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THE MORNING A&TORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1008 I The Store FJZeMr Ladies FOR 'Y A r&f& ... Women BEeIHIVTE Outfitters MILLINERY Great Bargains at the BEE HIVE SUITS CUT TO COST WASH SUITS White Duck Coats and Skirts, $3.90 No Alterations allowed Ladies' ilk Jumper Suits, $9; no alterations Summer Coats, 20 Per Cent. Off Underwear, 10 Per Cent. Off Odds and Ends in Shoes at 58c, 78c and 98c Great Bargains in Men's Shirts and Underwear KELTON IS WRECKED ONCE MORE BREAKS ADRIFT FROM DOL- PHIN, WITH BARGES AND UUW 1U mu. " ABANDONED OTHER NOTES The derelict steamer Minnie E. Kelton, wrecked off Yaquina, towed to this port by the Washington, and subject, ever since, to divers and sundry schemes to put her afloat and tow her to the up-river drydocks, for general repair and renewed service on the coast, has again fallen upon unlucky ways, and is now, perhaps, at the bottom of the near Pacific, or helpless upon its strands, north or south of the Columbia bar. Captain Genereaux, the official salvor of the San Francisco Underwriters, had finally taken over the direction of raising her to an even keel and taking her up the Columbia, and had suc her up the Columbia and had succeed ed to a point where she was cabled up between a pair of heavy barges ready for the trip, and was moored to dolphins in the lower harbor, waiting for the towing steamers to come down after her. On Sunday night's ebb tide, the steamer and her barges broke from their moorings and start ed seaward, the steamer rocking out from her cables as soon as the outfit entered the rough seas on the bar, leaving her to beat where she might, while the barges went out on the tide. The Kelton, heavy with a water-logged cargo of lumber and her machinery, did not get so far out on the first drift, but that the turn of the flood swept her back inside the bar, while the big Callender barges separated, the empty one going south, while the one with the several stationary engines upon it, went north, and were IS miles out and four miles apart when picked up by bar tug Tatoosh yesterday noon and brought into port The Kelton was seen, close in on Clatsop Spit early yesterday morning by officers of the City of Panama, between Buoys Nos. 4 and 6, surrounded by a swarm of fishing boats; and later by Bar Pilot Arthur Leighton, from the bridge of the German tramp steamer Eva, ! which he brought in some hours later between Buoys 4 and 6. This indi cates that she was still afloat and working with the tides. Captain Genereaux was seen yesterday after noon after the arrival in of the barges on the Tatoosh, and he had but little to say. He was grievously disappointed at the outcome of his time and labor and expense, but that little plainly indicated that nothing more could be done to save the Kel ton. He has worked desperately hard in the task and to have the whole thing slip from his grasp at the very moment success was in sight is palpably discouraging. The diving apparatus( belonging to Diver Fritz Du Roc, which , was on the larger of the barges, was intact after its voyage, a fact that pleased its owner when he went to examine it yesterday afternoon. Mr. Du Roc had a small barge of his own, moored to 'the Kelton dolphins, and it went out with the fleet; but the watchman he had left on board, let go a couple of kedges and they caught well in- TEA New York is too far from Japan; San Fran cisco i nearer. Vonr grm rt ritnrna your moner il ton doel in Every Dept. 1 t side the bar, and the man was taken off yesterday morning arly by the Point Adams life savers, none the worse for his drift and "night out Last evening the steamer Cascades arrived in and docked at the Cal lender on her way to Portland. Cap tain Ludlow reported that the Kel- ton. about 6 oclock, was well in i on je siJ near, bot tnm llIV . cWt distance inside of l v.. ,, f,e. aground. It is to be hoped she may lodge somewhere out of the channels', if she is to be abandoned, since she would be a very dangerous derelict abroad on, the Pacific for some time, as she would not break up soon in the mild weather now prevalent. It is not known whether any further steps will be taken toward overhaul ing and lightering the Kelton or sav ing anything on board. The tug Geo. R. Vosburg came back into port yesterday morning, and landed the Du Bois party of 10 people, who went out on he last Saturday, presumably, for the Ne halem, but who were out for a deep sea fishing excursion. After debark ing her guests, the Vosburg went to sea again, bound for her home port, Nehalem, with C. E. Wheeler, the mill owner, on board. Itiwas report ed that the Vosburg left a seal and a sea-lion at the A. & C. dock, but they were not traceable, that anyone knows of. The United Wireless station on Telegraph Hill, this city reports the Alaska Pacific Steamship Company's steamer Watson as passing