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THE MOHNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
TUESDAY, HE IT. 15
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TheStorefl Ladies
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Women BEECSslHIVE Outfitters
MILLINERY
Boys' School Suits
We are displaying The Spitz Shoenberg 1
20th Century Correct uioimng lor
Boys. Prices from $1,15 to jo.UU a smc.
We are agents for the Packard and Brown Shoes
SUNDAY HILL BLAZE AT 4 COUNTRY SCHOOLS
ARE IN SESSION
WELL KNOWN INDUSTRY OF
ASTORIA LUMBER COMPANY
STOPPED BY FIRE.
AUTUMN TERMS COMMENCE
AT SEASIDE, WARRENTON,
HAMMOND, SKIPANON
COAST, BAR AND RIVER
NEWS OF THE HOUR
CRAFT ARRIVING AND DEPARTING IN AND FROM ASTORIA
-AND THEIR MASTERS. MEN AND MESSAGES
Inspector Raphael Bonham, of the
federal immigration service, in this
city, yesterday morning received or
ders from his superiors in the matter
of the disposal of the two stowaways
taken from the American schooner
Seahome on her arrival here and
jailed. The men are Norwegians,
but came irofrom a British port, and
are to be released upon their taking
oath to depart out of the country on
some foreign-bound bottom within a
reasonable time. In the meantime
their countrymen here will have a
friendly eye upon them.
The German tramp steamship Nei
derlands, crossed in yesterday from
Puget Sound, and went on up the
river after cargo.
The coast liner Delia, Captain Bob.
Jones on the bridge, entered port
yesterday morning at 2 o'clock and
docked at the O. R. & N. where she
is discharging a full cargo from the
Nestucca cheese heaven, besides 60,
000 pounds of pickled salmon for the
Portland Fish Company.
The "tom-cod" battery along the
Astoria waterfront, consisting of
men, women, boys and girls, was ap
parently more numerous yesterday
than the gamey and toothsome fish
they were after; but the stuck to it
manfully till the supper they
"hadn't caught" got to calling them
homeward a bit insist an tly.
she will take on wheat for European
delivery.
The schooner Oliver J. Olsen has
cleared from this port, for Hoquiam,
whence she will take a lumber cargo
to San Francisco, and there go under
general repair.
The steamer Alliance was a Sunday
departure for Coos Bay, Hon. Elijah
Smith being on her passenger list.
The Breakwater also came in from
that run at the same time.
I he Mate ot California came in
from San Francisco at an early hour
yesterday forenoon, with plenty of
freight but an abated passenger list.
lhe oeo. w. tlder will follow in
early this morning.
ibe United Wireless btation on
Telegrah Hill reports the steamer
Buckman, as passing the mouth of
the river at 5 o'clock last evening
bound from San Francisco to Seattle.
She reports "All Well."
The gasoline schooner Condor
came in from the lower coast yes
terday. And the Sue H. Elmore and
the Evie, of the Elmore fleet, are
both home from Tillamook Bay.
At OMU clock ow aumiay morn
imr last as Karl Knobluch, the well
known citizen of Uniontown was at
work in his garden, three blocCs away
he noticed signs of fire at the milling
plant of the Astoria Lumber Com
Company to the westward, and below
him, and made all haste to the scene,
turning in an alarm of fire at the
nearest box, as he went Almost in
stantly what was but a moment be
fort a mere suspicion of danger and
damage, became a wretched actuality
and the well known industry, was a
seething mass of flame. .
The Uniontown fire contingent got
to the scene without any loss of time
but their hose lines were futile, at the
low pressure which prevailed at the
hydrants there at that hour, and this
condition prevailed for at least 20
minutes before the high pressure
gates were turned and the full play
and force of the water system was
available to fight the flames, that by
that time had fastened irresistably
upon the property.
Fire Chief C. E. Foster and his en
tire department made the closest pos
sible connection with the trouble and
fought successfully to confine the fire
to the point of origin. The absence
of all wind aided materially in this,
and though hot cinders blew over the
city for a mile, in the upper currents
of air. being found as far east as
Fourteenth street, they were cold
and harmless when, and where, they
fell.
The losses are given at $16,000,
with insurance at $4000; and the
cheerful word is out that the com
pany is studying the situation closely
with a view to the earliest possible
resumption of the business; though
some time will naturally elapse be
fore the new plans are perfected and
put in operation.
