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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 10, 1906)
MARINE MEMORANDA Exchane of Lkhtships Took Place Yesterday. TWO STEAMERS ARE OVERDUE French Bark Jacobsoa Aniret from Dunkirk Major Guy Howard Up for Repair Another Delay on the Steamship Columbia. All day long yesterday people Inter eated in the arriral of tbe flue steam chip Roanoke were expecting her at he? dock at the Callender, but it vat ascertained that ahe had something the natter with her machinery and was delayed en route. She was due to ar rive in on the' evening flood of yes terday, but at sundown had not been even sighted at the Heads. The low, heavy fogs obscured her, however, and ahe slipped in at ' 8:30 last erening with 118 passengers and 20 tons of freight on board for Astoria. She also had the twenty-seven Chinese cannery men, taken to Humboldt county, Cal for service in the Tallant eannerV. and who, owing to the popular preju dice there, were not allowed to fulfil their contracts and had to be brought. home. In speaking with Mr. E. W. Tal lant of the Tallant-Grant company, yes terday, that gentleman said: The, talk about public prejudice having anything to do with the uproar attendant upon our shipping those Chinamen Into Hum boldt, is all a farce; the matter has a far different and less significant ba sis than that.' Had we placed our busi ness down there, two years ao. at the town of Fortuna, on the river directly opposite the point where we did locate and build, there never would have been a, word pf protest sent up about the shore anchorage, where she will do duty launch at the ship's side and borne up the river to the paint of service, ami did not get to go Into' v" for a moment. It Is folly to say that the entitle community was interested In the shabby deal, for such is not the ay case. Our company l In receipt of ninny letters of sympathy and good-will from prominent business men all over California, protesting against the out rage and tendering their good offices in straightening the matter out once and for all , VU.,;,;. V The tlucW little motor- schooner Delia will leave out this morning for Nehalem, with a hold full of general stuff and a wicked-looking deck load of bridge Iron, Including pier-cylinder, beams, suspension rods, hangers, buck lers, and every piece of It o long It sticks out over the rail and all of which the Delia will dump into the deep blue Pacific If she gets one of her storm-movers on. Shell have to do It If It Is done, for no one could ever get to it and handle It is a stress of weather. Federal Quarantine Officer Dr. Holt of this port, yesterday, iu overhauling the people of the two barks Inrernes shire and Jacobson, just in port, dicov ered that nearly a doten men on the former and nine or ten on the latter, were afflicted with granulated eyelids, and the matter has been referred to Washington for adjustment, and until word comes from there in this relation the men must be held in strict quaran tine aboard their respective ships. The French bark Jacobson out of Dunkirk, for Portland, with a big load of cement, arrived In this port yes terday, and will get dispatch up the river today. She had a fairly quick and moderate trip out, and all are well on board. She cornea via Hobart, Tas mania, and some of her men have eye trouble that may require the Interfer enc of the federal quarantine authori ties" ' : The light house tender Heather took the lightship No. 60 to sea yesterday morn ins and ranged her at her off- admission of the Chinamen; we simply aroused the antagonism of some disap pointed landowners, who invoked all as of old, the vessel that has been do ing duty there since last winter com ing into port and being berthed at the the old-time bias, long since dormant in Buoy Dock until she shall be sen? to Portland or Seattle for a general overhauling. that section, by way of reprisal for our turning down their offers and their properties. The men were taken into the harbor and put directly in,o that the nejy steel rudder-post of the steamship Columbia, which should have been shipped-by this time, whs discov ered to ho defective jut a It was bo lug taken from the foundry at tha Hay City, and had to bo r-cast. This will hold the vessel up for service un til November 1 or later. The steamship Ikrracouta came down from Portland early'.