TIIK .MORNING . ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
' THURSDAY, JANUARY t, igol.
We wish you all a
happy and prosper
ous New Year.
A. V. ALLEN
Phones
Main 711, Mnin 3S71
. Brvch Uniontown
Phore Main 713
Sole agent for H. C. Fry's Celebrated Cut Glass.
THE RAVEN MANTLE FIRE BRINGS DEATH
Celebrated Stand May go to Fatal Blaze in San Francisco
lOiumDia university. causes Mach Damage.
KEN CONTEST FOR MEMENTO DESTROYED SEVERAL FLATS
literary and Educational Institutions I Almost Costs the Lives of Fiftv Ri.
Vie for Notable Mantle Before Which I dents of Italian Quarter of Bay City
Edgar Alien Poe Sat as he Wrote His -Charred Body of Little Boy Found
Jiasterpjece utters it to Institution. " tne Hums.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 1. It is now al
most certain that the "Raven" mantle
before which Edgar Allen Poe sat when
wrote his masterpiece will go to
Columbia University and find a place of
honor in Hamilton Hall. The keen con
test lor this notable memento of the
peat poet, in which many of the liter
ary and educational institutions have
Tied has now been narrowed down to
Wm. Hemstreet of 1332 Bergen street,
Brooklyn, the owner of the mantle, to
Colombia University , and the Hamilton
v uiwkivu. .-iniong tne tne ap
plicants for the mentle were the Uni
Tersity of Virginia, Poe's alma mater:
tte Franklin Club, the literary organi
sation of Philadelphia, headed by Dr. a
Weir Mitchell; the Museum of Nor
wieh Free Academy, Norwich, Conn
and the Bronx Society of Arts and
Sciences, the American Science and His
loric Preservation Society, and the Poe
Society, all of New York.
Mr. Hcmpstreet offered the mantle to
erne public institution which would
probably preserve it. Columbia is in
the neighborhood of Poe's old home on
Mth street, where "The Raven" was
written. Mr. Hemstreet bought the relic
m ma, when the house of the late Wm.
Brennan, father-in-law . of General
James R. CBeirne was being torn down.
This temporary home of Poe stood on
Mlh street between Amsterdam avenue
and Broadway.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. l.Pir ...f
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brought death of Charles Figone, eight!
j s oiu, laui injury to Louis Figone,
16 years of asre and almost v
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hves of 50 others btoke out in rh .i
yard of iAntonia Figone, 1028 Stockton
street, early this morning
damage to the extent of $30,000. The
charred body of the victim was found
after the firemen had extinmni,A.i
blaze on the first landing of the build
ing.
When the fire started Mm TVm.-:.
- - W1II1U1VU
iMmbenzi, who lives in the rear of the
figone home, was crowded out f .
second story window by her daughter,
ana istaiiy burned and injured.
She is at the receiv-ins hosnital tk
daughter has not been found, and at an
early hour this morning the police were
not certain as to whether s!,a h,i ,.
ished or not. The fire spread rapidly
iiu ursiroyea six Hats on the comer of
filbert and Stockton streets. th, nr.
erty of Mrs. p. ferrar, also a saloon
Belonging to Mrs. Brieci and IW flf.
on Filbert street, the nrn.,4 ,r
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U' For Over
Thirty Years
TMI TU. CMHtVt, TOMS (ITT.
1908 Tide Tables
Just received the 1808 Government tide tables.
We have a full liv of 1008 diaries; atari the new year right by
J keeping a full account of all your doings and also correct account of cash
X spent and received.
E. A, HIGGINS CO.,
MUSIC liOOKS STATION Fit Y
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Fishier Brothers Company
SOLE AGENTS "
Barbour and Finite son Salmon Twin and Netting
MeComilck Harvesting Machine
Oliver ClilIM Ploughs
Malthold Hooting '
Thorples Cream Separator
Raewllth Flwirlug Storrett'a Toola
V
. Hardware, Groceries, Ship
Chandlery
Tan Baric, Blue Ston, Murlatlo AoiJ, Weleh Coal, Tar,
, A h Oars, Oak Lumlwr, I'lpa and Fitting, Brass
floods, Paints, 0I1 and Qlaaa
Flihermen'i Pure Manilla Rope, Cotton Twin and Seine Wtb
Wc Wont Your Trade
FISHER BROS.