There was a rumor abroad to the
effect that the company had not
maintained a night watch at the
plant, but this is dissipated at once
by the declaration of the proprietors
that for month they had had a care
The district schools at Warrenton
Spikiiiton, lluminoild and Seaside
t k a .
opened yesterday lor the autumn
term and reports show that the in
itiul .attendance Is quite large in most
of the schools.
i lie sKipanon school marts out
with an attendance of 30. Miss
Myrtle Porter is tlx teacher, and she
follows Miss Huss who taught in the
Skipanon district for eight years
Miss Porter holds a state diploma and
it is expected she will uphold the
high standard set by her predeces
sor. Nearly every year Miss Huss
had a graduating eighth grade class,
which is apparently a good record
for a school in the country. R. H
Abbott is the clerk of the Skipanon
district and the directors are S. F.
Smith, W. I. Morrison and William
Chadwick...A flag has been secured,
in accordance with the law, and
flagpole will be raised.
At the Warrenton school J. T. Lee
is the teacher, with Mrs. McCready
as assistant.
At Seaside J. W. Branstator is in
charge of the school.
A . it .
t nammonu ueorge uetners is
in charge.
Miss Warren, county superintend
ant, has returned from her trip to
Salem, where she went to attend the
State convention of countv suoerin-
tendants. Miss Warren says the
convention was a very interesting
one and many profitable discussions
were brought out on problems that
confront the superintendants. '
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The French bark Neuilly, Captain
Flock, which entered port from Ho-
bart on Sunday last, left up for Port
land yesterday on the hawsers of the
Oklahama, along with the barkentine
Americana to balance the tow.
The German bark Henriette, Cap
tain Sauermilch, here from Guayquil,
Ecuador, crossed in on Sunday last
after and uneventful trip up the
coasts, and will go on to Portland on
the towlines of the Harvest Queen
today.
The French bark La Rochejacque
lin, Captain Durand, 84 days from
Newcastle, Australia, entered port
yesterday, after a trip significant for
nothing but fair weather almost too
fair as to winds, and will go on to
Portland to load wheat for Europe.
' The British tramp steamship Beach-
ley came in from Tacoma on Sunday
last and proceeded to Portland, where
ful industrious man in this service,
The Kamm flagship Lurline was one wj,0 never 4TZk nor neglected
down last evening with a fair string hj9 duties indeed, he was on watch
of business, and left upon time with that njht tne firc breaking out
i a number of passengers bound for within the verv hour of his departure
from home.
Three extramen in the lire service
were slightly hurt during the work
they were doing in the yard, to-wit:
Ole Nelson, Paul Marion and Al
Davis being each bruised up in the
exigencies of the moment, but' none
seriously nor for any length of time.
During the progress of the fire the
dock' on which the shingle-bolts were
piled, collapsed, precipitating a lot of
material to the flood tide below and
which was distributed far and near
along the water front, to the exceed
ing gratification ot the skiit salvors
all along the line. It was well to
ward noon before the last of the ap
paratus was wound in and sent to its
station. The, whole affair was bad
enough, but in cases -of fire that is
checked up sharply and successfully,
there is always the consoling condit
ion that it might have been infinitely
worse.
THREE BUILDINGS IN PRO
CESS OF CONSTRUCTION
AT THAT TOWN.
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highest grade pianos and organs from the leading factories
of Amri'ra vr rffrA nn PnSfi fVacf
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the Oregon State Fair at Salem.
The steamer Bee was among the
Sunday get-aways, for the California
coast. She is lumber laden for the
Bay City.
The fine local steamer Charles R.
Spencer did her usual Monday stunt
in and out of here, carrying well
both ways.
Restaurants, Hotels, Ships, Boats,
Mills, Logging Camps, Etc.
We will give you low prices and
special rates on all kinds of meats.
Every pound guaranteed to be fresh,
pure, and in perfect condition. Frank
L. Smith Meat Co., Twelfth street
between Commercial and Bond. 14-tf
Get Your
Hand In
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Here are the handiest things you
wear; "all kid" and yet genuine.
Fit the purse as well as the hand.
Fancy stitched, well sewn and in all
the latest styles and colors. No
wrinkles, no bursting stitches, or
buttons that fly off. without notice.
We are ready for "all hands" of fe
male sex. Also a complete line of
silk gloves. Please bring your
hands with you.
JALOFF'S
CHOLERA UNDER CONTROL.
BIDS REQUESTED FOR TWEN-
ty million gallon reservoir. Sealed
proposals for furnishing materials,
and constructing a twenty million-
gallon reservoir, in whole, and in sec
tions, "will be received until 12
o'clock noon Friday, October 2, 1908, MANILA, Sept. 14.-The outbreak
at office of the Water Commission, of cholera is reported as assuming a
City Hall, Astoria Oregon. Plans and more favorable aspect in the provin-
specifications may be seen, and blank ccs. In Panagisinan island off Luzon
forms of proposals obtained at said where conditions were regarded as
office. Certified check in the sum of most serious, the disease has been
not less than 10 per cent of the Lracticallv eliminated. A few cases
The Christian Endeavor entertain
ment which was so successfully given
here a week ago, will be repeated
next Friday evening at Fort Stevens
The receipts are to be used for char
itable purposes,
One of the nicest dancing parties o
the season was given Saturday even
ing in Warren's Hall. All credit
due G. Clifford Barlow for its being
such a successful affair.
