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THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPT. X , ttxTMm ww t" A"V j-f '1.1. " I Women tJJltefiiviEjwuuiucrs MILLINERY We are ready for the mm DEMONSTRATION SUPERINTENDENT OP AGEN CIES, NOW IN ASTORIA AND WILL CONDUCT CAMPAIGN REGATTA WithWhite Duck Suits, White Lingerie Dresses, White Shirt Waists, White Serge Skirts, at Summer end prices. D. W. Thomas, superintendent of SHIPS THAT HAIL FROM I II II imr nnDTO nut run 10 MARINE RECORD HERE FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY LAST AND ITS IMPORTANCE Lightship No. 67, serving at Uma tilla reef, and now in this port under going some slight, but essential re pairs to her machinery, is alongside tne sanDorn coal dock taking on a lhc Mate of Laiwoniia arrived in from San Francisco at noon yester day and after a stay of two hours at the O.- R. & N. pier where she left about 20 tons of Sacramento river salmon for the cold storage plants here, went on to the metropolis. agencies of Eilers Piano House. I now in Astoria, and speaking about the piano business, says Mr. Henry j. t.iters, our president lias of late given much thought to the business possibilities of Astoria and has come to the conclusion that As toria is of such great importance a to justity opening up a piano estab lishment on as complete a basis as any to be found in the northwest With this end in view he instructed me to take three carloads of the TUGS OF WAR END IN VIGOROUS PROTEST CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDED TO SWEDES, BUT FINNS OBJECT IN STRENUOUS MANNER 4S The Norwegian bark Dahgild, Cap- T " " T""T" 0 IV in, njdim in rwicnca nnu in give a grand demonstration sale, showing how we sell these superb instmmenfs at prices that others ask for cheap ggrades. Every piano in this magnificent stock of grands and uprights and pianola pianos and other player Dianos are branil new ami incf The well known bay and river tug from the f,ctor the par . . Lottie passed, by bill of sale duly Bled merely d-wtwl in fhi ent ,0 Mt point tain Staalbane, from Caldera, Chili, is in the stream awaiting towage to Portland for a cargo of grain for Europe. She entered port on Sunday morning, 65 days from the Chilean coast. at the Astoria custom house, from the possession of the Tongue Point Lumber Company to that of the Since my arrival in Astoria Satur- L.umoer company io xnai oi me ,i, , ,, . . cargo of "black diamonds" prepara- ammond Companv for thc "v LI ... ... . . . ' v't. it o 1 1 vi tory to leaving back for her station, tomorrow. She is officered as fol- lows: Captain, Matthew- Brander; mate, C Cagle; chief engineer, Chas. ' Frosman; assistant engineer, W. C. Osman; and carries 11 men in her crew. The fine P. & A. steamship Alesia arrived down from the metropolis at noon on Sunday, bound for Yokoha ma and Shanghai; and was deterred from leaving out, because of some necessary repairs to her machinery; one of her steam pipes having burst as she rounded Tongue Point. She will probably get away today, or to morrow. The Italian cruiser Pughali came in from Puget Sound yesterday morn ing early'and went on to Portland at once. This is the ship the Regatta committee irvited to be present at the recent festivities, but which, for some cause failed to connect. At all events she did not stop to explain anything, . 3 . The handsome Columbine, with her nose well down, and carrying the big gest load of light house supplies she ever took out of this port, departed yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock, for Cape Arago and Coos Bay, with Cap tain Charles Richardson on her bridge. There was a report on the water front yesterday afternoon that the salmon ship St. Nicholas, of -this port, was off the bar, and headed in under her own canvas, but, while she is on the due list, it could not be authenti cated from North Head. The tug George R. Vosburg, with the barge Nehalem, was among the Sunday arrivals from the Nehalem; and she left out again yesterday af ternoon, leaving her consort at the Parker dock to be unloaded of lum ber. The fine French bark Michelet crossed in from Honolulu on Sunday morning last after an uneventful voy age of 35 days. Captain Rose is in command, and is accompanied by Mme. Rose. She is in ballast and comes for a grain cargo. She will leave up for Portland tomorrow. nominal consideration oi iu. whi,, t vi,it almftst aI1 . San Francisco and Seattle I have The British steamship Queen Ame- never felt more hopeful and enthus- he, was another Sunday arrival, com- iastic