Bond Street.
4 ' ; A $ 'JJ.
COLD
. A Mm ai as
WtA mtR (i
IS
COMING i
See the bargains iu
our big
stove department
upstairs.
If your money is in
the lank
give us yourcheck.
A5H BOX
RESOLUTE UNIVERSAL-
Lhe.Foard & Slokes Hardware Co
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IticorMrntcl
it
FINANCES BAD.
MORMON MISSIONARIES.
Will Spread the Gospel of the Church
In England.
CHICAGO, Jan. l.-A band of 24
Harmon missionaireo, bound for Eu
rope, where they will spread the gospel
of the church of the Latter Day Saints,
arrived in Chicago from Salt Lake City
yesterday and decided to remain here
long enough to inspect the city's fa
ous slaughter houses and cattle pens.
William Tarbel and Thomas Hogley,
in charge of the missionaries, say they
will make no attempt to convert cow
punchers and butchers. The party,
which is tmveling in a special ear, left
Salt Lake City Saturday. The members
will leave Chicago today for Portland,
Maine, whence they will sail for Liver
pool. There they will report to .Apostle
Penroe. who 'will assign them to mis
sions in Engalnd, Scotland, Denmark
and Sweden. No women are in the
band, although all except four of the
members of the expedition are married.
Affairs of Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany in Bad Shape.
ALBANY, N. Y., .Ian. I.-Supt. Otto
ieisey, of tne state jsurance d rf
ment, announced today that he received
the report of Nelson B. HadW
Chas. Huges, examiners in his depart
ment, giving the result of their exami
nations into the condition and affairs of
the Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Co.
The report," says Mr, Kelsey, in a
statement, "discloses a serious imnnir
tion of matters included in report and
nonot maters included in said renor and
pending his consideration of matters in.
eluded m said report and papers trans
mitted to him in connection therewith
such report cf the department examin
ers is withheld from public inspection."
SAFETY DEVICES.
THE GEM
C. F. WISE. Prop.
Choice Wines, Liquors
and Cigars
Hot Lund at aU Hoars
Merchant- Laick Front
11:30 a. m. to 1:30 p jn.
1 Cent
THAT DINNER
WILL NOT BE COMPLETE WITHOUT SOME OF OUB SELECT TABLE
. WINES A PARTIAL U ST TO CHOOSE FROM.
SWEEi. WINES Sparkling Sea Drv-iv ,
Old Port-Tawny, rich, light and veacent.
color. RED WINES
Old Sherry Pale, clean, nutty. Zinfandel-bn ltT.s
Angelica-Soft, agreeable, fulL Burgundy Medium bodied, mellow.
Muscatel Very fruity, sweet. Sparklinc Burcunilnriiii. -il.
WHITE WINES ant
Riealing-Medlum light tabU wine. Grape Juice, Maraschino cherries, fruit
.Sauterne-Xatural mellow, pronounced ami Cognac Brandies, and full
flavor. Una nl fWt.t.
Chateau Yquem Full bodied Crema . ,
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PHONE 1881 PROMPT DELIVERY ' " 1 "
ASTORIA
OREGON
GOTHAM HAS GROWN.
. NEW YORK, Jan. 1. Comptroller
Metz., in a review yesterday on the
wrth of the city in the ten years
fnce consolidation said that the as
sessed valuations of real estate owned
lry the people had advanced from $2,
532,416 in 1898 to $6,240,480,602 in 1907.
TEA
Buy tea by the ounce
until you get Schilling's
Best ; it makes no differ
ence then.
Toar from returns four monaj U res doa'l
ike It; par Lim
Union Pacific Spends Couple of Million
For Improvements.
