LENT....
A FEW SUGGESTIONS
broiled Mackeral 2."c per tin.
Kippered Herring 25c per tin.
Snow White Halibut 2"c per tin.
Fancy Prepared Codfish 20c box.
Fancy English Bloaters "c each.
EXTRA SPECIAL
Salted Salmon Tips 20c per lb.
Salt Herring, Mackerel. Salt Salmon.
Just Received A fresh shipment of Bakers
Barrington Hall Steel Cut Coffee.
A. V. ALXrBN,
STRAIN IS SEVERE
All Connected With Thaw Trial
Feel Effcets of Tension.
END 13 THOUGHT TO BE NEAR
Evidence Will Probably Be Completed
By Next Monday Or Tuesday, and
Friday Will See Caie in Hands of
Jurors,
NEW YORK. March 16. "Thank
God, the end is In sight" This was
the fervent whisper of District Attor
ney Jerome at the Thaw trial yester
day, uttered loud enough for the re
porters to hear, following a favorable
decision by Justice Fitzgerald re
garding' the Hummel affidavit.
The strain on those attending the
trial haa been severe. Justice Fits
gerald haa shown the effects of It, as
have the lawyers for the defense, and
the District Attorney. While Mr. Je
rome asked for an additional fifteen .
minutes at the usual hour for ad- j
journment Mr. Delmas protested, de-t
daring that hU endurance had beeni
stretched to the breaking point He
would not consent to another delay.
Jerome did his befit to get from Del
mas an estimate on the length of
time that would be required to com
plete the sur-rebuttal. But Thaw's
lawyers declined to give any sugges
tion on this line.
It is generally believed, however,
that Monday and Tuesday will see the
close of the evidence, and that Wed
nesday and Thursday will be used In
summing up. There is every reason
to believe that Friday will put the
fate of Harry K. Thaw In the hands
of the Jury unless some unexpected
developement occurs.
The sensational affidavit which Mr.
Jerome fought hard to get into the
evidence will probably be read in
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Address
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ASTOBIA, OREGON
Court Monday. Lawyer llummc to'
titlovl yesterday as to its tendency
and through other witness Mr. Je
rome established tlu fait that the
the affidavit wore in existence. Ho
then asked that the atlidavit be read
but IVImn, for 'the defense, object
ed, as the time for adjournment had
come. It is not thought that Mr. Del
mas will object to Its reading on Mon
day.
The affidavit gives Rvelyn Nesbltt
story of the doing of herself and
Thaw on the continent, during which
time, according to the affidavit, Thaw
beat her several times In an effort to
make her swear to a document charg
ing White with having drugged her
when she was a girl. The atfldavt
also declares that Evelyn Xesbltt sub
mltletl to the lashings declaring
that White had never wronged her, a
sworn statement in direct contradic
tion to her statement to her story on
the stand of what she told Thaw In
Paris.
GROWN MAN ADOPTED.
Story of the Prosperous Fortunes of
Portugese Peddler Boy.
CHICAGO, March 16. The story of
how fortune smiled on a Portuguese
peddler boy was related In the county-
court, when Pedro Tlexiera, 38 years
old, wap adopted by Mrs. Jennie
Hutchens, 61 years old.
Mrs. Hutchens said that Pedro had
lived at her home for nearly 20 years,
and since the death of her husband,
three years ago, has conducted the
wholesale and retail cigar business
left by Mr. Hutchens. Mrs, Hutchens
told the court that her property am
ounted to more than 1100,000. Judge
Pond recommended that with so
large an estate it would be wife for
her to make a will, designating Pedro
as ths sole heir. Pedro ran away from
home among the hills of Portugal 20
years ago.
"When I crawled out of the hold of
the steamer and made my first Jour
ney through the dismal quarters' of
New York City, the dreams I had of
American liberty and the free country
vanished," said Pedro yesterday. "I
was without money, and started ped
dling cigars for a living. It did not
take me long to pick up the American
language and I came west to Chicago.
I was here without a home or friends.
In looking for a lodging housp I saw
a sign, "Rooms for rent," and rented
a cheap room. That was at Mr. and
Mrs'. Hutchens' house. They immedi
ately took an Interest in me and I got
a job in Mr, Hutchens cigar store. A
few years ago I became a partner in
the business.
CRASH JN STOCK MARKET.
Believed to be Due to Forced Pay
ments of Bad Loans.
