THE MORNING ASTOIUAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
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BAR, BAY AND RIVER
Coast Liner Elder Leaves for
the South.
NUMATIA IS NOT REPORTED
Towing Steamer Diamond 0. Awaiting
Oil TankerHomer Goat to Sea
Rmtus K. Wood and Iran Loava Out
Manchu Maru Up for Portland.
The steamer Geo. W. Elder came
down from Portland early yesterday
morning, with a good manifest of
freight and a number of passengers,
and went to sea on the early floood.
The' steamer Homer followed the El
Jer down the river closely yesterday
morning ,and went to sea and San
Francisco, lumber laden, Just ahead of
the coast liner.
The barkentlne Makewell, from San
Francisco, brought S15 tons of coal
from San Francisco, for S. Elmore &
Company, and will dock their bunkers
tor delivery at once. .
The Steamer Diamond O, of the Or-
gon Bound Lumber Company. Is dock
PERSONAL MENTION,
Mrs. E. M. Baker went to Portland
yesterday on a brief visit.
Mrs. I P. Nye of Ilwaco was In As
toria yesterday.
Ooorge Macauley and M. C. Macaulcy
are up from Seaside on a short visit.
C. M. Lane came down from the me
tropolis yesterday on business.
Col. John Adair of Sunnymend was
In this city yesterday.
Wtn. Angle of Louisiana Is visiting In
Astoria.
J. H. McAfee of North Head was in
this city yesterday.
C. M. Lane was down from Portland
yesterday.
John Dragoltoh of Aberdeen Is visi
ting friends In Astoria.
A. Miller, general manager of the
Star Brewing company was In the city
yesterday.
Mrs. Q. A. Barton of Portland Is vis
iting her granddaughter Miss Francis
H. Hannaford in this city.
BOOKKEEPER ARRESTED.
Charged With Murdering Employer in
Tennessee.
CHICAGO, Feb. 21. A dispatch to
the Tribune from Knoxvllle, Tenn.,
says:
As a sequel to the supposed acci
dental killing of Chalmers Vestat at
his residence at Baxter, Putnam Coun
ty, on Sunday, W. S. Bryant, Vestal's
bookkeeper was arrested here last
night while on board a train In com
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ed at the Callender pier, awaiting the pany of Mri Ve8tal the wj0w. He
arrival or on narge ino. v. ,9 charged with the murder. Mrs. Ves-
the coast on the lines of the steamer, m wantea t0 remain here with Bry
Atlas, She will probably arrive today. ftnt b(jt he Jei her to return
I home. Bryant was committed to Jail
The big. fine liner Numantla now; Saturday
due from China and Japan, for this
port and Portland, Is still unreported,
but will likely show up today. She is
heavily loaded with general cargo, be
side carrying 4,000 tons of coal.
WILL KILL DOUMA.
The American ship Slntram, twenty-two
days out from San Francisco,
crosed in over the bar yesterday, and
Is at anchor In the city channel await
ing towage to St Helens.
The ship Rufus K. Wood went out to
Reports Say Russian Government Will
Dismiss Meeting.
NEW TORK.Feb. 21 The Time to
day states that private dispatches re
ceived here yesterday forecast the
abandonment of the Douma in Russia
and a return to the conditions of gov
MONEY IN CHINA
Custom Exists Among Merchants
of Stamping Each Coin.
DISTRUST GOLD AND PAPER
The snip kuius jv. wuim uuv
. . - I eminent there before that body ot the
ea. vesterday on the hawsers or tae-
San Francisco sea tug Sea Rover, in
command of Captain Q. B. Thompson.
The schooner Irene crossed out yes
terday cn her way to San Francisco
with her big load of lumber.
The American ship Elwell entered
this port yesterday from San Pedro,
oeoDle's representatives was estab
lished by the Emperor's decree.
The dispatches, It is said, were from
Berlin and come from authorltlve
sources. The end of the Douma fs to
come. It Is said, through a series of In
ternal disorders, pogroms mainly,
which will give the reactionary ele
ment excuse for having the Imperial
government declare that the conve-
twenty-three days out She will go to n)ng of tne Douma will be Impossible
Stella for a cargo . under the circumstances.
, Inquiries by the Associated Press
The four masted schooner Mable In St Petersburg last night brought
Gale came in from San Francisco yes-1 forth a denial of these reports. It was
terday afternoon. ' j stated In ministerial circles that the
I Douma would meet on March 5 as
Tne Japanese steamship Manchu scheduled.
Mam went on up the river yesterday "
mnr.in, ami will load sraln out fori NOTED SCIENTIST DIE3.
the Orient without any loss of time.
NATIONAL CORN EXPOSITION.
Greatest Ever Held is Planned For
Chicago Next Summer.
CHICAGO, Feb. JL The greatest
corn exposition ever held in America
will be opened In Chicago next Au
tumn, under the auspices of the Na
tional Corn Exposition Association, or
ganized recently In this city.
