THE M0HNINO ASTORIAN, ASTOIUA, OREGON.
TEe Rarest
Ladies' Smart Still,
Coats, Waiits, Skirt!
and Undergarment!,
thii ieawni molt
favorite yle, to be
ticrlflced at a mere
fraction of thlr val-
High Grade SulU,
Coali, Wiisti, Skirts
and Undergarment!
to be sacrificed at a
mere fraction of their
values.
that has ever knocked at the doors of Astoria's shopping community presents itself at the ,
LAUGrHTEE SALE
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WEDNESDAY, JULY m, 1907.
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throwing on the market all the smart and exclusive models of ladies' high class
attire ai prices that will astonish all -who will witness THIS GREAT SALE
And the Merciless Price-Sacrifice it Offers
il The Gteat Slaughter Sale Begins Thursday, July 25th, and Ends Saturday, August 3d
of the entire stock of a! leading. cloak and suit house of Sari - Francisco, Caj, fFha't nouse having anticipated a 'heavy Spring arid
Summer business in Ladies' Suits, Coats,' Waists, Skirts, Undergarments and other dress accessories, has patronized the eastern
marketstoo liberally. 'This act on their part, in conjunction with the unseasonable . weather, San Francisco" has suffered this
season, is Responsible; for the heavy stock that concern has carried over, and to turn this merchandise into cash, 'that fifrti has
consigned the stocks to us with strict orders to dispose of same within the next ten days. In compliance with their orders
We inaugurate a Great Slaughter Sale
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200 Silk and Woolen Juniper Suits, elaborately trim
med and beautifully designed. This season's favorite
styles, very attractive models, for
merly sold from $18.00 to $50.00, CntnOOfl
during sale from OOitJU lUO&U
Fashion, formerly
$20 to $50, during
100 Shirt Waist Suits, beauti
ful models for present and
early Fall wear, sawgger cre
ations of artistic designing,
made and trimmed in com
pliance with every dictate of
Dame
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UiXmZ $9.00 to 522.00
75 Silk Coats, 34 and full length, circular and
straight cut, long sleeves, fancy buttons, in natural
pongee colors and in black and
white, formerly sold from $7 to am nn-C I n fin
$45, during sale from $j.UUlOtl U.UU
50 Panama and voile suits, good for present and early
Fall use, pretty styles and designs, made in a man
ner that makes them breathe
taste and refinement, formerly
sold from $24.00 to $00.00, dur- e E- MO nn
ing sale from $9.0UtO$ZU.UU
75 Skirts in all the newest materials and shapes, tastefully trimmed and
finished, pretty designs, truly beautiful, formerly, po ftl - .. ..
sold from $5.00 to $18.00, during sale from QC.UU 10 $79U
200 Waists in silk, lingerie, mull and lawn, pretty shades and designs, artis
tically trimmed and finished, correct models of this
season's most authoritive
styles, formerly sold from $2.00 .. aa nn
to $15.00, during sale from IPC tO jjP.QU
DO heather bloom petticoats, exact im itation o f silk
with deep flounce tucks and dust ruffle, during nn
sale , SUC
Muslin gowns, slip-over styles, with short sleeves and
in high necks with long sleeves lace and em- Qn
broidery trimmed, during sale, each 9UC
Wash belts,
embroideried,
tucks, pearl
and metal
buckles worth
from 50 to75c,
during sale
each only 10c
Muslin Underskirts, made full size, embroidery and lace trimmed, tucks and dust ruffle, during sale 90c
Corset Covers, dainty selections to choose from, worth from 75c :o $1 50, during sale, each .l .25c
Do Not Miss this GREAT SLAUGHTER SALE Commencing Thtrsday, July 25, at
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Store Opens at 9 a. m., closes at 12 (noon), Opens at 1.30 p. m Closes at 8 p. m. 120 Eleventh St. ASTORIA, ORE.
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A NINE HOUR DAY
Union Machinists Employed by
Railroads Starting Movement
BACpD
IN THE NORTHWEST
A Demand Will Be Made On Officlalt
To Make A Nine Hour Rule Effective
Sept. ist Blacksmith! ' and Boiler
Makera Expected To Co-operate.
OIIIOAQO, Jului 23. A glgantlo move
mont to entablish a nine-hour work day
for union machlnlstn employed by roll
roads throughout the northwest which
U expected to Include blaokimllhe and
bollernmkeru and embrace a total of 80,
000 men haa been launched.
The plan. U being backed principally
by the northwest eonnoltdated district
uf the niiu'hiiiUts union, although the
l)lacksiiiith anil lioilonimkeis, who also
have poworful oryuniitiitions, are looked
to for active oo-opcrution on lH'lmlf o:
tht'ij respwtivo crufts. The N'ortliwent
consoliduted dUtrict onihnut's all rail
roads north of tho Union l'licillc lines
and west ef Chieairo.
A dcmiind will be ninde upon tht'iu to
uwke tho nine hour tny effective Sep
tember 1. For this purpose officials of
tho AtuohiniaU Union are now preparing
formal notice to be served upon tho mil
road' companies at tho beginning of next
month, thus giving, then 30 days in
which to consider the plan.