than I do about Astoria. There ing over from the Sound for an Ori- is no reasons on earth why your ori ental lumber cargo; and went on di- j-ens should go to Portland or any rectly to the metropolis. - other place to buy pianos or anything else. Maintain your own establish- The steamer Alliance was a noon ments at home and contribute that get-away for Coos Bay, with plenty much to the advancement and pros of business and the steamship Break- perity of what I consider one of the water came in that mornirig early, most beautifully located cities on the from that harbof. . Pacific Coast. I will demonstrate this piano sale that goods can be sold The steamer Charles R. Spencer cheaper right here than ever, in iew rame .town vMf irdav with liffht bnsi- ork or Lhicago, leave alone thc Come Sin and Inspect lOur Newjj Fall Suits and Millinery Now on Hand Pacific Coast cities. By the way, I may mention the fact that many peo ple are not aware of that is that the Eilers Piano House have large estab lishments' in Alaska, Oregon, Wash ington, California, Nevada, besides our extensive export business to the Orient and South America. Some time ago the Musical Courier of New York, the most prominent journal of the piano trades compiled a set of statistics for the United States and found and published the fact that out of every 100 pianos shipped to the Pa cific Coast the Eilers Piano House chain of houses sold 76. Since that pub lication our business has increased to a point where I believe I can safely say we now sell 85 out of every 100 shipped to tne racinc coast, vve ao this by reason of our extraordinary capacity to buy in large quantities and sharing the benefits with our Kiivpr Vj nnw Iiiivp Kiivr:il tiiin any hour from San Francisco, Port- . . f fc 1- - J 1 J I without any unuttal effort to obtain it it has simply come to us but we believe the time has now come to give the good people of Astoria a line and complete piano establishment where they can spend their money at home and help their own city that much, and every business added to a community is a step higher on the ladder of progress. I have called and conversed with a number of peopl since I arrived here and I find en couragement and good-will on every hand and in our post we guarantee low prices, easy terms, fair and honest treatment and a square deal in every sense of the word. The house I represent is the only one today in this country who gives the iron-clad guarantee of ' money back of not satisfied." Mr. Eilers last words to me were, "Give Astoria a piano es tablishment worthy of the city and I am going to do it. ness and went back with quite , bunch of Astoria passengers. The staunch and reliable steamer Lurline was on the time-dot last ev ening and went back with good busi ness at 7 o'clock. The flagship of the "pup" fleet, the Delia, is in from the Nestucca and will probably load out arid sail today for that port The American schooner Annie E. Smaale left up fir Portland yesterday mornine on the hawsers ot tne steamer M. F. Henderson. The steamship Geo. W. Elder, from the California coast is due in early this morning. The steamer Northland is due in at The fine oil tank steamship Roma left out yesterday morning early for the coast of California. Subscribe for The Morning Astorian. 60 cents per month. Contains full sociated Press reports and local news. 60 cents per month, delivered by carrier. TEA We couldn't moneyback tea, if our tea weren't bet ter than tea as you know it. Your trarrt returni yont money U job don't Dm Srk:iiiu Tiei.1 : we par bia Jaloffs, The Style Store 537 Commercial Street Fighting The Trust. The famous beef trust fighter, Frank L. Smith, has arrived in Astoria. The Smith Meat Company has bought out two markets, the Boston Market on Twelfth , street between Bond and Commercial, formerly owned by Werthes Bros., and the Uniontown Market, formerly owned by Esa Pouftu. The price of meat , which has always been high in Astoria will be reduced almost one-half. Roasts of Beef which have been selling at 12Jc per pound will be sold for 7c and 8c per pound at Smith's. Brisket .Beef, Stew Beef and such cuts which have been selling at 10c, Smith will sell for 5c. Read Smith's ad, page 5. Sunday Excursions to Long Beach. Steamer Nahcotta leaves O. R. & N. dock at 6:-!5 a. m. daily. Round trip fare to any poi..t on North (Long) Beach, $1.00, Sunday's only At the conclusion of the scries of tug of war contests last night in the Foard & Stoke' hall the champion ship was awarded to the Swedish team. But the Finnish team at once voiced