New Popular Song Books Svenson't, YOUR NEXT. Never have to wait long at th Occident Barber Shop. A. E. Petersen, proprietor. MASSAGE, FINNISH METH0B. Miss Olga Landen, Finnish graduate, room 6, Pythian building. Gives auus aages, steam and hot baths. Pbom Black 2165. Will call. LEST YOU FORGET. Is it not about time you were getting that buggy fixed up! It may need new, rubber tires or perhaps some other re pairs. If so, take it to Andrew Asp & Company. They also do all kinds of blacksmitbing and repair work. X. A. Ackerman, 421 Bond St, does (A manner of texidermy, furniture uphol stering, carpet cleaning and laying, nut tress making a specialty and all work guaranteed. THE PICTURE WORLD. When you are in need of anything in the photographic line in the amateur, way, kodaks, films, plates, cards, mounts, and all the technical details of the business, and want the best and last in the way of artistic development, just go to Frank Hart, the druggist, and tell him s0. That is all. THE ZENITH AND THE STAR Every one guaranteed. Will let yow stand or sit on the oven door if yo wish. Prices reduced on all stoves aoi ranges till after the Holidays. 470-472 COMMERCIAL STREET , W. J. Scully 3XXX)000000000000CO00000