OIICAW, Jan. l.A total of $2,
OftO.OOO spent in the installation of
safety device with a view to lessening
the possibility of accident is the record
of the Union Pacific for the past ra
months, the road also announces that
in accidents on its lines during the past
year 105 were killed and 1104 injured
The management explaing that careful
statistics are kept of every casualty and
tnat these are studied carefully with a
view to adopting measures to prevent
accidents recurring with a like cause. A
svstem of tests has been inaiiirurated
with a view to determining the degree
of watchfulness of employes.
A school of instructions under
board of examiners passes over the
lines every six months drilling both new
and old employes in the operating rules
and teaching them self-reliance and
prompt action in emergency as well as
close application to duty. In every ae
cident of last year, it is stated, em
ployes fcuind to lie guilty of negligenc;
were either discharged or severely dis
ciplined. As against the 105 killed and 1104
injured in 1907, figures for 1900 show
114 killed and 1983 injured. The de
eiease is made to appear even better by
the statement that during the year there
was an Increase of 2.110 per cent In tons
of freight carried one mile, 12.87 per
. Q. A. BOWLBY, President. rttANK PATTON. Cksatar.
J. I. PETERSON. Vice-President J. W (3 A If V IT?
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Astoria Savings Bank
Capital Paid in 1100,000, Hurplux and Undivided Profits 80,000
"ransact General Banking Business. Interest Paid on Time ImiikmIUi)
FOUR PER CENT PER AKNCM
Eleventh and Dnane itreeta. .ASTASIA nvrruv
JOHN FOX. Pres. F. L, BISHOP, Sec ASTORIA SAVINGS BANK, Trass, i
imuoun iiujitn, viee-rres. sod Bupt.
ASTORIA IRON WORKS
DESIGNERS AND MANUFACTURERS
OF THE LATEST IMPROVED ....
Canning Machinery, Marine Engines and Boilers
aiamwuwts a .
wau-wns, MAaaam OUTFITS FURNISHED.
Correspondence Solicited. faot of Fourth Strott
lMI"" I M I
AMERICAN IMPORTING CO.
589 Commercial Street
WHEN YOU WANT. PRICES THAT ARE RIGHT
Write us, we're here for that niirtinei. I '
1 i .
The Work We Do
Anything in the electrical Business. Bell's House Phones
Inside wiring and Fixtures installed and kept in repair.
Wfc will he clnrl tn mint
.. - w uvt,v jrvu iivca.
OUR PRICES WILL DO THE REST
STEEL & EWART
,
421 Bond Street. DhM. w.i- .... f
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I THE TRENTON
First-CIass Liquors and Cigars
6oa Commercial Street
Corner Commercial and x4th. ASTORIA, OREGOIf
MMMIIMI mn ,
If earnestness of purpose, coupled with skill, experience and modern
. facilities COUNT
Then the DISST0N "COUGAR SAW will continue ai the STAND
ARD by which the merits of all other aawi ire judged,
FOR SALE AT THE
Astoria Hardware Co., - 113 12th St.
eent in passengers caried one mile.
10.10 per cent in total train mileace
and o.i I per cent in car mileage. A con
siderable portion of the large amount
used for installation of automatic block
used fr installation of automatic block
signals.
CASTOR I A
For Infants and Children.
His Kind Yon Have Always BcsgM
Bean the
Signature of
SeatUe Fish MartetSCOW BAY BRASS & IRON IIS
77 Ninth St., near Bond
Fresh and Salted Fish.
Game and Ponltrv
Groceries, Produce and Fruit
Imported and Domestic
Goods.
P. Bakotitch & Feo, Proprs.
Phone Red 2183
ASTORIA, OltEGON
RON AND BRASS FOUNDERS LAND AND MARINE ENGINEERS
Up-to-pau bsw Mill Machinery, prompt attention given to al. repalrtwork
18th and r.knn Ay Tel. Mali. 24B1
First National Bank of Astoria, Ore
r.HTAULISIUCJ) 1880.
Capitol $100,000