Cape Mears at 4 o'clock last evening bound from San Francisco to Seattle, with a full freight and passenger list. She reports the weather fine and calm, having replaced a heavy Northwest erly gale of Sunday night. She ex pects to arrive at Seattle about eight o'clock Tuesday evening. The steamship Rose City docked at the O. R. & N. piers at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, from San Fran cisco. She had 308 people and in her cabins and steerage, and discharged 128 tons of freight for Astoria mer chants. She went on up the river at 7:30 o'clock. . The Spencer came down on the time-dot yesterday with 51 people for Astoria, but no freight. Mrs. W. C. .A Pohl was a homing passenger, and the well known Oregon histor ian and pioneer of 1853, Geo. H. Himes, was also on board He comes down on his regular annual outing. The Lurline arrived down early yesterday evening with good busi ness, and left up with better. Harry Blanchard made his initial trip as purser but dropped off at Altoona in the interest of the boat. Jack Moran will join her next Monday, as freight clerk. The river tow boats Sarah Dixon and M. F. Henderson arrived down last evening, in pursuance of orders in behalf of the Kelton, their captains not knowing of the mischance that had befallen her. They leave up this mojning. The- San Francisco tug Dauntless, arrived in Sunday noon, for the big Benson raft, and went to sea yester day morning with the monster and is now beating her way slowly to ward San Diego. The German tramp steamship Eva, crossed in from the Sound country, yesterday noon, on part cargo of lumber, and will complete her load ing at Portland, whither she went immediately. v. AUTOMATIC 'PHONES - ARE COMING COMPANY WILL ASK FOR FRANCHISE AND WILL GIVE BONDS TO COMPLETE SYS TEM IN REASONABLE TIME. Mayor Wise : "If the Independent Telephone Company will put in an automatic system and will furnish bond to have it completed within a certain reasonable time, I believe there will be little or no difficulty about letting them have a franchise on reasonable favorable terms." George E. Waggoner: "We stand ready to put in the automatic sys tem, and will agree to funfish bond to have it installed within a reason able time. We would go to work af once, and complete the system very soon. Astoria will be the first city of its size in the United States to have an automatic system." George E. Waggoner, representing the Automatic or Independent Tele phone people of Portland, came down to Astoria yesterday again, and stated that his company is willing to estab lish an automatic system here. Mr. Waggoner is also ready to go, right ahead with their plans with all speed, and that as soon as the city council grants them a franchise they will proceed with the installation of .their system. The fact that the Pacific States Company has promised to go ahead with its work and entirely re habilitate its system here, apparently has no deterrent effect on the com peting concern, according to Mr. Waggoner. He also states that his company will merely ask for a rea sonably, favorable franchise from the city of Astoria, one that will permit them to work with freedom and of such a nature, that it will not per force compel them to raise their rates higher than they otherwise would. That Mr. Waggoner repre sents responsible people is not to be doubted, apparently, and that he means business is indicated by the way in which he is going after the matter. Mayor Wise and the council will apparently be quite willing to grant the franchise the automatic people want. "I think there will be no dif ficulty about the frnachise," said Mayor Wise yesterday. "But I wont stand for any other system than the automatic. If we were to grant" a franchise for an ordinary system now that would mean that we will never get the automatic here, for with two systems in the field it would be idle to expect a third to come. Secondly, I won't stand for the franchise unless a bond is duly made out wherein the company binds itself to compete the system in a certain time. If not com pleted the amount of the bond to go to the city." The automatic company has phones in many of the cities of Oregon, and in some places it has practically ex cluded the Pacific States, it is stated. In Portland it has about 10,000 'phones in, and Mr. Waggoner says that its long distance service is im measurably beter than any other ever given on the Pacific Coast. It be gins to look as if the local company is going to have a rival in Astoria that will prove no mean competitor, according to the present aspect of things. and docked at the Callender at 9:30. She had a big list of passengers and a lot of local freight. She left up for Portland about 11 o'clock. The steamer Cascades crossed in at 6 p. m. yesterday, Captain Ludlow on-the bridge, and went on to Port land under pilotage of Captain Peter son, at 7:30 o'clock. The steamship City