a vigorous protest, and the claim is made by the members of the Finnish team that the award was made in a manner that was entirely unfair and unsportsmanlike. The de cision last night was made not at the close of a contest between the Finns and Swedes, whose men make up the two mightiest teams of the various contestants, but was given to the Swedes mainly by a default. The Finns refused to appear last night; that is, they refused to enter the contests in the manner that had been arranged by those in charge of the contests. The Finns being out of it, and the Swedes having defeated all the others, the championship was therefore awarded to them. Extraordinary interest has been manifested in these contests by hun dreds, to whom the tugs of war con stitute a sport of the finest kind. It is said that thousands of dollars were wagered upon the championship, and therefore the outcome of the matter is a bitter disappointment to many who hoped foj a clean-cut and decis ive victory. The judges last night were C. G. Fulton, Judge Olof Ander son and Dr. Rosenberg, with Fred Oberg as referee and Nace Grant as timekeeper. Whether the men who had money up on the Finns will be willing to pay their bets is considered very doubtful now. List night was to have have decid ed the contest between the two lead ing teams, but to understand the mat ter it must be premised that the Aits trians and Americans were also to contest. The Austrians are the third strongest team, while the Americans were admittedly thc weakest. The Finns wanted to enter upon, the great contest at once, that is, against the Swedes, but the judges announced that it had been decided that first the Finns were to pulf the Austrians and the Swedes the Americans. This left the Swedes to pull against "the weakest team," according to the Finns, while they would have to tire themselves out against the Austrians the third strongest team. For that reason the Finns objected strenuously but their objections were overruled They then refused to continue, and after 10 minutes, were declared out of it. Thereupon thc Swedes defeatec the Americans in two minutes and 10 seconds. Then the Swedes and Aus trians contested, and the Swedes won from them in slightly less than 16 seconds, and thereupon the cham pionship was awarded to them. I he Finns declare that to oppose them first to the Austrians was trick to tire them out," and for that reason they withdrew. On the other hand the men in charge of the con tests, and the Swedes and others lc clare that everything was as fair and square as it could be. Finland insist ed upon pulling against Sweden first, according to their accounts. The conclusion of the contests seems to be very unfortunate, for both teams are big and strong and their many admirers thought them about evenly match. After the contest closed representa tives of both teams called at the office of The Astorian for the purpose of arranging a match to settle the con troversy by a decisive contest. Each side seemed willing to do this, arid each side suggested that a wager of $1000 or more be piTt up to lend a little more zest to the struggle. If the match takes place it should be worth while coming far to see, for it is certain to be a struggle the like of which has never been seen here. The crowd last night filled the hall, and each night of the contests the hall has been packed with men who took an extraordinary interest in the tugs of war. At the conclusion of the contro versy last night there was great con fusion, and it is said that there is some doubt just what position one or more of the judges wished to take in the matter. Probably today the whole matter will be straightened out, and meantime the friends of both parties are suggesting that everybody shake hands and fight it out "on the rope." ' JUST IN AND JUST RIGHT , 7 - LINDENBERGKR'S Smoked Sturgeon Ready to cat. 25C the pound. ." . ' ' Acme Grocer y Co. HIGH GRADE GROCERIES 521 COMMERCIAL STREET phone est SCUR A Challenge. In order to settle the superiority of the respective teams engaged in the tug of war contests, we hereby chal lenge any team to pull not later than E RIGHT-OF-WAY THE HEX! STEP PROPERTY OWNERS ALONG SEASIDE ELECTRIC LINE TO BE APPEALED TO SOON Within a very short time effort will be commenced to secure the rights of way, and the necessary fran chises, for the electric line to Seaside. The surveyors will have entirely com pleted their work within a week or thereabouts and then thc next step is to formally obtain the rights of way Already virtually everyone over whose land .'he