Plans for the exposition were formu
lated last night at a dinner of the ex
ecutive committee of the Association,
It was decided to expend $15,000 in
carrying out the enterprise, which It Is
estimated, will bring between 100,000
and 200,000 visitors to Chicago from all
parts of the country.
The show will last from October 6
to October 19.
There will be a corn palace, corn
PARIS.Feb. 21. Professor Henri
Molsenne, who recently received the
Nobel prize for his experiments in the
isolation of Flourlne, his researches
Into its nature and the application of
the electric furnace to the scientific
uses, Is dead.
Professor Molsenne, who died yes
terday, following an operation for ap
pendicitis, la the second Nobel man
to die within a week, the other Glossue
Carduccl, who died at Bologna Feb
ruary 17.
"Don't you know mo, Cuptuln
Chaiui')?"
Captain Cimncey studied long and
earnestly hut could not recognise his
forty-seven years ago," The page had
grown Into the prosperous business
mun nnd It vvn 1 1 1 1 o wonder Unit
Cluim ey did not recall the features of
one t the "hoys" of half a century be
fore. The man proved to bo W. H.
Klngnmn, who was appointed a page
In the Mouse from Michigan and now
lives In Boston. Visiting Washington,
ho at once looked up his Old chief.
TO HONOR THE DAY.
8kin Disease of Twenty Years' Stand
ing Cured.
I want yon to know how much
Chamberlain's Salve haa done for me.
It has cured my face of a skin dis
ease of almost twenty years' standing.
I have been treated by several as
smart physicians as we have In this
fields, showing how the grain should! country and they dIJ me no good, but
be raised for the most profit; corn pro-! two boxes of this salve has cured me.
ducts, showing what fanners have! Mrs. Fannie Griffon, Troy, Ala.
done In the various states, and foods Chamberlain's Salve is for sale by
signalizing the utlllt yof grain. ' Frank Hart and leading druggists.
Ever Aimin
a igher
Building better, and growing greater in possi
bilities; ever "watching, ever working, that the goal
of yesterday may be the starting point today.
We have renovated our store and increased our
stock with fresh new goods. PRICES RIGHT.
Astoria Grocery,
521 Commercial St.
Amc.'!-; cf Silver in Coin Depends Up
on Honesty of Mint Offiolals, and
Users Stamp With Initials To Guard
Agains Cheating.
WASHINGTON, February 21. Rep
resenlattvo Julius Kahn, of California,
who recently returned 'from a tour of
the Orient, talks enthusiastically on
the observations he made during his
travels. In nothing did Mr. Kahn take
greater Interest than in the question
of money and the circulating medium
of value among the natives whom he
visited.
In China." said Mr. Kahn, "silver
coins do not always contan the requis
ite amount of silver: their actual
weight as compared with that re
quired by the law. depends upon the
honesty of 'moderation' of the boss In
charge of the particular mint turning
these silver coins out. For this rea
son coins In general circulation In Chi
na only pass for their bullion value,
as shown by their weight. Suppose
we of this country should have to stop
and hesitate over the value of a coin
every time one was offered to us In
change, or that we had to have the
little piece weighed before we could be
sure the merchant was not getting the
best of us. We of the United States,
I'm afraid do not value our monetary
system aa we should.
"It is customary among the Chinese
merchants to stamp the coins that pass
through their hands with their own In
itials; when this Is done they pass for
their face value until short weight Is
disclosed, when the man who stamped
the coin last must make good the Iosj.
The repeated stamping of these coins
give them a hollow or dish like shape,
and they resemble a pile of plates when
stacked up In a bank.
'In the far East gold and paper arc
looked upon with suspicion by the na
tives. Silver is what they want, for it
Is the only money metaf with which
thev are familiar. However, In this
regard, human nature Is pretty much
the same the world over. In Colorado
and on the Pacific Coast paper money
Is still regarded with distrust by the
people. Go Into a bank In San Fran
cisco anJ tender a 150 bill for change
and the teller will, turn It over and
over and scrutinize every part of It
before he grudgingly parts with his
metallic money for It. In New York
and the East people will bite and ring
gold coins before accepting them, btu
they accept the paper money without
looking at It with more than a mere
glance to determine Its denomination.
John Sharp Wllliams.mlnorlty leader
of the House, in discussing the appar
ent difference of opinion between the
North and the South and their view
points on matters of general interest
illustrated the situation in one of his
characteristic observations to Repre
sentative Alexander, of Buffalo, who
was born In Maine, and Is fairly typ
ical of the New England Continent
Alexander Is one of the most popular
of the Republicans and is well liked
by Williams.
"In 1620," said Mr. Williams, "a band
of Pilgrims landed on a rock up there
in Massachusetts, and the Idea they
brought over with them have passed
on down through generation after gen
eration. Much, if not all, the friction
between the North and South that has
occurred in this country, can be traced
back to the ideas of that band of pil
grims Now, this being true, it must
follow that if the rock had landed on
those pilgrims instead of the pilgrims
land on that rock, this country would
have been spared a vast amount of
trouble; there would have been no
sectional feeling, and everything would
have been lovely."