of" Panama came in from San Francisco, yester day morning, with 100 passengers on board and a big budget of freight for this port. The steamer Asuncion came- down the river yesterday and left out for the California coast at once. The motor "liner" Delia" went to sea and Nestucca yesterday with general cargo, as usual. The steamer Alliance, was a Sun day departure for Coos Bay. Sunday Excursions to Long Beach. Steamer Nahcotta leaves O. R. & HE WILL BE WEL COME IN ASTORIA LIEUT J. H. EARLE, BROTHER OF DR. BAYLIS H. EARLE, ORDERED TO VANCOUVER AND THIS DISTRICT. t The following dispatch taken from the Charleston News and Courier, of i he 17th instant, will be of decided interest to Astorians, who may soon have the pleasure of meeting the young officer named, in a social and official way, and as the brother of Dr. Baylis II. Earle, who will be hap pily remembered here as the prede cessor of Dr. J. M. Holt, in the fed eral quarantine service for this dis trict: The friends of Lieut. Joseph H. Earle, United States army, of Green ville, will be interested to know that he has just received orders that will send him to the far West, These or ders were issued today and are as follows: "First Lieut. Joseph H. Earle is relieved from duty with the third battalion of engineers, and will proceed without delay to Van couver barracks, Washington, and report in person to the commanding office of that post for duty with Company B, first battalion of engi neers, and to the commanding gen eral, department of the Columbia, for duty as chief engineer officer of that department during the illness of First Lieut. Chas. R. Pettis." The lieutenant is the youngest son of the late U. S. Senator Joseph II. Earle, of this State, who was prob ably the only man in the country who ever declined the Governorship pf a great State (South Carolina) when it was offered to him and that at- the early age of 39 years, and who died within a few months after taking his eat in the United States Senate, at the age of 49 years, after being over whelmingly elected over Governor John Gary Evans, Tillman's candi date. Judge Earle was the first United States Senator to be selected by a direct vote of the people,' the Till- nianite Legislature atferwards living up to their pre-election pledges and electing him unanimously', although he was opposed to them in politics. He had served four years in the Con federate Army, although a mere boy, coining out of the conflict in 1865 as first sergeant of artillery at the age of 17 years. He had held many offices of distinction, among them State senator, attorney-general, and circuit judge; had been a delegate to three national conventions, being on the committee to notify President CIcvc land of his first nomination; and had been very favorably considered as a candidate for the Vice-Presidency and for Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. He was fa miliarly known in this seclion as "The Bald Eagle," "The Palmetto Fire-eater," "The Human Damascus Blade," and "The Fighting Attorney General," on account of the number and successes of his personal en counters; and he was a principal in the last attempted duello in this State before the anti-duelling law was passed. He wa's a nephew of the great Southern . orator, William Lowndes Yancey; was owner of the large cotton plantation "Englesid of a number of pretty city residences, including that at Sumter which for merly belonged to the notorious ratli cal governor, Franklin J. Moses- probably the finest in the State, of numerous fine horses, amoug them "Oriole," and at one time of the Bcl- lcmontc Cotton Mills. The only time he was ever defeated for office was when he ran against Capt. Ben. R Tillman for the governorship, after having declined it two years before a fact .that was used against him with the farmers by Ben. He .died sudr denly of heart disease, having led a very active and excitable life. The lieutenant was graduated from West Point. in June, 1904, with honor, at the age of 22 years; and has since served one year in the Philippines; one year at Washington, D. C.j and two years at Fort Leavenworth, Kan sas. While stationed in Washington, D. C; and two years at Fort Leaven worth, Kansas. While stationed in District of Columbia, he was the sub' ject of some notoriety through be ing written up in one of the Wash ington dailies as one- of the pets of the President, along with Lieuten ants Grant, Lee, McArthur, and others, and of consequently being kept at the choicest posts in the army. Aiajor jonn n. liarie nad tne samo experience in 1898 at the hands of one of the New York dailies, being FOR CAMPING UUIUIIIIJIcl lltlllh, aim UUUUII U. S. Government Inspected Sweet, juicy, delicious and satisfying;' TASTE good and ARE good; run no risks. Patronize the Union Meat Co., the Oregon concern that's building up the' meat industry by giviug the Oregon people meats that are sound and