THE MORNING ASTORIAN. ASTORIA, OREGON.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1907.
JUST RECEIVED
Our lage line of cut glass intended for the
Holiday trade has just arrived; being de
layed on account of the car shortage.
The celebrated H. C. Fry's, which took
Gold Medal at Lewis and ClarkFair.
Latest Designs. Special Prices.
A. V. ALLEN,
CROCKERY DEPARTMENT.
EXCEEDEDH SPOWER
Colontl Brown Avers President
Erred in Disgracing Troops.
FORTY-NINE DEAD
Number Killed in the Recent Rock
Island -Vreck.
CORONER'S INQUEST IS HELD
Out of Seventy-.ix Mexicans in th
Car Forty-four Wer Killed, To
gether with Four White Men
and a Negro Porter.
)liot r;iils several months ago In
the lnop tlistrU-t. but aUlertnen up
poriinn the measure told the council
that there was necessity for such reg
ulation in the case of the bettor class
hotels.
"Kven hotels out in Hyde Park that
sprinkle the lawn with perfume every
niorninK ami scrub the floor with face
powder can stand a little looking af
ter," said Alderman Skully. This view
of the matter prevailed and the al
dermen defeated amendments Intended
to restrict the operation of the ordinance.
ROADS FAVOR STANDARD.
I
Chargec of Rebating and Discrimina
tion Made Against Eastern Lines.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 3. Onscrtm-
Ination in favor of the Standard Oil
Company by railroads is charged In a
TOPEKA Kans.-It Is impossible j complaint tiled today with the Inter
to say exactly how many persons per- j e Commerce Commission by the
ished in the Rock Island train wreck Clonal Petroleum Association
at Alma, Kansas, yesterday as a num- " constituting the Central
ber of bodies of Mexicans were com- j Traffic Association and New England
pletely destroyed by the burning of i Traffic Association. The board of
the smoking car. The conductor says trade of Kansas City complains that
there were 76 Mexicans on the train. l"c
and It Is feared that 44 of these were
other lines running Into Kansas City
killed, together with four passengers, charge 12 per car for reconslgnment
; or gram sn:ppea out oi mm cuy. i ne
! board requests that the commission
prohibit the levying of such charge,
and if any charge be levied, that It
all men, and a negro train porter, ma- i
kins; the total dead 49.
A coroner's Inquest will be held at
Alma. Kansas, tctday. when John
Lynnes the boy telegraph operator. reasonable.
who Is blamed for the accident, will
testify. The investigation will be con
tinued at Topeka. So far as known,
all the women on the train escaped
death and none was seriously Injured.
W. H. Osgood, of Mitchellville, Iowa,
was dragged from the ruins still alive
but died in a few moments. He was
identified by papers In his pockets.
Rescuers pulled an arm off a passen-
CANNOT DECIDE.
CHICAGO, Jan. 3. No decision was
reached today by the general mana
gers of railways centering in Chicago,
who met to consider the demands of
engineers for Increased wages and an
eight-hour day. Another meeting will
be held Monday, when similar de-
I mnnds hv the switchmen will also h
ger who was wedged in the wreckage, j conB,dered
Mr. Jennie Coleman of Peoria, in., ana i
Mrs. J. W. Harpstrlte, of Chicago, and J
her ten year old daughter Jane were
COMPETE WITH SHIPPERS.
riding in the tourist sleeper of the
eastbound train. They were on their
way to their homes in Cullison, Kan.
Mrs. Harpstrlte was slightly injured
about the neck and shoulders. The
two women went east last night. Mrs.
Freight Companies Cut Into Markets
of Western Fruit Jobbers.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 3. It is prob
able that the Western Fruit Jobbers'
Association will lodge a formal corn
rilaint with the Interstate Commerce
Harrv Wright of Dalhart, Texas, and :
" ft I Commission against the practice of
her baby, bound for Decatur, 111., were
unhurt
REGULATE HOTELS.
express companies in merchandising
fruit and other produce in competition
with shippers. The r-cent letter from
Commissioner Prouty was to the effect
that he did not think the express
companies were violating the provis
ions of the law, but he advised the
Jobbers' association to make forma
Chicago City Council Passes New and
Strict Ordinance.
CHICAGO, Jan. 3. The Chicago
city council passed the ordinance for oompant to tne commission that the
licensing and regulating hotels lat J rnatt(,r may ht, H..Uiel by an invest!
night, although the corporation coun-1 g,.ition t,y ,n commission.
sel's office has issu'-d opinions in j
which the validity of such a law hasj CORONER QUESTIONS ROAD,
been held doubtful. Only four nr-ga-
tive votes were cast. Originally the
measure was intended for the regula
tion of such hotels as were closed by
CANNOT PUNISH UNTRIED
Declares Affair at Brownsville Was
Due to Attitude of Whites, Who
Did Not Desire the Black
Soldiers.
