THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER
THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON
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It
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ioo LIVES LOST.
MANILA, Sept. 19 (3 p. m.) Latest
advices from Hongkong state that 1.
000 lives were lost during the typhoon
and that the damage to property, pub
lic and private, will amount to mil
lions of dollars. Twelve ships were
sunk, 24 were stranded and seven were
damaged and one-half of tbe native
craft in port were sunk.
The shipping trade has been para
lyzed through lack of lighters.
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CL05SET&DEYERS
r PORTLAND, OREGON.
S. A. G1MRE
543 Bond Street, Opposite Fischer Bros.
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STRAIGHT SHOTS ON
BAR QUESTION
TARDY, BUT TRENCHANT COM
MENT IN RELATION TO OREGON'S
FOREMOST PUBLIC IMPROVE
MENTS BY A STUDENT.
The subjoined contribution is a bit
late in reaching these columns, con
sidering the fact that a general truce
has been declared up and down the
valley upon the subject matter of the
letter at hand, but there is so much
"meat" in the article and it deals so
plainly and fairly with the great issue.
that the Astorian gives it the wide pub
licity it deserve, despite the tardiness
involved and the peace it may momen
tarily invade:
"To the Editor:
"I have followed the controversy be
tween ou and the Oregonian as to the
need of deeper water at the entrance
to the Columbia river- and was a good
deal amused at what you thought the
complete if sudden conversion of the
Oregonian to your idea of putting every
cent that the U. S. government can
spare into the work of completing the
jetties at the mouth of the river, and
cutting out all other appropriations for
the different schemes of improvement
in the inland rivers, until the jetties
are a success.
"The reason of the Oregoninn's sud
den conversion to that idea waa not
that you had converted him or that
he was willing to adopt your very sen
sible and practical suggestions, but that
Col. Roessler, tbe U. S. engineer in
charge of the Oregon district, had ex
pressed himself as favoring, and there
fore likely to recommend to his super
ior officer", the absolute necessity of
large appropriations for bar work, even
if no money could be appropriated, or
spared, for the up-river schemes. It is
something new for an engineer officer
to so radically differ with the Oregon
ian and have the courage to publicly
say so. We all know, and have known
for many years, that Uncle Sam was
throwing away money owing to tbe
manner, in which tbe work was being
done on the jetty, for the simple rea
son that the trestle work was pushed
out far beyond the point where it could
be sufficiently protected by rock fill
ing, with the money at his disposal,
the result being that the winter storms
would carry . away the trestle fop long
distances, necessitating the buililing of
new ones on one side of the old works,
as just enough rock had been dumped,
rendering it impracticable to drive new
piling on the old line, and this has
been done many times, with disastrous
consequences to the new appropriations
as they were made available; in fact
the appropriations would be spent in
repairing and getting ready to extend
tbe work. The last appropriation was,
very sensibly, spent in rock filling and
some repairing, and still the rock is not
up to low water mark for a consider
able distance, and therefore has little
or no beneficial effect on the currents.
"It is certainly refreshing and en
eouraging to find a man like Col. Roess
ler in charge of the government work,
practical and conscientious; and who
evidently does not intend to waste any
of the government money without at
least protesting. I hope he will stay
to finish the jetties.
"When the Columbia river bar is
rough and 'breaking,' it is better for all
Vessels to lay at anchor inside, no mat
ter if there were 40 feet of water on
the bar. Ship owners and insurance
men are glad to have their ships safely
at anchor inside a harbor during a
storm.,
"There are lots of bars on the river
between Astoria and Portland, but the
waves do not "break' on them; only
vessels, once in a while, run a danger
of breaking in two, the latest instance
being the Bteamer 'Thyra' last week.
I would be pleased if the editor of the
Oregonian would occasionally write, not
for the benefit of foreign or outside
readers, but for home consumption only.
Does he think that It will help the case
any or get more money from Uncle Sam
or influence the foreign ship Owners'
Asoe iation to cut out the differential
in freight charters against Portland by
hU taking a lling and sneer at As
toria and the bar and the bar pilots,
etc? He knows better. Certainly more
than the very good and enterprising
Portlander who waa down with the del
egation to the jetty last Sat unlay, who
noticed a ship lying at anchor- In the
lower bay, the tide being on the ebb.
