We have received our first shipment of
Paradise Soda
Crackers
fresh and crisp Just right
A- V. ALLEN
Pimvs Bri" kcm Vniontown
Vr.f xwn t8Ti I'hore Main 713
SoU agents for Baker's Barrington Hall Steel Cut Coffee
MORE MEMBERS WANTED.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2. The National
Bed Cross Society has begun an active
campaign for new member. Circular
J application blanks aw being tent
out In large numbers. The national body
to greatly enlarge this membership. "We
are encouraged to believe," said Cleve
land H. Dodge, chairman of the execu
tive committee of the Society, "that we
can overtake the German society with
iU half million members, and even the
powerful Japanese society of a. million
end a quarter, and parallel their wonder
ful efficiency.
AFTERDAMP KILLS MINERS.
PITTSBUSG, Dec 2. The fate of the
five Americans and 42 foreign miners
while not definitely known is pretty well
established late today by the finding of
one body under circumstances aa lead,
to the belief that the miners stiu en
tombed in the mine succumbed to the
deadly afterdamp. Up to midnight 13
bodies had been recovered from the
Kaomi mine.
FORD'S SECOND TRIAL.
Star Theatre.
A well filled house greeted tht new
program presented at this cosy theatre
last night.
Johnes & Raivelles. who have proved
to be a fry versatile team, and very
valuable to the management, are on the
program for their third week. Their
sketch "The Rube's Visit," la a very
funny skit and the laughter, though not
uproarious, is infectious, ana nppies
throughout the sketch.
Dick Hutchins sings "Only a Message
From Home, Sweet Home," the words
aaidl Mieturea tVfnir ofa nvelik anil
touching nature. He sings the song well.
Sadie Reynolds, the new face, is a
petite soubrette. with a sweet voice and
very catching manner. Her recitation
of the small brother' eavesdropping in a
love affair, is particularly good.
The moving picture "ine atoms a Re
venge," is interesting.
Richard Charles & Company present
the closing act, a lively farce with four
PERSONAL MENTION.
SAX FRANCISCO, Dec, 2 The second an estended visit in the metropolis,
trial of Tirey L. Ford, general counsel Fre4 Sherman, accompanied by Mrs.
for the United Railroad and former Sherman, leave for Eakerafleld, Cal,
Attorney-General of California, on the thig m0rning, and will visit there during
elarge of having bribed memltrs of the the wmter.
former Board of Supervisors in conneo-' g M Gallagher and wife, and Mrs.
tion with granting franchises was re- Harry Burkholdcr, left Salina, Kansas,
sumed today. The prosecution closed its vesterday, after an estended visit to re
ease and the defense rested without of- stives.
fering testimony. It is expected the ar- ( Captain A. M. Simpson, the millionaire
gument will be concluded tomorrow, and iumberman, arrived yesterday and is
the case go to the jury late in the day. attending to business connected with the
, - Knappton mili.
Special J gent XL F,' Wright, of the
Sa Francisco office of the Northwestern
. . - anonai r 're iusuxairce; luuif"";.
tary ot me xreasury wj fcasiness visitor in Astoria yesterday
u.i Pnnmia afimafP3 nf thft flDDfO ,, t
WASHINGTON. D. C Dec 2.-eer-
sent Congress estimates of the appro
priations required for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1-909, aggregating $766.-
508,273 .as against a total of ?U0287.- inei(jentsllV( to in toueh with the
m for 1908. The estimates submitted . . .... . .. gt,am,r Alliance
W H. Soules, the (well known reprc
sentative of the Portland Orcgonian was
in the city yesterday on business, and,
by the Isthmian Canal Commission for
the fiscal year, 1900, aggregate 133,133,
critical condition of the steamer Alliance
as soon as it became manifest here.
WTalter Ridehalgh, of this city, who
j -co -o - waller Kiuenaign, 01 mis cuji, uu
143. Appropriations for current needs in TiUamook for a week or
for the fiscal year amounted to 127,161,- more( m husiaeBi for the house of 3.
307. fnmniinv. baa returned to
DOESN'T FAVOR BILL.
Elmore & Company,
'Astoria.
Captain Larkin, of the Kamm steamer
Lurline goes before the board of investi
gation on the wreck of the dredger Port
land at the mouth of the Willamette.
' WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 The President
ise opposed to the bill restricting Orien
tal immigration prepared by Representa-
tive Hayes, of Cau-ornia. xne prov.s.ons b fa cmmumce that
of the measure were made known to ... . . . wt),
Roosevelt today by Hayes and the repre
sentative of Japan. Hayes will intro
duce and press the bill despite the oppo
sition of the President.
packet will not be at her Astoria berth
before 7 or 8 o'clock this evening.
TWICE-TOLD TESTIMONY.
NO VERDICT REACHED.
! Astoria People Are Doing All They Can
1 For Fellow sunerers.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2. -The Bradley)
murder case closed today, the judge de- j Astoria testimony has been published
livering tbe charge- which contained the to prove the merit of Doan s Kidney
instruction that the insanity feature be pills to others in Astoria who sufferer
'mnaifWfri' after all the other features from bad backs and kidney ills. Lest
were exhausted. At 1 o'clock tonight any sufferer doubt that the cures made
word from the jury gave no hope of a by Doan's Kidney Fills are tnorougn ana
verdict tonieht and Judge Stafford or- lasting, we produce confirmed proof
dered them locked up for the night. statements from Astoria people saying
that the cures tney told of years ago
KLEINSCHMIDT GOES FREE. WPre permanent. Here's a Astoria case:
OAKLAND, Cal., Dec. 2. The grand j, Pedersen, 613 Commercial street,
jury today refused to return an indict- Astoria, Oregon, says: "For two years
wnfinf flryainfif TTpni-ir ITlpinApfimidt.. at. T -tTanA mni-a a, leaa from IrUlnev pom-
Q ' V J ... " " -. x BUIIVlbU v. - " - r'
eused of murdering his friend, Frank plaint. At night there was such a ter-
Bellow, the evidence being insufficient, rible aching through the small of my
District Attorney Brown states he will back that I would be unable to sleep
take no further action in the cast, and consequently arose in the morning
Kleinschmidt will be released by habeas feeling tired and worn out. I was lan
corpus proceedings. ' . 5 miid and nervous through the day, had
' 'severe headaches, dizzy spells were of
AD BEHIND WALL OF FLAME .. ..' frequent occurrence and at such times,
All hope for the safety of the 11 spots would float before my eyes. At
miners entombed in the Fremont mine, J last I procured Doan's Kidney Pills,
which is on fire, is practically abandoned, used them according to directions and
All attempts to get into the mine are received a complete cure." (From state-
futile. The mine will be flooded to ment given January 19, luoo)
quench the fire.
TEA
The way to buy tea is in
packages; somebody is
responsible for it
. Year grocer return rear mny U yea fea't
, Kk ItbJUiar'i Beat; we py bin ,
The Cure Proved Permanent.
On September 3, 1907, Mr. Pedersen
said as follows: "I can still recommend
Doan's Kidney Pills and it gives me
great pleasure to state that I have not
suffered anysign of kidney trouble
since I was cured through their use,"
For Sale bv all Dealers. Price 58
cents. Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo, New
Ynrk. Sole Azents for the United States
- , - o .
Remember the name 'Doan's and
take no other.- 1
CHAMBER COMMERCE
, (Continued from paga t.)
to save the leading Industry of the tt,
ti.e HsSwriea. ' JV;
'Seorvtarv It. M. Lornsten of the
Columbia River Fishermen'! Vnion will
Inform vour' honorable body about the
attitude of Gov. Chamberlain and other
stato ttlllclal, whom we recently inter
viewed about this matter.
"1 mm fairly sav that if the Atoria
Chamber uf Commerce and the titlnens
of Astoria, with their customary en-
erffv. will heln in setting the Initiative
petitions signed so that this matter can
be properly placed before the voters 01
OregotH there is not the least doubt
about the taut.
" I reswt not beins able to ttnd
the meetins of the Astoria Chamber of
Commerce and more fully go luto this
matter, but work of our organiaaiion
and It is work to protect our Fisheries
calls me to Chicago and to Washington,
I. C About January 1 I ahall return
to Astoria and shall then bt only too
ulcascd to take the matter up with Com
mittee authorised by your Honorable
Bodv to help in tot saving of our ilsn-
ery Industry of the Columbia.
' -1 remain, very respectfully yours,
'(Signed) Ed. RCBEKBtKU.'
We have pressed brick here made
1... 1-. ...... llr.w nt IV111KIK 111. from
UJf .uiuil U'w v. v
clay sent tnem by the Chamber of Com
mere.
"As vet we have no delegate to the
national river and harbor congress and
as this is the second of December ami
as the congress opeus on the fourth it
docs now look like we would have any.