NKW YORK. Jan. 3. i'olon.1 Alex
ander S. Hucoti. of counsel for til'
Afro-American Council In the case of
dismissal by President Itoosevelt of i
battalion of negro troops for the
Urownsvllle, Texas, affair, made pub
lic his opinion yesterday. His speech
will be sent to Senator Foraker and
members of the Senate and House
committees on military affair. Af
ter reviewing the evidence presented
In the President's messuKe, Colonel
Paeon declares that the ncisro sol
diers' discharge "without honor." was
illegal and would not be upheld by the
courts If brought before them under -i
writ of certloraria. The colonel con
tends that the Idea prevalent that the
President, ns commander-in-chief of
the army, can Inflict the punishment
within his discretion Is a mistaken one,
because under the Kngtsh and Amer
ican constitutions no person (exc-pt
minors, prisoners, etc) can be pun
ished in time of peace except by the
Judgment of a court. The President's
dismissal of the negro soldiers, !
says, was Intended to be a punishment
and wns a punishment The Presi
dent, he uvers, may arbitrarily dis
miss any enlisted man If he dlsik"S
the color of that man's hair, but the
President has no rUht to libel him by
saying that such dismissal Is "with
out honor," nor can he Inflict the
added punishment of debarring such
a dismissed enlisted man from civil
employment under the government.
Colonel Bacon argues that the fun
damental cause of the Brownsville af
fair was a commercial one. The best
people of Brownsville, he says, had
predetermined not to have negro
troops stationed at Fort Brown, be
cause white soldiers spent their mon
ey with white merchants, Whereas the
negro soldiers spent their money with
Mexicans and other negroes with
whom the whites had little to do. Col.
Bacon says that he will not Invoke
the aid of the courts In th matter
until all other means fail.
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but a Leader of All.
WASHINGTON, Jan. ',. At the
coroner's imiu"st into the cause of
Sunday's wreck at Terra Oper
ator Detrow said he was positive that
the Frederick local had cleared the
block at Takoma Park before he dis
played the white target for the dead
train. The coroner during the hear
ing demanded that th railroad officials
giv definite answer why the first re
lief train was held at University Sta
tion for 13 minutes and a fast passen
ger train allowed to pass.
S. A. G1MRE
543 Bond Street, Opposite Fischer Bros.
A CARD.
This Is to certify that all druggists
are authorized to refund your money
If Foley's Honey and Tar falls to cure
your cough or cold. It stops the
cough, heals the lungs and prevents
serious results from a cold. Cures la
grippe coughs and prevents pneumon
ia and consumption. Contains no
opiates. The genuine Is in a yellow
package. Refuse substitutes. T. F.
Laurin, Owl Drug Store.
How to Avoid Pneumonia.
You can avoid pneumonia and other
serious results from a cold by taking
Foley's Honey and Tar. It stops the
cough and expels the cold from the
system, as It Is mildly laxative. )
fuse any but the genuine In the yel
low package. T. F. Laurin, Owl Drug
Store.
Will Accept Rate Reductions Made by
Kansas Commissioners.
CHICAGO, Jan. 3. A despatch to
the Record-H-rald from Topeka,
Kans.. says: All suits now perilling In
the federal court here to test the va
lidity of the statute creating the Stale
Board of Railroad Commissioners will
be dismissed and immediately the
freight rate r -duel ions, aggregating
$1,500,000 annually be made by the
leading railroads in the state. Tills
agreeni -nt was reached at a confer
ence yesterday between freight traf
fic Mianagrs of the Missouri Pacific,
I'nion Pacific, Koek Hand and Santa.
Fe railroadx and the railroad commis
sioners. Th..- agreement was apptoved
last night, and will be signed by both
parties to the conference today. By
the terms of the agreement the rail
roads will reduce the rate on coal one
mill per ton mile, making an aggregate
reduction of $800,000 to $1,000,000 an
nually. The reduction on grain and grain
products is 7 per cent, of the present
rate. The board has ordered a reduc
tion of only 5 per cent. The saving
to Kansas shippers, will be from $500,
000. to $600,000. The rate on all kinds
of paper from Missouri river points
to Hutchinson, Wichita and other
western points was cut 10 per cent.
opmchis. The I'onimls'don Is adieu
thus with the consent of Mi" Wash
ington authorities
The i. is, of Mis Wrlsshi'tH Is no
ticeable jis beliiK I he Ill's! one III
which cointnlsMonei uf imirh: ii ..ei
IVI'U'ed to obey the I i v III I Hard to
the deportation of limnlui .ml ailVdcd
with 1 1 .uliooia. When Mis. Wcl-cliei ;
land d Hcie her husband had aevc.,, d
III est.iMl-dlhig lillie-elf mo III it he
colli I lake care of lil-i lf' and chil
dren. Coiuiitltodoiicr Walde'i n m il
tile law was plain enough bin ih.it the
particular application of It In lite case
of the llttl. Jewish mot Iter was too
In-artless. The ca -e h.li moused ureal
sympathy at Fills Island and theic
was general r Joidun when It was an
nounced that Mrs. Wdssbeig had i
good chance to li'inaln.