-yesterday .morn ing," eu route to Francisco, She wcut into the Tongue Point mill dock and took on an immense consignment of shooka for the Bay City, and then dropped down to the 0. R. & N. pier at ft o'clock p. ru. and will go to sea this morning. - The federal engineers steamer, the Major Guy Howard la due to undergo about 30 days' overhauling very soon, the repairs being necessary upon her stem post and rudder-bearings, and at other points about her bull. The work has been let In Portland, but just when she will start up for the metropolis is not known. The French bark La Tour vergus, from Antwerp to Portland, ce ment laden, arrived in last evening at o'clock an dwlU go up the river to day if possible. She had a fair trip out in 154 days and Optaln U Seven re porta ait hands hearty and glad to get in port. The steamer F. A. Kilburn Is about 4 hours behind her schedule and is due to arrive in this morning on the early flood, from San Francisco. The steamer Alliance is due to ar rive at the uuienucr ancic inis morn ing early, on her way to Coos lay poiuts. The steamer South Bay, lumlier lad en from Rainier, arrived down yester day morning and went directly to sea. INSURANCE CASE ON First of Calijornla Cases Estab lishes Precedent. INSURANCE COMPANY LOSES Able Jurist Denies Proof Shown of Fact That Earthquake. Was Direct" ' ly Liable for San Fran Cisco Fire, l- SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. O.-Th ftrrft tm'Llon in an Insurance case to handed down by superior Itidga since the fire, was jrWen by Judge Carroll Coola yesterday In the case of Assist- ant City Attorney A. 8. Newburg against the Transatlantic Flra Insur ance Company of Hamburg. The de cision, which Is In favor of the plain tiff, carries a judgment of IW. In his decbinn the judge sayst "The value of the property destroyed U admitted to be more than the amount sued for. If the earthquake caused the Are the defendant would still be liable under the policy but there Is no evi dence that would justify a finding that the fire waa caused by tbe earthquake." The schooner Mabel Gale got off to sea yesterday with her big load of lumber for the Bay City. WOE-BENSON CASE Action Word comes up from San Francisco C6e Store for Women Jv0 T5he VL. beeIShtve Women's Outfitters REMEMBER The BEE HIVE STORE t Gives at all times just what it advertises. OUR MOTTO Honest values for the least money. The Workers of Fancy Goods are cordially invited to come and look over our new stock which has just ar rived from the east. As we bought this line direct from the importer we are in a position to sell much cheaper than the rest which accounts for the ridiculously low prices that we are . asking. ( Hardangar Patterns Finished in Every Grade and Color at $1.65. Hardangar Patterns, hand finished, size 27 inch, in all colors at this low price, $4.00. Danish Hedbo in pretty patterns, all colors and sizes, all hand made IN ALL THE FANCY DESIGNS. Just the thing for center tables and stands, very pretty, in all sizes, ranging in price from $1.25 to $3.15 in Land Fraud Cases is Postponed. WASHINGTON MATTERS FIRST Heney Too Busy Preparing for January Docket at Capital and Strike Hat ters to Take Action Before Winter, SAX FRAVCISCO. . Oct. 9. Circum stances have arisen which make it im possible for me to commence any land fraud trials he'ore Decemlier 1 at Port land. I also advised Judge Bennett, when he was here a few days ago, that I have considerable work to do prepar ing briefs on behalf of the government In the land fraud cases which have been appealed to the Circuit Court of Appeals, Including the Williamson OesnerBiggs cases, which were argued here by Bennett, Wison, Bristol and myself, last Friday. I am also occu pied In examining witnesses on behalf of the government In the taking of depositions on behalf of the defendants in the Hyde-Benson case, which Is to be tried in Washington, D. C, next January. In addition to these mat ters, and my private business, 1 a"m engaged in arbitrating the question of wages and hours between Hie "sited Railroads and their employes, in settle ment of the strike which occurred here last month. It h my Intention to return to Port land December 1 and to remain there until I finish the remaining land fraud cases. FRANCIS J. HK3KY. DANGER FROM THE PLAGUE. There's grave danger from the plague of Coughs and Colds that are so preva lent, unless you take Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds. Mrs. Geo. Walls, of Forest City, Me., writes: "It's a Godsend to people living in climates where coughs and colds prevail. I find It , quickly ends them. It prevents Pneumonia, cures La Grippe, gives wonderful relief In Asth ma and Hay Fever, and makes weak lungs strong enough to ward oft Con sumption, Coughs and Colds. 