Warrenton is steadily forging
ahead. The residence of J. P. Cole
is nearly finished, Mr. J. W. Deitrick
has a cottage of his own and one for
Mrs. E. L. Sherman well under way
and extensive improvements haV
been made to the Clatsop Clam Can
nery. Mr. a. aigurdson has given
his property, the Warrenton Clam
Cannery, a clean dress of whitewash
Robert Denvir and Cecil Loomis
have returned from Nehalem where
they spent their summer vacation,
STRONG MILITARY POST.
amount bid on each contract must
accompany bids. Right to reject any
and all bids is reserved. City Water
Commission, by G. W. Lounsberry,
Clerk. 9-15-10
FURNISHED HOUSEKEEPING
and single rooms. 677 Exchange
9-15 6t
The O. K. Chop House is now open
at Twelfth street, north of Commer
cial. : Short orders and oysters at all
hours. 9-15-6t
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Suits,
"The Style Store."
Cloaks and Millinery
TEA
was a royal indulgence
two hundred years ago.
Tis yet.
Your grocer return your Bone? Uyo iuf
Hi Sctullicj't Best;' w par kirn
thi city, the victims f last week in-
are still making their appearance in
this city, the victims of last week in
cluding three Americans. The au
thoritics declare that the cholera is
not an epidemic and are working en
ergetically to end its sporadic spread,
ft is believed the majority, of the cases
provinces.
in Manila have been brought from the
WIRELESS CIRCUIT.
WASHINGTON, Sept., 14,The
most important government stations
in Alaska are now in complete wireles
communication with the Uunited
States. The signal corps has com
pleted the establishment of six wire
less stations at a cost of over $100,000,
which will insure continuous comtnu-
t at
nication in every season of the year.
While the varoius stations have been
n' communication with each other it
is said that within a very few days
the first message will be received in
Washington clear through from Safe
lin Harbor. ' I
Fort Wadsworth, New York, To
Be Put On A Par With Presidio.
NEW, YORK, Sept. 14,-Fort
Wadsworth, Staten Island, one of fhe
fortifications guarding the Atlantic
approach to New York City, is to be
greatly strengthened. The present
strength of the garrison there will be
increased to eight companies of Coast
Artillery in the near future and even
tually to twelve companies which will
put Fort ' Wadsworth on a par with
the great fortifications at Fort Mon
roc, Va., and the Presidio of San
Francisco, the first of which is a ten
company and the last named a thirteen
company post. The board that is
planning the enlargement of Fort
Wadsworth has just met in this city
and it is understood that" its recom
mendation will be sent to the secre
tary of war in a short ' time, The
President of the board is Col. John
D. Knight of the Corps of Engineers
one of the army's best known engi
neers, and an expert on coast defense
fortifications. What addition to the
gun defenses of Fort Wadsworth are
contemplated will not be disclosed.
With Fort Hamilton, Fort Wads-
worth constitutes one of the most vi
tal defenses of the harbor.
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Guarantee
Every piano sold means a saving to the buyer of $155 to
$238.
Just a Few Great
Snaps Left
World famous pianos will be sold at $192, $217 and
$243 The same makes are selling in the Hast today for
nearly twice as much.
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During this sale we have taken in some good second hand
pianos as part payment on Pianola Pianos and Chickering
rianos; 10 ciean up we win sell tnese rom $(JQ to JI55;
they are pianos of reliable make and will make good prac
tice instruments. You can pay as best suits your conven
ience a small amount down and a trifle each month and
you can easily save $55 to $238
Store Open Until 10 O'clock Evenings
424 Commercial St.
ASTORIA - - - ORE.
STORES ALL OVER THE PACIFIC COAST.
NOW ON SALE
Bartlett Pears
For canning. Our price is right Order
yours now.
Acme Grocery Co.
HIGH GRADE GROCERIES
521 COMMERCIAL STREET
PHONE 081
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..Big Cut in Wall Paper..
Must close out our line of Wall Paper. All the
latest designs. 1-5 Off Until Oct lO Only.
If ycu are contemplating any work of this kind, ;
call and inspect our stock before purchasing else ;
where and you can save money.
Eastern Painting & Decorating Co.
Wall Paper, Paints, Oil and Glass r ;
m& COMMERCIAL PHONE. 3821 MAIN
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