WIRE COMPANIES MERGE.
Pacific States and Sunset Telephone
and Telegraph Companies One.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 3. An
nouncemeni Is made that the Puclrtv
States Telephone X- Teb'Kiaph Com
pa ii and the Sunset Telephone &
Telegraph Company have been merged
Into one company and (hut their va
rious properties and systems reach
ing every part of the Pnclllc HIhm will
be taken over by a merger company
called the Paclllc Telephone & Tele
graph Company. The consolidated
stock has been capitalized at $.'0.01)0,.
000. Of this there will be 3'J,OH0,00O
preferred stuck and IM.OOii.onii In com
mon stock.
Vast expenditures and experiment
are planned. While the merger tint
been In contemplation for some time,
It was only yesterday that the details
wer,. completed. The shareholders of
the old companies met und by vote
ordered the change.
"THE CREAT NORTHWEST" LAST
NIGHT AT THE STAR.
"Kikhardt's Ideals." the npnlar
stock company, at the Star Theater,
last nlirht presented Th. Great
Northwest" to a good house. The
play was good In every respect and
was well received by all who witnessed
It. Miss Georgia A, Nichols, us Sierra
Suse, was decidedly clever and made
a very goid Impression with the nu-
dlen.ee. Miss Nichols Is a ypung act
ress with undeniable talent, and Is
especially strong In this part.
"The Great Northwest" will con
tlnue until next Monday when "Vlr
glnla" will be offered, which Is a beau
tlful Southern play in Ave acts.
DskoVa Little Llrer Pllla thorough
ly clean the system, good for Uay U
era, make clear complexion!, bright
era and happy thought,
old by Frank Hart's Drug Btore.
CASTOR I A
For Infants and Children.
Tha Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears tuc ,j yA
Slgni
LAW NOT BLIND.
Commissioner Refuses to Deport Chil
dren Though Ruling Requires it.
NKW YORK, Jan. ;,. - -Immigration
Commissioner Robert Watohorn said
yesterday that Mrs. Goldi(! Wclssbiirg,
the woman who with four children
carne here from Ilunsia In December
to join her husband, an Albany tailor,
ami was found lo be suffering from
trachoma, would probably not be de
ported after all. It has be'-n found,
Mr. Watehorn said, that the trachoma
from which she is suffering, could be
spe-'dlly cured ntid he would therefore
exercise his discretion and await devel-
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SUMMER SPECIAL
To dertnw our stsnprd linem w will wll
ctnlcrpiccM like cut Uinped on linen
complete with dots to embroider.
kepiiar value 90c Special 50c
!a oreVrim sr xsil send poet office er ei
reu mooer fittftd wmltn tkii paftr
'She Needlecraff5Rob
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AMUSEMENTS.
STAR THEATER
Spcchil Stock niifjnciiieiit.
Bckhardt's Ideals
ToniyM, and with reguUr mstinee Saturday and 8unday, the Great Bor
der Drama suooess,
THE GREAT NORTHWEST
Next attraction, oommenolng Monday, January 7, the beautiful South
ern drama,
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Kvening prices, lAc, 2"c and :.r)c.
Mutinec 10c and 2c.
Give Him Something to Smoke.
Hill w nilUl lib II III MffllVIIV "WOS T
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Christmas Cigars and Smokers f
requirements in great variety, x
We have the largest stock of
cigars in the city, and keep
only the prominent brands and
- high class goods.
Small Boxes of Clears, 12 and 25 in (he Box.
PIPES Fine Mercschaums and Briars from
25c to $20 00.
WILL MADISON
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The Old Stove Man
Ha. been hunting around for a year or more to find Una of
STOVE
a. good or better than the kind ha sold here twenty year ago (soma
of theea ar beginning to wear out). He think, ha ha. found tha
Una. Ha will .how them to you if you will call at tha .tor of
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unnecessary. It is not n varnish, but a
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original finish find making it brighter than
ever. It is applied with a piece of cheese
cloth and no experience Is necessary. No
drying to wait for. Removes nil scratches,
stains, dirt, dullness. It can be applied
to any finish with beneficial results. Nat
ural wood, as well as any color of paint, will
be better for an application of IJtpiid Veneer.
Liquid Ucnecr will improve even the most
si
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beautiful furniture. It will take that .smoky
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THE GEM
C. F. WISE, Prop.
Choice Wines, Liquor,
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Hot Lunch at all Hour. 35 Centa
Corner Eleventh and Commercial
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Merchant! Lunch From
11:30 a. m. to 1:30 p jo.
OREGON