50c and $1.00. Guaranteed by Chas. Rogers' drug store. Trial bottle free. Now is the Time Dr. Klaugmann, expert chiropodist, late from Berlin, Germany, treats corns, bunions, Ingrow ing toe nails, callouses and warts with out pain, sure cure. Offices 471, Bond street, ' MORE LINES FOR HILL. SOUTH M'ALESTEH, I. T, Oct. .9.- U wa learned here tonight that aur veyors In the employ of J. J. Hill left here today to obtain the right of way for a new line to the Gulf. MISSING SAILORS FOUND.. HOUGHTON, Mich., Oct. O.-Fourteen iwflnle. eomDrixInir the crews of the barges Wayne and Foster, reported mising last night, were found' alive and safe today. RECKONING TIME. The Watch of (he Mam la th. tr I. ftt bjr i he atari. Time is a perennially Interesting sub ject. Before tho chronometer In the Jeweler's window n procession Is eon stantly pnsslliK- The bunker pulis out his 700 rtpetter. comparea It with iliv chronometer mid move ou. The office boy with Just a much dlKiiily consult the dollar tlawplm-c tlmt Jiulgys hi lit tit waistcoat. Both m fi-iinHy uuder the sjm'II of time. As in:st jerr'r. know, Englnud sup plies the world v. !tb that vnlimWc but Impalpable- commodity, that purely ar bitrary thing which we call time. The meridian of tho Koyal observatory at Greenwich !. the point from which the dny of the civilized world Is reckcttwd, but In America the fulled States Nnval observatory In Washington determines Greenwich time and tllutrlbute It by telejrrnph. In the end tbe watch of tho man In the street Ix set by tho stars. Out of the vast number In the heavens there are some (UX, visible either to tho eye or the camera, which ore known to be prneticnlly Invarlnblo. Tho astronomer s'.'I.cts one of them. Through the transit Instrument a telescipe pointed at the inerldl'tn-lie watches, telegraph ic key In hind. On tho lens of the telescope are eleven Uolr lines. Tho center one marks the meridlnu. A the Star crosses etch of these line the operator presses hi key, tho wires of which connect with an automatic re cording clock called a chronograph. This shows at what time the star crossed the meridian. Astroiwuicui ta bles determine the time nt which It should have crossed. Comparison of tho standard clock tvlth these tables shows whether or not the clock Is right. . Tho time Is distributed at noon. Three minutes before 12 o'clock thou sands of telegraph operators sit In al !ne wnltlm for the click of the key which shall toll them that the "master clock" In Washington has begun to speak. At one minute before 12 It be gins, beating cy?ry second nntll the fifty-fifth. Then, after the panse, comes a single beat, which marks exact noon, and for another day the world knows that It has the correct time tf tho fraction of a socond.-Youth'fi Com panjon. Development of Chirk. The development of t chick within the egg Is one of thu most wonderful things In nut;jre. At tlio end of the fifty-eighth hour of Incubation the henrt begins to fosat, two vesicles are Been and a few hours later the auri cles ulxo np-teur. On thu fourth day the Outlines of tho wlnga' muy be per ceived suid somutiiiieH of the head also; on the fifth day the liver Is visible; on tTse slxllt oilier Internal organ appear. Iu lOt) hours the beak Is fully formed; In 200 hours the rib tire .clearly devel oped; in 210 hours tho feathers are vis ible; Iu 208 hours the eyes appear; In 283 the ribs nre completed and the feathers oft" the breast; In 1130 the lungs, stomach and breast have as sumed a natural appearance. On the eighteenth day the firet faint piping of tho chicle Is piomcflme audible. Morning Astorlan, 60 cents month, delivered by carrier. per TJ'5awvs, n r ibbb r . vi j Mk. rr j i a i a - - - P. A. I 1 mi. ii i sit mi is what you purchase when you buy your clothes of us TOKES ''UNCOMMON CLOTHES" Clotbeg Bought Bert Pressed Free Any Tim Tot Wish and often a Y0O Wish. ASTORIA GROCERY PHONE, MA IK 6St. . stj COMMERCIAL STREET. ANOTHER SHIPMENT JUST IN of LONG'S PRESERVES Jams and Jellies WAXEN COOKING APPLES PerDox65c - " " T1 :o ' Yottili $135.00 Flat Profit ! ! ! I have a New $31500 Piano itiai is yOiii-ri OTa aa0 spot for $180.00. : - : Address Astorian. ASTORIA IRON WORKS JOHN-FOX, Pres. . P L BIBHOV. Secretary Nelson Troytr, Vice-Pres. and Sui)t, ABTOItIA HAVINGS UANK, Treat- Designers and Manufacturers of . ' ' -V.: ' :, : ' - " , THE LATEdT IMPEOVED ' ; Canning. Machinery, Marine Engines and Boilers Complete Cannery Outfits FurnishtJ. 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