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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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Jelly Glasses
Jar Tops and Rubbers
Our Prices Are Right
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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