Among the milroudsl to be skcd to
establish tho nine hour day are the
greaf Northern, Northern I'ueiftc, Cana
dian Pacific, Canadian Northern, Soo
line, Minneapolis, and ISt.i Louis, Iowa,
Central, Wiscoimin Central, Chicago &
Northwestern, Chicago, St. Paul, Min
ueapolin & Omaha,. Chicago Great Wes
tern and Chicago, Milwaukee & S. Paul,
NO DIVIDENDS LIKELY.
Heavy Decline in Values of Securities
Affecting Prospective Dividends.
NEW YORK, July 23. The heavy
declines in the market values of high-
class securities in the last year have
given rise to inquiries by many policy
holders of the large insurance eompanie
us to what eilVrt this reduction of
market values would have upon their
dividend prospects in the next year or
so to come.
Inquiry at the offices of the Equitable.
Mutual and New York Life Insurance
Companies, according to the Times, to
day, developed the statement that in
no case unlea ifiurther declines of unex
pected severity should ensue between
now and tlw end of the year, would there
he substantial dividend distribution in
the year 1008.
A BIO FISH STORY.
Large Fish Caught in Southern Waters
6oo People Dine Sumptuously.
NEW YORK, July 23.-Offlcers and
passengers of the Red "D" line steamer
Zulia, just in from Southern - waters,
brought to port a good fish story. It
was whilo the steamer was crossing the
bar at Toblazo near Maraieaibo and in
ii narrow channel, that the fish, a huge
mero, was encountered. The steamer
struck the Ash, and, according to a pas
enger, "The steamer. careened to star
board from the iforce of the blow."
For a few minutes Captain Bennett
of the Zulia thought the pilot had made
a mistake and bumped into the mud in
shoahvatej, but investigation revealed
a big dlead fish, the mero having been
killed in the collision with the steamer.
The mero is good to ent, so the prize
was turend over to the captain of a
Venezuelan sloop, who towed it to San
Caclos. The mero measured 26 feet in
length, 14 fwt in circufmerenee, and
weighed about 1200 pounds.
On his arrival a temporary market
has established ami the fish sold at 20
wnts, Venezuelan money, a slice, Some
idea of the size of the fish can be ob
tained when it is said that the whole
population of San Carlos, COO all told,
dined sumptuously on mero that day.
According to Director Spencer of the
aquarium, the mero is a food fish allied
to the grouper and called by the Span
iards mero de Alt. It attains a large
size and is found in Southern waters,
sometimes off the coast ai Florida.
prisoner heard the verdict of the jury
with perfect composure and chatted
smilingly with his counsel. After the
J judges had retired to" fix the sentence.
, Upon their return Hau arose and stand
ing erect and with folded arms listened
to the sentence' without moving a
muscle. The sentence is unpopular with
the street crowds which have been dem
onstrating openly for several days in
Hnu'a favor. So violent did the crowd
outside the court room become that it
required two companies of infantry and
a' squadron of cavalry to drive the riot
ers away. During the excitement one
old woman was trampled down by horse
and it is reported that several ' other
persons were injured.
HAU CONDEMNED.
KARLSRUHE, July 22-Karl Hau,
the brilliant young lawyer and professor
ot Washington, was condemned to death
this morning after, a five days trial for
the murder of his mother-in-law, Frau
Moliter, oi November 6th ' last. , The
NEW TARIFF LAW.
MONTEVIDEO, July 23. Minister of
Finance Vidtal is preparing a new tariff
law, abandoning the protectionist policy,
he will recommend free import of all
product not produced within the coun
try and a reduction of duties on agri-
cultural machines and articles liable to
be introduced as contraband.
HILL SUES FOR $10,000,000.
Profits Made in Railroad Stock Manipu
' lationj Bought $150 Sold $aoo.
; ST. PAUL, Juloi 22.-dlarence H. Ven
r.er of New York has sued James J. Hill
for $10,000,000 profit which Venner
claims that Hill madle In a deal whereby
the Gifat Northern and Northern Pa
cific secured the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy. Venner claims that Hill bought
the' stock for $130 per share and sold it
to the railroads for $200 and that Hill
thereby made a profit of $10,000,000. '
LOCATING DOCK SITES.
VICTORIA, B. C, July 23. Colonel D.
R. May of New York, promoting the
Hudson's Bay Pacific Railway from Fori
Churchill to Port Simpson, returned yes
terday from the northern port, where a
party ot engineers was left, locating
sites for ocean docks to be constructed
at the northern port. Colon Maiyt sauJ:
we will have our road built three
year before the Grand Trunk Paclfl6
reaches the coast." i '
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED.
PARIS, July 23. The Figaro an
nounced the "engagement a( Count Giulio
Senni and Mary T., eldest daughter of
James Gayley, first vice-president of
the United State's Steel toleration. The
marriage will take place in November at
Mr. Gayley's residence in New York.