To his Inquiry if 'the ship was loaded
and ready for sea,' he was informed that
he was. 'Why i she headed up the
river then; if she is going to sea!'
This Is a true tale, and I tell it now
with the greatest good nature, but it
is too good to keep.
"I think all our Portland friends en
joyed the trip, however, and we were
glad to see them, and hope they will
all come again and familiarise them
selves more with ships and shipping,
and the condition and obstacles to 1
met and overcome by the united efforts
of all concerned.
"I believe, in sme of the disingenious
article in the Oregonian, he referred ' cy here, '
to the Celilo Canal and the Portage' The transactions were facilitated by
railroad, as schemes that the people of th Treasury Department, which ad
Oregon demanded should be done, or , vanced most 0f the cash used so that
words to that effect. Now. Mr. Kditor, j the bartkere would not Um Interest
what rot that ij and coming from the; on their money while the gold was en
source it does! The people of the j route. The bankers turned over to
State of Oregon, forsooth. He should ; the Treasury Department, government
have said the Oregon Legislature and and other bonds to cover the advances
the few politicians and I may say landing the receipt of the gold.
corrupt politicians who have hereto-
fore manipulated the affairs and con-! RETURNS FROM EUROPE,
trolled the actions of that 'bulwark of
our liberties.' Why, air, if I am not! NEW YORK, Sept. 10.-Joseph F,
mintaken, some of those same legisla-j Smith. president of the Mormon
tors are now in jail and a few more ' church, arrived frm Europe on the
of them are heading that way. ' steamer Vaderiaiid, yesterday. While
im-. .ii i. tk.t ii,.. u..rt,.a rail,
u ail kuvw ui.fc
road above The Dalles is a fake, and a
fraud, and of no practical gool to the
producers of Eastern Oregon, and the
money of the State has been thrown
away in the building of it. As for the
Celilo Canal, and the rapids and bar
on; the Columbia river above Crtlilo,
the grandson of the Oregonian editor
will not live (if he lived to a good old of having three living wives. Owen as
age) to see any traffic through the ca- erts that he has legal proof to e.tnh
nal or over those bars, to do any good lih his charge.
to the State. I
"Of course, Congressman Jones, of i NO BODIES YET FOUND.
North Yakima, Wash., and his friends
would not be sorry (for obvious rea- i DOVER. Okla., Sept. l'J.-At daylight
sons) to see us fritter away our time, this morning no bodied of victims of
money and opportunitieg on the upper yesterday's Rock Island train wreck
river, and neglect the one and only . had been recovered, but it was believed
project that should, at this time, and two persons had been drowned, flunk
until completed, receive the concerted I.ittletlcld, a circus man, and a nejjro
financial support of the U. S. govern-1 car porter. The Injured are being cared
ment, the Columbia River Bar Jetties! 1 for at Kingfisher, Okla. The passengers
"OBSERVER."
NEGLECTED COLDS.
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Every part of the mucous membrane, .
the nose, throat, ears, head and lungs, ;
etc., are subjected to disease and blight
irora negieciea coias. Danoru oro
hound Syrup is a pleasant and effec
tive remedy. i
W. Akendrick, Valley Mills, Texas,)
writes: "I have used Ballard's Hore-! , L ,
hound Syrup for cough, and throat trou. j , .W YORK .Sept. 19.-1 h. -hop-hies;
it Is a pleasant and most effec- 1 '"' in the ''"Pitmen stores is
.. i on the increase owing to the leniency of
Hart'a Drug Store.
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IS NOT DISCOURAGED.
NEW YORK, Sept. 19. Ex-Governor
Benjamin B. Odell does not appear to
be discouraged by the result of the
primary elections in New York. He
said:
"I see no reason to feel discouraged,
looking at it from our standpoint. It
was a battle against tremendous odds,
and the state organization has won a
substantial victory. While a few of
the leaders have lost their leadership,
we have retained a majority of the
delegates to the state convention. I
figure that from Greater New York
there will be about 169 Odell delegates
while Parsons, Higgina, et al, will have
158. With a few things to hear from
up state, we have nearly half the votes
In the state convention within twen
ty or thirty, I think certainly enough
so that now there ia no question about
the state convention being opposed to
the renomination of Higglns,
"The time ha gone by for personali
ties. I want to make it clear that I
am not saying this against Higgins be
cause of any personal feeling. I merely
mean that there must be a far strong
er candidate to carry the Republican
party to victory.