NKW YORK. March 10. The crafh
in the stuck rna'ket came after an ear
ly recovery and,' perceptible subHis
dence of apprehension over the threat
ening conditions for railroad corpor
ations offered by the public attitude
on the subject. This apprehension
was revived in an acute form by the
demoralization in stocks and was giv
en the principal credit for the slump
in the neighborhood of the stock ex
change. The pinch In the money mar
ket' was primarily due to prepara
tions for heavy settlements on Fri
day, but it was common belief that a
very drastic weeding out of specula
tive loans, some of them of long
standing, was in course of accom
plishment and was the principal cause
of its break In stocks. The effective
rally of Friday did much to reston
confidence, but opinion on the outlook
continued much unsettled.
LEOPOLD'S ILLNESS RUMORED.
BRUSSELS, March 18. The publi'
cation in an afternoon paper yester
fey of U tioty ft Wt flxst tBt
est wtao to oa tSa Strata.
mm RffortBt tram eocgwtiaa of tSa
frftbL Mtftof MOM fWftlfflMff BgN
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THE MORNING -AS TORI AN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
HERMAN WIS
FAST TRAIN IS LATE
Pennsylvania Flyer Meets With
Troubles Near Pittsburg.
FINISHES NINE HOURS LATE
Seventeen Hour Train Gets Into Flood
ed District and Hat Varied Experi
encesCompany Will Havs To Pay
Forfeit For Delay.
CHICAGO, March 16.-Thirty-four
passengers on the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company's' 17 hour train reached
Chicago nine hours late yesterday af
ter varied experiences Include a re
bate of $5 each by the railroad compa
ny kr its Inability to make Its sched
ule. The train was due at 8:55 A., and
reached Chicago at (5:55 P. M., It
tame over the Panhandle route from
Pitsburg and caused some excitement
A FARMER can't raise crops by
knocking upon the ground.
Mother Earth don't answer knocks; but
let him dig, scatter good seed and behold!
the earth yields abundantly.
HENCE, WE DIG1
We are digging into our splendid
stock, sowing the low price seed and as
a result our clerks are kept on the jump I
J -2 off on winter Overcoats
J -5 off on Rain Coats and Suits
1-5 off on Hats and Underwear
J-5 off on Trunks, Umbrellas etc.
42 long pant Boys Suits, Your choice
$4.35 Sizes 12 & 19.
56- 3 piece boys suits, your choice $2.90
Sizes 7 & 15.
Astoria's Reliable Clothier and Hatter.
BEHIND EACH ARTICLE SOLD IN HIS STORE
though Oentrt! Ohio and, Indiana.
There arc no IS hour lli;rs In that sec
tion of the country and tluee was .i
crowd at every station to see tin: train
go through.
The troubles of the flier began sixty
miles east of Pittsburg, where a freight
wreck wax encountered. The train
which' had been spinning along at an
average speed of u'i mile an hour
and touching M and DO, begun to move
along at 70 miles at ii lime, with the
result that for 25 mile there wan left
behind a torchlight procession of bla
zing fuses, accompanied by torpedoes,
1 the measures of Bafety being taken
to prevent a rear end collision. The
train reached Pittsburg In the midst
of the rising water). When ten mlleH
west of Pittsburg It .began runnlg
' through water 18 inches deep. Ahead
was a stretch of five miles of Hi III
' deeper water, and it appeared the train
was going to be flouted away from the
water was rising rapidly. In a few
minutes a second engine had been
called for and the train wan pulled
I back to Pittsburg through 25 inches' of
water.
i
At 4:30 In the morning, Instead of
! 11:40 the night before the train start
ed west over the Panhandle route.
I The flier crept along the track prae
1 tlcally on a schedule of Its own, dls
turbing freight traffic along tho en
i 1
tire, route.
On the last stretch of truck a speed
of ri mill an hour was made.
Hut the trip was made ln27 hour.-)
stead of IS.
RARE CURIOS.
If you admire rare curios, and want
to see a real snap bargain In a choice
lot of Northern Alaska, .Siberian and
Lapland curiosities, Just drop around
to Dr. Union's Drug Store on ltth HI.
There are the real sea Otter furs,
old Ivory, Indian Bankets, Ivory Chain,
many Wampum sacks, Walrus Illdar
kl or . Arctic boat, and In fact the
swellest outfit for a den or collection
on the coast. Some one will gobble
this fine bunch of historical Junk, for
less than one of the furs cost In Alas
ka. About $175.00 will make you the
owner, will ship to Sllverfleld'a,
Portland, If not taken before the 20th
of this' month.
Union's 'Drug Store. 185 11th St.
CHICAGO LOCK OUT.
CHICAUO, March 18. Striking
boiler makers In South Chicago were
practically locked out by the Chicago
Shipbuilding Company yesterday.
Nearly 200 of the strikers left for San
Francisco. ' '
SUNDAY, MARCH 17, HOT.
BAKERS 8TRIKE.
VIENNA. Mitfcli 16. The city Is
without bread as a result of a strike
of bakers.
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