"We have here a little package of iron
extracted from black sand wbkh we
sent to Portland. The man who ex
tracted it, writes asking for interested
parties.
"I had a talk with Dr. M. uon, con-,
eerning the needs of this port for a
quarantine station since our last meet
ing. He has made a recommendation
for an appropriation of 25.000 for the
enlargement of the station and for an
appropriation of flO.OOO additional for
tbe construction of new barracks.
"Ho says that what we especially
need at this time is, ftrt, an increase
in the site of the station, and second
detention barracks. If the sine of the
reservation were properly f increagd.
then the Mariue Hospital authorities
would have control of . water rights
which are very much neeJed. As it is
at this time they have to rent water.
Tbe sine of the reservation is so small
that if the badly needed barracks were
ti be built, it would practically be nec
essary to increase the sue very consid-
eiabiv. There could not be the proper
isolation of suspects and contracts.
Because of the railroad surveys tnrougn
toe property and because of the general
ucvcUpment throughout the Northwest
lie lia recommended that the land for
a luger reservation be bought us soon
a possible, believing tnat -tuiher .le.aj
v ill mean much higher i'ot.
"I have written to Senator tuituu
A-ikinir that he do what he can to a-i,t
Dr. Holt in securing the appropriation
he had asked for.
"Our advertising during the pa-.t
months has shown larr returns so
far air n-nlies are concerned than during
the previous month, perhaps because the
turn in financial conditions has again
drawn people's attention to the orth-
west and to real estate. During Novem
ber we received 1013 li tters, while dur
ing October we received '801 letters.
Altogether we have wived since our
advertising was started 3716 letters. The
five mouths on the third day of this
month. We have again received a con
siderable number of letters from Europe.
We have a letter that sets forth that
the writer would like to have a tract of
timber land near Astoria for specific
purposes which he enumerates and which
any member may see by applying at
the office. Here is a sample of the value
of the advertising uve arc now doing, an
extract from a Chicago man's letter.
"I have up to $10,000, maybe more,
which I would like to invest in somo
clean, legitimate well-paying enterprise.
I presume your association has a pamph
let of opportunities in your city, and if
so I would be pleased to have you send
me onej also any particulars which you
think might be of interest to me,'
"I have secured nearly 100 pieces of
property for sale In Clatsop county and
have had descriptions of, these prepared
and they are now being published and
will be sent out to our correspondents.
"Some time ago I was requested to
secure from the Los Angeles Uhamoer
of Commerce full information aa to how
the streets there are oiled and cared for.
That data in very specific detail is now
on hand,
"There has been some inquiry about a
revenue cutter for this port during the
present winter. Senator Fulton on the
20th of last March took this matter up
with the division of revenue cutter serv
ices of the Treasury Department and re
ceived this reply: , . .
'"Referring to your letter of the 12th
instant in regard to the matter of per
manently stationing" a' revenue cutter at
NUnia, Oit'itoii, you are iuloriurd Ilia
tliera is not at the present I line on
available for that duty. Congrest re
cently authorUed the construction of a
revenue cutter for ,1'uget Sound and
adjacent water to take the place of the
tlraiit which was, some time ago, placed
out of oomniMon and disposed of.
When the new vessel is ready for serv
ice the matter of an assignment to As
toria will lie considered, and should a
cutter be available for that district be
fore (hen the aubjeet will recelvt earlier
attention.'
At the sitcircstloii of the president,
this letter ha been forwarded to the
Oregon delegation in Washington
through Senator Fulton, together with
an editorial from today'i Oivgnulnii
which sa.vs that three revenue cutter
are now lying in the San Francisco har
bor.
"'Dear Sin The crippling of aeveral
different vessels off tht coast during tha
fall storms, and the more went reported
lot of the Alliance which is only now
being towed Into port, showa tht urgent
necessity lor having a revenue cutter
stationed at the mouth of the Columbia
River. The mouth of the Columbia be-
ins central to navigation, there 1 more
u for a cutter hert than at many other
lKirts along the pacific Coast where Hit
ters are now stationed.
'The inclosed editorial from today's
Orcgonian in measure wt forth the
local feeling on this Important subject.
'"The Chamber of Commerce thank
vou for nat favor and anything yon
can do In this mat ter will be appf eclated.'
' "On Friday afternoon of last -week
number of our member met with Engi
neer 0. n. Hegardt, "of Portland, ' and !
talked over a plan for a seawall auJ
niling ln of this city. At tht request of
General Manager Nutt ofthe Northern
Pacific at Tacoma, I have sent them the
blue print. This fo for the purpose of
trying to arrange ft plan 6 cooperation
with the Northern Pacific in this import
ant matte
"I wish to call your attention to the
announcement made by President C. M.