BARRED FROM INSTITUTE.
ROANOKE, Va., Sept. 1D.-A French
poodle owned by Grace Bryan, ' a
daughter of the Nebraskan "Common
er," has been denied the right to ma
triculate at ITollins' Institute, where
his pretty little niintress has been en
tered as a student for the present
term. The authorities have refused
point blank to enter into any nego
titions whatever regarding the canine. ,
SCARCE IN PHILIPPINES
WASHINGTON, Hept. IS.-Miijor Gen
eral Weston, In hi annual report of the
lVpaitment of l.usoii, Philippine Islands,
refer to u limped inn of the troops of
bis command, and '
Troops, Inclining wonts, were found in
good condition as to Instruction for field
service. Owing to the warelty of hors
es, many men of the cavalry were div
mounted. Many horses were too old, too
large and worth too much. I am of the
Opinion that horses should not exceed
13 1-2 hands high and weigh between 1130
mid IK) pounds. I think, tmi.lt would
lie well to end a hoard of cavalry olll
cot to Australia, where I am told un ac
tive, well-built liorxe lit a moderate piicc
U obtainable,"
BIG TREASURE SHIP.
NEW YOltK. Sept. ll.-The Cunard
strainer Carmania, which Is dfle to ar
rive in this port today, may well he
railed a golden ship. In the strung
boxes of the steamer are shipments of
gold aggregating 10.04KI.WW. This
gold is Imported by bank and bankers
in view of the recent money trlngcn
mini- b vUitrd (he Mormon churches I
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in various English and continental
countries. He declined to talk of his
trip in any way whatever. A dispatch
from Salt Lake several days ago tat-
ed that Charles l. 'wen, or ,sau uik
City, had applied to the district at-
torney there for a warrant for the ar-
rest of President Smith on the charge
were nearly all residents of Oklahoma
! Had breath, coated tongue, a languid
f feclinc, is entirely unnatural. Your
lazy liver and bowel need a tonic. The
m)Mng ,om to ewv 0a u
mMtft Rockjf MollnUin T. Tea
of TMet 3J u Ut gae hj FtMi
Hart.
SHOPLIFTING INCREASING.
the justices was openly stated in court
yesterday by Louis Lowenstein, lial
representative of the Association of De
partment Store Owners. There were
eight cases on the calendar yesterday
and adjournments were allowed for
seven. In the eighth case the prisoner
pleaded guilty.
A famous Wisconsin woman once said,
"All this poor earth needs is just the
artof being kind." Won't somebody
be kind enough to propose Hollister's
Rocky Mountain TeaT It helps to make
people kind and well. Tea or tablets,
35 cents.
For sale by Frank Hart.
FOOLED BY ROBBER.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 19. Hearing
a police whistle sounded and believing
that a policeman was signalling for
him to atop, Raymond A. Moore, a
chauffeur, brought his machine to a
stop at an early hour last Monday
morning in Golden Gate Park and fell
into the hands of a footpad who hud
Invented the ruse of the whistle to lurid
his game. Moore was relieved of $35
and his companion, a passenge whom
he was taking to Filmore street from
the Cliff House, of $65.
SPRINGFIELD DWELLING BURNS.
EUGENE, Or., Sept. 18,-The resi
dence of Rufus Cranflll, at Springfield,
was destroyed by fire, together with
most of its contents, yesterday. The
loss is $2,000 with partial insurance.
Mrs. Cranflll was alone in the house
at the time. She was sleeping and was
awakened by dense clouds of smoke
which came pouring down the stairway,
the fire having originated from a defec
tive flue in the upper part of the house.
THE VATICAN PALACE.
tts Kslateaee Is MalalF Da
Balldee Nlekalae V.