tracks ire to pass has signified his willingness to donate the necessary strip, but naturally before the matter can be placed in proper shape for the financing it is requisite that the land owners formally sign over the strips of land. That this will be done readily enough on their part is thought to be a foregone conclu sion. If there should be any one who objects and demands money the only alternative is for the company to di rect its routing in a new way. So much enthusiasm, however, has been shown by people along the line that it is believed there will be no trouble now. The city is expected to grant any reasonable franchise asked by the company, too, and it should now be only a matter of a very short . time before the whole matter will be in shape to present to the one or more financial institutions that are figuring on financing the line. It is said the route as laid out is a satisfactory one, though of course it will not prove a difficult matter to make slight changes if any be deemed necessary. The Grand Commercial and Ninth Street, The New Moving Picture Tbtr Tonight BARGAIN SALE ONLY KIDS ACCIDENTS OF THE LADY CAB DRIVERS THE BILLIARD FEVER ILLUSTRATED SONG TWO BLUE EYES STERIO OPTICAL VIEWS This Theatre is equipped with the latest and most improved elactrk cat Machines. Don't fail to see these pictures. ADMISSION, 10c. this evening for any sum that our opponents may name from $1000 up. C. L. STONEBURG, Captain Swedish Team. PERSONAL MENTION G. L. Col well was a Portland pas senger on the Spencer hence Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. John Hertz and little NEW TO-DAY All Thlnge Modern. "The Modern," the beautiful ton sorial establishment of Arthur E. Petersen, at 572 Commercial street in this city, is unquestionably the real resort for the moat perfect treatment in this behalf, and the most critical finds nothing to criticize there, how soever often he visits the place. - The Palace Kestaurant An phase of hunger can be daintily gratified at any hour of the day or night at the Palace Restaurant Tbt kitchen and dining room service are of the positive best. Private dining looms for ladies. One call inspire regular custom. Try it. Commercial street, opposite Page building. The Commercial One of the coziest and most popu lar resort! in the city is the Commer cial. A new billiard room, a pleasant littiner room ant hiiulanina wfti.a son departed for the Portland home , B0 t0 mke m4tjB(F via thc Spencer on Sunday last after plaCe for gentlemen, there to disease the topics of the day, play a game of billiards and enjoy the fine refresh ments served there. The best of goods are only handled, and this fact being io well known, a large businesa it done at the Commercial, on Com mercial street, near Eleventh. ten days spent in Astoria and inilud ing thc great Regatta, C. H. Farvacquc, shipping agent, o Portland was in the city an Sunday ast to meet several of thc French grain ships' which he represents there Editor french hanncn is due to arrive home from a month outing today. He is accompanied by Mrs. Karincn Bank With Ua. Put your money in our Bank at in terest, and we will take an interest in you, and help you in ill your banking affairs. . , Scandinavian-American Savings Bank. ' Lowest Rates. Do you want to send money to Europe. , We sell dafts at the lowest rates. Scandinavian-American Savings Bank. Save Money. t From $1.50 to $2.00 saved by buy ing through tickets in Astoria. Tickets to all points in the United States and Europe now on sale at O. R. & N. dock. G. W. Roberts, agent. For Rubber Stamps and Typewriter Supplies aee Lenora Benoit, Public Stenographer, 447 Commercial street For Sale. Twelve shares Northern Oyster companies stock, one hundred and thirty dollars (130) per share. Apply Imperial Restaurant. 8-9-tf. New Grocery Store. Try our own mixture of coffee the J. P. B. Fresh fruit and vegetables. Badollet & Co., grocers. Phone Main 1281. 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 ahop for these things and geta them at their best. GOOD WOOD. If yon want good load of fir wood or b6x wood ring up KELLY tht WOOD DEALER The man who keepa the , PRICES DOWN. Phont Maia 2191 Barn, Cor, 12tb and Duane. ' The very best board to be obtained in the city is at "The Occident Hotel." Rates very reasonable. Protect Your Valuables. We have steel safety deposit boxes placed in fireproof vault, for rent. You keep your own key, and have easy access to your valuable papers and other things valuable. Scandinavian-American Savings Bank. Subscribe to the Morning Astorian,