Mr. Alexander did not quite agree
with Mr. Williams' conclusion but
thought his illustration showed the
readiness with which the minority
leader could always Illustrate an ar
gument.
Young MnV Institute At St. Mary's
Hall to Night.
Oeorgo Washington's birthday will be
commemorated this evening's enter
tainment to be held at St. Mary's
Church Hall, at 16th and Grand Ave.,
under the auspices of the Young Men's
institute, and an Intellectual treat Is
promised In the address of the prin
cipal speaker of the evening, Mr. John
O'Hartw the hrdllhyit editor of the
Catholic Sentinel, of Portland, who Is
to take his auditors back to the .days
of the patriot trials, In his address
"The Spirit of Valley Forge."
Young America, will be represented
by the children, under the capable di
rectorship of the Slaters of the Acade
my of the Holy Names will be hoard
and si't'n In an Interesting programme
and a number of popular musical num
bers will bo given by prominent local
talent.
PROGRAM.
Children Flag drill, by small boys,
assisted by Utile girls with Inci
dental patriotic airs.
"Columbia the Gem of the Ocean"' and
Star Spangled Banner" under direc
tion Sisters of the Academy of Holy
Names.
Star Spangled Banner, Key. Mixed
Chorus.
Baas Solo Solo. "My Own United
States," Edwards, Mr. Strunt.
Patriotic Address, "The Spirit of Val
ley Forge," Mr. John O'Hara.
Glee; "There Little Girl Don't Cry."
Whltcomb Riley. Ladles Glee Club.
Forever," Sousa.
Mixed chorus: Stars and Stripes
Baritone Solo; 'Tho Good Old U. S.
A., Mr. James Vernon, assisted by
Mixed Chorus; Mrs Minnie Brooks,
Pianist.
Hinging by the audience; Anthem, "A-merlca.
Spring Announcement !
If iff
We wish to
announce
the arrival
of some of
our advance
SPRING GOODS
As usual,
we are Just
a little ahead
of the rest.
It Is this
"get ahead"
spirit that
makes the
wheels of
this Store
go round.
Ill
Copyripht 1 906 hf
llsrt Scanner U Mart
Spring opening of the
"DUNLAP HATS"
in a few days.
P. IA. Stokes,
"Uncommon'Clothes."
Captain John F. Clancy, who has
been an employee of the House of
Representatives for more than half a
century, and is still hale and hearty
and apparently able to go through an
other half century of public service,
was standing in the House lobby a few
mornings ago, when he was approached
by a stranger, a portly gentleman with
white hair and mustache. As the
ACTUALLY CURES CATARRH
T. F. Laurin's Faith in Hyomei Is so
Strong He Sells it Under Guarantee.
It Im one thing to claim, another,
thing to back up the claim by a state
ment that If It Is not proven t rue,
there will be no charge for the service
or the goods.
It Is In this way that T. F. Laurin's
Hyomei. for he has so much fulth In
Its powers to cure all forms of catarrh
and bronchial troubles, that he gives
an absolute, unqualified guarantee with
every outfit that If the remedy does
not cure, the money will be refunded.
Hyomei Is based on nature's way
of curing catarrh. It contains the con
centrated healing oils and gums of the
pine woodsprdeen.al vbgk cinfwy vbgk
pine woods, prepared In such form that
they can be brought Into your own
home. It gives the health advanta
ges of the Adlrondacks In such form
that you can be cured of catarrh and
affections of the nose, throat and
lungs while at home or at work.
A complete Hyomei outfit costs but
$1, and extra bottles, If needed, may
be obtained for 50c.
With Hyomei you can cure catarrh
pleasantly and easily at small expense,
with no risk of the treatment costing
a penny until It cures.
SHIP BERLIN 8INK8.
Hundred and Forty Perish Off Hook
of Holland.
ROTERDAM.Feb. 21. A disastrous
steamship wreck attended with a great
loss of life occurred today off the Hook
of Holland, when the Great Eastern
Railway Company's Berlin, bound
from Harwlck to (he Hook of Holland,
was lost. All on board, 141 persons in
all. of whom 91 were passengers, were
drowned.
The wreck occurred off the North
pier of the Hook of Holland.
The Berlin was a British steamer,
202 feet long and of 1775 tons. The
ship was commanded by Captain Ab
lott and was built in 1894.
The wreck occurred at 6 o'clock itbls
momlnir during a terlfflc southwest
gale. The steamer struck the north
Jetty while trying to enter the water
way at the Hook of Holland. She
broke In two, her forward part lmme
dlately sinking, while the passengers
and crew gathered on the stern where
they vainly attempted to use the life
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stranger extended his hand he said:
boats.