The preeeut existence of the Vatican
palace la principally dim to Nicholas
V., tha builder VW. whose ttfat!o
schotno would startle a modern irchl
tact 1H plan waa to build tha church
of Ut Peter's aa a atartlng point and
than to conatruct ona vast central hab
itat for the papal admlulatratlon,
win tha wool of what la called the
llorgo, from tha castle of Banf Angelo
to tha cathedral. In ancient times a
portico, or covered way euptwrted on
cotuuiua, led from tha bridge to the
church, and It waa probably from this
nal atrticturt that Nlclmlaa bagan bla
Imaginary ona, only amall part of
wblcu waa var completed. That amall
portion aloua comprise tha baalllca
aud tba Vatican palace,, which together
form by far tho greatest cootluuoua
niasa of buildings lu tb world. Tha
Collaeuiu la 1M yarda long by 13U
broad, Including tha tblckneaa of tha
walla. Bt. I'etcr'a church alono la
yarda loug and liW broad, so that tha
wholo Collsauiu would easily itaud
upou tho ground plan of tho church,
while tho Vatlcau palacs) la mora than
half aa larg agatu.
NL tiolaa V. died In HG&, ami tha old
eat parta of tho preaout Vatican palact
are uot older than bla rolgn. They are
generally known aa the Torre Horgla,
from having boeu Inhabited by Alex
ander VI., who died of polaou In tha
third of tha rooma now occupied by
tha lllwary, counting from tho library
aldo. Tha wludowa of Uwaa rooma
look uiwn tho India ajuar court of U
Belvedere, and that part of tha palaca
la not visible from without.
portions of tha substructure of tha
earlier building were no doubt utlllied
by Nicholas, and tho secret gallery
which connecta tho Vatican with tlia
mausoleum of Hadrian la ienerally at
tributed to Pope John XXIII.. who
died In 1417. but on tho wholo It may
be said that tho Vatican palace la orlg
luully a building of tha rlod of the
nmalaaanr. to which all aucceaslve
popes have made additions.
AN INDIAN THEORY.
Tha
ton of t:rlhiaak. Tidal
Ware and Volcaao.
"When Uvea nmoug tha ltakotiis."
said au old nriny ollker. "I found men
who. like Buddha, gavo seven year of
tholr live to prayer and fustliig. that
they might become- pure lu tho alght of
God, or the tJreat Bplrtt, aa they call
that Uilog. After they hava proved
tuoiiiHolvea before their people by pr
formlug so called miracles, aucb aa
holdlug their bauds ami anua lit boll
liiK water and not being burned, shot
with polsoued arrows aud not harmed,
bltton by rattlosuakee and not pol
sonod and tnauy other testa that I bave
witnessed, tbey are accepted aa holy
or wise men. The Indiana believe that
they can get tho word direct from God.
or the Great Spirit, the name aa the
wlao men aud seers of old used to do.
1 bave asked these Intclllgeucea to tell
mo about the cause of earthquakca and
tidal waves, and they explain It like
this:
"They say volennoea are the aafety
valves of the earth; that the rltn of the
earth la gradually cooling, Aa It cools
It contracts, making the pressure ou
the hot lava In the Interior greater. At
lust something must give way, this
rim must crack open, or the volcanoes
must burst forth and emit thla com
pressed lava.
"Sometimes It la relieved In one way,
sometime In another. Should the
earth crack In mldocean, where tbe
crust la usually thinner, then the wa
ters of the ocean fill In, and there la a
great explosion aa the water strikes
thla great bed of hot lava, large masse
of the rim are thrown up, aud Islands
apiar. Sometlmea they atay on the
aurface of tbe ocean, sometimes they
fall back and are again covered with
water, but that upheaval ao lifts tbe
water that ft great wave la atarted for
tho shore that carrlea death and de
atructloo In Ita way.
"Many of the old aafety valvea In
the earth are now closing up; only a
few remain. Tbe crust la becoming ao
thick that the cooling proceaa la more
alow."-Seattle Tlmea.
Delercaea to Boraltr.
On the occasion of a visit by the
king of Italy to Vesuvius an Italian
newspaper announced that "the erup
tion bad the honor of being witnessed
by his majesty." It waa a German pa
per which once stated that a certain
royal prince "waa graciously pleased
to be born yesterday." Equally cour-tler-llko
was ao army officer In attend
ance on tbe klug of Spain. The king
asked him what waa the time. Tbe
courtier fumbled for bla watch, but
could not find It, then respectfully re
plied, "Whatever time your majesty
pleases." " , '
Oetopas aad Coaarer Eal.