wholesome every day in the year. Demand "Columbia" of Your Dealer I We have a complete Fruit Jars Jelly Glasses Jar Tops and Rubbers Our Prices Are Right Acme Grocery Co. HIGH GRADE 521 COMMERCIAL STREET EARLY MORNING FIRE ON I2TH STREET SMOKE-HOUSE OF THE BOS TON MEAT MARKET POOR PHONE SERVICE AGAIN DEMONSTRATED. At 12:20 A. M. this morning the fire department were called out to extinguish a small fire that had start ed in the smoke-house of the Boston Meat Market on Twelfth street be tween Commercial and Bond. Although the department were fair ly prompt in reaching the scene the flames had gained considerable head way when they arrived, but it was the work of only about 10 minutes, after they got the streams running to put out the flames. The damage was only slight, nothing burning but the interior of the smoke-house. The fire is thought to have started through carelessness on the part of the own ers of the meat market, by hanging meats in the house to be smoked, by an open grate, and it is thought the flames in some way ignited the grease, thereby setting fire to the shack. . The usual trouble was again ex perienced with the telephone service. One of the first men to discover the fire, ran to a nearby telephone and proceeded to call up central to give the alarm, he turned and turned the crank of the machine, but as is usually the case'at this "hour of the night he could not raise central, who was, apparently, asleep at the switch. In he meantime someone else called the fire department through the regu lar alarm box. As t!ic' buildings are thickly settled in the vicinity of the fire, there was considerable fear felt for a few min utes for their safety, especially the store of 'Scholfield & Mattson, but there was no damage, except that the store was filled with evil smell ing smoke, as was the Johnson room ing house and the -other surrounding buildings, son on his mother's side of John Bay- is Earle who, 40 years ago, was con sidered the wealthiest man in this portion of the South; and has been prominent socially among the so called "400" of New York and Pitts burg. He is studious and has always held the highest honors in his classes at the various schools he has attended. Being a young man of independent mean and of excellent social advant ages in the North and South, he ought to become very popular in the hospitable, and fun-loving West. He s a relative of Governor Chamber lain, of Oregon. . Lieutenant Earle has only to come to Astoria to find friends ready-to-hand, as the brother of Dr. Earle. Morninc Astorian. 60 cents ner monr Stock of GROCERIES PHONE Ml NEW TO-DAY GOOD WOOD. , If you want good load of fir wood or box wood ring tip KELLY tht WOOD DEALER, The man who keeps th PRICES DOWN. Phont Mala 2191 Barn, Cor, 12th and Duane. The very best board to be obtained in the city it at "The Occident Hotel." Rates very reasonable. Shlna Them Up. Ladies' shoes called for, shined and returned. Phone Main 3741. LADY MANICURIST ENGAGED. "The Modern," A. E. Petersen's beautiful tonsorial establishment, has been further modernized by the per manent engagement of a highly train ed young lady manicurist, who will alio serve the house at cashier. The Commercial One of the coziest and most popu lar retorts in the city it the Commer cial. A new billiard room, a pleasant sitting room and handsome fixtures all go to make an agreeable meetins place for gentlemen, there to discusa the topict of the day, play a game of billiards and enjoy the fine refresh menu . served there. The best of goods are only handled, and this fact being so well known, a large business is done at the Commercial, on Com mercial street, near Eleventh. The Palace Restaurant An phase of hunger can be daintily gratified at any hour of the day or night at the Palace Restaurant. The kitchen and dining room service are of the positive best. Private dining looms for ladies. One call inspires regular custom. Try it. Commercial street, opposite Page building. New Grocery Store. Try our own mixture of coffee the J. P. B. Fresh fruit am vegetables. Badollet & Co., grocers. Phone Main 1281. Five months' interest paid January 1 1909, on deposits made in our Savings Department before August 1, 1908.' Scandinavian-American Savings Bank, The Clean Man. The man who delights in personal cleanliness, and enjoys his shave, shampoo, haircut, and bath, in As toria, always goes to the Occident barber shop for these things and gets them at their best. s Notice. Notice is hereby given that all members of Woman's Relief Corps are requested to attend a special meet ing at 2:30 Thursday afternoon at the home of the president to confer with the executive committee for the pur pose of raising funds during regatta. By order of president,' Mrs. Elizabeth Rich; Mollie Gilbaugh, secrcfary. . Summer Excursions. During the months of July, August and September the Iiwaco 1?. R. ("!n. will (!! rminrt trin tilrta