Levev of the Portland Seattle Rail-
road Co., as published in yesterday's
'Orcgonian' to tht effect that , F.
Forest had been mado' general superin-
C11AM OF COM-THKEK . ...
tendentj II. M. Adams, general freight
. . .... n VTuV'
ana passenger agrm, a"U f . u. jwmv
ner, auditor,' with headquarters in Port
land, and with jurisdiction over tht As
toria & Columbia River Railroad. This
seems to carry out the Astoria conten
tion that we are to become the real
terminus' of the North Bank road and
that the Astoria A Columbia River road
was originally bought for that purpose.
This announcement aUo sets forth that
(he North Bunk will be ready to rec-dve
freight within 30 dayav-; -'This
announcement is of very great
interest to Astoria, as the completion
of the North Bank road ia believed by
many to mean a revolution in economic
conditions throughout the Columbia Riv
er Valley if not throughout the entire
Northwest.
"It haa been suggested that we should
have a dollar dinner sometime during
M present mouth so that all of our
member which comprise the leading
business and profcsiunal men of this
city could get together and discuss plan
for the next year. Most txxlics have
weekly, monthly or quarterly dinner,
not beeatite they care particularly about
eating, but because they afford a splen
did opportunity for getting together and
talking over important matters under
favorable circumstances, It might be
well to discuss this dinner at this time.
"It is well to remember that there is
but one more meeting remaining now
until officers of the Chamber are elected
for the ensuing year, he election of
officer will take place on the first Mon
day night in January and it is well for
every good, loyal member to be pre
pared for the Jightning to strike mm.
The import was adopted as read, lin
den the head of new business, John A.
Montgomery was elected a member.
The communication of Ed. Rosenberg
was referred to the fisheries committee.
The proposition of a dollar dinner was
discussed and the members voted in
favor of giving the dinner. Tbe chair
was authorized to appoint a committee
of five and the following members were
named: James Finlayson, F. A. Fisher,
J. Wingate, F. M. Clai'k and J. T. Ross.
The committee decided to hold the din
ner on or about the 18th of this month,
but a definite date will be announced
later. The invitations will be limited
and those of the residents who desire to
attend are requested to send in their
names as promptly as possible,
We Want Your Patronage
We may not be the cheapest
decorators in the city, but we
do claim that we do good
work and do it promptly.
It Will Pay You to See U
About Painting and
Paperhantflng
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SMUGGLERS WIN.
VICTORIA, B. C, Dec. 2. Advices
from Shanghai tell of a. bat tie between
a flotilla of imperial war junks and the
salt smuggling fleet at Qiunsan, which
after severe fighting involving many
lives, resulted in in victory for the smug'
glers who captured the entire fleet of 10
war junks. Many atrocities were com
mitted upon: the prisoners taken, one
imperial officer having his eyes gouged
out, and right arm cut off aftorwards be
ing thrown on shore, where he bled to
death. r
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RUOWJTf UfllVCMAt
COLD
WEATHER
IS
COMING
See the bargains iu
our big
stove department
upstairs.
If your money is in
thc bank
give us your check.
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Holiday-Greeting's
The happy CHRISTMAS time Is fast approaching and I takt
great pleasure in inviting you to Inspect my new and well selected
line of Diamonds, Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Solid Silver and plated
ware, Cut Glass, Umbrellas, and Cold and Silver novelties. I hart
the largest and finest stock this year to telect from that I liavt
ever shown in Astoria. TRICKS are RlGIITj QUALITY UNSUR
PASSED. Come early and mkt jour selection. I will lay them
way until you want them.
J,H. SEYMOUR
rhe Store of Quulty. 460 Commercial St., Astoria, Or,
WHEN YOU WANT PRICES THAT AREtRICHT
Write us, we're here for that purpose
The Work We Do
Anything in the electrical Business. Bell's House Phones
Inside wiring and Fixtures installed and kept in repair.)
We will be glad to quote you prices.
OUR PRICES WILL DO THE REST ?
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426 Bond Street.
Phont Main 38I1
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SUBSCRIPTIONS
Now is the time to subscribe for
the 1908 Magazines. j
There is no nicer Xmas present for all ages than a
subscription to one or more of the late magazines.
Come in and look over the clubs and decide
for yourself.
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