Conger eels bunt for the octopus and,
when found, proceed o browse on Ita
llmba. The octopus trioa to bug the
slippery, slimy conger tight, but in
vain, and, finding Its limbs growing
less, discharges its Ink In the face of
the foe and, uuder cover of the turbid
water, beats a hasty retreat. It Ii to
escape the too pressing attention of ita
foes that the octopus possesses the
power of changing Its color to corre
spond with that of Its surroundings.
Three of a Kind and a Pair.
newltt-Our actor friend claimed
that ho played to ft full house last
night, and It turned out there were
only five people In tbe audience. Jew
ett Well, It was the regulation full
bouse. There were three men In the
gallery and a man and bis wife down
stairs. New York Prens.
FINANCIAL f
RE10RT OF THE CONDITION 0 AUK
First National Bank
At Astoria, la the State of Oregon, at
tha close of business, Sept, 4th, m.
RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts $438,032.17
Overdrafts, secured and un.
secured 4.040.75
U. 8. Bonds to stcurt clrculs.
tlon v. 28,000.00
premiums on U, $ Bonds. . . , , , 000.00
lUmds, securities, U ...... , 43,(H0,00
Other real estate owned .... 3,000.00
Due from National Banks (not
reserve agent) 110,424.11
Due from State Banks and
Hunkers 07,138.30
Due from approvtd reserve
agents 170,377.78
Checks and other cash Items 894.03
Notes of other National
Ranks 30,00
Kk-ktla and cents W9Jil
Uwful money reserve In
Dank, via: ....
Specie 102,000.00
Redemption fund with U. S.
Treasurer (S per cent clrcu
latlon 1.230.00
Total
1,088,03
uABiLrnss.
Capital stock paid In 9100.000.00
Surplus fund 10,000.00
Undilded profits, lass expenses
nd taxes paid 20.00313
National Bank notes out
standing 2S.000.00
Due to 8tate Banks and Bank-
era M.4J
Individual dpolte subject to
check ..... milfi3J.9i
Demand certificates of de
posit ,20(J,38.38 024,IM!
Total 1,088,923.02
State oi Offcgon, County of Clateopasj
I, 8. 8. Gordon cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the
hove statement la true to tha best of
my knowledge and belief.
8. 8. GORDON,
Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 7th day of September, 1900.
a A. COOUDGE.
Notary Publle,
Correct Attest!
0. C. FLAVEL,
J. WESLEY I.APD,
w. F. McGregor,
Directors.
REPORT OF TIIE CONDITION OF TBI
Astoria MomM
at Astoria, in the State of Oregon, at
tbe close of business, Sept. 4th, 1900.
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts .$390,608.90
Overdrafts, secured and unse.
cured 8,713.14
U. 8. Bonds to secure circula
tion 12.600.00
Premiums on U. 8. bonds .. 000.00
Bonds, securities, etc 43,4(10.05
Banking house, furniture and
fixtures 4.000.00
Other real estate owned 8,233.41
Due from State Banks and
bankers 3,412.64
Hi i as frstm nnrnvJbrl rftMirVA
rn.nl. 197.071.12
rn,.tr. mnA ni hr c)i items. . 14.090.99
Notes of other National banks 30000
Fractional paper currency,
nickels and cents . 818.30
Lawful money reserve In bank,
vis:
Specie $09,605.75
Legal tender notes.. 289.00 69,894.75
Redemption fund with U. 8.
Treasurer (0 per cent of oir
dilation) 023-00
Total .... $781524.80
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid In $ 80,000.00
Surplus fund 35,000.00
Undivided profits, less ex
penses and taxes paid 14,652.82
National Bank notes outstand
ing.. 12,600.00
Individual deposits
subjeot to check . . $350,037.57
Demand certificates
of deposit 48,546.45
Time certificates of
deposit 230,687.06 630,171.08
Total $781,824.80
State of Oregon, County of Clataop, sat
1 George H. George, president of the
hnva-nnmed ' bank, do solemnly swear
that the above statement Is true to the
best of my knowledge and belief.
GEORGE H. GEORGE,
, President.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 11th day of September, 1906.
M. 0. MAOEE,
Notary Public.
Correct Attest:
GEO. W. WARREN,
A, SCHERNECKAU,
L.MANSUR,
Directors.
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